Chapter 33
My Legs...
The three of them had just finished talking in the ward.
Suddenly, the man who had been in a coma for several days twitched his fingers.
Du Yue was the first to notice. She thought she was seeing things and quickly nudged the person next to her.
"Sui Sui, look, look! Isn't your Political Commissar Qin's hand moving?"
"Did he wake up because he heard you were going to resign?"
Xu Sui subconsciously followed her gaze.
The next second, she met the man's slowly opening eyes.
For a moment, their eyes met, and all around them fell silent.
Seeing this, Du Yue and Qiu Ju went outside, closed the door, and didn't hit them.
After a while, only the couple, who were still unfamiliar with each other, remained in the room.
Qin Yunzhou looked at her, his voice weak and hoarse, "You're leaving the performing arts troupe. Has someone been causing you trouble again?"
"If that's the case, I can help you resolve it; you don't need to resign."
For many people, working in a military arts troupe is a very good job in every aspect.
He remembered that Gu Shu had mentioned that Xu Sui had spent a lot of time and effort to get into the performing arts troupe, and that luck had also played a part in her success.
If you give up this job, it will be very difficult to get back in if you regret it.
Xu Sui walked over and sat down in front of the hospital bed, pursing her lips and saying, "That's not the reason. It's because I don't like this job."
"I want to change to a different job."
After hearing this, Qin Yunzhou didn't ask any more questions. "If you don't like it, then quit."
Xu Sui glanced at him with some surprise. "Aren't you curious why I liked it so much before, but don't like it anymore?"
"Interests change, and dislike is a valid reason."
Qin Yunzhou's face was still very pale, and he couldn't help coughing. His face was already not very rosy, and the coughing made him look even weaker.
He lay in his hospital bed, and in just a few days, his oversized hospital gown seemed to have become quite loose.
Xu Sui quickly took out a handkerchief and handed it to him, "Don't talk, just rest first."
At this moment, Qin Yunzhou's gaze fell on his right leg. After a long silence, his voice was hoarse and dry, "My leg... why can't I feel it?"
He tried to move again.
My left leg is fine, but my right leg is immobile, numb and stiff as if it were a stone.
Xu Sui noticed his movement and hurriedly stepped forward to press down on his hand, which was trying to touch his right leg. "Don't move, it will be alright, Qin Yunzhou."
"You'll get better, believe me, this is just a temporary injury."
Perhaps it was because this statement was too certain.
Qin Yunzhou indeed stopped moving. His tense body gradually relaxed, but his eyes remained fixed on his immobile right leg. He remained silent for a long time, his voice still hoarse.
"……Really?"
As a soldier, he can allow himself to be injured, but he cannot accept being disabled.
Once he becomes disabled, he will have no choice but to leave.
But he didn't want to leave.
Qin Yunzhou's heart sank deeper and deeper, his whole body feeling icy cold as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
Xu Sui recalled the plot of that historical novel again and nodded seriously.
"Really, you'll get better, but before that, you need to rest and recover. Once you're healed, you'll need rehabilitation."
"Don't think too much, get some rest. I'll go get you something to eat."
Although he was just a background character in the book, his achievements in the military later on were comparable to those of the male protagonist, Gu Shu.
Gu Shu has the Gu family behind him, but Qin Yunzhou has nothing behind him.
In terms of true ability, Qin Yunzhou returned to the army after a year of recuperation in his hometown, and his skills were no less than those of his predecessor.
Xu Sui covered Qin Yunzhou with the blanket and was about to go out under the pretext of buying food to ask the doctor about his condition.
However, as soon as she turned around, the man suddenly grabbed her hand.
His hands were large and rough, even a little cold, but they gave people a very reliable and dependable feeling.
"During the days I was in a coma, did you stay by my side the whole time?"
Xu Sui paused, subconsciously turning around to look. Only then did Qin Yunzhou realize that he had grabbed someone else's hand in his haste, feeling the soft, white flesh in his hand.
He seemed to have been burned, and quickly let go, his tone full of apology and awkwardness.
"I'm sorry, I was offensive just now."
Xu Sui: "..."
During the days he was in a coma, she was the one who wiped him down. She even knew exactly how many abs he had, what they looked like, and how many moles he had.
If he knew, would he still blush?
"Yes, it's me."
Qin Yunzhou remained silent for a moment, his tone slightly uneasy, and he couldn't help but cough a few more times.
"The person who wiped my body... was that you too?"
He looked very clean and fresh, clearly well taken care of.
Xu Sui nodded. "It's me."
Qin Yunzhou's face flushed, and he looked as if he were fleeing in panic, quickly averting his gaze from the woman in front of him.
"...Thank you for your hard work these past few days."
Taking care of a patient is not easy, especially when the patient is unable to take care of themselves.
Although they are already husband and wife, they have no feelings for each other, have not spent much time together, and are not familiar with each other at all.
He thought that at most she would find someone to take care of him.
Unexpectedly, she did everything herself, and didn't complain once even after he woke up.
This is nothing like the Xu Sui who used to secretly harass her fiancé behind his back.
Xu Sui was still somewhat surprised by this man's innocence, but she showed almost no sign of it on her face. She pretended not to see the man's flushed face and changed the subject.
“These days, Ma Dazhuang and the others have come to see you. They come back almost every few days, and each time they bring something, such as chicken soup and fruit. I haven’t refused their visits.”
"They should be coming back later, do you want to see them?"
Regardless of the circumstances, Qin Yunzhou was injured while saving those people.
Those people kept apologizing to her, but she never responded because she believed that Qin Yunzhou was the one who should be blamed by Ma Dazhuang and the others.
She didn't know the specifics, but she could guess the general idea from what they had talked about that day.
Qin Yunzhou pursed his lips. "Don't let them send anything over again. Saving them was my duty and responsibility as a soldier."
"No matter who it is, I will save them without hesitation."
"If they come again, let them go back and never come back again."
To be honest, after that incident, I felt isolated by most of the people around me, especially among those who were my good brothers who had fought alongside me.
They had no evidence, but based on some rumors, they concluded that he was a shameless and despicable person, and therefore distanced themselves from him, disregarding their past relationship.
He was actually disappointed and upset.
But after thinking about it carefully, I understood it and everything was fine.
This also shows that they never really considered him a trustworthy brother, so why should he be sad over something so unworthy?
Xu Sui could tell that he really didn't care anymore, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then started talking about other things.
"During the days since your accident, many people have come to see you. I can tell they are genuinely worried about you."
"Especially Battalion Commander Liu, who shares a dormitory with you, not only came to see you, but also secretly slipped me five ten-yuan bills and bought a lot of supplements. Look, that bottle of malted milk powder was bought by him."
"Speaking of which, we haven't returned the cotton coupons we borrowed yet. We need to hurry up with this. I heard that Battalion Commander Liu has a girlfriend, and she's probably in a hurry to use them too."