Chapter 20
It was actually still early when they returned to the dormitory after dinner. Shi Wan rested for a while and then went to wash up. Sang Sijia and the other two started playing games. After Shi Wan took a shower, dried his hair, put on the cochlear implant, and went to the balcony to wash clothes, Tian Yuan just happened to look back.
"Shi Wan... Gu... Gu Zhinian hit you again!" Tian Yuan's voice rose eight degrees. Seeing the bruises on Shi Wan's collarbone and thighs, and Shi Wan's pale face, the bruises looked even more terrifying. It looked horrifying and creepy. Tian Yuan's whole world view was shattered.
Gu Zhinian has always had a very good reputation online. He is dedicated to his work, respects his seniors and cares for his juniors. Tian Yuan did not expect that Gu Zhinian is such a person in private, and he even commits domestic violence!
"Ah? No, this is a subcutaneous hemorrhage." Shi Wan looked at the bruise on his body and explained lightly.
"You really weren't beaten by Gu Zhinian? Shi Wan, there's no outsider here, don't be afraid." Tian Yuan thought Shi Wan was covering up for Gu Zhinian.
"That's right, Shi Wan, don't be afraid, we will help you." Zhang Chao also joined in.
"Really not, this is what happens when you have thrombocytopenia." Shi Wan was a little amused. In the past, his classmates and teachers thought he was bullied, and now that he was married, his roommates thought he was abused. However, these bruises did look a bit similar.
Tian Yuan and Zhang Chao turned to look at Sang Sijia at the same time. Sang Sijia nodded: "It's true. It was the same when I lived in the dormitory in high school."
"That's good. I was so scared." Tian Yuan patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. If Shi Wan had experienced such a miserable childhood and married a domestic abuser, Tian Yuan felt that Shi Wan would have suffered too much. Fortunately, that wasn't the case. "Well, I'm sorry, Shi Wan." Tian Yuan scratched his head and smiled apologetically.
"It's okay. Not many people have this disease. It's better that you don't know about it." Shi Wan has deeply experienced the pain of thrombocytopenia. Ever since he knew he was sick, Shi Wan has been living cautiously and doing everything carefully, because a collision, a fall, or even exercise in physical education class may cause internal bleeding. In order to stay alive, Shi Wan really tried hard.
Shi Wan has a very healthy schedule. She goes to bed early and gets up early, and goes to bed at ten o'clock. After removing the cochlear implant, everything becomes very quiet. She hasn't sent a message to Gu Zhinian for a long time. Shi Wan has completely forgotten about Gu Zhinian.
"Let's be quiet, Shi Wan is asleep." When Zhang Chao got up to get some water, he found that Shi Wan had already fallen asleep, so he said quietly to Tian Yuan who was yelling at him.
"Ah? Oh oh oh oh." Tian Yuan nodded hurriedly and lowered his voice.
"It's okay. Xiaowan can hardly hear any sound after taking out the external cochlear implant. But you'd better speak softly so as not to disturb the people in other dormitories. After all, the dormitory is not very soundproof." Sang Sijia explained calmly after taking a sip of water.
"Is this... like this?" Zhang Chao was stunned. Is this what it would be like if he had never come into contact with hearing-impaired people?
Sang Sijia nodded and was about to say something when her cell phone rang. The caller was Gu Zhinian.
“Ahem…” Sang Sijia was caught in her own saliva and answered the phone in a panic, “Gu, what’s the matter, Mr. Gu?”
"Sorry to bother you, is Wanwan asleep?" There was a hint of helplessness in Gu Zhinian's tone.
“Ah? You didn’t send a message to him…? ” The voice automatically cut off at the end. Did he, did he know too much… Ahhhhh… He would probably be assassinated just because he stepped out of the dormitory with his left foot!
“…” He is indeed Wanwan’s good friend who knows how to stab people!
"Ahem, that Xiaowan'er has fallen asleep. Do you want me to help you call him?" Sang Sijia answered cautiously, fearing that she would send him away if she spoke too hastily.
"No need, let Wanwan sleep. Please tell Wanwan tomorrow and ask him to reply to me." Gu Zhinian was even more helpless.
"Okay, okay."
"Huh..." After Gu Zhinian hung up the phone, Sang Sijia breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her sore waist.
