"Brother, how is my mom?" Lin Yao called Lin Zong while standing in the corridor. He had not contacted Lin Zong since he reported safety when he got off the plane. He wanted to call earlier, but because he had cried so unreasonably and had a heavy nasal voice, he was afraid that Lin Zong would worry when he heard his voice.
"She's scolding the TV show's protagonist. I've been scolding her for half an hour," Lin Zong smiled. "How's it going over there?"
"Very well." Lin Yao glanced into the ward. Guan Ze was leaning on the bed, holding the remote control and scanning the TV. He changed channels faster than a bullet. "I found Guan Ze."
"What's going on?" Lin Zong seemed to have walked into the kitchen, and Lin Yao heard the sound of him pouring milk.
"He has a benign tumor in his brain and will have surgery tomorrow morning." Lin Yao was in a good mood, but he immediately felt uneasy when he mentioned this matter. He was always worried. "It's a good thing I came, otherwise he would have to go into the operating room alone."
"Tumor?" Lin Zong was a little surprised. "What did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said it's okay, just recover well after the surgery," Lin Yao sighed, "Brother..."
"You are not at ease," Lin Zong smiled, "Don't let your imagination run wild. Doctors have seen many cases like this. Don't complain."
"Well," Lin Yao hesitated for a moment, "Please tell Mom for me... I may have to stay a few more days."
"She said this morning that you wouldn't be back for half a month, so you should stay here."
Lin Yao didn't say anything else. After hanging up the phone, he stared at the increasing lights outside the window for a while. It was true that his mother understood her son.
After entering the ward, he walked to the bedside and touched Guan Ze's head: "How long will it take for this hair to grow out?"
"You touch it more than ten times in an hour. I'm afraid that any hair that grows back will be touched away by you." Guan Ze felt helpless. Lin Yao treated him like a toy and would come over and touch it whenever he had nothing to do.
"Did you also shave your head when you were a gangster?" Lin Yao hugged Guan Ze's head.
"What do you mean by being a gangster? I've never been a gangster," Guan Ze hugged his waist, "The nurse will come in and see it later."
"Who has any objection to me holding my wife for a while?" Lin Yao sighed and let go of her hand. "Go to bed early. You have to get up at seven tomorrow."
"Yeah, it's okay," Guan Ze lay down and looked at him, "I can't sleep, can you sleep?"
"I..." Lin Yao took a few deep breaths. It was strange that he slept badly. When he saw Guan Ze lying on the bed, he wanted to pounce on him. All kinds of shameless fantasies flooded into his mind. If Guan Ze didn't have to undergo surgery tomorrow and the nurses could come in at any time, he would have gone over and stripped the bald man naked. Besides, the bed was too small. If they squeezed on it, one of them would definitely fall to the ground. He slowly exhaled, "I can sleep."
The bed for accompanying someone was placed next to Guan Ze's bed. It was also a small bed. Not only was it narrow, it was also short. Lin Yao couldn't even stretch his legs straight when he lay on it, and the bed creaked whenever he moved.
"Are you feeling unwell?" Guan Ze turned over and asked in the dark.
“No.” Lin Yao also turned sideways and reached out to touch Guan Ze. “He kept yelling when he moved, as if I was doing something.”
"Or you can sleep upstairs and I'll sleep over there." Guan Ze was happy and held his hand and squeezed it.
"Okay, then I'll take your place on the operating table tomorrow," Lin Yao touched Guan Ze's finger, "If the nurse wants to see me sleeping on the bed, she'll have to kick me out."
"Talk to me for a while," Guan Ze pulled his hand to his lips and bit it gently, "I'm actually quite sleepy. I haven't slept well these past few days, but now I can't sleep again. Please talk to me for a while."
