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As soon as Xu Ling left, the ward fell silent instantly.
Lu Ming had already guessed the reason why the roses were not allowed to be lost, but he didn't think it was a big deal.
In fact, Chi Qiu likes roses, or Chi Qiu likes to receive flowers, those are things that can be said directly to him, there is no need to hide them.
But Lu Ming didn't ask further, he didn't want to make Chi Qiu feel uncomfortable.
The rose in the corner changed from being unnoticed to being extremely eye-catching, and Chi Qiu glanced at it from the corner of his eye, making his ears burn a few times.
Chi Qiu sat down again, holding his hands together, a little embarrassed. He tried to explain something, rubbed his fingertips against each other, and words came out of his mouth intermittently: "I didn't know it was crushed. I brought it back because I thought it was not broken. Isn't it a pity to lose it? And, Secretary Xu It's been a lot of hard work to come all the way, and this kind of trivial matter should not bother him."
"Yeah." Lu Ming didn't expose him.
After hearing Lu Ming's response, Chi Qiu felt that there was nothing wrong with it. He passed the water glass on the bedside table again, and changed the subject: "Lu Ming, your voice is a bit hoarse, drink some water to moisten your throat."
Before, Lu Ming tried his best not to drink water in order to avoid going to the toilet, but now he is really thirsty. He thought to himself that Xu Ling was doing things quickly, and the nurse should be found soon, so he drank the whole glass of water in one go.
Lu Ming saw the slightly tired look on Chi Qiu's face, and put the water glass aside: "Go to bed and sleep for a while, there will be a nurse to take care of me later, don't worry. I can get out of bed in two days Alright, let's go back to Xingxi City immediately."
"Don't worry. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night if I go to bed now."
Chi Qiu raised the corners of his mouth and smiled gently, never thinking that Lu Ming would have noticed his tiredness.
Counting it, Chi Qiu spent about a day and a night by Lu Ming's bedside. What happened in the past two days was so outrageous that it exhausted Chi Qiu, who hadn't survived several nights since he was a child.
About two hours later, the nurse came.
Because the search was too short-term, this was already the best candidate that Xu Ling had selected thousands of times within two hours, so he had to use it first.
Fortunately, both Xu Ling and Lu Ming were lucky, and the short-term nurses they hired this time were more professional. He is a kind-looking middle-aged man who has received many trainings, and the price per day is also high, but Lu Ming is not short of money.
He stood in front of Lu Ming's bed, his small eyes were always squinted when he smiled, and he looked good-natured. He was the first to say hello. Then he took his travel bag, took out the non-slip toilet mat, and the plastic handrails sticking to the wall for later cleaning, and went to the bathroom without stopping to get busy.
According to the situation of Lu Ming and Chi Qiu, these jobs are within the scope of his services.
Today's dinner was delivered by Ji Yanchen. He asked the hotel kitchen to stew yam and wolfberry ribs soup, and then made a few light stir-fried dishes, which were packed tightly in an insulated box.
As soon as he arrived at the ward, Ji Yanchen opened the lid of the box, sat down together on his own, and helped Chi Qiu pick up vegetables: "Eat more short ribs, you don't look well at all, you need to eat more tonics."
"Thank you." Turning his head, Chi Qiu said to Lu Ming, "Lu Ming, eat more too." He picked up the short ribs and was about to put them in Lu Ming's bowl, looking for the direction blankly with the chopsticks he held up.
Ji Yanchen was really speechless, so he had to clip a piece for Chi Qiu and Lu Ming at the same time.
Lu Ming looked at the bowl full of short ribs, and his head was a little big.
Because Ji Yanchen brought too much food, they ate this meal very slowly. Even the nurse had to drink two extra bowls of soup so as not to waste it.
Lu Ming checked the time, it was quite late.
Ji Yanchen left knowingly, and before leaving, he asked the two what they would like to eat tomorrow morning, and he planned to deliver meals every day.
It seems that Lu Ming has benefited from Chi Qiu's favor. In the past few days, his stomach probably won't suffer any grievances.
Under Lu Ming's urging, the sleepy Chi Qiu simply washed up, reluctantly walked from Lu Ming back to the next bed, and obediently lay down to rest.
"Lu Ming, I'm going to sleep first."
Lu Ming turned on the laptop that Xu Ling brought: "Okay, good night."
Chi Qiu was worried: "If you need anything, just call me."
Lu Ming looked at the document without looking up: "There is a nurse, you can go to sleep."
Chi Qiu opened his lips, and then gave a small "hmm".
There was a curtain between the two beds, and Lu Ming asked the nurse to help pull up the curtain. He didn't want the light from the screen to affect Chi Qiu's sleep when he was working on his work. He knew that Chi Qiu's right eye was still sensitive to light.
