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    ☆, beacon smoke 27

    Is he coming?Yao Ji almost felt suffocated, sitting on pins and needles on the sofa.Then there was a sound on the door, and the door opened. The person who came was a gentle and elegant man, wearing a suit with a collar.She couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief, her tense nerves instantly relaxed, and her vest was covered with cold sweat.

    “Mr. Norton, Miss Kong, you two have come a long way, so you are not welcome from afar.” Jin Xian shook hands with Edward politely, and when his eyes passed over Yao Ji, a very short complicated glance flashed.

    Yao Ji couldn’t tell what she felt in her heart, and she was afraid that it was he, but the person who came was not he, and she was instantly disappointed again.Apparently Chen Song had told Jin Xian about his encounter with she, and Jin Xian showed no signs of abnormality at all. He discussed a series of preparations for the operation with Edward, and apologized on behalf of Li Zheng: “The Third Young Master originally wanted to come to greet Mr. Norton in person, but he is busy with military affairs, and he is seriously injured and cannot get up. Please forgive me, Mr. Norton.”

    Can’t get up… Is it that serious? Yao Ji had already guessed that the person who needed surgery was Li Zheng, but suddenly she heard Jin Xian say that he was seriously injured. Her eyesight turned black and her heart began to throb.She resisted the urge to ask about the injury and heard Edward say: “Before I came, I knew the general situation. Mr. Li’s injury is on his right arm, right?”

    Jin Xian nodded: “The shrapnel has been inserted into the arm. The position is too sensitive. If there is any mistake when taking it out, the entire arm will be useless. Mr. Norton also knows that we are marching and fighting, and our hands are the ones who eat, so we cannot be careless. In addition, when he was first injured, the third son refused to leave the front line, and the injury has worsened a lot now. The third son had a high fever in the past few days, and he is a little better today.”

    “The operation must be started as soon as possible,” Edward said solemnly after hearing these words. “If we delay it any longer, I’m afraid something will happen.”

    “I think so too,” Jin Xian nodded, “Then I’ll leave it to Mr. Norton.” He is Li Zheng’s most valued personal secretary. Now that the war situation is intense, he is very busy every day. After the discussion, he stood up and said, “I asked the footman to take you two to the guest room.”

    Yao Ji followed Edward out. Jin Xian was a little behind and whispered: “I haven’t told the Third Young Master yet.”

    Yao Ji was stunned for a moment. After understanding what he meant, she smiled and said, “Then please Mr. Jin not to tell him.”

    After hearing this, Jin Xian frowned at first, and then sighed: “Miss Kong, do you know, I really hate you?” Seeing that Yao Ji didn’t speak, he added, “I was the one who persuaded the Third Young Master to do that. If I had known it would be like this…”

    “If I had known this would happen, you would still advise him,” Yao Ji said with a faint smile on her lips, “he would still do that.”

    Jin Xian was speechless for a moment, and after a moment he said: “I realized that you two are equally stubborn. He has been the same person all these years. The eldest young lady and the second young lady have advised him. The marshal passed away two years ago, and he did not let up in front of the sickbed.” When he said this, he couldn’t go on for a moment. Seeing that Yao Ji was just silent, “Come on, I shouldn’t be meddling in such nosy matters. I just follow you. I won’t tell him that you are here.” He paused.He still said, “The third young master is handling military affairs in that foreign-style building at the back. If you want to take a look, you can go there now.” After that, he left.

    Yao Ji stood there for a while before continuing to move forward.But she seemed to be unconscious all over. Pulled by those words, she couldn’t help but walk towards the foreign-style building behind the lush trees.

    The tree grew very well, with large flowers blooming on the branches. She looked carefully and found that they were crabapples.The door to the living room on the first floor was open, and secretaries came in and out from time to time. She heard a deep voice coming from inside: “Yu Cheng.” The sound was like knocking on her heart, making her feel a faint pain.

