Chapter 227: Returning from Injury and the High Temperature Continues
Teammate Zhu Yan stuffed the points card into Rong Zhen's hand and slipped away.
"Hey, wait a minute, I don't want to..." Rong Zhen Erkang held his hand.
The guy ran faster, making it impossible for her to push it back in, refusing to fail.
Even so, she had no intention of using it. She just wanted to exchange it for storable supplies before the points limit and return it to Zhu Yan when he came back.
Unfortunately, they had to wait for half a month. The sea ice outside had all melted and evaporated, and the base was moved to the bottom of the building. The exploration team sent to the next city still had not returned.
Everyone was talking about it, saying that the person might have died in an accident on the way.
Rong Zhen knew that the person must still be alive, because Zhu Yan's points card had not been cancelled, and the official side still deposited his salary into the card every day, which she then promptly converted into supplies and stored in the space.
As the weather gets hotter, the base's resources are becoming increasingly stretched. Not only are there insufficient water, electricity and ice, but even some basic daily necessities are subject to purchase restrictions.
At this time, it is useless to keep the points in your hand. You have to spend them as soon as you get them. Try to exchange them for supplies that can be obtained. If you need other things in the future, you can exchange them with others.
Since Rongzhen had Zhu Yan's points card, she had the shopping quota for two people. Every time she got one more than others, but she didn't want to spend it recklessly, and her life was as tight as everyone else.
This way she doesn't seem out of place, allowing her to blend perfectly into the crowd while avoiding a lot of unnecessary trouble.
In the third week after Zhu Yan left, the temperature initially rose to a survival threshold, and the survival base had to be evacuated from the building and moved underground, such as subway tunnels, air-raid shelters, underground shopping malls, underground parking lots, etc.
The medical department where Rongzhen worked was moved to an underground shopping mall connected to a subway tunnel. There was a small amount of electricity supply there, which could only provide the most basic lighting and could not start the central air conditioning to control the temperature.
Even so, everyone was very satisfied.
The temperature in the underground shopping mall is lower than outside, and there are areas for ventilation, so people don’t feel stuffy, and the feeling is more comfortable than in a building.
Their dormitories were moved here, with several people crowded in one room. Those who couldn't stand it could apply to live in the office while on duty and sleep on the floor there.
On the fifth day that Rong Zhen slept on the floor, which was also a full month since Zhu Yan left, news finally came from the exploration team he was in.
The base was shocked by this. No one expected that they were still alive and brought back the results of the mission.
Even the leaders were about to give up, and they returned in triumph in a state of disgrace.
Thirty people went out, twenty-five came back, five died, seven were seriously injured, twelve were slightly injured due to dehydration, heatstroke, etc., and only six were intact.
The six people first returned to the base to hand in their mission, and then organized people to rescue the nineteen people they had placed on the way.
The medical department and Rong Zhen were all busy because of this incident, helping to receive and care for the injured, comforting and consoling the families, etc.
Rongzhen paid special attention to the six people who returned safely, and was relieved to find Zhu Yan among them.
After he led the rescue team to bring all 19 injured people back to the medical department, Rong Zhen, who was helping there, took the opportunity to stop him and said, "Your teammates sent your points card to me. Come to me later and take the card and supplies back."
Zhu Yan had been away for a month and had become a little roughed up. He seemed to have lost the youthful and childish look of a grown-up boy and had become quiet and steady.
But as soon as Rongzhen thought that he was only eighteen years old, she found it difficult to regard him as a mature man.
This is still a child.
So Rongzhen's attitude was still good, but his words still seemed to indicate that he wanted to distance himself from the matter.
Zhu Yan pursed his cracked lips, remembering the cold words she had said before he left, and said hoarsely, "I'm busy. I'll leave it here with you for now."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave, but his body swayed and he fell backwards without warning.
Rong Zhen's words to stop him were still stuck in her throat. Seeing this, she immediately stepped forward to catch his body. Seeing him with his eyes closed, sweat on his forehead and his teeth clenched, she quickly shouted for help.
Fortunately, this was at the entrance of the medical department. The nurse inside heard the cry for help and ran out quickly. After checking the situation, he called a doctor for emergency treatment.
The doctor cut open Zhu Yan's tightly wrapped clothes and found that his chest and abdomen were wrapped in bandages, with pink faintly showing through, which were the broken wounds and blood.
