belated antidote

Chapter 25 Qingdai

Zhong Huaiyuan received a message from Qi Dongqing when he was watering the holly potted plants.It took nearly a week to bring this potted green plant home, and placed it in the most conspicuous place on the balcony, which turned out to be the place where he stayed the most on weekdays besides the bedroom and study.

The verdant greenery falls down the steps of the shape like a waterfall, and the unique tenacity of life extends to the end of each leaf.The shopkeeper told him that this pot was about to give birth to red fruits, and Zhong Huaiyuan was looking forward to that day.

For some reason, he took this potted green plant as the entity of the relationship between himself and Holly in a trance, and he always firmly believed in the late but fruitful flowers.

Zhong Huaiyuan put down the kettle, and the drops of water that he hadn't wiped off with his fingertips fell on the screen.It seemed that Qi Dongqing was not satisfied with expressing his excitement in words. Before he could read the content of the message carefully, a voice call came.

Qi Dongqing called him: "Brother Yuan." It sounded as happy as a child in the first month.

He lifted the corners of Zhong Huaiyuan's lips, revealing a gentle smile like a thin cloud above his head. "Hey, what's the rush?"

Qi Dongqing: "I just received the invitation letter for the National Medical University Open Day, how about you?"

Zhong Huaiyuan turned on the speaker to play, minimized the voice chat interface, and only then saw the picture on the screen.The elegant beige background has a friendly force, and the dark purple school badge is particularly eye-catching.

In the past, there has always been a tradition of inviting outstanding graduates from various colleges to come back to share on the school anniversary. This year marks the 55th anniversary of the founding of the National Medical University, and its grandness can be seen from the exquisite design of the invitation letter.

Of course Zhong Huaiyuan hopes to go back to school with Qi Dongqing, pull out the places where the traces of unrequited love are left from the shadows, and fill in the vacancies in each other's heart one by one.

Revisiting the road once walked alone hand in hand, there is always a ripe time for confession hidden somewhere.

Zhong Huaiyuan checked the little red dot on the email app, and deliberately teased him: "If I haven't received it, can I sneak in with Doctor Xiaoqi's help?"

"You know, I'm timid." Qi Dongqing deliberately protracted the words, sounding deliberately lazy, "I would never dare to take advantage of loopholes like bringing someone without permission. Unless..."

As he spoke, his voice weakened, and the aura just now was completely gone.The shyness on the other end of the phone was so strong that it could dye the clear water red, and Zhong Huaiyuan could already imagine the two crimson clouds on Qi Dongqing's face.

"Unless what? You talk, I listen." Will do.Zhong Huaiyuan thought silently.

Qi Dongqing coughed, pretending to be calm and said: "Unless it is a serious family member attending." The meaning behind it is self-evident.

The unexpected answer moved Zhong Huaiyuan's heart slightly. After a few chuckles, he finally sent a screenshot of the invitation letter of the same type in his mailbox.

Qi Dongqing, whose wish had come to nothing, suddenly blew up, and complained angrily: "Zhong Huaiyuan!"

"It's my fault, I shouldn't tease you." Zhong Huaiyuan couldn't escape the clumsy thought of teasing the person he likes occasionally, "Are you angry?"

Qi Dongqing: "Hmph, a bit. I will punish you to be my driver next Saturday and drive me back to the Medical University of China."

What kind of punishment is driving a future object?Zhong Huaiyuan laughed, he just felt that sometimes Qi Dongqing was too considerate of others, and the opportunity to be proud of being favored was wasted.

The Student Union of the School of Nursing invited Zhong Huaiyuan to share in the lecture hall of the library on the morning of the school celebration. The main content was about the employment experience and learning experience of the nursing profession.Zhong Huaiyuan readily agreed, and in order to ensure that he could attend as scheduled, he even told his shift-scheduling colleagues in advance.

In fact, he was also invited to participate in the worry-relieving experience sharing meeting organized by the School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, but the form was a relatively relaxed chat and question-and-answer session, and the venue was also chosen to be in the staircase activity room of the Art Building.

The weather on the day of the school anniversary was fine, Zhong Huaiyuan showed up outside Hechun Hall on time as agreed, and temporarily parked his car on the side of the street.

Half a minute later, Qi Dongqing came down from upstairs.The little doctor is wearing a casual white shirt, with low-key pearls hidden in the satin material.The overall fluffy feeling released the tightness in the shoulders, but suddenly tightened up at the waist, showing his narrow and smooth lines.It wasn't until he got into the car that Zhong Huaiyuan saw that he was holding a pair of black jeans with a G-shaped belt.

Semi-formal attire without losing vigor, it can be seen at a glance that Qi Dongqing has put a lot of thought into matching in order to reintegrate into the campus.

In front of the tender little doctor, Zhong Huaiyuan, who felt that he had 31 flowers, could not help but sigh with emotion that he was old and decrepit.

Before going out, Qi Dongqing was very satisfied with her OOTD, thinking that this narrow waist and hip butt ratio would easily win ten Zhong Huaiyuan, so she couldn't help but blow a kiss to herself in the full-length mirror.

But when he really went out of the street and saw his sweetheart in steady clothes, the sullen feeling of closing the door disappeared completely.On the contrary, he was worried that his outfit might be pretending to be tender, and he didn't look like a reliable boss who owns a medical clinic at all.

Qi Dongqing's face wrinkled into a few folds of thin-skinned buns: "Will I not look mature and professional enough?"

