I didn't respond to Ye Zhi's words immediately. Instead, I turned my gaze to the window. It was raining again in Bangkok. The lights were reflected by the rain, creating a large expanse of red and green. Pedestrians walked back and forth on these shimmering lights. And so, I saw the dreamlike side of this city... I was moved, but in that instant, I was also incredibly clear-headed.

I smiled and finally spoke to Ye Zhi, "The way you're saying it makes it sound like I've bought myself insurance. If my leg heals, I can do whatever I want again, just like before; if it doesn't, it's not a big deal. I'll finally have the woman I've always dreamed of... But why does it sound so heartbreaking? Why does one of us have to fall to the bottom of our lives before we can truly be together? Shouldn't love be pure and flawless?"

Ye Zhi fell silent for a long time before replying, "It takes courage to burn one's bridges... I also hate this choice, but I have too many things I can't let go of!"

"So... I'm really worried right now. I'm worried that even if my leg is healed, I won't be happy... On the other hand, if my leg isn't healed, I'll become a burden to you for the rest of your life... Actually, if you think about this from the opposite perspective, I don't dare to feel overjoyed... No matter if my leg is healed or not, I'm the biggest loser in life!"

What are you trying to say?

"Don't give me that kind of hope, I don't know how to face it... I know that saying this must hurt you a lot, but if you look at this from an adult's perspective, what I'm saying is the truth... So, compared to that, I hope my leg can be healed, I want to do something great, and then live the life you want me to see..."

I smiled and said, "Don't forget our promise. I said I would buy you a Vacheron Constantin watch. I'm not just saying that casually. If I become a cripple, how can I keep my promise?"

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Zhi replied softly, "I understand what you mean. Your idea is more mature than I imagined!"

"This has nothing to do with maturity. I've thought this since I graduated from university. If a man loses his sense of responsibility, he doesn't deserve to be called a man."

"Then I'll wait for your good news."

"Yes, everything will be alright."

...

After ending the call with Ye Zhi, I couldn't sleep. I didn't know if I should have said those things to Ye Zhi. I just felt that a man should have some dignity. Why should I, now disabled, take her away and run away with her? Becoming disabled is already unfair to her enough, let alone making her give up a career and social status that she has painstakingly built up over so many years! But I also have regrets in my heart, like a gem I've always dreamed of owning, but when it's actually presented to me, I don't dare to reach for it.

Even so, Ye Zhi's words moved me like never before; it was as if I had received...

It was a good 'medicine' that gradually healed my mood.

...

Another day of boredom passed, and I finally waited for Wednesday. He truly lives up to his postgraduate degree; I didn't even pick him up at the airport, I just gave him an address, and he found the hospital on his own. This ability to communicate freely in a foreign country is what I envy most and need most right now.

Thailand's medical resources weren't as strained as I'd imagined, so Ping Ge got me a private room with a bed and a really comfortable sofa. Zhou San was overjoyed; he put a straw mat and a pillow on the sofa, and that became his bed.

He sighed and said to me, "Brother, ever since you entered this room, I've had this feeling that you're not here for a medical appointment, but more like on vacation... Is the medical care in Thailand really that good?"

"Look at how ignorant you are! Don't you know that Thailand is one of the world's largest medical tourism destinations? The Bumrungrad Hospital where I'm staying right now was one of the first hospitals to pass the JI audit and obtain its qualification certificate. The JI is arguably the most authoritative standard for evaluating medical institutions, and the certificates they issue are the gold standard for global medical standards... Moreover, Stephen Rush, the president of the American medical tourism company Salito, once said that many hospitals in Bangkok have reached the highest level in the world, comparable to, or even surpassing, those in the United States."

"You found this on Baidu?"

"Brother Ping told me... Don't you think that's a guarantee of confidence?"

"Wow, that's awesome! ...Brother Ping really helped you a lot this time!"

“I’m not grateful to him at all, he’s a bastard… He’s left me here for two days, you have no idea, these two days have been worse than being in a detention center. I feel like a grasshopper with its legs broken off, I can’t even jump… Luckily you came early, otherwise I would have wanted to die… By the way, who exactly helped you get your visa?”

While packing her luggage, Zhou San replied, "Anyway, you know everyone I know, so just guess."

Do you have the energy?

"I feel energetic."

I rolled my eyes at him and then kept quiet... It was dusk again, but the temperature hadn't dropped at all. Looking at the fallen leaves on the asphalt road, it felt like eggs had fallen into an iron pot. I suddenly felt hot and restless and wanted to drink something cold.

To be honest, I'm starting to get really nervous because tomorrow is the day of my surgery, and I don't know what the outcome will be.

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