Chapter 109: Are You Sure You Won’t Have the Surgery?
Because Gu Huaiye had pushed him, two of the pills in Xie Miaohan’s hand fell to the floor.
He immediately set the glass down and poured the medicine into his palm again.
“Brother, hurry and take it. We can talk about everything else after you take your medicine.”
Gu Huaiye’s lips had already turned white. The hand clutching his chest gripped the fabric of his shirt tightly, and sweat beaded on his forehead; he seemed to be in extreme pain.
Yet even so, Gu Huaiye still refused to take the medicine from Xie Miaohan’s hand.
Xie Miaohan panicked, his voice choked with tears.
“Brother, I beg you, please don’t joke around with your health. After you take the medicine, you can scold me or hit me all you want, okay?”
Perhaps Xie Miaohan’s crying was too heartbreaking, for Gu Huaiye finally couldn’t harden his heart any longer and reached out to take the pills from his palm.
But just as he picked up the glass of water, a wrenching pain seized his heart. Gu Huaiye couldn’t withstand it; his body pitched forward, and he fainted.
“Brother!”
By the time Gu Huaiye woke up, he was already in the hospital.
Xie Miaohan sat beside the hospital bed, his eyes red and swollen from crying. He was staring blankly ahead, unaware that Gu Huaiye had even woken up.
Gu Huaiye’s back ached from lying down, and he struggled to sit up.
But he had no strength; as soon as he propped himself up on his arms, his whole body went limp again.
Xie Miaohan finally noticed the movement. A look of joy washed over his face, and he rushed over to support Gu Huaiye’s arm.
“Brother, you’re awake!” Xie Miaohan hurriedly shouted toward the door, “Doctor, my brother is awake!”
Seeing that there were other people in the ward and afraid of disturbing their rest, Gu Huaiye quickly covered Xie Miaohan’s mouth with his hand.
“It’s okay, I’m fine. No need to call the doctor.”
Xie Miaohan didn’t pull Gu Huaiye’s hand away. He blinked, then couldn’t resist leaning his face forward to nuzzle against Gu Huaiye’s hand.
Gu Huaiye’s eyelid twitched, and he quickly retracted his hand.
He turned his face away, avoiding Xie Miaohan’s eyes.
“How long have I been asleep?”
“It’s already the next day.”
Gu Huaiye looked sharply at Xie Miaohan. “Then the movers…”
“Don’t worry, Brother. I already sent them back and gave them a hundred yuan in a red envelope as an apology.”
Gu Huaiye was about to ask how Xie Miaohan had money when he suddenly remembered that he gave Xie Miaohan an allowance every month.
Gu Huaiye bought his clothes and shoes separately, so Xie Miaohan had nowhere to spend the money; he had probably saved up quite a bit.
“Brother, how are you feeling? Does your heart still hurt?” Xie Miaohan asked cautiously. “I won’t make you angry anymore. I’m sorry. I’ll listen to you from now on. This was the last time.”
Xie Miaohan didn’t dare recall what had happened yesterday.
Watching Gu Huaiye being lifted into the ambulance, he had felt an endless panic.
He kept thinking, what would I do if something happened to Brother?
Xie Miaohan didn’t regret taking that drug; he only regretted not hiding it well enough and letting Gu Huaiye find it.
Of course, he wouldn’t take it again.
He just wanted to stay with Gu Huaiye forever like this.
Since Gu Huaiye didn’t plan to marry, he wouldn’t either. Depending on each other for life was exactly what he wanted.
Xie Miaohan thought he had considered everything, but he forgot that he had stepped on Gu Huaiye’s bottom line, and there was no way to salvage it.
“We’ll talk about it when we get back. I don’t want to bring this up right now.”
Xie Miaohan nodded hurriedly. “Brother, are you hungry? I’ll go buy you something to eat.”
“No need, I don’t have much of an appetite right now.” Gu Huaiye turned over, putting his back to Xie Miaohan.
Xie Miaohan clenched his fists, his gaze fixed stubbornly on Gu Huaiye’s back.
Gu Huaiye could feel the intense gaze from behind him, making it impossible to rest properly.
“You should go back.” Gu Huaiye turned his head to look at Xie Miaohan. “You haven’t rested at all, have you? Go back and get some sleep.”
“I’m not tired. I’ll stay here with Brother.”
“Did you finish your homework?”
Xie Miaohan paused, then quickly said, “I’ll go home now and bring my homework here to do.”
“How are you supposed to write in this environment?” Gu Huaiye suppressed his anger and said coldly, “Go back, shower, and rest first. If you collapse from exhaustion too, do you want to lie in the hospital with me?”
Xie Miaohan pursed his lips. “Brother, don’t be angry. I’ll listen to you.”
He looked at Gu Huaiye reluctantly several times before leaving the ward.
“Young man, your little brother is very worried about you. He cried here all night,” the old man in the bed next to Gu Huaiye advised kindly. “Don’t be so fierce with him; he looks quite pitiful.”
From the moment Gu Huaiye was admitted to this ward, Xie Miaohan hadn’t eaten a thing and refused even water, guarding Gu Huaiye like a lost soul.
He looked as if he wouldn’t want to live anymore if the person in the bed died.
Gu Huaiye sighed and didn’t reply to the old man.
Two hours later, Gu Huaiye’s attending physician arrived.
His expression was grave as he said to Gu Huaiye, “Mr. Xie, you need to have surgery as soon as possible.”
Gu Huaiye seemed to have expected this result; his face remained expressionless.
“How much will the surgery cost?”
“It’s hard to give an exact number; it depends on the postoperative situation. Ideally, prepare 500,000 yuan for the initial stage. Follow-up costs will depend on rejection reactions after the surgery.”
Gu Huaiye didn’t have 500,000. All his money had gone into the down payment for the house; his savings were down to only 20,000 yuan.
Hearing the doctor describe it, it sounded like a bottomless pit with no guarantee of a cure.
“Let us know when you can make the payment.”
“If I don’t do the surgery, how long can I live?”
The doctor froze, looking up to scrutinize Gu Huaiye with a puzzled expression.
“Are you sure you won’t do the surgery?”
After all, this was District A. Everyone’s family background was quite good; the doctor hadn’t considered that someone might not have the money for surgery.
“How long can I live?” Gu Huaiye asked again.
The doctor put down the medical report, frowning deeply. “This isn’t a question of how long you can live. In your condition, surgery is mandatory. Painkillers alone won’t cure you. If things get a bit worse, you might not survive the next attack.”
Gu Huaiye was silent for a long time before answering, “Let me think about it.”
Unable to persuade Gu Huaiye, the doctor had no choice but to leave.
“Young man, you can’t delay surgery,” the kind old man next door couldn’t help speaking up again. “Discuss it with your parents. It’s just 500,000; don’t lose your life over such a small amount of money.”
“We are orphans.”
The old man was silenced by this sentence, looking at Gu Huaiye with a hint more pity.
He sighed and didn’t try to persuade him anymore.
Just then, Gu Huaiye’s phone vibrated. It was a message from Xie Miaohan.
[Brother, do you still want to pack the stuff? Should I move to the new house first and get the cleaning done so Brother can move in directly after being discharged?]
Gu Huaiye held the phone, hesitating for a long time before replying to Xie Miaohan.
[You move your things over first; I still have things to pack. Remember to hire a cleaner; I’ll transfer the money to you.]
[No need, I can do it myself. Brother, rest well and don’t think about yesterday anymore.]
[Mn.]
Gu Huaiye closed his eyes, his nose stinging uncontrollably.
He had to make plans for Xie Miaohan’s future.
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