In the end, Li Xi did not stop Yuan Chu from trying the new drug. Although he didn't believe in miracles, the girl might still have a chance.
On the day of the drug trial, Li Xi was right next to Yuanchu. Seeing her swallowing the pills without hesitation, and finally thanking Dr. Song Zhicheng obediently, he had no idea what he was about to face, and he couldn't help but feel angry. .
"Don't drink water or eat anything for 3 hours." Song Zhicheng warned, "After 3 hours, you can eat a small amount of liquid food."
"Okay." Yuanchu nodded seriously, indicating that he remembered.
"So good." Song Zhicheng touched her head and praised with a smile.
Li Xi sat next to them without saying a word, staring at them with cold eyes.
When Song Zhicheng left, there were only two people left in the room. He glanced sideways at Yuan Chu and saw that she had covered herself with a quilt, leaned comfortably on the pillow, closed her eyes and rested, looking like she had spent her time peacefully.
Li Xi: "...how do you feel?"
"It's not bad." Yuanchu glanced at him secretly, "It would be better if you could tell me a story."
"Ha." What a beautiful thought!
Li Xi stood up: "You can lie down by yourself, I'll leave first."
He opened his long legs and strode out of the ward.
Yuan Chu was lying alone in the quiet ward, his thin body almost completely sunk into the pillow, with only a pair of bright black eyes.
Half an hour later, the ward door was pushed open, and Li Xi walked in again, holding a shopping bag in his right hand.
"You choose one." He threw the contents of the shopping bag on the bedside table, showing an expression of disgust and impatience.
Yuan Chu looked sideways and saw four or five hardcover picture books on the bedside table, such as "The Little Girl Selling XX", "XX Prince", "X's Daughter", "X Dancing Shoes"... They were all tragedies. .
Yuan Chu: "..." Is it really good to read this kind of book to a terminally ill patient
Li Zhan stared at her condescendingly and said critically: "These are very popular fairy tales. Have you read them?"
He specially asked people to buy them according to the fairy tale classic ranking, so there should be no problem.
You may not believe it, but Li Xi has never read fairy tales, so he naturally doesn't know that they are all tragedies.
Yuan Chu chose a book and handed it to Li Xi.
"Don't you know how to read it yourself?" He complained, already taking the book in his hand, and looked down: "The Little Girl Selling Sex".
Li Xi turned over the pages of the book and read excitedly: "It's extremely cold, it's snowing, and it's almost dark again..."
Yuan Chu listened with interest, feeling the kindness coming from him.
This story is very short, only one or two thousand words. After thinking about it, Li Xi suddenly felt something was wrong. When the little girl froze to death in her sweet dream at the end, he grimaced and forcibly changed the ending: "The next morning, when the little girl woke up, she found that her dream had come true... From then on, she and her grandma lived together. Happy life!”
Yuanchu: "..." If her tone wasn't so gritty, she might really believe in happiness.
"What a messy story? The plot is shabby and illogical." Li Xi threw the book into the trash can without mercy, then picked up the second one and browsed it quickly, then the third and fourth books. … MD is mentally retarded! The author is poisonous!
After reading these stories, Li Zhan felt bad.
At first I wanted to laugh, but I held it back and pretended to be sleepy: "Don't you want to read it anymore?"
Seeing this, Li Xi quickly put all the books back into his shopping bag, including the one he had thrown into the trash can before. He stood up and said, "I won't read anymore. You can go to sleep."
After that, he left without looking back.
Yuan Chu closed his eyes with a smile, but within a moment, traces of blood oozed from his fair skin, and the organs in his body were also decaying little by little...
At night, Li Xi was awakened by the sound of chaotic footsteps. He frowned, got up and went out to check.
The patients in the ward at the end of the corridor were pushed out by medical staff and rushed to the emergency room. A group of people hurried past Li Han, and he quickly recognized that the patient was one of the three volunteers testing the medicine. His face was pale, and blood kept spurting out of his mouth. Scarlet blood flowed all over the floor, extending to the elevator entrance.
Li Xi followed them silently to the floor where the emergency room was located, leaning against the cold wall and staring closely at the closed door.
Ten minutes later, a doctor walked out of the emergency room and said to the nurse beside him: "Have you contacted his family?"
"They're on their way."
The doctor sighed: "The rescue failed and the time of death was 2:21 in the morning."
This patient was the first volunteer to try the drug. His condition improved in the first few days, but unexpectedly it suddenly worsened.
Li Xi stood stiffly in place for a long time. It was not until the deceased's family came over that he left numbly.
Arriving at the door of the original ward, I was about to push the door open but stopped, my hand holding the doorknob trembling slightly.
The new drug failed. Not only did it have no therapeutic effect, it also accelerated death!
Thinking of the tragic situation of the man just now, Li Xi felt as if his heart was blocked by something, heavy and depressed.
After standing at the door for a few minutes, Li Xi slowly let go of his hand, and the look in his eyes faded little by little, eventually turning into indifference.
Didn’t you already know that? They are all going to die, so what should they care about
Li Xi turned around, walked into his ward step by step, and gently closed the door to block out all sounds from the outside world.
