Chapter 113: Chapter 113 Poor Stone Chapter 113: Chapter 113 Poor Stone The moon was beautiful tonight, and the path was exceptionally clear. She walked quickly, not realizing that someone had been following her all along.
The clinic’s main gate was already closed, but a small door was left open for passage. Lights were off in all the patient rooms, and Luo Qiao felt uncomfortable knocking on the duty room’s door.
Since the ward was just one row, she went from one to another, listening for any sounds. There weren’t many patients hospitalized.
Finally, she heard someone quietly crying outside one of the rooms. Luo Qiao pushed the door open and glanced inside; of the three beds, only the middle one was occupied.
A tiny bundle on the bed, Luo Qiao suddenly felt an intense pang of heartache. This was the same as her own childhood in her past life when her parents were busy every day, leaving her no time for company. Back then, the family business hadn’t been very big, and they only had one live-in nanny.
The nanny went home once a week, and if her parents were home that day, it was alright. But most of the time, they would come home very late. Once, on a night when it rained and thundered, she was only slightly older than Stone.
Like now, she had felt helpless, hugging herself and crying softly, suddenly feeling a sense of empathy with Stone.
Luo Qiao knocked on the door gently and softly called out, “Stone.”
Stone stopped crying but didn’t dare to move. Not wanting to scare him, Luo Qiao said, “Stone, don’t be afraid, it’s Sister Luo Qiao.”
Upon hearing it was Luo Qiao, Stone tried to turn his head to look at the door, possibly hurting his wounds, and he whimpered again.
In that moment, Luo Qiao had already stopped by the bed. Because his injuries were on his back, Little Stone had been lying on his stomach all day.
With a crying tone, Stone asked, “Sister Luo Qiao, why did you come so late?”
Luo Qiao, using the moonlight to inspect Stone’s back, was truly horrified. There were many blisters on his back, and noticing he was only wearing pants, she asked, “Stone, besides your back, did you get burned on your bottom or legs?”
After asking, Luo Qiao couldn’t help but shed tears, thinking to herself that Kong Yuru truly deserved no peace, for being such a bastard.
Embarrassed, Stone said, “A little, but don’t worry, Sister Luo Qiao.”
Stone’s maturity only made Luo Qiao feel worse.
Looking around the empty ward, Luo Qiao asked, “Stone, where is your uncle?”
Stone was silent for a while after hearing Luo Qiao’s question then said, “Uncle said he has to work tomorrow and couldn’t stay with me, so he went back to the village at nightfall. Auntie and Cousin Shengyuan came to apply medicine to me and then also returned to the village.”
Luo Qiao’s anger flared up instantly, “So, no one has brought you dinner tonight, right?”
Stone softly replied, “I had a full lunch, it’s okay.”
Luo Qiao took out a bamboo container from her basket, filled with chicken and vegetable congee. This had been prepared a few days ago and stored in a space, originally meant as a late-night snack for Stone, but it seemed it would now serve as his dinner.
She opened the door a bit wider, letting the moonlight spill into the room, and passed the spoon to Stone, “Eat this congee.”
Tears still clung to Stone’s eyes, which made him even more pitiable.
Stone whispered, “Thank you, Sister Luo Qiao.”
Since his entire back was blistered, and it was really inconvenient, Luo Qiao grabbed a stool from the corner. The stool was lower than the bed, just right for placing the bamboo container on it, making it easier for Stone.
Watching Stone start to drink the congee, Luo Qiao asked, “Stone, did the doctor apply medicine to you today?”
Stone’s hand paused while ladling the congee, then he said somewhat dejectedly, “The doctor did apply medicine once today, but my aunt said after spending that twenty dollars, that was it, and she won’t take care of it anymore.”