CH 60

TL: Hua

Butler Cheng also looked up at the window on the third floor and said, “Third Master, do you want to come down? Wait, I’ll go up right away.”

Xun Qian still looked downstairs, his eyes on Qi Xiaoyu.

Qi Xiaoyu threw the ball to Butler Cheng. “Uncle Cheng, ask Mama Li to bring breakfast to the table; I’ll go pick up the Third Master.”

Qi Xiaoyu had long legs and moved quickly. With just a few steps, he disappeared from the lawn.

When Xun Qian looked down again, he only saw a little black dog, panting and following.

After a while, there was a knock on the door.

Qi Xiaoyu had sweat on his forehead, and his whole body was filled with the smell of grass and sunshine on the lawn.

Xun Qian coughed a few times and cleared his throat before looking up at Qi Xiaoyu. His voice was a little hoarse, but gentler than usual. “Why did you come back early?”

Qi Xiaoyu walked towards Xun Qian in the sunlight. “The film is finished. It’s boring to stay with the crew, so I came back.”

Xun Qian said “hmm” softly. His dark eyes set against his snow-white skin, as if containing a pool of shallow water. “Next time, tell me in advance. I’ll ask the driver to pick you up.”

“Okay.”

Qi Xiaoyu agreed and walked behind Xun Qian in a few steps, putting his hand on the dark brown leather handle of the wheelchair.

He was about to push the wheelchair, but when he lowered his head, he saw the whorl of hair on Xun Qian’s head and the protruding collarbone under the slightly open black pajamas.

A kind of pitiful and fragile beauty.

Qi Xiaoyu clenched the leather handle and paused in place. He didn’t feel it before, but now, looking at Xun Qian like this, he actually had an inexplicable impulse.

This time, when he came back, he felt that everything was wrong. No matter where he looked at Xun Qian, he felt weird.

Especially when Xun Qian looked at him and talked just now, he actually felt a little flustered.

Sensing that the person behind him didn’t move for a long time, Xun Qian couldn’t help asking, “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Let’s go downstairs for breakfast.”

As soon as Qi Xiaoyu came back, the whole house became lively.

Butler Cheng and Mama Li both dared to speak up, unlike when they were alone with Xun Qian, each of them was on edge.

“Mr. Qi, will you rest at home for a while when you come back this time?”

“Let’s watch TV series together in the evening. The TV series you starred in is really good. It’s just that the update is too slow—only two episodes a night. Why don’t you talk to your director? Since it’s finished, just release it all at once. Waiting for the update is too anxious.”

Qi Xiaoyu agreed with a smile and said jokingly, “Okay, I will definitely go and suggest it to the director.”

While Qi Xiaoyu was chatting with Mama Li, Xun Qian bent over and took a piece of ribs to play with the little black dog.

Mama Li said again, “Mr. Qi, the magazine you shot last time was also very beautiful. I have several copies in my collection.”

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at Xun Qian and smiled. “You have several copies? Li Kun told me that the magazines were sold out in seconds. It seems that he lied to me.”

“Uh…”

Mama Li was entangled, carefully glanced at Xun Qian, and couldn’t answer for a while.

Butler Cheng came out at the right time to chase her away, “Go cut a plate of fruit and stop chatting with Mr. Qi.”

Qi Xiaoyu turned around with a smile, took a sip of the warm milk at hand, and said to Xun Qian, “I haven’t even read that magazine. Did you buy a lot? Bring me one later.”

Butler Cheng glanced at Xun Qian’s reaction.

Xun Qian responded, “Okay.”

Then he added, “Zhang Han bought a lot.”

Qi Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows and said, “Then I’ll thank Zhang Han next time for helping me increase sales.”

“Yeah.”

The two chatted casually while the little black dog ran around under their feet.

It took more than half an hour to finish breakfast.

After the meal, Qi Xiaoyu immediately accompanied Xun Qian to the hospital.

