Vol V Chapter 40
There were some things and some people that you couldn't avoid or avoid.
--Xiao Lin to himself
Where should I be now? Should he stay at home or drink in Ah Zeng's dormitory? Xiao Lin thought as he sat in the school ambulance. Today was the Qingming Festival. Yesterday, Xiao Lin rushed home to pay his respects to his ancestors 'graves. After that, he hurried back to school.
There were three days of school holidays during the Qingming Festival. Before Xiao Lin went home, a high school friend invited Xiao Lin to stay at his house for a few days. Father Xiao and Mother Xiao didn't go back. Xiao Lin thought that it was inconvenient to stay at home alone, so he agreed to his friend's request.
But now that she thought about it, she didn't know why she had returned to school. Xiao Lin closed his eyes and asked his inner self. The other him told Xiao Lin his true thoughts. Xiao Lin suddenly remembered and admitted it.
Because of Yuan Yimeng, she didn't go back to Yunnan. Xiao Lin thought that she might stay in school alone. He had been running around tiredly yesterday and did not rest. At night, he even had a nosebleed. Fortunately, it only stopped for a short while. He had woken up late today, and there was a WeChat message from Zhao Yuanguang asking if Xiao Lin had returned home. Do you want to play basketball together in the afternoon? Xiao Lin replied and agreed to go play with him in the afternoon.
When he passed by Xu Zeng's dorm room with his toiletries, Xu Zeng called Xiao Lin over and asked him to come over for a drink. He even told Zhao Yuanguang to come over. Everything was as normal as usual.
The ambulance shook violently, pulling Xiao Lin back to reality. Xu Zeng was sitting next to Xiao Lin, and in the back row was a golf buddy from the School of Physics and Electricity and Chu Yuheng, a senior from Xiao Lin's school. The senior's left wrist was already swollen, and he was holding it in the hands of his teammates. Chu Yuheng, who had always been cheerful and optimistic, did not show a pained expression. Instead, he was joking with everyone.
In the afternoon, Zhao Yuanguang told Xiao Lin that he might be late because he had to go to self-study. Xiao Lin found an empty court to warm up and practice shooting. At this time, there were not many people on the basketball court, probably because most of them had gone home.
The weather today was not bad. It was cloudy and neither hot nor cold. It was very suitable for playing basketball. Half an hour later, Zhao Yuanguang still hadn't arrived, so Xiao Lin started to team up with the others. Xiao Lin didn't have the time to play basketball like he did in his first and second years. He played less often, at most twice a week. Therefore, Xiao Lin would always go and play to his heart's content.
At around five o'clock, Zhao Yuanguang rode his bicycle to the basketball court. He found Xiao Lin and told him that he didn't want to come back after showering. When Zhao Yuanguang left the court, he reminded Xiao Lin not to stay up too late. Xu Zeng was waiting for them in the dormitory. After Zhao Yuanguang left, Xiao Lin was prepared to stop after a few more rounds.
When Xiao Lin walked to the middle of the court to serve, he saw Chu Yuheng running over with a basketball. Because they knew each other, the two of them greeted each other, and Chu Yuheng ran to the court next to Xiao Lin's team to join the other team to play basketball.
After Xiao Lin and the others finished the last ten balls they had agreed on, the others went back. Xiao Lin walked to the side of the court to say goodbye to Chu Yuheng before leaving. An acquaintance who was sitting below and watching Chu Yuheng and the others play asked Xiao Lin if he wanted to play for a while longer. At this time, Xiao Lin was in high spirits and agreed.
Now that he thought about it, if only he hadn't gone over at that time and hadn't agreed after he went over. Perhaps he could have avoided an unnecessary accident. Xiao Lin was very dejected. He had caused harm to others. Chu Yuheng lost his balance after being hit by Xiao Lin's body. He fell to the ground and his left hand hit the basketball court. He could not even move.
Xiao Lin silently looked out of the ambulance window. He sighed and caught Chu Yuheng's attention. He stretched out his right hand to hold Xiao Lin's hand on his thigh and comforted Xiao Lin,""Xiao Lin, this was an accident. It's inevitable to get injured when playing basketball. Besides, I'm lucky that it's my left hand, not my right hand. Otherwise, you'd have to feed me.”
