Ch31 - Sleepless nights

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On the seventh day of Xu ChengYan’s death, Jiang Lin sent He Yang the address of the cemetery.

When He Yang received the message, he did not reply, nor did he go to the cemetery, but went to Chi Yi’s villa.

 

Chi Yi called some models to come over. The young men and women gathered together, and the excitement continued.

As soon as He Yang entered the villa, he was surrounded by others. 

“Young Master He is finally here!”

 

“I’ve been waiting for a long time! Young Master He is the last to arrive!”

A group of young people gathered around and started chatting with He Yang.

However, the expression on He Yang’s face was a little indifferent. He walked through the crowd and came to the second floor with no concern for the people around him.

 

He Yang held a wine glass and leaned against the railing alone, watching the excitement in the hall on the first floor.

A few people came down the stairs with laughter, saw He Yang on the second floor, and said hello, “Young He is here too! Would you like to go up and play? Chi Yi prepared a gaming table!”

He Yang just said lightly: “I’m not going.”

 

Those people came over, one of them looked around curiously and asked, “Where is Yanyan?” 

“Right, I didn’t see Yanyan.”

“Young Master He didn’t bring Yanyan?”

He Yang looked down at the wine glass in his hand, and was silent, as if he didn’t intend to speak.

It just so happened that Chi Yi also went downstairs. Hearing what they just said, he replied, “Yanyan is dead.” 

“Ah? How did he die?” The man was surprised.

“He died in a car accident.” Chi Yi waved his hand, “Don’t mention the dead, it’s bad luck.”

“Okay, okay, I won’t say anymore.” The man looked at He Yang again and couldn’t help saying: “Is Young Master He really not going upstairs to play? XiuZhu is also upstairs.”

He Yang casually drank the red wine, and after a while, he said, “He is here too? “ 

“Yes, XiuZhu came here in the afternoon.”

He Yang turned around and went upstairs.

 

Shen XiuZhu was in the game room, sitting on the sofa holding a milk glass, covering his body with a blanket and sitting quietly, like a little boy who didn’t know the world.

It was very lively over the gaming table. He Yang didn’t go there, he came to the sofa and sat beside Shen XiuZhu. 

Shen XiuZhu saw He Yang coming, looked at the man beside him, and said slowly, “I heard Chi Yi talk about Xu ChengYan’s car accident.”

“I’m sorry to hear about it.” Shen XiuZhu reached out and put his palm on the back of the man’s right hand, “At that time, Aunt Ruan ——”

Before Shen XiuZhu could finish speaking, He Yang interrupted: “Let’s not talk about it.”

He Yang got up a little, put the cup on the table, and pulled out his hand. 

At the gaming table not far away, someone was watching He Yang secretly.

“Is Young Master He okay? Yanyan is already dead…….” A boy asked.

“What’s the matter.” Another person said lightly, “When his mother died, Young Master He was like nothing happened, and now it was just a little lover who died, what else could happen.”

“Indeed, it’s just a little lover.” The man nodded. 

Even when his relatives died, Young Master He didn’t care, let alone Xu ChengYan.

He was just a little lover.

It was only for fun.

*** 

It was very lively over there at the gaming table, and then He Yang also came over to the gaming table.

However, He Yang didn’t play for a long time. After playing for a few rounds, he didn’t play anymore, and rested on the sofa.

On the small table beside He Yang, several wine glasses were already empty.

He Yang stayed on the sofa with half-open eyes and a lazy expression. 

The people at the gaming table changed round after round. When Chi Yi got to the gaming table, he asked, “Young Master He, do you want to play again?”

He Yang didn’t say anything, as if he was a little drunk.

 

Chi Yi leaned over a little and called out again, “Young Master He?”

Only then, He Yang lifted his head up with hindsight, habitually looked in the direction of the door and asked: “Has Yanyan arrived?” 

Chi Yi said subconsciously: “What Yanyan? Isn’t he dead?”

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He Yang got into the car and sat alone in the back seat, rubbing his brows tiredly.

Uncle Zhou in the front seat saw it and handed over a blanket.

He Yang took the blanket and asked casually, “Where did you get the blanket?”

Uncle Zhou explained, “Mr. Xu bought it and let me put it in the car.” 

He Yang stopped making a sound and just held the blanket in his hand, and threw the blanket in the corner of the seat.

He Yang leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes, and took a nap.

After the car stopped, He Yang woke up, got out of the car and went back to the apartment.

The housekeeper aunt was also in the apartment. When she took the coat from He Yang, she smelled the heavy smell of alcohol on the man. 

The aunt asked, “Mr. He, would you like some soup?”

He Yang just said, “Get something to eat.”

The aunt asked, “Then I’ll give you a bowl of wontons?”

