Chapter 21 Infusion
Chu Yunqi followed the doctor's instructions and headed for the infusion hall. On the way, he received a call from Zhang Fang, whose voice was filled with excitement and anxiety. "Hey, are you and Zhou Jingzhan together? I want to tell you, there's a very beautiful girl who's been admitted to our department, but she's very cold. Every time I go to see her, I get rejected. Can you help me think of a solution? I like her and I want to be with her."
In fact, Zhang Fang had already walked towards the cardiothoracic surgery department while he was talking, because he felt that Chu Yunqi and Zhou Jingzhan should be together at this time.
Zhang Fang rambled on a lot, but Chu Yunqi didn't listen at all. He just wanted to dismiss him hastily: "Okay, we can talk about it in detail when we have time. I'm in a hurry to get an IV."
Zhang Fang wasn't too surprised when he heard this. He thought the fever might have not subsided yet, so he said, "Don't worry, today is worse than tomorrow. Where are you? I'll go find you."
He kept calling them "you guys," which made Chu Yunqi feel uncomfortable. Even Zhang Fang felt that Zhou Jingzhan should be here at this time, but he was not. The more Chu Yunqi thought about it, the more aggrieved he became. He also became angry with Zhang Fang and answered simply, "Infusion hall."
Zhang Fang was quite confused as to why Chu Yunqi went there for an IV drip. Could his delicate body possibly endure that?
While thinking, Chu Yunqi finally found the infusion hall. When he saw the huge crowd of people, he forgot that he had not hung up the phone yet and couldn't help but complain: "Is this a place for people to stay?"
“…” Zhang Fang understood now.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Yunqi raised his foot and wanted to leave, but the nurse was already pushing a cart and smiling to greet him.
Chu Yunqi forced a stiff smile on his face, then, like Shang Xing, stepped into the world and chose the most remote location.
Zhang Fang arrived quickly. Fortunately, the nurse's work clothes were quite eye-catching, so he quickly walked to Chu Yunqi's side.
The nurse was preparing slowly. Chu Yunqi didn't dare to look at her anymore. He turned his head to the side and just saw Zhang Fang.
Chu Yunqi is afraid of pain, and almost all of his friends know it.
Zhang Fang looked left and right but didn't see Zhou Jingzhan. He asked, "Where's Zhou Jingzhan? Where did he go?"
"Don't mention him, it's annoying." Chu Yunqi said impatiently.
Before Zhang Fang could gossip, the young nurse asked Chu Yunqi to clench his fist. She must have been new and inexperienced. She also saw that Chu Yunqi's temperament and dress did not look like those of ordinary people. There was also a doctor in a white coat watching him. His forehead was full of sweat due to nervousness, and the hand holding the needle was shaking.
With this technique, Zhang Fang felt that even if he tried three times, he might not be able to get the needle right. A normal person would be able to speak calmly after getting a few needles in vain, let alone Chu Yunqi.
Chu Yunqi turned his head and didn't know that the person giving him acupuncture was so unreliable.
Instead, Zhang Fang, who was standing by, couldn't stand it any longer and stopped her from moving her hands in time: "Okay, okay, let me do it, you go and rest over there."
This incident caused Chu Yunqi's newly built psychological defense to collapse again.
The young nurse was a little flattered: "Really?"
"Really? Go back and I'll give him the injection."
The young nurse didn't leave, but stood aside and studied seriously.
Chu Yunqi didn't know what was going on, and he didn't dare to ask, so he just let Zhang Fang slaughter him.
Zhang Fang deliberately rubbed the back of his hand twice with the alcohol cotton ball, and then said loudly to the nurse, "Here, give me the needle."
Before the injection, she kindly reminded Chu Yunqi: "Don't hide. I won't be responsible if you get it wrong."
Chu Yunqi couldn't help but look back. The cold glow of the syringe made his scalp tingle. He pulled his hand back from Zhang Fang's, avoiding the needle with his eyes: "No, no, I'm afraid of needles."
"..." Zhang Fang didn't waste time with him and pulled his hand back forcefully. Chu Yunqi retracted his hand again.
"No, are you exaggerating?" Zhang Fang stood before him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, extremely puzzled. "You're a surgeon, big brother. You're pissing me off about being sick with a needle?"
Chu Yunqi said confidently: "I'm not going to stab myself."
Perhaps he could no longer bear it, so Zhang Fang pressed Chu Yunqi's arm and inserted the intravenous drip without saying a word.
Fortunately, Zhang Fang had good basic skills in intravenous drips, so Chu Yunqi reluctantly refrained from attacking him. He then glanced at the IV tube and said, "Turn it down a little, it hurts."
Zhang Fang followed his instructions and adjusted the normal flow rate to a very slow level. Then he took out a still warm heat pack from his pocket and put it in his hand. The back of his hand would feel cold during the infusion.
Although Chu Yunqi didn't say anything, his psychological activities were very complicated. Although Zhang Fang was a little weird, there was nothing wrong with his professionalism, and his humanistic care was indeed flawless.
