Chapter 76 Extra 03

More than a week later, Ji Ruan's wound finally scabbed over, healed, and new flesh grew. He received notice that he could be re-assigned to an external machine.

The night before, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep well.

This was the longest period of hearing loss in his life. He could only hear a little distorted sound every day. Only when Gu Xiuyi spoke close to his ear could he feel the real sound.

When Gu Xiuyi was not around, he felt like he had lost touch with the whole world. Ji Ruan always felt that if he continued to be deaf for a few more days, he would probably not be able to speak anymore.

The next day, Ji Ruan had two big dark circles under his eyes, but he was in high spirits. He sat on the edge of the bed and swung his calves, because the installation of the external machine meant that he could be discharged from the hospital and see the light of day again!

He had changed out of his floral hospital gown and was now wearing a pure white T-shirt. Gu Xiuyi had put a thin light blue jacket over him and he was wearing knee-length shorts, revealing the scars on his calves.

Ji Ruan always has many scars on his body.

Gu Xiuyi felt a little distressed, so he handed him the honey water, put his arm around his shoulders and sat down, tilting his head to watch him sip it: "I told you to go to bed early last night, but you didn't, and now your eyes are all dark circles."

Ji Ruan held the cup and smiled: "I'm happy."

He leaned forward, rested his chin on Gu Xiuyi's shoulder, and said in a softer voice: "I'm so happy, I can hear again."

Gu Xiuyi took the water cup away to prevent Ji Ruan from spilling it. He kissed Ji Ruan's eyes and said, "Well, you didn't sleep well. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"No," Ji Ruan said with bright eyes, "Very good."

His current state of excitement is close to ecstasy, perhaps because the continuous hospitalization has really made him feel suffocated.

In order to let the children go out for some fresh air earlier, Gu Xiuyi did not waste any more time. He simply accompanied Ji Ruan for breakfast and then took him to find Li Suian.

It was still the familiar treatment room. This was Ji Ruan's third time having an external machine installed here. He sat down at the treatment table with ease.

Li Suian took out the equipment and said to Ji Ruan in a slow voice: "If you feel uncomfortable during the process, just raise your hand. You can take a break and take your time. Don't force yourself."

Ji Ruan listened carefully, nodded and made an OK gesture.

Li Suian looked at Gu Xiuyi again and said comfortingly, "It's okay. This is the third time. Maybe you've gotten used to it. It won't be that uncomfortable this time."

Gu Xiuyi had no expression, but said in a deep voice: "Let's get started."

"Okay." Li Suian responded, connected the device to Ji Ruan's ear and started tuning.

In an instant, an electric current passed through his scalp, and his ears were sometimes quiet and sometimes noisy. Ji Ruan was very familiar with every process.

But a sensitive physique is just that, a sensitive one, and he did not become adapted to it after repeated attempts. Even though Ji Ruan tried his best to tense his body and concentrate, he still could not resist the intense dizziness and nausea.

After a few minutes, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Gu Xiuyi had been hugging Ji Ruan, feeling his back slightly arched, his left arm resting horizontally on his upper abdomen, leaving only one hand to try his best to give feedback.

Li Suian knew that Ji Ruan's body was not adapting well, so he consciously sped up his movements, but he still couldn't let Ji Ruan hold on until the end.

Halfway through, when Ji Ruan's face turned pale and he was trembling in Gu Xiuyi's arms, Gu Xiuyi called for a stop.

Li Suian immediately paused the device and stood up: "Is everything ok?"

The noisy waves gradually subsided, and Ji Ruan's senses gradually returned, but he felt very dizzy and everything in front of him was spinning wildly.

He closed his eyes in pain again, but when he closed his eyes, it was himself who started spinning. He almost lost his balance and fell off the chair, but Gu Xiuyi held him firmly.

"It's okay, baby. We're not in a hurry." Gu Xiuyi whispered in his ear. His voice was distorted in the rotating space, but it was low and steady, so Ji Ruan could hear it clearly.

He stroked Ji Ruan's back gently: "Let's take it slow, it will be fine soon..."

"I'm holding you, take a rest."

Ji Ruan leaned weakly on Gu Xiuyi's shoulder, his body supported by the other party. He tried to breathe hard and adjust his state, and after a while he nodded gently.

After the entire startup and tuning process, Ji Ruan was sweating all over again, and was carried back to the ward by Gu Xiuyi in a listless manner.

Although he felt as uncomfortable as usual, Ji Ruan did not vomit this time, which was a milestone in his progress.

His cheeks were pale as he was held in Gu Xiuyi's arms, but a faint smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, as if he felt that his progress was very gratifying, and he received Gu Xiuyi's doting kiss.

After returning to the ward, Gu Xiuyi accompanied Ji Ruan to rest for a while. After he recovered a little, he fed him something to eat. Because the child felt uncomfortable due to sweating, he took him to take a bath and his hair was blown to make it fluffy and smooth.

When Ji Ruan was discharged from the hospital, she shook her hair at the gate, and she became a fragrant dandelion fluttering in the wind, oh no, half a dandelion.

The luggage for the hospital stay was packed and taken away by the assistant last night, so today Gu Xiuyi traveled light and personally acted as a driver to pick Ji Ruan up and take him home.

Ji Ruan, who regained his hearing, was like a curious baby. He tilted his head to look at everything he heard. He hadn't heard a clear sound for nearly a month, and any small noise could arouse his curiosity.

There was a bit of traffic jam after entering the city, and they had to stop and go among the endless stream of cars.

Ji Ruan opened the car window completely, turned slightly sideways, put his hands on the window frame, and obeyed traffic rules by not sticking his hands out of the window. He just put his fingertips together, sitting in a very well-behaved posture.

