foot injury
Li Lai was absent and went to the orphanage to do charity.
The reason was that her glass right foot needed money again. She walked with a limp and had to hold the handrail when going up and down the stairs.
A friend noticed Li Lai's problem and asked directly: "Have you been busy with filming tasks recently?"
"It's okay, maybe I walked too fast."
The friend squatted down, lifted up Li Lai's trouser leg, and saw that her right ankle was abnormally swollen. Her voice became louder. "The doctor told you that your ankle needs to be rested and you can't walk for long periods of time. The other day, the stage manager told me that he saw you go out to Dafeng Entertainment during the typhoon. I didn't believe it, thinking you wouldn't be so stupid as to go out on such a windy day. Now I believe it. Do you still want your ankle?"
"Shh, shh, shh, it's okay. My foot gets red and swollen when I move it a little. It's nothing, it's nothing."
Li Li kept winking at his friend, trying to get him to say less. After all, Jing Shengxi was also there, and he was afraid that he would think too much and his psychological burden would increase.
"Why are you shushing? You went out during a typhoon and walked for five hours. Do you still want your legs back? Do you want to have them amputated at such a young age or be confined to a wheelchair?"
"What happened to her foot?" Jing Shengxi asked.
"Her glass right foot is asking for money again. The way she walks up and down the stairs, I know she's injured it from overexertion. The doctor said she needs to rest. She's been quiet for just three or four months since she was discharged from the hospital, but I know she's itching to get it. She dared to walk outside for four or five hours during a typhoon. What? Are you trying to impress some talent scout with this self-torture?"
Knowing that his good friend was doing this for his own good, Li Lai clasped his hands together and promised that after the charity event ended today, he would definitely go to the hospital for a follow-up check-up and would definitely listen to the doctor's advice in the future.
Afraid that Jing Shengxi would think too much, she secretly told him that her good friend just cared too much about her, and that she was actually fine.
I made a promise casually, and the God of Flags immediately made it come true.
When going downstairs to move things, Li Lai's body suddenly tilted and she fell to the ground. She tried several times to stand up but failed. The piercing pain in her right ankle made her give up.
Everyone squeezed out time with great difficulty, and the children in the orphanage were also waiting for their warmth. Li Lai said that she could go to the hospital alone.
"Let me go to the hospital with you." Jing Shengxi took the cakes they had prepared and put them in the car. She ran over and faced the doubts of others, saying with great guilt: After all, she is also...
"After all, we're neighbors upstairs and downstairs, and we're in the same extras troupe, so there's no need for so many polite words."
After Li Lai finished speaking, he asked Jing Shengxi to go upstairs and get the wheelchair he had placed under the bed, saying that he would use it at the hospital later. He sent Jing Shengxi away, and seeing that the group of people were still worried, he said, "Don't worry. If anything really happens, I will call you all immediately. You should drive away quickly and don't keep the children waiting for too long."
After seeing off a car full of people, Li Li saw Jing Shengxi really pushing the wheelchair over. She sighed depressedly, supporting her body with both hands and trying to sit on the wheelchair. Suddenly, she felt so airborne that she was at a loss, and she subconsciously grabbed Jing Shengxi's shoulders.
"Let's go to the hospital." Jing Shengxi said, "The car I called will be here soon."
Neither of them spoke while waiting for the bus. Li Li really wanted to tell him that her foot injury had nothing to do with him. She pondered over a few words in her mind for a long time but didn't say them out loud.
After arriving at the hospital, Li Lai made an appointment with a specialist as if he was familiar with the procedure.
Because the patient had just undergone surgery eight months ago, the doctor found this type of condition a bit difficult to handle. He first took an MRI of the foot to confirm that the other blood vessels in the foot were intact.
Then he asked Li Lai, "Your foot has been swollen for three or four days now, right? The dark purple bruise has spread downwards. Don't you feel any pain at all?"
Four days ago, Typhoon No. 7 landed.
The MRI process was very long. Li Lai lay in the machine, staring at the warm white shell of the machine, wondering how much it would cost to stay in the hospital.
After deducting necessary living expenses, there are only a few hundred dollars left in my savings. The deposit for hospitalization is a problem, and the cost of recuperation after discharge is also a problem.
After much calculation, Li Li could only borrow money from a credit card to patch up another.
Money is something she has been thinking about since she can remember.
The examination results were not good, and the doctor asked Li Lai if he had fallen.
Li Lai nodded. The road was slippery due to the rain and he fell several times. At that time, he just thought it was an injury and didn't think much about it.
"Look at these two places where you have the plates. Because of your fall, the bones in these two places have cracked. You need surgery to fix the plates again."
Money is a problem.
Li Li felt sorry for the money and wanted to rest.
The doctor didn't say anything explicitly, but simply said, "Resting may not be that effective. If possible, go to another hospital to see if there are better options."
"We'll arrange for hospitalization." Jing Shengxi, who was accompanying the patient, made a decision: "Please come to the hospitalization procedures, and we'll handle the hospitalization."
When I arrived at the inpatient department on the ninth floor and was officially admitted, the patients in the same ward went out for exercise. If I didn't say anything at this time, the gap and misunderstanding between the two would only worsen.
