Fall in love with your enemy

Continuing from the last time, I had just gone to Ke Lin to coax his brother to go home, and immediately I received news that Shu Yi, the younger brother from the third room, was sick.

Shu Yi is ten years younger than me and is in junior high school this year. He was born with a congenital disease, but the doctor said it was not serious. He has not had a serious illness in all these years. His twin sister Ze Xin is very healthy. How could he have an accident? My uncle was so anxious that he asked me to ask the Lu family for help in addition to the Hou family.

Lu Zeyun had surgery today, so Chen Yining answered the phone when I called him. It was already midnight when the couple came after finishing their work. I also arranged for the children at home to go to the hospital. I quietly opened the door of the ward and took a look. My uncle was sitting relatively calmly, but my aunt was crying her heart out. Shu Yi was sleeping quietly on the bed. Apart from having some difficulty breathing and always grunting, there seemed to be no problem with him.

Uncle Hou came in behind us, wearing a white coat which was a rare sight for him. He rolled up his sleeves as if ready to show off his skills, but unfortunately before he could take a step, he was pulled back by Aunt Wen Su and pushed over an expert in thoracic surgery from their own hospital. Lu Zeyun also followed with a smile. As soon as the doctor reached the bedside, my aunt immediately jumped over, but unfortunately my uncle covered her mouth before she could say anything and gestured to Shu Yi who was sleeping soundly.

"The child finally fell asleep. He has been panting all day. Let him rest for a while and talk outside." The uncle lowered his voice.

Everyone nodded and tiptoed out of the ward. The corridor was quiet. I felt it was inappropriate to leave the child alone, so I quickly signaled my uncle to let me stay with him. He was a little worried for some reason. Chen Yining also pulled my sleeve and said, "You are the one who has the child. Go back and take care of him. Zeyun and I are here. He is not a thoracic surgeon, but he is a doctor anyway. He is more suitable to stay here than you if anything happens."

I thought about it and pressed her hand again: "Shu Yi is shy, especially when she is sick. Our children are fine, Zhizhi and Xin Ci are at home with her, and my brother is here too. It's okay for me to stay."

"Your health is not good, so don't work too hard." My uncle sighed.

The young aunt was stunned for a moment, and quickly wiped away her tears: "Why don't I keep it? I'll accompany my son..."

I shook my head. "Aunt, you are the one who knows Shu Yi's condition best. You have to tell the doctors the details. You and uncle can go. I won't mind."

"Then you should take care of yourself and get some rest." My uncle reminded me and followed the doctor without further delay.

I followed Lu Zeyun and Chen Yining back to the ward and watched for a while. Shu Yi was fine except that he kept jumping. I went forward and touched his forehead. He had taken medicine during dinner, so his forehead was not too hot. Children of this age lack sleep, so even if their parents are anxious, he is sleeping soundly. Seeing how peaceful he is, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.

When he had nothing to do, Lu Zeyun couldn't help asking me about Shu Yi's illness. I remembered that he had been ill the year I just returned home, just like now, he suddenly couldn't breathe and was almost suffocated. He had congenital bronchopulmonary dysplasia with tracheal stenosis. He had surgery when he was a little older. The probability of recurrence should be very low, but unfortunately, things don't always go as planned.

"Is he allergic to anything? Does he have asthma?" Lu Zeyun asked after thinking for a while.

I was stunned. These really existed: "Shu Yi is allergic to Poria cocos and dandelion, and has asthma... It's not that serious. I've seen him coughing. He always carries medicine with him. If he feels uncomfortable, he will feel better quickly after taking it. It shouldn't be like this now, right?"

"It's not that easy to tell about illness." Lu Zeyun walked up to Shu Yi and touched his neck, lifted his clothes and pressed his chest, then listened with a stethoscope. After a pause, he turned back and said, "I can only say it's possible. We'll have to look at the report for the rest. Mild asthma can also cause an acute attack. Don't be careless. One-third of the world's asthma patients die from a mild asthma because they underestimate it."

"Sister, will I die?"

I don't know when Shu Yi woke up. I was still patting my chest and gasping for breath when he suddenly said that it was scary in the small and dark ward. I hurried forward and patted him: "No, he is scaring you. The medical examination report has not come out yet, and we are not sure. We are boys of our age, we are not afraid of this."

Shu Yi nodded, not seeming to be too worried. Perhaps because he had experienced so much, he had become indifferent to it.

