Dead but not stiff

In the lobby on the first floor of the emergency department of S City Central Hospital, a hurried-looking middle-aged man avoided the crowd and rushed straight to the information desk, asking the nurse in a hurry: "Excuse me, is there an old man named Shen?" Has the wife been sent in for treatment just now?"

The nurse was so commonplace, she said without raising her head, "I came here more than an hour ago, on the fourth floor."

The middle-aged man said thank you, turned around and ran towards the elevator again.

The nurse behind him shook her head and muttered, "An old lady in her 60s fell down a two-meter-high staircase. It's just a joke. How are women here? She's too careless..."

Outside the door of the emergency room on the fourth floor of the emergency department, Gu Xien stood with his arms folded against the wall, staring at something in the air absentmindedly, like an ignorant statue.However, as soon as there was any disturbance in his ears, he immediately raised his head in a hurry, looking anxiously towards the door of the operating room, and a look of helplessness appeared in his eyes.

Wu Jiaying, who was standing not far away from the phone, came back, and seeing him like this, she immediately adopted a domineering attitude, walked over aggressively, stood in front of Gu Xien and shouted sharply: "Do you still have the face to wait here? After a while, uncle and Shen Bai will come, let me see how you end up!"

Gu Xien raised her head, her slack eyes were instantly sharp, and she looked straight into Wu Jiaying's eyes, which made her heart tremble, and she raised her chin sternly, "Did you hear that?"

Gu Xien looked at the arrogant and domineering person in front of him, and said slowly: "I'm not here, do you want you, a murderer, to stay here and continue to make trouble?"

Wu Jiaying turned pale in shock, her face turned pale instantly, her voice raised several decibels, pointing at Gu Xien and hissing: "What nonsense are you talking about! You are clearly framing!"

"I really admire you, Miss Wu." Gu Xien looked at her with burning eyes, his eyes were like sharp swords, "You are the first stupid and vicious woman I have seen in all these years of my life."

"Whatever you say. No matter what I do," Wu Jiaying sneered, and shouted recklessly in a high-pitched voice on purpose: "It's better than a dead gay who seduces men like you!"

There were not many people in the emergency department at night. She deliberately jumped up and down to cover up her guilt, trying to attract more passers-by to watch, just like a person who is trying to flaunt her righteous identity and desperately wants to bluff to gain support from the masses.

Gu Xien's eyes were calm, and he stated the facts calmly: "But homosexuality is not illegal, and murder is illegal."

"You don't spitting blood!" Wu Jiaying was full of nonsense, and began to talk about other things: "Homosexuality is not normal! If you are together, can you give him a child? Can you give him a normal family like an ordinary person?"

Gu Xien said lightly: "Why should I give him these? Does he need it?"

Wu Jiaying's face was full of gloom: "Then how do you know what he needs? Do you need to become a pervert in the normal population with you, and be poked in the back with you? Or do you need to—"

"All I know is that he needs me."

In a word, Wu Jiaying's unfinished abuse was completely blocked back, she suddenly fell silent, stared at Gu Xien fiercely, her chest rose and fell violently, and her face looked like she wanted to swallow the person in front of her alive, and then she was addicted to his blood A bone-chilling expression.

"Okay," Wu Jiaying gritted her teeth and sneered after a long while, pointing to the operating room not far away, "Then we'll just wait, wait a while for Uncle and Shen Bai to come over, facing the unconscious aunt inside, what will they do?" Who to trust."

Gu Xien looked at her in silence for a second, then lowered his head, and stopped looking at her.

"Jiaying!"

But at this moment, an anxious call came from far to near, Wu Jiaying followed the sound, and her face also changed to a weeping expression.

The visitor walked over quickly, hugged her in his arms, patted her on the back and comforted her softly: "I'm sorry I'm late, what did the doctor say?"

Wu Jiaying wiped away her tears, raised her head from his arms, and answered him with sobs: "Still in rescue."

The person who came comforted: "Then we will wait first."

Wu Jiaying shook her head, her face full of self-blame and remorse: "Hewei, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of my aunt. When Shen Bai comes later, he will definitely blame me."

Zhao Hewei hurriedly comforted him: "No, don't think too much."

Wu Jiaying wiped away her tears, Zhao Hewei helped her go to the bench next to her and sat down, looked up and saw Gu Xien who was standing aside, just smiled politely at him, but in the end, she heard Wu Jiaying screamed, in Zhao Hewei's eyes To her stunned expression, she complained tearfully: "Let's stay away from him! He was the one who caused my aunt to fall down the stairs!"

Zhao Hewei was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Gu Xien with vigilance and inquiry.

"This gentleman..." He subconsciously stood in front of Wu Jiaying, facing Gu Xien and asked tentatively, "Is the matter what Jiaying said?"

Gu Xien glanced at Zhao Hewei blankly, turned and walked away without saying a word.

"You're killing someone and you want to run! Stop!" But suddenly, Wu Jiaying swiftly chased after her, reaching out and grabbing Gu Xien's arm tightly. Raising his arms to shake her off, Wu Jiaying staggered and nearly fell, but was supported by Zhao Hewei who followed closely behind.

