Chapter 64: Be careful at 5am, on the highway...
At five in the morning, the rain began to fall heavily on the highway. A black car sped by, raindrops hitting the window like bullets, the windshield wipers blurring the view again. The mountain road was foggy, and visibility was extremely narrow, requiring extreme caution.
Gu Xingjue drank a can of Red Bull, and his solar plexus pulse kept beating uneasily along with his heart.
The navigation voice reminder showed the incoming call, and Gu Xingjue answered the call.
"Hey, Master, the person has been checked."
"Um."
Gu Xingjue's voice was extremely low, just like the oppressive rain. The person on the other end of the line also felt a tightness in their heart, and their tone became more serious.
"Li Shan is from Fuhe Village, Luoran Town, Kuancheng District, Wenzhou. His parents divorced, and his father remarried in Xia Province. His mother then remarried, and he grew up with his grandmother. He studied diligently from a young age and was admitted to Hangzhou No. 1 High School. After graduation, he worked at the Qinghe Company in Hangzhou for about a year. He got into an argument with his supervisor and stabbed him fifteen times with a ballpoint pen. He was sentenced to three years in prison for intentional injury. After his release, he worked in a flower shop owned by a relative of an inmate, and met Zhou Ningxia, who frequently bought flowers there. They married and divorced due to Li Shan's repeated domestic violence. Their daughter was ultimately awarded to Zhou Ningxia."
"Zhou Ningxia came from an ordinary family and built her own business. She founded the Yongmei Clothing Studio early on, and after her daughter fell ill, she shifted her focus to her. Li Shan married into the Zhou family. He was withdrawn and repressed in his early years. After marrying Zhou Ningxia, the huge differences between them led to emotional imbalances that sometimes caused him to overreact. Therefore... he's a dangerous person. Young Master..."
Gu Xingjue's brows were filled with a hint of hostility. He stared straight ahead and stepped on the accelerator, "Okay, got it."
"Don't worry, we've already sent someone to follow you. Where are you now?"
"Have the people sent over arrived?"
"We're here."
"Yeah. Let them keep an eye on the good guys. If anything happens to him again, get the hell out of here."
"yes."
"Hang up." Gu Xingjue pressed the hang-up button and stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. The rain hit the glass with a loud noise.
Gu Xingjue picked up the drink can beside him, tilted his head back and poured it out a few times until it was all gone. He threw it aside irritably, then fumbled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth and lit it up.
The thick smoke passed through his lungs, but it still did not reduce the irritability in his heart. He did not want this smell. What he wanted was the faint fragrance of Chen Song.
Only that smell could calm the out-of-control beast within him.
However, he had long lost the right to embrace this fragrance again.
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It was drizzling in Vancouver. Chen Song went out without an umbrella. After walking a few steps, the raindrops covered his body like a layer of mist, which was damp and wet.
Chen Song didn't like rainy days. The world always seemed dirty and chaotic on rainy days. People rushing to the hospital and their carts rolled out a mess of dirty water, making it easy for anyone walking quickly to slip.
Chen Song was weaving through the chaotic crowd. His feet were still aching, and walking was much more labored. While waiting for the elevator, he ran into Ye Wenzhou and Dong Jingming.
"Look, what did I say? Boss, you definitely won't take a day off today." Ye Wenzhou walked to Chen Song's side. "Dong Jingming said you didn't come today. I said you must come today. Just because you didn't come this morning doesn't mean you won't come today...eh..."
"Boss, what's wrong with your face? Did someone hit you?" Ye Wenzhou saw that half of Chen Song's jaw was red and swollen, and there were blood stains on the corners of his mouth.
Ye Wenzhou's words drew the attention of those waiting for the elevator. Dong Jingming also approached and saw the wound, frowning in deep thought.
The corner of Chen Song's mouth moved unconsciously, causing a slight pain in the wound. He frowned slightly and then relaxed: "It's okay."
Ye Wenzhou said, "How come you're okay? Could it be... Xiaodie's mom called you?"
"No," Dong Jingming said, "Women don't have that much strength. It must be Xiaodie's father who has come."
