He is dying...
When I heard this sentence, I hadn't seen Teacher Gu's face yet, but tears couldn't help but burst into my eyes.
Teacher Gu's son took me to the bedside, and other relatives subconsciously made way for me. When I stood by the bed and saw Teacher Gu wearing an oxygen mask, to be honest, I was a little dazed. Because in my impression, although he is not fat, he is energetic. But now, he has only endured a few days, and he has lost his energy and energy. His whole person seems to have been drained, leaving only a trace of energy. The sub-skeleton is held up there.
Seeing me walking over, Teacher Gu's daughter gently shook the old man's arm and choked with sobs: "Dad, Zijin is here. Don't you want to see her?"
I stood by the bed, too uncomfortable to speak, until I saw Teacher Gu move his neck slightly. He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at me. The fingers on the bed near me were also trying hard to move. , want to lift.
I stretched out my hand, slowly held Teacher Gu's hand, wiped my tears with the other hand, and whispered: "Teacher, I'm here."
Teacher Gu seemed to want to say something to me, and his mouth behind the oxygen mask opened and closed gently. When Teacher Gu's daughter saw this, she raised her eyes and looked at Teacher Gu's son.
Even though he was a man in his forties, he couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment. He nodded with red eyes and said, "Dad has something to say to Zijin, please take it down."
Teacher Gu’s daughter raised her hand and slowly took off the oxygen mask. I saw Teacher Gu exhale suddenly, as if there was no way out.
I was shocked, and I immediately said: "Hurry and put it on the teacher..."
Teacher Gu's son was standing next to me. He whispered: "My dad is dying. He has something to tell you. He has been asking us to call you before. Listen to what he has to say to you."
I don’t know why Teacher Gu insisted on seeing me when he was dying. At this time, he was speechless, so I had no choice but to lean over and get close to him.
Teacher Gu exhaled warm breath, gently brushing against my ears and cheeks. The room was silent, and everyone held their breath and concentrated. They must also want to know what Teacher Gu was going to tell me.
"Zi... Jin... Yi... Yang..."
Teacher Gu was already furious. I tried my best, almost half-guessing and half-listening, before I understood what he said about Kuang Yiyang and mine.
Nodding, my vision was blurred by tears, and I choked back with sobs: "Yes, teacher, I am here, Yi Yang...he is also there."
No matter why he wants to see us, at this moment, I don't want to disappoint him.
"He...I'm not...helping you..."
Teacher Gu spoke intermittently and in such a low voice that I could hardly distinguish what he said.
I really want to say, I don't understand, can you speak louder? But I also know that this is just in vain. If Teacher Gu could speak louder and clearer, things would not be like this.
I didn't care what he said. I grabbed Teacher Gu's hand and nodded: "I understand, teacher, I understand."
Teacher Gu moved his head slightly, as if nodding. Then, he seemed to be tired, so he slowly closed his eyes.
I held Teacher Gu's hand, and suddenly I felt that his hand felt cold. Before I could recover, someone in the ward suddenly shouted heartbreakingly: "Dad..."
It was Teacher Gu's daughter. She was standing opposite me. At this time, she threw herself directly beside the bed, buried her head in Teacher Gu, and cried loudly.
Immediately afterwards, the whole room burst into tears. Some people called dad, some called grandpa, some called grandpa...
I was the only one sitting on the edge of the bed, holding Teacher Gu’s hand. At this moment, I felt an inexplicable sense of fear in my heart, and there were only two words in my mind: dead.
People who were alive one second ago are dead this second.
I was suddenly very scared, and holding Teacher Gu's hand felt like I was touching the body of a monster.
But I didn't let go hastily. Instead, I slowly put Teacher Gu's hand into the quilt, and even helped him tuck the corner of the quilt.
I think, what I didn't do for my grandfather back then, I finally did today.
Death was like a light going out, and the Gu family was plunged into overwhelming sorrow. I left the ward alone, and before I had gone a few meters, I slid down against the wall.
I was so scared that I shivered all over, especially the hand that held Teacher Gu's hand. I don't know if it was because of my psychology, but I felt that that hand was also cold.
Sitting on the edge of the corridor, there was the sound of everyone crying in the room, and the sound of me choking with sadness and fear outside.
I lowered my head and just looked at the floor tile in front of me. I don’t know how long it had passed before a pair of brown casual leather shoes suddenly appeared in my sight. Then, a familiar voice came from above, "Liang Zijin, what's wrong with you?"
What's wrong with me
Slowly raising my head, I saw the familiar face of Luo Xiangdong through my blurred vision.
In an instant, the fear and grievance in my heart, as well as all the indescribable emotions, surged up, and I said in a trembling voice: "Teacher... passed away..."
I couldn't see the expression on Luo Xiangdong's face clearly, but I saw him leaning down slightly, then raising his hand to grab my arm, trying to pull me up.
