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Bonus chapters 1/5
When Chen Jiang received Ye Boxuan’s call, they were almost at the hospital, so he could only call back to Ye’s house and ask the Butler Lao Yang to arrange a few more bodyguards to drive over.
After they arrived at the hospital along with the rest of the bodyguards who came later, Chen Jiang and Qin Chaoyan got out of the car. As usual, Chen Jiang went to the trunk to get the wheelchair first, while Qin Chaoyan picked up Ye Rongxu and carefully put him on the wheelchair.
Then Qin Chaoyan pushed the wheelchair. Chen Jiang and other bodyguards walked on both sides and behind.
As long as Qin Chaoyan is present, the task of holding Ye Rongxu is essentially exclusive to him. The bodyguards were used to it and didn’t find it strange.
Ye Rongxu also got used to it. But perhaps because he had been spending time with Qin Chaoyan recently, he was affected by the other party’s seemingly ambiguous but well-intentioned behaviors, causing him to feel somewhat uncomfortable.
He curled up in the wheelchair, trying to pull the thin blanket over his shoulders, leaving only his head and neck exposed. He was looking left and right, trying to ignore the person behind him, as if he felt safer this way.
Unfortunately, Qin Chaoyan seemed to have no idea where to go, occasionally lowering his head and asking him, “How do I get there? Turn left or right?”
The voice and breath brushed against his ears, causing a slight shudder.
Ye Rongxu’s ears turned red instantly, and his originally white earlobes looked like pink jade. He couldn’t help but turn his head and glare at him: Can’t you ask Uncle Chen?
Qin Chaoyan looked at those pairs of pupils that were brimming with light despite the anger. He didn’t seem to realize that he was being shunned, but instead his eyes deepened slightly. He bent down and helped the other party pull the blanket up again, covering his neck all the way to his chin, and then continued to push the wheelchair without making a sound.
Ye Rongxu: “???”
Fortunately, Chen Jiang was familiar with the process and led Qin Chaoyan forward all the way.
Ye Rongxu used to be a regular at this hospital for many years, so a lot of doctors and nurses in the hospital knew him.
Seeing him coming, the director of the hospital, who was his attending physician, immediately came forward to greet him: “You’re here, Xiao Xu. How are you feeling recently? Heart and lungs…”
He spoke in a kind tone, patiently asking a few questions, then stood up and said to the nurse beside him: “Take him to run some tests first, and show me the results afterward.”
Ye Rongxu has been treated in this hospital for as long as he knew, and he has been the attending physician most of the time. He can be said to have “treated” Ye Rongxu since he was a child. It’s inevitable that he will be more concerned.
Ye Rongxu doesn’t like hospitals, but he likes this old director very much. He nodded shyly and said, “Thank you, uncle.”
The old director smiled and touched his head, nodded, and said, “Go on.”
Qin Chaoyan looked down and pushed the wheelchair away, but for some reason his hand itches, and he also quietly reached out to touch his head.
Well, it’s very soft, like petting a cat; no wonder everyone likes to touch it.
Ye Rongxu suddenly turned his head and looked at him puzzledly.
Qin Chaoyan’s hand froze, and he retracted it expressionlessly: “It’s nothing.”
After saying that, he put his hand down and unconsciously rubbed the remaining feeling on his palm.
Chen Jiang, who was following them closely, glanced at him with an expression of looking at a love-struck elementary school student.
*
Ye Rongxu had a long list of things to examine, and the process was complicated. But after doing it countless times over the year, he was used to it and was very familiar with the process.
Fortunately, the results of this examination showed that his physical indicators had not deteriorated, and some of them were even better than before he was discharged from the hospital.
“Well, try to maintain this state. It won’t develop to the point where you need a lung transplant.” After reading the results of the examination, the director was obviously relieved. He looked at Ye Rongxu and smiled gently: “It seems that after being discharged from the hospital, you feel relaxed and your body has improved. Not bad, you have to keep it up.”
Ye Rongxu leaped with joy when he heard this. It must be the credit of the recent health regimen. Sure enough, he was literally angered to death in the dream. As long as he takes good care of his health, it won’t develop to that point.
What’s more surprising is that the condition of his legs has also improved. The doctor suggested not to give up and continue to exercise. The hope of standing up again is greater than before.
Ye Rongxu immediately called Ye Boxuan and his grandparents to tell them this good news. After hanging up the phone, he still couldn’t suppress his joy.
