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The big net covered the sky and covered the earth, making Chen Shuhua drowsy.

After waiting for many days and finally meeting Li Xuesheng, Chen Shuhua couldn't bear to sleep.

However, no matter how tenaciously he resisted, his frail body was still unable to defeat the mighty Sleeping God, and in the end he could only be dragged helplessly into a dreamland full of unwillingness.

Although Chen Shuhua fell asleep, the hand holding Li Xuesheng was as firm as iron tongs.

It took Li Xuesheng a lot of effort to free his left hand from Chen Shuhua.

Li Xuesheng found Chen Shuhua's attending physician, director Wang Xiping, and asked him about Chen Shuhua's condition and the reason why Chen Shuhua's high fever persisted for a long time.

Wang Xiping looked Li Xuesheng up and down, and saw that Li Xuesheng's appearance was five points similar to his wife's childhood appearance, and there was a light brown tear mole smaller than a sesame seed growing under the outer corner of his left eye. The heart trembled violently.

The past that had been dusty for many years suddenly erupted like a volcanic eruption, violently impacting his mind.

Wang Xiping forcibly suppressed the agitation in his heart, and looked at Li Xuesheng's face benevolently.

He asked kindly: "Little friend, what's your name? What's your relationship with Chen Shuhua?"

Li Xuesheng was made uncomfortable by Wang Xiping's grandfather's kind attitude towards his little grandson.

Thinking that the old man's heart is most easily moved by children, he decided to be a cute child in front of Wang Xiping.

Li Xuesheng adjusted his mentality, and replied in a child's tone: "My name is Li Xuesheng, and I am Chen Shuhua's younger brother."

"I heard that Chen Shuhua is an orphan. You have a different surname from him, so you shouldn't be his younger brother?" Wang Xiping asked softly

Li Xuesheng nodded and explained, "We grew up in the same orphanage, and our relationship is as close as brothers."

Knowing that Li Xuesheng was an orphan, Wang Xiping's heart moved, and he asked gently: "Xuesheng, how old are you? How old did you enter the orphanage?"

"I am 12 years old." Li Xue replied childishly, "The mother of the orphanage told me that I was about 8 months old when Xiao Hua's brother picked me up from the side of the road. At that time, it was snowing heavily outside. Brother Hua picked me up in time, and I might have frozen to death in the snow. I was brought up by Brother Xiao Hua, and my relationship with him is good."

Wang Xiping looked at the poor child in front of him with pity, stretched out his hand involuntarily, and gently stroked Li Xuesheng's head.

Li Xuesheng silently endured Wang Xiping's touch, thinking: "You know Xiaohua is such a good child, you should pay more attention to him when treating him, right?"

Wang Xiping withdrew his hand, and asked lovingly: "Xuesheng, did the mother of the orphanage tell you exactly when you were born, and what are your father's and mother's names?"

Li Xuesheng shook his head and replied: "The day I was taken back to the orphanage by my brother Xiaohua was December 1981, 12. When the mother of the orphanage registered for me, she pushed my birthday back by 7 months. My surname was chosen by my mother. My first name was chosen by Brother Xiaohua."

Wang Xiping's heart beat wildly, and his body trembled uncontrollably.

Thinking that Li Xuesheng's appearance, tear mole, age, and date of entry into the orphanage all met the requirements, and that his identity could be confirmed by further identification, Wang Xiping was excited, nervous, and excited...

Li Xuesheng had been observing Wang Xiping indiscriminately, and he was very satisfied to see that the old doctor was very shocked.

But he didn't know the real reason why Wang Xiping was shocked.

Wang Xiping looked at Li Xuesheng's slightly pale face with dark circles under his eyes, and said solemnly: "Xuesheng, Uncle sees your complexion is not good, are you sick?"

Li Xuesheng pulled a bitter smile in his heart, thinking: "Being tortured by Chen Shuhua again and again, it's no wonder that my complexion is good. During these days, I stayed up late to work every day, my work and rest schedules were extremely chaotic, and my body was always weak. I Look, I'm not far from getting sick."

Wang Xiping picked up a sterilized tongue depressor from the box on the desk, and ordered: "Open your mouth, uncle will help you look."

Li Xuesheng opened his mouth as he said, and let Wang Xiping inspect him.

After checking Li Xuesheng's throat with the light from the window, Wang Xiping said, "Your throat is a little red, does it hurt?"

Li Xuesheng shook his head and said, "I just feel that my throat is a bit dry."

Wang Xiping nodded, and ordered: "Untie your clothes, and I'll help you listen."

Li Xuesheng obediently unbuttoned the thin padded jacket, and lifted the cashmere sweater inside, revealing the knitted underwear he was wearing next to his body.

Seeing that the workmanship and materials of Li Xuesheng's clothes from inside to outside, from top to bottom, Wang Xiping secretly wondered: "Why are the children in the orphanage dressed so well? Could it be that these clothes were donated by kind people?"

