Chapter 135: Diligence

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"Where is the person who hit Dad?"

"She was taken to the police station. Before you came, the little girl's parents were there. They were very grateful to your father for saving their daughter and promised to pay for her hospitalization expenses. However, their daughter was also injured, so I asked them to take care of her."

As she spoke, tears began to flow unconsciously. Chi Dong saw that her eyes were red, so he quickly moved closer to her and said hurriedly, "Mom, don't be like this. Dad will be fine." However, what he didn't notice was that his voice was full of uncertainty and trembling when he spoke.

Mother Chi didn't want her son to worry too much about her, so she nodded slightly and forced a smile. However, that smile was full of bitterness and worry. She could not take her eyes off the light board showing the operation in progress from above.

The two of them sat side by side on the cold bench outside the emergency room. The air was filled with a very pungent smell of disinfectant. Chi Dong clenched his hands tightly, and sweat even appeared on his palms. Time passed by minute by minute, and at this moment, only tension and anxiety were left in his heart.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the distance, heavy and powerful. In a trance, Chi Dong seemed to smell a familiar cool breath. He raised his head subconsciously, and after seeing the familiar figure clearly, his eyes widened instantly.

"Dong Dong."

"Senior?" Chi Dong stuttered, his tone a little shocked, "Why are you here?"

Bu Qianli walked in front of him in a few steps, her posture was as straight as a pine tree, and there was a feeling in her eyes that Chi Dong could not understand. "I... thought that you might need help. As a company leader, when employees encounter difficulties and need help, you should help them solve the problem. Besides, I am not busy today, so I can stay with you."

"But..." Chi Dong hesitated to speak. He didn't want to trouble others, especially Bu Qianli.

"It's already very late, Senior, you should go back and get some rest! I'm here, so I won't bother you anymore."

However, Bu Qianli turned a deaf ear to Chi Dong's words, as if he was the deaf person. He just turned sideways to face Chi Dong's mother beside him, slightly bent down, with a warm smile on his face. That smile was different from his usual indifference. It was like a spring breeze blowing on one's face, giving people a kind and approachable feeling.

"Auntie, hello, my name is Bu Qianli, and I'm Dongdong's senior."

Chi's mother raised one hand, took out a tissue and wiped her tears. She tried to control her emotions and forced a smile, "So you are Guaibao's senior. Hello."

Bu Qianli raised her eyebrows slightly and repeated softly, "Good boy?"

"Yes, this is Dongdong's nickname." Mother Chi and Xiao laughed, "When he was a child, he..."

"Mom!!" Chi Dong didn't expect her to talk about this. In a moment of panic, his voice rose several degrees.

Chi's mother was startled by his sudden shouting. After she came to her senses, she couldn't help but pat the back of his hand and scolded him, "What's wrong with you, kid? This is a hospital, why are you shouting so loudly?"

"I, I just..." Chi Dong was worried about not being able to find a reason to get away with it, but at this moment, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the light in the emergency room was off.

"Mom, look, the lights are out."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the emergency room slowly opened. Then, the sound of pulleys rubbing against the ground rang in their ears. The first to come out were several doctors in emergency suits.

Chi Donghui supported the impatient Chi's mother and went forward, while Bu Qianli followed silently. He was worried that the doctor would say bad news and that the mother and son would not be able to bear it and fainted. So he did not notice that one of the first few doctors wearing masks who came out showed a hint of surprise and curiosity after seeing him.

"Doctor, we are Chi Hailiang's family. May I ask how my father is doing?" Chi Dong's lips were tightly pursed into a straight line, and his face was pale without a trace of blood. Chi's mother, who was standing next to him, was nervously grabbing his arm tightly with such force that she almost pinched his arm leaving several deep red marks.

The surgeon in charge this time was Lu Minghua, one of the best doctors in the hospital with excellent medical skills. Facing the questions from Chi Dong and the others, Lu Minghua smiled kindly and said, "The operation was successful, and the patient is no longer in danger. His vital signs are stable, but he still needs further observation and treatment." After saying that, he nodded slightly, turned around and left with the others. When he passed by Bu Qianli, he paused slightly, glanced at him with an unclear expression, and without waiting for others to notice, he strode away.

Lu Minghua's action was not obvious, but as the person being glanced at, Bu Qianli certainly knew it, so he took out his cell phone and sent a text message quietly while everyone else's attention was focused on Chi's father who had just been pushed out of the emergency room and was lying motionless.

"dad!"

"husband!"

"The patient's anesthesia hasn't worn off yet. Please wait quietly, family members." Several nurses worked together to push Chi's father back to the ICU. Chi Dong went forward to ask and learned that they needed to wait until Chi's father's critical period was over before they could transfer him to the general ward, but the hospital beds were currently in short supply, so the family members needed to reserve a bed in advance and pay enough fees to transfer him in time.

"The cost is not low, my dear." Mother Chi knew very well that she was a burden to her husband and son. If it weren't for her illness, her husband would not have encountered such a thing. Although the little girl's parents promised to pay for their medical expenses, it would take a while to find out which hospital or ward the girl was in.

Moreover, if they change their minds and are unwilling to pay the fee, the husband simply cannot wait.

