Chapter 32 Despair
She stood up and walked to the window, praying silently in her heart, Tang Shi, you must be safe.
The next day, Chi Jinjin didn't have breakfast and hurriedly got on the bus to City A. On the way, he casually ate two eggs that Zhang Xianmei gave him.
When they arrived in the city, it was already evening. Chi Jinjin got off the car and rushed to the People's Hospital without any stop.
When I arrived at the hospital, I quickly contacted Tang Shi's mother and found the ward according to her instructions.
"Tang Shi!" Chi Jinjin ran in impatiently.
Tang Shi was lying on the hospital bed. Although he had woken up, he looked very weak.
She had been in good health since she was a child and had never looked so haggard.
Chi Jinjin suddenly felt heartbroken.
"You are Chi Jinjin, right?" asked Tang Shi's mother Zhou Jingyi.
Chi Jinjin bowed to her and said, "Hello, Auntie."
At this time, the doctor came to check on the ward.
Tang Shi hurriedly asked, "Doctor, when will my leg be healed? I have to participate in the provincial competition in a few days!"
The doctor sighed and said, "Your leg ligaments and bones are severely injured. Let alone competing, even standing up and walking will probably be difficult. Don't think about that right now. Just focus on healing your injuries first."
"What..." Tang Shi was suddenly struck by lightning. She couldn't believe it and sat up all of a sudden. She wanted to get out of bed, but her legs felt like a huge rock weighing a thousand pounds was pressing down on them and she couldn't lift them at all.
Seeing this, the doctor hurriedly said, "Don't move around, otherwise it will be difficult for you to stand up in the future."
Chi Jinjin hurriedly and anxiously persuaded Tang Shi, "Tang Shi, stop moving around. Just listen to the doctor and take good care of yourself."
"No... I can't do this..." Tang Shi looked at her legs and pleaded with the doctor, "Doctor, I'm an athlete. My legs can't be disabled. I still want to participate in the provincial competition and join the national team. I beg you to think of a solution for me!"
"It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that your leg is really badly injured. The best I can do is to let you stand up and move around like normal. But the premise is that you have to cooperate with me. If you don't believe in my medical skills, you can go to another hospital and see another doctor." The doctor said helplessly.
"I don't want to walk like normal, I want to run, I want to participate in the competition." Tang Shi grabbed the doctor's white coat in despair. Running is what she is most proud of, and she thinks it is the best way to realize her own value. If she loses this, what else does she have?
"Okay, the doctor said it's good enough that you can stand up, so stop making trouble here." Zhou Jingyi said coldly.
Tang Shi said nothing more and let go of the doctor's white coat.
After the doctor left, Zhou Jingyi said, "Since your friend is here, I'm no longer needed."
She took out a stack of money from her bag and said to Tang Shi, "I've already paid for the other expenses. Take these and use them. If you don't have enough, don't call me. I'm very busy. Just send a message."
Zhou Jingyi threw the money on Tang Shi's bed and left the ward without hesitation.
Chi Jinjin had seen Zhou Jingyi's indifference towards Tang Shi before, but now it seemed even worse than before, as if the person lying on the bed was not her biological daughter, but a stranger who needed to be responsible.
Tang Shi didn't say anything, nor did he take the money. He lay down and pulled the quilt to cover his head.
"Tang Shi, are you hungry? Let me buy you something to eat." Chi Jinjin asked.
Tang poetry is silent.
Chi Jinjin took it as her consent, left the ward, and bought her some porridge.
"Tang Shi, do you want to eat? I bought you your favorite corn porridge." Chi Jinjin sat down beside her bed and asked cautiously.
Tang Shi still didn't speak.
Chi Jinjin said, "Okay, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Then when you're hungry, tell me and I'll heat it up for you."
She stood up and put the lid on the porridge.
Tang Shi didn't eat or talk for the whole afternoon.
Chi Jinjin looked up at her IV bottle and sat quietly beside her.
At night, Chi Jinjin brought some warm water and said to her, "Tang Shi, let me wipe your face. It will make you feel better."
She put the dry towel into the water, and after the towel absorbed enough water, she took it out and wrung it dry, then slowly pulled open Tang Shi's quilt.
Just as she reached out to wipe her, Tang Shi snatched the towel from her hand, threw it to the ground, and scolded, "Don't touch me, okay! Why don't you stay at home? Why did you come all the way here? I don't need you to control me, and I don't need anyone to control me! Get out!"
Tang Shi collapsed and yelled at Chi Jinjin.
