Chapter 105 Let's go home?

Shen Li was stunned when she heard this.

She could certainly remind him that they were getting a divorce.

But after experiencing something like this, and seeing Lu Yanchuan's current state...

Shen Li simply couldn't bring herself to speak.

She paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you able to eat now?"

Lu Yanchuan is conscious and does not have a nasogastric tube inserted; he can eat on his own.

However, the injuries to my ribs and lungs were extremely painful.

Even though pain relief had been administered, it wasn't very effective.

Every breath is painful. When people experience such pain, they subconsciously breathe more gently in order to lessen the pain.

But the doctor said that wouldn't work. He had to breathe normally and couldn't breathe in small breaths just because he was afraid of the pain. If he did that, his lungs would not expand and his breathing function would weaken.

They might need a ventilator then, which would be even more painful.

Moreover, the subsequent respiratory rehabilitation will be even more painful.

In short, this isn't about the saying "a short pain is worse than a long one," but rather that no matter what, it's going to be a long pain anyway, just a longer one.

Therefore, anyone who has ever endured pain knows that enduring pain is extremely physically and mentally taxing.

It seems that besides enduring the pervasive and omnipresent pain, there is nothing else that can be done, and no other thoughts can be conceived.

I can't even muster the energy to eat.

Lu Yanchuan is in this state right now.

Lu Yanchuan paused for a moment before saying very softly, "It's okay to eat."

He pondered for a moment, but still didn't want to explain in detail to her; there was no need to worry this woman.

But Lu Yanchuan didn't expect that he wouldn't need to explain in detail at all.

Shen Li had already guessed it after hearing him say those three short words.

"You can't eat, can you? When people are in pain, they're busy enduring the pain and have no appetite at all. The food provided by the hospital probably isn't very tasty either."

Shen Li thought for a moment, "I'll ask the doctor later if you have any dietary restrictions. If not, I'll make some and send it over when I get discharged."

She spoke so naturally that Lu Yanchuan looked at her, remained silent for a few seconds, and then asked, "How...did you know? You were also...injured...? Is it...very painful?"

Although he asked the question, Lu Yanchuan felt as if he already knew the answer.

How did she know? Of course, it's because she had also suffered serious injuries and endured such pain.

Shen Li smiled. "It doesn't hurt much now. But I used to be like this when I was injured, I didn't have much of an appetite."

Before Lu Yanchuan could say anything more, the nurse came in and said, "Don't talk for too long, the patient needs more rest."

Shen Li turned to the nurse and nodded, "Okay, I'll be right out."

Then she looked down at Lu Yanchuan and asked, "Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Lu Yanchuan thought for a moment, and the images that popped into his mind came to mind.

It was a beautifully presented meal, but because no one ate it, it got cold.

It lost its original color and became dull and unsightly.

Among those beautiful dishes was a lovely cake and a bowl of longevity noodles.

The noodles, rolled out by hand, are long and chewy, and look delicious.

Lu Yanchuan remembered that it was something Shen Li had made for him on his birthday before.

But at that time he misunderstood her and was annoyed by her.

I spent the whole night celebrating outside with my friends and didn't even come back for a bite to eat.

The food on the table went from hot to cold, then was reheated, and finally turned into an unappetizing, dull-colored mess...

The longevity noodles, because no one ate them, swelled up in the soup, looking like bloated worms.

All Lu Yanchuan could remember at that moment was this scene.

But he was very curious about what the food and longevity noodles she had prepared for him with such care would taste like.

“Noodles…” Lu Yanchuan pinched the oxygen mask on his face with his fingers.

He seemed to have lost a lot of weight overnight; his fingers were thin and long.

Because of the action of squeezing the oxygen mask, the clear amplitude of the finger bones rising and falling can be seen on the back of the hand.

There are also prominent light blue veins on the back of the hand.

"The kind that's hand-rolled, long and thin, with a poached egg and some bok choy."

Shen Li nodded, "Okay, I'll go ask the doctor if it's okay to eat it."

Without even asking the doctor, the nurse said upon hearing this, "He can eat. It would be good if his family could prepare some food that suits his taste."

“He couldn’t eat anything, he was in a lot of pain, and the medication he was taking was prone to causing gastrointestinal reactions. But how could he endure it without eating anything? He was already a man with very little body fat.”

Shen Li nodded and gently squeezed Lu Yanchuan's hand. "Okay. I'm leaving now."

Just as she was about to leave, Lu Yanchuan gripped her hand tightly.

Shen Li was taken aback and looked down at her tightly clenched fingers.

Lu Yanchuan looked at her, "Don't be angry with me, go back to the villa. I'm worried about you..."

He spoke these words in one breath, which shows how focused he was on them.

As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't take it anymore. His brows furrowed tightly, and his face turned a shade lighter.

The oxygen saturation readings on the monitoring equipment also dropped.

Lu Yanchuan tightened his oxygen mask to breathe, because he was a little short of breath from saying that sentence in one breath, and now he was breathing more laboredly.

So every breath was excruciatingly painful.

Shen Li saw that the man's face seemed to grow paler with each breath he took.

After a minute's pause, Lu Yanchuan finally managed to catch his breath and added very softly, "The kiln for you... is... already built... nothing... in the house... hasn't been touched..."

A few seconds later, Shen Li nodded gently. "Okay, I'm leaving. You get some rest."

Shen Li was discharged from the ICU.

Although the atmosphere in the ICU is oppressive and makes it hard to breathe, Shen Li still feels that... going to the ICU makes her feel like she can finally breathe again.

Back in her ward, Shen Li went to see her attending physician and asked to be discharged.

She felt that her injury was not serious, and that it didn't hurt much or cause any significant pain, so she thought being discharged from the hospital shouldn't be a problem.

But the doctor did not agree.

Shen Li was somewhat puzzled, "Why?"

The doctor said she had to ask her secretary.

Shen Li hadn't realized who her secretary was at first, but she quickly realized that the doctor was probably referring to Zhou Yan.

Shen Li called Zhou Yan to inquire about the matter.

Zhou Yan replied, "Madam, Mr. Lu knows you have a previous injury and asked me to have the doctor arrange a comprehensive physical examination for you."

Shen Li was taken aback. "...How did he know?"

“At this class reunion, an old friend of Mr. Lu’s, who used to be on the school’s judo team with you, happened to be chatting about it,” Zhou Yan said.

Shen Li thought for a moment, "Duan Chen?"

"It should be." Zhou Yan was probably too busy to breathe because of Lu Yanchuan's accident, so he quickly said, "Anyway, President Lu found out about this, so he asked me to arrange a comprehensive medical examination for you."

"So please don't rush to complete the discharge procedures. However, if you have anything to take care of, I can arrange for Tang Yao to accompany you."