After Li Lai was ready, she explained to Jing Shengxi, who was packing up the checklist, "My foot injury is old. Don't worry. It started hurting last month."
Jing Shengxi sorted out the list silently, keeping his head down: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you had a foot injury.
"It's not a big deal."
"I shouldn't have asked you to deliver the sheet music to me on a typhoon day."
"Jing Shengxi, it's okay."
"Li Li, let me raise you."
Li Li's mind buzzed. She was not a person who would repay a favor, so she unconsciously turned her eyes to the hospitalization examination that Jing Shengxi had sorted out.
There are many examinations to prepare for the operation. She now has a subcutaneous hematoma on her foot, and her body temperature is rising. She is afraid of infection and needs a blood test the next day. This is the case every time she is hospitalized.
It's very troublesome. Every bill requires money. The surgery requires money, the recovery requires money, and the medication and exercise in the future also require money.
Li Lai's pride is based on his ability to earn money and use it to pay for medical treatment, and he also helps others within his ability.
Now out of nowhere someone says he wants to support himself?
"Are you pitying me?"
"Maybe it's inappropriate to say these words now, Li Li, I really take care of you now." Jing Shengxi said to Li Li seriously.
Li Li was only annoyed by his overly serious gaze, which made her inferiority complex exposed.
"I don't need your care, and don't misunderstand that I'm interested in you by sending you the music score." Li Li wanted to explain the purpose of her contact with him.
Tell the other person that you really don't have any feelings for him.
Jing Shengxi just smiled bitterly and replied: "In short, this environment is really not suitable for confession."
He left the ward with his head down, and a moment later the nurse handed Li Lai the hospital bill.
"Your boyfriend paid 59,436 for your hospital bill. Keep it and wait for the hospital bill to be settled."
A light piece of paper in my hand feels weightless.
If it was said that Jing Shengxi was using money and unusual jokes to exploit her guilt, Li Li could only sigh that he still had some understanding of herself.
I feel very guilty now and think that I am a person who is repaying a favor.
After not seeing Jing Shengxi for two days, her friends came to the hospital to visit her and asked about the date of her surgery, planning to accompany her on that day.
My foot injury had already delayed a lot of people's work, and I didn't want to trouble my friends anymore, so I quickly said that my sister was on the way and I would call her if anything really happened.
But the friends still waited for Sister Li Li to arrive before leaving.
Li Li didn't dare tell her family about the surgery. She had always signed the consent form for surgeries in the past. This time the surgery was in a tricky location and she was afraid of danger, so she had to ask her sister Li Li to come.
Li Li didn't know what to do, so she just remembered what Li Lai had told her to bring more money.
I don't know what her sister was thinking. When she saw Li Lai lying on the bed, her eyes turned red before she spoke. She sat down in front of the bed and sobbed, "Sister, I will cure your illness even if I have to sell everything I have."
This foot injury is really annoying, it keeps coming back like a bottomless pit.
"I've borrowed 100,000 yuan from colleagues and friends, and I've also mortgaged a used car. If that's still not enough, I'll think of other options."
Now Li Li was stunned. The doctor said that the surgery should not cost much and would be covered by medical insurance. Her sister cried when she saw her and said she would sell everything she had to save her. Could it be that she was diagnosed with a terminal illness that the doctor didn't dare to tell her?
"Sister, what disease do I have? Tell me the truth."
"You told me to bring more money because I needed surgery, and you told me not to tell Mom. What's wrong with you? Tell me."
Li Li: “……?”
Li Li: “…Ah?”
Li Lai pointed to his feet and said, "My feet, this time the doctor asked me to replace them with a better set of steel plates and nails, so I asked you to pay more."
Li Li, who had just had a false alarm, patted her chest and said that she was scared to death. She gave the food she brought to Li Li and went downstairs to pay the hospital bills.
When he came back, Jianxixi said to Li Li, "I just went downstairs and encountered a very strange thing."
"Why, someone proposed to you on the spot." Li Li answered vaguely while gnawing on a chicken foot.
"No." Li Li placed several bills on the bed. "The hospitalization office asked me to take this away. They said someone paid for your hospitalization. I'm embarrassed to let him show up even though my sister is here."
"no……"
"It's not what it is..."
"He thinks my foot injury is related to him."
Li Li's face suddenly changed after she was smiling. "He's the one who got you injured and hospitalized. I'm going to settle the score with him right now."
"Sister, sister, sister," Li Lai quickly grabbed Li Li who was about to rush out the door and explained, "He never knew I had a foot injury. I helped him that day, and then I fell downstairs the day before yesterday. He thought my foot injury relapsed because of helping him, and he kept giving me money for hospitalization, but I refused."
After understanding the whole story, Li Li calmed down and said, "You were quite responsible that day. When your surgery is over, ask the person out and explain everything to you face to face. Don't let anything provoke a rift."
Li Li did not answer. She didn't know how to contact Jing Shengxi in the future.
It really proves what someone said on the Internet: If you want to ruin a relationship, just confess your feelings to the other person.
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