"You can't say that. You wanted me to talk to you for a while, so maybe I could say something. But now you've made me talk so directly. What should I talk about? And when I think about trying to coax you to sleep, I get nervous and don't know what to say," Lin Yao stroked Guan Ze's chin lightly with his fingers, and lowered his voice. "Guan Ze, I found that you have lost a lot of weight. When I saw you for the first time today, I found that you have lost a lot of weight. I was so sad. I was thinking that when we met, I would rush up to you and beat you up, but I couldn't bear to do it. I was also afraid that it would not be worth it if I hurt my hand... I knew that no matter how determined I was to beat you up, it would be impossible once we met. My martial arts skills would definitely be useless. In fact, I really wanted to beat you up, but I missed you so much that I forgot about it when I saw you..."
Lin Yao didn't know when he fell asleep, let alone whether he fell asleep before or after Guan Ze. He was also sleepy, and the worry in his heart finally settled down. The longing for Guan Ze that had been tormenting him all night and keeping him awake also subsided when his fingertips touched the warmth of Guan Ze.
This was the most sound sleep he had had in a while.
Although his entire body ached when the nurse came in to wake him up early in the morning before daybreak, he felt exceptionally refreshed.
"Family members, get up soon," the nurse stood by the bed, holding a thermometer in her hand, looking at him meaningfully, "We'll be wheeled into the operating room at 7:30, get ready, and don't hold hands."
When Lin Yao heard the last sentence, he jumped up from the bed with a start. He and Guan Ze probably held hands across the bed all night.
"That..." Lin Yao glanced at Guan Ze, who lazily turned over with his eyes slightly open. He pointed at Guan Ze and said, "He was too scared. I coaxed him all night..."
"Really?" The young nurse shook the thermometer and handed it to Guan Ze.
"Yeah," Guan Ze smiled, "I was scared to death."
The young nurse couldn't help laughing: "Take your temperature first, the doctor will come and talk to you about the surgery in a while, don't be nervous."
The surgery was almost done. Lin Yao saw Zhang Xing hanging outside the ward door. He quickly ran out and greeted him, "Brother Zhang is here."
"I've been here for quite some time," Zhang Xing smiled. "I've been staying at the nurses' station the whole time. I came here when I thought it was almost time."
Lin Yao felt like blushing. Zhang Xing said this as if it was inconvenient for them to stay in the ward and see others. "Well, the nurse said he will be wheeled over right away."
"Well, let's wait outside the operating room. Don't worry, I've made arrangements." Zhang Xing walked into the ward.
Lin Yao was quite familiar with this kind of scene where a bed was pushed in front and several people followed behind.
This scene is played out in eight out of ten TV series my mom likes to watch. If there is any difference, it is that Lin Yao and Zhang Xing did not run behind the bed while wiping tears, and Lin Yao did not run while clinging to the edge of the bed and crying: "You have to hold on, honey, look at me, it's okay, you will be fine..."
Guan Ze lay on the bed, his hands resting on his arms: "Actually, I can just walk over there by myself. It's not like I can't move."
"We have to push the bed when we get out anyway," a nurse said nearby. "We are used to pushing it, so it won't be a big deal."
"Was he confused or awake when he came out?" Lin Yao asked Zhang Xing in a low voice.
"We have to observe him after the operation. We can only come out when he can speak," Zhang Xing glanced at him and replied in a low voice, "Why are you more nervous than Guan Ze?"
"I have a small heart." Lin Yao grinned at Zhang Xing, then hopped behind the bed into the operating elevator. He felt that hopping like this could make him less nervous.
"Stop dancing. I feel dizzy just looking at you," the nurse sighed. "I'm getting nervous from you."
Arriving at the door of the operating room, Lin Yao gritted his teeth and suppressed his nervousness that had reached a critical point, and said to Guan Ze very calmly: "I'll wait here for you to come out."
"Yeah." Guan Ze smiled and looked relaxed.
The door of the operating room closed in front of Lin Yao. He stood there for a few minutes before slowly walking to sit next to Zhang Xing.
"Didn't you have breakfast?" Zhang Xing looked at him. "Go eat something. I'll stay here. I came here after I had breakfast."
"I..." Lin Yao propped his arms on his knees and stared at the door of the operating room, "I can't eat, and I don't want to move. I'll just stay here and feel at ease."
"Several hours."