What should I do?

"My dear, my disease cannot be cured."

Chi Dong refused outright, saying firmly: "No, don't think too much, Mom. I will get the money together."

Chi's mother looked worried and sad. "Oh, it's all my fault. It's my fault. Otherwise, your father wouldn't have..."

"Mom, don't let your imagination run wild. Listen to me. You will all be fine. I'll take care of everything. Even if the sky falls, I, your son, will support it."

When Chi Dong was counseling her, he did not notice that the person who had been following him disappeared. Then only a few minutes later, the two of them saw Chi's father, who had just been pushed into the ICU, was suddenly transferred to the VIP ward by medical staff.

When they saw this, they were both stunned, not knowing what was going on.

When they asked the nurse, she said someone had already paid for the VIP ward. When they asked who paid, the nurse said she didn't know and asked them to ask the front desk.

Hearing this, Chi Dong could only let Chi's mother wait outside the ward door while he went to the front desk to find out what was going on.

When he arrived at the front desk and asked, he found out that Bu Qianli believed that VIP wards were more conducive to observing the patients' conditions, so he took advantage of their inattention and quietly came to the front desk to book a one-month VIP ward for them. Not only that, he also hired two nurses at a high salary to take turns to look after Chi's father.

After finding out the whole story, Chi Dong frantically looked for Bu Qianli. After searching for a long time, he finally saw him in the empty corridor near the window at the end of the hospital.

"Senior." Chi Dong trotted over, his footsteps hurried and chaotic, just like his complicated emotions at the moment.

At this moment, Bu Qianli was standing leaning against the wall, his eyes were straight and his posture was upright, with a remarkable temperament. He had just finished a phone call with someone and had not put down the phone when he heard a familiar voice from far behind him.

The corners of his lips lifted up unconsciously, and he turned around and looked back, his dark eyes looked particularly deep, "My dear, why are you here?"

Chi Dong was so shocked by his sudden word "good boy" that he couldn't brake. His feet slipped, his mind went blank, and his body lost balance in an instant. Then, less than a meter away from Bu Qianli, he fell forward violently.

"careful.

When Chi Dong thought he was about to make close contact with the ground, a strong arm, whose heat could be felt through his clothes, firmly wrapped around his waist. The next second, he crashed into a warm embrace with the fragrance of pine wood.

Chi Dong was stunned for a moment, and looked up blankly, and what he saw was a handsome face, so close, only 10 centimeters away, and he could even clearly see the obvious concern in the eyes. When they looked at each other, Chi Dong had the illusion that the hustle and bustle around them seemed to have left them.

The lights on the wall emitted a cool glow, shining directly on the clean ground, and the air was filled with a vague feeling of affection.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

His heart was beating like a drum, as if it would jump out of his chest in the next second. Chi Dong unconsciously put his hand on his left chest where his heart was. He began to worry whether the person in front of him had heard it.

Chi Dong was stunned for a moment, then regained his senses in an instant. He quickly pushed the man away and stood firmly on his own.

"Are you okay?" Seeing him break free, Bu Qianli's deep eyes flashed with a hint of darkness, and then he quietly pulled the two of them closer, slightly twisting the hand hanging by his side.

Chi Dong tried hard to resist the urge to touch his face and test whether his cheeks were red. "I'm fine, thank you, Mr. Bu."

"..." Hearing the name "Bu Zong", Bu Qianli's eyes flashed with displeasure, and he corrected himself and said, "Call me senior."

"It's slippery here, be careful not to fall."

Chi Dong pursed his lower lip and said, "Thank you, Senior."

"You are running so fast, did something happen?" Bu Qianli noticed that he was a little out of breath when he ran over, so he asked with concern.

"No...it's okay. I came to see you."

"Looking for me?" Bu Qianli raised her lips slightly, with a hint of tenderness in her eyes. "I just went to see the doctor to find out about your father's condition, so you don't have to be so nervous."

After that, he paused, then continued, "Do you think I'm gone?"

Chi Dong avoided his gaze, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her hands hanging at her sides, a little overwhelmed, "The nurse said that someone changed a VIP ward for us and paid all the fees..."

"I know you did it, and I came to you to return the money to you."

"...No need." Bu Qianli was not too surprised, but just sighed, "Just take care of uncle and auntie, don't worry about the expenses, the company has always bought insurance for employees' relatives."

Chi Dong was puzzled: "Do I have one too? But I'm just an intern?"

"Well, as long as you sign the contract, the company will buy it for you regardless of the nature of the employees." Bu Qianli took advantage of the fact that Chi Dong did not understand the company's mechanism and lied to him seriously.

In fact, what he said is true. The company does purchase life insurance and medical insurance for employees and their relatives, but it does not purchase insurance for the relatives of interns.

He said this just to comfort Chi Dong and not to put too much pressure on him.

Especially... now that he knows that Chidong is the hidden Dongdong, he has to find ways to win her back.

Bu Qianli stood there quietly, his gaze fixed on Chi Dong's eyes. Those eyes were like a bottomless pool, hiding elusive emotions and giving people the illusion of deep affection.