He sat in a wheelchair, like a bird that had been released from a cage but had not yet flown out. He looked around excitedly, as if he would fly out of the cage and flap his wings the next moment.
Qin Chaoyan curled the corners of his lips and seemed to be happy for him as well. But when he remembered the words “lung replacement” just now, he couldn’t help but feel depressed.
If Ye Rongxu’s condition worsens, will it get to the point of needing a lung replacement? What’s wrong with his body? Why is he always sick?
Qin Chaoyan suddenly realized that he only knew that Ye Rongxu had been in poor health since childhood. In recent years, he couldn’t walk and often had difficulty breathing, but he didn’t know what exactly was wrong with him.
“Why is Xuxu… in such poor health?” Was it congenital disease?
He finally couldn’t help asking Chen Jiang.
But Chen Jiang had only been at the Ye family for a short time and also didn’t know much.
Liang Peng had come earlier than Chen Jiang and knew something. He couldn’t help but lower his voice and explain to Qin Chaoyan some “facts”: “Young Master wasn’t in good health in his early years, but it wasn’t this serious. He had a car accident once. I heard that his ribs poked a small hole in his lungs, and his legs couldn’t walk anymore. Plus, Mrs. Ye had an accident during that time, so he was depressed… Alas, it was really a disaster.”
Qin Chaoyan suddenly clenched his hands; his eyes sank slightly.
He didn’t know about Ye Rongxu’s car accident, but he knew when Ye Rongxu’s mother passed away.
By calculation, Ye Rongxu should have been only thirteen years old at that time. At such an age, his life had already experienced multiple blows, and he…
Qin Chaoyan lowered his eyes slightly. He only arrived at the Qin family after that and then left not long afterward to make a living on his own, not wanting to have anything to do with these people from the upper echelons.
Although he was making a living on his own, some neighbors, such as kind-hearted people like Grandma Zhang, would always find ways to help him.
When he thinks about it now, although he was poor at that time, at least he was healthy and had no illness.
Ye Rongxu lost his mother at the age of thirteen, and his life suffered a huge change. Although he was rich, he might not…live easier than him.
Qin Chaoyan’s heart was complicated, and he couldn’t help but raise his hand and touch Ye Rongxu’s head again. This time the action was gentle and careful, mixed with a trace of inexplicable emotion.
Ye Rongxu turned back in confusion, and just as he was about to say something, a nurse suddenly came over and said to Qin Chaoyan, “Mr. Qin, Ms. Zhang wants to see you.”
After a pause, she said with some difficulty, “She is making a fuss.”
Qin Chaoyan’s face suddenly darkened; his expression turned a little cold.
Ye Rongxu then remembered that Qin Chaoyan’s mother, Zhang Yun, was also in this hospital, and she probably knew that Qin Chaoyan was here.
Although he didn’t like Zhang Yun, Qin Chaoyan was Zhang Yun’s son after all. It was really unreasonable for him to come to the hospital but not see his sick mother.
He couldn’t help but cough lightly and said to the gloomy Qin Chaoyan: “Go if you want to.”
Hmm? Why does this sound a bit like a wicked daughter-in-law… No, it sounds like a wicked son-in-law trying to alienate his husband from his mother-in-law?
Ye Rongxu shook his head, getting rid of this weird illusion, and tried to slow down his voice: “I mean it. Don’t worry, Uncle Chen and I will go get the medicine first and wait for you outside later.”
Tsk, now he sounds like a caring wife.
Qin Chaoyan looked down at him and said slowly: “Okay.”
After a pause, he added: “I’ll come find you soon.”
“Ok, ok.” Ye Rongxu waved his hand, thinking: Never mind; the more I talk, the weirder it feels.
Then he signaled Chen Jiang to take him away.
*
Qin Chaoyan followed the nurse to Zhang Yun’s ward, with a cold face throughout the whole process.
He originally thought that Zhang Yun was clamoring to see him, which must be due to her dissatisfaction with his behavior during this period. Perhaps she would cry and scold him, or perhaps she would be so angry that she would slap him like last time.
After all, Qin Jingxu was forced to go abroad this time.
But surprisingly, after he arrived at the ward, Zhang Yun suddenly stopped crying and even walked down from the bed. With red eyes, she apologized to him, held his hand, and asked about his well-being.
