0170 A lingering fear
The next day, as if nothing had happened, Jiang Jifan went to his rehabilitation as usual.
After venting her frustrations yesterday, she has become calmer.
"Don't rush, Ji Fan, take your time..."
She cooperated very well today, and even the therapist praised her.
The gloom in Jiang Jifan's heart was swept away, and a long-lost smile finally appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Tantai Qing felt gratified.
A few days later, Cheng Jing brought an intern to make rounds.
"Lift your feet up."
Jiang Jifan slowly raised his left leg following his instructions.
Cheng Jing placed her gloved hand on the sole of her foot, "Use your foot to push against my palm, use as much force as you can..."
She did as instructed.
"That's enough, put it down."
Cheng Jing withdrew her hand, pressed the hand sanitizer hanging at the foot of the bed, and said while washing her hands, "The recovery is going quite well."
He smiled, glanced at Tantai Qing, and joked, "Now Tantai Qing doesn't have to cry anymore."
Jiang Jifan was taken aback.
It turns out that what Aunt Li said back then was true...
Tantai Qing lowered her eyes and smiled faintly, a hint of embarrassment visible on her face.
Cheng Jing looked down at her medical records on the tablet and said, "Have another check-up in a few days. If everything is fine, you should be able to be discharged."
Upon hearing the words "discharged from the hospital," Jiang Jifan felt a surge of joy, as if he had finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.
Cheng Jing had to go check on other patients, so she left after saying a few words to them.
"Jifan, did you hear that? We'll be able to go home soon." Tantai Qing sat down beside her, looking at her profile with a gentle smile.
She seemed to be infected by the joy in his words. Hearing this, she smiled slightly and nodded, so much so that she didn't pull away when he shook her hand later.
A week later, a follow-up examination showed no problems, and Jiang Jifan finally ended his long hospital stay.
While packing her luggage, Tantai Qing instructed Aunt Li to throw away all the things she had used in the ward.
"Huh? These things are all still in good condition, why throw them away..." Aunt Li asked, puzzled.
Tantai Qing didn't give a reason, only saying that he would need to buy more later.
Aunt Li pondered for a long time, guessing that these wealthy families might have some taboos, so she stopped asking and, with a heavy heart, obediently threw away all those expensive daily necessities and clothes.
"Mr. Dan, should we throw this away?"
Tantai Qing glanced at the black suitcase she was pointing to, and then suddenly remembered that it was some clothes and supplies that Jiang Jifan had left at her house, which Xing Yeye had sent over before.
Because she had lost 20 or 30 pounds, her previous clothes no longer fit, and she mostly wore loungewear and hospital gowns during her hospital stay, so he never touched the suitcase.
"Let me see." Tantai Qing squatted down and opened the box. Inside were her clothes and some daily necessities. It was clear that Xing Yeye had packed in a hurry, as many things were piled up haphazardly.
He patiently rummaged through the clothes, and just as he was about to close the box, he noticed a small garment among the many clothes.
Tantai Qing felt something was off. She picked it up and took a look, and was stunned when she found that it was a pink baby outfit.
"How come there are doll clothes?" Aunt Li asked in surprise.
Jiang Jifan was fumbling around to eat when he heard the voice and stopped, looking in the direction of the sound.
As if sensing something, Tantai Qing turned to look at her and saw her lowered eyes in dejection, and his heart clenched.
The fabric in his hands was soft and fragrant, and some warm scenes suddenly flashed through his mind.
After rummaging through the box again, Tantai Qing found a bottle of "pregnancy calcium tablets" with English letters engraved on it. He opened the lid and looked at the half-eaten calcium tablets inside, his eyes gradually welling up with tears.
Aunt Li, who was standing to the side, saw that his eyes suddenly reddened and stepped forward to ask in a low voice, "Mr. Dan, what's wrong?"
Afraid of being noticed by Jiang Jifan, Tantai Qing took a deep breath to suppress her bittersweet emotions, shook her head, and said it was nothing.
But Jiang Jifan was an extremely intelligent man. Although he was blind, he drew conclusions from their few words.
She silently put down her chopsticks, pursed her lips, and lowered her eyes to conceal the emotions within.
It's unclear what Tantai Qing's mindset was, but she silently packed everything back into her suitcase.
“Take it home,” he said.
Upon learning that Jiang Jifan was being discharged from the hospital today, Xiang Nannan and the others came over, saying they wanted to give her a proper celebration.
Their luggage was transported back by Li Yan in a separate car.
"Be careful." Tantai Qing carefully opened the car door and helped her to the back seat. Only after she was seated did he get in.
Because there were vehicles in front of the garage, Song Yuchang stopped to let them pass first.
While waiting, Xiang Nan Nan started a conversation about what to eat later.
"Jifan, what would you like to eat?"
After asking once and receiving no response, Xiang Nannan turned around in confusion, while Tantai Qing also turned his head to look at her beside him.
But she stared blankly ahead, her expression terrified, her face deathly pale, and cold sweat pouring uncontrollably from her forehead and neck.
Tantai Qing was startled and quickly pulled her into his arms, asking what was wrong.
Fragmented, bloody images kept replaying in her mind, and the unique smell of cars kept wafting into her nostrils. Jiang Jifan's breathing became rapid, as if she was about to run out of breath at any moment. Her lips trembled a few times, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence from between her teeth: "I...I don't want to ride in a car!"
The people in the car were all taken aback and looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Sir, Madam, please come this way..."
Inside the subway station, several uniformed staff members escorted a man and a woman, creating a large and eye-catching scene.
"What do you mean? Why aren't people allowed to go up?"
Some passengers present complained when they saw that the staff were preventing them from boarding the last carriage.
"Due to special circumstances, we ask for your understanding..."
Some timid passengers, seeing their demeanor, dared not make a sound and silently walked to the side, intending to wait for the next subway train.
To minimize the impact, Tantai Qing deliberately chose a time with the least foot traffic to avoid affecting some passengers' travel. In addition, he also provided them with some compensation in other ways.
The passengers, who had been grumbling, all fell silent after receiving their expensive gifts.
The last carriage was empty, except for Tantai Qing and his group, along with a few staff members.
After getting on the subway, Jiang Jifan's complexion gradually improved, and he didn't look as scary as before.
Tantai Qing wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and asked softly, "Are you still feeling unwell?"
She shook her head, looking somewhat tired.
Because of this unexpected little incident, they canceled their plans to celebrate her discharge from the hospital.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly on my way home by subway.
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