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Shi Dongdong vomited again.

The vomiting didn't last long this time, but when he finished vomiting, his face was as pale as paper, and he no longer had the strength to eat anything.

Aunt Yu took the lunch box and went out to clean it with red eyes, while Qiao Hao sat on the edge of the bed with his head bowed and his hands clasped.

For a while, both of them were silent.Shi Dongdong was too tired to speak, while Qiao Hao was so frustrated that he didn't know what to say.

He thought, after all, that person can control Shi Dongdong's emotions.

After a while, there was some movement outside the bed curtain. There was the sound of a woman coughing, the sound of the bed moving, and a few hoarse scoldings.

When the room became quiet again, Qiao Hao picked up the invitation card on the table and opened it.

On the invitation card, there is a staggering line of gold-stamped regular script that reads: The engagement ceremony of Mr. Huo Yan and Ms. Li Sha will be held on June [-], [-] in the Fenglin Hall of Maple Court Hotel. We look forward to your presence.

Qiao Hao frowned slightly when he saw the date. That day was his father's birthday.

"Have you decided to go?" He finally asked Shi Dongdong.

"If your body can bear it, then go." Shi Dongdong's tone was weak, but he answered without any hesitation.

"Should I still prepare a red envelope?" Qiao Hao was a little annoyed.

Shi Dongdong curled the corners of his mouth, humming and laughing.Qiao Hao didn't know if he was really laughing, or because he was not feeling well.

"When will this chemotherapy end?" Qiao Hao asked.

"Friday, please post it on Sunday, right?" Shi Dongdong had obviously read the invitation.

"I'll accompany you." Qiao Hao said in a deep voice.

Shi Dongdong's gaze stayed on his face for a while, and finally turned into a smile and looked out the window.

"Why do you seem to be less angry than me?" His voice was slow, but it was more stable than before. "You may not know, but I was actually the one who ruined other people's feelings. They just broke up at that time, and Sister Lisa applied for it." The opportunity to study in France is in the same school as me. Huo Yan actually went after her, but he ran into me who was robbed by some black people at the school gate when he first arrived at the school... To be honest, at first I swore Said to help him get his girlfriend back, but unfortunately he couldn't extricate himself later."

"Didn't they get back together when they were in France?" Even though he didn't want to hear about the past between Shi Dongdong and Huo Yan, Qiao Hao still hoped that he would tell them, because those pasts, no matter whether they were beautiful or sad, might represent the truth if they were spoken out. the past.

"Sister Lisa was concentrating on her studies at that time. She was a very self-motivated woman. So I took advantage of the loophole and took Huo Yan to visit all the famous places in France when he was depressed. Now that I think about it, he was probably too depressed. Let me win you over, he originally...doesn't like men." Shi Dongdong said, frowning slightly, and his voice became much weaker.

Qiao Hao was nervous that he was ill, so he stood up immediately, wanting to go to check on his condition.

However, Shi Dongdong didn't seem to be able to see him, and turned his head slightly away from the pillow, "Am I very bad, why did I provoke such a normal person? ... Sister Lisa must hate me, they were just making trouble. Conflicts, without me, they should have gotten married long ago..."

Qiao Hao sat back in his seat, not knowing how to answer Shi Dongdong's words.He waited for him to finish talking, after all, he never mentioned his past with Huo Yan to himself.

However, after waiting for a while, Qiao Hao didn't see the person on the bed continuing, only to realize that the person had already fallen asleep.

His brows were still slightly frowned, and his complexion was still not very good, but his even breathing made Qiao Hao feel a little relieved.He knew that Shi Dongdong was too tired, the ongoing chemotherapy and the vomiting just experienced made his thin body overwhelmed.

Of course, what made Shi Dongdong overwhelmed might be the flimsy invitation in his hand.

Qiao Hao sighed, and gently put the invitation into the drawer of the bedside table.

When Qiao Hao returned home, he found himself with a low fever.Under the pressure of tears and snot, he realized that he probably caught a cold when he took a cold shower in the morning.After several days of consecutive transfers, his body finally turned red, and he collapsed on the sofa and fell asleep for a while like a drunk. When he woke up again, Qiao Hao felt that his body had been scorched like a fire.

Finally, he decided to take a day off with Corey and not go to work in the hospital tomorrow.

After making the phone call, he dug out a few pills of cold medicine and antipyretics from home. He didn't know if they had expired or not, so he stuffed them in his mouth indiscriminately, and then wrapped his head in a thick blanket and fell asleep on the bed.

He wanted to get rid of the fever quickly, and also wanted to clear his mind.

Because when he was awake, Shi Dongdong's face would always appear in front of his eyes, the expression of smile or pain that the man told about the past between himself and Huo Yan, pierced his heart like a sharp steel needle. I didn't realize it, but when I felt the pain, I found that my heart was almost riddled with holes.

It turns out that love can hurt people so much, that person's first sentence can make him feel flustered all night, and the next look can bring him back to his original shape.

The medicine that he took should still be within the shelf life, because the effect of the medicine was exerted at the right time, and when Qiao Hao couldn't think about it, he finally fell into a deep sleep.In a daze, he seemed to wake up several times. Once he thought he was sleeping in the duty room, and he still checked his phone under the sweat to see if there was a call from the nurses.

When Qiao Hao really woke up, it was already the morning of the next day.

He took out his phone again, and there was no phone number of the department in it, and no contact records of other people.

He touched his forehead and found that the fever had subsided.

Qiao Hao didn't go to work that day, nor did he go to see Shi Dongdong.

He went to the cake shop downstairs at home to buy a big birthday cake, and took it directly to his parents' house.

Seeing him coming to the door with a cake in his hand, my mother was about to blame him for his bad memory and misremembering the date, but when she saw his haggard face covered with stubble, she swallowed all the angry words in her heart .