"That's great, thank you senior." Upon hearing that the company could reimburse the expenses, the heavy weight in Chi Dong's heart suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

"Well, let's go back quickly. If we don't go back, my aunt will be worried." As soon as Bu Qianli finished speaking, Chi Dong's cell phone rang.

He borrowed a power bank from the nurses' station, so his phone now had power, although it wasn't much, but it was still usable if he saved some power. The moment he answered the phone, Chi's mother's voice came, and Chi Dong's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Mom, what did you say? Dad is awake? Okay, I'll go back right now."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at the person in front of him in panic, "Senior, I want to..."

"Okay, I got it." Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Bu Qianli. He frowned slightly, stretched out his big hand, and firmly grasped Chi Dong's hand. Then he took a step with his long legs and ran towards the ward with him.

When Chi Dong regained consciousness, he was surprised to find that he had followed him back to the ward. As soon as he entered the room, he saw his father who had just woken up on the bed. His frail face instantly gripped his heart.

So his thoughts were now occupied by this matter. He walked quickly to the bed, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.

"dad!"

A second before Chi Dong escaped, Bu Qianli let go of his hand before him, raised his feet and walked to an inconspicuous place to the side.

Chi Dong was still immersed in the joy and worry of his father's awakening, and did not notice how focused Bu Qianli's eyes were on him.

Dad Chi had just woken up and the anesthetic effect had not yet worn off. He felt weak all over and unable to move.

He was wearing a ventilator and his eyelids were swollen. In his chaotic consciousness, he slowly focused his vision. When he saw his lover sitting next to him and crying, he subconsciously wanted to open his mouth to comfort her, but his throat seemed to be blocked and all he could utter were a few hoarse, broken moans.

Chi Dong guessed that he wanted to comfort Chi's mother, "Mom, you're crying. Dad can't bear to see you like this."

"Okay, okay, I won't cry." Mother Chi wiped away her tears and carefully touched the bandages tied around her lover's body. She couldn't stop feeling distressed. "Does it hurt?"

Dad Chi shook his head gently and opened his mouth to mouth, "It doesn't hurt."

Chi's mother felt distressed, but she also disliked his bravery and could not help complaining, "You really like to be a hero. You don't even know how worried I was when the hospital called me. My legs were weak at the time. If there hadn't been a nurse by my side, I would have passed out."

However, before they could say a few words, the nurse came in and gently reminded them, "Sorry, everyone, visiting hours are over."

"So fast? Then I, let's go out first. Hubby, you should have a good rest." After saying this with concern, Mother Chi hurriedly took Chi Dong and Bu Qianli away.

Everyone left the room, but Chi's mother was worried. She kept pacing outside the door, staring inside through the window, her eyes full of worry and reluctance.

Chi Dong walked up to her and tried to persuade her to go back first. "Mom, you should go back and rest. I'll be here to watch over you. Your body won't be able to handle staying up late."

However, Mother Chi remained unmoved. She shook her head slowly, her eyes still fixed on Father Chi. "No, I'm worried. I'd better stay here and watch over him. Honey, go back. Don't you have to go to work tomorrow?"

Chi Dong opened his mouth, "I, I'm ready to say something..." But when the words came to his lips, they seemed to be pulled by an invisible string and he couldn't say them.

He knew that his parents had always been happy that he had found such a good job. Now that he suddenly told them that he wanted to quit his job, would they be unhappy?

At this time, Bu Qianli, who had been silently accompanying Chi Dong, smiled and said, "Auntie, you can go back and rest. I have hired two senior nurses to take care of uncle."

Finally, after the two people's persistent persuasion, Chi's mother reluctantly agreed to go back.

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"Senior, I really want to thank you this time. You helped me so much. I don't know how to repay you."

"...Well, maybe you can also try how the ancients repaid their gratitude."

How did the ancients repay a favor?

Will you promise me your body?

This was the only thing that came to Chi Dong's mind. For a moment, he froze in place, his heart beating faster and faster, with a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

He looked at the person in front of him in a daze, but after Bu Qianli finished speaking, he just smiled at him without explaining, then drove him back to school and left.

After that, Chi Dong immediately took a ride to the hospital after work. However, when he said "take a ride", he didn't mean public transportation or a taxi, but a car that was thousands of miles away.

In fact, Chi Dong didn't want to get too close to him. The last confession was already very awkward, so he directly rejected Bu Qianli's proposal to drive him. But he didn't expect that Bu Qianli would park his car downstairs in the company building to block him.

During the rush hour, people were coming and going, and he could run into his colleagues working on the same floor at any time. In addition, the car was always following him, completely blocking his way to catch the bus or subway.

Finally, he had no choice but to compromise and got into the black car in shame.

Fortunately, Bu Qianli never mentioned the confession again, otherwise he would have been so ashamed that he would have dug a hole in the ground and crawled into it.

In this way, until Dad Chi recovered from his illness and Mom Chi's condition stopped getting worse, the two took the opportunity to express their desire to be discharged from the hospital.

After hearing what they said, Chi Dong did not agree immediately, but ran to ask their attending physician. After getting the reply that their condition was stable, he agreed to help them complete the discharge procedures and go home to recuperate.

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