"Good luck," Zhao Hengyu sighed.
An'an blinked his eyes. "Then Uncle will be okay, right?"
His uncle treated him very well, and An'an naturally didn't want anything to happen to him.
"This is new medicine Uncle Shen left for me. Can An'an take it to Uncle?" He had no shortage of medicine right now. Shen Wuyou knew he had given all the medicine he had previously given to Huo Rou, so he made several more bottles for him before going into seclusion in the laboratory. Young children were delicate, and problems needed to be treated promptly and accordingly.
Qin Nishui immediately shook his head. "No, it's too dangerous for a child to go."
An'an was genuinely worried. He jumped off Qin Nishui's lap and onto the floor, running to get his schoolbag. After rummaging through it, he brought out five or six bottles of medicine.
"There's pain relief, hemostatic, and something for skin problems..." He introduced them one by one. "If An'an can't go, can you ask a nurse to deliver it?"
"The hospital has medicine. It's medicine your mother helped develop, and it's very effective. Your uncle will be fine," the副手 (fùshǒu - assistant/deputy) said, trying to coax An'an, who looked so well-behaved and sensible.
Actually, the hospital's medicine was also in short supply due to too many patients. The newly developed medicine from the laboratory, although effective, was difficult to produce in sufficient quantities.
"An'an's is different!" An'an lowered his head, holding the medicine in his hands, stubbornly standing there without a word.
Don't think he didn't know. He had overheard the aunts and uncles outside saying that the highly effective medicine was in short supply. His uncle, a newcomer who had just been admitted, probably wouldn't be able to get it in line. He had to help. These were his mother's family!
Qin Nishui pondered. They had gone directly to the top floor of the hospital before, so they weren't stopped. If they sent someone to one of the patient rooms, others would likely be suspicious. In the face of life and death, many things were uncertain.
Besides, that ward was a double room...
Seeing An'an, so small, standing in the center with his head bowed, looking so pitiful yet so stubborn, Zou Xiaoxiao sighed. "Uncle Qin, I'll take it."
Zhao Hengyu added, "We were investigating the same place as Chen Guochao. Xiaoxiao and I will go in plain clothes to deliver it and also to inquire about the situation."
Zou Xiaoxiao nodded.
They really needed to inquire about the situation. Chen Guochao's condition had deteriorated so rapidly! They wanted to know what he had encountered.
In a ward on the sixth floor of the hospital.
Chen Guochao lay with his eyes tightly shut, his face pale. He gasped for air, his oxygen mask fogging up.
This double room had previously been a single room. Due to the current epidemic, a bed had been added, making the room feel much more crowded.
Chen Guochao's roommate was a tall, thin woman in a black sweater, looking pale from the next bed.
She pulled her mask down to her chin, revealing a high nose bridge and thin lips pressed together. "He's quite good-looking."
After staring at Chen Guochao for a while, she withdrew her gaze. "What a shame."
The nurse's ward rounds were like a battle. She pushed open the door and immediately saw the woman in the black sweater. She roared, "Chen Li! Why aren't you wearing your mask again?!"
The woman slowly pulled her mask up to cover half her face. "I'm wearing it now."
The nurse was already angry many times and didn't want to say more. She just checked Chen Guochao's data and left.
The woman adjusted her nose bridge, looked down at her phone, and thus missed Chen Guochao's eyelids slightly lifting and then falling.
Sounds of their conversation came from outside the door.
"Why the 'East Sea Lion' roar again? Still 606?" another male asked.
The nurse sighed heavily. "It's her! She doesn't take precautions properly, it makes me anxious just watching!"
The man comforted her. "Don't be angry, don't be angry. She's lucky, she's seen so many people go, and she's still here."
"Even in the face of natural disasters, it's still up to fate!" the nurse said helplessly. "But her roommate this time is a critical case! I'm worried about the soldier's condition, and I'm also worried about Chen Li getting infected. Oh, when will this end?"
"Soon. Aren't they in crucial research at the laboratory? I believe we'll be able to return to normal life soon."
Chen Li heard their conversation and her gaze turned back to Chen Guochao. "Are all the soldiers in China this good-looking?"
Her eyes held admiration, which quickly turned to regret.
"What a shame." She forced herself to look away, her gaze shifting to the window. The sky was very blue. "I really wish you could stay a few more days..."
Chen Li's smile didn't reach her eyes. She shook her head gently, but a hoarse and firm voice reached her ear, "How could you stay longer?"