"I've been like this for a few days. Thank you, Brother Zhang."
Since Lin Yao was a child, no one in his family has ever needed to go into the operating room. This was the first time he stood at the door of the operating room, watching the door open from time to time and other patients being pushed in. Every time the door opened, he had the urge to jump up.
Time passed very slowly. Zhang Xing was very patient and sat on the chair the whole time, occasionally making a phone call and sometimes walking around the corridor or hall for a while before coming back.
After Lin Yao's mood gradually calmed down, he walked back and forth along the wall at the door of the operating room a few times. His butt was so sore and numb that he felt that if he didn't move, his butt would say goodbye to him and stay on the chair when he stood up.
"Brother Zhang, I'm going over there to smoke a cigarette." Lin Yao is not a heavy smoker, and the reason he wants to smoke right now is simply because he wants to maintain his relatively stable emotions.
"Well, eat something by the way, don't get hypoglycemia. You can drink it when Guan Ze comes out later." Zhang Xing nodded with a smile.
Lin Yao was standing in the fire escape smoking when his cell phone rang. The ringtone sounded particularly thrilling in the empty staircase, which scared him. He took out his phone and took a look. The number looked familiar.
"Hello?" He answered the phone.
"Lin Yao, it's Ning Juan." Ning Juan's voice came from the other side.
"Hello, Sister Ning."
"Any news about Ze? I can't get in touch with him."
"Yes, he..." Lin Yao was a little hesitant. He didn't know whether he should tell Ning Juan about Guan Ze's surgery. Given Guan Ze's personality, he might not want to make Ning Juan and Uncle Ning anxious about this kind of thing.
"It's inconvenient to tell? It doesn't matter," Ning Juan smiled, "Just tell me if he's okay."
"He's fine, very good." Lin Yao said quickly.
"Well, that's fine. Tell him that my dad was worried because he couldn't get through to him yesterday. Ask him to contact my dad."
"OK."
"Thank you. You go ahead and do your thing. I'm hanging up now." Ning Juan said and hung up the phone very decisively.
Lin Yao was holding a cigarette in his mouth, and suddenly he felt a little admiration for Ning Juan. She must be feeling bad, but she was able to speak to him in such a calm tone. If it were him, he wouldn't know what he would feel.
"Ah..." He sighed at the fallen leaves outside the window.
Guan Ze's surgery lasted less than four hours. The nurse opened the door of the operating room and asked, "Is Guan Ze's family here?"
"Here!" Lin Yao shouted and jumped up from his chair as if he was stabbed with a knife, scaring Zhang Xing next to him, who also jumped up.
"The operation was successful. We are under observation now." The nurse glanced at him and said, "He will be out soon."
The words "successful operation" made Lin Yao's heart, which had been hanging in the air, fall back to his heart. He felt relieved. He turned around and smiled at Zhang Xing: "It's finally done. Isn't it fast?"
"Yeah," Zhang Xing also breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Yao's nervousness was so contagious that he became nervous too, and his hands became cold. "He should be able to come out soon. The operation won't take long, and he will wake up soon."
When Guan Ze was pushed out, his eyes were closed, his head was wrapped in bandages, and there were some tubes and other things on his body. Lin Yao came over tremblingly: "Didn't you say you were awake? Why are you still asleep?"
“… Yeah.” Guan Ze responded dazedly, his voice was very low, and his eyes were slightly open.
"Stop talking, don't say anything." Lin Yao stepped aside and followed the nurse.
This was the first time he saw Guan Ze so weak, and he felt so distressed. Thinking that if he hadn't come with Zhang Xing, Zhang Xing would be the only one waiting outside... He squeezed his hands, Lin Yao, you are really good at predicting things, and everything will go well...
Guan Ze was sent to the postoperative observation room. Lin Yao stood outside the door watching, while Zhang Xing told the invited companion what to pay attention to.
Several nurses were busy checking the various tubes on Guan Ze's body and connecting him to monitoring equipment. It took a while to settle him down. Only then did Lin Yao feel at ease and move his slightly sore neck.
