Zhou Yuanhe, who had been idle for a long time, finally started to work overtime. Ye Zhou specially took a RV as a ward and was determined to save the woman at almost any cost.
Unfortunately, even though Zhou Yuanhe used all the treatment methods he could, he could only save the woman's life - in addition to the burns, her internal organs were also severely damaged. Zhou Yuanhe worked all night to save her from life-threatening danger, but her left eye was not saved and she couldn't even get a prosthetic eye installed.
"You can graft the skin on your face," Zhou Yuanhe said to the boy who had been watching over him all night, as if he were an adult. "But it will take a long time, and I can't guarantee that it will recover well."
The boy looked at the woman lying on the bed.
In fact, his feelings for her were very weak, but compared to other people in the slum, she was the closest to him.
The times when they come into contact most often are when they conspire to extract money from the “big guys”.
He didn't understand her, and she didn't understand him.
It can't even be described as "sticking together for warmth".
Zhou Yuanhe: "And given her condition, she will need psychological counseling and intervention after she wakes up."
The boy nodded. He was actually prepared for her death. He was used to seeing life and death, and sometimes he would have the thought "It's better to just die".
Death means complete liberation, no need to suffer from hunger or be trampled upon by others.
But survival is an instinct, and most people are unwilling to die even if they know they will have to writhe in the mud for the rest of their lives.
Who wants to die when you can live?
"Let's go eat, and then take a rest." Zhou Yuanhe took off his gloves and left the RV first.
As soon as he got out of the car, he saw Ye Zhou waiting outside, and immediately walked over and said, "The situation is relatively stable, nothing should happen. Fortunately, the burns will not cause heavy bleeding, otherwise with such a large wound, he would probably die before anyone can bring him here."
Ye Zhou frowned. This was the expression he had most often since coming here: "Let's open the store here."
He whispered, "At least let the people here have something to eat."
Zhou Yuanhe also sighed and said gloomily, "Sometimes I feel that when people become vicious, they are more terrifying than animals."
Ye Zhou smiled sarcastically: "It's the same in any era. It's humans who enslave and exploit people the most. Especially when the environment is bad and resources are scarce."
"Is he okay?" Ye Zhou asked.
Zhou Yuanhe knew who the "he" Ye Zhou was talking about, and nodded and said, "He looks quite calm and not affected at all. He must have seen a lot."
Ye Zhou sighed.
Zou Ming has lived in such an environment since he was a child and is no longer surprised by such things.
What's more, he is so weak now that it is doubtful whether he can survive. How can he have the energy to be indignant about other people's affairs?
"Zou Ming told me." Ye Zhou and Zhou Yuanhe walked to the corner behind the car. "Before he was hired, he was already the ruler of this base."
Zhou Yuanhe had never heard Zou Ming say this, so he was genuinely surprised: "I thought he didn't care about anything and would never take on such a responsibility."
Ye Zhou smiled: "He is actually a very gentle person."
It’s just that his gentleness has no soil to grow, so the gentleness in his nature is almost withered.
Zhou Yuanhe: “…”
No matter how he looked at him, he couldn't see any gentleness in Zou Ming.
Zou Ming’s gentleness is Ye Zhou’s special gift, right?
Zhou Yuanhe touched the back of his head. He only had a vague understanding of love, so he didn't comment on Ye Zhou and Zou Ming's affairs.
"Then I'll go to rest." Zhou Yuanhe yawned. He couldn't sleep for a whole day and night, and he couldn't hold on any longer. "Boss, you should rest early too."
Ye Zhou: "Go ahead."
After he finished talking with Zhou Yuanhe, he went to find Sarah.
Sarah: “I don’t know anything, I didn’t do anything.”
After saying this, she nodded vigorously to show that what she said was completely true.
Ye Zhou: “…”
Sarah, who had never interacted with people before, still hasn't learned how to lie.
"Tell the truth." Ye Zhou squatted down and looked directly into Sarah's eyes. "You killed him."
Sarah's eyes widened immediately. She asked quickly, "Who told you? Zou Ming told you?! I knew he was unreliable!"
Ye Zhou rubbed his Qingmingxue with a headache. He was a little dizzy after staying up all night, and now the situation has worsened. He said in a slightly stern tone: "I didn't ask him. Do you know that it's obvious that you are lying?"
"As long as you have a reasonable reason, I won't scold you."
At this time, Sarah still had the thinking of a child. In the past, Ye Zhou did not allow her to drink human blood, so she equated not being able to drink human blood with not being able to kill people. Now that she has killed someone, her first reaction is to conceal it, or even lie, for fear of being scolded by "adults" and afraid that she would no longer be loved.
Sarah lowered her head and said after a long while: "He didn't seem to be ready to attack us at that time."
The man just wanted to drive them out.
Ye Zhou: "Continue."
Sarah carefully looked at Ye Zhou's face, but could not see any emotion on it. She continued, "He doesn't look like a good person. I killed him to save him. Yes! I am saving people!"
