Needles were taken out one after the other, so long, so thin.
Bai Zhi had been enduring the pain, and then, she started to learn how to feel it, silent from beginning to end.
By the time they reached her shoulder, it was already an hour and a half later, and Bai Zhi looked like she had been fished out of water.
As Old Han had said, pricking a carrot or a pig’s skin isn’t the same as pricking yourself. Each spot feels different, so this was a kind of experience for her.
It was just a bit too painful. So painful that she felt every second was agony.
In fact, Bai Zhi didn’t know that Li Mo was really impressed with her at the moment. This child could really endure.
With every operation, with every needle that was removed, she bit down on her teeth. Her chin had long since bled, and he quickly handed her a piece of gauze to bite on.
"If it’s too painful, would you like to have some anesthesia?"
In truth, they dared not use it because if something went wrong, even the slightest inattention could numb her entire arm. What they had wasn’t anesthesia but glucose, merely a psychological suggestion for her.
But Bai Zhi shook her head. She had persisted for so long; it made no sense to give up at the last moment.
Time passed by, second by second, and Old Han continued with the needles, even to the extent that Bai Zhi could feel a warm sensation at the moment of insertion.
Was this what Master spoke of as "qi"?
The next second. No time to feel anymore.
Finally, she heard the sound of heaven.
"Okay, the last needle is out, a total of 22 needles. Now we start the suturing."
Now wasn’t twenty years later, when they would have just cut open a big incision and begun to remove needles before suturing.
Bai Zhi’s complexion was so pale she was hard to look at.
"Xingxing, rest now, it’s over, all right?"
Li Mo’s voice sounded in her ear, and Bai Zhi felt so tired, too tired, and she passed out.
The lights in the operating room went out.
Bai Zhi was wheeled out, but Old Han remained in place. This little disciple, truly worthy of Bai Dan’s granddaughter, hadn’t made a sound from start to finish. She had clenched her teeth and really held on, good. Such a tough little one was his disciple; he would have to be serious from now on.
He had to make this little disciple into a boss, the kind no one could bully.
The door opened, and Bai Dan stepped forward immediately, his heart aching at the sight of the unconscious Bai Zhi.
He hurriedly followed back to the ward.
They immediately hooked her up to an IV upon returning to the ward.
"Bai Xin, go rent a room nearby, buy some chicken or something, and stew soup for Xingxing. We’ll have to stay here for a while."
Considering Xingxing’s condition, she would definitely need to be hospitalized, so the food from the cafeteria wasn’t suitable for her.
Bai Xin immediately agreed and simultaneously patted his own head; why hadn’t he thought of that himself?
"Dad, Xingxing just needs to stay a week, and she will be able to leave the hospital." Renting a room and such, wasn’t that a bit excessive?
Bai Dan wasn’t pleased to hear that.
"How is that excessive? Isn’t it excessive for you all to keep staying in motels? Renting a room gives the kids a place to stay. Xingxing can eat well, don’t worry about it. Just tell me when you want to get a divorce, and I’ll just send Bai Da over."
Bai Dan was somewhat impatient, and Ye Xiu knew at a glance that her father-in-law had misunderstood. She just thought that the hospital cafeteria could also lend them a stove.
"No, Dad, I asked, and the cafeteria can lend us a stove too. We can cook there. I’ll go out and buy some stuff when it’s time. Let Bai Fei and Wu Wa go back with big brother first. It’s not good for them to be stewing here."