I've Been There Before

In the hospital, the door to the ward was quietly opened. This time, Ladd didn’t tell Caden.

When Humbert hurried over, he saw that woman.

Without saying anything, Humbert was pulled by Gloria into the corridor. The door opened and closed.

The man in the bed fell asleep on his side.

It was unknown what he was dreaming of, but his tight eyebrows implied he wasn’t sleeping peacefully.

His hand resting on the quilt was wearing a wedding ring.

The woman slowly approached and stopped in front of the man’s bed.

Her clear eyes stared at the ring on the man’s finger.

It was also unknown what she was thinking.

She stared at the ring for a long time until she was lost in thought.

After a long while, the man opened his eyes and saw the person in his dream.

He smiled at her with his pale face and said, “I’m dreaming again.”

He spoke to her in a gentle tone as if she was a friend whom he hadn’t met for years. “It’s good that you’re willing to come into my dream.”

The woman stood beside the bed in a trance. Her gaze slowly shifted to that person’s face. It had been only a month and he was already so thin.

Perhaps it was because of his words or because of the gentleness and attachment in his eyes that she had never seen before.

She didn’t want to think about how she could show that she hated him.

She just followed her heart, bent down, and kissed his forehead warmly. “Is it a dream?”

She asked.

The man’s eyes were filled with surprise and joy. He curled his lips and said, “Yes.”

She chuckled as if she had forgotten the love and hatred between them, and forgotten all the hardships she had experienced. Like a good friend, she reached out and twisted her fingers on his arm. “Is it a dream?”

The man woke up due to the sudden pain. He was pleasantly surprised. He dared not believe it or close his eyes. He was afraid that if he closed his eyes and opened them again, she would disappear.

“It hurts, but not very real. Try again,” he said.

She picked up an apple from the side and peeled it quietly. Not long after, the peeled apple was passed to the man.

The apple in front of him emitted its scent. In the man’s deep eyes, all these seemed so unreal. He didn’t dare to take it.

Who knew whether the apple would disappear if he took the apple?

“When is your surgery?” She did not pester him, holding the peeled apple in her hand.

The man was alert. A trace of nervousness flashed on his face. “Who told you that?”

“Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?” She asked, ignoring his words.

“The day after tomorrow.” He stared at her. She was more stubborn than him. She wouldn’t give up until she got an answer.

The woman nodded and pushed the apple to his front. “Don’t you want to eat it? I peeled it.”

She said.

The man’s heart was warmed up when he heard she peeled it. He had never been weak, but now his eyes felt sour. His eyelids were red. He blinked his eyes and took the apple.

Bite by bite, he seemed not eating an apple, but nectar.

Every bite was sweet.

His mind was in a daze and he couldn’t guess her purpose.

He ate the apple bite by bite, and she quietly peeled another one for him.

After he finished eating, the second apple was peeled and handed to him.

The man didn’t say anything, took it and began eating.

The second, the third … until the fifth. He looked at the apple in his hand and was embarrassed. Even if he liked apples, he couldn’t eat so many at once. Moreover, he didn’t like apples.

“Eat more, or you won’t have the strength,” the woman said.

His mind was full of questions. No strength? What strength?

He was still desperately using his wisdom to think about her words when the woman beside the bed said.

“Are you sure you don’t want more? Are you full?”

“I’m full.”

He didn’t understand what she meant. Why did he have to eat apples till he was full?

He was puzzled.

However, the woman turned around and walked toward the door.

A huge sense of loss filled his heart.

He wanted to stop her, but didn’t … God knows what would happen after the surgery the day after tomorrow.

He wanted to give her the whole world and happiness, and wanted to accompany her for the rest of his life … At this moment, they had become an empty wish.

Who knew if he would be dead or alive the day after tomorrow?

would appear by his bed late

sound of locking the door in

her return and

a while. It was rare that a grown man like him would blush like this. “I know you hate me. Even if you want me to die,

hands dirty. Why don’t you wait

negligible. I’ll pay you back what I owe

your hands dirty. Even if you

That’s right, he owed her too much and hurt her too

have to

chattering in the bed. In the next second, she reached

your hands dirty for me

the word “me” could fall, the quilt on him was lifted and a thin body

warm and fragrant

not sure what to

“You, I …”

sat on his

“You, you …”

over

could endure this, he wouldn’t be a

had

grasped her slender waist with his big palms,

the door, Ladd heard the door locked. He was extremely nervous and reached out to

was stopped

What if madam did something to

what if.” Gloria

should prepare for the worst. It’s strange for her to come back,

don’t stop me. The boss is in danger now!” Ladd’s face was filled with hostility. “I’ll go

he could finish speaking, they heard

experience. No matter how dumb they were, they understood what was going

Ladd’s face turned red.

and stop it. Your boss is in

hands into his pockets and walked to

world that seemed to be

the woman stood up silently and

we didn’t use protection just now.” The woman said unhurriedly in a coarse

new life is started here.”

“You …”

you. You said you owed me too much and hurt me

know how

the man’s

Before you die, I should

I won’t be

day after tomorrow is very low. If it

and he hastily

said, “Of course I can. After

your child won’t grow up without a

course! My child will have a father to grow

…

of

was cold and

cold wind was bone-chilling. She

of warm juice, Gloria stamped her feet coldly on the side. “There’s heating in the hospital. Do you have to sit outside and feel the cold

her scarf tighter and

thinking?” Gloria leaned over and looked up at the sky.

I was wrong

with him that night. Why didn’t you think you were wrong at that time? Is it too late

“I wasn’t thinking straight.”

changed the topic. “To be honest, what did you think

thought that he hurt me too much. I hate him so much. I’ve been pestering him for half my life. I came back to participate in the last bit of his life. I’m sending him off for the last

Just to see if Caden was dead and how miserable he was, did

to have a concern and

him, and

me in

when I woke up one morning, I was locked up in a house full of wire mesh

from the iron bars in jail six

to imprison me. He

of this game and me. I bought

is this

when he’s going to

this to show

mind was filled with your scolding. I was on the run

“I kept escaping.

but also from the

wanted to go to Erhai Lake to pay off the debt of Leona’s life, or to escape from

my body and I

up and said, “Alright, let’s go back.

the woman’s monologue. Hearing this, she stood up and said, “I thought you didn’t

up with Grace and put the warm

they bumped into an

surgery ended yet?”

She answered, not willing to talk a bit more to

more word would make

you were

“You are well-informed.”

to

disdain. He went past her

moment,” she went toward him and said, “Don’t ever involve me in the matter between you and my grandfather again. I don’t owe you anything. If you still want to collect your debts, you can go to my

position is clear. Excuse me for not seeing

old man behind her was furious,

on? The Shaws still have a grudge