However, Ye Zhou did not praise Sarah, nor did he let her off easily. Instead, he criticized her seriously and even harshly.
"You are a vampire. As long as the silver bullet doesn't hit your heart, you won't die." Ye Zhou said seriously, "Whether it is to save people or not, you know it in your heart. You are not a real child, you are an adult."
"It's all right to protect your companions and save the victims, but you can't decide whether to take action based on your personal preferences." Ye Zhou, "Otherwise, one day in the future, if someone offends you, you will just take action."
Sarah is powerful, but this power may turn into evil because of her ignorance.
Most of the time, evil people are unaware that they are doing evil. Even if they are aware of it, they will find some self-deceiving excuses.
Ye Zhou: "Starting tomorrow, you can't go out anymore. When you realize your mistake, come find me."
Sarah pouted and said, “He turned that woman into that, I’m just saving people!”
Ye Zhou: "What if he is not the one who did it? If in a certain situation, someone is rescuing the victim and the perpetrator has already left, and you do it without distinguishing or listening to the other party's explanation, you are harming others."
Sarah stopped talking now. She looked at Ye Zhou, carefully took Ye Zhou's hand, and smiled ingratiatingly: "Don't be angry, I won't do this again in the future. I was wrong."
"Wait until you realize where you went wrong." Ye Zhou's heart was as hard as iron. He stood up on his knees and looked at Zou Ming who had just walked out of the RV.
Sarah looked at Ye Zhou's back, her eyes already red.
"She's not in danger of death." Ye Zhou ruffled the boy's hair. "Let's go. Let's have breakfast and then go to rest."
The boy lowered his head silently, and only looked into Ye Zhou's eyes when Ye Zhou took his hand away.
He had never looked at this man carefully before, and this was the first time he saw his face clearly.
The young boy finally asked the question that had been bothering him but had no answer: "Why are you... so nice to me?"
He said the word "good" very lightly.
Ye Zhou thought about it and didn't say it too clearly. He just said, "Because you are very important to me."
The boy looked up at Ye Zhou. He stared into Ye Zhou's eyes and did not see any trace of lies in them. Instead, he saw a smile in them, a gentle smile that he had never seen before.
It was not the kind of mocking, condescending smile in the eyes of the people here.
"What do you want to eat?" Ye Zhou stretched out his hand towards the boy.
The boy, who had been curling up in his body like a hedgehog, hesitated for a long time, and finally extended his hand and let Ye Zhou hold it.
He said almost without thinking: "Instant noodles!"
He had never eaten noodles that were so delicious! It almost made him want to swallow his tongue.
No...he had never even eaten noodles before, he had just seen them.
Ye Zhou: "No, you still need to take care of your stomach. You can't eat anything with a lot of oil or salt."
But seeing the boy's depressed look, Ye Zhou's tone softened involuntarily: "We also had noodles this morning, small yellow croaker noodles, which were also delicious."
The boy's eyes lit up again when he heard about fish soup: "Fish."
Ye Zhou: "Yes, we will also add blanched chives. If you don't like chives, we can add pea tips."
"Do you want to get up and eat at noon? If you want, I'll call you." Ye Zhou took the boy back to the RV.
Not long after they sat down, Aunt Li came in with two bowls of noodles.
Aunt Li placed the bowl of noodles in front of the two of them. As she placed it, she said to the boy, "Drink more soup. It's delicious! It nourishes your body!"
She looked at the boy's pointed chin, and felt more distressed: "When he recovers, I'll make you some big fat meat."
The boy, who had never eaten fat or even meat, looked at Aunt Li.
Aunt Li had suffered hunger and hardship in the past, so even though her life had gotten better, she still preferred fat meat to lean meat.
The boy didn't say anything. He didn't know how to talk to someone like Li Gu.
Before he came here, he had never met anyone who expressed kindness to him so directly without expecting anything in return.
If you have never been in contact with it, you don’t know how to contact it.
"Eat." Ye Zhou handed him the fork.
The boy didn’t even know how to use chopsticks – he had always just used his hands.
The food here is nothing but potatoes. There is no need to use chopsticks. The lower class people don’t even know how to cook.
They didn't even have the necessary seasoning salt.
Ye Zhou picked up the chopsticks and ate with the boy.
The boy ate noodles much faster than Ye Zhou, and it took Ye Zhou several reminders for him to slow down.
The boy felt sleepy immediately after eating. Ye Zhou went to draw the curtains and let the boy wash his face and feet before going to bed.
Climbing onto the bed, the boy suddenly reached out and grabbed Ye Zhou's clothes as he was about to leave: "Will you leave?"
Ye Zhou knew what he was asking. He did not think of hiding or deceiving, but said calmly: "I will leave, but only after you are able to protect yourself."
"Don't worry." Ye Zhou said with a smile, "When you grow up, you will definitely be a person who can stand on your own."
Looks cold, but actually caring and gentle, strong but not arrogant.
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