"Go to sleep, go to sleep, your sister is here to accompany you. It's just a mild case, don't scare yourself." I touched the child's head, and he grabbed my hand and hugged it in the quilt, then lay down on his side comfortably.

"I'm not afraid, I just felt very tired and a little breathless. I was also worried that mom would be worried." The little guy slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep. He was not worried at all. I admired him a little.

Normally, a fourteen-year-old child should be sensible, but I have never seen one so sensible. I think Shu Yi was trained as the third son of the family, so he should understand what he should understand. The pressure is great. After all, he has a sister like Zening above him, his uncle is always partial to him, and his aunt is like that...

I even had the urge to take Shu Yi with me. I was so foolish. My aunt wouldn't agree. She was so polite to me today because there were outsiders present. What else could I think about? I just tucked the quilt into Shu Yi's arms. At this time, I saw many scratches under his collar, and his skin was broken.

"Shu Yi, why did you dig yourself like this? Are you feeling unwell?" I asked casually.

Shu Yi looked at it dazedly: "There are a lot of bugs in our school recently. They bite people and make them itchy. Everyone is like this."

"Oh, it's okay, go to sleep." I thought about it and realized that there are indeed a lot of mosquitoes in Jinhai. I don't know what's going on this year. It's almost winter and the temperature hasn't dropped. The little bugs will probably be rampant. I still have to ask someone to deal with it in a few days. Spraying some insecticide will at least reduce the number of them.

It was very late at night that I finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep on the edge of the bed. Lu Zeyun and the others were still there, and I was a little worried. After all, they had been busy all day. If they fell asleep too, it would be a big problem. So I hired a few nurses to observe him all night. Fortunately, there was no problem. It was not until the sky was just beginning to turn light that my uncle and the others came back and brought some not-so-good news: Shu Yi's breathing difficulties were due to a lung tumor.

My aunt has already burst into tears. No matter how my uncle persuades her, it is useless. Several doctors beside her also said that they are not sure whether it is benign or malignant. If it is benign, it is not a big problem. Unfortunately, how could my aunt not understand the area where Shu Yi was born missing? Benign lung tumors are uncommon, and malignant ones are often discovered in the middle and late stages. The probability of getting good news is too low.

Lu Zeyun stood up: "Aunt, if the result is really bad, it's useless for you to cry. After all, brother Shu Yi is still young. Don't let him hear and get anxious. If he is in a bad mood, won't it be more difficult to cure..."

Chen Yining quickly slapped him to interrupt, thinking who would speak so directly? But in fact, who would disagree with this point of view? My aunt's voice was really low, which also woke me up. I turned around and was about to put the headphones on Shu Yi, but found that he had already woken up, blinking his bright eyes and looking at me with a smile.

"Sister, I'm hungry." He patted my hands and said, "If we want to check whether it's benign or malignant, how long will it take to finish?"

I was stunned for a moment, tears almost came out at this moment, I held back and looked back at the doctor and my uncle. My uncle took a deep breath and also forced a smile: "If you are hungry, eat first."

Shu Yi nodded, pulled me up, put on his clothes with an expressionless face and went out. I always felt something was weird in my heart. He was clearly worried about my aunt last night, but today he saw her crying without saying a word.

I don't know when the relationship between mother and son became like this, but there were signs of it. Although I have been living in the old house all these years, I rarely see Shu Yi and Tong Tong. On the one hand, it is because my aunt always tries to stop them, and on the other hand, it is also because Shu Yi is really busy. The little child had a sense of maturity before he was ten years old, and now he looks like an old and open-minded person.

I had nothing to say, so I had to wait until everyone left and pull Pei Zhen over: "Uncle Pei, isn't Tongtong back yet?"

Pei Zhen said helplessly: "Tongtong is going to school, Zhou Xia won't let us disturb him."

"Call them back. And Ze Xin and Ze Lu, they are both young and won't miss anything in school these few days. Let Zening send them here on her own time. If aunt asks, just say it was my idea. How can brothers and sisters not even look at a sick child? Talking to them will make Shu Yi happier."

"Okay, but you don't have to take the blame for this. I guess I'm not as thoughtful as you." Pei Zhen smiled and rubbed my head, squinting and pointing outside the door: "I've disliked her for a long time. She's really too low-level to resist."

"Come on, don't mess with your uncle. He may not be willing to beat me, but he will beat you." I stuck out my tongue.