Chu Yuheng laughed." Actually, I'm to blame for this. At the end of the game, our team lost one person and everyone stopped playing. And I had to drag someone over to continue playing. Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened. Besides, my luck hasn't been good recently. When I go back during the Qingming Festival holiday, my uncle will drive to pick me up. I'll sit in the passenger seat. When we turned the corner, a big truck rolled the front cover of my uncle's car into it. Fortunately, we were fine.”
"If it's just a simple dislocated joint, it shouldn't be a big problem. You're young and energetic, and you recover quickly.”Xu Zeng said.
He and Zhao Yuanguang were drinking and waiting for Xiao Lin to come back. He didn't expect Xiao Lin to call him and give him a fright. Xu Zeng thought that Xiao Lin had been knocked down, so he quickly took his wallet to the school hospital to look for Xiao Lin. Zhao Yuanguang locked the bicycle back to his room. It wasn't safe to leave it at school, so he told Xiao Lin that he would be there soon.
"I've had my hip dislocated before. I'll let the doctor reset it and it'll be fine after a while. Hopefully, it's not a fracture.”said his friend.
The moment Chu Yuheng fell from the sky, a loud bang was heard, shocking everyone present. Xiao Lin and his friends from the School of Electronic Science and Technology waited for him to recover and immediately helped him to the school infirmary. The school could not see the symptoms of the orthopedic department, but they could provide an ambulance to send them to other hospitals in Nanchang.
"Brother Yu Heng, don't worry. I'll pay for the medical fees.”When they got into the car, Xiao Lin promised Chu Yuheng. Xiao Lin knew that a simple apology would not solve the problem. The mistakes he had made and the harm he had caused should be borne by him.
"Speaking of which, it's really a coincidence. I didn't plan to play basketball in the afternoon. My girlfriend and I had an appointment to go to the movies tonight. Who would have thought that I would come back early from self-study and run to the court? You know, I usually go over to play basketball at three or four o'clock. I even went over at five o'clock today. It seemed that he really couldn't avoid it. If he couldn't escape, he would have to suffer this calamity.”Chu Yuheng said," Just treat it as accumulating your character and sending away bad luck in advance. Leave good luck for the critical moment. The biggest prayer now was that it was just like what this guy said, that it was only a dislocated joint and not a fracture. That would be very lucky.”
Xiao Lin was deeply immersed in self-blame. He didn't know what else he could do other than blame himself. Was he complaining? Are you complaining about the misfortune caused by all the coincidences? Or was it such a coincidence that he actually bumped into it?
He remembered that the writer Shi Tiesheng, whom he used to admire, had once described in detail how he had been paralyzed in a car accident in an article. He described all kinds of coincidences, the so-called butterfly effect. The lack of any one of them could avoid the disaster. Perhaps it was just as Chu Yuheng had said. There were some things and some people that you could not avoid or avoid.
The ambulance stopped at the entrance of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang City. Xiao Lin and his basketball friends helped Chu Yuheng out of the car. Xiao Lin thanked the driver, and the driver drove the ambulance back to school. Xiao Lin and Xu Zeng walked to the front, more than a meter away from Chu Yuheng. Xiao Lin asked Xu Zeng in a low voice,"Ah Zeng, how much money did you bring with you?"”Xiao Lin usually didn't bring his phone with him when he played basketball. He was worried that his wallet would be stolen when he went to the court.
Xu Zeng opened his wallet and counted 400 yuan." That's all. There's no money in these two bank cards."”Xiao Lin planned to use it first and see if it was not enough.
"Brother Yu Heng, walk slowly. Ah Zeng and I will go in to register first.”Xiao Lin said as he walked to the entrance of the hall with Xu Zeng.
It was already past eight o'clock at night, so he could only register for the emergency room. Xiao Lin asked the nurse about the procedure and filled in the registration form. Because he didn't know much about Chu Yuheng, Xiao Lin waited for him to come over before he could complete the information. Although it was night, there were still many people who came to see the doctor. The clinic hall was noisy.
Xiao Lin took the registration form and walked to the payment counter on the left side of the door, preparing to pass the registration form through the window. A female medical staff was sitting inside, holding a phone in her hand and staring at the screen without moving.
Xiao Lin guessed that she was probably playing a game, so he called the doctor twice. She looked away from the screen unhappily and glanced at Xiao Lin. She pulled the registration form under the window and asked in a rough voice,"Who is Chu Yuheng? What's going on? Where did his eyes go? Why didn't he fill in the county and town at the back?”