Sun Luyao, who was outside the door, took it all in and a smile appeared on his face.
Chi Jinjin was yelled at by her, but she didn't say anything. She just squatted down to pick up the towel, put it back in the basin, and said gently, "If you don't want to wipe it, then don't wipe it."
She took the basin to the bathroom, washed the towel and poured out the water.
"Tang Shi, I have to go to the first floor to get the test results. You should have a good rest." Chi Jinjin said to her and left the ward.
As soon as she left, Sun Luyao entered the ward.
"What are you doing here?" Tang Shi asked Sun Luyao with hostility when he saw her.
Sun Luyao sneered, gloating, "I heard you were going to be paralyzed. I thought as your younger sister, I should at least come and visit you, right?"
"You don't need to be here. It's just false sympathy." Tang Shi said coldly.
Sun Luyao scoffed, "How can a paraplegic still have such a foul mouth? Honestly, you're not good at studying, and now you can't even run. Your sports career is over. What's the point of you still living? What's your future? If I were you, I'd just die."
"Get out...get out!!" Tang Shi picked up the pillow behind him and threw it at her.
Sun Luyao was hit and cursed angrily, "Psycho, paralytic, you're in this state, this is your own karma!"
"Please leave here immediately."
Chi Jinjin's voice suddenly rang in her ears. Sun Luyao looked over and saw her standing at the door with a cold look in her eyes.
"What if I don't leave?" Sun Luyao asked provocatively.
Chi Jinjin stepped forward and dragged her out of the ward, warning her, "If you make trouble again, I will call the police."
Sun Luyao said sarcastically, "Chi Jinjin, you really are such a nice person. You were just scolded like that, and you still begged and pleaded to be nice to them, but they didn't appreciate your kindness. Don't blame me for not telling you, Tang Shi is an ungrateful person. No matter how nice you are to her, she won't remember it, just like what happened today."
"That has nothing to do with you." Chi Jinjin turned and entered the ward, completely ignoring Sun Luyao's words.
Sun Luyao gritted her teeth in anger. She couldn't understand why, even after all this, Chi Jinjin was still willing to be friends with Tang Shi and even care about her. Is Tang Shi really that good?
Chi Jinjin sat on the stool beside the bed and asked worriedly, "Tang Shi, Sun Luyao didn't say anything bad, right?"
Tang Shi glanced at Chi Jinjin, still without saying anything, and closed his eyes.
"If you're tired, just take a rest. Everything will be fine after a good night's sleep." Chi Jinjin said softly and turned off the bedside lamp for her.
Chi Jinjin had no place to sleep, so she could only lie down beside Tang Shi's bed.
Tang Shi slowly opened his eyes and his gaze fell on Chi Jinjin beside him.
The next day, Chi Jinjin ate yesterday's corn porridge and bought another portion for Tang Shi, but Tang Shi still refused to eat or talk.
This went on day after day, relying only on nutrient solution to survive. No matter how Chi Jinjin tried to persuade Tang Shi, there was only despair in Tang Shi's eyes, with no hope of life at all.
Just before this, she was still a girl with energy in her eyes, running with high spirits on the sun-drenched track, opening her arms to embrace the victory at the finish line.
"Ji Jin."
Suddenly, Tang Shi, who had not spoken for a long time, called her softly.
"I'm here, Tang Shi." Chi Jinjin responded immediately.
Tang Shi turned her head and looked at Chi Jinjin who had been guarding the bed and said, "I want to eat strawberries. Can you buy me some?"
"Okay, I'll buy it for you now!" Chi Jinjin was overjoyed when she saw that she was finally willing to eat.
She ran out of the ward, went to the store, bought some strawberries, and rushed to the hospital to let Tang Shi eat them as soon as possible.
But as soon as I entered the ward, I saw Tang Shi cutting her wrists with a fruit knife, and the bedding was covered with deep red blood.
"Tang Shi!" Chi Jinjin was startled and dropped what he was holding. He rushed forward and grabbed the blade, saying anxiously, "What are you doing? Let go!"
"Chi Jinjin, don't bother me, just let me die! My legs are broken and I can't run anymore. What's the point of living? I want to die, I want to die!" Tang Shi roared like crazy.
Chi Jinjin held the blade tightly. The sharp blade cut her palm, and the spreading pain made her afraid to move.
Fortunately, many doctors and nurses came to help soon, but Tang Shi fainted and the wound on his wrist was still bleeding.
The doctor and nurse pushed Tang Shi out of the ward and sent her to the emergency room.
Chi Jinjin followed them downstairs and went to the emergency room.
