Chapter 35 Burns
Lin Wan looked at the thin face of the boy on the hospital bed and expressed her heartache: "It's hard for him to suffer from illness at such a young age. But now he has had surgery, and the doctor said that if he takes good care of himself in the future, he will have a chance to recover. I hope he will never have a relapse."
"Although he missed you a lot during your absence, he also understood your difficulties. He often told me to get better soon so that he would not be a burden to you anymore."
Xu Qingsui sat on the edge of the bed, holding his brother's thin hand, and smiled with relief.
Although her brother's illness made life even more difficult for both of them, she was still grateful to God for leaving her brother to her.
During those dark days, she and her brother depended on each other. Along the way, her brother had already become her spiritual pillar for survival.
Seeing his brother's hand full of blue and red needle holes from intravenous drip, Xu Qingsui wanted to apply hot water to it.
She shook the teapot with little water in it and asked Lin Wan, "Where is the water room?"
"I'll go."
Lin Wan stood up as she spoke, but Xu Qingsui declined: "I want to go out for a walk."
Following the direction indicated by Lin Wan, Xu Qingsui found the water room.
"Brother Lin, I still feel very uncomfortable..."
Xu Qingsui looked up and saw Yan Xisui leaning in Huo Xilin's arms. The two of them had just walked to the door of the water room, and it seemed that he did not expect that she was here, so they both froze in place.
Huo Xilin quickly pushed Yan Xisui away and asked Xu Qingsui, "Why are you here?"
"I came to see my brother, you..." As she spoke, Yan Xisui leaned weakly into Huo Xilin's arms again: "Brother Lin, I feel dizzy."
Huo Xilin had to give up his attempt to push her away again.
At this moment, the boiling water splashed out of the bottle and scalded the back of Xu Qingsui's hand. She suddenly came to her senses and turned off the switch, then picked up the kettle and lowered her head to borrow it from the two people, "I'll go first."
After Xu Qingsui walked away, Huo Xilin supported Yan Xisui and said, "I'll take you back to the ward first."
"Brother Lin, now that you came to see me this time, will you not come again in the future?" Yan Xisui asked pitifully.
"The doctor has found a suitable heart for you. I came here just to confirm. I said I would cure your illness, and now we owe each other nothing." Huo Xilin said calmly.
Tears welled up in her eyes: "Brother Lin, are you unwilling to forgive me for the rest of your life?"
Huo Xilin sighed and said helplessly: "Xisui, people always move forward, no one will look back. It's not that I don't forgive you, but we have already moved on."
"Do you still have me in your heart?" Yan Xisui cried, "Or have you fallen in love with Xu Qingsui?"
"I don't like Xu Qingsui..."
Before Huo Xilin could finish his words, Yan Xisui burst into laughter. She rested her head on his arm and said shyly, "I knew that you always said one thing and meant another. You didn't fall in love with Xu Qingsui. You still have me in your heart. You just want to use her to piss me off..."
The voice faded away, and Xu Qingsui walked out from the corner with a strong yet helpless smile on his lips.
When Xu Qingsui returned to the ward, her brother had already woken up and was sitting on the bed. When he saw her come in, his eyes lit up, "Sister, you're here?"
"Are you feeling better?" Xu Qingsui asked softly.
"Much better now. The doctor said I'll be discharged soon. Sister, you don't have to live such a hard life anymore. I can also make money when I get better!"
Xu Qingsui was amused by his brother's optimistic attitude, and his previous depressed mood was swept away: "Okay."
"Sister, what's wrong with your hand?" Xu Di noticed the redness and swelling on the back of her hand, and a few blisters that were gradually appearing, and asked anxiously.
"I accidentally burned myself just now, it's okay." Xu Qingsui quickly hid his hand and said calmly.
"Hurry up and let the doctor take a look. He said it's okay despite such severe burns." Brother Xu was anxious to get up, his face turning pale with anxiety.
Xu Qingsui quickly comforted him: "Okay, okay, I'll go find a doctor to take care of it, just lie down and don't move."
In order to comfort her brother, Xu Qingsui had to walk out of the ward and planned to find a nurse to deal with it. Suddenly, she saw Huo Xilin leaning against the wall.
"Why are you here?" Xu Qingsui asked in surprise. Shouldn't he be with Yan Xisui at this moment?
Huo Xilin walked up to her, took her scalded hand without saying a word, looked at the large blisters on it, frowned, and said unhappily: "You are so old, why are you so clumsy in doing things?"
Xu Qingsui wanted to pull his hand back: "I'm fine."
Huo Xilin held it very tightly, and Xu Qingsui couldn't pull it back at all. He spoke in a rare cold voice: "Don't move, come with me." After that, he pulled her towards the infirmary.
"Mr. Huo, don't do this. It would be bad if Miss Yan saw it." Xu Qingsui was forced to follow him.
Huo Xilin stopped and turned around, "Do you care about her opinion?"
"I was afraid she might misunderstand something."
Huo Xilin sneered: "That's my business, it has nothing to do with you, and your business is to fulfill the marriage agreement. If you say one more word, it will be considered a breach of contract."
Xu Qingsui felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on her. Yes, what right did she have to ask about his affairs?
The purpose of her marrying him was to make him displease Yan Xisui.
Xu Qingsui shut his mouth obediently and followed him.
The doctor was Huo Xilin's long-time friend. They had met at a party before. When he saw Xu Qingsui, he openly called out, "Sister-in-law."
"Doctor Gao, long time no see." Xu Qingsui greeted awkwardly.
"Don't bother with the small talk, just look at her hand." Huo Xilin looked unhappy. He pushed the person down on the chair, took out Xu Qingsui's burned hand and placed it in front of Dr. Gao.
"Oh my!" Dr. Gao exclaimed, "How come the burn is so severe?"
"Is it serious?" Huo Xilin's face became visibly panicked.
"It's not that bad. You'll be fully recovered in ten days or half a month." Doctor Gao replied humorously.
"Don't joke, can it be cured?" Huo Xilin asked nervously, "Will it leave scars?"
"Such burns may leave scars on others, but I guarantee they will heal as before." Doctor Gao stood up and took medicine and gauze from the cabinet: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, if you insist on applying this medicine I give you every day, I guarantee that there will be no scars."
He helped Xu Qingsui deal with the burn and wrapped it with a layer of gauze. After everything was done, while Huo Xilin was leaving, he whispered to Xu Qingsui: "Sister-in-law, this is the first time I see Brother Huo so nervous."
Yeah?
Xu Qingsui smiled, not taking Dr. Gao's words to heart, and whispered, "That's because you haven't seen how President Huo is nervous about Miss Yan."
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