The elevator door dinged open, and Chen Song didn't answer them, stepping into the elevator in silence. The two people who had lagged behind were quickly dispersed by the crowds of people rushing in. The elevator was silent, and Ye Wenzhou was squeezed in the center. He couldn't move even if he wanted to turn around and talk to Chen Song. He stayed like this until he reached the seventh floor, where the three of them finally exited the elevator.
As soon as he got out of the elevator, Ye Wenzhou angrily lowered his voice and cursed, "I don't understand why these patients' relatives always like to take out all their anger on doctors. Is it the doctors' fault that they got sick? Is it us who don't want the surgery to be successful? I'm really fed up. Why do we have to blame everything for us? Last time you cured them, they praised you to the skies, saying you were like the reincarnation of Hua Tuo. Now that they're better, they're blaming you for everything."
Dong Jingming sighed, "Being a doctor is like a dream of heaven or hell."
Ye Wenzhou stopped Chen Song and said, "Boss, you should go back. Take a few days off and don't come here for the next few days. We and Doctor Ding can take care of you here. If you need surgery or something later, come back. It seems like the family is going to make trouble. Li Shan is not a good person at first glance. I heard that he was convicted and imprisoned before. I feel that this person is too dangerous. The hospital is so chaotic, if he sneaks in, he will do something bad."
Dong Jingming also stopped beside the two of them and said, "We will help you explain the situation to the section chief. Medical disputes are always taken seriously in our hospital. If you take leave, your salary will not be deducted."
"It's really okay." Chen Song held Ye Wenzhou's hand and comforted him, "If he wanted to do something, he should have done it last night when he was most excited. If anything happens, just call security. He won't do anything again."
He slowly pulled Ye Wenzhou's hand away and said, "Xiao Die is my patient. At this critical moment, how could I, as her attending physician, run away in fear over such a small matter? This goes against the oath I took to become a doctor."
"Our Doctor An didn't run away, so why would I run away?"
Ye Wenzhou didn't know how to refute for a moment, and Dong Jingming was also speechless. They always had no way to deal with this mentor.
Chen Song is gentle but also tough.
The two looked at each other, smiled helplessly, and strode to follow Chen Song.
In fact, they guessed that it was useless to persuade Chen Song, but that was why he was Chen Song.
Zhou Shudie was not in a good condition today, with a high fever. The medical staff, led by Chen Song, were busy until the evening when Zhou Shudie's temperature finally came down.
Zhou Ningxia stayed outside the intensive care unit, looking even more haggard. Chen Song asked Ye Wenzhou to bring him an extra portion when he went to buy food, and he brought it to Zhou Ningxia.
"Eat a little. Otherwise you won't have the energy to defend."
Zhou Ningxia took it and put it aside, then asked in a hoarse voice, "Why did he get infected again? Do we know the results now? You've been investigating for two days, why haven't you given us an explanation yet?"
Chen Song sat next to her against the wall. After a long moment, his gaze rested on the white bricks before him. He slowly spoke, "The results are out. The surgery was indeed successful. As long as you take good care of yourself after the surgery, you won't get an infection."
"What does that mean now? Huh?" Zhou Ningxia said coldly.
Chen Song looked at her and asked, "The reason for the reinfection is that Xiaodie's blood sugar index is very high. She has diabetes, but we didn't detect it originally. It should have started a month after the operation. We asked about her family medical history before, and you said there was no case of diabetes in your family. But based on our inference, it must be hereditary. The infection was caused by poor blood sugar control. From what I've observed, Xiaodie likes to eat chocolate. She has consumed too much sweets in the past two months. She should have shown symptoms of infection long ago. Why didn't she come to the hospital in time?"
Chen Song took a deep breath, leaned his head against the wall of the intensive care unit, and lowered his eyes to look at the ground again: "If it had been discovered earlier, there would still be a chance to remedy it, and it wouldn't be like this..."
Zhou Ningxia sat on the ground blankly, digesting Chen Song's words: "Diabetes? But we don't have it in our family..."
Zhou Ningxia's eyes suddenly flashed, her heart trembled, and she murmured hoarsely: "Li... Shan..."
Her tears rolled down fiercely and passionately, her whole body trembling, and she said in heartbreaking grief: "Their family...their family..."
