Awkward Chapter 16

Chapter 16

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The days in Uruk were much harder to endure than the night.

As the sun rose, the ward seemed to be covered by a huge steamer, making it hard to breathe.

Chen Mo was so hot that he simply took off his undershirt and laid on the bed in loose shorts.

At noon, he received a call from a buddy in China.

The gist was that he could take a helicopter to pick him up, and he asked if he was willing to.

Chen Mo knew that his buddy loved money, so he asked about the price with a straight face.

His buddy was also straightforward and directly quoted a friendship price.

Chen Mo heard it and hung up on him with a click.

D*mn it, what a jerk!

Just to pick him up, he actually reached out to ask for a seven-figure sum, wasn’t this blatant robbery!

Cursing hatefully, he raised his hand and pressed the emergency call button at the head of the bed.

As long as this broken fan could be repaired, he was sure he could hold out for a day or two.

“Beep~”

The call volume was not small, but after waiting for a long time, no medical staff entered their ward.

Frowning, Chen Mo tried pressing it again based on the principle of not giving up easily.

This time, the sound was very long, echoing through the entire hospital corridor, but still, no one paid attention.

Chen Mo was a little angry, and after a tsk, he started pressing that button non-stop.

“Beep beep beep beep beep!”

After waiting for a while, it was dead silent outside.

“Beep beep beep beep beep!”

Chen Mo seemed to have a grudge against this button and began to abuse it like a storm.

Ye Mu beside him was very annoyed by the noise, so he simply helped press the emergency call button at the head of his own bed.

“Bam!”

The door of the ward was suddenly kicked open.

He roared at the ward, “Who pressed the bell!”

“I did,” Chen Mo responded coldly.

The nurse walked to his bedside and said fiercely, “For what reason did you press the bell?”

Chen Mo was sprayed with a mouthful of saliva and frowned in disgust for a long time without speaking.

The nurse had no patience and directly kicked his bed, “Speak!”

“The electric fan is broken, please find someone to fix it,” Ye Mu said for him just in time.

The nurse coldly grunted, “Anything else?”

Ye Mu said, “That’s all.”

The nurse glanced at him, said nothing, turned around, and left, slamming the door.

Two hours later

An old man dressed very sloppily walked into their ward carrying bags.

After setting up a ladder by himself, he climbed up and started repairing.

For the entire afternoon, the old man repaired it diligently, and when he came down from the ladder, he was already sweating profusely, and the sour smell of sweat also filled the entire ward.

Chen Mo clenched his teeth with sharpness and forbearance at the corner of his lips.

“Click”

The old man hunched over to the door and turned on the switch of the fan.

Chen Mo raised his eyes and looked at the ceiling.

The fan creaked and did not rotate, still paralyzed like it was dead.

The old man felt guilty and said, scratching his head, “Sorry, I’m not good at repairing.”

Chen Mo didn’t make a sound, but his face suddenly looked very unpleasant.

Ye Mu said, “It’s alright, you worked hard.”

The old man smiled and glanced at Chen Mo’s bed. He found that the IV was almost finished and enthusiastically said, “Your friend’s IV is out of water. Let me help call the nurse.”

Ye Mu nodded, “Okay, thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” the old man said.

After saying this, he turned around and came to the door of the ward and shouted,

“Nurse, come quickly; bed 7 is almost finished!”

Ye Mu felt that the two words “almost finished” were very ominous and said lightly, “Old man, you shouted wrong. It’s the medicine that’s finished.”

The old man heard it, hurriedly corrected it to the outside,

“Nurse, come quickly; bed 7 is about to be finished!”

Chen Mo’s face completely darkened. He grabbed a pillow and threw it at the door, “Get lost!”

The old man was startled and hurriedly packed his things and left.

Ye Mu pursed his lips, “He didn’t mean it.”

“Spare me,” Chen Mo said irritably, and in desperation, he called back his buddy from before.

His buddy was quite fast, and that night, he took the two away by helicopter.

On the way, he kept teasing with a smirk on his face, “I told you to let me pick you up early, but you refused. Now aren’t you making trouble for yourself?”