Chi Qiu was unwilling: "Can I not pull it?"
Lu Ming's eyes stayed on the computer screen: "Xu Linggang gave me the file, I want to read it before going to bed, the light of this notebook is rather glaring, it's hard to adjust, it will disturb you."
"It won't wake me up, and I'll be a little scared when I close the curtain."
His words were aggrieved, causing the nurse to turn around and look at Lu Ming.
Lu Ming stared at the computer screen for a while, and finally closed it: "I'm tired too, let's go to bed early." The work at hand is not in a hurry, and it will be the same tomorrow. But Chi Qiu was obviously very tired, and Lu Ming didn't want to waste his energy anymore.
Lu Ming put the notebook aside and said to the nurse, "Please help me to the bathroom."
Seeing that the nurses were skilled in their movements, Chi Qiu skillfully helped Lu Ming get up. His tall figure and just the right amount of strength easily made Lu Ming stand firm.
Chi Qiu blinked, his eyelids twitched, and then he fell asleep peacefully.
With the support of the nurse, Lu Ming walked slowly to the bathroom door.
The nurse asked, "Do you want me to go in with you?"
"Need not."
The anti-fall measures in the bathroom have already been arranged. Besides, Lu Ming didn’t suffer any serious injuries, but it’s just that it’s difficult to move today. There’s no need for someone to take care of him even when he goes to the bathroom.
By the time he came out, only fifteen minutes had passed. He moved quickly, brushing his teeth, washing his face, and shaving his stubble himself.
The nurse was very happy that he would save him trouble, so he glanced at Chi Qiu, who was already deeply asleep, and told him, "Your brother is already asleep."
Lu Ming did not explain.
The nurse supported him, looked at Chi Qiu again, and said softly with a slight smile: "My son is about the same age as him, and he is also blind."
Lu Ming still didn't respond, and the nurse stopped talking. He helped Lu Ming to the bed, handed over half a glass of water, dutifully brought a basin of hot water, wrung out the towel and handed it to Lu Ming. While Lu Ming wiped his body, the nurse prepared the footbath.
He knelt down to help Lu Ming wash his feet, but Lu Ming hurriedly stopped him: "I can do it myself."
"Oh good." The nurse stood aside.
Lu Ming left the footbath after washing for a while, he was not in the habit of soaking his feet.
The nurse helped him spread out the quilt, asked again and again, and after confirming that there was nothing else to do, he opened his folding bed beside the hospital bed.
"Mr. Lu, wake me up if you have something to do."
"Okay, thank you."
In the ward, there was only a weak light left, and the moonlight outside the window was hazy.
Chi Qiu in the next bed was exhausted, and when he fell asleep, he would snore lightly, intermittently. In the end, Chi Qiu completely fell into a deep and quiet sleep, without any further snoring.
Lu Ming closed his eyes and felt a slight pain in his head. He probably suffered from insomnia and couldn't calm down.
He thought of the bunch of crushed roses during the day, and thought of Chi Qiu's holding hands.
Lu Ming suddenly asked the nurse in a low voice, "Why is your son blind?"
It took a long time for the nurse to realize that Lu Ming was asking himself. He turned around and answered honestly: "There was a car accident on the way home from school. At that time, the family didn't have much money, so the follow-up treatment was delayed." Speaking of this, the nurse seemed very remorseful. After sighing, he raised his spirits, " Now I am making money outside, and my wife is taking care of the children while doing manual work in my hometown. The two of us are thinking about it, and we have to continue to treat him."
Lu Ming looked at the ceiling and listened without saying a word.
The nurse seemed to be suffering from insomnia, and he accidentally lost his sense of propriety in a few words, and began to talk more: "I can't see it, it's really hard, and it's hard for a lifetime."
He sighed and continued: "When my son just lost his sight, he always cried and was very depressed. I didn't understand him and argued with him every day. Until one day, I took him to see a psychiatrist. The doctor saw that I was impatient. She gave me a homework assignment. She asked me to put a cloth on my eyes and try to live the life of a son for a day."
At this moment, he discovered to his horror how lonely the world of the blind is. For everything that cannot be seen, it is unknown and fearful. Every step I take is like exploring on the edge of a cliff.
"I've only been blindfolded for a long time, but I can't stand it anymore..." The nurse's eyes were a little wet, he waved his hand, and didn't want to continue to mention it, so he asked Lu Ming, "Mr. Lu, your brother's eyes—"
Before he could finish asking, Lu Ming said, "It was also a car accident."
The nurse sighed in his heart, and the two of them kept silent at the same time.
After a while, Lu Ming said, "He is my partner, not my younger brother."
The nurse was startled, and then hurriedly sat up and apologized. His voice was a little louder, almost waking Chi Qiu up.
Lu Ming interrupted his apology: "It's getting late, go to sleep."
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