Lu Shizhen was taken aback when she heard Shen Cheng say that: "Huh?"
Seeing Lu Shizhen's reaction, Shen Cheng was also puzzled: "Didn't Miss Lu just say there was no problem?"
Lu Shizhen then realized that Shen Cheng's question was asking if she could take responsibility for applying medicine to Xu Shiyue in the future.
He thought she was asking him if he had any problems with Xu Shiyue's request to start treatment next week.
Help! She was only distracted for a little while, how did she end up taking on such a huge task?
Applying medicine to Xu Shiyue may not earn you extra points if you do it well, but it will definitely deduct points if you do it poorly.
She just added 999, is she going to have it deducted again?
Lu Shizhen's heart was more bitter than a bitter gourd.
She looked at Chen Cheng's puzzled face, smiled, and tried to smooth things over, saying, "Ah... I just didn't expect it to start now."
“Yes.” Shen Cheng nodded.
She knew that Lu Shizhen cared about Xu Shiyue, and thought that she would definitely not refuse this matter, so she did not hear the forced tone in her voice at all.
As she opened the sealed ointment, she said, "It's six o'clock in the afternoon now. You can take it off when you get up tomorrow morning. It won't delay your trip tomorrow."
The rich, mellow aroma of traditional Chinese medicine filled the room, instantly balancing the bitterness in Lu Shizhen's heart.
She wasn't a pessimistic or negative person to begin with, and since she had accepted the task, she was determined to complete it well. She nodded and walked to the table where Chen Cheng was.
After rinsing her hands with running water and then wiping them with disinfectant wipes, Lu Shizhen dried her hands while learning how to apply medicine from Chen Cheng.
The wooden slab was smeared evenly over the ointment and applied to the freshly removed medical gauze. The thick, dark green color quickly covered the small area.
"Remember this ointment, you absolutely must not touch it with your hands or anything else, or it will become contaminated," Shen Cheng instructed, handing the wooden piece to Lu Shizhen. "You apply this piece."
"oh."
Hearing what Chen Cheng had just said, Lu Shizhen was extra careful when she took the wooden piece.
She knew all too well how important the medicine was to the patient, and she moved with extreme care.
Perhaps it was because she had spent so much time at the original World Hospital that Lu Shizhen had gained a lot of experience. Shen Cheng watched her apply the ointment and was very satisfied: "I didn't expect Miss Lu to be so meticulous. Many of my students can't compare to you."
"Dr. Shen is joking." Lu Shizhen said somewhat embarrassedly, and put down the tools in her hand.
Two people were talking in the consultation room. Xu Shiyue sat quietly in the chair, listening to Lu Shizhen suppress her laughter.
Her agreement to Shen Cheng's treatment plan and to have Lu Shizhen take charge of applying the medicine for her were not impulsive decisions.
Whether it's jealousy or the fact that time waits for no one, it doesn't matter.
That night, Xu Shiyue rested her hand on the second-to-last Braille economics textbook for a long time, as if a spark had been thrown into dry firewood and suddenly ignited, her desire for her eyesight to improve growing stronger.
Applying medicine requires great care and should be done with as few hands as possible to avoid the risk of someone harming you.
In this family, the only person she could completely trust was Lu Shizhen.
That's why she chose Lu Shizhen.
I had no other thoughts.
Xu Shiyue silently said this in her heart, when suddenly she felt a shadow fall on her line of sight.
Shen Cheng walked up to her with a tray of ointment on it and said softly, "Miss Xu, it's time to apply the medicine."
Xu Shiyue calmly pulled herself out of her thoughts and nodded, "Okay."
The medicinal aroma that filled the room slowly gathered on that small piece of gauze, its richness landing on Xu Shiyue's nose.
She felt a strange hand touch the bridge of her nose, and then a cool ointment was applied to her eyes.
Xu Shiyue knew that she was undergoing treatment, and her mind was exceptionally calm.
"Then place it on Miss Xu's eye like this, preferably covering her entire eye socket." Shen Cheng applied a piece of ointment to Xu Shiyue's right eye and turned to Lu Shizhen to say this.
Lu Shizhen nodded and took the medicine poultice out of the tray, carefully applying it to Xu Shiyue's left eye.
Her movements were less practiced than Chen Cheng's, but gentler, and her little finger landed on Xu Shiyue's nose.
A familiar warmth suddenly spread across Xu Shiyue's skin, seemingly faint yet intense.
As I moved back and forth, my heartbeat gradually became somewhat subtle.
After the medicated dressing was applied, Chen Cheng said to Lu Shizhen, "To avoid light, it's best to wrap the gauze around several times."
