Xu Xiyan didn't say anything further. She took the blue checkered umbrella from Huo Yunshen and got into the van.
She really wanted to thank Huo Yunshen for taking care of her. She would save a ton of time by riding with him.
The car drove quickly and steadily. In just a few minutes, they had arrived at the general hospital.
Xu Xiyan thanked Huo Yunshen after the car had stopped in front of the hospital. She took the umbrella and ran inside.
After seeing Xu Xiyan off, Huo Yunshen asked his driver to drive him to the hospital's rehabilitation center.
Huo Yunshen really had intended to perform his rehabilitation at the hospital. His rehab was scheduled for every Saturday ever since he got into the accident five years ago. But, in truth, until two years ago, he had been avoiding them.
For the first three years after he was in the accident, he had shut himself in. He'd lived in pain and depression every single day.
The shocking news that he would be paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life was devastating to a proud man like him. He had no idea how to live on, and was afraid to go outside.
But two years ago, when he met a counselor named Yim, he became more optimistic.
Miss Yim told him stories about many handicaps who faced their obstacle head-on and succeeded in changing their own fate. She kept encouraging him, telling him that even if life was difficult, he'd have to face it with a smile. Yim believed that with enough conviction, a person could find the strength to change their own fate.
It was Miss Yim who'd motivated him to challenge his fate and take up rehabilitation, one day at a time, until today.
He'd successfully destroyed the devil that was lurking in his heart and body. He was no longer weak and afraid like he used to be five years ago.
Even though he was still unable to walk, his heart was filled with hope and trust.
Huo Yunshen met up with his attending physician, Professor Qin Kun, at the rehab center. Professor Qin was in his fifties, a passionate and reliable doctor. He'd been conducting Huo Yunshen's rehabilitation ever since he agreed to participate in it.
After greeting his doctor, Huo Yunshen began to discuss the rehabilitation process with him.
He sat in a special-made wheelchair as Qin Kun began to help him stretch.
Bending the legs is an easy task for most people, but to people who are paralyzed, every movement comes with extreme pain and difficulty
Huo Yunshen was drenched in sweat after finishing the exercises. After checking Huo Yunshen's leg muscle, Qin Kun said, "Not bad Yunshen. Your muscles are in better shape than when you last came in."
Huo Yunshen was filled with joy after hearing Qin Kun's comment. He felt both confident and hopeful that he'd definitely get better.
"That's all for today," Qin Kun said after checking his watch. "Please rest a while."
"I don't need the rest. Could you help me do it again? Please?" Huo Yunshen was practically begging.
No one other than Huo Yunshen, himself, understood what he was feeling. Ever since he'd finally found Xu Xiyan, he wanted to get better quickly so he would be able to stand again.
Only then would he be able to stand by her side and protect her.
He didn't want to live as a handicapped person anymore; he just wanted to be able to stand.
His determination was what pushed him to try and recover as soon as possible.
He believed in the professor, he believed in himself. Someday, I'll be able to stand again! Definitely!
Qin Kun acknowledged Huo Yunshen's resolution and agreed to help him go through the exercises one more time.
…
Xu Xiyan found the ward that Ying Bao was in and entered. Both Fang Xiaocheng and Wang Dazhi were there to accompany the kid.
Ying Bao was lying in her bed, an IV drip hung beside her. Her little face was pale, as if there was no blood at all. Her eyes were closed, and she looked as if she could be sleeping soundly.
"Orange, how's Ying Bao?"
Xu Xiyan walked over to the hospital bed and looked down at Ying Bao, her heart aching in her chest. She had only left her daughter for one day, and she'd become sick. Xu Xiyan felt like an incompetent mother.
Fang Xiaocheng spoke quietly, not wanting to wake the child. "She just fell asleep. She will recover soon. She was crying about a stomach ache when she got up in the morning, and after that she had diarrhea and she vomited. I was so scared. Then I called Da Zhi and we brought her to the hospital. She has acute gastroenteritis. The doctor said it's due to a bacterial infection, but it may also be that she's not accustomed to the climate here."
"Oh dear…" said Xu Xiyan. "I should've come back last night."
Xu Xiyan understood, and believed that the main cause for the illness was the climate. After all, Ying Bao had lived in Estan since she was born four years ago. The climate there was pleasant and it was not like the erratic temperatures of Peijing.
"What could you have done, even if you came back?" asked Fang Xiaocheng, consoling her. "Ying Bao still has to acclimatize herself to this city, and it was inevitable that this would happen. Don't blame yourself anymore, the doctor said that she just needs to stay in the hospital for two days and she will be all right."
"Thank you! I'm glad that you and Da Zhi were there to help."
"What are you talking about? You don't have to be modest with me."
Fang Xiaocheng patted Xu Xiyan on the back of her hand, then remembered the doctor's advice. "Oh, right, the doctor said we can give Ying Bao a little porridge to fill her stomach after she wakes up."
A nurse came in and handed Xu Xiyan a medical invoice. After taking a look at it, she turned to Fang Xiaocheng. "Can you stay here with Ying Bao for me? I'll go pay the bill, then I'll go home and cook some porridge for her."
"Why don't you give me the bill? Let me go pay the fee and cook the porridge for her instead."
Fang Xiaocheng was worried that the task would be too exhausting for Xu Xiyan. She had seen the new scars on her arm, and guessed that she must have had a very tough day performing stunts the day before.
"No, it's okay. I'll go and I'll be back soon."
Xu Xiyan took the invoice and walked out quickly. She was very grateful that Fang Xiaocheng and Da Zhi had helped to take care of her child, and she could not bear to let them pay the bills for her.
When Xu Xiyan arrived at the admissions payment counter, there were two people in front of her who had just settled their discharge procedures and were preparing to leave.
"Why, if it isn't President Chu and Miss Xu."
Xu Xiyan stood in front of the two, smiling. They were wearing flu masks and sunglasses like armor, but Xu Xiyan could still recognize them at a glance.
Upon hearing the voice of Xu Xiyan, Chu Yuhe felt his butt clenching tight.
Xu Xinrou looked at her and frowned. She hadn't expected to meet Xu Xiyan here.
Xu Xiyan deliberately put on a clueless expression. "What brings you two to the hospital? Was somebody sick? President Chu, you seem to be limping. Have you come to get your hemorrhoids removed?"
Chu Yuhe: "…"
All thanks to her, his butt had been stabbed and wounded.
If they weren't in public, and if Xu Xinrou wasn't there with him, he wouldn't have hesitated to hatefully tear Xu Xiyan apart.
"Xu Xiyan, don't you fool with me. Yu He is fine, I tell you!"
Xu Xinrou had a different status now, as she was famous. She was afraid that the public would recognize her, and she kept covering her face with her hands.
"Oh really? I hope that you won't be offended by my words, but I do seem to remember from the news that this might not be the case! It seems that President Chu was sodo—"
Xu Xinrou interrupted her. "Shut up. Stop talking! What, are you worried everyone won't find out his identity? Are you happy to see him wallow in shame? He's treated you well all these years, you know!"
"Oh, hold it right there! Don't think that I don't know anything! When we were in an official relationship back then, you guys had already hooked up…."
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