He blinked his big eyes and looked at the street outside. He would laugh when he heard the Phoenix Legend playing in the Volkswagen next to him, and he would also laugh when he heard the cheering exercises outside the real estate storefronts on the street. Everything could make him laugh.

His eyes are incredibly bright, and every glance shows curiosity, exploration and love for the world. Sound is the most wonderful thing in the world to him.

Even the noisy honking in traffic jams that annoys everyone is a precious perception to him.

Gu Xiuyi felt heat in his eyes, as if Ji Ruan's happy and innocent gaze was so hot that it would burn him.

The light turned red, he stopped the car, turned Ji Ruan's face and kissed her hard.

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Before going home, Ji Ruan went to the school to get something.

Gu Xiuyi parked the car on the side of the road and waited for him at the security booth at the door.

Ji Ruan was in high spirits when he left, but when he came back, he had a pouty mouth and looked unhappy.

Gu Xiuyi didn't miss such a good opportunity. He kissed Dudu on the mouth first, then hugged Ji Ruan: "What's wrong? Who made you unhappy?"

Ji Ruan was holding a bag in his hand, and Gu Xiuyi vaguely saw some information and a few packaging boxes in it. It must be that his roommates had specially prepared gifts for him when they gave him the information.

Logically speaking, Ji Ruan should be very happy.

Ji Ruan raised his face. The hood of his coat was put on, covering half of his eyebrows and eyes. He raised his hand to support his eyes and exposed them, and accused:

"Han Xiaolin and the others laughed at me."

His face was droopy, and he looked very aggrieved.

Gu Xiuyi couldn't help but pinched the flesh on his cheek: "What did they say about you?"

Ji Ruan took off his hat angrily and pointed at the shiny half of his head: "They said I look like a Shamatte!"

It must be said that the barber's skills were very good. Half of Ji Ruan's head was shaved clean without any stubble, while the other half was a little long because he hadn't had his hair cut for a month.

At first glance, this hairstyle is indeed very cool and a bit social. He can almost be the top or second in command among those social guys in the alleys.

"They, they even played that song in front of me!" Ji Ruan became more and more angry, "So I unilaterally broke off relations with them for half an hour."

"You've heard that song, right? It's the one that goes 'Your mom always says I'm old-fashioned, so I went to get my hair permed by Master Wang at the entrance of the village,'" Ji Ruan sang a few lines, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "I'm really pissed off!"

Gu Xiuyi could no longer hold back his laughter. The corners of his mouth twitched so much that he had to lag behind Ji Ruan by two steps and raise his hand to cover his lips to try to suppress his laughter.

"How could that be? Don't listen to their nonsense," he put his arm around Ji Ruan's shoulders again and comforted her, "You don't look ugly at all. You're really cute. This hairstyle was the most popular in our era."

Ji Ruan's expression softened a little: "Really?"

Gu Xiuyi said seriously: "When have I ever lied to you? When I was in middle school, half of the students in my class had this kind of hair."

Ji Ruan nodded, and finally stopped being so angry after being comforted by Gu Xiuyi. After getting in the car, he suddenly realized that something was wrong:

"But your middle school was the era when Shamatte was the most popular!"

Gu Xiuyi was stunned: "..."

Ji Ruan was so angry that he was about to cry.

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In order to comfort Ji Ruan's wounded heart and make him temporarily forget the fact that he had become a Shamatte, Gu Xiuyi took him to the supermarket and tried to divert his attention with snacks.

Ji Ruan was indeed very competitive and kept stuffing snacks into the shopping cart, including but not limited to chocolate, beef jerky, potato chips, etc.

Gu Xiuyi followed silently behind and looked at the expiration date, estimating whether Ji Ruan's fragile stomach could finish the entire truckload of food before it expired.

When walking to the tasting area, Ji Ruan was attracted by the aroma of grilled sausages and stopped. A pretty young lady was frying ham, saying the promotional slogan while frying, her voice soft and gentle.

Ji Ruan tilted his head unconsciously and listened carefully.

When the young lady looked up, she saw a cool and cute boy wearing a hoodie and a hat standing in front of her. The boy looked at her, smiled with his eyes curved, and praised her without reservation: "You have a nice voice."

The young lady's ears turned red and she touched her face embarrassedly: "Thank you, thank you, do you want to try it?" Then she brought the pot and the ham to Ji Ruan.

Ji Ruan smiled and shook his head, then picked up the toothpick: "No need, just a small piece is enough for me."

Then two more bags of Gold Medal ham appeared in their shopping cart.

To check out, one had to pass by the bathing area. Gu Xiuyi pushed the cart in front of him tirelessly. After a few steps, he realized that there was no one around him. Turning back, he saw Ji Ruan standing in front of a row of shampoo shelves in a daze.

"What are you thinking about, baby?" He took a few steps forward and hugged Ji Ruan, waving his hand in front of his eyes: "Baby?"

Ji Ruan turned his head, his eyes fixed, and pointed with his hand: "I want to buy this."

Gu Xiuyi looked in the direction of his white fingertips and saw that it was a bottle of Overlord!

As expected, he still couldn't forget about his hair.

"..." Gu Xiuyi opened his mouth but couldn't say anything: "Well, baby..."

He tried to phrase it: "Bawang targets people with hair loss and hair growth difficulties, you are not in trouble."

In his opinion, Ji Ruan's hair was very good. It grew faster than bamboo shoots after the rain. If you didn't pay attention for a few days, you would see a few stubbles.

But Ji Ruan's eyelashes trembled, and he lowered his head with drooping eyebrows, looking aggrieved.

Gu Xiuyi's heart couldn't bear it anymore, and he quickly held up Ji Ruan's face and said, "Buy it, buy it!"

"Is one box enough?"