heart disease

"Uncle, Uncle Zhang——"

Uncle Zhang stood in the guard room, holding a bright yellow towel in his hand: "Coming!"

"It's you, little girl. Come here, I'll open the gate for you." Uncle Cheng went through the procedures and looked at the leave note, then opened the gate to let the person out.

He had just heard the bell ringing and the students had finished their exams when he received a call saying that a student had an emergency at home and asked him to be released directly.

"Thank you, sir."

"Drive slowly—" It's raining heavily, please be careful.

Before he could finish his words, he rushed into the heavy rain with an umbrella in his hand.

He took a dry towel and picked up the wet kitten that was curled up on the ground, and watched Zhou Xi get into the car that had been parked outside for a while, and then the car drove hard in the rain.

"This rain is so frustrating..."

“Meow—”

Grandpa Zhang carefully held the kitten up and said, "Oh, I almost forgot about you. Wait, I'll get you something to eat. Don't worry—"

"Tongtong, don't worry, the teacher will be fine."

Yang Wen glanced at Zhou Xi through the rearview mirror. Her eyes were unfocused, as if her soul had long since drifted away.

Yang Wen actually hoped that Zhou Xi could show something, but the little girl who had her thoughts written all over her face had already hidden them very well.

Zhou Xi put his hands on the car window, his head aching, and whispered, "Well, Uncle Yang, I'm fine."

"Drive carefully."

Yang Wen also received a call from Mr. Zhong quite suddenly and learned that something had happened to Xu Shulan. He happened to be returning to school from outside, so he was waiting for Zhou Xi to finish her exam and then take her over.

"Okay, Tongtong, here is some paper, wipe your body." Yang Wen just noticed that Zhou Xi's body was quite wet.

The rain was pouring down like crazy. In some low-lying areas, the rainwater had accumulated so deeply that the roads were blocked. There were also traffic jams on the roads, and cars could not drive fast at all.

The car radio was also constantly broadcasting today's rain conditions, which really made people feel uneasy.

To be honest, Yang Wen felt really bad seeing Zhou Xi like this. He had watched Zhou Xi grow up since he was a child. It was really not easy for him and it made him feel distressed.

Here, Xiao Xiaoyu and Gao Yuanyuan helped Zhou Xi clean the dirty books, hung them on the table, and then put the remaining books neatly back into the table.

Xiao Xiaoyu lowered her head and worked without saying a word. Gao Yuanyuan didn't know how to comfort her and could only worry.

Gao Liyang saw Zhou Xi running away in a hurry. He guessed that something might have happened and was a little worried. He curled up his hands as he knocked on the table.

"Miss, what's going on with the girl sitting in front of me?"

"Her grandmother had an accident, and now she is rushing to the hospital..."

“Drip, drip…”

The medical equipment in the ward made dull sounds, and the porcelain-white light cast circles of light on the floor, making people dizzy and at a loss.

"Grandpa Zhong——"

Zhou Xi ran over and saw Zhong Yinan sitting on a bench nearby with his back hunched, staring into the intensive care unit through the glass.

"Ah, Tongtong is here." Zhong Yinan turned to look at Zhou Xi and nodded to Yang Wen beside him. "Xiao Yang, you've worked hard on the road in such heavy rain."

"Of course, how's the teacher?"

Zhou Xi stared at Zhong Yinan. Water was still dripping down his face, his eyelashes were stuck together, and his hair was flat as compressed biscuits.

Zhou Xi was in a hurry when he got off the car and didn't open his umbrella. The rain poured down on his head and woke him up from his distracted state.

"I'm fine, why is grandma..."

"It's stable now, but the doctor said I need surgery..."

Zhong Yinan patted Zhou Xi, closed his cloudy eyes, and sighed: "Tongtong, your grandma is almost eighty years old, and her heart is already very tired..."

