Chapter 21
"Is Mr. Gu busy?"
"What's the matter?" Gu Zhinian asked coldly.
"Shi Wan is sick and you're not with him. How much money do you make?" He Cheng was playing with a pen and said to Gu Zhinian in a sarcastic tone.
"What's wrong with Wanwan? I'll be there right away!" Gu Zhinian stood up, leaving everyone in the studio confused, and they all looked at Xie Zhuo.
"If there's nothing else, just go away. We'll discuss this later." Xie Zhuo waved his hand to let everyone disperse, and hurriedly chased Gu Zhinian out. Gu Zhinian had always remained calm even in the face of disaster, but now he was so anxious and heard the word "Wanwan". He was afraid that something had happened to Shi Wan.
"Gu Zhinian, don't be anxious, don't drive by yourself." Xie Zhuo shouted as he walked, fearing that Gu Zhinian would be too anxious and get into trouble.
"Yeah." As soon as Gu Zhinian finished speaking, the car sped away. It was driven by a bodyguard, and Xie Zhuo also breathed a sigh of relief.
Shi Wan had finished the injection and was curled up on the hospital bed, biting his lip. His clothes were soaked with sweat, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his face was abnormally flushed.
He was in pain, very much pain.
Especially after the cochlear implant was removed, the pain of not being able to hear anything seemed to be magnified countless times. Shi Wan could not hear anything, and she didn't know when Gu Zhinian came in. He Cheng knew that Gu Zhinian had come, so he came over to take a look and didn't disturb the two of them.
"Gu...Second brother." Shi Wan felt someone hugging him, and when he looked up, he found it was Gu Zhinian.
"Yes, it's me."
"I...am...dirty." Shi Wan's voice was hoarse. He wanted to push Gu Zhinian's hand away but he didn't have the strength. He felt it was not good to dirty Gu Zhinian's clothes.
"I'll call He Cheng!" Gu Zhinian gently put Shi Wan back on the bed and asked the bodyguard to find He Cheng. Shi Wan couldn't hear what Gu Zhinian said, she only felt the pain.
"Can't you give Wanwan painkillers? He's in so much pain." Gu Zhinian didn't even notice that his voice was trembling.
"He used too many painkillers before, and now there are very few that are effective for him. It's best not to use them if possible."
"The abdominal pain is only severe today and will disappear in two or three days. There's nothing we can do. Shi Wan's disease can't be cured right now." He Cheng rubbed his brows as he spoke, his tone filled with indescribable helplessness.
Gu Zhinian pursed his lips and said nothing. The temperature was only 26 degrees Celsius, but he felt cold all over. He held Shi Wan's hand. Shi Wan also had a hot water bottle on his abdomen. It didn't really have much effect, it was just a psychological comfort. Shi Wan felt that having something warm on his stomach would relieve the pain.
He Cheng didn't say anything else and went out directly. Only Shi Wan and Gu Zhinian were left in the ward. Gu Zhinian wished he could take the pain for Shi Wan, but he couldn't. For the first time, Gu Zhinian felt so powerless. Shi Wan would only groan in pain when the pain was severe.
The ward was very quiet, so quiet that Gu Zhinian even wondered if he had lost his hearing.
After the pain subsided, Shi Wan fell asleep. Gu Zhinian wiped Shi Wan's body with a wet towel to make Shi Wan feel more comfortable. When Gu Zhinian was washing the towel in the bathroom, he saw himself in the mirror. His face was expressionless, and the gold-wire frame shone with a cold light.
"Bang!" A punch hit the wall next to the mirror. Gu Zhinian seemed to have lost his sense of pain. He wrung out the towel, hung it up, and walked out slowly and calmly.
Shi Wan didn't come back until evening. Her face was still pale, and her lips didn't peel because Gu Zhinian moistened them with a cotton swab dipped in water from time to time.
Gu Zhinian helped Shi Wan sit up and stuffed the cochlear implant device that was put aside into Shi Wan's hand. Shi Wan sat for a long time, as if he had gathered enough strength before he slowly put on the device and turned it on. After being able to hear the sounds, Shi Wan took a while to adapt before he was no longer so slow.
"I...Scarlett..." Shi Wan's voice was hoarse.
"I told him, and I also asked for leave from your counselor. Your counselor said that it's okay for you not to go to the subsequent military training." Gu Zhinian spoke slowly, neither hurriedly nor slowly, so that Shi Wan could hear clearly and have time to react.
After hearing what Gu Zhinian said, Shi Wan took a long time to respond: "Thank you." He was polite and courteous, which made Gu Zhinian very frustrated.