Putting aside the doubts in his heart, Wang Xiping put on a stethoscope, listened carefully on Li Xuesheng's chest and back, and told Li Xuesheng to inhale and exhale from time to time.

After listening, he took off the stethoscope and said, "The breath sound in the lungs is a bit rough. Have you coughed recently? Do you usually have phlegm?"

Li Xuesheng shook his head lightly, and said: "My health has always been very good, and I have almost never been sick since I was a child. Brother Xiaohua is the same. Children in our orphanage cannot get sick."

Li Xuesheng's understatement made Wang Xiping feel sad for a while.

Wang Xiping secretly decided that even if Li Xuesheng is not related to him by blood, he must find a way to take good care of the child.

"Xuesheng, you don't need to take medicine for the time being, but after you go back, you should drink plenty of hot water, eat a light diet, and avoid raw, cold, greasy, and spicy food." Wang Xiping said softly, "Tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock, you come here Find Uncle, remember not to eat breakfast, you can drink a small amount of water. At that time, Uncle will take you to draw blood and do a test for you."

Li Xuesheng nodded obediently, thinking: "I came to ask about Xiaohua's condition, but in the end, I got a chance for a free physical examination. This old doctor is very kind."

He looked into Wang Xiping's gentle eyes and asked worriedly: "Uncle Wang, why does brother Xiaohua have a fever all the time? When will he be discharged from the hospital?"

After being reminded by Li Xuesheng, Wang Xiping remembered Chen Shuhua's condition.

He rubbed his chin lightly, lost in thought.

Because of the special request of the leaders of Peking University, the dean specially transferred the patient Chen Shuhua to Wang Xiping, the highly respected director of the Department of Neurology, to show that the hospital attaches great importance to Chen Shuhua.

In Wang Xiping's view, Chen Shuhua's condition is not serious and he should recover quickly.

Unexpectedly, the inflammation in Chen Shuhua's body has been effectively treated, but his body temperature has been maintained at around 40 degrees and has not dropped for many days.

Even though Wang Xiping had rich experience and superb medical skills, he was also a little confused.

Since media reporters flocked to the hospital for interviews, the director urged Wang Xiping repeatedly to quickly cure Chen Shuhua, a patient who has attracted much attention.

Wang Xiping inquired in detail about the diagnosis and treatment of Chen Shuhua by experts in respiratory medicine and orthopedics. He insisted on going to Ward 301 every morning and afternoon to carefully check Chen Shuhua's body and observe the patient's mental state.

After several days of examination and observation, he believed that the patient's persistent high fever was likely due to psychological factors.

It is a pity that Chen Shuhua is an orphan who lived in an orphanage since he was a child, and currently there is no one around him who fully understands his past and present situation.

Wang Xiping wanted to find out the psychological reasons for the patient's persistent high fever, but he couldn't do it.

The arrival of Li Xuesheng gave Wang Xiping a chance to get to know Chen Shuhua.

It's just that Li Xuesheng is young, and...

Wang Xiping suddenly remembered that Chen Shuhua seemed to be an orphan from a certain town in the south. If Li Xuesheng and Chen Shuhua came from the same orphanage, then...

"Xuesheng, why did you come to Beijing? Who brought you here?" Wang Xiping asked.

Li Xuesheng was stunned for a moment, and lied, "I heard that Brother Xiaohua was ill, so I wanted to see him. My mother didn't have time to come, so I asked an uncle in the town who was doing long-distance transportation to take me to Beijing."

Wang Xiping nodded and asked, "Then where do you live?"

"I live with that uncle." Li Xuesheng replied.

Wang Xiping frowned and thought for a while, then asked: "Xuesheng, has Brother Xiaohua been in touch with you? Do you know if he has any troubles lately?"

Li Xuesheng looked into Wang Xiping's eyes and asked puzzledly, "Brother Xiaohua, is there something on his mind? Does it have something to do with his high fever?"

Wang Xiping nodded, and said, "Uncle thinks that your brother Xiaohua's high fever persists because he has troubles in his heart. If he doesn't get rid of this knot in his heart, it may be difficult to reduce his fever. Think about it carefully, has Brother Xiaohua ever told you about any troubles, in life, in studies, in relation to classmates...it's all fine."

Li Xuesheng was silent for a while, then said, "I understand. I know what to do."

Wang Xiping raised his eyebrows, and looked at the serious Li Xuesheng suspiciously, wondering how much this little guy understood and what he wanted to do.

"Uncle Wang, the hospital has restrictions on visiting hours. Can you help me so that I can see Brother Xiaohua anytime?"

The author has something to say: update at 6:23 pm on June 6.

61. Shackles...

Li Xuesheng opened his big eyes that were as pure as water like a deer, and softly begged Wang Xiping.

"As long as I stay with brother Xiaohua all the time, he will be very happy and all his troubles will be gone.