Zhou Xi stared closely at Xu Shulan, who was lying on the hospital bed with a ventilator. In fact, she had guessed that Xu Shulan had a heart disease to begin with, and in addition to these years...

If it weren't for her, Xu Shulan wouldn't have endured it any longer. It was too hard. So the person who signed the operation form was not her, but Zhong Yinan.

Zhong Yinan knows Xu Shulan best, and her grandmother also knows her best.

If it was Zhou Xi, maybe she would really be selfish and despicable, and would rather let Xu Shulan lie on the hospital bed, with only one breath left, than gamble with her life.

She couldn't personally send Xu Shulan off, but Zhong Yinan wouldn't.

To Zhong Yinan, Xu Shulan is Xu Shulan first and Zhou Xi's grandmother second.

Therefore, Zhong Yinan will unconditionally support and implement Xu Shulan's wishes.

"Tongtong, I'm sorry. I should have told you earlier, but your grandma, well, you know, she is..."

Zhong Yinan saw Zhou Xi rushing over from school in the heavy rain, his body was wet in many places, and it was already late.

Zhou Xi's throat seemed to be blocked by something, and his voice was dry: "I need surgery..."

"It's okay, you go back first and take a rest. Your uncle Yang and I will be watching over you here. The operation has to be performed. This is your grandma's life."

"I..." Zhou Xi didn't speak yet.

"Go back, come back tomorrow, and help your grandma get her things. You came in a hurry and forgot your ID and clothes. If you don't go back, you'll be soaked. If you don't go back and change clothes, what if you catch a cold and fall ill? What if your grandma wakes up and can't see you?"

Zhong Yinan gently touched Zhou Xi's head, his tone was a bit comforting and a bit commanding. He knew that if Zhou Xi stayed here, he would probably be sad and tired, and he was still a child.

Zhou Xi looked at the ward for a long time, a little breathless, and finally lowered his head: "Okay, Grandpa Zhong and Uncle Yang, thank you for your hard work."

"Don't worry."

It had just rained, the mud on the ground was washed away, and even the air was clean.

Many shops in the town were closed. Zhou Xi found a shop in the corner. There were only two lights in the shop. The lights had been used for many years and were covered with a thick layer of dust. They were not very bright, and the sleepy proprietress was half-hidden in the shadows.

"Boss, give me a bowl of wontons."

"Oh, little girl, you're so lucky! It's the last serving of wontons! Right now! Please sit down for a moment."

The proprietress cheered herself up, thinking that she would be able to close the stall and go home soon, and her child was waiting at home, so she felt strong again.

The plump little wontons are squeezed into the bowl, half floating on the soup, with a few green onions sprinkled on top, which looks very appetizing.

There were some condiments on the table, red pepper sauce, and wrinkled dried radish. There wasn't much left, so it looked like it must taste good.

Zhou Xi didn't know why, but he suddenly wanted to add the red chili sauce.

She is just an idiot. She wants to die and torture herself.

The chili sauce was gently stirred with a porcelain spoon, and the wontons and soup were dyed red, perhaps just for the visual effect of this moment.

After eating a bowl of wontons, the spiciness ran rampant in my body. It felt like fire was on wherever it passed. My body became hot and pain was churning in my stomach.

Zhou Xi felt a lump in his throat and was in pain, but he couldn't explain why. He just let the pain numb himself little by little.

It was too fast, she couldn't bear it.

Time pushed her forward, and she wanted to lie on the ground like a scoundrel and try to stop it, and bite time to death.

If a good or bad person in a family wants to become a human being, they will be more miserable than a ghost, more crazy than a lunatic, and more stupid than someone with Alzheimer's disease. It's a joke.

After returning home, Zhou Xi charged his turned-off mobile phone. After a while, the phone kept ringing with many messages.

There are Xiao Xiaoyu's, Lao Zhang's, Grandpa Zhong's, Uncle Yang's, Gao Yuanyuan's...

