Chapter 56 "Luo Yunqing, so you have a weakness too..."
On the last day before the surgery, Luo Yunqing simply spent the night at the hospital.
"The surgery is at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. After Xiaoyu's surgery, the teachers from the welfare home will come to take over, and then I will go back."
He had already made up his mind, so what could Pei Yanli say? She could only say, "I'm worried about leaving you alone."
“The nurses will make rounds in the evening, it’s alright,” Luo Yunqing said, shaking her head.
What's there to worry about at the hospital?
"You have to go to the company for a meeting tomorrow morning, right?" The cot is so small, Luo Yunqing couldn't bear to let him come and stay with her. "It's just for one night, don't worry."
"But……"
Pei Yanli turned her head to look at the ward behind him, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just handed him the cooked sausage rice and white porridge, saying, "Remember to call me after the surgery, and I'll come pick you up."
Okay~
They kissed again and again, avoiding the surveillance cameras, before Pei Yanli finally let him leave.
After everyone left, Luo Yunqing carried the lunchbox back to the ward. "Xiaoyu, Brother Ali has brought us food."
"It's probably just plain porridge again." After eating it for several days in a row, Xiaoyu's face was almost white from all the porridge.
"Just hang in there a little longer." Luo Yunqing placed the lunchbox on the small table and patted his head. "In a few more days, when you're feeling better, your brother will cook you something delicious!"
"Okay." Xiaoyu obediently put away her picture book and waited for him to open the lunchbox and pick up the spoon.
"It's a bit hot, blow on it before you drink it."
Xiaoyu did as instructed, blowing on the bowl twice and slurping it up along the rim.
I ate a bowl of plain porridge slowly for twenty minutes, and only drank a little more than half of it.
"Xiaoyu, eat a little more." Luo Yunqing picked up the spoon he had put down, scooped up a spoonful and brought it to her mouth. "The doctor said that after eight o'clock in the evening, you can't eat anything anymore."
I couldn't refuse my brother.
Xiaoyu had no choice but to open her mouth and drink a few more spoonfuls.
"Brother, don't be nervous, Xiaoyu is not scared anymore."
As the surgery date approaches, especially today, it's clear that his brother is even more worried and anxious than he is.
The preoperative instructions given by the doctor were just a thin sheet of paper. I spent the whole afternoon reading them. Whenever I didn't understand something, I would run to ask the nurse. The nurse got annoyed by my questions.
"Don't be afraid, that's good."
Seeing that he really couldn't eat anymore, Luo Yunqing didn't force him. She then put away the lunchbox and said, "Brother, I'm not nervous, I'm happy. Just thinking about how our Xiaoyu will be able to run and jump after the surgery makes me incredibly happy."
In this life, he will have a healthy body and a bright and splendid life.
No longer will I be all alone, waiting for a kidney transplant that will never come, and in the end... I won't even be able to close my eyes.
A warm little hand suddenly reached out and pressed against the corner of his reddened eyes. Xiaoyu smiled at him with a tooth missing, "Xiaoyu is happy too! Hmm... if brother reads me picture books, Xiaoyu will be even happier!"
"Okay, I'll read it to you."
Luo Yunqing sat down by the hospital bed, hugged him, and opened a picture book.
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Meanwhile, news that he hadn't returned reached the main courtyard.
Pei Hengzhi was changing the gauze on his leg when suddenly he raised his hand and knocked the medicine box off the table, startling the caregiver who was changing his dressing.
"Ouch!" Pei Hengzhi frowned and shoved the person away forcefully. "Do you even know how to bandage a wound?!"
"I'm sorry, young master." The caregiver apologized repeatedly, and tried to touch him again, but was slapped away with a loud "smack!" "What kind of caregiver is this? You're not professional at all. You might as well... go to the hospital."
Pei Hengzhi immediately ordered someone to take him to the hospital.
"Doctor, my legs... I really can't stand up anymore?"