Yuan Chu opened his eyes, with a little regret on his face. During the day, there had been some vague connection between her and Li Zhan, but just now, this connection disappeared again.
In the morning, Yuan Chu reluctantly drank a bowl of porridge, and then went to look for Li Xi next door, but was driven back by him without even entering the door.
Yuan Chu was not discouraged, and took the opportunity to run in front of him to brush up on his presence.
Li Xi had a cold face and a warm heart, but he spoke upright. Although he was fierce, he did not refuse her closeness. He would help her wherever he could in life, but their relationship never made any progress.
As time went by, the law of primal feeling became more and more repulsive to her, and the side effects of the drugs gradually became apparent. She could no longer be as active as before and could only stay in bed for most of the day until she could no longer get out of bed.
Li Han found that the little girl hadn't come to see him for two days. He couldn't bear it and took a peek. He saw her sleeping on the bed, so he didn't disturb her.
Just as he was about to go back to the room, he suddenly heard the nurse's voice coming from the corner of the corridor: "I really want to switch shifts with someone else and take care of that patient every day. I'm about to collapse."
"Isn't it? It's so tragic. I feel really sympathetic and scared when I look at it."
"I heard from Director Song that he may not survive more than three days."
"When living in such pain, it's better to get rid of it as soon as possible..."
Two nurses passed by in the corridor, not paying any attention to Li Xi who was hiding behind the door.
Who are they talking about? Another volunteer
Li Xi's heart trembled, he tightened his hands, and finally opened the door and walked towards the room where the patient was.
"Ah-" A scream reached Li Xi's ears, causing him to stop. Looking through the half-open door, he saw two medical staff pressing the patient on the bed. The patient was completely thin and out of shape, his whole body was stained red with blood, his hair was sparse, his skin was sallow, and he was struggling feebly like a dried fish.
Li Xi took a step back suddenly, then staggered away and ran straight to Yuan Chu's ward.
Song Zhicheng happened to come over to check. Seeing him rushing in, he quickly pulled him out.
"What are you doing in such a hurry?"
"What am I doing? What else do I want to ask you?" Li Han's eyes were full of suppressed anger, "Is this the new drug you developed? Not only does it have no effect, it also tortures the patient until he becomes humanoid?"
"The drugs are not ineffective, but the side effects are too strong and need to be improved." Song Zhicheng said as calmly as possible.
"Oh, do we still have time to wait for you to improve?" Li Zhan's heavy gaze fell on the door of the ward where Yuan Chu was, "How is her condition?"
"not too good."
Li Xi pushed him away, walked into the ward, and stood by the bed quietly looking at the little girl on the bed.
No wonder she didn't come to see him for two days. Was she too sick to get out of bed
"Her side effects appeared four days ago." Song Zhicheng said in a low voice.
Four days ago? He didn't notice at all. That little girl always smiled so brightly in front of him, and her eyes were always so bright.
"What are the side effects?"
"At first there will be symptoms such as dizziness and vomiting, followed by frequent vomiting of blood, weakness in the limbs, extreme weakness, and severe pain all over the body." Song Zhicheng did not hide it.
Li Xi clenched his fists and his shoulders couldn't help but tremble. If only he had stopped, instead of dying in agony, he could have let her spend the rest of her time in peace.
"This girl is very special." Song Zhicheng added, "Logically speaking, with her age and physique, she would not be able to survive after being infected by the poisonous gas, but she managed to survive until now, which is really amazing."
"What's so amazing?" Li Xi stared at him fiercely, "Having been tortured by illness for one more year, do you feel lucky?"
Song Zhicheng was speechless and felt a little guilty. Although they had tried their best, they could not let go of watching these patients die one by one in front of his eyes.
"Please stay with her, I'll come over to check on you later." With these words, Song Zhicheng left with heavy steps.
Li Xi ignored him and sat silently by the bed, his eyes empty and thinking of nothing.
"...Brother?" A weak voice suddenly sounded in the room, bringing him out of his daze.
Li Zhan looked down at her.
"Have you come to see me?" Yuanchu smiled happily at him, "I knew you wouldn't be able to help but come to see me."
Li Xi scolded with a dark face: "Stop laughing, it's so ugly." There is still a wound on his face, doesn't it hurt at all
Yuanchu raised his two skinny hands, covered his face, and said dullly: "Is it ugly? Then I won't laugh."
Seeing her like this, Li Xi felt angry again.
"I'm afraid you'll get hurt on your face!"
"Oh." Yuanchu put down the hand covering his face again and pointed at his dimples, "So, my smile is actually not ugly?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Whatever you say is what it is. He is such a big man, why should he care about this stupid girl
"I'm hungry." Yuan Chu looked at him expectantly, "Brother, can you buy me something to eat?"
"Well, wait a minute." Li Xi stood up and was about to go to his room to get his phone.
Just when he walked out of the door, he suddenly heard a slight sound of vomiting coming from behind him.
He turned his head suddenly and saw Yuan Chu lying sideways beside the bed, his thin body shaking non-stop, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, spraying on the ground, and blooming into a huge blood flower, scarlet and dazzling.