After speaking, he looked at the doctor in front of him again: "Doctor Dai, I’m going to have to trouble you to give me a hand."
Xinyan thought there was nothing more for her to do here, so she wanted to leave this awkward place quickly. She looked at Ye Silai, who was still squatting on the ground, and pretended to be calm, saying, "Little Silai, since your uncle is here, I’ll head back first."
Ye Silai looked at his uncle and then at the doctor. For some reason, he suddenly spoke out, "Sister, can you help us? My uncle’s leg is injured again, and I’m afraid he might not be able to take care of my brother. I’m a little scared."
Xinyan was moved and also a bit annoyed by his words, thinking: How did I end up being relied upon like this? Besides, with the incident that just happened, I really don’t want to stay here any longer.
Xinyan felt a bit troubled. She and Ye Silai were just passing acquaintances. If it weren’t for the fact that he was a child, and she had dealt with his uncle in the morning and found him to be of decent character, she would have just considered it paying a human debt and not have come here.
But the request from this child was really putting her in a difficult position.
In this day and age, if you’re too enthusiastic, you might turn around and find yourself rumored to be unscrupulous. But if you refuse outright, people might say you lack compassion.
Just as Ye Silai was about to speak again seeing Xinyan not responding, He Jinxuan eased the situation: "Sorry, the kid doesn’t understand. Sending Siyan over is already a huge help. It’s getting late, you should head back."
After saying this, He Jinxuan gave Ye Silai a look: "Hurry up and go pay the fees."
Ye Silai then remembered the important task and quickly jogged towards the payment office, not forgetting to shout while running, "Sister, thank you."
Nurse Li, who came out, saw someone going to pay and turned back to the treatment room to prepare. Though her words could be sharp, she still had basic professional ethics.
Xinyan nodded at Doctor Dai and He Jinxuan, then turned and left the hospital quickly.
Doctor Dai said to He Jinxuan, who he was helping support, "Director He, I’ll help you to the treatment room to check on you."
He Jinxuan was truly holding back. His forehead was sweating, yet he didn’t utter a word.
After the check, Doctor Dai breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, the fracture site hasn’t suffered serious damage; apart from some local soft tissue injury, there’s no other issue. However, from now on, you need to stay in bed, preferably with your leg elevated, and let the nurse help you with a cold compress. You also need to continue taking anti-inflammatory medication."
He Jinxuan frowned and, seeing Nurse Li finishing the injection for the child, couldn’t care about his leg injury and quickly asked, "Nurse, how is Siyan?"
Nurse Li now spoke more gently: "The injection was just given; it can’t work that fast—we need to observe for a while."
Seeing this family, with injuries and illness, Doctor Dai couldn’t help but feel some sympathy: "Director He, I’ll help you upstairs, and I’ll brief the nurse upstairs as well."
He Jinxuan clenched his fist and tapped his leg: "Doctor Dai, please help me take Little Siyan upstairs too. I want to stay by his side."
Doctor Dai initially considered asking the on-duty nurse on the first floor to help look after things, but hearing He Jinxuan’s words, he agreed.
After a flurry of activity, they finally got them moved to an upstairs ward.
Doctor Dai gave a few instructions to the nurse upstairs and then said to He Jinxuan, "I’ll bring over a basin of warm water shortly. It’s best to wipe down the child so his fever can go down faster, and he can feel more comfortable."
But just after speaking, seeing He Jinxuan’s leg, he found himself in a bit of a dilemma.