Su Tian's tomb is located in the Qianshan Changle Cemetery in the East District of Bincheng. Xin Qi chose a joint burial monument and reserved his own grave. The names of Su Tian and Xin Qi are engraved on the marble tablet, and only the year of Xin Qi's death is left blank. Min Hui and Jia Jun went to worship once when she found out.

On the day when Su Tian's remains were found, Min Hui couldn't face Xin Qi's accusations and returned to Bincheng by train alone. Jiajun also came back the next day and told her that Xin Qi and Deng Chen would stay there to continue excavating the remains. After hearing the news, the Mushuihe City Public Security Bureau also sent two policemen, including Chen Sir, who handled the case back then, to coordinate with them. Aftermath.

Two days later, the DNA test results came out, which proved that the remains were Su Tian, ​​Li Chunmiao.

When everything finally came to light, Min Hui's mood became even heavier, and Xin Qi was completely out of contact, which made her in a trance for several days, unable to eat, and even lost interest in writing programs and fixing bugs. She was worried that her son followed the nanny every day, and brought him back to the apartment to live with him. Su Quan accompanied her at night. After coaxing her son to sleep, she opened her eyes and watched the ceiling until dawn. When she went to work during the day, Cao Mu told her not to leave the office easily. Cheng Qirang and Ding Yifeng would both look for her, but because of the recent death of Zheng Lan and the transfer of power from the upper echelons of the tide, Cheng Qirang could not take care of her for a while. Min Hui had to stay in the office in a daze, eat snacks, and gained seven pounds in less than a week.

A few days later, the mobile phone calendar suddenly reminded that the next day was Zhou Ruji's birthday. Min Hui suddenly remembered what Zizhu had entrusted to herself, and hurriedly dug out from the closet that Xin Qi had brought back from the United States for her. A pair of Dansko's shoes, I took them to the gift shop and carefully packaged them. On the way to work, I stopped by the hospital to visit Zizhu. Because Zizhu asked to give Ruji a surprise on her birthday, she thought it would be better to quietly take it to the hospital in advance and give it to Zizhu.

I went up to the fifth floor and walked to the ward to see that it was empty, the sheets were new, and there were no creases on them. Min Hui was stunned for a moment, thinking that she had gone to the wrong room. She went out to check the room number and grabbed a passing nurse: "Where are the patients living here? Have you changed rooms?"

"What's the patient's name?"

"Yao Zizhu."

"She died."

Min Hui shook her hands in fright, and the gift box fell to the ground: "When?"

"It's been a few days. I left last Tuesday."

She calculated in her mind that last Tuesday was the day she followed Xin Qi to Xujiazhuang. She had been busy on business trips before, and only visited Zizhu twice when she was returning to Bincheng. Zhou Ruji knew that she was busy with work and wanted not to disturb her. She had not been in touch for more than two weeks. I didn't say it, so that she would not have to take the train all the way back to attend the funeral...

The relationship between Zizhu and Minhui is close and far away, they are not friends or best friends, they are just married to the same man, that's all, their interactions with each other are mostly of the nature of etiquette.

"Where's Doctor Zhou?" she asked.

"in office."

Min Hui took two pairs of shoes and went to the other side of the fifth floor, just in time to meet Zhou Ruji in the corridor and come back from rounds.

He didn't seem to have changed much, his expression was calm, his eyes were bright, and there was no haggard color. Min Hui knows that he faces critically ill patients every day, and is used to seeing life and death, and his emotions are rarely affected. This is also true in life. For example, the whole process of marriage and divorce between two people is calm, not noisy or noisy, and there is no emotional ups and downs. On the contrary, he fought and lost his temper because of Zizhu—a rare expression of emotion.

Min Hui therefore joked that when they were together, there were many elements of harmony. Zhou Ruji argued that he had always been like this. Later, when I chatted with Zizhu, Zizhu also said that he has a good temper and stable mood, probably because he often faces anxious patients and naturally forms a gentle professional character.

No one knows how big the turmoil is in his heart.