    Li Zheng was sitting on the couch in the middle. The desk in front of him was covered with messy documents and telegrams. Several military maps were hung on the wall, with red lines outlining the military routes.He was about to get up and take off the map, but when his body moved, it touched the wound on his arm, and the pain suddenly caused cold sweat to roll down his forehead.

    The wound was already quite deep and had worsened due to the fatigue of the march. Li Zheng was gasping for breath in pain. He, a determined man like him, just frowned and punched the table with his hand: “Yu Cheng! Where are you making noises? Come in quickly!”

    It turns out that Yu Cheng went out to get something on He’s order, and just now he hurried over.Yao Ji vaguely saw that he was holding a porcelain jar in his hand and placed it on the table. Her expression was confused: “Third Young Master, this burning knife is too strong. If you wipe it…”

    “Stop talking nonsense,” Li Zheng interrupted him rudely, “Just wipe it if I ask you to. It hurts so much, how can we have a meeting!”

    Only then did Yao Ji realize that the wound was so painful that she had to use a burning knife to rub it. Once the muscles were paralyzed, there would be no pain.She almost stopped her with words, how could she act like this?As soon as she took a step forward, her body froze. In the current situation, what qualifications did she have to persuade him.

    She didn’t even dare to face him, so she could only peek in the dark.

    At this moment, Yao Ji couldn’t help but be shaken. When she broke up with he without hesitation, was it really as selfish as the eldest sister said?He is not yet thirty years old now, but his brows are still bright. Turning her face, Yao Ji sees his thick black hair and a little bit of frosty white on his temples.

    She was so confused that she didn’t know how long she had been watching outside.Until there was a meeting inside, Yu Cheng closed the door and came out, and saw the woman standing under the shade of the tree, “Miss Kong,” He obviously already knew about this. In the past, Yu Cheng was a taciturn person. He didn’t know how to persuade him. After a while, he whispered, “If the Third Young Master knows that you are back, he will be happy.”

    “Really?” Yao Ji felt the smile on her lips was bitter and unspeakable, “I thought… he should hate me.”

    Yu Cheng shook his head: “No.” He wanted to say that the third young master would go to Fengshan Villa every October until now, but Yao Ji had already waved her hand to him and turned around to leave.

    The next day was the day for Li Zheng’s surgery. There were specially dispatched doctors and nurses in the house. Edward brought Yao Ji here mainly to prepare for emergencies. Hearing that Yao Ji said she was not feeling well, he said: “Then you don’t have to go in for the time being. If I need it, you can come and help me.”

    Yao Ji suspected that he must have seen something, but she was upset and nodded casually, taking it as a yes.

    The operation went smoothly at first. Edward is an authoritative doctor in the world. Although Li Zheng’s condition was indeed difficult, it was not difficult for him. However, halfway through the operation, the wound suddenly began to bleed heavily. Yao Ji stood outside and heard Edward’s high-pitched voice coming from the room: “An! An!”

    She quickly pushed the door open and walked in. The scene at the entrance almost made her dizzy. Li Zheng was lying on the operating table, blood gushing out, as if he was drowning in the pool of blood.She thought she had walked to Edward calmly, but in the eyes of others, she could only see her staggering, almost unable to stand still.

    With her mind buzzing, she took the surgical instruments handed over by the nurse and felt like she couldn’t hear anything. Edward grabbed her shoulders and shouted in her ear: “Calm down, Ann, you are a doctor first!”

    Yes, I am a doctor, I want to save him, I want to save him…I must not let him die!

    “Dongting…” Tears suddenly fell from her eyes, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

    In a daze, Li Zheng’s hand moved. He was originally anesthetized, and his head was so groggy that he had no idea what was happening around him.But at this moment, there seemed to be a huge burst of power, and he tightly grasped a hand. The hand was slender and soft, like the hand he had held many years ago, after a midnight dream.

    “Please,” he begged desperately, “don’t leave me.”