A nurse came over and said, "The operation was successful. He is now stable. If there is no problem after one night of observation, he can be sent back to the ward. Come over and I will talk to you."
Lin Yao followed the nurse to Guan Ze's bedside and listened to the nurse telling him about precautions, blood pressure, heart rate, the infusion tube and the drainage tube.
"That's all. The situation is stable now, and there's nothing to do. You family members just need to keep an eye on it. If there's anything, ring the bell to call us," the nurse pointed to a transparent plastic bag beside the bed, "Pay attention to this. Pour it out if it's full of urine."
"Oh," Lin Yao nodded, "How long will it take to withdraw?"
"No problem. He can be done tomorrow. He is in good health and should recover quickly."
Zhang Xing was pressed for time, and after seeing that Guan Ze's condition was stable, he had to go to the airport: "I'll go back first. I have an operation the day after tomorrow. Please stay with me for the next few days. Call me if you have anything."
"Thank you, Brother Zhang," Lin Yao wanted to bow to Zhang Xing, "Thank you so much."
"Don't thank me. Guan Ze and I have been friends for more than ten years," Zhang Xing smiled, "I'm leaving... No one will follow me this time, right?"
"I..." Lin Yao scratched his hair a little embarrassedly, "I'm out of ideas."
After everyone left, the ward seemed particularly quiet. Lin Yao was sitting by the bed, accompanied by a young man named Li, who was about the same age as him and looked very honest. He was sitting on a chair by the door.
Guan Ze, who was lying on the bed, snorted softly. Lin Yao quickly approached him: "Guan Ze?"
"Yeah." Guan Ze responded.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Lin Yao looked at the monitor and everything was normal.
Guan Ze snorted, and no one knew what he said, and then he stopped talking.
There were outsiders in the room, so Lin Yao didn't say anything else. He just gently touched Guan Ze's face and sat back in his chair.
For the entire afternoon, Lin Yao sat in the chair and stared at Guan Ze. He didn't feel tired or hungry. When Xiao Li asked him if he wanted to drink water, he realized that he was very thirsty and asked Xiao Li to buy a bottle of water.
"Take a nap. You still have one night left and we don't allow beds to be set up for other people here, so you won't be able to sleep." Xiao Li kindly reminded him.
"It's okay. I'm awake even when I close my eyes, just like I am not closing my eyes at all." Lin Yao smiled.
"You must be his brother," Xiao Li bent down and checked the bag beside the bed, "Brothers have such a good relationship."
"Yeah," Lin Yao nodded, "We have a very good relationship."
Yes, they have a very good relationship. Lin Yao supported his forehead with his fingers and looked at Guan Ze, right
Except when playing games and encountering large-scale events where he needs to fight the boss for artifacts, Lin Yao will wait at 12 o'clock and then brush it for a few hours. Otherwise, he almost never stays up all night.
It's especially hard to bear when there's nothing to do all night.
Guan Ze's intravenous drip didn't end until almost 12 o'clock. Although the doctor said he was fine and stable, he didn't talk much. He occasionally hummed but it was unclear what he said, and he would soon become confused again.
Lin Zong called and chatted with him about this and that until after one o'clock, and Lin Yao didn't sleep a wink until midnight. He envied Xiao Li for having a special skill, which was that when he dozed off, he could wake up every twenty minutes, check himself, sit on a chair, fall asleep immediately, and then wake up again twenty minutes later.
Lin Yao didn't have this ability. He felt that if he closed his eyes, he could sleep until the next morning.
At around four o'clock, Xiao Li woke up again. After checking and changing the bag, he came over and said to him, "It's okay now. The doctor will come to check in the morning, and then you will be transferred back to the ward. You will be busy for a long time. If you don't get some sleep, you will not be able to hold on."
"Well," Lin Yao moved his chair to the wall and leaned his head against it. He was very sleepy. "I'll take a nap. Call me in half an hour."
"good."
Xiao Li didn't call him half an hour later. At around five o'clock in the morning, Lin Yao felt someone patting him.
