Chapter 70 Secretly Giving Fourth Brother an Injection

Because of her illness, Lu Cheng's mouth was full of bitterness.

He feels nauseous even when he sees his favorite food; he has forgotten when he was last sick.

Relying on his youth, he stayed up late, drank ice water, ate junk food, and didn't dress properly when the weather got cold. He always thought he was in great shape. Now that he's completely broken down, he regrets it terribly. Why didn't he wear more clothes yesterday?

After rinsing his mouth, he lay back down in his bed. He felt a little cold, but his stomach felt like it was burning.

In the afternoon, the doctor came and examined the two brothers separately.

The suggestion given was: Zhao Zhao can just take the medicine, but Lu Cheng should get an injection.

"I won't get a shot... I won't get a shot... I'd rather die than get a shot..." Lu Cheng, lying in bed, heard the doctors' conversation outside and mumbled weakly.

Lu Yinzhao, wearing thick fleece pajamas, sniffled as she approached Lu Cheng.

"Fourth brother, be good, it's okay, sweetie~" Lu Yinzhao reached out and patted Lu Cheng's head to comfort him.

Lu Wenyan found it quite strange that the younger child in the family was actually coaxing the older one.

"The child's temperature has returned to normal, but he still has symptoms of coughing and runny nose. With the medication I prescribed, he should recover in about a week."

"As for the one in the bed..." The doctor saw that Lu Cheng was still muttering "no injections," so he changed the subject slightly. "We just checked her temperature and found that she has a fever again, and she is also vomiting and having diarrhea. Let's observe her first. If she is still like this tomorrow, she will have to have an IV drip, otherwise she is prone to dehydration."

"No need for tomorrow, let's give him the injection now," Yin Song whispered, pulling the doctor aside. She was too tired to continue.

If Lu Cheng goes hungry for another night, the child will die.

Lu Wenyan said, "We'll give him the injection quietly after he takes his medicine and falls asleep. He's afraid of the needle going in, not that he's actually afraid of the pain."

“That’s right, it’ll be better to call him after he falls asleep,” Yin Song nodded.

"I understand." The doctor smiled. "Don't worry, I'm very good at acupuncture, he won't feel anything."

Lu Yinzhao coughed a few times, witnessing the entire process of his parents and the doctor plotting to give his fourth brother an injection.

"..." He felt a little sorry for Fourth Brother for a moment, so he patted Lu Cheng's head again.

Lu Cheng rarely gets sick, but this time the illness struck like a landslide.

Lu Yinzhao occasionally gets minor illnesses, but as she gets older, her resistance is stronger than before.

Just then, the door was suddenly opened.

The young man at the door froze when he saw the doctor inside: "Is someone sick?"

"Big brother~" Lu Yinzhao rushed over and hugged Lu Xun's leg, accompanied by a small cough.

Lu Xun took off his coat and hung it on the hanger, then quickly picked up Zhao Zhao.

Is Zhaozhao sick?

Lu Yinzhao nodded obediently and said truthfully, "Fourth brother is also sick."

"Ah Xun? What brings you back?" Yin Song asked, somewhat surprised.

“I happened to have work here, so I took some time to come back and visit.”

Lu Xun, who has shone brightly as a newly crowned Best Actor this year, has been invited by the National Television to perform a program at the New Year's Eve Gala. He is currently rehearsing in the city.

Whenever he has work in the same city, he will make time to come back whenever he is not particularly busy.

Who would have thought that I would see two young patients as soon as I returned?

After hearing Lu Wenyan recount the whole story, Lu Xun was both amused and exasperated.

His two younger brothers caught a cold because they got so engrossed in playing in the snow.

“I can stay home tonight. I’ll take care of Zhao Zhao. Mom and Dad, you should go and get some rest.” Lu Xun picked up Zhao Zhao and sat down on the sofa, taking out a tissue to wipe the little guy’s nose.

"You need to take care of yourself too. The temperature has been very low these past few days, and you've been wearing so little at work. Be careful not to end up like your brother," Yin Song advised.