Pei Zhenbai glanced at me and left. I sighed and stayed to pack Shu Yi's kettle and other things. My uncle came here in such a hurry that he forgot to bring many things with him, and even didn't hire a servant and a family doctor to take care of him. I had to call Zhizhi to transfer some people urgently, but the servants were fine, and the doctor could only be hired from the third house. In case something happened, I would not be able to bear the blame for harming the heir of the third house, although as a sister, it seems that these are not what I should think about most.

I just picked up the things when I heard Shu Yi calling "brother-in-law" from afar. I immediately felt awkward. My uncle didn't know about Gao Xinci's situation yet. Now he was caught red-handed. I had clearly told him that I had something to do and would be back today, but he still came to my house. I dragged myself out of the door helplessly. Gao Xinci was holding Shu Yi's face with sweat on his forehead: "You didn't tire your sister, did you? Let me tell you, your sister has been in poor health in recent years. Don't bother her too much, or I'll beat you up."

Shu Yi narrowed his eyes in disdain: "Brother-in-law, it seems that you are the only one who can torment my sister?"

I almost choked on the water I just drank when I heard that. Gao Xinci also took emergency precautions and tapped Shu Yi on the forehead: "What nonsense are you talking about? You know everything at such a young age."

"You said I knew everything, which means what I said is true..." Shu Yi lowered his head and pouted.

In front of so many people, Gao Xinci was immediately embarrassed. He looked up and finally caught sight of me in the crowd, but I came up and slapped him again: "Are you bullying Shu Yi again?"

"I didn't bully him - I just said a few words to him."

"You've been calling me sister in every word and I'm not competing with you for it. Besides, I have cancer. Out of humanitarianism, you should also care about me first, brother-in-law." Shu Yi stepped forward and said.

Gao Xinci scratched his head: "I have to think about everything you say first... What's wrong with you?! Cancer?!"

Shu Yi nodded as if he was particularly proud, and was quickly pushed behind by his uncle. I quickly explained, "No, it's a tumor. It's not confirmed whether it's benign or malignant. Shu Yi, don't talk nonsense."

My uncle looked down at me holding Gao Xinci's arm, and he just closed his eyes helplessly: "Okay, son-in-law, it's nothing serious. I've been watching her all night. You can take her back to rest first. I'll call you if there's any result."

"Uncle, I'm fine..."

"Be obedient. If you don't rest, Lingling and Yunyun will need you too." My uncle patted my shoulder.

I thought so too. Don't let Gao Xinci say the wrong thing in a hurry. The third house is already having enough headaches right now. I just nodded, and Shu Yi came over and held my hand pitifully.

"Sister, will you come tomorrow?"

I saw his eyes were full of expectation. He felt so wronged. He had been separated from his father and sisters for many years and was not very familiar with them. His mother was too oppressive. I was not very close to Shu Yi, but he, a boy in his rebellious period, was holding me tightly. I could only pat the back of his hand to comfort him and said, "Sister, go home and make something delicious. Come over tonight."

"Then I'll wait for you." Shu Yi smiled with satisfaction and was pulled away by his uncle. After a while, he turned around and said, "Take Lingling and the others with you!"

"Okay, let's go eat." I waved my hand, then accepted my aunt's gaze and bowed politely. Then she stopped looking at me. I turned around and saw my brother, who looked exhausted, at the entrance of the corridor. I called out to him and asked him to come over quickly.

"You should go back." My brother squeezed my arm and said, "I heard from them that Shu Yi's condition seems to be quite serious? He has a tumor? Is it benign or malignant?"

I raised my head in the direction where everyone was leaving. "We haven't checked yet. You can go with them. Second House and Second Uncle are busy with all sorts of things. I don't think they can take care of Shu Yi all the time. We can't take care of Shu Yi's illness. At least don't let people talk about it at home or outside. Haven't the families been in bad shape in recent years?"

"I know that. Don't worry about it. Go home and rest for a while. By the way, Yunyun kicked the quilt when she was sleeping. Now she has a low fever. I was afraid of infection, so I asked Xingyun to take Lingling and the others to the South Courtyard. I left He Qingyun and a few servants to take care of the children. But Yunyun is clinging to you, so you should go back quickly. She is crying."

"Ah? Oh... Then I'll go now. Brother, call me as soon as you get the result." I nodded. It was really worrying that both sides of the body were sick with this disease. After my brother walked away, I stamped my feet angrily: "I knew that I couldn't let a bunch of old men take care of the children! What is this..."