The aunt hung the coat on the coat rack in the living room. While walking towards the kitchen, she said: “Last time Mr. Xu wrapped a lot of wontons in the refrigerator, I’ll give you ——” 

“No wontons.” He Yang interrupted coldly.

The aunt was stunned for a moment, then nodded and replied, “Okay.”

 

The aunt came to the kitchen and put down a bowl of noodles.

However, He Yang didn’t eat much. After taking a few bites, he put down his chopsticks and went back to his room. 

The bedroom was still furnished for two people, and Xu ChengYan’s things had not been cleaned up.

There were two pillows on the bed, two water glasses on the table, clothes for two people in the closet, toothbrushes and towels for two people in the bathroom……

Everything was for two people.

He Yang came to the balcony and looked at the river view. 

Outside, the lights were bright.

He Yang sat alone on the balcony for a long time without any sleepiness.

Until there were fewer and fewer vehicles on the road, and the lights in the apartment building across from Jiangjing went out one by one, He Yang was still sitting.

Outside the bedroom, the housekeeper aunt had already cleaned up the dining room and kitchen. 

Just when the aunt was about to go back to the housekeeper’s room to rest, she noticed that the lights were still on in the corridor, so she walked over to turn off the lights.

The master bedroom was on the right side of the corridor, and the door was half-open, and the aunt looked into the master bedroom subconsciously.

The room was a little dim, except for a small warm yellow lamp beside the bed, and a figure could be seen sitting on the balcony.

On the balcony outside, half of the man’s body was shrouded in shadows, looking outside, it was not known what he was thinking. 

In the darkness, the tiny red dot on the man’s fingertips flickered and disappeared ——

The cigarette butt fell to the ground.

***

The next morning, when the aunt woke up, she saw He Yang came out of the room. 

The aunt went over to clean the room and clean the cigarette butts on the balcony.

After cleaning the bedroom, the aunt came to the living room and saw He Yang on the balcony.

 

The balcony was also filled with potted plants, and the man was sitting on a recliner, as if surrounded by the potted plants.

The aunt went to water the potted plants, squatted down and checked at the state of the potted plants, and found that the state of the potted plants did not seem to be as good as last week. So, she reminded aloud: “Mr. He, the potted plants seem to be a little lacking in water. Did Mr. Xu recently forget to take care of it?” 

Xu ChengYan always took care of the potted plants in the apartment, and the aunt rarely touched them, but only came to water them once on weekends.

“Yeah.” He Yang’s response was flat.

After the aunt watered and left, He Yang looked down at the potted plants on the ground.

There were green leaves all over the ground, but the edges of these leaves are slightly shriveled and not as lush as before. 

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He Yang retracted his gaze, ignored the potted plants, and continued to sit quietly.

At noon, He Yang received a message from Shen XiuZhu.

He Yang got up, went back to his room and changed his clothes, then went out to pick up Shen XiuZhu and accompany Shen XiuZhu to the hospital for a routine checkup.

While Shen XiuZhu was checking inside, He Yang was waiting outside. 

He Yang came to the hall and leaned against the railing alone, watching the patients and doctors coming and going.

The hall was very quiet. Everyone was talking in a low voice and would not disturb others.

Until there was movement from the emergency room, a crying female voice broke the calm ——

“I don’t believe it! You wake up! Quick, wake up!” 

“Didn’t you promise to get married next month! Did you regret it! “

A young girl threw herself on the stretcher, red-eyed, shaking the patient’s arm firmly.

“You wake up! Believe it or not, I will run away with someone else and I won’t marry you!”

The girl made a lot of noise, and the family members next to her quickly supported the girl’s body. 

A few nurses passed by the girl with sympathy on their faces.

“Hey, her boyfriend died…….”

 

“They’ve been together for four or five years, and they’re about to get married, but in the end, he died like that. It’s a car accident…….”

“If it were me, I wouldn’t be able to accept it either. This kind of thing happened before marriage……..” 

“They’ve dated for about four or five years. I feel like I’m going to collapse when I think about it…….”

The little nurses discussed in a low voice and walked past He Yang.

He Yang turned his back to the nurses and habitually took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.

However, he realized that he was in the hospital. He Yang didn’t light the fire; he just held the pack of cigarettes and was a little lost. 

In the emergency room, the girl was crying hoarsely and completely collapsed.

Death is the cruelest separation in this world.

He Yang listened to the cry from the corridor, his face was still cold and unmoved.

It’s like he was never emotionally affected by anything —— 

Not even the death of the person next to him.

He Yang stayed outside and waited. A pair of dark eyes looking into the distance, it was dark and unclear.

Not long after, Shen XiuZhu finished the checking.

Shen XiuZhu came to He Yang’s side, and after seeing the cigarette in the man’s hand, he said somewhat surprised: “I thought you had quit smoking.” 

He Yang saw Shen XiuZhu coming, and put the pack of cigarettes back in his pocket.

He Yang: “I quit before.”

