CH 140

Chapter 140: He is Sick

This is already the third time this month that Zhou Mushi has been admitted to the hospital. The first time was because of a stomach problem, the second time was due to a severe cold that made him dizzy, and the third time was due to a faint caused by low blood sugar.

Zhou Mushi hung the glucose drip and nibbling on chocolate in front of the bed. After this drip, he could go back. Low blood sugar is not a big deal and won’t take his life.

He accidentally saw Wang Jiexi. When he accompanied his father to complete the DNA test, he knew he had a half-brother with the same father but different mother.

Zhou Mushi was different from his brother. He understood early on that his parent’s marriage was not as harmonious as it appeared. They were just cohabiting, so his reaction to his father’s illegitimate child was not intense.

At that time, he had just finished his drip, and his hand was swollen because too much water had been administered. If he hadn’t been absent-minded and confused, he wouldn’t have wandered here.

He didn’t intentionally eavesdrop on Wang Jiexi’s conversation, really.

Zhou Mushi stood under the crabapple tree, checking his phone’s navigation. Who would have thought that someone who visits the hospital three times a month would get lost, not even knowing how to get out.

He happened to see Wang Jiexi consulting a middle-aged doctor about lung cancer.

Eavesdropping is impolite, so Zhou Mushi only listened to a few sentences with his ears propped up before quickly moving away. Afterwards, he sat alone on a public bench lost in thought.

Even though they didn’t grow up together, and no matter what happened between Wang Jiexi’s mother and father, which was a matter of the previous generation, Zhou Mushi couldn’t ignore the fact that he now knew Wang Jiexi was his own brother.

No wonder he didn’t show any intention of returning to the Zhou family even after finding out that he was their child. It turned out that there was such a big issue with his health.

Zhou Mushi had a soft heart, not at all like a stone. After learning about this matter, he couldn’t help but feel saddened.

After all, it is his brother who is related to him by blood. Lao Zhou is a shameless person who has never grown up with Wang Jiexi. I don’t know if this child grew up with his mother in a family without a father.

If his mother had remarried and started another family, Wang Jiexi would be in a really tough situation. Now that such a big thing has happened, he has to go to the hospital alone.

The more Zhou Mushi thought about it, the more he felt sad and miserable.

He had always been well-off, living a carefree life. He never thought of Wang Jiexi’s pitiful situation.

If Wang Jiexi knew how pitiful he was in Zhou Mushi’s eyes, he would probably be devastated.

After thinking it over, Zhou Mushi felt that it was not a good idea to let Wang Jiexi continue like this. He thought he should get involved, so he carefully planned to “bump into” Wang Jiexi as he was leaving the hospital.

Originally, he planned to brush past Wang Jiexi, turn around and meet his eyes.

The result was unexpected. The brush of their shoulders was a bit heavy, and it made Zhou Mushi sore from the impact.

His first reaction was to forget that Wang Jiexi was a patient, and his body was in such a weak state. What if he accidentally caused harm to him?

Zhou Mushi seems to be overthinking and has completely disregarded his own physical limitations. In other words, does he not have any awareness of his own strength and capabilities?

When he was knocked down by a cancer patient in his eyes, Zhou Mushi was a bit stunned. Although he was the one who initiated the contact, something seemed off.

Wang Jiexi had bumped into someone and knocked them over. He quickly bent down to help, but when he looked up, he was shocked to see the person he had been unable to get with in this lifetime, the one he had held close to his heart.

“Are you…are you okay?” Wang Jiexi helped Zhou Mushi up and asked.

He only addressed Zhou Mushi as “you,” without using any intimate brotherly terms, as their relationship was somewhat awkward and they couldn’t quite define it as brotherhood.

Zhou Mushi brushed off the dust from his jeans and rubbed the sore flesh on his buttocks while shaking his head dazedly, “I’m fine.”

As if that was even possible. He already had low blood sugar and was prone to dizziness. Being knocked down like that made him even more disoriented, seeing little stars spinning around in front of his eyes. He couldn’t even tell which direction Wang Jiexi’s face was in.

Wang Jiexi noticed that he was pale and didn’t seem well. Compared to the last time he saw him, where he had lost weight, he immediately helped him up and led him to a nearby bench to rest and recover.

“What a coincidence,” said Zhou Mushi, still a bit disoriented. He was at a loss for words.

Wang Jiexi nodded, “Yeah, it’s quite a coincidence. Are you feeling unwell? Why did you come to the hospital?”

He saw that there was medical tape with a cotton ball on the back of Zhou Mushi’s hand, and noticed that his chin had become a bit pointed, which made him feel sorry for him.

Although Zhou Mushi’s health had not been very good recently, how could his own small pains compare to Wang Jiexi’s serious illness?

So he smiled and said, “I’m fine, just a little hypoglycemic. Anyway, do you have time? It’s almost time for a meal, let me treat you to a meal.”

It was 3:30 in the afternoon, neither early nor late, and it was unclear whether Zhou Mushi had referred to lunch or dinner.

Although the reason was weak, Wang Jiexi agreed, and the two of them went to a nearby restaurant together.

It is unclear whether it was coincidence or because Zhou Mushi had been with Jin Yang for a long time, but the restaurant he randomly chose happened to be the same one where Jin Yang brought Wang Jiexi before.

They found a seat and ordered two bowls of noodles.

After ordering, Zhou Mushi realized that it might not be appropriate to invite someone to eat like this, but since they had already ordered, he could only go along with it.

He cleared his throat and looked at Wang Jiexi several times, but he didn’t open his mouth.

Zhou Mushi’s thoughts were nothing but about Wang Jiexi’s health issues, but Wang Jiexi felt uneasy in his heart!

He tried to conceal the matter for Jin Yang, and now, as Zhou Mushi looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze, he hesitated to speak.

He had handled that matter perfectly, so how could Zhou Mushi have found out something?

Despite feeling guilty, Wang Jiexi had to put up a strong front. The two of them locked eyes, and every second felt like torture.

Zhou Mushi didn’t know how to express his concern about Wang Jiexi’s health, and the more he looked at him, the more flustered Wang Jiexi became.

Fortunately, at this moment, the noodle shop owner quickly served two steaming bowls of noodles.

End of Chapter 140