DEFYING FATE

Chapter 40: Aunt Xuan

The next morning.

Orthopedic inpatient ward.

The morning sky had just brightened up. It was the start ofAutumn and the morning air was fresh. The nurse conducted her morning rounds andwoke Dong Xuebing. He yawned and greeted the old man, with a fractured leg, inthe same ward. Dong Xuebing slowly makes his way down his bed and pouredhimself a cup of warm water. He wore his slippers and was about to ask thenurse at the nurses' station on what other checks he had today when his iPhone4 rang. It was Qu Yunxuan's number.

Dong Xuebing cleared his throat and swiped the screen toanswer: "Hello?"

"Xiao Bing, where are you? How come you did not return homelast night?"

Dong Xuebing was afraid Qu Yunxuan would be worried and didnot want to let her see him lying in bed so pathetically. So, he did not informher and his hospitalization. He called her yesterday and told her that he willbe having dinner with his colleagues. "Ah... We had dinner until quite lateyesterday, and I stayed over at my colleague's place. I had just wake up and ispreparing to go to work now." When he finishes this sentence, a nurse walked inwith a few small plastic containers and shouted. "The medicine is here. Take ithalf an hour after breakfast."

"What medicine?" Qu Yunxuan asked nervously. "Xiao Bing,where are you?"

Dong Xuebing stuttered: "Nothing... nothing... It's thetelevision."

"You think I am stupid? Hurry up and tell me the truth!"

Dong Xuebing's lies were exposed, and he could only tell herthe truth. "Errr... I am at Jiangong Hospital. It's like this.... Yesterday therewas a fire at my workplace, and there were some important documents in theoffice. I ran in to retrieve the documents and suffered some minor burns. It isnot very serious. I will be discharged in one or two days. You don't need tovisit me. I am fine."

"..."

"Aunt Xuan? What's wrong? Why are you keeping silent?"

"..."

"Errrm... I didn't mean to lie to you."

"Dooo... dooo... dooo..." The line was cut.

Dong Xuebing was sweating nervously. Was Aunt Xuan angrywith him?

Dong Xuebing tried to call Qu Yunxuan again, but she did notpick up his calls.

Breakfast was ready, and Dong Xuebing kept his phone. Hetook out a 10 RMB food ticket bought by Zhuang Zhi yesterday and paid the ladypushing the food cart. After getting his breakfast, he slowly peeled the shellsof an egg with one hand. He spent a long time removing the shell. The nurses inthe hospital will not care for the patients other than doing their jobs ofchanging the drips, changing oxygen tanks, taking temperature, etc. They willnot do anything extra for the patients. If you need someone to feed you, youwill need to hire a caretaker, and it cost tens of RMB a day. Dong Xuebing didnot want to spend that money and tried to do everything himself.

Half an hour after breakfast, he took his medicine, and hecould hear the sounds of heels down the corridor.

Click, click, click, click, the footsteps were fast and strong.

A person's figure rushed past the door of the ward, and thesounds of the heels stopped. The person turned back quickly, and push openedthe door of Dong Xuebing's ward. It was Qu Yunxuan.

Dong Xuebing, who was half lying on the bed, was nervous tosee her. "Aunt Xuan, didn't I told you not to visit me?"

Qu Yunxuan's eyes turn red as she saw Dong Xuebing coveredin bandages and burns wounds. She bit her lower lips and did not say a word."

"Errr.... Aunt Xuan, take a sit." Dong Xuebing pushes a chairnext to his bed.

Aunt Xuan was still not saying anything and was stilllooking at his wounds.

Dong Xuebing's whole body was covered with severe and minorinjuries. He does not look like the type of men Qu Yunxuan likes now. DongXuebing tried to cover most of his wounds with his blanket, leaving only someminor injuries outside. "It is not as serious as you thought. I'm fine. Allthese are just minor injuries. I will recover in a few days."

Qu Yunxuan seems to be mad, and she shouted at Dong Xuebing:"It is the job of the firemen to put out the fire. Why didn't the others fromyour workplace go and put out the fire except for you? Are you the only personleft in your entire workplace?" Qu Yunxuan lifted her hand and slapped DongXuebing's exposed arm. "Try to be a hero? Huh? Who ask you to be a hero?" Sheslapped his arm more than 10 times.

Dong Xuebing had never seen Aunt Xuan so angry before. Hedid not dare to make any noise.

"I am worried sick for you." Qu Yunxuan was snuffled andwiped her tears with the back of her hand.

Dong Xuebing panicked. "Aunt Xuan, I'm sorry. Stop crying. Iwill not try to be a hero the next time." He felt good to be scolded by QuYunxuan. He could feel that she was anxious about him. "The next time I see afire, I will run away. Really! I promise you."

Qu Yunxuan looked at him and then touched the wounds on hisarm gently. "Is it painful?"

Dong Xuebing laughed. "No."

"Where else are you hurt? Let me see."

"I only sprained my ankles. There are no fractures. I'mfine."

Qu Yunxuan lifted his blanket and saw all the wounds on hisbody. She was about to start crying again before staring at Dong Xuebingangrily: "Xiao Bing, you must not hide anything from me in the future. If youdare to lie to me again, I will smack you on your buttocks!"

The old man and his son at the adjacent bed were laughing atDong Xuebing.

Dong Xuebing blushed: "I will not lie to you again."

Qu Yunxuan continued to nag at him.

Dong Xuebing just went along with her and agreed to whatevershe said.

The old man with his leg in a cast laughed and interrupt:"Girl, stop scolding him. This young man had made a huge contribution. Hisleaders and colleagues had visited him yesterday, and I heard that he will begetting an exceptional approval to be a Party Member."

Dong Xuebing also replied cheerfully: "That's right. I willbe a party member soon."

Qu Yunxuan touched Dong Xuebing's face gently. "Nothing ismore important than your life. If something happens to you, how am I going toface Sister Luan?"

"Huh? Please don't let my mother know about what happened."

"Ok."

Qu Yunxuan stayed by Dong Xuebing and took care of him for awhile before going to see his doctor. She wants to ask about Dong Xuebing'scondition.

After she returns, Dong Xuebing said. "It's late. Hurry andgo to work."

Qu Yunxuan shook her head and used a wet towel to wipe hisface. "I had applied for leave. I still have 5 days annual leave left. I willaccompany you these few days in the hospital."

"No need. I am fine."

"You can't even walk by yourself, and you call this fine? Thedoctor had told me that you need someone to accompany by your side."

"I am really fine."

"If you say one more word, I will tear your mouth!"

Seeing that Qu Yunxuan could not be persuaded, Dong Xuebingcould only accept her help.

Accompany by the bed? Sigh... It would be better if she couldaccompany me in the bed...

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