"What should we do then?" Ye Linyan thought of the scene of Xu Nuo lying on the ground, and wrapped the chains around his body. He guessed that Xu Nuo must have been trying to get food, but he was too weak and tripped over the chains, knocking over the lamp and falling off the bed.
"We need to treat the wound on your back first!"
"Then hurry up!"
Watching from the side, Ye Linyan, after the doctor had everything ready, said with a hint of helplessness, "We came in such a hurry, there's no anesthesia, you'll just have to bear it!"
"What kind of doctor are you if you don't bring anesthesia?"
Ye Linyan was already unhappy, and after hearing the doctor's words, her expression turned even more unpleasant!
"This injury should have gone to the hospital, so I only brought first aid supplies! I didn't expect we'd need anesthesia!"
The doctor explained that he was resting at home, and who would have thought that the person they rushed to bring him here was so badly injured!
"So what do we do now?" Ye Linyan asked the question for the second time.
The doctor looked at Xu Nuo's back and replied:
"My advice is to treat the wound on his back first. If the glass isn't removed, the risk of infection will increase at any time! Also, we can't be sure if the wound is too deep! Only after treating the wound can the fever be brought down!"
Looking at the still-bleeding wound on his back, Ye Linyan hesitated.
"Brother, it's okay! Put me on your lap and hold me, then I won't feel any pain!"
Xu Nuo knew Ye Linyan would never take him to the hospital, and that if he kept talking, she would only send someone to find anesthesia. But he didn't want to wait any longer. With glass stuck in his back, even the slightest movement was excruciating! His entire back was numb with pain!
Looking at Xu Nuo's smiling face and the hand tugging at his clothes, Ye Linyan couldn't help but think to himself, "One moment she was saying 'add more money,' and the next she can be acting cute towards me. I really can't understand what kind of person Xu Nuo is."
Despite her thoughts, seeing that the doctor was still waiting for her to make a decision, Ye Linyan helped Xu Nuo lie on her lap and let him hold her hand tightly.
"Just bear with the pain! It'll be over soon!"
Xu Nuo's back ached from the movement, but she still managed a smile at the doctor.
"Let's begin, but be gentle, doctor~"
The doctor was prepared and, seeing the dozen or so wounds on Xu Nuo's back, began to treat them.
Xu Nuo was able to grit her teeth and endure it at first, but after seven or eight pieces were removed, sweat was already streaming down her face, dripping onto Ye Linyan's legs and soaking a large area!
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The doctor Wang Mingwu found was fairly quick, but the pain didn't lessen at all.
Xu Nuo held Ye Linyan's hand, tightening and loosening it repeatedly!
Ye Linyan's other hand gently pressed against the back of Xu Nuo's neck; whenever he tried to move, that hand would hold him down.
"Don't move! Just bear with it a little longer, it'll be over soon!"
"It really hurts..."
Xu Nuo felt as if all her strength was about to be drained away, and she managed to hum out a weak sentence.
"Bite it down, it'll stop the pain!"
Ye Linyan placed his arm near Xu Nuo's lips, looking at the beads of sweat constantly appearing on his back. He could imagine how much pain he was in!
Xu Nuo forced a smile, lightly kissed Ye Linyan's forearm, and said:
"I'm not that fragile! I've been through even more serious injuries before!"
After speaking, he tilted his head and rested it on Ye Linyan's forearm.
Ye Linyan was taken aback when he heard him say, "I've suffered even more serious injuries!" He recalled that he didn't seem to have seen any obvious scars on Xu Nuo's body.
Then, Xu Nuo's sudden grip on his hand pulled him back to reality!
After the doctor removed all the glass shards and bandaged the wound, Xu Nuo couldn't even lift her eyelids.
After putting Xu Nuo back on the bed and making him lie face down, the doctor gave him another injection of fever reducer!
"The wounds aren't too deep, but there's still a risk of infection. Change the dressing twice a day! You might experience a low-grade fever before the wounds heal; you can take oral antipyretics! The wounds must not get wet..."
After giving a long list of instructions, Wang Mingwu finally left the necessary medication before sending it out.
When Ye Linyan turned around again, Xu Nuo had already fallen asleep again!
Touching Xu Nuo's forehead, Ye Linyan found it was still a little hot, and it would probably take a while for the fever to subside. Considering the doctor's words that he might develop a low-grade fever at any time, Ye Linyan thought for a moment and decided to stay by his side to observe him closely.
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As time passed, Xu Nuo's complexion gradually improved.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, Ye Linyan suddenly remembered Xu Nuo saying that he had suffered injuries even more severe than this. Why couldn't he remember Xu Nuo suffering any injuries?
As he searched his memory, Xu Nuo let out a slightly hoarse groan. Ye Linyan didn't hear what he said, but when he leaned closer, he noticed a thin layer of sweat on Xu Nuo's forehead!
It seems the fever has subsided!
Ye Linyan brought warm water to wipe Xu Nuo down, carefully examining his body as she did so. She had seen him before, but never so closely! She didn't see any obvious scars on his body!
When Ye Linyan touched Xu Nuo's abdomen, he could vaguely see that there really was a scar, but it was very light and faint. Plus, Xu Nuo was very fair-skinned, so if you didn't look closely, you really couldn't see it!
Ye Linyan turned Xu Nuo's body slightly to the side and looked closely. It really was a scar, and not just one. There were two more scars two or three centimeters apart!
These three scars are close together, but they are different in shape. One is under the ribs, and the other two are on the abdomen!
Ye Linyan examined the wound under his ribs closely and found it to be a knife wound. However, he couldn't tell what caused the other two wounds on his abdomen.
Ye Linyan was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, the scar left by the knife should not be so faint. Even if it was an injury in childhood, the scar should be very obvious!
Ye Linyan gently traced the scar with his fingers, lost in thought, when Xu Nuo's soft laughter came from above:
"Brother, it tickles!"
Ye Linyan looked up: "Awake? Are you hungry?"
"Hungry!"
After pouring out the water, Ye Linyan called Wang Mingwu and asked him to bring over some light food.
"How did you get these injuries? When were you injured? I don't remember."
Xu Nuo had just noticed Ye Linyan touching his scar and knew he would ask that question. He moved his body slightly; his back still hurt a little, but it was much better than before.
"I forgot, it's been too long!"
"Why is the scar so faint? I never noticed it before!"
Ye Linyan glanced at the three scars again and covered Xu Nuo with the blanket.
"I'm naturally scar-free!"
Xu Nuo, with her eyes half-closed, smiled and said, "I'm thirsty, brother..."
"So much trouble!" Ye Linyan said, but still brought him water and tested the temperature.
How did you fall down?
"A self-inflicted injury ploy to make you feel sorry for me! Hehe~" Xu Nuo chuckled a few times, put her arms under her chin, lay on the pillow, and looked at Ye Linyan with a happy smile.
Perhaps the fever reducer worked, because Xu Nuo felt much clearer-headed! She was no longer as drowsy as before!
"Then why don't you lie down on the artery! That would be so much easier!"
Ye Linyan knew Xu Nuo was saying that on purpose. He glanced at the chains on the ground and said, "No one will feel sorry for you! You're just suffering for yourself!"
"Brother, please let me go! Otherwise, next time, I'll really slit my artery!"
Xu Nuo calculated the time and realized that two or three days had passed. He couldn't be sure for two reasons: first, the room had no windows, so he couldn't tell whether it was day or night; second, he was delirious from the fever and couldn't remember exactly how much time had passed.
"Let you go? So you can go find Nan Qing'an and Ye Zhen? And plot against me with them?"
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