“I’m sorry, I was too anxious last time, so I hit you. But I was also worried about you, afraid that you would suffer after fighting with Qin Jingxu. After all, he’s the eldest son of the Qin family. You have no roots and no foundation. How can I not worry about you?”
This time, every word she said seemed to be for Qin Chaoyan’s sake, but Qin Chaoyan had long been chilled by her pattern of hitting him with a stick and then giving him a carrot. He just took back his hand forcefully, even stepped back, and asked expressionlessly: “Are you out of money again?”
Zhang Yun froze and suddenly felt a little sad: “What are you talking about? You are my son; can’t I worry about you? I…”
Qin Chaoyan looked impatient and tilted his head, saying, “I asked the nurse about the hospitalization fees, but as for the rest… I don’t have any money right now.”
He knew in his heart that Zhang Yun actually had money. He had been fooled more than once, but he pretended not to know because the other party had given birth to him.
But now he doesn’t want to play along anymore.
“If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving.” After saying this, Qin Chaoyan turned and left.
But what he didn’t know was that Zhang Yun really didn’t look for him because of money this time.
She looked dazedly at Qin Chaoyan as he left, and after a long time, she couldn’t help but gnash her teeth and curse, “Untamed little beast.”
After that, she called Qin Qijiang; her tone softened instantly, and she complained to the other party that Qin Chaoyan ignored her.
It’s unknown what Qin Qijiang said, but Zhang Yun immediately complained: “What can I do? I did what you said and eased the relationship with him, but he was giving me the cold shoulder. Oh yes, I heard that he accompanied the young master of the Ye family to the hospital today.”
Her tone gradually fretted, seemingly worried, “Qijiang, I think this child is a little hard to raise. He has a wife and forgets his mother. I didn’t expect him to treat me like this…”
*
After Qin Chaoyan left, Ye Rongxu went to get medicine with Chen Jiang and others.
When they arrived at the pharmacy, Chen Jiang went to line up, while Ye Rongxu, Liang Peng, and two other bodyguards waited in a less crowded place not far away.
Ye Rongxu had a lot of medicine, so even without a queue, Chen Jiang would have to count it for a while. Besides, when there are not many people in the pharmacy, the queue time is also long.
Since Ye Rongxu began taking care of his health, he kept making tea with wolfberries every day. After Qin Chaoyan reminded him of the safety hazards in making wolfberries in a thermos cup, he didn’t forget to change to a healthcare cup and continued to make them.
The more water he drank, the more times he had to go to the toilet.
Not long after waiting outside the pharmacy, his expression gradually became awkward. After looking around for a while, he couldn’t help but turn his head and whisper to Liang Peng, “I’m going to the bathroom.”
Liang Peng immediately understood and nodded. After informing Chen Jiang, who was waiting in line, he hurriedly pushed him to the bathroom.
Right after they left, a person in a hospital gown in the corner suddenly turned to leave as well.
Although Ye Rongxu had limited mobility, he had extremely high self-esteem, especially when it came to his personal physiology and hygiene. He would never ask others for help if he could solve the problem by himself, and he didn’t like others to watch him.
Liang Peng, like Chen Jiang, was a bodyguard who often followed him and knew his habits. After sending him to the bathroom, he came out with the other two bodyguards and waited outside.
After Ye Rongxu solved his personal problem, he breathed a sigh of relief, and the heat on his red face finally subsided a little.
He reached under the sensor faucet, washed his hands, and wanted to pat his face with cold water again, but the door of the accessible toilet was suddenly knocked twice.
He turned his head in confusion, thought for a while, and said, “Please wait a minute.”
Hearing the answer, the person outside seemed to leave, so Ye Rongxu turned back and continued scooping up the water with his hands.
Thinking that there were still people waiting to use the accessible toilet, he moved faster, casually patted his face with his wet hands, wiped them clean, and turned his wheelchair to open the door.
“I’m done. You——” After opening the door, he subconsciously looked for the person with the same mobility difficulties as him, but what caught his eye was a pair of legs standing outside the door.
He froze, slowly looking up along those legs, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.
“Yao——” He spoke in horror, but before he could make a sound, he was covered by a medicated handkerchief over his mouth and nose.
Then the man squeezed into the bathroom, closed the door, leaned over, and grinned at him.
It was a fierce, sinister, but familiar face—it was Yao Bin.
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