It turned out that he was also injured, but he didn't show it. Not only did he insist on returning to the base, he also led people to rescue his teammates before he finally collapsed.
Many people at the scene couldn't help but tear up when they saw it.
I am moved by his will and dedication, but worried and sad about his injuries.
Compared to them, Rong Zhen was more shocked and puzzled. She was shocked that Zhu Yan could actually do this, and she didn't understand why he did this.
He is not from a military background, and his moral character is extremely noble. He is not so poorly fed and clothed that he needs to fight for survival, nor does he have to work hard to support his family and bear the heavy burden. He does not need to push himself to this point to live a comfortable life.
Just like they did in the building.
So, was it her attitude and words before he left that hurt him? Did they make him give up on himself?
Rongzhen was unsure, and a sense of guilt had unconsciously arisen in her heart.
Because of this guilt, when she heard the doctor say that he needed someone to help take care of him, she volunteered to take the job herself.
She can't do anything else, so she can only make up for it in this regard.
Perhaps if she could take care of him from unconscious to his original lively and energetic state, she would feel better and would not have to suffer from the condemnation of her conscience in the future.
So Rongzhen became Zhu Yan's exclusive caregiver.
Zhu Yan's injuries were mainly on his chest and abdomen. His chest was covered with large abrasions, and his abdomen looked like it had been cut by a knife. Both looked quite serious, but fortunately, his internal organs and bones were not injured. Compared with those teammates who were missing arms and legs and extremely dehydrated, his injuries were indeed minor. No wonder he didn't take it seriously.
The reason why he fainted was due to wound infection, dehydration and hunger. The poor kid didn't even have time to drink a sip of water or eat a mouthful of food after he came back. He was busy leading people to rescue his teammates, and he collapsed after he came back.
Of course, the doctor also said that he had been depressed and depressed for a long time and had some psychological problems, which affected his body. However, compared with the previous two reasons, this one was not worth mentioning and was directly ignored.
Before he woke up, Rongzhen read the diagnosis report again and again, focusing on dehydration, hunger and emotional depression.
Others may not understand, so how could she not understand?
He clearly had an entire courtyard full of supplies, so how could he allow himself to become dehydrated and hungry? Was it because his teammates were around and he couldn't eat alone? Or was it because it was inconvenient to take out the food and expose the space?
It couldn't be that he was so discouraged by her words before leaving that he didn't want to eat, or that he was being stubborn and deliberately torturing himself, right?
No way, no way, he is not a three-year-old child!
Rongzhen shook his head and threw this outrageous guess out of his mind.
But what if you add emotional repression?
"Oh..." Rong Zhen held her forehead and sighed, feeling that she had committed a sin. Although it was not her intention, this matter was somewhat related to her.
The person on the bed opened his eyes as she sighed, dazedly grabbed her wrist that was placed on the bedside and asked, "Why are you sighing? Am I going to die?"
Rongzhen looked up in surprise: "You're awake?!"
She wanted to stand up and call a doctor, but he stubbornly held her hand and wouldn't let go. He muttered with a dazed look in his eyes, "I'm almost dying. Why are you asking others for help? Can't you just stay with me alone?"
Rong Zhen frowned: "..."
Why would she die? Judging from the strength with which he held her back, she could probably live for several more decades.
He probably won't die even if she dies!
In the end, she was the one who opened her mouth and shouted loudly, otherwise this guy would have been burned into a fool and started talking nonsense without even looking.
The doctor quickly gave him a fever-reducing injection and asked the nurse and Rongzhen to change his medicine.
The fever-reducing injections and medicines were among the results that Zhu Yan's team brought back this time. No one had any objection to using some of them on themselves.
While changing the dressing, Rongzhen wiped his body and helped him with personal hygiene. At this time, there was no need to care about the separation of men and women, as long as he was alive.
In the middle of the night, Zhu Yan's fever finally subsided and he woke up.
With the dim light of the night light, he looked at the person sleeping on the side of the bed, and suddenly a feeling of warmth and satisfaction rose in his heart.
All the tossing and turning, and the restlessness and depression during the days away from home have all disappeared.
People's eyes have warmth. Rong Zhen woke up with a start under his gaze. She reached out to touch his forehead immediately. When she felt the coolness coming down, she opened her eyes and met his clear and smiling eyes.