After praising Zhang Fang, Zhou Jingzhan's disadvantages suddenly became apparent, and Chu Yunqi was slandering him in his heart.
"Where is Zhou Jingzhan? Are you not together?" Zhang Fang asked again persistently.
Chu Yunqi's favorable impression of Zhang Fang was growing, and his attitude was a little better. "I don't know where he went. He left this morning when I was in class at Peking University."
"Oh." Zhang Fang nodded: "He should have surgery, don't be angry with him."
Chu Yunqi did not comment and coughed twice.
Zhang Fang felt a little distressed when he saw him working despite being sick and having no one to accompany him during his IV drip. "What did the doctor say? Did they prescribe any antibiotics or something?"
"Acute pneumonia."
"Oh, so it didn't develop into pneumonia? You were with Zhou Jingzhan every day, and he didn't ask you to take medicine or see a doctor?"
"Please don't mention him, okay? He's pissing me off to death."
This time, Chu Yunqi was keeping both the old and new accounts in mind. What happened in the morning was a minor matter. He was mainly annoyed that Zhou Jingzhan was actually having an affair with other people.
In fact, he knew in his heart that Zhou Jingzhan was not wrong in this matter, and he had done nothing wrong to him, but he just wasn't happy.
Zhang Fang watched Chu Yunqi act like this and wanted to speak up for Zhou Jingzhan: "Actually, you shouldn't take some things too seriously. When you went abroad, he was depressed for a long time. We all thought he couldn't recover at the time. After all this time, you suddenly came back. He didn't make a fuss about it, but he must be very aggrieved in his heart. You should give in to him a little."
"What's there for him to be wronged about? I'm a straight man, but he turned me gay. My grandfather had a heart attack at the time, and my dad beat me up. Also, do you think I want to go abroad? Otherwise..."
Chu Yunqi realized that he was too emotional and said something he didn't want to say, so he stopped himself in time and said, "I'm so upset, who can I go to for justice?"
Although Chu Yunqi took back his words in time, Zhang Fang still heard the clue: "What do you mean? Why did you go abroad back then? Was it their family who forced you to go abroad?"
Chu Yunqi lowered his eyes and said softly, "I'm just complaining casually, don't think too much about it."
Seeing his reaction, Zhang Fang knew his guess was almost right. He was as excited as if he had discovered a shocking secret. "How could I be imagining things? I was wondering why you two were so happy back then, but suddenly you broke up. It turns out his family was involved. I think this is really hard to handle. If you tell him the truth, he'll definitely fall out with his family. If you don't tell him, there'll always be a wall between you two."
For the first time, Chu Yun felt that Zhang Fang was so smart.
Zhang Fang continued to ask, "But their family should be quite open-minded, right? Why don't they agree with you two?"
Chu Yunqi's thoughts drifted away for a while, and then he told the story of the past that had been buried for many years: "You know what's going on in their family. So many industries will eventually have to be given to him. Such a big piece of fat meat would make anyone jealous. When his grandfather was in power, he could still suppress it. As soon as the old man retired, everyone wanted to get a piece of the pie. Zhou Jingzhan and his father have been in Beijing for many years, and there are always things they can't watch over. In addition, once the story between him and me got out, his relatives would have seen some evidence against him, and they wished that he would have no descendants and would get a bigger piece of the pie for themselves. Later, his grandmother was critically ill, and I accompanied him back from Luxembourg. Before she died, the old lady held my hand and told us to wait for two years until Zhou Jingzhan's position was stable. Waiting for two years means that we should separate first. You know Zhou Jingzhan. He doesn't like dealing with people and it's difficult for him to adapt to the new environment. Besides, his family can't do without him, so I left."
After hearing this, Zhang Fang was shocked: "Damn, your sacrifice is too great. If that's the case, why don't you explain it to him clearly, otherwise he will think you abandoned him after having an affair."
"I kept it a secret from him and he still made a scene with me. He'll be fine after a while. Should I tell him the truth and wait for him to blame himself? Besides, this was all caused by me in the first place, so I should be the one to leave."
Zhang Fang was speechless, and then a sound came from beside him.
As Zhang Fang turned his head, he saw the old lady sitting next to Chu Yunqi vomiting, and the vomit just splashed on Chu Yunqi's trouser legs and leather shoes.
He watched Chu Yunqi's face darken, and hurriedly helped him stand up, shouting, "Nurse!"
Upon hearing the news, the nurse rushed to treat the old lady.
Before Chu Yunqi lost his temper, Zhang Fang tried to comfort him: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, don't be angry. He is a patient, a patient, a patient. Come on, come on, I'll take you to your department. Don't stay here." As he said that, he walked out and reminded the nurse to bring the remaining bottles of medicine.
In the elevator, Chu Yunqi's expression finally came back to normal: "I'm not going back."
Zhang Fang knew that Chu Yunqi was probably still angry. After knowing the shocking secret just now, he couldn't persuade Chu Yunqi. He could only take a step back: "Okay, then I'll take you to our department."
Chu Yunqi nodded in agreement.
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