novellhall Chapter 325 Who's Weak?
Chapter 325 Who's Weak?
Fortunately, she didn't waste any time; Lu Congyue hadn't finished his second bottle of medicine yet.
Zhuang Qingxiang sat down on the chair in front of the hospital bed and looked up at the bottle.
The injection is almost finished; I need to be ready to call the nurse to change the dressing at any time.
Lu Congyue hadn't slept either; he'd been watching her ever since she came in.
Seeing that she remained silent, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you see a doctor? What did the doctor say?"
"It's nothing, just a minor scratch. I've applied some medicine, and it'll heal on its own."
As Zhuang Qingxiang answered, she unconsciously touched the area above her knee with her hand.
She hadn't felt this injury before because she was worried about Lu Congyue's illness. But after cleaning the wound and applying medicine, she started to feel pain. When she came back, she even felt like she was limping. The main problem was that the bruise on her right knee was quite serious.
Lu Congyue was still worried and asked her again if she had told the doctor that she had been caught in the rain and if she had taken any cold medicine. He worried that if she didn't take any medicine, she might get a fever like him.
Despite being a patient herself, she kept nagging. Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but say, "Don't worry, I'm not as weak as you. Getting a little rain won't give me a fever."
Lu Congyue's mouth was slightly open: "..."
"No, who are you calling weak? Where am I weak?"
Lu Congyue felt utterly wronged and protested, "You've already criticized me twice today. First you said I was too old, and now you're saying I'm weak..."
He's in his thirties, in the prime of his life, right?!
Zhuang Qingxiang said earnestly, "It wasn't me who said it, it was Dr. Shi who said it himself. You're weak now! Lu Congyue, you should take better care of your health in the future. Don't do things that are thankless and ruin your good health."
Lu Congyue suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.
He was afraid that Huang Yuejin would cause trouble for her, so he kept watch outside every night after she moved.
But she actually said that what he was doing was a thankless task...
He closed his eyes to hide the sadness within, and remained silent.
He didn't speak, and Zhuang Qingxiang didn't seem inclined to either. The ward quieted down, and Zhuang Qingxiang took a short nap.
After finishing the last bottle of medicine and removing the needle, Zhuang Qingxiang got up to say goodbye.
Lu Congyue, already depressed, became even more so. He hadn't wanted to speak, but couldn't help himself: "You're just leaving? Aren't you going to leave me here?"
Zhuang Qingxiang sighed and explained to him, "I borrowed a neighbor's tricycle to bring you to the hospital. I have to go back and return it. Also, you need to stay in the hospital for three days, so I need to pack some things for you to bring over."
Lu Congyue didn't want to hear her explanation at all; he wanted something else.
"Haruka, you...will you come back?"
Zhuang Qingxiang paused.
Lu Congyue immediately lost her temper, accusingly saying, "So you really weren't planning on going back to the hospital, were you? You want to leave me in someone else's care?!"
Outside the door, Shi Peiran recoiled in shock as he withdrew his hand from the door he was about to knock on.
Good heavens, that terrifying noise just now came from Director Lu's mouth?
Director Lu was such a strong, resolute, calm, and collected man; he was as steady as a mountain, and no one in the entire military factory dared to disobey him…
If they had heard that noise just now, they probably would have thought that former Factory Director Lu had been possessed by a ghost.
Shi Peiran felt that he couldn't go in right now.
If I go in now, I'll probably be held a grudge by Director Lu.
Inside the ward, Zhuang Qingxiang met Lu Congyue's reproachful gaze and couldn't bring herself to say what she had originally planned. She could only say, "You're overthinking it. I'll come back as soon as I'm done."
"real?"
"Really!" Zhuang Qingxiang said with certainty.
Lu Congyue's expression softened a bit: "Shi Peiran and Sun Yongxian have arrived. Ask them to help take care of the child. You take care of me at the hospital."
"They have to go to work too," Zhuang Qingxiang frowned and objected. "They both went to work today, so it's not good to trouble them to take care of the child."
"Then let Sister Jin take three days off to help look after the children," Lu Congyue said immediately. "I'll pay her back double whatever amount is deducted from her pay, making sure her work isn't affected!"
Zhuang Qingxiang knew what he meant; he wanted her to stay with him at the hospital for the next three days, day and night.
I gritted my teeth, intending to say something to him, but when I saw his sickly face and his stubbornness, my heart softened, and I nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I got it! You should get some sleep, I'll be back as soon as I'm done."
"Hurry up," Lu Congyue said anxiously.
Shi Peiran: "..." This is not the Director Lu I remember, absolutely not!
When Zhuang Qingxiang came out, Shi Peiran was solemnly preparing to knock on the door.
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "Dr. Shi, have you finished reporting for duty? Have your work arrangements been made?"
"Okay, I'll start by seeing patients with the teacher," Shi Peiran smiled. "It starts tomorrow."
"Great! Could you please keep an eye on things while I go back to get my things?"
Shi Peiran rushed over to help, so he quickly agreed. Zhuang Qingxiang thanked him and left in a hurry.
The rain had stopped by then, and Zhuang Qingxiang breathed a sigh of relief. She rode her tricycle back into the alley, returned the vehicle to Grandpa Huang, and sincerely thanked him. Unfortunately, Grandpa Huang and his family did not welcome her.
Then the oilcloth was hung out to dry in the yard, so that Aunt Zhang could take it away later.
Hearing the noise, the three children all called out "Mommy" and stretched out their arms for their mother to hold them.
Zhuang Qingxiang picked up each child one by one, then apologized to Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, I still need to pack things to take them to the hospital, the children..."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of them for you! I must say, your eldest daughter is really sensible and can help a lot. Look how capable her two younger brothers are," Aunt Zhang quickly said. "It's not tiring at all, you can go about your business without worry."
Zhuang Qingxiang smiled and told her not to bother with lunch. Then she went to the state-run restaurant and bought two hearty dishes to bring back for Aunt Zhang and Uncle Zheng to have a treat.
Then he rode his bicycle back to the compound, tidied up Lu Congyue's teacup, washbasin, towel and other belongings, and hurriedly returned to the hospital. By then, it was already past lunchtime.
Zhuang Qingxiang stayed up all night last night, didn't eat breakfast or lunch, and didn't even drink water. When she carried her things into the ward, she swayed and leaned against the door frame to catch her breath.
Lu Congyue immediately noticed that her expression was off and hurriedly asked Shi Peiran to go and help.
Shi Peiran glanced at Zhuang Qingxiang and immediately knew her problem: "Sister Zhuang, haven't you been eating? Are you low blood sugar? That's too dangerous. I'll go find you some candy."
Since I couldn't find sugar right away, I found a bottle of glucose injection solution.
Zhuang Qingxiang took a couple of sips and recovered in no time. When she looked up, she saw Lu Congyue with a stern face, as if someone owed him eight hundred coins.
Zhuang Qingxiang was taken aback: Who has offended him again?
The next second, she heard Lu Congyue say in a cold voice, "Go back. Shi Peiran is watching over me here, so it's fine."
Zhuang Qingxiang: "..." Is there any justice in this world? She's been busy all morning, can't she at least get a break?