Chapter 42 Rehabilitation
After the two left, the nurses' station also started a small-scale gossip.
"Hey, have you noticed these past few days? There are so many people coming to see Professor Chu, it's like a market. They all look like they're not easy to mess with. Even Xia Baiming, the crown prince of Hongyu Group, is here."
"Yes, yes, I know. And did you see the guy who just left? He looks a bit like Professor Chu, the righteous one. I think they look like brothers. They're both so handsome. What does Professor Chu's family do? I've never met his parents."
"Just think about the kind of people who came to see him. Director Ding is his uncle, and even the consent form for the surgery was signed by Director Ding. His parents didn't even show up. Who knows how important he must be!"
Taozi also joined the gossip. "So, what's the relationship between Director Zhou and Professor Chu? These past few days, Director Zhou has been running to Professor Chu's ward whenever he can. And..." Taozi said in a low voice, pretending to be mysterious. "I heard from an insider that when Professor Chu was first rushed to the emergency room, he was covered in blood. Director Zhou was so terrified when he saw him that he waited at the operating room door the entire time, not daring to go in. He even stayed in the ICU all night."
After hearing his words, several nurses showed surprised and understanding expressions, but were interrupted by Wu Xiao. "No way, let me tell you a shocking secret. My sister-in-law's best friend's sister was a classmate of Professor Chu in high school. I heard that Professor Chu was very fond of a female classmate in high school and pursued her for a long time."
"ah!?"
Wu Xiao made a "hush" gesture. "So, Professor Chu must be straight. And don't you think Director Zhou is just asexual? He has the temperament of not wanting to touch anything except a scalpel."
Everyone nodded in agreement - regarding the evaluation of Zhou Jingzhan.
At this moment, someone started gossiping about the cause of Chu Yunqi's injury: "A handsome policeman came over this morning and even spoke to Director Zhou. I heard that Professor Chu was injured while rescuing someone, and that family seems to have disappeared without a word. The policeman must be a friend of Professor Chu, and he spent a lot of time questioning Director Zhou about him."
The policeman was Lu Wen Ning. After all, this case concerned Chu Yunqi, so he took care of it personally. He even took time out in the morning to come and curse half the street.
They spent almost the entire night discussing the relationship between Zhou Jingzhan and Chu Yunqi, as well as Chu Yunqi's family background.
The latter had the answer at six o'clock the next morning.
It’s not time for the shift change yet, and the nurses are still the same ones who work for the night shift.
Ding Liyao walked to the nurses' station and was recognized before she could even speak. "Ding... Dean Ding!?"
Ding Liyao nodded slightly, remaining gentle yet distant, "Please help me find out which ward Chu Yunqi is in."
The young nurse finally came to her senses and pushed the registration form to her, saying with her own selfish motives, "He's in room number three. Please sign in."
As soon as Ding Liyao left, the young nurse immediately looked at the relationship column and saw the words "mother and child" written on it.
Several people were in an uproar.
No wonder he got the title of professor at such a young age.
My mother is an obstetrician and gynecologist, my uncle is a thoracic surgeon, and my grandfather is a leader in traditional Chinese medicine.
Medical talent is all in our genes.
Ding Liyao was afraid that Chu Yunqi was still asleep, so she knocked on the door gently. No one answered, so she pushed the door open and walked in.
She guessed correctly, Chu Yunqi was indeed still sleeping, but there was more than one person.
Zhou Jingzhan stayed with Chu Yunqi for another night.
The thoracotomy surgery had just been completed. The sedatives were useless and the pain pump had been removed. Chu Yunqi was in so much pain that he was crying. He hadn't slept much all night and had just fallen asleep.
Zhou Jingzhan was naturally tired after coaxing him all night, but Chu Yunqi's hand was still on his arm when he fell asleep, so he simply lay down on the edge of the bed and fell asleep.
Ding Liyao was also confused, wondering when the two had reconciled. She walked closer and found two interlaced purple teeth marks on Zhou Jingzhan's left forearm - Chu Yunqi had bitten him in the middle of the night.