    #
    When Li Zheng woke up, it was dusk the next day.Thick gauze was tied on his right arm, and he moved slightly, feeling excruciating pain.Yu Cheng was waiting outside and heard a noise coming from inside. He quickly opened the curtain and came in: “Third Young Master, you are awake. Can you drink some water?”

    he nodded slightly, took the porcelain cup handed by Yu Cheng and drank it in one gulp: “Where is Mr. Norton?”

    “I just left not long ago,” Yu Cheng said. When he saw Li Zheng frowning slightly, he hurriedly explained, “Mr. Jin originally stayed with the two of you for a few more days and thanked you in person after you woke up, but Mr. Norton said that he had to rush back to Shanghai to deal with some urgent matters. The operation was successful, so you don’t have to worry.”

    Li Zheng noticed the strangeness in he’s words: “You two? Besides Mr. Norton, are there anyone else?”

    “It’s Mr. Norton’s assistant,” Yu Cheng answered vaguely.

    Fortunately, he didn’t go into details. He put down the porcelain cup and couldn’t help but look out the window in a daze. “Yu Cheng,” he suddenly said, “I dreamed about her again…”

    In the dream, he grabbed her hand.At that moment, he almost cried with joy. If he didn’t have to wake up from the dream, he would even be willing to indulge in it all the time, but it would be in vain in the end.

    “Third Young Master…” Yu Cheng stopped talking.

    “What’s the matter?” Li Zheng looked back at he with some doubts. Yu Cheng was about to speak when the secretary reporting on military affairs came in. Those words were choked back in his throat, and he retreated silently.

    Because they still needed to recuperate after the operation, the secretaries only picked up some extremely important military affairs and reported them to Li Zheng one by one.he listened absently, always feeling uneasy, what was Yu Cheng going to say just now?Yu Cheng has served him for so many years, and Li Zheng knows him very well, so those words must be very important.

    At this time, the secretary was talking about the transportation of military rations. His eyes passed over the telegram and fell on the carpet in front of the bed – a corner of white fell there.

    “What is that?” Li Zheng frowned.

    The secretary bent down and picked it up: “It’s a handkerchief.”

    The handkerchief is made of old-style silk, embroidered with burning begonia flowers. The legs of the handkerchief are unfolded, and a very faint fragrance seems to be diffused, like jasmine or tuberose.

    Li Zheng suddenly realized that it was not a dream, it was real!

    he opened the quilt, stood up and ran out: “Yu Cheng, prepare the car!”

    But the car hadn’t arrived yet, and he was filled with anxiety and joy, and the joy was mixed with helpless panic. There was a military horse tied up outside the yard. He grabbed the whip from Ma Bian’s hand, turned over and jumped up. The guards shouted behind him in a panic: “Third Young Master, wait a minute, wait a minute!”

    He can’t wait, not even a minute.

    #
    “An,” Edward hesitated for a moment in the carriage, and then asked, “Since you can’t bear to leave Mr. Li and went to see him before leaving, why don’t you stay?”

    Yao Ji knew that Westerners were always very frank about this kind of thing, so she smiled bitterly: “I’m sorry for he, so… I don’t know how to face it.”

    “But you can’t escape,” Edward said seriously. “If you can’t let go, then accept it actively, otherwise you will only regret it.”

    “But I…” Yao Ji murmured softly, as if she was responding to Edward, but also as if she was telling herself, “I have left.”

    “What if he chases me?” Edward asked.

    “How could…”

    Before she finished speaking, the car suddenly braked suddenly, its tires made a loud squeaking sound, and stopped in the middle of the road.The driver looked up in shock and saw a tall black military horse standing in front of the car. The man on the horse had a handsome and handsome face. He was not wearing a coat, and his shirt was not even buttoned: “Three, Third Young Master…?”

    “Look,” Edward winked at her, “what I said is right.”

    “Professor, you…” Yao Ji suddenly realized that before getting in the car, she found that her handkerchief was missing. It turned out… But she had no time to say anything. Li Zheng jumped off the horse and walked out of the car door.

    “Go ahead, Ann.”

    Yao Ji heard Edward whisper, she took a deep breath and opened the car door.

    Begonia flowers are in full bloom on the roadside.

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