Qiao Hao told his parents that he had to work overtime on weekends, so he came here early to celebrate his father's birthday.

The father, who is also a doctor, understands the hard work of this profession. He didn't say much, but went to the vegetable market to buy a few more vegetables in silence.

Qiao Hao stayed at his parents' house for a full day that day, Qiao Min was away, and his mother didn't nag his personal problems much in front of his father, so this day was particularly quiet and relaxed.

Qiao Hao slept in his room for another afternoon, and his parents couldn't bear to disturb him. When he woke up, the lights were already on, and there was still a table of meals waiting for him in the living room.

Before leaving, he said goodbye to his parents as usual. The elders watched him put on his shoes at the door and told him to pay attention to his body. When he stood up and saw the white hair on his parents' temples, he suddenly felt guilty.

Maybe, like other people of his age, he should bring home a quiet or lively girl. Even if they fight and fight in front of them, licking their faces and just eating instead of washing the dishes, they should be satisfied and relieved.

The Respiratory Department was as busy as ever, Qiao Hao was away for a day, and several patients were admitted to the ward.

But there is also good news, the experimental drug that An Ning applied for was approved.

After Qiao Hao received the fax, he almost jumped up with excitement.He trotted all the way to the intensive care unit, but was told by the nurse that An Ning had been transferred back to the general ward yesterday.

The reason for the transfer to the ward was not because of An Ning's improvement, but because of the family's request.

Qiao Hao's heart turned cold. Outside An Ning's ward, he saw An Ning's father squatting in the aisle smoking a cigarette.

"An Ning's medicine has been approved, and he can take it for free until the end of the clinical trial." Qiao Hao lowered his head and said to the middle-aged man in front of him.He could only see the top of the man's head, the center of the top of the head, the root of the hair was completely white.

"The director told us before that there is no other way except surgery and heart replacement." The man took a deep breath of cigarette and shook his head slowly.

"Money can be raised. There are so many charities now, and the heart can wait for a donor to appear. As long as we can wait until then, the child will have hope, right?" Qiao Hao was a little excited. man.

"Dr. Qiao, I know you are a good person, but tell me how hopeful you are? Now the cost of the ward alone is more than 1000, more than 1000. Do you know how much I earn in a month? Me and his mother Working two jobs a month is not enough for him to spend a week!"

"For money, our hospital has a support fund. We can find a way to apply for some. The doctors in Corey also sympathize with An Ning. We can also mobilize everyone to raise some money. If it doesn't work, we can also ask the media for help... ..." Qiao Hao tried to convince him that some things had to be done step by step, just like he had already helped An Ning apply for free experimental medicine.

However, An Ning's father had obviously made up his mind, he interrupted Qiao Hao, and twisted the cigarette butt in his hand to the ground.

"It's not just about money, what about the heart? It's not like we haven't inquired about it before. Is it our turn? Even if it's our turn, you tell me that the child can live a few more years... With such a disease, we should have done it a long time ago." Let’s face the reality. After all, the living have to continue to live, this baby should not have been reincarnated in our family... I know I’m sorry for him, but if the family has money, at least he can live for a few more years.”

After the man finished speaking, he finally stood up, wiped his face with his dark rough hands, ignored Qiao Hao, and walked towards the elevator entrance without looking back.

In the aisle, Qiao Hao was the only one left.

He maintained the same squatting posture as An Ning's father before, and the fax document in his hand seemed to have turned into a piece of waste paper in an instant.

In the ward, the curtains of An Ning's bed were open, and in the large room of eight people, the space for each person was actually extremely small.

When Qiao Hao walked in, An Ning seemed to be awake.

His breathing was a little rough, and his whole face was wrinkled.

"An Ning?" Qiao Hao stepped forward and called softly, but the boy didn't respond.

There was no monitoring equipment beside the hospital bed, so Qiao Hao had to take out a stethoscope to listen to his heart rate, which was 140 beats per minute, almost double that of normal people.

An Ning was still on a drip, which was the cheapest kind of nutrient solution. Qiao Hao knew that it would not have the slightest effect on his illness.

Qiao Hao had no choice but to adjust the position of the peace pillow, trying to make his posture more conducive to breathing.These actions finally made An Ning see him clearly, and she called out in a low voice, "Doctor Qiao, you are here."

"Yes, I'm here to tell you good news. Your medicine has been approved and will be delivered tomorrow. We will use it for you as soon as possible." Qiao Hao cheered up and said happily to the boy on the bed.

An Ning smiled at him with difficulty, that smile seemed to have involved some nerve, and made him cry out in pain.

"Does your heart hurt?" Qiao Hao asked hurriedly, thinking maybe it's time to prescribe two tablets of morphine for the child.

"Well, the chest hurts, the whole chest hurts." At this time, An Ning is no longer the same as before, the pain is not painful, probably the pain is too severe, he arched his body again, and his whole body curled up like a shrimp on the bed.

Qiao Hao frowned, and decided to get him painkillers.

"Doctor Qiao, don't go..." The boy stopped him.

"I'm... afraid..., can you... accompany me?"

Qiao Hao had no choice but to sit down by the bed. An Ning was already sweating, but she still insisted on letting him stay.

The kid had never been so self-willed before.

Qiao Hao felt sad, he stretched out his hand to hold An Ning's hand, his fingers were slightly cold to the touch, the boy's hand was as thin as a dead tree branch, it seemed as if it would be crushed if he squeezed harder.

"It seems that it doesn't hurt so much..." After a long time, An Ning closed his eyes and said in a daze.

"Then you sleep a little longer, I still have some time to do rounds, so don't leave." Qiao Hao had no choice but to comfort him.

The corners of the boy's mouth were slightly bent, and his brows were no longer wrinkled as much as before.