Normally, bandaging is a minor matter that could be done by a nurse or caregiver, but Pei Hengzhi insisted on calling a doctor.
The doctor on duty knew his identity and dared not speak out, so he could only suppress his temper and say, "It's still possible to replace it with a prosthetic leg."
"Amputation is a must!"
The doctor looked up at him, met his eyes, and a chill ran down his spine. He quickly turned his head away, his voice growing even lower: "The sooner the better."
"If I am amputate it, I won't have any legs left."
The doctor didn't say anything more, feeling even more regretful. He should have known better than to switch shifts, as he ended up running into someone like this today.
I've already told you to get a prosthetic leg, but you act like you don't understand.
If it weren't for the fact that it was nighttime and I was afraid he might suddenly attack me, I would have pointed to the door and told him to go out, turn left, and go to the fourth floor to see a psychiatrist.
"Doctor, I need to be admitted to the hospital."
"Huh?" After a few seconds of abrupt pause, the doctor on duty stammered, "You, just bandage it up, no need to be hospitalized, we'll wait until you decide to have surgery..."
"I need to be hospitalized."
Twenty minutes after the bandaging was completed, Pei Hengzhi successfully completed the hospitalization procedures and arrived at the inpatient department.
"I heard there's a child here who needs a kidney transplant?"
The nurse led him to a private room on the sixth floor, inserted his medical record card, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, we have patient privacy regulations, so I can't say."
“The person taking care of him is my second aunt, Luo Yunqing.” Pei Hengzhi gripped the armrest of the wheelchair tightly, smiling as gently as possible: “I plan to go see them later to see which ward he’s in.”
Luo Yunqing was an acquaintance in the inpatient department, and everyone knew that he had married into the Pei family, so the nurse could only reply: "Third floor, 303."
"Okay, thank you."
"That's a regular ward," the nurse kindly reminded them. "There are other patients in that ward, so don't go there at night."
"good."
Pei Hengzhi responded gently.
He slowly lowered the corners of his mouth until the door closed.
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Nine o'clock in the evening.
After reading picture books for nearly an hour and lulling the person to sleep, Luo Yunqing quietly left the ward and took the empty kettle to the water room to get water.
On the way back, I passed by the nurses' station and couldn't help but ask about Xiaoyu's surgery tomorrow.
"Oh dear, I've been asking all afternoon." The nurse at the nurses' station had just finished her shift and hadn't left yet when she saw him from afar and started covering his ears. "Xiao Luo, there are still several hours before the surgery."
"I'm afraid I'll forget."
"You forgot? Your memory is much better than ours." The nurse taking over the shift sighed and patted him. "Don't worry. If you keep worrying like this, Xiaoyu will be affected too. Don't worry, just stay with Xiaoyu and let him sleep. We'll do the surgery first thing tomorrow morning, and he'll be fine."
"Um."
Despite saying that, Luo Yunqing was still uneasy and couldn't help but think the worst.
"Hey! Sister Liu, you've come at the right time. Why don't you talk to him and give him some advice?" The nurse quickly waved to the person who was striding towards her.
The older nurse placed the electronic medical record tablet on the table, took off her mask, and took a sip of water. "What's wrong?"
"It's because Xiaoyu is having surgery tomorrow. Xiaoyu isn't scared at all, but he's the one who's starting to get scared," the nurse rambled on, finally adding, "I just can't persuade him."
"Do you think I can persuade him?" Nurse Liu indicated that she was helpless, but she quickly thought of someone. "Xiao Luo, the eldest young master of the Pei family just came to the hospital. Why don't you talk to him? Maybe you won't be so worried."
Young Master Pei just asked him about it, so their relationship must be pretty good.
Luo Yunqing snapped out of her tension and anxiety in an instant, "Pei Hengzhi?"
"Yes," Nurse Liu glanced at the medical record and confirmed, "It's him."
Which hospital is he in?
"I heard it was because of... leg pain, so I was hospitalized."
Luo Yunqing didn't say a word, picked up the water bottle and went back to the ward.