Although Xun Qian seemed to be in good spirits when he met him today, Qi Xiaoyu could see that his physical condition was not very good. He coughed several times in half an hour during breakfast, not to mention the coughs he tried hard to suppress.

Qi Xiaoyu remembered what Butler Cheng said to him last time when he called him. Xun Qian sat in a wheelchair all year without going out much, which was harmful to his condition.

That was why he was so eager to bring Xun Qian to the hospital. According to Butler Cheng, no one in the family dared to talk to Xun Qian about his legs. Besides, it had been dragged on for so many years, and everyone was used to Xun Qian sitting in a wheelchair.

Moreover, Butler Cheng also vaguely expressed his concerns. What if he went to the hospital and the doctor said that he could not be cured and could not stand up? Wouldn’t it just make Xun Qian more disappointed?

Although Xun Qian usually looked cold and indifferent, no one was willing to do such a thing as rub salt into his wound.

They didn’t dare to say it, so Qi Xiaoyu had to do it.

Qi Xiaoyu did not have Butler Cheng’s worries. After all, in the original novel, Xun Qian’s leg was healed in the end, which meant that they were not fatal.

The private hospital they went to, located in the city, was also owned by the Xun family.

It was quiet and less crowded here, and there was no need to queue up for registration. It had no other disadvantages except that it was expensive.

When they heard that Xun Qian was coming today, the people in the hospital had long been standing by.

They all knew that Xun Qian was in poor health, but they never got the chance to treat him throughout the year, unless he had a high fever like last year.

Most of the time, it’s Song Yue who’s doing the house visit.

This time, it was rare that Xun Qian came when he was conscious.

The dean, the vice dean, several orthopedic and lung disease experts, and Song Yue were waiting at the entrance together. There was no fanfare, but the scene was grand enough.

A group of people surrounded Xun Qian in the ward for examination.

First, they examined the lungs, took X-rays, did blood tests and various other tests, and then came the leg examination.

Qi Xiaoyu had been accompanying him since the start, but when it was time for his leg, Xun Qian didn’t let Qi Xiaoyu go in with him. “Wait for me in the lounge.”

Then he turned to the dean and said, “Ask someone to prepare lunch and send it to the lounge.”

Qi Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that Xun Qian was afraid of being humiliated.

Although Xun Qian had accepted the arrangement to see the doctor in the morning, rehabilitation was not an easy thing.

Besides, he had experienced so many things in his youth, watching his legs necrotize bit by bit in helplessness and loneliness, and having been in a wheelchair for so many years. And now, if he wanted to stand up again, it wouldn’t be easy.

His request was quite sudden, but Xun agreed.

Qi Xiaoyu felt sour and swollen in his heart and agreed at once, “Okay, I’ll wait for you in the lounge.”

Despite what he said, he couldn’t go to the lounge to eat in peace.

He sat on a chair outside the consultation room and had lunch.

The process of this diagnosis and treatment is particularly long.

There were family members of patients pushing wheelchairs in the gardens on the front lawn of the hospital. Several groups of people had already walked in and out.

Qi Xiaoyu finished his meal slowly, but there was still no movement inside.

This made him a little uneasy. He originally thought that Xun Qian’s lung disease was the most serious, but when he arrived at the hospital, he found that the leg problem seemed to be more serious.

He didn’t have this kind of uneasiness before coming, because he knew that Xun Qian’s legs would definitely get better, but when he really arrived at the door of the ward, the feeling was completely different. Even if he knew the outcome, he would still worry about the process.

While waiting, he didn’t know how many times he checked his phone intermittently. He waited for more than three hours before he finally heard the sound of the door opening.

Song Yue pushed Xun Qian out.

Xun Qian sat in the wheelchair with his eyes downcast. He couldn’t tell whether he was happy or angry. It seemed that he was just seeing a doctor, normally.

But behind him, the faces of several doctors were not very good.

