Chapter 68
"Doctor Shi, my husband, my husband just set off fireworks for the child and it injured his eyes."
The aunt seemed very flustered and her hands were shaking.
"Has he been taken to the hospital?"
"Not yet. Is there no ophthalmologist in the hospital at night? Should we go to a specialized ophthalmology hospital?"
"No, there's a specialist doctor on duty."
Shi Ye turned his head and looked at Jiang Zhinian.
Jiang Zhinian knew he was worried about her, so she quickly said, "Go ahead, I'll be asleep soon."
Shi Ye picked up his coat and went out. Jiang Zhinian walked to the balcony and watched Shi Ye enter the shop. She waited for a few minutes and saw Shi Ye walking out of the community with the man.
Jiang Zhinian brushed her teeth carefully, got on the bed, and held the bunny stuffed animal on the bedside table in her arms.
This is her Abebe, who has been with her since she was in the orphanage. Even after she grew up, she had to hold the little rabbit in her arms to fall asleep.
Over the years, she has mended and repaired it many times herself.
She touched the little rabbit's new skirt and murmured to herself, "I hope that uncle will be safe and sound."
On the other side, Shi Ye took the uncle from the stir-fry restaurant to the emergency room first and asked the nurse to give him a simple wash.
"Who's on duty today?"
"Director Zeng."
Director Zeng is the head of the ophthalmology department of their hospital. Shi Ye did not expect that he would be in charge in person on New Year's Eve.
"Actually, Director Zeng is in charge every New Year's Eve. There's nothing he can do about it. Every year, there are countless people like this uncle who have their eyes damaged by fireworks, but they basically all happen on New Year's Eve. Director Zeng said that if he's in charge, he'll save every single one."
Shi Ye felt relieved after hearing this.
"I'll go pay the bill first. Uncle Wu, please help the nurse to rinse and make it easier for the doctor to check."
Uncle Wu sat on the chair with blood all over his face, covering his face with his hands, and thanked Shi Ye weakly.
The nurse took him into the washroom and chatted with him to distract him: "How did you get hurt?"
"Hey, after I lit the fireworks, the lid of the outer packaging was blown up by the wind, and I want to open the lid..."
"It's best not to set off fireworks privately in the future. You don't know how many people like you we have to deal with every New Year's Eve."
"Nurse, can my eyes be healed?"
"It's hard to say. We'll know after the examination."
…
It was already midnight when Shi Ye returned home. He took a shower, hesitated for a while between the master bedroom and the second bedroom, and finally followed his inner instinct and entered Jiang Zhinian's room.
He lifted the quilt in the dark and got on the bed, lying next to Jiang Zhinian. The quilt was warm, and he slowly relaxed. He gently turned over and held her in his arms.
"Well... I'm back..."
"I woke you."
"No." Jiang Zhinian was a little embarrassed and turned over and whispered, "I just want to go to the bathroom."
Shi Ye understood: "It's almost 12 weeks now. The baby is growing and putting pressure on your bladder. You'll have to go to the bathroom more often in the middle of the night."
"So that's how it is."
Jiang Zhinian sat up and Shi Ye helped her turn on the bedside lamp.
"I'm going to buy some sensor lights tomorrow."
Otherwise, it is easy to bump into things when going to the toilet at night, which is dangerous for pregnant women.
Jiang Zhinian hummed, rubbed his eyes and was about to go out. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Shi Ye also got out of bed, so he quickly stopped him.
"Go back to sleep and don't follow me."
How can such a thing be followed by others?
Shi Ye had no choice but to lie down, waiting for Jiang Zhinian to open the door and go out, and then returned to the room in a daze.
She habitually huddled in Shi Ye's arms and found a comfortable position: "How is uncle?"
Shi Ye put his head on top of Jiang Zhi's thoughts: "It's hard to say."
Director Zeng came and examined the eye himself. He just said to reduce the inflammation first and then check the condition of the eyeball after the swelling subsided.
Generally speaking, for people injured by fireworks like this, it is a blessing to be able to save the eyeball, and forget about losing your eyesight.
Fortunately, only one of Uncle Wu's eyes was injured. He was lucky enough to have the other one wiped at the corner of his eye without any damage inside.
It's already luckier than many people who had both eyeballs injured at the same time.
"I hope he's okay."
Jiang Zhinian hugged Shi Ye tightly, feeling that life was unpredictable. One second he was laughing and cheerful, and the next he was crying loudly.
You never know when tragedy will happen.
Shi Ye sensed her sadness and gently stroked her hair: "Don't let your imagination run wild. It is precisely because things in the world are so impermanent that we should cherish the present."
"Yeah." Jiang Zhinian rubbed his head against Shi Ye's neck, trying to draw some courage and strength from him.
Shi Ye's hand slid down and patted her back.
"What's this……"
He felt something soft, pressing against Jiang Zhinian's back.
Jiang Zhinian blushed: "Ah, it's my...little rabbit."
"How did it fall down?" He remembered that the little rabbit doll had always been sitting at the head of the bed.
"Maybe... it just fell down accidentally." Jiang Zhinian groped in the dark and put the little rabbit back on the bedside.
"Is this your comfort doll?"
Psychologically, many adults develop a serious dependence on their childhood comfort dolls when they grow up. Once the comfort dolls are damaged or lost, it will have a great impact on their emotions.
"Yes." This was a gift she received when she was three years old, donated to her by a kind sister.
"Does the bunny have a name?"
Jiang Zhinian blushed and whispered, "Call me Baibai."
"Okay, then we're going to bed. Say goodnight to Baibai."
Shi Ye's voice was calm and coaxing, like a patient father coaxing his daughter to sleep. Jiang Zhinian was confused by his tone and slowly closed her eyes.
"good evening."
…
A dreamless night.
When Jiang Zhinian woke up, the sun was already shining on his butt.
She sat up and turned her head to see the little rabbit sitting at the head of the bed looking at her.
"Good morning, Baibai."
The little rabbit couldn't speak, but she was wearing a beautiful red plaid skirt, and her button-sewn eyes stared blankly at Jiang Zhinian.
Shi Ye pushed the door open and came in: "I was just about to wake you up for breakfast."
Jiang Zhinian smiled and reached out for a hug: "Shi Ye, Happy New Year."
Shi Ye walked over to her and hugged her in his arms: "Happy New Year."
Jiang Zhinian tilted his head and looked at him: "Then where is my red envelope?"
Shi Ye gestured for her to look under the pillow. Jiang Zhinian reached out and touched three red envelopes.
“It really is.”
"Of course there is real New Year's money."
"Why are there three?"
One for her, one for the baby, and what is the other one?
Shi Ye took a red envelope from her hand and placed it on the bedside: "This is for Bai Bai."
Thank you for accompanying Xiao Jiang Zhinian through the long and lonely years.
Jiang Zhinian turned around happily and patted the little rabbit's head: "Baibai, I wish you good health and safety in the new year."
Shi Ye leaned over and pinched the soft flesh on her chin: "New Year, health and safety."
Jiang Zhinian followed suit and touched Shi Ye's chin: "Doctor Shi, you also need to be healthy and safe."
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