"Why is my little dish so miserable..."
Chen Song took out a tissue and handed it to Zhou Ningxia. Zhou Ningxia took it and slowly wiped away her tears, choking back tears as she spoke, "Xiao-Xiaodie has been competitive since she was little. She loves dancing and sets very high standards for herself, always wanting to be the best dancer in the class. She fights for first place in every competition, and if she comes in second, she'll keep practicing, unwilling to accept defeat. She's so hardworking, and Li Shan and I have always neglected her. When she first told us her knee hurt, we didn't take her seriously."
"We thought she was just tired from dancing, so we told her to rest for two days. But she couldn't dance, so how could she do that? She just endured the pain and continued dancing until something really went wrong. After her first surgery, she was finally discharged from the hospital. She felt she was better and could dance again. But the treatment lasted a long time, and her health declined, leaving her behind many people. So she started practicing desperately. We saw that she was fine and thought she was really healed. This child..."
Zhou Ningxia became emotional as she spoke, "This kid's back to her old ways. She's willing to endure even the slightest bit of pain, fearing she won't be able to dance again. She must be lying to herself that she's just tired. She definitely doesn't want to go back to that fear. She kept enduring it until the pain was too much for her to dance anymore before the dance competition..."
"I didn't know... I didn't know she had endured it for so long. If I had found out earlier... I'm so sorry for her... I'm so sorry for her!"
Chen Song clenched his palms, rubbed the sweat from them, and after a moment, loosened them and said, "Our hospital has a partnership with the best hospital in the country. Through this hospital, we can import the world's most advanced medical equipment. We can customize the best prosthetic limbs for Xiaodie. If the results are good, she'll be able to dance."
Although... although it is far from reaching the original height.
Zhou Ningxia choked up and said, "S-Sorry to bother you, Doctor Chen..."
After checking on Zhou Shudie, Chen Song first called Yun Jingsheng. No one answered the call, and just as he was about to re-edit the message for Yun Jingsheng, another call came in.
Chen Song walked to the window in the corridor and answered the phone: "Hello, Brother Jing Sheng."
"Hello, Xiao Song. It's been a while since I've heard from you. I guess I've been...very busy lately. How are you doing lately? What's the matter?"
"Everything is fine. I called to ask you for a favor."
"Okay," Yun Jingsheng's tired voice finally revealed a gentle smile, "It's rare that you would take the initiative to ask me for help. Tell me what it is."
Chen Song told Yun Jingsheng the truth about Zhou Shudie's situation, and Yun Jingsheng said he would do his best to help Zhou Shudie. After the two of them exchanged a few words, they hung up.
As soon as the call was hung up, another call came in from an unfamiliar number.
Chen Song answered the phone: "Hello."
"Hello, your takeaway has arrived. Please go to the front desk to pick it up." The man's voice on the phone was low and intermittent, as if interrupted by the rain outside.
takeout?
Chen Song didn't remember ordering takeout: "Did you call the wrong number? I didn't order takeout."
"Mr. Chen Song, right? Your friend ordered it for you. Lunch, I hope you eat on time."
Chen Song pondered for a moment and said, "Please leave it at the front desk. I'll get it later."
"Okay, please take it away as soon as possible."
Chen Song hung up the phone and saw that it was time for dinner, so he took the elevator down to get takeout. Chen Song thought for a moment, took out his phone and sent a message to Lu Yuan asking: Have you ordered takeout for me?
After waiting for a while and seeing no reply from the other party, Chen Song put his phone back in his pocket.
After exiting the elevator, Chen Song walked towards the front desk. He looked around and saw no takeout on the table. He looked around and saw a man wearing a black raincoat and a hat, his face unclear, walking towards him, carrying a plastic bag and a glass bucket.
Chen Song was about to walk towards him, but the phone in his pocket vibrated "ding dong". He slowed down, lowered his eyes and took out his phone.
【Yuan】: No. Why, did someone order takeout for you?
Chen Song turned off his phone, feeling strange. Yu Guangzhong could sense someone approaching him rapidly.
As I looked up, I heard a familiar voice calling out, "Chen Song! Be careful!"
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