The Heart of a Smith

This winter rain lasted for three consecutive days, the temperature plummeted, the air was cold and humid, the trees on the street were empty, and everywhere you looked was a bleak scene.

When the weather was bad, Lu Shang's condition began to worsen, and he took medicine for a few days, but it didn't help. Li Sui often came back to urge him to take the medicine, but it didn't work.There are too many things going on in the company recently, the troubles at the port have just been resolved, and Liu Xingtian is biting them tightly, unable to relax for a moment, Li Sui is dragged to the point of nowhere, and sometimes runs back to the company when Lu Shang falls asleep work overtime.

As the evening approached, Lu Shang was bored at home and didn't want Li Sui to go back and forth, so he asked Xiao Zhao to drive him to Li Sui's new office building.

Li Sui was discussing the details of port transportation with others, when he saw Lu Shang coming in, he didn't show anything on his face, but the joy in his eyes couldn't be hidden: "Why are you here, have you had dinner yet?"

"Come and take a look." Lu Shang didn't wear formal clothes today, but put on a thick down jacket. Seeing them discussing things, he found an empty seat in the corner and sat down.

Li Sui asked his assistant to go down and buy a meal, and when he was about to go out, he called him back, and ran to get an umbrella by himself: "Forget it, I'll go by myself, you don't know what he wants to eat."

Many people here have only heard about Lu Shang by name but never seen him. The boss of the group company who has always lived in seclusion suddenly appeared here, and they were inevitably a little excited, and they sneaked glances at him from the corner of their eyes.Lu Shang noticed it, raised his head and smiled slightly: "I put a few boxes of snacks in the trunk, you can share them."

Several young girls seemed very happy, and went there happily. The office was soon empty. Sima Yan poured a cup of hot tea from the tea room and handed it to Lu Shang: "Mr. Lu, drink some water."

Lu Shang thanked you and asked, "Is your side going well? Do you need my help?"

"I don't need it for the time being. My family used to be in logistics. Many resources are available. My dad also helped us find a lot of connections."

Lu Shang nodded: "Remember to come to me when you need it."

"You have already helped us a lot," Sima Yan said. "You helped us settle the troubles at the port not long ago."

Lu Shang smiled lightly, and didn't deny it, just said: "It's your first time starting a business, I still hope that you will try to go as smoothly as possible."

Sima Yan nodded knowingly: "I mean, why do I always feel that someone is helping us behind our backs? Li Sui said he also felt this way, but he always thought it was my father."

Lu Shang lowered his head and stroked the rim of his teacup, and said, "If I'm not around in the future, you will help him more."

When Sima Yan heard this, a strange feeling flashed in his heart, but he didn't think too much, nodded and said: "Definitely."

Li Sui came up with packed meals, saw several boxes of chocolates and beef jerky on the table, glanced at the packaging, and couldn't help asking: "Who is so generous?"

A little girl next to him joked: "Guess what?"

Li Sui's eyes fell on Lu Shang who was sitting aside and reading the report, he thought that there was no need to guess, and walked over to put the food in front of him: "Eat."

Lu Shang raised his head from the report and pushed his glasses: "Your tax payable is too high, you can ask the accountant to find a way to adjust it."

"I understand." Li Sui couldn't see him worrying about this, and smiled and handed over the chopsticks, "It's better to walk steadily at the beginning, but I will find a way."

Lu Shang didn't really have much appetite, so he picked out a few vegetables and ate them. His chopsticks paused: "You made it?"

Li Sui looked at him with a smile: "Is it delicious? The seasoning is different from the brand at home. I talked good things for a long time before the boss let me into the back kitchen."

Lu Shang nodded, and wiped his bangs with his hand, which was stained with rainwater: "Pay attention to rest, don't make yourself sick."

"I should be the one who told you that." Li Sui took his hand off and held it, "You just have to be good, you are my battery."

After they finished their meal slowly, Li Sui stood up and saw that the office was completely empty, they either went to the tea room or the meeting room, it was like taking refuge.

"What's wrong?" Lu Shang asked him.

Li Sui turned around and smiled: "I have to work overtime, I have to finalize a plan today, just wait for me, we will go back together at night."