"Shi Wan... doesn't even check on Mr. Gu's news?!" Tian Yuan instantly felt awe for Shi Wan. He thought Shi Wan was trying to please Gu Zhinian, but in the end, the result was completely the opposite. Tian Yuan felt very conflicted.
"Xiao Wan'er doesn't play with his cell phone much and has a very regular schedule." Sang Sijia shrugged. This made him feel a lot more at ease. At least Xiao Wan'er would not be bullied.
When Shi Wan woke up early in the morning, everyone else in the dormitory was fast asleep, showing no signs of waking up. She sat on the bed in a daze for a few minutes before picking up her phone to check the time. When the screen lit up, she saw many WeChat messages from Gu Zhinian.
Shi Wan felt a little guilty when holding the phone. After thinking about it, he decided to wash up first. With an ostrich mentality, he turned off the screen of the phone, stuffed it under the pillow, and pressed the pillow!
After washing up and preparing to go out, Shi Wan took out his cell phone from under the pillow and clicked on Gu Zhinian's message. There was a long string of messages. After flipping through two pages, Shi Wan stared at the screen and blinked.
【Shi Wan: I didn’t see the message last night. I’m sorry.】
[Gu Zhinian: It's okay. Have you had breakfast? ]
Gu Zhinian replied immediately, which made Shi Wan feel even more guilty.
【Shi Wan: I’m just about to go.】
【Gu Zhinian: Go ahead.】
Shi Wan didn't reply to the message. Gu Zhinian put away his phone and continued his morning run. He has always had the habit of morning run, but when Shi Wan was at home, with her warm and beautiful body in his arms, he couldn't bear to get up for a morning run.
There were not many people in the school cafeteria at 7:30 in the morning. Shi Wan bought breakfast and found a corner to eat slowly. When he went back, he also brought breakfast for Sang Sijia and the others. Tian Yuan and Zhang Chao looked at Shi Wan as if they had seen a ghost. How could young people get up so early to eat breakfast!
There are two days to report, and military training will start two days later. The sun in September is not kind at all. It was cloudy a few days before, but it was sunny as soon as the military training started.
Shi Wan was in the sick company. They didn't have to train but had to watch others train under the shade of trees. Their schedules were the same and they could only leave after others had left. There were quite a lot of people in the sick company and they were not allowed to play with their phones. Most of them were in a daze. The counselors from various departments also came to check on these patients from time to time, fearing that something might go wrong.
"Instructor, I'm feeling a little unwell. Can I ask for a leave?" Shi Wan raised his hand palely and said weakly.
"Do you need someone to help you?" Shi Wan was someone the counselor had specially taken care of, so the instructor didn't dare to stutter at all, as it would be bad if something happened.
"It's okay, I can do it myself." Shi Wan shook his head weakly, took his things and took a taxi to the hospital to find He Cheng.
Shi Wan knew that he had a little heatstroke, but he also had other discomforts so he went straight to the hospital. He Cheng gave Shi Wan an IV drip and checked his blood. The platelet count was too low, so he gave him an injection of immunoglobulin G. This immune protein can quickly increase the platelet count, but it will be completely metabolized by the body in three to four weeks, and a shot of immunoglobulin G is very expensive.
Shi Wan was quite sensitive to the side effects of immunoglobulin G, including abdominal pain. Every time he got the injection, he would be in excruciating pain. He curled up on the hospital bed, looking incredibly pitiful. He couldn't make any big movements either. If he moved too violently, no one could guarantee if he wouldn't have internal bleeding. Shi Wan had seen a fellow patient who had internal bleeding from doing a few sit-ups and had to stay in the ICU for half a month before being released. It was the first time that Shi Wan felt directly how fragile their lives were.
Therefore, He Cheng did not want to give Shi Wan this injection unless it was absolutely necessary. However, there were always a few times during Shi Wan's physical examinations that the platelet count was too low, so this injection was needed. Over the years, He Cheng felt heartbroken every time he saw Shi Wan curled up in the hospital bed.
"Why didn't Gu Zhinian come with you?"
"I can do it on my own." Shi Wan shook his head. He didn't need anyone to accompany him. He was used to it.
He Cheng frowned and said nothing more.
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