Fourth floor, senior year scholastic environnt, class one elite premises.
Li Zheng didn’t go straight ho; instead, he struggled up here on one leg, supporting himself on the stair railing and wall.
Senior year had one more evening study session than the first and second years, and classes were still in session at this ti, not yet dismissed.
Li Zheng hopped to the front of class one, landed on both feet, held a towel, and tried to stand as straight as possible.
Then he coughed.
The girls in the front row indeed noticed him.
They imdiately turned around excitedly and exclaid,
"ngxi~~~ your puppy-dog boyfriend is here~~"
Li Zheng snorted.
I’m like this and still not a tough guy?
ngxi, who had been dozing off with her head tilted, was so startled that she jumped up and ran over with a flushed face. As usual, she pushed Li Zheng and rushed him outside.
However, the Li Zheng of today had changed from before. A push caused him to stagger, and using his right leg brought a surge of severe pain, making him hop several tis on one leg before he stabilized.
"Ah…" ngxi hurried over to support Li Zheng, regretfully blurting out a flurry of apologies, "Sorry, sorry, sorry…"
"It’s okay, a man has to get hurt sotis." Li Zheng gritted his teeth through the leg pain and handed the towel to ngxi, "Thanks, it really helps."
"Is that why you ca?" ngxi kept staring at his right calf, cursing with concern, "It’s swollen."
"Is it?" Li Zheng looked down and realized that his right leg was indeed more swollen than the left one.
"No, we need to go to the hospital now." ngxi imdiately turned around and called out, "Xia!"
Suddenly, there was a thunderous thundering noise in the classroom.
More intense than summoning Ultraman.
Bixia rushed out, glared at Li Zheng and asked, "Are you ill, my son?"
"I don’t know, but we need to hurry to the hospital." ngxi grabbed Bixia and ran inside, "You take him to the school gate first; I’ll grab my phone."
"It’s nothing," Li Zheng called out, his leg retracted, "I’ll be fine after a sleep."
"Stop talking nonsense, who are you supposed to sleep with, Hua Tuo? Sun Shangxiang?" Bixia raised her hand, squatted in front of Li Zheng, and examined him carefully, "It’s a muscle strain, stop pretending."
"What?"
"I saw it in middle school during sports training. That kid’s ligant tore, and he was finished," Bixia turned on the spot, facing away from Li Zheng, "Hurry up, I’ll carry you."
"???"
How could that be?
I would rather crawl back.
"What ti is it," Bixia turned her head and scolded, "I’m not disgusted by you, what are you embarrassed about!"
Looking into Bixia’s bloodshot eyes,
Li Zheng was sowhat moved.
Even his vitality value didn’t drop.
"Sister Xia, I appreciate your kindness," Li Zheng raised his hand, "I just ask you to help borrow a pair of crutches from the infirmary."
"Stubborn and suffering by choice," Bixia cursed and then thundered down the stairs.
Soon, ngxi ca out carrying her backpack and helped Li Zheng down the stairs.
"Really, it’s not necessary, you have classes in senior year…" Li Zheng said apologetically, "If it’s too much, call soone from our class to help."
"Stop it, I’ve already called a car." ngxi looked at Li Zheng’s swollen calf, almost in tears, "How can you keep enduring this? What if it gets worse? Haven’t you learned in biology class? So tissues cannot regenerate."
"It seems, I haven’t gotten to that yet." Li Zheng scratched his head foolishly, "Teacher ngxi truly deserves to be a senior, applying knowledge practically."
Xu ngxi looked at Li Zheng, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
This guy, why does he really seem like a fool son...
...
Once they got in the car, Li Zheng still tried to decline, but Xu ngxi didn’t give him a chance and firmly pressed him to go to the nearest Lake Ying Hospital.
It was a small hospital, and by then the outpatient service had already stopped registration; they could only register for ergency.
Then ca the consultation, paynt, and x-rays.
Xu ngxi ran back and forth, and although Li Zheng told her to leave multiple tis, she wouldn’t go.
In the end, the doctor diagnosed him with moderate muscle strain and said he could be treated with cold compresses and bandages there, but he still recomnded that Li Zheng visit a specialized orthopedic hospital.
Li Zheng really didn’t want to trouble Xu ngxi anymore, so he had no choice but to seek help from Old Li.
Old Li didn’t reply as he was in surgery, so the only option was to contact Cheng Wenyue, who used human connections to reach Old Li.
A few minutes later, Cheng Wenyue, in a rush, called back.
"Your dad’s worried. He wants you to go to Yunxiaotan Hospital imdiately. He still has two surgeries to perform and can’t accompany you. I’m also on duty," stamred Cheng Wenyue in her urgency. "Are—are—are you with a classmate?"
"Yes," Li Zheng asked, "Is Old Li worried?"
"How can he not be worried, muscle strains can be minor or serious, and improper treatnt can trouble you for a lifeti," urged Cheng Wenyue. "Give the phone to your classmate."
...
Li Zheng looked at Xu ngxi, who was equally anxious beside him, "Just talk to directly."
"Hurry up!"
...
Li Zheng reluctantly handed over the phone.
Xu ngxi took the phone, nodding and taking notes, and after "mm-hmming" for a while, she finally put it down.
After returning the phone to Li Zheng, she anxiously got up, "Sit for a while, let finish the paperwork, then we’ll head to Yunxiaotan."
Li Zheng also realized the seriousness of the situation at that mont.
There was no one else to rely on at that point.
"I should have held back a bit, got carried away," he said remorsefully, tapping his head. "It’s one thing for , but I also delayed your senior year studies."
"It’s fine!" Xu ngxi then ran to the paynt window.
To save ti, she didn’t let Li Zheng get any bandages there, but just took two ice packs and hurriedly pushed Li Zheng into the car, heading for Jijing’s most authoritative orthopedic hospital.
On the way, she barely spoke, just bent over and gently applied the cold compress to Li Zheng’s calf.
This made Li Zheng feel even more ashad.
Fortunately, Li Yi managed to contact a familiar orthopedic expert during a break from surgery, and Li Zheng was quickly taken care of upon arriving at the hospital. After a series of x-rays and MRI scans, the expert finally relaxed.
"It’s not serious, just needs so compression bandaging," the expert finally had ti to glance at the bloody jersey under Li Zheng’s coat, "You too, it’s just basketball, not a war."
"You’re absolutely right, I did overdo it," Li Zheng nodded in acceptance.
"You know the logic, so I won’t say more. Go back, rest in bed as much as possible, elevate the limb if you have the strength, and co in imdiately if there are signs of deterioration. If all goes well, you can unwrap the bandage in 24 hours," said the expert, pulling out a small form. "I’ll give you a sick note for a week first."
"A week?" Li Zheng was taken aback. "That long?"
The expert laughed at that mont, "You’re complaining about too many sick days?"
Li Zheng bowed his head, "I thought it would heal in a day or two?"
"Not a chance, the recovery period is 15 days, and you can’t exert yourself," the expert said while writing and asked, "Do you need a wheelchair?"
"That won’t be necessary," Li Zheng grimaced and asked, "So, can I go to school with crutches?"
"It’s theoretically possible." The expert looked at Li Zheng, sowhat worried, "Li Zheng, I’ve been to school too, and I think my grades weren’t worse than yours. Is it really that necessary?"
"It is," Li Zheng nodded firmly. "I must go to school on Friday."
"Then you go back and discuss it with Director Li. I’ll write you off for a week for now," the expert could only helplessly shake his head with a wry smile. "If there’s still discomfort in a month, co back to ."
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