Naturally, Lu Shang had no objection, but it was dark and his eyes were not very convenient. Li Sui took him to the sofa in his office and settled him down, and went out to call the staff to continue the meeting.

After eating and drinking enough, and being abused by dogs, the young people did not dare to delay the loving time of the two leaders. They simply showed the most efficient work state in history. The work usually done for three hours was not enough for an hour. It's done.

"Everyone has worked hard, let's get here first." Li Sui didn't say much, leaving his assistant to sort out the minutes of the meeting, and let the others get off work and go home first.

He pushed open the office door, and Lu Shang was leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed to rest his mind. When he got closer, he realized that he was asleep, breathing lightly. Li Sui couldn't bear to wake him up, so he took off his coat and covered him.

Someone came in from outside the door and dared to speak, Li Sui turned around and made a "shh" gesture.

It was the assistant who poked in. Seeing the picture in front of him, he swallowed back what he wanted to say, and only took out his phone and pointed.Li Sui came to his senses, covered his clothes, got up and went out.

He took the phone from his assistant, and Liang Zirui's excited voice came from the other end: "I, I found Leon!"

Li Sui's heart tightened: "Where is it?"

"It's a long story," Liang Zirui said in an intermittent voice, obviously the signal was not very good, "I plan to take him back to China, but now I encountered a little obstacle."

"What happened?"

"We seem to be being followed. I don't know who it is." Liang Zirui didn't elaborate, but said, "Ask Lu Shang if there is any way. I can't get through to his phone."

Li Sui looked back at Lu Shang who was sleeping soundly in the room, thought for a while, and said: "He is resting, where are you, I will arrange someone to pick you up."

"Alright, I'll send you the exact coordinates by email in 5 minutes," Liang Zirui said, "Leon has already agreed to help me with Lu Shang's medical consultation, you guys should also prepare."

Li Sui paused, hesitated for a while, and said, "I'll find out first before I tell him."

Leon's willingness to help, of course, was something he wished for, but it was precisely because of this that Li Sui had to be more cautious.If Leon has a way, everyone will be happy, but if even he can't do anything, it will only hurt Lu Shang in vain.With Lu Shang's current physical condition, he could no longer bear the additional emotional risk.

In the shopping mall, Xu Weilan and the others always praised Li Sui for his thoroughness in doing things, but no one knew that most of his thoughts were forced out by Lu Shang's illness.If anyone has a lover and is dealing with death every day, a word or a move may lead to his defeat. Such a growth environment can be thoughtful for anyone.

Lu Shang obviously went out, he was weak and did not wake up, Li Sui was afraid that he would catch a cold if he stayed in the office, so he simply carried him on his back and walked to the parking lot.

The movement was so loud that Lu Shang was woken up, laughing on his back all the time: "What does it look like, let me down."

"I do not."

"Wings hard?"

"The wings are not hard." Li Sui tilted his head and said something in his ear, after which both of them smiled.

"I can't satisfy you now." Lu Shang smiled, his face pale.

Li Sui touched his forehead: "So, you need to get better soon."

It was late at night when the two returned home. Before going to bed, Li Sui said to Lu Shang, "I've been a little busy recently. If it's too late, go to bed first and don't wait for me."

Lu Shang didn't ask him what he was busy with, he just said, "It's been windy these two days, wear thicker clothes when you go out."

"En." Li Sui replied, he rarely lied to Lu Shang, so his expression was unnatural.

Lu Shang couldn't see this, thought he was careless, and said with a smile, "I haven't recovered from my cold yet, so don't get infected by me."

"Contagion is contagion," Li Sui hugged him apologetically, "Other people wear couple clothes, we can get a couple's disease, that's great."

When I got up the next day, there was a cold wind blowing outside, which made me shiver.Liang Zirui's plane arrived after dark, Li Sui got off work, packed his things and went directly to Ruige Hospital.

At first, when Liang Zirui said that he was being followed, he first wondered if someone had discovered that they were looking for a way to save Lu Shang and wanted to obstruct it.These years, Lu Shang's illness has never been handed over to others. This is also the reason why he has been on guard.

Go upstairs and open the door, standing in front of Li Sui is a tall man full of energy, he doesn't look like the old smoker that Liang Zirui said.