Zhou Xi was so tired that he lay on the bed powerless. He felt numb and his hands were stiff. He had to reply to the messages one by one.

Xiao Xiaoyu said the most words, all of which were caring. I could see her anxiety through the screen, and a warm feeling flowed through my heart.

She didn't expect that Gao Liyang also sent her a message.

Oh, you: [Are you okay?]

Zhou Xi tapped the screen slowly with his fingers.

Turkey: [Thank you, it's okay, don't worry.]

Just as I was about to exit the conversation, I suddenly remembered that Xu Shulan had surgery and she needed to take a leave of absence. She had just finished her midterm exams, so as expected, she should be reviewing the papers these days.

She can look at the test paper again in a few days, just take notes...

I originally wanted to find Xiao Xiaoyu or Gao Yuanyuan, but they themselves said that their grades were not good, they could not understand much in class, and they were afraid of making mistakes in their notes.

I took off my slightly wet coat and hung it on the balcony to dry. I turned on my phone and saw that I had replied to the message.

Oh, you: [Okay, be careful.]

There is another sentence.

Oh, you head: [Come back soon, or there will be no one to cover for me. ]

Gao Liyang sat on the bed, and the sound of Lu Zisheng fighting alone in the game could still be heard from his mobile phone. He pretended not to hear Lu Zisheng's roar. He would explain it to him later and he would definitely get his understanding.

Gao Liyang thought for a moment, then typed on the screen with his bony fingers.

Oh, you: [Waiting for you. 】

Zhou Xi finally replied, and Gao Liyang finally let out a sigh of relief.

Turkey: [Okay.]

"Okay, students, when you see this question..."

Apart from the teacher's voice, the classroom was so quiet that you could hear the sound of chairs being moved upstairs.

All of Zhou Xi's papers and Gao Liyang's own were piled up at the left corner of the table, and the papers for this class were spread out on the right. The small table was in a mess.

Gao Liyang ignored it all and put all his thoughts under him. He supported his head with his left hand and lazily copied the densely written problem-solving process on the blackboard with his right hand.

I originally wanted to help Zhou Xi write the test paper carefully, but I saw that everyone had draft papers in each test paper and had not thrown them away in time, so they were sandwiched between the test papers.

At first glance, wow.

The steps on the draft paper corresponded to the question numbers, making the solution process clear at a glance. The girl's paper was not like his; it was very clean, with the options neatly filled in the brackets.

Besides, his handwriting was beautiful, pleasing to the eye and delicate, yet with a touch of brushstroke, showing the practiced handwriting and his own writing habits. Since the answer was basically correct, he casually added a few strokes to make a supplement.

On the other hand, his own paper was...

It's so shameful that I and the little devil met the Immortal Jinluo and were completely defeated.

When Gao Liyang was taking the exam, he circled the answers randomly. His handwriting was already sloppy, and since he also wrote the draft on the test paper, he had almost no idea how to take notes.

“Oh, what a good habit!”

Gao Liyang sighed and felt ashamed after comparing himself with the old one. He immediately found a new notebook to collect his wrong questions.

"Those of you who got this question wrong, please think carefully about what I told you..."

It's just a pity that it's really boring to have the teacher explain the test paper like this. Zhou Xi is not here, so there's no way I can sleep even if I want to. There's such a large empty space in front of him. If I fall asleep, I'll be caught by the teacher and severely criticized.

I really want her to come back soon.

These days, just as Zhou Xi had expected, teachers of various subjects were busy explaining the examination papers, and students were of course afraid to make a sound, for fear of catching the teacher in the lurch.

The results came out very quickly and were posted on the bulletin board in the first floor lobby.

Xiao Xiaoyu, Lu Zisheng and a few others were squeezed in the crowd, their eyes quickly searching for their names on the long column of results.

"Ahhh, Sister Zhou got first place in the grade!" Xiao Xiaoyu grabbed Gao Yuanyuan, her face full of pride.