But recently, he started smoking again.

Standing aside, Shen XiuZhu also noticed the movement in the emergency room. 

Shen XiuZhu said with some emotion: “Death is too sudden……”

“Suddenly I thought of Xu ChengYan.” Shen XiuZhu lowered his head, his eyes were slightly red, as if he was a little guilty. “Actually, if I hadn’t invited you to the houseboat with me that day, maybe things wouldn’t have happened……”

 

“He’s already dead. “He Yang said lightly: “It has nothing to do with you. “

“He Yang.” Shen XiuZhu suddenly leaned over and held the man’s palm, “I’m a little worried about you.” 

He Yang pulled out his hand and just said, “I’ll take you back.”

He Yang turned around and went downstairs to leave first.

However, when sending Shen XiuZhu back, He Yang accompanied Shen XiuZhu to a dessert shop on the way.

The dessert shop was still the same as before. Shen XiuZhu was thinking about it, and picked desserts with He Yang. 

“You bought this for me before, I remember it really tasted bad, but I didn’t expect it to still be sold.”

“What about the pineapple cake? Is it gone? It’s a pity…….”

“I haven’t come back for several years, and the price has risen really high.”

Shen XiuZhu walked around the store, chatting about the past. 

But most of the time, it was Shen XiuZhu who was talking, He Yang listened quietly, seemed to be distracted, and only occasionally responded.

In the end, Shen XiuZhu picked out a few small desserts to check out and came to the cashier.

The clerk took the opportunity to sell: “There are new products recently. Do you want to try new flavors?”

He Yang listened, and then said, “What new products?” 

The clerk hurriedly took out the dessert menu, “It’s grape series. Cakes, bread and biscuits, we have everything!”

He Yang looked at the menu, bought a cake, and said, “Pack it separately.”

When Shen XiuZhu next to him heard it, he was a little surprised: “You don’t like sweets, right? You are finally willing to try it?”

He Yang looked at the cake display counter and said habitually, “Xu ChengYan likes it.” 

But as soon as he finished speaking, He Yang Yang suddenly remembered the last time Xu ChengYan told him that he never liked cakes.

“No.” He Yang was a little lost for a while, “He doesn’t seem to like cakes.”

 

He was not sure whether Xu ChengYan liked sweets or not.

It’s been so long, he couldn’t remember a lot of things. 

He just remembered when he brought a cake back for the first time, the young man’s peach blossom eyes were full of smiles ——

Shining like starlight.

***

On Friday, He Yang went back to the main house. 

The Steward came out to greet him. After seeing the man getting out of the car, he smiled and said, “Young Master He came back early this time.”

He Yang responded casually and asked lightly, “How is he?”

“Master has been in better condition recently, and occasionally a little sober.” The Steward sighed a little.

He Yang crossed the yard and walked towards the house. 

The Steward followed, and seeing that He Yang came alone this time, he asked, “Mr. Xu didn’t come?”

The Steward still didn’t know about Xu ChengYan’s death, so he said: “Someone sent a potted plant over recently. I heard that it was a rare variety. I thought that Mr. Xu would like it, so I kept it.”

He Yang frowned when he heard the name, and said, “He won’t come.”

The Steward always remembered that Xu ChengYan liked to grow flowers. He just thought that Xu ChengYan didn’t come this time because he had something to do, so he asked, “Then, Young Master He, do you want to bring the potted plant back to Mr. Xu?” 

He Yang’s face was cold and he frowned tightly.

Mr. Xu, Xu ChengYan……

Everyone had to mention this name in front of him.

He Yang was slightly unhappy, “I won’t bring it.” 

He Yang: “He is dead, and he will never come again.”

The Steward was stunned. After a long time, he said in a low voice: “I’m sorry to hear about it.”

 

He Yang entered the house. Qi Qi was still lying on the living room carpet to rest.

When Qi Qi saw He Yang coming, he immediately got up and came over, turned around beside He Yang, and kept barking. 

It’s just that Qi Qi didn’t see the person he knew beside He Yang, so he rushed out and ran to the yard.

He Yang looked over and saw that Qi Qi had already run to the side of the car.

Qi Qi was a little excited, and kept spinning around the car, then leaned on the window and looked in.

The Steward hurried over to pull Qi Qi back, but Qi Qi was so strong that he quickly broke free and ran to the car again. 

The big dog squatted obediently at the door of the car, his tail was wagging constantly behind him, and he stared at the door.

He Yang looked at the big dog, walked over, and said slowly, “Don’t wait.”

“Woof!” The big dog raised his head and barked.

He Yang: “There is no one in the car.” 

The big dog tilted his head, unable to understand what the man said.

It only knew that He Yang was here, then the other master would also come back.

Qi Qi was stubborn and continued to squat on the ground ——

Waiting for another master to appear. 

 

 

 

  

 

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