Chapter 13: Wheelchair Bond — “Isn’t there a Sugar Daddy providing support”……
Lu Xunye watched the patients and their families coming and going in the lobby. He opened his mouth, closed it again, and chased after him.
While chasing, he marveled.
Seriously, no wonder I couldn’t spot him.
Walking so fast—his legs look perfectly fine.
By the time they reached the diagnosis room, he no longer thought so.
Orthopedics Department
The doctor removed the plaster from Shen Yunqian’s ankle, pushed up his glasses, and looked at the ankle that had swollen almost like a balloon.
He slightly rotated the ankle, and Shen Yunqian gasped in pain, his fingers gripping the guardrail at the foot of the bed tightly.
Seeing his reaction, the doctor let go and went to the office chair on the side to flip through a stack of medical records. “If I remember correctly, you were here yesterday?”
“Mn.” Shen Yunqian propped himself up on the bed to get down.
Lu Xunye quickly stepped forward to support him. Shen Yunqian immediately tried to shake him off, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw the doctor looking over. He moved his arm but ultimately didn’t shake him off.
“Where is the crutch you had yesterday?” the doctor asked.
Shen Yunqian remained silent for a while before replying, “Lost it.”
“Didn’t I say to come back in a month to remove the cast, and to rest as much as possible during that time, avoiding unnecessary foot movement?”
The doctor stopped writing, looking at Shen Yunqian as if looking at his own youngest son.
He was angry that Shen didn’t cherish his own body. “If all patients were like you and didn’t follow medical advice, would there be any point in me being a doctor?”
Shen Yunqian was like a child being scolded by a homeroom teacher for making a mistake; he didn’t dare utter half a syllable.
“Um.” Lu Xunye cut in, proactively taking the blame. “I didn’t know his leg was injured. It’s my fault. Please see what treatment method is needed next; we will definitely cooperate.”
Shen Yunqian gave him a strange look, then looked at the doctor. “He’s not—”
Lu Xunye pinched his arm, signaling him not to speak. “Please check, does he need a cast again?”
Shen Yunqian had the cast put on again. It was a bit uncomfortable, and his pant leg hadn’t been pulled down yet. He limped out alone, holding onto the door.
Immediately, he saw Lu Xunye, who had found an excuse to slip out earlier, standing by the side of the door. He was pushing an empty wheelchair and waiting for him. A paper bag that had appeared from nowhere hung from the wheelchair’s push handle.
Shen Yunqian suddenly remembered the doctor acting like an old urchin just now, advising him after Lu Xunye slipped away that this friend was not worth keeping.
And this “friend not worth keeping” was now winking at him enthusiastically. “Sit, sit. You have to follow medical advice.”
Shen Yunqian: “…” Like a fool.
With the previous example in mind, Shen Yunqian couldn’t help but look around. Seeing that everyone else was busy with their own affairs and hadn’t noticed them, he breathed a sigh of relief.
His wrist was yanked forward by a sudden force.
Caught off guard, he fell into the wheelchair. Before his heartbeat could settle, Lu Xunye came around from behind, squatted in front of the wheelchair, and reached for his feet.
Realizing what he was about to do, Shen Yunqian braced one hand on the armrest and leaned forward to stop his movement, knowing he couldn’t escape.
He was terrified that Lu Xunye would cause another earth-shattering commotion like in the plaza, so he resigned himself to fate. “I’ll do it myself.”
After lifting his foot onto the footrest, he released his stopping hand. “You don’t need to do this. I’m not crippled.”
Just as his hands rested on the wheels on both sides, the wheelchair beneath him was pushed forward by Lu Xunye. He immediately called for a stop. “I’ll do it myself.”
Hearing this, Lu Xunye raised an eyebrow. Unknown what he thought of, the corner of his mouth hooked into a smile. He let go and stood aside to give him space. “Fine, you do it yourself.”
Shen Yunqian was stunned, somewhat suspicious of why he was so easy to talk to this time.
He didn’t think too much about it; he just wanted to leave this crowded place quickly.
Placing his hands back on the wheels on both sides, the rough, anti-slip tire surface felt a bit abrasive. He applied force.
He imagined moving forward steadily. The reality, however, was that the wheelchair went straight for a meter or two, then—perhaps having hit something—suddenly spun out of control, zigzagging and rushing forward rapidly.
The corridor had a huge flow of people. Shen Yunqian’s mind went blank. The more he wanted to avoid people, the less it went as he thought. He could only grip the wheels tightly, trying his best to turn the direction and stick to the wall.
“Ah—” someone screamed in fright.
Just as he was about to hit someone, in the nick of time, Lu Xunye rushed over and grabbed the push handles, firmly controlling the wheelchair. “Let go. Deep breath.”
“Shen Yunqian, it’s okay. Deep breath, relax.”
Lu Xunye secretly regretted it; if he had known, he would have chosen a regular automatic wheelchair.
Harboring a petty thought of wanting to interact with the other person, he purposely hadn’t given him the remote control, and naturally, hadn’t mentioned the emergency switch on the inside of the wheel.
There was a buzzing in Shen Yunqian’s ears; sounds were blurred. Gradually, he heard Lu Xunye’s voice and slowly let go of his hands.
“What is wrong with you people? You almost hit me, do you know that! Are you blind?”
At this moment, vision and hearing didn’t seem to be on the same channel.
Watching Lu Xunye constantly apologizing to that person, his mouth moving incessantly, Shen Yunqian felt as if his ear canals had finally cleared, hearing Lu Xunye’s words.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, we didn’t mean to. Please see if you feel uncomfortable anywhere; we will cooperate with you for a check-up. We can offer compensation, is that okay?”