Xiao Lin had no choice but to hold his breath and pick up the registration form that was thrown at the window. After filling it out, he handed it to her. "Seven." Xiao Lin put ten yuan into the slot. After she entered the information into the computer, she threw the medical card, medical record, and three yuan into the slot.
After Xiao Lin picked it up, he looked at her with disdain and walked away, thinking that he didn't need to be calculative with a low-quality stranger.
Xiao Lin asked an auntie who was waiting in the main hall. At the surgical clinic, the auntie looked at Chu Yuheng and kindly asked him about his injury, whether it still hurt, and how he felt. Chu Yuheng simply answered the auntie, thanking her for her concern.
Then, the four of them walked in the direction the auntie pointed at and entered the surgical clinic. The doctor was a middle-aged man. He carefully picked up Chu Yuheng's left hand and looked at it. He asked Chu Yuheng if he could move his fingers. After that, the doctor suggested that Xiao Lin and the others go for an X-ray scan first. Xiao Lin took the doctor's written form and waited for Chu Yuheng and the others to go out first. He asked the doctor how much it would cost. He was worried that he did not have enough money with him.
The doctor told Xiao Lin that if the X-ray showed a fracture, he would have to take two X-rays, put on a cast, and prescribe some painkillers. He estimated that it would cost about 700 to 800 yuan.
Xiao Lin went to Xu Zeng's place to get two hundred yuan first, then deliberately walked to the registration office in front of him to find the female medical staff who was still playing with her mobile phone. The female medical staff raised her head and looked at Xiao Lin. She didn't say anything, kept the money, and handed over the receipt. Xiao Lin put the receipt in Xu Zeng's hand and asked him to accompany Chu Yuheng to the X-ray while he went to the bathroom.
Xiao Lin held Xu Zeng's cell phone and thought about who to call to help send some money over. Zhao Yuanguang sent a message saying that he was already in a taxi. Xiao Lin asked him how much money he had on him, but Zhao Yuanguang said that he didn't bring any money because he didn't know the situation.
Xiao Lin was thinking about the others. Xie Wenhao and his high school friends had gone to Jingdezhen on their bicycles, and Zhao Ruixu had already gone home. Other than a few brothers, Xiao Lin believed that Bai Bingying would be willing to rush over for him in the middle of the night. However, Yuan Yimeng might not be the same. Perhaps this was the difference between liking and being liked. Even though they hadn't contacted each other for a long time, Xiao Lin still remembered Bai Bingying's number.
He pressed the number on Xu Zeng's dial button, and Bai Bingying's name appeared. Xu Zeng, Xie Wenhao, and the others were still good friends with Bai Bingying. Xiao Lin looked at the number on his phone and hesitated for a moment. In the end, he still dialed.
"Hello, Ah Zeng." Bai Bingying answered the phone.
"It's me. I have Ah Zeng's phone.”Xiao Lin said.
"I thought it was Ah Zeng. Are you looking for me? Why did you call me with his cell phone?”Bai Bingying asked.
"Bingying, I went to play basketball this afternoon and had an accident with someone. He injured his hand and now we are accompanying him to the hospital for a check-up. But I didn't bring any money with me when I played basketball. Ah Zeng didn't bring enough money. Can you help me send some money over? If it's not convenient, forget it.”Xiao Lin tried his best to seek her opinion.
"Which hospital do you think it is? How much money does it cost?”Bai Bingying said without hesitation. Xiao Lin told her the address and asked her to bring 1,000 yuan over. "Alright, I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Lin couldn't tell whether he was grateful or guilty. He hurriedly ran to Xu Zeng and the others, wondering how Chu Yuheng's injuries were.
When Xiao Lin went over, he saw Chu Yuheng and the other two sitting in the waiting hall, silent. The atmosphere was a little heavy. Xiao Lin felt a little awkward, but no matter what, he had to face it. "How is it? Was the result out? Is it still ideal?" Xiao Lin walked to Chu Yuheng's side and asked.
"Not yet. I'm waiting for the scans to come out.”the player holding Chu Yuheng's hand said.
Chu Yuheng looked at Xiao Lin and said with a bitter smile,""It's alright. It's just a little swollen. It doesn't hurt that much. It must be just a dislocated joint.”