The two chatted about Zizhu's last days, and Zhou Ruji said, "She walked quite fast, not suddenly. She couldn't speak for the last two days, she just looked at me with her eyes, as if she didn't explain something. "

After saying that, Bi put the shoes on the ground and tried them on. It just fit, and sighed: "Maybe you want to tell me that I bought two pairs of shoes."

After speaking, he lowered his head and fell silent.

Min Hui couldn't help feeling sad and regretted that she didn't bring the shoes earlier, so that she could give it to Ru Ji before she died, as her last birthday present. After sighing for a long time, he patted him on the shoulder: "Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing?"

"I thought you were on a business trip and wanted to wait until you came back. Her parents were very emotional and insisted on taking the ashes back to their hometown, so I accompanied them to Xinjiang and helped Zizhu choose a cemetery, where the funeral was also held. I did it. I just came back yesterday."

"Are you free after get off work? Find a place to have a drink?" Min Hui suggested.

"Another day. There are surgeries in the afternoon and evening, and the schedule is full." Zhou Ruji smiled wryly, "I'm fine."

"How can you work at such a time? You should rest at home, or go out to relax..." For some reason, the calmer he was, the more worried she became. If she yelled at her and got angry at her like Xin Qi did, and was so sad that her veins burst, she would not be so afraid.

"Work makes me forget everything," he said, "even temporarily."

"Then go for a drink now, don't drink, just have a coffee at the head office." She forcibly dragged Zhou Ruji to a nearby Italian coffee shop. The two each asked for a cup of espresso, which was too bitter, so they had to ask for another cup of ice water.

"The death of a seriously ill person is not as dramatic as you think," Zhou Ruji looked at her and said slowly, "Death is a natural and peaceful process, and the life system begins to shut down, preparing for its own end. , just like the shutdown procedure of the computer, one by one, the gates are disconnected. As a doctor, I am very clear about each process, if there is no accident, it is the same, and it is predictable which step it takes."

"It sounds scary." The coffee was too bitter, and Min Hui vigorously stirred the condensed milk at the bottom of the cup, "Zizhu once told me that she was ready, and she was afraid that you were not ready, so let me remember to help you. - In the end, I didn't show up."

"A few days before she left, I knew she was going to be fast, so I kept holding her hand and talking to her softly. She never responded. One night she suddenly woke up and said she wanted to see Xia Yihang. He was also called, and at the last moment, the four of us - including her parents - sent her away together."

"Xia Yihang?" Min Hui said stunned, "Why is he here?"

"Zizhu won't marry anyone casually. She must be with Xia Yihang because she likes him. She asked him to come here to tell him that she has forgiven him, and that he should not worry about it in the future, be fine. This kid finally has a little conscience this time, crying bitterly in front of her, saying that he is sorry for her. He didn’t want to be so heartless at the beginning, it was all threatened by his father, for fear of getting into trouble and making him cut off early.”

He didn't expect the plot to be like this, Min Hui looked at him, speechless for a long time, and said with a sneer: "They are all adults, and they are drunk without a backbone."

She would not forgive such a person easily.

"Xia Yihang must personally send her ashes up the mountain, so we went to Xinjiang together. The old man only knew that I had divorced her, but that she was with Xia Yihang later, so I felt relieved."

"So the bad guy was forgiven so quickly by you?" Min Hui widened her eyes, "Shouldn't Xia Yihang go to hell for doing this?"

"If Zizhu can forgive, I can't find a reason not to. After all, I have nothing to do with him..." Zhou Ruji said, "She wants to reconcile with the past before leaving this world, so I will help her achieve her wish, that's all. ."

"Zhou Ruji—"

"I know you don't like this, so I didn't call you." Zhou Ruji shrugged, "Life is like this, it starts when you don't understand anything - ignorant, immersed in it - every time The pain of each individual is different, and no one is much better than the other. Zizhu is an artist, and I cannot reach her spiritual realm. In the face of death, it is unlikely that love will become her fetters. Unlike you..."