This time, Shen Cheng didn't make the samples herself, but instead let Lu Shizhen do it herself.
Light filtering through the dark green gauze cast an illusory glow on Xu Shiyue's vision. She sat there, noticing a shadow getting closer and closer in her line of sight.
Then she felt fingers brush past her ear.
Then, her hair, which was hanging down behind her, was carefully let down and fell over her shoulders.
Lu Shizhen was helping her comb the hair that was tucked behind her ear.
Pressing gauze against the ears that are covered with long hair can cause a dull ache over time.
Xu Shiyue experienced this during her hospitalization; it wasn't too torturous, just a bit uncomfortable.
Generally speaking, few people would consider such trivial details.
But Lu Shizhen noticed it.
No one reminded her.
No one gestured to interrupt her.
Crimson roses floated above the medicinal aroma, mixing the bitterness with a touch of vibrant fragrance.
That subtle feeling, which changed with her heartbeat, slowly spread through Xu Shiyue's heart cavity, and then the fingertips that had brushed past her nose and side became her fingertips.
The sound of the gauze overlapping and rubbing was subtle and hard to detect, and darkness gradually enveloped Xu Shiyue.
Perhaps because of the complete loss of sight, the sense of touch was magnified. Lu Shizhen's fingers, along with the gauze wrapping around her, brushed past the tip of her nose and the side of her face, and the soft fingertips were all familiar and warm.
From some unknown moment, Xu Shiyue's breathing slowed down.
Her hair was like cello strings, each one plucked by Lu Shizhen, trembling slightly as it brushed against her scalp, forming an indescribable melody in Xu Shiyue's mind.
After wrapping the rope for the fifth time, Lu Shizhen saw Shen Cheng signal that she could finish.
She deftly stuffed the gauze in and secured it, then asked, "Does it feel uncomfortable? Too tight or too loose?"
The girl's voice was unusually gentle, and Xu Shiyue shook her head slightly.
It was as if he was answering a question, or as if he was clearing away all the unclear and distracting thoughts in his mind.
"Tell me immediately if you feel unwell anywhere," Chen Cheng instructed. "My phone is on 24/7."
“Okay,” Xu Shiyue replied softly, the darkness almost too quiet.
After checking the bandages Lu Shizhen had bandaged Xu Shiyue, Shen Cheng said, "That concludes today's follow-up examination, Miss Lu. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."
“Okay.” Lu Shizhen said, pressing the mini pager in her hand, “Aunt Sun, see Dr. Chen off.”
Aunt Sun immediately responded, "Good girl."
Lu Shizhen had asked Aunt Sun to prepare this because she felt the villa was too big and it was inconvenient to find people there.
She has one, Aunt Sun has one, and the other is in Xu Shiyue's hands; today is the first day we're using it.
Lu Shizhen tossed the small medal-sized object in her hand, quite satisfied with its effect. As she put it back in her pocket, she said to Xu Shiyue, "This thing is very convenient, isn't it? I'll take you back to your room. If you need anything later, just use this to call me."
“Okay.” Xu Shiyue nodded and naturally placed her hand on Lu Shizhen’s outstretched arm.
It was as if it were a tacit understanding.
Her feet landed on the tiled floor as she had expected. The fear she felt when she opened her eyes in the hospital and was met with complete darkness did not overwhelm her. The restless Nightmare Beast could only obediently hide in the chaos.
Xu Shiyue's world was shrouded in darkness, and red was the color that could be seen most clearly in the darkness.
The scent of roses was more pleasant than the smell of medicine; it was as if fluttering petals were gathering from the darkness and slowly transforming into a human shadow.
The shadowy arm was warm and exceptionally supportive, allowing one to walk steadily and calmly.
Xu Shiyue knew that there was such a person by her side.
She won't leave me.
Even unease has its place.
The ointment was very gentle, and Xu Shiyue's eyes did not experience any discomfort, which put Lu Shizhen at ease.
She changed Xu Shiyue's dressing like that, and as soon as she went downstairs, she saw that Aunt Sun had packed a lot of things for the two of them, two sets of things, filling two suitcases.
"Aunt Sun, we only..."
"He's gone for two and a half days, not that he's not coming back." Lu Shizhen was taken aback.
You should know that, in order to make their trip easier, she and Xu Shiyue even arranged for Yuanzi to stay at home.
"Yes, this is two and a half days' worth of supplies." Aunt Sun didn't think she was exaggerating at all. As she spoke, she directed the family servants to pack the pile of things and load them into the car.
Because Xu Shiyue has difficulty seeing, Teacher Chen specifically instructed her not to travel with the main group.