"Auntie Lin brought some vegetable porridge. Let's eat something first." Gu Zhinian propped up the table and took out the porridge that Auntie Lin had brought. Gu Zhinian took a sip to test the temperature before feeding it to Shi Wan's mouth.
Gu Zhinian acted calmly. Shi Wan subconsciously opened her mouth and ate two-thirds of the small bowl of porridge before shaking her head and avoiding the spoon, saying, "No more."
"Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Gu Zhinian keenly sensed something was wrong.
"I'm full." Shi Wan shook his head, leaned his head to one side, and clenched the corner of his clothes with his hands. It was indeed a little painful, but there was no need to tell Gu Zhinian about this.
Gu Zhinian didn't ask any more questions. He put his hand on Shi Wan's abdomen and rubbed it gently. This did help relieve Shi Wan's pain a little. Shi Wan felt a little more comfortable and fell into a deep sleep again. Seeing that Shi Wan was fast asleep, Gu Zhinian turned off Shi Wan's cochlear implant and took it off. He then quietly changed Shi Wan into clean clothes.
When Shi Wan was put down by Gu Zhinian and laid down, she opened her eyes drowsily. Gu Zhinian stretched out his hand to cover Shi Wan's eyes and said, "Go to sleep."
After saying this, Gu Zhinian was stunned. Shi Wan actually couldn't hear him. Gu Zhinian pursed his lips, lowered his head and looked at Shi Wan again. Shi Wan had closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
Gu Zhinian was sleeping on the sofa next to the hospital bed, but he was not sound asleep. When he heard Shi Wan groaning in pain at night, he would rub Shi Wan's stomach again, and Shi Wan would feel a little more comfortable. Later, Gu Zhinian simply hugged Shi Wan and slept together.
Shi Wan slept for a long time, waking up around noon. He tugged at his clothes, which were clean. He lowered his head and glanced at his pants, which were also... changed...
"Don't worry, I'll change it for you." Gu Zhinian said this after Shi Wan's cochlear implant was turned on.
"Ah?!..." Shi Wan scratched his thigh with his fingers, not daring to look at Gu Zhinian at all. Actually, he didn't need to say this!
"Do you want to get up and wash up?"
"...Yes." Shi Wan slowly got out of bed and moved step by step to the bathroom. Gu Zhinian followed closely, filled the bowl with warm water and squeezed toothpaste for Shi Wan, and stayed with Shi Wan. Even when Shi Wan went to the bathroom, Gu Zhinian just turned his back and did not go out.
Time·Shame bursting·Late:…
Shi Wan stayed in the hospital for three days. On the day of discharge, Gu Zhinian did not take Shi Wan home. Instead, he went to a place where a national master of traditional Chinese medicine lived. He was in his eighties, but looked like he was in his sixties. He had a rosy complexion and was full of energy. He was much healthier than Shi Wan.
When taking the pulse, the old man's face was solemn. Shi Wan didn't even dare to breathe. He just did whatever the old man asked him to do.
"The young man is in worse shape than an old man like me at such a young age. The same goes for you, Gu kid. How did you take care of him like this?"
"Why do you want to be a widower at such a young age?" Mr. Li glanced at Gu Zhinian and said bluntly.
"Grandpa Li, please take good care of Wanwan." Gu Zhinian was very anxious but did not dare to show it for fear of scaring Shi Wan.
"Take the medicine for a month first and see how it goes." Mr. Li quickly wrote a list to Gu Zhinian, "Go." The old man rocked his rocking chair and waved goodbye to see him off.
After returning home, Shi Wan drank the medicine in the evening. Gu Zhinian had prepared candied fruits and candies, but they were never used. After the temperature was right, Shi Wan drank it in one gulp without any stuttering.
Shi Wan's childhood environment made him unqualified to dislike bitter medicine. He looked at the candied fruit in Gu Zhinian's hand standing aside and asked, "What...what's wrong?"
"You can complain about your suffering or act like a spoiled child to me every night."
"Okay." Shi Wan didn't take it to heart and nodded obediently, as if he was just dealing with Gu Zhinian.
"Don't draw for too long." Gu Zhinian sighed, put the things down, a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes, he reached out and rubbed Shi Wan's hair, and didn't disturb Shi Wan anymore.
Shi Wan sat where he was, looked at the things placed aside, sighed softly and continued to practice. He didn't dare to have any more thoughts. Maybe Mr. Gu was just showing pity, but who could guarantee that this pity would last?
He didn't dare to think about it.
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