"Not like me?" Min Hui was stunned. "What do you mean? Am I going to be fettered by love?"

"Of course." Zhou Ruji smiled. "When we were together, you were absent-minded every time we had sex. What did Xin Qi do to make you like this?"

"..."

She suddenly had the urge to talk, and it took less than ten minutes to simply tell the story of herself, Su Tian, ​​and Xin Qi, and finally drank that cup of coffee that was too bitter.

He didn't speak for a long time, thinking it was a fantasy.

"Now that Su Tian is gone, it's impossible for me and him to be together. But we have a child, and no one is willing. We don't know what to do."

"Then let's live together, for the sake of the children."

"What age is this, and still use a child to tie two people? It's not fair to Su Quan."

"What's weird about this? How many parents in the world are tied together because of their children? Don't you know that there will be a peak of divorce every year as soon as the college entrance examination is over?"

"Others may be able to, but Xin Qi and I, not." Min Hui sighed, "Su Tian is a hurdle that Xin Qi will never be able to overcome in his lifetime."

"Then what are you going to do?"

"I don't know..." Her eyes were a little swollen, so she looked out the window blankly.

She knew that if Xin Qi left, she would take away a part of her life. Parts of life will quietly happen elsewhere. Can't participate, can't find...

"Xin Qi actually likes you." Zhou Ruji suddenly said.

She smiled wryly and shook her head: "How is that possible."

"When Su Quan was in the hospital, once you were talking to the nurse in the corridor, Xin Qi was sitting on the sofa by the door. You turned your back to him, but he kept looking at you. Then you went straight downstairs, his eyes kept on Chase to the elevator door until you disappear completely."

"Speak nonsense."

"Please trust the observation of a surgeon."

"..."

"Once again, I asked him to play golf, and there were several other doctors with me. Everyone started chatting about you for some reason, because you are my ex-wife, everyone has seen you, and a doctor said you are special. Great—Xin Qi immediately turned black when he heard it, so scared that the doctor didn’t dare to speak for a long time. Xin Qi must care about you, that’s why he doesn’t like hearing others talk about you…”

Min Hui looked at him, wanted to laugh but couldn't: "You really know how to comfort people."

She wanted to talk more, Zhou Ruji's cell phone vibrated, he glanced at the text message and said, "I have to go, a patient suddenly died-"

It's not just walking, it's running, and the sleeves almost flip over the coffee.

Min Hui saw Xin Qi again two weeks after hearing the news of Zizhu's death. After get off work, she bought a dozen roses and was going to visit Su Tian at the Changle Cemetery in Qianshan, when she found a familiar figure on the doorstep of the Morning Bell Building.

It was Jia Jun, and there was a tall woman with short hair beside her. She was dressed in a neutral dress. If you didn't take it seriously, she thought she was a man.

Both were wearing grey jumpers, with their raised hats covering most of their faces. It was off-duty time, and the building was crowded with people, and no one but Min Hui noticed them.

"Jiajun? Why are you here?" Min Hui recognized her with sharp eyes.

Hearing someone calling him, both of them were startled, and at the same time they were relieved when they saw that it was Min Hui. Jia Jun pulled Min Hui to a corner and introduced in a low voice, "Sister, this is Yang Lu, my girlfriend." His expression was calm and proud, not shy at all.

"Oh!" Min Hui hurriedly shook hands with her, "Yang Lu? You are also a reporter, right? Xin Qi mentioned it to me."

"Yes." Yang Lu smiled competently, "Jiajun and I are both on the social news page."

Min Hui looked at them for a long time and asked, "Are you here to find me? Why are you sneaking?"

"We are here to conduct news investigations," Yang Lu said.

"Um?"

"Sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace," Jiajun said, "focus on technology companies."

Min Hui was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands: "Great, can I help you?"

"Sister, we want to reopen the case between you and Cheng Qirang to see if there is any new evidence. But this investigation is not just for you." Jiajun said.

Min Hui nodded: "I can give you a list. Several colleagues have encountered the same situation."