"Hey, are you awake? Are you thirsty? Are you hungry?" Rong Zhen withdrew her hand and put it to her lips and coughed dryly to ease the embarrassment. She didn't dare to look directly into his eyes, which were especially bright in the dark night, so she simply got up and got him something to eat and drink.
The food included bread and canned meat, and the drinks included water and milk, all of which were prepared early in the morning for the sick.
Zhu Yan's eyes followed her, and when he fed her food or drink, he shook his head: "I don't want to eat."
It's that I don't want to eat, not that I'm not hungry.
Rongzhen frowned, thinking that there was indeed something wrong with his mental state and he was even starting to suffer from anorexia.
"You have to eat even if you don't want to. The doctor said that you fainted partly because of hunger. You must replenish your energy. Come, I will eat with you, and we can split it in half." Rong Zhen broke the bread in two without allowing him to refuse, stuffed half into his mouth, and then each of them got a bottle of milk.
Zhu Yan didn't refuse this time. Seeing her eating with big mouthfuls, he started eating slowly too.
After finishing their meal, seeing that no one was around and it was already midnight, Rong Zhen took the opportunity to quietly ask him, "Don't you have supplies? How did you get yourself into this state?"
Zhu Yan looked at her the same way, lowered his head and said nothing.
Rongzhen: What do you mean?
Could it really be her fault? Why did she feel a little wronged?
But thinking that the person in front of her was an 18-year-old teenager who was most prone to psychological problems, she became more tolerant.
Oh, forget it, it was her bad luck to meet him.
"If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask any more questions. I'll be taking care of you from now on. You must listen to me, eat well, and take good care of your injuries!"
Rongzhen instructed him to clean up the garbage and continued to take a nap while sitting in the accompanying chair.
It had been a long time since she stayed up late, and because of her good biological clock, she couldn't hold on any longer, so she had to take a nap.
As he dozed off, he fell asleep.
Zhu Yan, on the other hand, stayed awake the whole time, secretly watching her. When she started snoring softly, he would immediately struggle to get up from the bed, carefully carry her to the bed, and then carry her back at daybreak.
Rong Zhen didn't notice anything unusual the next morning. When he saw Zhu Yan's leader and teammates coming to visit him, he tactfully avoided them.
That teammate knew the inside story. After she left, he said to Zhu Yan with a teasing smile, "Is this the person you used your self-torture trick on? Not bad, she looks like a nice girl."
Zhu Yan glared at him, telling him to keep his mouth shut and not let anything slip. Then he asked the leader of the exploration team who came to visit him, "Captain, you promised me before that as long as I can complete the mission and come back, you will not pursue those trivial matters and introduce me to the girl you like."
The focus is on the girl I like, specifically the one I just dated, and I won’t accept anyone else.
When Zhu Yan learned that this benefit was available governmentally, especially in the military, he began to make up his mind.
It doesn’t matter if Rongzhen doesn’t like him. He can get her first by working for the government and the military to prevent someone else from getting her first.
Feelings can be cultivated slowly, but the person must be his!
The teammates were dumbfounded and exclaimed: "You guys are so young, but you are so competitive and grabbing!" You don't even leave them any way to survive.
The captain smiled and nodded, "I did promise you, but I only promised you not to pursue the matter of the gangster being deposed. I didn't promise you to force me to be your matchmaker."
So he has to work hard on it himself.
The girl doesn't want to agree, they can't force her to agree.
That's not marriage, that's enmity.
Zhu Yan's abacus beads shattered to the ground, and he was so angry that he fell down on the hospital bed, his wound hurting.
"Does the wound hurt?" Rong Zhen came over with a teacup, heard Zhu Yan's weak groan, and hurriedly called a doctor.
Upon hearing the news, medical staff rushed over and squeezed the two extra people out of the scene.
Zhu Yan's teammates stood outside, tiptoeing and looking in, muttering, "He's pretending so well, if you didn't know better you'd think he was really injured."
The captain sighed aside, "He's really hurt. Don't say anything about self-torture or anything like that. Be careful not to let his beloved girl hear it."
Zhu Yan's teammate groaned and pointed behind the captain, "But Captain, she seems to have heard it."
team leader:"!!"
It's over.
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