Qi Xiaoyu’s heart skipped a beat. This was not what he imagined.

However, he didn’t ask more questions. If Xun Qian didn’t say anything, he wouldn’t ask directly.

It wasn’t until he went downstairs to pick up the medicine that Qi Xiaoyu found an opportunity to quietly go and ask Song Yue.

“Doctor Song, how is the third master’s leg? Can he stand up again?”

Song Yue was embarrassed. “Mr. Qi, you know that I specialize in lungs, not orthopedics.

But I heard from Doctor Zhang that the situation is not very good.

His legs have not been used for too many years, and the bones and muscles are already difficult to control.”

Qi Xiaoyu frowned. “Did Doctor Zhang say what the probability of recovery is?”

Song Yue shook his head again. “Not much… But he didn’t dare tell the Third Master. He just asked the Third Master to try to stand for a while…

The Third Master seemed a little unhappy.

You know his temper. When he is unhappy, no one dares to speak in front of him.

Anyway, it’s very difficult to rehabilitate in this situation. You have to suffer a lot… and you may not be able to recover completely.”

“Okay.” Qi Xiaoyu responded. Half of his heart was hanging, and half of his heart was relieved. He felt that Xun Qian’s leg would definitely get better according to the plot, and he regretted that he didn’t persuade Xun Qian to see a doctor a few months earlier. After all, the sooner you see a doctor, the better.

The car on the way back was much quieter than when they came.

Xun Qian remained silent and motionless.

The sunshine in the afternoon of April cast deep and shallow shadows on his side profile.

It can be seen that he is not in a good mood.

Qi Xiaoyu also tactfully didn’t speak. He thought he might be a little too rash today. He listened to the words of Butler Cheng and wanted to take Xun Qian to see a doctor earlier, but he should proceed step by step and give Xun Qian some psychological preparation.

The doctor’s diagnosis today made even him a little uneasy, not to mention Xun Qian.

The two of them didn’t speak all the way until the car stopped at the door of the villa.

Qi Xiaoyu opened the car door and went down, then went around to the other side to help Xun Qian get out of the car.

As soon as he put his hand on Xun Qian’s arm, he was stopped by Xun Qian.

Xun Qian held his hand and raised his eyes slightly. “Do you really want me to stand up?”

Qi Xiaoyu looked into Xun Qian’s eyes and immediately understood why Xun Qian didn’t speak all the way. He originally thought that today’s diagnosis made him unhappy. He understood Xun Qian’s mood very well and even thought about how to comfort Xun Qian after returning. After all, it wasn’t a pleasant thing to know that he would have a hard time standing up.

Now, after hearing Xun Qian’s question, he realized that he was too anxious and put pressure on Xun Qian.

When they were talking, the driver in front didn’t dare to move, and Butler Cheng, who was halfway down the steps to help, didn’t dare to move either.

The birdsong in the yard is exceptionally crisp in April.

But soon, whatever Qi Xiaoyu said, the atmosphere relaxed visibly, and Butler Cheng even saw Xun Qian smile.

Qi Xiaoyu pushed Xun Qian out of the car and sent him back to his room.

White-browed Hero followed him in.

Qi Xiaoyu picked up the dog with difficulty and yawned, “I’ll go back to my room and sleep for a while. See you downstairs for dinner.”

“Yeah.” Xun Qian had already controlled the wheelchair and returned to the desk. There were still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with.

Qi Xiaoyu walked to the door and looked back at him.

Xun Qian also looked up at him.

Qi Xiaoyu paused, and the two looked at each other before he closed the door.

Xun Qian was still looking at the door, and it took a long time before he retracted his gaze.

He didn’t want to stand up before, just like he didn’t want to care about his uncle making trouble. He felt that standing up was meaningless and that no one was worth doing it for.

But just now, Qi Xiaoyu smiled and said to him, “I just want someone to visit me often when I’m filming.”