"Yes, I will be careful."

After Lu Xun returned home, Lu Yinzhao wanted to stay close to his older brother, but he was afraid of passing on his cold to him.

"Forget it, big brother, you should stay away from me. I don't want you to get sick too."

"No, your older brother is immune to all poisons." Lu Xun smiled and hugged the little guy even tighter.

These were clearly words meant to coax a child, but Lu Yinzhao was delighted to hear them.

Lu Xun wouldn't look down on her sick younger brother. "I'll go see your fourth brother again in a bit."

"Let's not go. Fourth brother is sleeping. He doesn't want to get a shot. Mom and Dad asked the doctor to give him the shot quietly after he falls asleep."

In front of his elder brother, Lu Yinzhao was like a little sieve, spilling everything out like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

"..." Lu Xun remained silent for a long time, and could see the sadness in his parents' eyes.

When a child gets sick, it's the most troublesome thing for parents.

The parents may be reluctant to tell their children about family matters because they don't want their older children to worry.

But Lu Xun didn't think so. Zhao Zhao and Xiao Cheng were their younger brothers, and they had the right to know about their brother's situation.

He quickly sent the message to the small group [123].

These two were probably free at the moment, and they replied immediately after seeing the message.

[Lu Qi]: Are you all sick? Are you seriously ill?

[Lu Yuan]: I can take a day off tomorrow. I just bought a plane ticket for tonight.

[Lu Qi]: I can't go back. My film won't wrap up until the Lunar New Year. Please send my regards to them.

[Lu Yuan]: [Zhao Zhao gives an OK sign.gif]

Lu Yinzhao swore he had accidentally glanced at his older brother's phone screen.

Wow, I didn't expect the three of them to have a small group chat!

Lu Yinzhao felt that since the three of them were close in age and all worked in the entertainment industry, it was understandable that they would spend more time together and communicating.

He himself felt nothing was wrong, just a moment of heartache for his fourth brother.

Don't let Fourth Brother know, or he'll be too upset.

What Lu Yinzhao didn't know was that they actually had a small group called [1234], and among the five siblings in it, he was the only one not included as the baby.

Lu Xun never uttered such words that were detrimental to unity.

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Around 4 p.m., Yin Song tiptoed into Lu Cheng's room and took a look.

He turned to the doctor and said, "She's fast asleep, you can give her the injection now."

"Leave it to me."

The doctor finished everything in less than five minutes, his technique was incredibly skillful.

Lu Yinzhao clicked his tongue in amazement; this was indeed a profession not everyone could do.

The injection had been given, but Lu Cheng showed no sign of waking up, as if she truly felt nothing.

"It's best to stay by his side, in case he unconsciously moves and misaligns the needle, which would be even more uncomfortable if the needle leaks out," the doctor said.

Lu Wenyan and Yin Song nodded at the same time.

Lu Xun said, "I'll watch over him. Mom and Dad, you go and coax Zhao Zhao to sleep for a while, he seems sleepy."

After taking the medicine, Lu Yinzhao started to feel sleepy again, nestled in Lu Xun's arms, her eyelids drooping.

"Okay, bring Zhaozhao over here."

The family spent the day taking care of two patients.

Lu Xun sat down on the chair next to Lu Cheng's bed, took a picture, and sent it to the [123] group.

[Lu Xun]: [Image]

[Lu Qi]: Oh my god! Is he that sick? This kid absolutely refuses to take injections...

[Lu Yuan]: He fainted?

[Lu Qi]: It's reasonable to suspect that he fainted, otherwise there's no way to explain how he accepted the injection.

[Lu Xun]: My parents had the doctor give him the injection while he was asleep. Luckily, they didn't wake him up. I'm watching over him now after he finishes the injection.

[Lu Qi]: I see. Thank you for your hard work, brother. [Teary-eyed.jpg]

[Lu Yuan]: Thank you for your hard work, brother.

[Lu Qi]: Zhao Zhao wouldn't be this sick too, would she?