"No, it's very suitable for you." Zhong Huaiyuan turned around, took the bouquet prepared in advance from the back row, and handed it to Qi Dongqing, "Beautiful things always match each other, and my vision never makes mistakes."

This sentence of praise says that flowers also talk about people, the speaker has intentions, and the listener also has intentions.Qi Dongqing lowered her head shyly, and bumped into the red fruit surrounded by ornamental cotton.

The red rose's overly strong expression of love was a bit out of line, Zhong Huaiyuan was afraid that the well-known flower language would be abrupt, so he went to several flower shops, and finally came across a holly fruit that could be called fresh.

Qi Dongqing buried her face in the bouquet and took a deep breath. The fresh and gentle scent of grass and fruit was like Zhong Huaiyuan approaching politely and restrainedly. The sudden but thoughtful romance told him how to control his chaotic heartbeat.

Zhong Huaiyuan said with a smile: "Holly and Dongqing are a perfect match."

Qi Dongqing put the bouquet on her lap, and said sweetly, "Two hollies...you are quite greedy."

"Well, there are always too many babies." Zhong Huaiyuan turned sideways to fasten his seat belt for him, without giving him a chance to react, "Sit tight, let's go."

It was nine o'clock in the morning when the two arrived at the National Medical University, half an hour before the sharing session that Zhong Huaiyuan participated in.Qi Dongqing's event was at night, so he accompanied him to the illustrated newspaper and was going to listen in the auditorium.

In order not to disturb the order, Qi Dongqing was about to go to the back row, but someone grabbed her wrist in time.

"Where are you going?" Zhong Huaiyuan's brows and eyes showed a faint displeasure.

Qi Dongqing was stunned for a few seconds, then leaned against him and said softly, "Ah, I'll find a less conspicuous position."

"Closer to the stage, you don't want me to be distracted by looking for you during the speech." Zhong Huaiyuan shook Qi Dongqing's wrist, "I ask the staff to reserve a seat for you in the middle of the third row. The angle of view is the most comfortable there, and the neck will not be tired.”

It was only then that Qi Dongqing realized that it was already different from when she was in college.He no longer needs to hide his shadow, or hide his admiring eyes in front of others.Under the sunlight, Zhong Huaiyuan opened his arms to him, revealing the most authentic and warm embrace.

He deserves to be hugged, and should have been.

With the cover of the back of the chair, Qi Dongqing quietly took Zhong Huaiyuan's other wrist.The students who have successfully registered have already started to enter the arena, and no one noticed the tightly clasped hands between the two.

"Are you nervous if you don't see me?" Qi Dongqing smiled sweetly.

Zhong Huaiyuan: "I won't be nervous. But I want to see clearly the way you look at me."

"I'll take a good look at you later." Qi Dongqing felt the heat on her cheeks again, she let go of her hands and went to the seat designated by the staff as if to escape.

Along with Zhong Huaiyuan, his junior sister Zhou Kewei, who was two years younger than him, was also invited to share. The two met and said hello.The staff came over and reconfirmed the accuracy of the PPT with them, and explained the process again. After the leader's speech, Xiao Zhou came on stage first, and then Zhong Huaiyuan.

Zhou Kewei used to be the student assistant of the secretary of the party committee, so she quickly asked, "Are you still Secretary Wang?"

"No, our school changed positions last September." The staff member explained, "Secretary Wang was transferred to the student office, and the current secretary's surname is Li."

Zhong Huaiyuan glanced at the pink nameplate on the table in the front row, and Li Feiyan was placed in the middle, presumably the newly appointed secretary.

About 10 minutes before the opening, a middle-aged woman in a dress came in.She looks about 50 years old, but her face is young. From the few steps from the door to the front of the stage, it can be seen that she is calm and decent.

The man approached, and the moment he met Zhong Huaiyuan's eyes, there was a trace of fear.Her face was full of astonishment, and she froze in place as if she had been cursed, ignoring her gaffe, and murmured: "Tong, Tong..."

Perhaps in the ears of others, it may be the same as "classmate", but for some reason Zhong Huaiyuan knew in an instant that the other party was talking about "Tong"——

Zhong Huaiyuan's surname was Tong before changing his name.

He felt strange when he heard this familiar surname.But the other party's expression instantly recovered, and the panic just now seemed to be just an illusion, making his doubts nowhere to go.

"Brother and sister, let me introduce you. This is Secretary Li, the secretary of the party committee."

"Hello, Secretary Li."

"Hello, Secretary Li."

Li Feiyan said cordially: "Hello. Thank you very much for your willingness to return to the college and share your experience as an outstanding graduate with your younger brothers and sisters."

After a few people sat down and chatted for a while, the activity officially started.Li Feiyan hurriedly left the meeting after delivering his speech, which is not unusual in university activities, Zhong Huaiyuan didn't take it to heart.

Maybe there are still too many unsolved questions and problems in life, but right now, changing the relationship with Qi Dongqing as soon as possible is the No. 1 to-do list in his mind.

"Next, I would like to invite Senior Nurse Zhong Huaiyuan, head nurse of the Emergency Center of Renji Hospital Affiliated to National Medical University and an outstanding graduate of the 20xx class, to come on stage to share."

Qi Dongqing may have hidden in the crowd many times in the past, but only this time, when Zhong Huaiyuan held the microphone, he clearly felt the burning and pure gaze.

There is no need to look up to envy the pure moonlight, there is a blurred projection in the pond where he is.The pond never runs dry, the moon shadow is never absent, he is always loved with care, only dullness.

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*Indigo Daisy: clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and eliminating spots, purging fire and calming convulsions