Ten minutes later, a doctor came out and called Chu Yuheng's name. The four of them walked forward. The doctor handed the bag containing the X-ray scans to Xiao Lin and said kindly,""It's fractured. The bone in his left ankle is fractured. He went to the Orthopedics Department on the ninth floor to find a doctor to straighten him up and put on a cast. He would recover in one or two months and could play basketball in three months.”
This news was undoubtedly a blow to Xiao Lin and the others. The gap between hope and disappointment was always difficult to accept.
"Xiao Lin, did your brother bring enough money?”Chu Yuheng asked when they were going down the stairs.
Xiao Lin walked in front and turned around to say,""Brother Yu Heng, don't worry. Money isn't important, as long as you can recover soon. I asked another friend of mine to send the money over.”
Speaking of Bai Bingying, Xiao Lin was a little worried. It had been twenty minutes since he had called her. Could something have happened? Xiao Lin took Xu Zeng's phone and called her again. Bai Bingying said that she was already in the taxi. The driver estimated that it would take about 15 minutes. When she arrived, she would call Xiao Lin. There was no need to worry.
After taking care of Chu Yuheng, the four of them slowly walked to another building and took the elevator to the ninth floor to find an orthopedic doctor. "Hello, doctor. Excuse me, my friend has a fracture. Where do we go to find an orthopedist?”Xiao Lin asked the doctor who was walking towards him. The doctor pointed to the corner in front of them and asked them to go and find Doctor Zhuo.
Doctor Zhuo was an elderly man with gray sideburns. He wore a pair of presbyopic glasses and a white coat. At first glance, he gave off a kind, amiable, and well-versed medical feeling.
Doctor Zhuo patiently asked Chu Yuheng about the cause of the fracture and the specific time. Then, he picked up the X-ray and looked at it under the light." Young man, don't be too sad. From the X-ray, the situation is fine. You need to do a reduction. It will be a little painful, but you just have to endure it. Once it's connected, you will recover very quickly.”
Doctor Zhuo asked Chu Yuheng to sit on the chair. Xu Zeng, Xiao Lin, and his golf friends stood to help hold Chu Yuheng down, afraid that he would not be able to bear it. Doctor Zhuo rolled up his sleeve and gently rubbed Chu Yuheng's left arm first, then slowly moved down to his wrist. Then, he pulled it back with all his might.
Xiao Lin stared at Chu Yuheng. He closed his eyes and clenched his teeth tightly, but he did not make a sound from beginning to end. His forehead was covered in tiny beads of sweat, and his left wrist, which had been reset, was trembling. Doctor Zhuo asked Chu Yuheng to move his fingers, but he could only bend them slightly.
At this time, Xu Zeng's cell phone rang. Xu Zeng took a look and gave it to Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin knew that it must be Bai Bingying calling. "Brother Yu Heng, I'm going out to take a call.”
Xiao Lin walked out of the door and answered the phone.""Where are you now? The door, right? Alright, I'll come down to pick you up right away. Wait for me.”Xiao Lin informed Xu Zeng and the others before taking the elevator down.
Xiao Lin left the building and jogged to the entrance of the hospital. Bai Bingying stood alone at the side, waiting for Xiao Lin with her bag slung over her shoulder. This was the first time Xiao Lin had seen Bai Bingying since the start of school. It was strange. In the past, when the two of them were in love, Xiao Lin would always find her in the crowd or occasionally bump into her. After breaking up, even if she didn't deliberately avoid it, it was very difficult to meet again. The same place, different time.
"Aren't you cold?" Seeing Xiao Lin running over in his jersey, Bai Bingying asked with concern. Xiao Lin shook his head. "You guys haven't had dinner yet, right? I bought some desserts.”As Bai Bingying spoke, Xiao Lin noticed the dessert in her hand.
Xiao Lin was very grateful that she had thought of everything." Thank you.”Xiao Lin said sincerely," I'm really troubling you.”
On the way back, Xiao Lin told Bai Bingying everything that had happened. Xiao Lin was a little resentful.
"Don't blame yourself too much," Bai Bingying consoled."You and your senior are friends from the same academy. Just settle this matter calmly." This was an accident. You didn't do it on purpose. It's just that both of them were unlucky. You can't be blamed. We have to pay more attention to him in the future and buy some fruits to visit him in a few days. After all, it's very painful to have a fracture. I hope he recovers soon.”
Hearing Bai Bingying's words, Xiao Lin felt much better.
