The curtain wasn't even drawn, and Lu Shishen was gently wiping away Shen Youyou's tears with a handkerchief.
Just a moment ago she looked like she was about to kill someone, but now her face was so gentle it was almost dripping with tenderness, and her voice softened, "Don't cry."
Wang Xiuxiu lay on the bed with a blank expression as the nurse re-inserted her.
In her haste, she pulled out the IV needle, leaving a bruise on the back of her left hand with bloodstains.
"I can't do it in your left hand, so I'll do it in your right hand."
The nurse's tone softened unconsciously, "Don't move, I'll wipe your hands with a cotton ball."
That man is so bad!
Even though she was used to seeing all kinds of people in the hospital, this was the first time the nurse had ever seen a soldier so brazenly.
Chen Ji stood at the door of the ward and said calmly, "Company Commander Lu, it's time to go."
Upon hearing the sound, Lu Shishen immediately stood up.
"yes."
Before he left, he turned back to Shen Youyou and whispered, "I'll come see you again tomorrow."
Shen Youyou blinked, glanced at Chen Ji with some fear, and then looked away, her voice soft and sweet: "Can't it be tonight?"
Lu Shishen paused.
Xu Ruantang couldn't help but click her tongue; she really wasn't even pretending anymore.
Shen Youyou blushed slightly, looking shy, and explained, "No, I'm too dizzy, I need someone to stay with me tonight."
"If you don't have time, I'll have my cousin stay."
Lu Shishen nodded and said seriously, "I have a mission tonight, I'm leaving."
He strode over to Chen Ji's side.
Chen Ji reached out and ruffled Xu Ruantang's hair, whispering, "I won't be at the hospital tonight, what about my second aunt..."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Xu Ruantang waved for people to leave.
Once they left, Huan Yuanliang, seeing that nothing else was wrong, also left.
Xu Ruantang divided the pork rib soup she brought into two portions, giving the larger portion to Wang Xiuxiu and Lu Xiaozhao, and keeping the smaller portion for herself.
It was Xiao Zhao who fed Wang Xiuxiu the drink again.
Xu Ruantang glanced at Wang Xiuxiu's left hand and asked with some concern, "How did it get so bruised and swollen? It looks painful."
Wang Xiuxiu said helplessly, "Some people are sick. Even though the Qing Dynasty is over, they still want to have a bunch of wives and concubines. They want to eat what they have but also want what they don't. I'm the one who's been harmed."
With the child in front of her, Wang Xiuxiu spoke very tactfully.
Xu Ruantang understood and said with a smile, "Some people are born to love trash, and they even treat it like a treasure after picking it up. Sister Xiuxiu, let's not compete."
"Naturally, there's no need to fight; we can't even get rid of them in time."
Lu Shishen's hesitation just now, who cares, naturally hurt whose heart?
Shen Youyou's face was a little pale. Yang Weidong asked with concern, "Cousin, are you feeling dizzy again?"
"I'm going to see a doctor."
He abandoned his nonchalant attitude and straightened up to leave.
Shen Youyou quickly grabbed him, "Cousin, help me go outside for some fresh air, it's too stuffy."
Yang Weidong nodded, "Okay."
Shen Youyou clung to Yang Weidong, and the two of them went out like that.
Xu Ruantang raised an eyebrow. "It seems she can be attached to anyone. No wonder she doesn't seem to mind."
Wang Xiuxiu chuckled softly, but her eyes held an indescribable mockery and sarcasm.
After a noisy day, the ward finally quieted down for a while. Xu Ruantang borrowed paper and pen to teach Xiao Zhao to draw, while Wang Xiuxiu closed her eyes to rest.
Before they could even finish a simple sketch, the two who had gone out returned.
The ward door was kicked open, hitting the wall with a loud thud.
Xu Ruantang frowned, about to say something, when the person who came in spoke first.
"Don't stop me! So what if he's a soldier? Does that mean soldiers can just beat people up?!"
Yang Weidong was furious, but Chen Youyou stood in front of him and kept pushing Yang Weidong into the ward.
The man, who could barely stand before, was now so strong that he almost knocked Yang Weidong over.
"Cousin, stop joking. Comrade Xu didn't do it on purpose. He just mistook someone for someone else."
Shen Youyou's face turned deathly pale.
When Yang Weidong turned his head, Xu Ruantang could see that his glasses were nowhere to be found, and his face was bruised and swollen.
It looks like a pig's head.
Xu Ruantang couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.
Yang Weidong's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Xu Ruantang through gritted teeth, saying, "Laughing? Still laughing? Soldiers all like to beat people. Miss Xu, you'd better watch out. I don't think your man is any better."
He spoke somewhat unclearly, as if he had an egg in his mouth.
Xu Ruantang pouted, "Teacher Yang should mind his own business first. He's only been gone a short while, and he got beaten up for harassing an innocent woman?"
Yang Weidong's eyes looked strange.
Xu Ruantang blinked indifferently, "Is that really true? Then tell me who beat you up?"
"What, are you going to stand up for me?"
Yang Weidong grinned, but the movement pulled at the wound on his lip, making him wince.
Xu Ruantang raised her hand and shook her finger. "No, no, no, I want to make a banner to give to this great hero who rid the people of evil."
Yang Weidong was so angry that his eyebrows stood on end, but he was still dragged away by Chen Youyou.
Shen Youyou's eyes blazed with anger. "Can't you behave yourself!"
Her anger came out of nowhere. After speaking to Yang Weidong, she glared fiercely at Xu Ruantang.
Xu Ruantang shrugged. "Is it my fault?"
Shen Youyou had some anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving medicine prescribed by the doctor. She drew the curtain and gently cleaned Yang Weidong's wound.
Yang Weidong was also impatient; he would gasp for breath and scream in pain.
Xu Ruantang couldn't hide her excitement, and Wang Xiuxiu shook her head with a smile when she saw how happy she was.
After Shen Youyou finished applying the medicine, there was no more movement from the other side.
But soon, a rustling sound came again, like the sound of fabric rubbing together.
Xu Ruantang was still teaching Xiao Zhao how to draw, so she didn't pay attention.
There was another knock on the ward door, and soon someone came in.
Xu Ruantang turned around and saw Xu Hanli.
His face was also injured, with bruises and purple marks on his originally fair skin, which looked quite frightening.
Xu Ruantang's lips twitched. "You were the one who fought with him?"
Xu Hanli, carrying nutritional supplements, scratched his head sheepishly, "Sister-in-law, it's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."
"I was passing by the hospital's small garden when I saw someone hugging and embracing Youyou from afar. He looked lewd, and I thought he was a pervert!"
Xu Hanli became increasingly guilty as he spoke, "After all, Youyou is so beautiful, the chances of her running into thugs when she goes out are much higher than for others!"
Xu Ruantang looked up at the sky speechlessly, "Oh, whatever makes you happy."
They talked for a long time before Yang Weidong finally pulled back the curtain.
Yang Weidong couldn't smile this time; his face was cold.
Even though I've applied medicine, my lips seem redder and more swollen than before.
Chen Youyou sat on the bed, gently stroking her hair. "It was all a misunderstanding, Hanli. I apologize on behalf of my cousin. He's always been unreliable, so please don't mind him."
Xu Ruantang glanced casually, but her sharp eyes noticed that Chen Youyou's shirt button was fastened incorrectly.
The hem of the shirt was uneven, piled up haphazardly.
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