Seeing that he didn't look well, the nurse withdrew her body and slowly sat back down. "Xiao Luo doesn't seem very happy."
"I thought they were on good terms, but who would have thought..." At this point, Nurse Liu was puzzled again. If they weren't on good terms, why would that young master Pei ask about Xiao Luo? And even say he wanted to come and see her?
I really don't understand the thinking of these rich people.
She shook her head, turned around, and sat back down at the nurses' station.
Just seconds later, a flurry of footsteps suddenly echoed down the corridor.
Two nurses peeked out at the same time, but never saw a single face; they were as white as a sheet of paper.
"Xiao Luo, what's wrong?"
"Xiaoyu!" Luo Yunqing's lips trembled. "Xiaoyu is missing! Quick, check the security footage!"
After nine o'clock, the quiet inpatient ward became noisy.
The nurse quickly turned on the monitor at the nurses' station. It was easy to find; the only footage captured was of a doctor entering the ward during the time Luo Yunqing was away.
"Something's not right." Nurse Liu quickly noticed something was amiss and swiftly flipped through the electronic medical record tablet. "Didn't the attending physician for bed number three say he wouldn't be coming to examine me until ten o'clock?"
She immediately made a phone call to inquire, while the nurse went to notify the hospital's security department.
The patients in the ward were also woken up. When they learned that the child in the bed near the window was missing, they all started talking at once.
"I think someone in a white coat did come in just now, but I only glanced at them before going back to sleep."
"Can doctors steal children?"
"This is a big deal, Brother Xiaoyu, let's call the police right away."
………
Luo Yunqing's limbs felt numb. She struggled to pull out her phone and pressed the three numbers for a long time before finally getting it right.
Just as I was about to dial, a text message suddenly popped up.
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The emergency exit door was closed in the chaos.
A man wearing a white coat and a mask walked downstairs and left the inpatient department. He kept his head down and looked around as he arrived at the parking lot, where he got into an inconspicuous black van.
"Young Master Pei, the inpatient ward is in complete chaos." The man took off his mask and exhaled, revealing a sleeping child in his arms. "Why do you need a child?"
Pei Hengzhi glanced over to the side.
The child was skinny and not particularly good-looking, so why did Luo Yunqing show such a gentle expression?
“Young Master Pei, if they call the police, this matter will be impossible to resolve.”
"Shut up! We didn't pay you enough?"
The man immediately fell silent.
At ten times the market price, he could lie down for a year after just one session.
Pei Hengzhi immediately said coldly, "Drive, let's go!"
A black van followed a private car and drove out of the hospital parking lot, heading west.
Pei Hengzhi has a house here, and he used to come and stay here from time to time. But ever since Luo Yunqing married into the Pei family, she has moved back to the old house.
Back then, he didn't understand himself—why did he keep going to the old house? Now he understands: he wanted to see Luo Yunqing.
Even if you grab him by the collar, yell at him, slap him...
Buzz—
Shortly after the text message was sent, the other party called back.
Pei Hengzhi smiled and answered, "Hello."
"Where's Xiaoyu?!"
He was in a very good mood and turned to look at the child sleeping soundly on the sofa. "The child is doing well."
"Where is he?!"
The scream pierced through the phone.
Pei Hengzhi's smile gradually faded: "So afraid that I'll hurt him?"
There was a moment of silence on the phone.
Luo Yunqing tried to keep her voice down and asked again, "What do you want to do?"
"I want you... to come see me."
"Just this one request?"
Pei Hengzhi chuckled and tilted his head back: "Yes, that's the only request. You come alone."
"Okay." Luo Yunqing agreed without hesitation.
I was about to hang up the phone.
Pei Hengzhi murmured again, "So you have a weakness too."
"Yes," he readily admitted, "I have a weakness."
But his weakness was never his Achilles' heel; rather, it was the noose that bound him. Once that noose was untied… “Dare to touch Xiaoyu, and I’ll show you what happens to those who touch my Achilles’ heel!”
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