Zhang Tong patted her back tenderly to comfort her.
"Don't be afraid, Shishi, don't be afraid, Auntie is here. Sweetie, you've slept for two hours, are you hungry? How about Auntie makes you some sweet water?"
"Drink some sweet water and then sleep a little longer. Your uncle is cooking porridge for you at home and will come to pick us up soon. We can eat as soon as we get home."
Xiao Dan saw that the child was alright, so he went back to cook porridge.
Knowing she liked sweets, they had malted milk powder sent over, just in case she woke up hungry.
However, this time the sweet water lost its appeal, and Zhang Tong felt the little girl in his arms trembling even more violently.
With a soft thud, a drop of scalding sweat fell onto her wrist, making her heart tremble.
"Shishi?"
She lifted the little girl's face and found that her entire forehead was covered in large beads of sweat, and her face and lips were completely bloodless, frighteningly pale.
Her heart clenched painfully, and she turned pale with fright.
"Shishi, does it hurt somewhere? Wait here, Auntie will go and call the doctor. Don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay."
She didn't realize that her lips were trembling and she was speaking incoherently.
She tried to run out and call for a doctor, but found she couldn't push the person in her arms away.
Those little hands clung to her tightly, refusing to let go.
There were only the two of them in the ward; all the other beds were empty, and no one was passing by the door. She was both worried and anxious.
"Shishi, please let go of my hand first. I'll go call the doctor to come and take a look at Shishi."
"No, Shishi doesn't want a shot, doesn't want a shot."
"You bastard, don't give the corpse a shot."
"Damn it, you all deserve to die."
These words were almost shouted out, his eyes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.
She let go and abruptly pulled the needle off her hand; Zhang Tong had no time to stop her.
After the needles were removed, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
Blood visibly seeped from that hand, gradually turning into a column of blood that splattered all over Zhang Tong.
In a panic, she pressed the bleeding wound, picked up the person with one hand, and ran outside.
"Doctor, doctor, someone come quick!"
In those scarlet eyes, Zhang Tong could actually see a world-destroying hatred.
right!
It's the ultimate hatred!
It is that kind of resentment born of endless torment and suffering.
She was absolutely not mistaken.
What exactly did this little girl go through?
He Chaoyang was looking for a ward number on a form when he heard the anxious shouts and rushed over.
"What's wrong with the patient?"
Zhang Tong's eyes were red with anxiety, and he forced back his fear as he said:
"Doctor, look at her! Her face is as white as paper. She fainted as soon as the needle was pulled out, causing a wound that is bleeding profusely."
He Chaoyang was startled when he saw that pale face.
How could it be her?
During the last checkup, apart from her brain, she seemed quite healthy.
He still vividly remembers those clear, bright eyes.
There was no time to spare at that moment. He stopped a passing nurse, gave her a few instructions, and hurriedly led Zhang Tong back to the ward.
Have Zhang Tong press on the bleeding point and carefully examine Zhou Shi.
Rapid breathing, a fast heart rate, and dilated pupils are signs of extreme fright.
"Comrade, what just happened? Why was she so terrified?"
terror?
Zhang Tong quickly realized the key point.
"She said she didn't want to get a shot, and she seemed very resistant and scared when she said it."
Upon hearing that she had been extremely frightened, she felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if it were being stabbed with needles.
While watching the commotion at the Zhu family's house, the girl was so cheerful and enthusiastic, wishing she could get involved herself.
She was certain that Zhou Shi's terror was definitely related to waking up to find an IV drip in her hand.
What had she gone through to unleash such intense hatred?
Or rather, what exactly did the Zhou family do to her?
He Chaoyang remembered how sunny and cheerful the little girl had been a few days ago, but he also remembered how resistant she looked when the soldier said he was going to get the medicine.
Perhaps the problem lies with the medicine itself.
The nurse hurriedly brought anti-inflammatory medicine and gauze. After applying the medicine to his hand to stop the bleeding, He Chaoyang told Zhang Tong about his doubts.
"Comrade, I treated the little girl before. She was brought here by a soldier named Xie Lin."
“I remember when she was getting the medicine, she was very resistant. It was a kind of disgust that came from deep in her memory. Comrade Xie had to coax her for a long time before she agreed to get the medicine.”
"Based on what you just said, she was probably frightened because of the IV drip."
“I looked at her medical record. It was acute gastroenteritis, nothing serious. Since she doesn’t want to get an IV drip, then we won’t do it.”
"I'll go to her attending physician to get some oral anti-inflammatory medication. You can find a way to get her to take it."
"For her hand wounds, I just apply some mercurochrome and I'll put some gauze on them to keep them dry."
"Pay attention to her diet when you get back. Keep it light for the next few days and avoid cold or spicy foods."
"Take her medicine on time for a few days, and once her appetite returns, it means the inflammation has subsided."
"Okay, okay, I got it."
Zhang Tong was still shaken; she had been terrified just now.
She was already resistant to having medicine applied to her forehead, so it's no wonder she was afraid when she saw the medicine dripping into her body.
Looking at the frail girl lying there quietly, completely devoid of her former vitality, Zhang Tong felt a pain in his heart as if it were being cut by a knife.
Nowadays, a letter of introduction is needed to go anywhere, so a young girl would never leave her small village. Therefore, the harm she suffered could not have come from the outside world.
Then there's only one possibility.
The deepest pain hidden in the little girl's heart comes from her closest family, the Zhou family.
According to Xie Lin, none of the Zhou family members were kind-hearted; the grandmother was cunning, the parents were domineering and shrewish, and the brothers and sisters regarded her as a tool for making money.
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