The two of them took the elevator to the ninth floor and walked into the original ward. Chu Yuheng was still sitting on the chair with his back facing the door. His arm was in a cast and wrapped in white bandages. Xu Zeng and his teammates stood on both sides of him. Xiao Lin walked in first and introduced Bai Bingying to Chu Yuheng. Bai Bingying greeted Chu Yuheng with great concern, then smiled and greeted Xu Zeng and the others.
Doctor Zhuo turned around with a white cloth and said to Xiao Lin and the others,""Go and take another X-ray. Then, bring the film over for me to see. I want to make sure that the reduction is complete. If he did not return to his original position, he would have to remove the cast and redo it.”
Xiao Lin and Bai Bingying stayed behind after Chu Yuheng and the others left. Xiao Lin asked Doctor Zhuo if the situation would be more serious if the reduction was not complete. What would be the consequences?
Doctor Zhuo told Xiao Lin that if surgery alone could not correct it, then surgery might be needed because he had encountered this situation before, and he had also broken his wrist. He could only make a further judgment after seeing the second scan and take relevant medical measures.
Bai Bingying accompanied Xiao Lin to the clinic to pay for the second X-ray scan. She took the receipt and went to Chu Yuheng and the others. After sending Chu Yuheng inside, the five of them sat in the hall and chatted while waiting for the film to come out. After a few minutes, Xiao Lin took the X-ray and Bai Bingying back to the ninth floor in the elevator.
Doctor Zhuo took out two scans from the plastic bag and compared them for a while before putting them back into the bag.
"Not bad, it's back to normal." Doctor Zhuo said casually," Tell that young man to put a pillow under his hand when he sleeps. Don't move around, or else there might be a misplacement. If the conditions allowed, he should drink more rib soup.”Doctor Zhuo carefully instructed.
"Thank you, Doctor. This is the only good news I've heard tonight." Xiao Lin quickly thanked Doctor Zhuo.”
After Xiao Lin and the others went down, they told Chu Yuheng the news and prepared to leave the hospital. At this moment, Xu Zeng asked Xiao Lin why he didn't see Zhao Yuanguang. Xiao Lin was so busy that he didn't think of him. Logically speaking, he should have arrived earlier than Bai Bingying. Xiao Lin gave him a call, and his phone beeped. It was already switched off.
Zhao Yuanguang ran into the emergency room, panting. Xu Zeng asked Zhao Yuanguang what happened. Did anything happen on the way?
Zhao Yuanguang calmed down after a while and said,""I came from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang. When I went there, I suspected that I had misheard. I was about to ask Xiao Lin again, but my phone was out of battery, so I rushed over now.”
Xiao Lin blamed him. How could he not even remember their numbers? If something happened, and he didn't have his phone with him or something else, how could he, Xu Zeng, Xie Wenhao, and the others rush over immediately?
The next afternoon, Xie Wenhao and Zhao Ruixu returned to school. Zhao Ruixu came up to Xiao Lin's room to look for him. Zhao Ruixu had already known about this when he was at home, so he wanted to see if Xiao Lin was injured. Xiao Lin called Xie Wenhao and asked them to accompany him to visit Chu Yuheng tonight.
In the evening, Xiao Lin and the other two bought some fruits and went to the third building to find Chu Yuheng's bedroom. Chu Yuheng's girlfriend happened to be there too, and she warmly invited Xiao Lin and the others to sit inside.
"Senior Yu Heng, are you feeling better?”Zhao Ruixu sat down and asked.
"It doesn't hurt as much as it did at the beginning. It's just that it will take some time for me to recover. It seems that this should be the last time I play basketball in university. After playing for almost four years, he hadn't been hurt much. It was time to leave a man's mark.”Chu Yuheng smiled and said," You level 11 juniors probably won't remember most of them in the future, but I definitely won't forget Xiao Lin. What a joke. But to be honest, Xiao Lin, you have to change the style of your play. Otherwise, you'll get injured easily.”
"Thank you for your reminder, Brother Yu Heng. I really feel guilty. It seems that I can't play basketball on Qingming Festival in the future. Brother Yu Heng, you must take care of yourself. It's best if you recover as soon as possible.”Xiao Lin said apologetically.
After leaving Chu Yuheng's dormitory, Xie Wenhao comforted Xiao Lin,""Xiao Lin, everything will pass. Encountering such a thing, he would take it as a lesson and be more careful next time.”
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