Du Minghuai opened the door to the ward. The bright moonlight in the mountains cast a frosty color on the ground through the half-open curtains.

Xu Yunhe was sitting on the bay window with his legs curled up, his knees resting on the side of his face, looking at the undulating mountains outside the window, fascinated.

"Yun He," Du Minghuai put a blanket on her shoulders, sat down opposite her, and pretended to be relaxed, "What are you looking at? You're so absorbed in what you're looking at."

Xu Yunhe moved, “Can you see Venus?"

The man looked out the window. On a clear summer night, the starry sky could be seen particularly clearly.

"I don't know which one is Venus," Du Minghuai said with a smile, "Why don't you tell me?"

Xu Yunhe pointed at it from a distance. He didn't know which one she was pointing to, but he cooperated very well and said, "I saw it."

"Someone once made me shine brightly, like the first star I can see before the night falls."

"You are."

"But now he wants to tear my dignity apart, break my halo, and put me on a dead end bridge."

Du Minghuai was heartbroken. He gently comforted Xu Yunhe's shoulders, “Stop thinking about these things, Yunhe. Don't worry, I'm here with you. I won't let anyone hurt you again."

"I'm not willing to..." Xu Yunhe slowly looked at her. In the night, a pair of overly bright pupils were covered with moist mist, “Cousin, I've thought a lot during this time. I think I might, might really, I love Lu Yanjin very much."

A sour pain grew from the bottom of her heart, overflowed, spread all over her body, and then began to attack her tear ducts.

"Cousin, I am unwilling..."

"Yunhe..."

Du Minghuai's heart was as sharp as a knife, and he hugged her into his arms, using his own body temperature to warm her trembling body and mind.

"It's all over, just treat it like a nightmare."

But she was really unwilling...

It was the first time she was touched by someone, the first time she opened her heart, the first time she tried to love someone, and the first time she clumsily responded to the other person's love.

Is it because she doesn’t understand love, or she has been alone for too long, why she still messed everything up...

"Whether it's a nightmare or a misunderstanding, I want to hear him tell me the truth personally," Xu Yunhe said with a sore nose, “Otherwise I will never give up and still have hope for him..."

Du Minghuai patted her back gently and said slowly, “Yunhe, I know that it is difficult for you to get over the severe injuries you have suffered one after another during this period. The doctor said that you are now mentally fragile and prone to depression. I am afraid that you will suffer from depression when you face Lu Yanjin. more serious..."

"Can it be more serious than it is now?"

"Yun He... Night is the time when people are most likely to get emotional. Otherwise, you should go to sleep first. When you wake up, if you still want to see him, I will arrange for you to meet."

The person in his arms trembled slightly, seeming to be afraid of his decision.

She looked at Du Minghuai, feeling a little uneasy, “I might not be able to sleep anymore."

The brother who has always been by her side, protecting her, and caring for her showed an indulgent smile; "The doctor prescribed sleeping aids. How can you have the energy to sort out these things if you don't sleep well? Even if you want to see Lu Yanjin, you can't Are you as confused as you are now? You won’t even know if he sells you out."

"Okay." Xu Yunhe nodded, “I'm going to sleep."

Du Minghuai smiled, got up and went out to find Chen Ma to get medicine.

"Master Du, please keep this medicine and don't give it to Yun He." Mother Chen handed her a box of pills, “The doctor said you can take one pill at a time. If it doesn't work, you can't increase the dose. I'm afraid it will get into Yun He's hands." If you fall in love with her, she will eat more, which will cause irreversible neurological damage to the brain..."

"Don't worry, Ma Chen. You have worked hard during this period. When Yunhe comes out, you will be able to relax."

Mother Chen looked into his ear and sighed, “I'm not working hard, it's you who are doing the hard work..."

"I do it willingly."

Seeing Du Minghuai take the medicine and return to the ward, Chen's mother sighed with regret, why are they cousins? If there was no blood relationship, Mr. Du would be many times better than that Xiao Lu!

Xu Yunhe was already sitting on the bed obediently and waiting. It could be seen that she was eager to get out of this haze.

Du Minghuai helped her pour water and took out four white pills.

Passing the medicine to Xu Yunhe, “Promise me, after taking the medicine, you will stop thinking randomly and have a good sleep, 'Scarlett, tomorrow is another day.'"

Xu Yunhe was amused by him, and his memory seemed to go back to the afternoon when they sat together in his grandfather's study and watched "Gone with the Wind".

She drank water and took medicine obediently, and Du Minghuai helped her lie down.

Xu Yunhe looked at the man in front of her. Her cousin was still as gentle and reliable as she remembered. Without him by her side during this period, she really didn't know what she would have experienced and what she would have become in the end.

"I'm sorry, cousin..." Xu Yunhe murmured, “Because of my problems, I always cause trouble for you."

"Isn't my existence just to accompany you when you need it?" Du Minghuai held her hand and sat beside the bed, with a helpless smile in his eyes, “No matter who he is, he is just a passer-by in our lives. Before, I will be with you and I will be with you in the future, travelers may come and go, but I will always be the same.”

"Thank you..." Xu Yunhe twitched the corners of his mouth, and his smile deepened, “Thank you..."

"Between you and me, there is no need to say thank you. I also want to thank you for coming to Jingzhou and coming to my side..."

Xu Yunhe's vision gradually blurred and his eyelids began to become heavy.

She would be like this when she was sleepy, but even though she couldn't open her eyes, her brain would be extremely awake, thinking about something that was not there, and thinking over and over again, until she finally lost all sleep.

But this time it was different. The medicine quickly stopped her random thoughts and put her into a deep sleep.

Du Minghuai looked at this soft and peaceful face, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

He gently smoothed the messy hair on her temples and touched her forehead.

Xu Yunhe is so good when she is sleeping. After closing her sharp beautiful eyes, she looks completely inoffensive and even makes people feel a little pity.

It had been like this since she was a child, so he didn't want another person to see her sleeping.

"Yunhe, do you love him? Do you know how much I love you?"

Du Minghuai rubbed her fingers and looked at the fingertips as white as green onions. He sneered in his heart, “You know, I will pity anyone, but I didn't expect that the most pitiful person in the world is me. Love But no, it doesn’t matter, you and I are still cousins..."

So what?

If not, he might still have some concerns. Since fate has pushed the two poor people to the edge of the cliff, who would care about who is more pitiful? He just wants to do something useful for himself and the people he loves as he pleases. Meaningful things.

He put away the remaining medicine and turned to leave the ward.

At the end of the night, when the morning light breaks, the birds inhabiting the woods of Yishan are awakened by the noise of several speeding cars.

First there was a Maybach Pullman. The driver stepped on the accelerator, eager to drive the winding mountain road into a straight line.

Lu Yanjin was sitting in the back row, looking straight ahead with a cold expression.

Next to him was Xu Xianyin who had not yet had time to dress up.