[Lu Xun]: Zhao Zhao isn't as sick as Xiao Cheng. Her parents just took her to bed.

[Lu Qi]: Sigh, I hope they both get better soon.

[Lu Yuan]: Brother, you should also be careful not to catch a cold.

...

While Lu Xun was chatting on his phone, the boy on the bed let out a soft hum, as if he was about to wake up.

Lu Xun quickly put away his phone and leaned over to take a look.

Lu Cheng opened his eyes slightly, thinking he was hallucinating.

He must have been delirious from the fever, otherwise how could he have seen his elder brother?

His older brother is so busy, he definitely won't have time to come back and see him.

"Xiao Cheng, are you awake? Do you want some water?" Lu Xun asked when he saw that Xiao Cheng had opened his eyes but was just staring at him blankly.

Lu Cheng was stunned, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Big brother... is it really you?"

"Who else could it be but me?" Lu Xun stopped asking him and poured him a glass of warm water. He helped him up a little from the bed and planned to feed him the water himself.

"Big brother, I can do it myself."

Lu Cheng was about to reach for the cup himself when Lu Xun stopped him, saying, "Don't move."

"..." My brother is being so domineering today! What's going on?

Lu Xun quickly glanced at Lu Cheng's hand; thankfully, the needle hadn't touched it.

After Lu Cheng drank a few sips of water and lay back down, he gradually noticed that something was wrong.

He hadn't even noticed that there was a glass bottle hanging next to the bed that terrified him.

Lu Cheng opened his eyes wide in horror, looking down at the bottle and IV tube, and saw the condition on the back of his hand. He almost fainted from fright.

"Big, big, big brother! Brother! What is this?!" Lu Cheng could barely speak.

Lu Xun smiled and explained, "I did the injection while you were asleep, so it didn't hurt at all, did it? Don't worry, it'll be over soon."

Lu Cheng: "!!!"

If he hadn't noticed that, he really wouldn't have felt anything.

But when he noticed it, all his senses suddenly focused on the spot where he had been injected.

His hands were stiff and he dared not move.

Lu Cheng always had a feeling that if he moved even slightly, the needle would stir inside his veins, and the thought of it terrified him.

No, no, no, I can't think about it!

It turns out that he doesn't feel anything when he's asleep, so he should continue sleeping. Ideally, the IV should be finished and the needle removed while he's asleep.

However, he was unusually awake when he closed his eyes. He realized he had slept enough and was not sleepy at all.

"Let me find you something to look at, to distract you."

Lu Xun took out a tablet and opened a movie.

"Brother, is this a movie you're in?"

"No, it's a comedy starring one of my favorite senior actors. It's meant to make you happy."

"Yeah?"

Lu Cheng was already laughing uncontrollably after the movie had just started playing.

The comedy was indeed very funny, which made him temporarily forget that he was still getting an injection.

"Isn't it beautiful?"

"Hahahaha, bro, I already have a low threshold for laughter, and you still show me something this funny! I—ow! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Lu Cheng couldn't help but touch it when she laughed. Her movements were a bit too rough, and the needle immediately went astray, feeling like it was pulling on her flesh.

Lu Xun froze, feeling ashamed that he had meant well but had done something wrong.

For the next few minutes, Lu Cheng screamed as he was held down and given another injection.

The roof of the Lu family's house was about to be ripped open by their howling.

Having caused trouble, Lu Xun quietly left the room, closed the door, and shut out the "pig-slaughtering scene."

I'm so sorry, poor little brother.

That night.

Lu Cheng's fever subsided, and it didn't rise again the next day. Her appetite was also good, and she stopped vomiting after eating.

During dinner, Lu Xun thought Lu Cheng would blame him for what he did yesterday.

But the boy reverted to his arrogant self, saying smugly, "If I had known that I would be better after the injection, I should have gotten it on the first day. The injection wouldn't have hurt so much."

The whole family: "..." You didn't say that before.

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Author's Note: Lu Cheng: A series of "once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten" [glasses]