Fortunately, Cheng Meiyan sent Lu Shizhen a Mercedes-Benz, which could fit the cello and luggage perfectly, preventing a dangerous driving incident.
The autumn wind blows across the azure sky, carrying a cool and clean feeling.
With Aunt Sun's deep concern, the two boarded the vehicle bound for the competition venue in another province.
Compared to the street scenes from home to school that Lu Shizhen could recite by heart, the journey to other provinces was full of novelties.
This was the first time Lu Shizhen had experienced the speed of a car. The golden fields stretched out before her eyes, appearing and disappearing in a continuous expanse, a sight that felt infinitely more real than watching a documentary on a computer screen.
Xu Shiyue originally wanted to close her eyes and take a short rest, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Lu Shizhen's blurry figure looking out the window.
She didn't understand why this person always acted as if he had never seen anything before, which was very different from what she had been reading these past few days.
The clouds were thinned by the wind, and the gentle sunlight became dazzling.
It shone brightly through the glass and landed in the girl's blurry vision, gilding the person in her peripheral vision with a dazzling brilliance.
For some reason, Xu Shiyue suddenly wanted to see what the outside world looked like at this time of year.
Then she slowly closed her eyes.
Xu Shiyue realized that she was getting a little impatient.
Since it wasn't a holiday and it wasn't even Friday after get off work, it only took about an hour for Lu Shizhen's car to take them to the hotel where the school's symphony orchestra was staying.
However, the school had set off earlier than them. As soon as the car stopped in front of the hotel, Lu Shizhen saw Chen Miaomiao running towards them from afar, just like last time: "Shiyue!"
Xu Shiyue remained calm: "Miaomiao."
“You guys are pretty quick. We just finished assigning rooms.” Chen Miaomiao said, taking out three room cards from her pocket and proudly showing them off, “I’ve snagged two super nice suites for you and Shi Zhen. They’re right by the sea, sunny, and you can hear the waves.”
Lu Shizhen was somewhat surprised by the way this person, the female lead's best friend, addressed her so affectionately, and felt a little flattered: "Thank you."
"You're too kind," Chen Miaomiao said with a wave of her hand, quite readily agreeing.
She watched as the doorman unloaded their luggage from the car and called out, "Come on, the elevator is over here. I'll take you there first."
This is a large, luxurious five-star hotel, and the entire lobby is magnificent.
Lu Shizhen led Xu Shiyue past the huge glass crystal chandelier, her inner voice wide open, frantically scanning the surroundings as if she were looking at drawing materials.
The elevator also follows the same style as the lobby, with three sides of the spacious elevator car decorated with beautifully carved mirrors.
The three of them stood side by side, with Chen Miaomiao standing near the button and pressing the button for their 20th floor.
Just as Lu Shizhen was excitedly anticipating the elevator taking her to the suite to broaden her horizons, the elevator doors, which were about to close, suddenly opened backward.
Just moments ago, there was no one in front of the elevator, but now two people wearing different school uniforms are standing there.
They looked like they had run over; their hair was a little messy.
"I'm sorry, we're going to be late," the girl said apologetically and nervously.
"It's alright." Chen Miaomiao waved her hand, making room for the two of them. "Which floor are you on?"
The girl glanced at the elevator buttons and said, "Same."
"Oh." Upon hearing this, Chen Miaomiao lowered her arm and pressed the quick close button.
The elevator ascended quietly and rapidly; the five-person elevator car was rather quiet.
Chen Miaomiao wasn't usually a quiet person, but she preferred to be invisible with those two students from other schools, secretly watching Lu Shizhen and Xu Shiyue standing together.
But fate had other plans. Just as Chen Miaomiao was about to take out her phone to take a picture, the girl she had just been talking to spoke up: "Yanxing, this surname plaque..."
Did you design the child yourself?
The girl standing next to her glanced calmly at the small tag hanging on the violin case and replied indifferently, "Yes. Last time I went to S University as an exchange student, I learned how to do it from a senior student in their lab."
Upon hearing this, the girl exclaimed "Wow!" and praised, "Truly worthy of being called a flock of geese."
The two people weren't speaking very loudly, and Lu Shizhen, who was standing behind them listening, couldn't help but pause for a moment.
Her gaze fell on the violin case the girl was carrying, and a metal pendant engraved with the character "沉" (chen, meaning heavy/sinking) swayed in her line of sight, freezing in her eyes.
The girl called her "Yanxing," but her surname sign was engraved with "Chen."
Shen Yanxing.
This is the name of another female protagonist in the original text.
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