"I've bought everything you want." Nan Xuqiu was talking on the phone while holding a bag of medicine.
Lin Shuya's voice came from the phone. She said, "Thank you, Brother Xuqiu. You know my special status. If I were photographed going to the hospital, the paparazzi would definitely write nonsense about me."
"You're welcome." Nan Xuqiu said, but when he turned around, he saw Chi Jinjin running over with an anxious look on his face.
Chi Jinjin?
Why is she here?
Nan Xuqiu couldn't help but feel puzzled.
He hung up the phone and walked in the direction where Chi Jinjin ran.
She was seen standing in front of the emergency room door, leaning against the wall next to it.
Chi Jinjin blamed herself and hated herself for not noticing that Tang Shi had suicidal thoughts. If she had known this, she would not have bought the fruit knife and placed it on the table next to her.
She kept complaining about herself, condemning herself, and blaming herself for being too careless. Her heart was filled with guilt and worry, and she felt sad and tormented.
Tears fell from her eyes and dropped to the ground like pearls.
Her hands were covered in blood, which dripped down her fingertips. It was unclear whether it was hers or Tang Shi's.
"Xiaochi-scholar."
Suddenly, Nan Xuqiu's voice sounded above her head.
Chi Jinjin was startled and looked up, it was indeed him!
"What are you doing here?" Nan Xuqiu asked.
Chi Jinjin choked back, "Tang, Tang Shi is in there..."
"Although I don't know what exactly happened, the more important thing now is that you have to take care of your own wound." Nan Xuqiu's gaze fell on her hand that was still dripping with blood.
Chi Jinjin looked at the emergency room and said worriedly, "But... Tang Shi..."
"You go and treat the wound first, I'll watch over it for you." Nan Xuqiu said.
After hearing this, Chi Jinjin nodded and went to find a doctor to bandage his wound.
The doctor wiped the blood off her hand with sterile cotton and was bandaging it when Nan Xuqiu walked in again and asked, "Doctor, is her hand okay?"
"It's not a big problem. Just be careful not to touch water these days," the doctor advised.
Chi Jinjin nodded.
"Senior, how is Tang Shi?" Chi Jinjin asked with concern.
Nan Xuqiu leaned against the door and replied, "He hasn't come out yet, but don't worry, I asked Song Ci to come over and watch him."
After hearing this, Chi Jinjin felt a little relieved, but after bandaging the wound, she still wanted to go back as soon as possible.
When we returned to the emergency room, Tang Shi still hadn't come out.
"What exactly happened? Why is Tang Shi in the emergency room?" Song Ci asked Chi Jinjin anxiously.
Chi Jinjin told them what she knew.
"This stupid woman..." Song Ci looked back at the emergency room, then found a nurse and asked her, "Do you have a VIP ward here?"
"Yes." The nurse replied.
Song Ci said, "When the patients here come out, transfer them directly to the VIP ward."
The nurse nodded and said, "Okay."
Time passed minute by minute, Chi Jinjin felt extremely anxious, and Song Ci was also restless.
Finally, the door of the emergency room slowly opened and Tang Shi was pushed out. Although he was out of danger, he still did not wake up.
Then Tang Shi was pushed into the arranged VIP ward.
"Could someone please go and pay the fee, thank you." The nurse said to them.
Nan Xuqiu said, "Let me do it."
Then he said to Chi Jinjin, "Xiao Chi, please go with me."
Chi Jinjin nodded and followed Nan Xuqiu to pay the bill.
In the elevator, Chi Jinjin lowered her eyes, still blaming herself in her heart.
"Junior Xiaochi." Nan Xuqiu said earnestly, "While it's important to take care of Junior Tang, you also have to take good care of yourself. Don't let her not recover before you collapse."
Chi Jinjin nodded.
Nan Xuqiu handed over a tissue. Chi Jinjin looked at him. He smiled slightly, still as warm as before.
Song Ci came to the bedside and gently took her hand. Her wrist was still wrapped in gauze.
"How can you be so stupid..." Song Ci scolded in a low voice, but his eyes were full of heartache. He held her hand, not daring to use force but unwilling to let go.
After Chi Jinjin and Nan Xuqiu paid the fees and came back, Nan Xuqiu left. Song Ci didn't want to leave and stayed by Tang Shi's bed, so she sat on the sofa next to him.
Looking at Song Ci holding Tang Shi's hand, he was obviously so sleepy that he started to stagger, but he was still unwilling to go back and unwilling to let go of Tang Shi.
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