He opened his eyes and saw Xiao Li smiling at him: "Your brother is awake and can speak."
Lin Yao stood up from the chair, his whole body suddenly filled with strength, and rushed to Guan Ze's bedside: "Guan Ze?"
"Yeah." Guan Ze's face was still a little pale, but he looked much more awake than yesterday. He smiled at him with some difficulty.
"Hey, stop laughing. It doesn't look good at all." Lin Yao felt a little sour in his nose and touched Guan Ze's nose. "Do you know who I am?"
"You have good genes," Guan Ze closed his eyes and smiled, his voice still low and a little hoarse, "You are a Taoist priest."
"I'm talking to you seriously!" Lin Yao frowned.
"Lin Yao."
"Hey," Lin Yao smiled happily, "I haven't lost my memory. I can still recognize people."
"You have dark circles under your eyes." Guan Ze opened his eyes slightly and looked at him.
"It's okay, just get some sleep," Lin Yao supported himself on the bed with his arms, leaned close to his ear with a smile, "You know, you have a catheter inserted."
"Are you envious?" Guan Ze said softly.
"Get lost," Lin Yao turned around and glanced at Xiao Li, "I'm going to pull it out today. I'll have to check it out when no one is around..."
Guan Ze was in good condition after the operation. The doctor checked him and found no problems. He was sent back to the ward in the morning and all monitoring equipment can be removed in one day.
Lin Yao washed his face and sat on the edge of the bed feeling refreshed. After Xiao Li left, he carefully lifted the quilt covering Guan Ze.
"You've been holding it in for a while." Guan Ze's voice was still a little weak, but his tone had returned to his usual playful tone.
"No, I masturbate once a day and can't hold it anymore," Lin Yao glanced at him, "I just want to see how the catheter is inserted. Does it hurt?"
“No feeling.”
Lin Yao was afraid that someone would suddenly come in, so he just quickly glanced at Guan Ze and covered him with the quilt, then said, "Damn, I didn't see clearly."
"Watch it when you pull it out."
The nurse removed the catheter very efficiently. She lifted the quilt, disinfected, and removed the catheter in one go. Lin Yao was embarrassed, so he was a little slow to move over to take a look. As a result, when he went over, the nurse had already covered the quilt, which made Lin Yao very disappointed.
"When you feel like going to the toilet later, hold it in for a while," the nurse told Guan Ze. "Please pee when you feel the urgency. It may hurt a little, but it will pass in a while."
"Why does it hurt? Can you still pee if it hurts?" Lin Yao got anxious when he heard it. He almost wanted to say that it was difficult to pee even when it was hard, let alone it hurt.
"That's why you have to pee only when you are desperate. It will definitely be uncomfortable to have a tube in place all night, but it will be fine after a while, don't worry." After saying that, the nurse looked at the monitor again and turned to leave.
Lin Yao was stunned for a long time, then turned to look at Guan Ze: "Do you want to pee?"
"I don't want to," Guan Ze smiled, "I'm a little scared by what she said."
Lin Yao was just thinking about how to comfort her when the nurse came in again and handed him a small bottle: "Do you know how to use this?"
"What is this?" Lin Yao looked at the thing in his hand.
"Enema," the nurse explained to him, "Your stool may be dry and bloated after surgery. Use this to relieve constipation."
"Wife," Lin Yao sat down on the bed and shook the bottle in his hand, "Enema."
"Yeah, I know." Guan Ze looked at him, "What are you so proud of?"
Lin Yao looked out the door. Xiao Li had gone to get a change of hospital gown and hadn't come back yet. He leaned on the edge of the bed and chuckled for a while before saying, "That's great. I'll have to put it in for you myself."
Guan Ze smiled helplessly: "That's all you can do."
Guan Ze was in good spirits, and Lin Yao's mood became very good. He sat down happily: "This matter, although it is not very beautiful, but I am willing to do it. Do you understand that feeling?"
"Um?"
"When you are weakest and need care the most," Lin Yao held his hand and said seriously, "I am by your side."