Perhaps it was intuition, Zhou Jingzhan woke up. Although he couldn't see clearly, he could feel that Chu Yunqi was still asleep and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Jingzhan felt someone touching his hair, and only when he turned around did he see who it was. Ding Liyao smiled softly and said in a very low voice, "Thank you for your hard work. I'm here for you. Go home and rest for a while."
Zhou Jingzhan greeted him briefly and went home. He really needed to go home to change his clothes, as his shirt was wrinkled by Chu Yunqi.
Three days later, Chu Yunqi's condition had improved, and he no longer needed Zhou Jingzhan to accompany him all night. Zhou Jingzhan then dared to tell him: "My family is going to worship their ancestors these days, so I need to go back to Suzhou for two days."
Chu Yunqi was still clear-headed about this kind of thing. He was reasonable and said, "Well, let's go back."
Zhou Jingzhan arrived in Suzhou at 1 p.m. that day and was picked up by his elder brother.
Zhou Boyuan had just turned thirty, but his maturity and sophistication already emanated from his bones.
As soon as he saw Zhou Jingzhan, Zhou Boyuan immediately smiled and raised his hand towards him.
The two were not familiar with each other, so they exchanged a few simple pleasantries and got into different cars after leaving the airport.
In order to squeeze in time, Zhou Jingzhan's workload these days has exceeded before, and he also has to worry about taking care of Chu Yunqi, which really makes him tired.
After getting in the car, Zhou Jingzhan closed his eyes, leaned his head back, and fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, the car had already driven into the Zhou family's old house. It was raining outside the car window at some point. It wasn't a heavy rain, but it wasn't light either.
A few minutes later, they arrived at the main residence of the Zhou family. At the door, almost all the Zhou family members, led by Zhou Jingzhan's fourth uncle, were there.
The driver got out of the car quickly, held an umbrella for him and opened the door. Zhou Jingzhan straightened his clothes and got out of the car slowly.
The younger generations behind his fourth uncle Zhou Huazhe greeted him one after another. Zhou Jingzhan glanced over and saw that only Zhou Yi tilted his head and didn't want to look at him, and even rolled his eyes.
Zhou Jingzhan didn't care and greeted his two aunts and his third and fourth uncles.
After going in and meeting his grandfather, his father, and his second uncle, his fourth uncle said, "Jing Zhan just came back and must be tired. Let him go back and rest for a while. Don't bother him."
Zhou Boyuan accompanied Zhou Jingzhan to his yard. There was a ginkgo tree planted abruptly at the entrance. It was not a rare variety, but Zhou Jingzhan took it seriously and even gave special instructions.
Zhou Boyuan said, "The colors were just right when I last came to see it, but now the leaves are almost all gone."
Zhou Jingzhan also took a quick look. Indeed, it was early winter, and with the ravages of wind and rain, dead branches and leaves fell all over the ground, which was not a beautiful sight.
"It looks okay now," Zhou Jingzhan replied. He didn't want Zhou Boyuan to go upstairs, so he stopped and said, "Thank you, brother, for taking the trouble to pick me up."
Knowing that Zhou Jingzhan was a mysophobe, Zhou Boyuan did not bother him anymore and left at the right time.
Zhou Jingzhan first took a shower, changed into home clothes, went to the yard downstairs to see the ginkgo tree, took a photo and sent it to Chu Yunqi, and typed to tell him that he was dying.
Chu Yunqi didn't reply, and Zhou Jingzhan was not in a hurry. He went back to his room, changed his suit, and went to accompany some elders. While he was talking, he received a call from Xia Baiming.
When everyone heard that it was Zhou Jingzhan's phone, they all fell silent.
Zhou Jingzhan picked up the phone nonchalantly, "What's wrong? What's the matter?"
Xia Baiming lowered his voice, as if making a secret call, and told Zhou Jingzhan, "Did you know that Chu Yunqi needs rehabilitation after surgery on his left hand? When the doctor came today, he refused to let us touch his hand. No matter how much we tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen. So if he really doesn't do the rehabilitation, will it affect his life?"
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