Chen Mo said in a deep voice, “With the price you offered at the beginning, I could have directly bought an airplane.”

His buddy shrugged, “It’s not much cheaper now, either. Didn’t you bring suffering to yourself these two days?”

Chen Mo was very annoyed, “Shut up, you!”

His buddy laughed, looking mischievous.

…

The medical facilities in China were much better than in Uruk. After that, Chen Mo and Ye Mu were sent to two high-grade wards for treatment.

With the support of the air-conditioned room with cool breezes and carefully prepared nutritious meals, their wounds healed much faster than before.

Chen Mo had a relatively strong physique and recovered to return to work in about ten days.

On the contrary, Ye Mu continued to stay in the hospital and suffer for a long time.

During the one month, most of his time was spent lying on the bed.

Sometimes he would stare blankly at the door for a while, but not for long.

The longer the time, the more a certain unspeakable expectation in his heart was worn away.

Before meeting Yan Chen, he enjoyed solitude very much, often alone and without any ties.

But after gradually getting used to that feeling of caring, everything became different.

In such a quiet room, he often couldn’t help but think of some things he knew he shouldn’t think about.

The door of the ward was always tightly closed, and there was always some expectation that person could come in to visit him.

But the facts always mercilessly proved his extravagant hopes.

Day after day passed, and disappointment and despair filled his increasingly numb heart.

Ye Mu gradually gave up.

…

On the night before being discharged, he met Gu Huai.

A man with a cold and elegant temperament, outstanding in all aspects.

Ye Mu’s impression and memory of him were only of his youthful days at university.

So many years had passed, and some of the immaturity had faded away from this person, and more nobility and restrained temperament had been added.

“Are you feeling better?” Gu Huai asked kindly like a friend.

Seeing him walk into the room, Ye Mu said lightly, “Much better; thanks for coming to see me.”

Gu Huai smiled, walked over, and put a fruit basket on his bedside table before he slowly sat down.

“It’s good to see that you’re okay. You know, Yan Chen and I have been worried about you since the plane crash.”

Ye Mu pulled the corner of his lips. Although he knew he was just saying polite words, he still replied, “Thank you for your concern.”

Gu Huai’s thin lips parted slightly, “We should, and besides, for so many years, I’ve been very grateful to you for accompanying Yan Chen on my behalf.”

Ye Mu was reticent and didn’t say anything.

Gu Huai didn’t seem to mind and still talked to himself, bringing up many topics.

Ye Mu listened for a long time and finally lost his patience, “If you have something to say, just say it directly.”

Gu Huai was silent for a moment. Without wasting words, looked at him and said directly, “Ye Mu, I plan to marry Yan Chen.”

Although he had some mental preparation, when he really heard this news, Ye Mu’s heart still ached dully.

But he didn’t show it, and after hearing it, he just bit his lip and pretended to be casual, “Congratulations to you two.”

Gu Huai grunted, “Thank you.”

Ye Mu tried his best to appear calm, “Remember to send me an invitation at that time so that I can also go to your wedding to have a drink.”

Gu Huai smiled as if nothing had happened, “Of course.”

Ye Mu kept a straight face and didn’t respond.

Gu Huai looked at him and spoke sharply, “Are you still thinking about him now?”

Ye Mu stared ahead and said indifferently, lying, “No, I pretty much forgot about him after we broke up.”

Gu Huai curled his lips, “That’s good. I hope you two won’t have any unnecessary contact in the future.”

Ye Mu had an expressionless face, “You’re overthinking.”

Gu Huai smiled with satisfaction, with a hint of mockery that was not easy to detect at the corner of his mouth, “It’s best if it’s like this. Remember what you said today.”

Ye Mu lowered his eyelids and said coldly, “If there’s nothing else, you can leave first.”

Gu Huai smiled and didn’t stay long. He gently closed the door and left.

Before he left, he also said a sentence.

—— Ye Mu, even being cheap should have a bottom line. It’s been eight years, don’t let me look down on you anymore.

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