Meng Qingyin and others were busy until twelve o'clock in the morning before they managed to collect the original gears.
The temperature in the mountains was getting lower and lower, and the fog was getting thicker. Even Zhang Yan's super-powered flashlight could not penetrate the fog, and the light was very dim.
Everyone stopped collecting gears and planned to spend another day collecting gears tomorrow before going out of the mountain and going back to the tent to sleep.
…
"Chen Leying, your uncle said he has something urgent to discuss with you, so you should go there quickly."
It was during lunch break when Chen Leying felt someone push her arm, and she immediately opened her eyes alertly.
The fan in the classroom was spinning, bringing a hint of cool breeze.
Chen Leying was stunned. Where was this? Shouldn't she be...
She frowned. Where should she be? Why couldn't she remember?
Seeing her stunned look, the head teacher urged, "Your uncle is waiting for you in the office. He said there's an emergency at home. Go see him."
uncle?
Chen Leying remembered that she did have an uncle.
What urgent matter does uncle want to see her about?
Chen Leying suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness in her heart, as if something was about to happen that she could not undo.
She ran to the office.
Standing in the office was a middle-aged man of medium build. He had a scruffy beard and looked very haggard.
This is indeed her uncle, Chen Yugang.
Upon seeing Chen Leying, Chen Yugang choked up and said, "Yingying, your brother is sick... Come with me to the hospital."
Chen Leying felt dizzy and almost lost her balance. She held onto the office door, forced herself to calm down, and asked, "What's wrong with my brother? What's wrong with him?"
A very absurd idea gradually arose in her mind, but she deliberately avoided it.
Chen Yugang stammered, "Your brother has been diagnosed with... leukemia, and it's in the late stages. He only has a few days left. He was afraid it would affect your college entrance exams, so he asked us to keep it a secret. But he was rushed to the emergency room this morning, and I'm afraid he... you'll have regrets."
The college entrance examination is coming soon, and he doesn't want to disturb his niece from concentrating on her review.
But now is a matter of life and death. If I don’t tell my niece about my nephew’s illness, it will be a lifelong regret for her.
Chen Leying's bad premonition came true, but she didn't have time to think about why she had such a premonition. She rushed to the school gate like crazy.
In the hospital, Chen Leping had been transferred to the general ward. He was still in a coma, his cheeks were deeply sunken, and his face was almost bloodless.
When Chen Leying pushed the door open, she saw her brother lying lifeless on the bed. She suddenly felt a sense of familiarity, as if this was not her first experience.
Chen Leying stepped forward and held Chen Leping's hand tightly, but her tears were like beads that had broken off the string and she couldn't stop them.
She couldn't understand it. Her brother was fine and everything was normal when she went home last time. How could he have become so seriously ill in just one week?
At this moment, Chen Leping slowly woke up. Seeing Chen Leying still wearing her school uniform, he smiled weakly, "Yingying, you still know..."
Chen Leying was angry. She was angry that her brother had hidden his illness from her.
But looking at his emaciated brother, all the anger in his heart dissipated, and he could only say, "If you cooperate with the treatment, there is definitely hope."
Chen Leping still smiled, "I will cooperate with the treatment. I won't leave you alone until you get into the university of your choice..."
After just saying these few words, he began to gasp for breath, and the color completely drained from his face.
Chen Leying was shocked and quickly asked him to have a good rest.
Chen Leping soon fell into a deep sleep again.
Chen Leying then wiped her tears and asked Chen Yuguang when this happened.
Chen Yugang sighed, "Actually, your brother was diagnosed with leukemia six months ago. He's been actively cooperating with treatment, and the results have been very good. But a month ago, his condition suddenly worsened, and in just a month, it developed into the late stage... You're taking the college entrance exam soon, and he didn't want us to tell you because he didn't want to affect you."
"Late stage...how long can he live?" Chen Leying asked calmly.
Chen Yugang couldn't bear it: "...just these few days."
Chen Leying looked at her brother lying on the hospital bed with a numb expression.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the bed next to him: "You are Chen Leying, right?"
Chen Leying turned around and saw a burly man with a buzz cut. "You are..."
"My name is Zheng Yang," the man said, looking over here, but his eyes were lifeless. "I'm your brother's classmate, and now we're fellow patients."
Chen Leying's mind was full of her sick brother. She had no intention of chatting with him. She nodded politely and sat in front of the bed, guarding Chen Leping.
Zheng Yang looked over here for a few seconds before looking away.
…
For the next few days, Chen Leying stayed in the ward. During that time, she watched Chen Leping curled up in pain, banging his head against the guardrail again and again, and her heart ached.
In her memory, her brother was always high-spirited and energetic. This was the first time she saw him in such a miserable state.
There was even a moment when she thought that perhaps death would bring relief, which would be better than being tortured by the disease and becoming unrecognizable like now.
But Chen Leping occasionally had times when he wasn't in so much pain. At these times, he would always chat with her gently, as if he had never been sick and had always been the brother who protected her from the wind and rain.
Chen Leping was drowsy most of the time, and Zheng Yang, who was in the bed next to her, would take the initiative to chat with Chen Leping and tell her some interesting stories about Chen Leping's college life.
Chen Leying always listened very carefully, and she also wanted to know more about her brother's life.
It was not until the evening of June 6 that my uncle Chen Yuguang walked into the ward with his college entrance examination admission ticket.
At this moment, Chen Leping was in a rare good mental state, and even took the initiative to peel an apple for Chen Leying.
Chen Yugang placed his admission ticket on the table and said, "Yingying, the college entrance examination is tomorrow. It's up to you whether you want to take the exam or not."
Before Chen Leying could say anything, Chen Leping handed her the peeled apple and said seriously, "Yingying, go take the exam tomorrow. I'll wait for you."
Chen Leying smiled and shook her head: "No, I want to stay here with you."
Nothing is more important than my brother.
Chen Leping got angry. He frowned and said, "Don't you want to go to the university of your dreams? The college entrance examination will affect your entire life. You must take the exam tomorrow!"
Chen Leping almost never got angry with his sister, who was five years younger than him.
Their parents divorced when they were very young. The court awarded him to his father and Chen Leying to his mother, but his mother soon married abroad and did not take Chen Leying with her.
He took his sister to live with his father. His father was very busy with work, and he had been taking care of the two of them.
Chen Leying has been a good child since she was young and rarely does anything to make others angry. On the contrary, she has always been a person that makes him proud.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