"You didn't find the wrong person, did you?" Li Sui said.

Liang Zirui pointed to his own face: "If it's fake, it's guaranteed, but if I'm fake, he can't fake it."

The two were watching Lu Shang's surgery images, Li Sui and Leon greeted each other in English, and the other party responded vaguely.

"How did you find him?" Li Sui asked.

Speaking of this, Liang Zirui laughed for a while: "He owed a lot of credit card debts, was restricted from leaving the country, and was stopped at the airport. I happened to have a friend who was there and knew that I was looking for him, so he notified me. "

"Who is following you?"

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with Lu Shang, they are all asking for debt from Leon."

Li Sui breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Leon, and asked, "Didn't he refuse to help Lu Shang with his diagnosis before?"

"I paid off all his credit cards for him," Liang Zirui spread his hands. "It is said that the institution that provided him with research funds went bankrupt. With his credit history and smoking marijuana, it may be difficult to apply for new funds in the future. so……"

Feeling a bit surprised, Li Sui hurriedly said, "Money is not a problem."

Liang Zirui nodded: "Then remember to pay the credit card to my account."

Li Sui turned his head and said to Leon in English: "Professor, please, as long as you can help Lu Shang cure his illness, we will provide all your research funds in the future."

Leon turned his head and said "OK".

Several people studied the materials until midnight. After reading all the materials and videos, Leon proposed a surgical plan for Lu Shang's condition.There were too many medical terms, Li Sui couldn't understand them, so he had to ask Liang Zirui for help.

After listening, Dr. Liang compared the films, and gave an evaluation of the plan: "It's bold, but thorough. If this operation is really successful, as long as Lu Shang doesn't continue to die and takes good care of him, he can enjoy a normal life span for the rest of his life. "

Li Sui's expression moved slightly, and he hurriedly asked, "Is it highly dangerous?"

"Tall," Dr. Liang gasped, "and not so tall, almost as tall as juggling with a scalpel."

This is also the most difficult point to break through all the time, even with the presence of a top expert like Leon, it cannot be avoided.On the operating table, medical skills and experience are the support, but surgery is not magic. Even the best medical skills can only increase the chance of success, and cannot 100% pry open the door with a single knife.

Several people had their own concerns and fell into silence.

Li Sui watched Liang Zirui pacing back and forth in the room, and asked, "Is there no other way?"

Liang Zirui stopped, sighed softly, and said, "There are still ways to change other steps, but this aneurysm cannot be bypassed anyway, and its location is too dangerous. In this case, no matter what you take In any hospital in the world, the doctor will suggest a heart replacement directly, and Dr. Leon dared to remove it for him.”

Leon showed another level of worry: "I am more worried about his heart not being able to resume beating after the artificial heart-lung machine is removed than the aneurysm."

Just mentioning this, Liang Zirui's head hurt even more. He was only thinking about how to cut it, and almost forgot that the aneurysm and Lu Shang's heart had almost merged into one. Is there any adverse reaction.

Leon pondered for a while: "Try digitalis."

Liang Zirui frowned slightly: "Except for digoxin, I never gave him other digitalis."

"Digitalis?"

"A controversial cardiotonic drug that is poisonous but also very effective. It is not impossible to use it, but the dosage of this thing varies greatly among individuals. The therapeutic dose is very close to the toxic dose. Insufficient dose will affect the treatment, and excessive dose will cause poisoning , it’s hard to control.”

Leon just shook his head: "Currently there is too little clinical trial data. If his physical condition permits, we can test his poisoning threshold first."

"I'll try it for him," Li Sui said suddenly, "try it on me."

Both of them looked at him, Liang Zirui was amused, and was trying to tell him to stop, but Li Sui said seriously: "Lu Shang and I have the same blood type, PRA negative, and all six points of HLA match, I am this The closest person in the world to him."

Liang Zirui and Leon looked at each other.

"Let him try," Leon said.

Liang Zirui hesitated, thought for a long time, and said, "Lu Chamber of Commerce killed me."

"Just don't tell him." Li Sui said, seeing that Liang Zirui didn't speak, he asked again, "There's no time, it's not too late, do you have any preparations to do?"