"That's great. The investigation has been going on for a while, we have a lot of clues, and we have received some complaints. The corporate culture inside Guanchao is terrible. The top is not right and the bottom is crooked. As CEO, Cheng Qirang is to blame. "Yang Lu speaks standard Mandarin, speaks fast, and speaks well.

"Please be extra careful," Min Hui was a little nervous, "Cheng Qirang will definitely take revenge."

"I know." Jia Jun clenched his fists, "I'm not afraid. Originally, I just wanted to call him out and beat him up, but you always say that violence can't solve the problem, so I'll help you expose him!"

Min Hui looked at them suspiciously and felt relieved, but the more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. After all, when he fought alone and caused such a big turbulence, he didn't do anything to Cheng Qirang in the end. If she just eats melons, of course she is happy to see it happen. But when it comes to her relatives, she dare not be too optimistic.

In the past four years, the tide watch has grown a lot, and its power and influence are not what they used to be.

In the park of Chenzhong Building alone, the media department, advertising department, and publicity department occupy an entire floor.

Perhaps the entire army was wiped out before Jia Jun took out his heavy hammer.

It was not easy to pour cold water now, so Min Hui had to repeatedly remind: "You have to protect yourself first, and then expose it."

"Sister, don't worry, we have experience in fighting against evil." Yang Lu smiled confidently.

Seeing the backs of the two leaving, Min Hui felt up and down in her heart. Holding a rose, he took a car to Su Tian's cemetery, and before he got close, he found Xin Qi.

It can't be anyone else.

Only Deng Chen, Jiajun, Xin Qi and her-the four of them knew that Su Tian was buried here.

He was wearing a charcoal black suit, and he was tall and straight, as if he had been trained in the military. From a distance, it looks like a calligraphy master has drawn a line in the air with a brush.

She hesitated and decided not to disturb him, so she hid in the shade and waited.

Su Tian's cemetery is located in the east of the cemetery.

After waiting for a long time, Xin Qi kept standing and showed no sign of leaving, so Min Hui had to walk up to him and give him a soft "Hi".

He turned his head and glanced at her, without speaking, he took a step to the left to make room for her to offer flowers.

After a moment of silence, Min Hui asked in a low voice, "Have you found them all?"

"What did you find?"

"All the bones?"

"almost."

It was only then that she remembered that it was inappropriate to ask this at such a time. Afraid that he would be angry, she glanced at him secretly, murmured for a long time, and then returned to silence.

After another thirty minutes of silence, she finally said, "Xin Qi, let me see your eyes."

This time he was obedient, turned around and looked down at her face.

The erythema has disappeared, but it is still a little swollen, so that the double eyelids are more obvious.

No matter whether you want to, or don't want to, Xin Qi is Su Tian's man after all.

"I'm sorry." She murmured, suddenly reached out and hugged him tightly, then quickly let go.

"I assure you, Xin Qi—" she said softly, "this is the last time I will disturb your life. One day in the future, whenever you need me, I will give up everything, even my life, and come here. Help you. Just like Su Tian helped me back then."

He looked at her, his eyes fluctuating: "How many times?"

"Um?"

"How many times do you help me?"

"There is no limit." Min Hui said seriously, "You can say it as many times as you like. But Xin Qi—you have to say it clearly. You can't be like Su Tian, ​​who came to help me without waiting for me to say it."

He smiled wryly.

"Let's raise Su Quan together. At present, your conditions are better. You haven't been with him for three years, so let him spend more time with you. I can visit him regularly." She bit her lip, "Of course, if you want to leave Bencheng in the future, or plan to get married, or if I remarry, we will discuss Su Quan's arrangement again."

"..."

"I go first."

"Wait, I also have something to say." Xin Qi suddenly said.

"..."

"Tian Tian's death really has nothing to do with you. You don't have to feel too guilty. Unless it's in this cemetery, I won't mention her in front of you in the future."

She raised her head in surprise: "It has nothing to do with me, who does it have to do with?"

He said coldly, "Cheng Qirang."