Scarlet Rose

The day before Alice's birthday, she came to see me in the clinic excitedly.

"Mr. Eric will be here tomorrow!" she said.

"You regard him as your elder brother, don't you? Looking forward to his coming so much?" I asked her absent-mindedly as I was preparing the medicine.

"Yes, he's coming, and so will his sister Carrie, who's a good friend of mine," said Alice.

"Oh? What kind of person is she?" I put down the prepared medicine and asked.

"Tender, pretty... you'll like her," said Alice.

I nod.Mr. Eric is so good, so naturally his sister should also be good.

"But don't think of her!" Alice said suddenly and seriously. "You have a lot of experience."

"Experience? Hey, am I so casual?" I shrugged helplessly.

"Can I go back early today?" Alice sat at the table, leaning on the table with her elbows and resting her chin in her hand, in a disfigured manner.

"Yes, there are few patients who have an appointment today." I smiled, "You can go to the kitchen downstairs to find some snacks."

"Roman!" Dr. Jonah called me, "Can you help me sort out the new medicines?" Recently, the doctor seems to have gradually recognized me and is willing to let me observe his operation, but he still likes to let me do various chores.

"Okay, okay," I said loudly, and Alice and I went downstairs—I went to the warehouse, she to the kitchen.

With everything settled, we went to the manor for dinner.The hall has been decorated, with beautiful large carpets on the floor; flowers are placed in every corner; the crystal lamps and candlesticks have been cleaned again.I complimented the setting, and when the meal was over I went back to the mansion.

In the middle of the night, my housekeeper, Mr. Morin, woke me up: "Sir! Sir!"

"Hmm... what's the matter?" I'm still not awake, why is Mr. Morin so panicked and completely lost his usual demeanor?

"Miss Martha is going into labor soon, sir!"

I woke up instantly and got up in a hurry. Mr. Morin helped me get dressed.I didn't have time to comb my hair, so I wiped my face in a hurry. The car sent by the manor stopped downstairs, and we hurried to the hospital.

I have never studied obstetrics and gynecology.I just thought about it when I got in the car.Before I could think about it, when I arrived at the clinic, Dr. Jona had already gone to the delivery room to help.The count put his arms around the lady, and they stood at the door of the delivery room with worried faces; Martha's husband paced back and forth.

"Roman! Do you think Martha will be fine!" Seeing me coming, Madam grabbed my hand like a life-saving straw.

"Has anything happened to Martha before?" Infected by their nervousness, I couldn't help being a little nervous.

"Not really; it's just that it's only a few days over nine months..."

I breathed a sigh of relief, this probably doesn't even count as premature birth, maybe the Earl and the others took it too seriously.I reassured her: "It should be fine, Martha looks healthy."

As soon as I finished speaking, Martha cried out in pain from the delivery room.I was so scared that my scalp went numb, and at the same time, I felt that Madam grabbed my hand even harder.I was in some pain, but I calmed down, and quickly comforted her: "This is the child is about to come out."

The count also calmed down and comforted her: "It's nothing, you have given birth before, it's nothing."

Martha's husband had stopped pacing and was standing at the door, clasping his fingers, still looking nervous.

Concern is chaos.

It was about three o'clock in the morning and we heard the baby crying.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the count helped his wife sit down on a chair, and the two looked at each other and smiled.When the door of the delivery room opened, Martha's husband hurried in to see his wife.I was called by Dr. Jonah to help pack things up.

Martha is amazing, giving birth to a healthy baby boy.She was lying on the bed with messy hair and sweat on her forehead, but she had a maternal charm.Her husband carefully wiped off her sweat, kissed her forehead one by one, and said "I love you" to her.

At dawn, everyone felt tired all of a sudden.I greeted the earl and the others and went back.

It was already noon when I woke up again, and I went to the manor after eating something.

Mr. Earl, Alice and Donna are all in the hall.Several guests had already arrived, and the countess was with them in the study.The count asked Alice to take me to say hello to them.

Walking on the road, Alice complained to me in a low voice: "Last night when Martha gave birth, it's fine if mom and dad don't call me, you should send someone to call me!"

I couldn't laugh or cry: "You are the protagonist today, you need to rest well! But the baby and your birthday are on the same day."

"Then I will be the baby's godmother," said Alice.

I shrugged: "This must be approved by Martha."

Alice smiled: "Okay, I have to tell Martha before my mother."

The guests all knew each other and talked and laughed softly.They are very well dressed and can be seen as upper-class people.The countess happily introduced me to them.I quietly observed Mrs., her hair was combed meticulously, her dress was elegant, but there were some bloodshot eyes, she looked really tired.Alice and I came to accompany the guests, and let the lady go to rest.

Those guests seemed to be very interested in me, several gentlemen asked me about the capital status and economic level of France, etc., young girls asked me various questions, I guess my face has not become less attractive to women, except French girls, Miss England also like my looks.The questions they asked were very complicated, and some of them even made me feel a little embarrassed. In France, I can tease girls openly and play tricks to please them, but here, I am really embarrassed to face these noble ladies Too much of a prodigal.Alice helped me out until Martha's husband came down too.He looked happy, and although he hadn't slept all night, he was in good spirits.

Seeing him, several guests congratulated him one after another.

While talking, Mr. Eric and his sister Jialin also came.Eric shook my hand and then talked to the other guests.Jialin and Alice went to the side to talk about old times.I was about to pour some black tea when I saw Mr. Charles, the housekeeper, come and wave to me.I went over to ask him, and he pulled me away, explaining in a hurry that someone in the village was injured and Dr. Jonah was too busy.

