Phi-Fic Chapter 169 Sickness
Chapter 169 Sickness
Song Yicheng cried heartbrokenly, sobbing:
"It was fine before I left this morning, but when I came back, the dog was already dead. I didn't even get to take a last look at it until my uncle sent it to the pet crematorium and notified me to pick up the ashes. Only then did I know..."
After Song Yicheng finished speaking, not only Qin Lingzheng looked surprised, but even Bai Yuan was silent for a moment.
Dogs cannot live as long as humans.
If they are well cared for by their owners, small dogs can usually live fifteen to twenty years.
But large dogs like Huskies have a shorter lifespan, generally more than nine years, and some can live over ten years. If they are raised scientifically and well cared for, a few can live up to fifteen years.
Ermao was adopted by Bai Yuan when he was three years old. He has lived for ten years now, which can be considered a long life.
Like the two retired police dogs raised by Bai Ou, they died last year because they were often on missions and had been injured, which led to their declining physical functions and shorter lifespans.
Bai Yuan didn't know at the time that when he returned, the police dog had already been buried.
Retired police dogs who have made meritorious services can be buried in the National Police Dog Cemetery.
Bai Yuan had gone with them to see them once. Even though she had not spent too much time with the two dogs, she would still feel touched when she thought about them occasionally.
Although Ermao is Song Yanming's dog, if you really count, it was actually Song Yicheng who raised him for more than half of the time.
Especially during the years when Song Yanming was in high school and then graduated to go to college, he was almost adopted by Song Yicheng.
The boy loves dogs, and they grew up together. When they were little, they disliked the trouble, but now they eat and live at the same table with the dog, and he spoils the dog and cannot hit or scold it. The only thing he can do is let the dog poop on his bed.
No wonder he was so sad when he heard the bad news.
Bai Yuan and Qin Lingzheng did not rush home, but comforted Song Yichen for a while.
Wait until he calms down, then walk with him back along the street.
During this time, the boy wanted to cry several times, but because he had cried several times before and was a little dehydrated, he couldn't squeeze out the tears, so he held them back.
Seeing his look, Qin Lingzheng's eyes turned red.
Bai Yuan followed them silently, occasionally glancing at the jar containing the husky's ashes in his arms, without saying a word the whole time.
By the time they sent the person home, there were already seven or eight people at Song Yichen's door. They were all good friends who had been close to each other in childhood and had grown up together.
Hearing the bad news, I didn't want to feel sad, so I came to see him and comfort Song Yichen.
This group of people used to joke that Song Yicheng always carried his dog with him wherever he went, and they joked that the dog was his life.
Now that everyone has reached an age of sensibility, they are more sympathetic and no longer make inappropriate jokes like before.
Not only Song Yicheng, Ermao also accompanied this group of people during their most carefree childhood.
At that time, everyone was still in the compound, and it was still the same group of people. As soon as school was over and on vacation, Song Yichen would take the dog and run around the yard with them.
Ermao also carries the childhood memories of this group of people.
Today, the children of that time have grown up and have started to go their separate ways. The first to leave is Ermao, who accompanied them throughout their childhood.
Although everyone knows that this day will come sooner or later, when this moment really comes, a strong sense of reluctance arises in their hearts.
It seemed that what was gone was not only the Husky that they had raised for ten years, but also their childhood that they could never return to.
Bai Yuan stayed with everyone at Song Yichen's house until night. The group of people reluctantly dispersed only when it was almost dark.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been working non-stop for a month, maybe it’s because I’m not used to the climate after my trip to Haikou, or maybe it’s because I’ve been traveling a long way…
In short, Bai Yuan developed a high fever the night he returned to the Bai family.
Although he was discovered that night and treated by a private doctor, his fever subsided.
But in the next few days, I still had a low fever, felt drowsy, and had a poor appetite.
I lay in bed for several days in a row.
Most of the time, it happens when I’m asleep. In my dreams, everything is white and I can’t see or touch anything, but I can always faintly hear the sound of sobbing.
As time went by, the scenes in the dream changed slightly. Not only could I see stretches of white curtains, but I could also hear messy footsteps and the sound of wheels rolling on the ground.
Every time she woke up, everything in her dream quickly faded away, and her body felt extremely heavy, as if it was being weighed down by an invisible force and kept sinking and falling.
When these discontinuous scenes were finally connected, even though I knew I was dreaming, everything in the dream seemed so real, as if it was happening in real life.
I seemed to smell the pungent smell of disinfectant in the hospital.
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"...Good boy, there is something that has been hidden deep in my heart for more than ten years. It has always been like a big rock, weighing on me all these years, making it hard for me to breathe..."
"At this point, I don't have much time left. After much thought, I decided to tell you the truth before I leave—"