“What do you mean? You think I want to extort you?!”
Lu Xunye had a headache. He negotiated, “Then what would you like? Within our capabilities, we will certainly cooperate.”
The woman pointed at Shen Yunqian. “I want him to apologize to me.”
Lu Xunye obediently looked back at Shen Yunqian. That state was obviously not right; he was like a puppet without emotional fluctuations. The system said he had psychological obstacles, though the specifics were unknown for now.
Given Shen Yunqian’s personality, he didn’t seem like someone who would actively apologize. Lu Xunye thought he was really stuck with a high-maintenance ancestor, so he had to say to the woman, “I’ll apologize to…”
Before he could finish his sentence, a voice suddenly drifted over. “I’m sorry.”
“Huh?” Lu Xunye didn’t react for a moment. The person in front of him, having received the apology, didn’t say anything more.
Only when the person walked away did Lu Xunye put away his look of disbelief. His eyes flickered as he looked at Shen Yunqian. “Are you okay?”
At this time, Shen Yunqian also recalled the raised sensation on the wheel earlier, guessing it might have been some function he had accidentally triggered.
He remained in that dazed state, afraid to press any buttons. Looking up at Lu Xunye, his tone contained an imperceptible helplessness. “I want to go back.”
“Ah? Oh, oh, okay.” Lu Xunye understood immediately. He came over to push the wheelchair. When they arrived at the hospital entrance, the two had no communication along the way.
Upon leaving, Shen Yunqian gradually recovered. He spoke up: “Cart.”
“What?” Lu Xunye stopped, not understanding. He asked, “What cart?”
Shen Yunqian: “The blue one.”
Lu Xunye suddenly understood. “Oh, the express cart. Don’t worry, I bought it. I’ll take you back first, and when I have time, I’ll come over to push it back.”
Shen Yunqian inexplicably felt the armrests of the wheelchair were exceptionally hot. He withdrew his hands resting on the armrests. “Where’s the wheelchair from?”
Lu Xunye’s tone was understated, but if one listened carefully, there was a hint of wanting praise. “I bought it. Not stolen, nor borrowed.”
Shen Yunqian didn’t catch his deeper meaning and asked without thinking, “You have money?”
“…” Lu Xunye’s face stiffened, thinking darkly that he had been found out after all.
He pushed on deceptively. Thinking it over, he decided he might as well be shameless. “Isn’t there a Sugar Daddy providing support?”
Saying this so candidly truly refreshed Shen Yunqian’s worldview.
Subconsciously, he thought the person involved wouldn’t want to make this kind of behavior public. Why was this person always so unconventional?
Shen Yunqian tactfully didn’t ask more.
Lu Xunye, on the contrary, was relentless. He leaned over, half-kneeling, resting his arms on one armrest of the wheelchair, leaning close to Shen’s hand. “You aren’t going to ask who it is?”
Shen Yunqian withdrew his hand, placing it reservedly on his own leg. “This is your privacy, I won’t…”
“Ask!” Seeing him not continuing, Lu Xunye interrupted anxiously, forcing the issue.
Shen Yunqian: “…”
Lu Xunye softened his voice, repeating, “You ask.”
“You…” Shen Yunqian’s fingers uncontrollably interlaced, feeling a bit awkward and sensing a bad premonition. “Who is your Sugar Daddy?”
Lu Xunye: “You.”
“Oh.” Shen Yunqian responded without emotion at first. Once he reacted, his whole person was dumbfounded. “Huh?”
His reaction fell entirely into Lu Xunye’s eyes.
Lu Xunye was touched by his hidden cute side and chuckled softly. “Two transactions, fifty-five thousand. That’s not a small amount. However…”
He slowly leaned in. “However, this time you were clearly stingy. Isn’t the grace of saving a life more important than the grace of feeding medicine?”
This sounded weird.
Shen Yunqian hesitated for a long time. “Um… do you want to go back and get some more medicine prescribed?”
Seeing Shen looking at his face, Lu Xunye touched his own face along with the gaze. He hadn’t felt it when not touching, but a touch brought a throb of pain. “Hiss.”
Recalling the scene of getting punched in the face, he played the victim. “It hurts.”
Shen Yunqian panicked. “Then go back and get medicine…” He paused, then added, “I… can give you money.”
Lu Xunye chuckled. “I misunderstood. My Sugar Daddy is still very generous.”
Shen Yunqian turned his head back, staying silent.
Lu Xunye teased him. “Rest assured, I will definitely protect my face well so my Sugar Daddy won’t discard me.”
“Do you think,” his voice raised slightly, “I look handsome?”
The pleasant voice, laced with coaxing, was like a peach blossom falling from a long-waiting tree on the shore, creating ripples on the silent lake surface.
Before Shen Yunqian could reply, another unfamiliar, clear voice rang out. “Are you… Young Master Shen?”
Shen Yunqian looked up. As the person approached and came into view…
His pupils constricted, his fingertips dug into his palm, and he couldn’t breathe. His chest ached dully as he turned his face away, saying in panic, “You have the wrong person.”
Lu Xunye roughly understood this state of mind. It was inferiority, panic, insecurity. Why would Shen Yunqian have these emotions?
He couldn’t help but lift his eyelids, sizing up the young man in front of him.
The young man was dignified and graceful, with a tear mole under his eye placed just right. Only his face was slightly pale, looking like his health wasn’t good.
Lu Xunye instantly retracted the smile he had when teasing Shen Yunqian. His eyes, pitch-black like an abyss, stared at the young man. “Who are you?”
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