"She is so amazing!" Gao Yuanyuan stood on tiptoe and looked over people's heads. She was also happy to hear Xiao Xiaoyu's words.

It’s indeed her, she never disappoints.

Gao Liyang also saw it at a glance, and when he looked back at the results, he was also surprised.

Awesome, awesome!

I really want to hold on to your thighs tightly. It’s okay to be a licking dog, as long as I can lick up the grades.

Zhou Xi did very well in every subject and there was nothing wrong with her. Although the second place was on par with her, the scores were very close, with only a difference of two points.

She got the first place in the grade in math. The math exam was difficult, but she still scored 145.

He naturally knew that he had taken notes on all of Zhou Xi's papers.

On the math test, she barely wrote anything except for the last question of the last big question. The rest of her answers were pretty much the same as the teacher's. She knew she did well in other subjects, but this was too good.

Compared to being ranked 40th in his grade, it didn't seem impressive at all. Although he considered himself good at liberal arts, he wasn't particularly good at science.

"Hey, Gao Yuanyuan, you did well in the English test!" Lu Zisheng finally found himself at 600th place. He looked up one place and saw Gao Yuanyuan. He looked down one place and found Xiao Xiaoyu's name around 700th place.

"It's okay. You did, too." Gao Yuanyuan hesitated in her words. Lu Zisheng was quite optimistic, thinking that he was not as good as the best but better than the worst. In fact, she felt that their results were not good.

There are about 1,200 students in the first year of high school, and 600 is ranked in the middle. Although compared with Yuxiu, who was admitted by Gao Yuanyuan with just the passing line, this ranking is actually an improvement, but who doesn't want to do better in the exams? Who would complain about having too many scores?

Gao Yuanyuan decided to reward herself with something delicious tonight and then start studying hard tomorrow.

Lu Zisheng pulled Xiao Xiaoyu's hair again: "Sorry, Miss Xiao, this time, I'm in front!"

"You're asking for a fight!"

“…”

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but turn her eyes to the front, then to the front, and then turned back again. When she saw her own name, she sighed in her heart: "Oh! The gap, the gap!!"

Zhou Xi is so awesome! I want to give her all the delicious food!

"Zhou Xi?"

Yao Yao was not interested in the results at first. After finding her name at random, she was about to leave, but she heard another name.

The results are so good, and the name is the same, plus the back view that day.

Yao Yao would always think of those things when she saw this name. She couldn't help but clench her fists, and her eyes were filled with deep irritation...

As soon as the results came out, the teachers began to praise the top students with excellent grades, while secretly pointing out the poor students with unsatisfactory results.

Zhou Xi naturally received a lot of praise, but unfortunately she was not there. However, many people were looking at her, including Gao Liyang, who all received the teacher's gaze as if they were looking at gold.

Perhaps the city heard the voices of the people of Wencheng, and the rain that had lasted for a week finally stopped, ushering in sunny days.

Xu Shulan's operation was relatively successful and she was transferred to the general ward. She woke up soon after, but she was still very weak.

The nurse at the front desk handed over a stack of receipts from the glass window sill and said in a shrill, vague voice: "From the day before yesterday to today, the total is..."

After paying the bill, Zhou Xi stuffed his phone and bill receipt into his bag, and walked towards the stairwell carrying a blue insulated lunch box with a bowl of noodles in it.

Suddenly, a man in a navy blue old man's shirt passed by.

He is the head teacher of the class next door, Wen Chengwen, and everyone gives him the nickname, Square.

Zhou Xi stopped and looked back, but couldn't find it.

"Move aside."

"hurry up……"

"Take out the money..."

"Don't count! It's still this much..."

"I'm going to take food to my mother, you go pick up my son..."

Zhou Xi clenched the object in his hand, as if trying to grasp something through this effort.

Wherever he went, there were screams, roars, sighs, and impatience...