I was shaking all over, not just lightly, but like chaff.
When Luo Xiangdong saw this, he couldn't help but frown, looked at me and said, "Why are you shaking so hard?"
I don't know. I can only vaguely see my hand hanging by my side, and my fingertips are shaking, but I can't control it.
Luo Xiangdong stood in front of me. He raised his hands, pressed my arms, and said to me: "Liang Zijin, are you afraid?"
I can't tell whether I'm afraid or not. Teacher Gu is my mentor and one of the few acquaintances I have in Night City. Logically speaking, his death will only make me sad, not afraid. But now, I'm shaking all over, and chills are coming from the back of my spine.
Because of the crying in the ward, many people gathered around to watch. Everyone was still taboo about the dead, so they didn't dare to go in and look. But for me, a big living person who stood in the corridor and kept posing, everyone was happy to visit.
Luo Xiangdong took off his coat and put it on me, trying to take me away, but he pulled me and my upper body moved, but my feet were like roots, motionless, and I almost fell on him.
Luo Xiangdong frowned, and without stopping, he simply picked me up and strode towards the end of the corridor. During this period, some people blocked Luo Xiangdong's path in order to watch the fun. Luo Xiangdong looked over coldly and said in a deep voice: "Don't look at the fun of dead people. Let's gain some virtue for your hospitalized people!"
The person who was scolded realized it later and glared: "Hey, why are you talking..."
I was trembling in Luo Xiangdong's arms. He held my arms tighter and quickened his pace.
When he was almost at the end of the corridor, a person rushed out of the elevator. The person who came took a closer look and froze in place.
It was Kuang Yiyang. He was also in a hurry. The weather at the end of October made him sweat all over his forehead.
I looked at him with a pale face. The moment I met his gaze, my heart suddenly felt sour again. I choked and said, "Teacher..."
After all, I couldn't say the rest.
Kuang Yiyang's expression changed, and he knew that he was late.
Luo Xiangdong looked at Kuang Yiyang and said, "She is shaking badly. Find a doctor to take a look at her."
Kuang Yi raised his voice and then realized that I was shaking like chaff. He glanced left and right, then found the target and shouted: "Doctor, doctor..."
I was sent to the infirmary by Luo Xiangdong and Kuang Yiyang. When the doctor was examining me, I said to Kuang Yiyang: "Go and see the teacher first."
Kuang Yiyang looked at me with worry in his eyes, but he still had a sense of proportion in his heart. He knew who was older and who was younger. After saying "please", he hurried out of the infirmary and rushed to the ward.
I was lying on the bed in the infirmary. The doctor grabbed my calf and pressed it. My scalp immediately became numb in pain and I couldn't help but scream.
The doctor looked at me and said, "Does it hurt here?"
I was in so much pain that I couldn't speak, so I could only nod.
The doctor pushed the tendon on the back of my thigh with his hand again, but I was still hiding in pain.
Luo Xiangdong stood aside and asked aloud: "What's the matter with her?"
The doctor replied: "Muscle**."
After saying that, the doctor looked at me and asked, "Did you exercise strenuously?"
I couldn't help but tremble all over, and nodded and said yes.
The doctor then said to Luo Xiangdong: "She has muscle damage caused by excessive exercise. In her current condition, I recommend giving her a bottle of salt water."
Luo Xiangdong hummed and said nothing else.
The doctor turned and walked out. In the middle of the journey, as if he thought of something, he turned and said to Luo Xiangdong: "Massage her in the opposite direction. It can relieve the pain and shaking. Be careful to use even force and don't use brute force."
After speaking, the doctor turned and left without waiting for Luo Xiangdong to say anything.
There were only two of us left in the infirmary. I lay on my back on the bed. Although my mood was still unsettled by the death of Teacher Gu, I was still embarrassed because Luo Xiangdong was there. Especially Luo Xiangdong walked to the bed, bent down and grabbed my wrist.
I looked at him intently, with fear and scrutiny in my eyes.
Luo Xiangdong had no expression on his face and said calmly: "Where does it hurt?"
I didn't dare to struggle hard, especially when I saw the injuries on Luo Xiangdong's face and lip corners, which made his already stern face look even more stern, as if he dared to take me out of the hospital if I dared to make him unhappy. Throw it upstairs.
After weighing it secretly in my heart, I said softly: "I'm fine. You'd better find a doctor or nurse to take care of the injury on your face."
Luo Xiangdong didn't look at me, but opened his thin lips and said in a low voice, as if talking to himself: "It should be this way..."
I didn't understand what Luo Xiangdong meant until he held my wrist and folded my right arm outward. I grinned in pain, screamed, and almost jumped from my chest.
Luo Xiangdong was also startled and instinctively let go of my hand. My scalp was numb with pain and my facial features were knitted together.
Luo Xiangdong said: "As for it, it's just a muscle."
I thought to myself, how about you give it a try.