The driver was waiting for me at the gate and took me to the village.Several workers had an accident while building an old house, and several of them were injured to varying degrees.I didn't have time to learn more about the details. Seeing that Dr. Jonah was busy splinting a person with a broken leg, I first cleaned, disinfected, and stopped the bleeding for the wounds of several people who were bleeding profusely.Two people needed stitches. I asked the driver of the manor to take those two people and the broken one to the clinic first, and Dr. Jonah followed.I stayed behind to take care of the slightly injured.

Finally, everyone's injuries were treated, and I hurried back to the clinic.Dr. Jonah is stitching the last wounded man.I consciously went to hand him tools, and observed his techniques by the way.We were all exhausted after it was over.I smelled a faint smell of blood still lingering from the tip of my nose. When I looked down, the cuffs of my suit and shirt were stained with blood, but it was not obvious that the suit was black.

The driver asked me if I wanted to go back to the mansion first.I checked the time. In order not to be rude in time for the dinner, I had to go directly to the manor and ask Mr. Charles to find me a new suit.I didn't go to the hall, I know I must not look very good now.Mr. Charles was surprised when he saw me, and hurriedly took me to the guest room to change.When I got to the guest room, I realized that I had brought the medicine box with me.When I saw the mirror, my hair was messy and there was some blood on my cheek.Fortunately, I didn't go to see the guests, they would be frightened.I thought as I unbuttoned it.

I packed up with the help of Mr. Charles and went to the banquet hall.A sumptuous dinner is ready, and everyone sits down with a smile.The Countess found a spare time to ask me about the situation of the wounded in the village, and I told her that there was nothing serious, so she was relieved.Martha also came down, she looked a little weak, but she had a bright smile on her face.Her husband accompanied her carefully, for fear that she might make a mistake.

I'm very tired, but my appetite is not very good, so I don't eat much.When everyone was talking during the dinner, I was a little lacking in interest. After I was barely full, I greeted my wife and went to the small lounge next to me.I'm alone in the quiet room.I lay on my back on the back of the single sofa, and soon became sleepy, and soon fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, but I was woken up by loud noises.I pinched the bridge of my nose and stood up to check the situation.As soon as I opened the door, I saw Alice with an anxious face.

"Oh, Roman, you are here! Hurry up, Jialin is injured!" Alice could not help saying that she pulled me up and left.I arrived in a small room where Mr. Eric was with Gram and Mr. Charles had fetched my medicine chest.I looked, and Jialin was sitting on a chair holding back tears.It turned out that a wine glass accidentally fell to the ground and broke, and the fragments bounced and scratched her foot. She was frightened and backed away, and accidentally twisted her ankle.I looked at her wound and breathed a sigh of relief.Compared with the few wounded in the afternoon, this little injury is really nothing.I knelt in front of her on one knee, carefully checked the wound, found a small fragment with tweezers, disinfected it with alcohol, applied the medicine as gently as possible, and wrapped the wound with a bandage.Then I massaged her ankle again.It was just sprained and swollen, and the bones and ligaments were not injured, and it will be healed in a few days.

"Does it still hurt?" Mr. Eric asked her.

Jialin shook her head and asked me in a low voice, "Will there be a scar?"

"No. The wound is not deep." I checked again, and after making sure everything was taken care of, I gently lowered her foot, "Don't get wet, and try to walk as little as possible." After I finished speaking, I felt that my tone seemed too formulaic , hurriedly added: "It's really going to be fine, trust me."

Only then did Jialin feel relieved, and the solemn expression on his face disappeared.

I stood up, probably because I was too tired, my eyes blurred, and I couldn't stand still. Eric helped me and asked, "Are you okay?"

I stabilized my body, smiled at him and said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired."

Seeing that I was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, I didn't know you were so tired. My sister also caused you trouble."

I looked into his deep and beautiful eyes, but he had no temper at all.Alice couldn't help laughing when she saw that Jialin's injury had been healed and I was fine.She tugged at my sleeve and asked me, "Cousin, where is my present? Everyone else's presents have already been given to me!"

I just remembered about the gift.I remember I put it in the pocket of my changed suit and asked Mr. Charles to help it out.

"This..." Mr. Charles had a strange expression, "I took your suit to wash, but I checked it before, and there is nothing in the pocket."

I froze, isn't it in my pocket?I remember very clearly that Mr. Morin gave me the necklace before going out, and I put it in the right pocket of the suit in front of him, and asked him "Do you think Alice will like it?", I remember he replied " Most definitely".

"Hey, Roman, you didn't forget my gift and lied to me on purpose?" Alice said with a smile.

"I bought a gift for you, a pink crystal necklace! It's rhombus-shaped, and the chain is silver." I said hurriedly, and at the same time began to think about where I might have lost it.

"I testify. Roman met me when he was shopping for a necklace, and he asked me to keep it a secret." Mr. Eric also said.

"Ah, what should I do then, it would have been the first gift you gave me..." Alice frowned sadly.

I also felt bad, and secretly regretted why I lost the gift for Alice.

"I'm sorry Alice, I will give you another gift tomorrow, but today..." I said to Alice, hoping she would not be angry with me.

"It's okay Roman, it's not your fault, I'll love whatever you give me. You've cured my friend, and that's my gift." Alice laughed again quickly, "But you want Dance me the first dance to make up for it."

Seeing that she was really not angry, I also felt relieved: "My honor."