"You child is really..." Liang Zirui sighed, "You know how serious Lu Shang's condition is. Even Leon may not be able to cure him. Your efforts may be completely in vain. Even if you know this, Do you still want to try?"

"Doctor Liang," Li Sui looked at him with determination in his eyes, "You know, he is my everything."

Liang Zirui looked at him for a long time, but finally he was defeated: "...Okay, I'll write the application."

It only took three days for the experiment to be approved. I don't know how Liang Zirui operated it. Li Sui still looked anxious, and ran to the hospital non-stop as soon as he received the notification.Thanks to Lu Shang's blessing, Ruige Hospital obtained several experimental pilot qualifications last year, and all the equipment is very complete. Leon discussed with Liang Zirui, and finally decided to conduct it in the morning when the mental state is the best.

"Sign it."

Liang Zirui handed him the informed consent form: "Two copies, keep one for yourself after signing."

Li Sui roughly scanned it and signed his name: "Is the experiment fast?"

"The digitalis preparation we tested has a fast action time and is metabolized quickly in the body. If it goes well, it will take about eight hours."

Li Sui nodded, raised his head and asked, "What will happen after being poisoned?"

"Heart, digestive system, nervous system, and vision. Poisoning is mainly manifested in these four areas. We will closely monitor your ECG and blood pressure. Once the threshold is detected, the test will be terminated immediately."

Li Sui handed back the two signed consent forms to Liang Zirui.

"You don't keep one?"

"No." Li Sui shook his head.

Liang Zirui knew that he was afraid that Lu Shang would find out if he took it back, so he had to put it back in the drawer.

In order to ensure Li Sui's safety, Liang Zirui set up the experiment site in the operating room, with all kinds of drugs next to him, in case he was poisoned, he could give him potassium supplements as soon as possible.

"If you feel unwell, you must remember to speak up, and don't hold back." Liang Zirui put electrodes on him, and urged him again and again.

Li Sui lowered his head and glanced at his chest. These things only appeared on Lu Shang's body. He stretched out his hand to touch it, and a thought flashed in his mind.

Leon walked in with the medicine and began to disinfect his skin. Liang Zirui stopped him and made a final confirmation: "You really don't want to tell Lu Shang?"

Li Sui shook his head and gave Leon a look: "Let's get started."

Li Sui is probably the calmest person in the entire operating room. Liang Zirui has undergone countless operations, and has seen people's life and death countless times. It stands to reason that he should be invulnerable to all poisons, but watching Leon inject the medicine into Li Sui In the deep veins, a thin layer of sweat broke out in his palms, and he felt guilty about stealing other people's treasures and taking them home.

If Lu Shang knew that he used Li Sui to test the medicine, the friendship in this life would probably be over.

"How much?"

"0.25 mg."

The medicine took effect very quickly, and as the medicine was pushed in, Li Sui's heart beat faster, he gradually felt dizzy, and his vision burst out.

"Are you okay?" Liang Zirui asked.

Li Sui lost consciousness due to the headache, opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.In the chaos, he vaguely saw many figures, some familiar and some unfamiliar, all mixed together, like a time train, carrying countless faces from the past whizzing by before his eyes.

"now what?"

"0.32 mg."

Li Sui was in so much pain that he was covered in cold sweat, his eyes were loose, his veins were jumping up, his hands were clenched into fists, his knuckles turned white, and his body was tense.This reaction was a little scary, Liang Zirui worriedly called him twice: "Li Sui? Xiao Li?"

"Pay attention to the records." Leon noticed that Liang Zirui was a little nervous, and reminded him aloud.

There was a beeping sound from a machine next to his ear, and the rhythm was getting faster and faster. Li Sui was tormented by this life-like sound until his head almost split open. He felt as if someone was hitting his brain with a stone. I closed my eyes in the dizziness, but suddenly heard a voice in my ear - "Mom."

The voice was very familiar, and he searched in his mind, but couldn't remember who it was.

"……who is it?"

"Mother."

Li Sui was stunned, he suddenly opened his eyes, all the familiar surroundings receded like the tide, and the world was spinning, he found himself standing in a high courtyard, and a tall and thin woman in front of him was looking at him coldly. The eyebrows and eyes are seven or eight points similar to him.

"Mom." He heard himself call.