Although Zhao Hewei didn't understand the situation, he couldn't see his girlfriend being treated violently. He protected Wu Jiaying behind him, stretched out his hand and pushed Gu Xien's shoulder heavily, and reprimanded him sharply: "What are you doing! How could you be so violent to a girl? .”

Before he could make another move, a figure flashed in front of his eyes, and he kicked him to the ground with a bang without saying a word. The force of the kick was so strong that Zhao Hewei grinned in pain and broke out in cold sweat up.Accompanied by Wu Jiaying's shrill scream, a voice of furious anger that seemed to have been similar but felt eerie and cold at the moment sounded in his ear: "What the hell are you! How dare you push him like this?"

"And you." Shen Bai was covered in violent anger, and looked at Wu Jiaying coldly: "I don't care why you are here, get out of here right now."

Wu Jiaying looked at Shen Bai who suddenly appeared with a bloodless face, pointed at Gu Xien and shouted at him hoarsely: "You still protect him? Do you know what good things he has done?"

Shen Bai sneered, and said sarcastically: "Interesting, if I don't protect him, do I still protect you?"

Zhao Hewei, who had just got up tremblingly from the ground, looked at the two of them in surprise after hearing this rather subtle sentence.

Wu Jiaying persisted: "He was the one who caused Auntie to fall down the stairs, can you stop being obsessed with right and wrong?"

Shen Bai was too lazy to listen to her nonsense, turned around and looked at the person standing against the wall behind him, his attitude instantly changed from fury to softness, and he asked patiently and seriously: "What's going on? Why did the old lady fall down the stairs when she was fine? Come down? Don't worry, tell me slowly."

Gu Xien looked at Shen Bai, panic and bewilderment flashed in his eyes, "I'm sorry..." He whispered to him, his tone was full of guilt and regret.

Shen Bai was caught off guard by his emotions and disturbed his thoughts. He paused, and then said calmly: "Gu Xi'en, if you don't want me to misunderstand you, please answer me properly, and don't apologize right away."

Gu Xien subconsciously glanced in the direction of the operating room, and when he spoke again, his voice trembled slightly.Facing Shen Bai at this moment, the huge remorse and guilt and the panic and fear at the time of the incident were infinitely magnified to the apex, forcefully pushing his previous calm emotions to the brink of collapse.

His voice was hoarse and trembling, struggling with his life hanging by a thread, he said incoherently: "I didn't expect her...Auntie would come after her. I just want to get out of there quickly...I'm sorry...Shen Bai, you go and help me first Ask, ask how Auntie is doing... okay?"

"Gu Xi'en!" Shen Bai shook his shoulders, looked at the other's distraught look, paused for a moment, then forcibly held the back of his head and hugged him into his arms, "Calm down," he felt in his arms The body trembled violently, and said slowly: "I also want to know how my mother is doing, and I want to know why my mother is lying on the operating table. But I don't want to hear others say, I want to hear you tell me."

"Uncle!" Wu Jiaying's voice was mixed with surprise and excitement, and Shen Bai's body stopped suddenly, and he let go of his arms.

"What's going on?" Shen's father rushed over anxiously and worriedly. He quickly walked up to Shen Bai and asked him in a hurry: "Where is your mother? Where did she fall?"

Facing such an anxious father, Shen Bai had no choice but to answer him flatly: "It's still undergoing surgery. I asked the doctor and nurse who brought her here when I came. Time has played a buffer role. But even this does not rule out the possibility of intracranial congestion, so let's wait for a while."

Father Shen stomped his feet anxiously, "Aren't you trying to panic to death?"

"Uncle." Wu Jiaying interjected, Shen Bai turned his head and gave Wu Jiaying a cold and disgusted look, but it didn't have any deterrent effect.The arrival of Shen's father seemed to be the crowd that supported her. She had found her home field and was about to start a good performance.

"Jiaying," Shen's father really grabbed her arm, and asked anxiously, "What happened? How can a well-behaved person fall down the stairs."

"Dad," Shen Bai pulled his father away from her, and looked at Wu Jiaying coldly, as if he had understood her thoughts in an instant: "I think you should wait for my mother to wake up and ask her directly."

Wu Jiaying's face turned pale, but she still didn't give up. She looked in the direction of Gu Xien hesitantly in Father Shen's eagerly seeking confirmation eyes, and Father Shen subconsciously followed her gaze, then he was taken aback and asked in astonishment : "Why is Xiao Gu here?"

"Uncle," Wu Jiaying said hesitantly: "It's like this. I made an appointment with my aunt to go shopping today. It was too late at night, so my aunt said she wanted to stop by Shen Bai's place to have a rest."

"Wu Jiaying, what's your business here?" Shen Bai interrupted him coldly, but Shen's father interrupted himself, "Shut up and let her continue."

Wu Jiaying took a look at Shen Bai, and continued hesitatingly: "In the end, I met Mr. Gu and opened the door with the password of Shen Bai's house. Auntie wondered why Mr. Gu had the password for the lock of Shen Bai's house. Then, Mr. Gu Tell auntie that because he and Shen Bai are lovers now."

"You fart." With a stern voice, it was Gu Xien who said it coldly to Wu Jiaying.

"Did I say something wrong?" Wu Jiaying retorted, "Don't you have an unclear relationship with Shen Bai?" She turned to Shen Bai, who was already pale at the moment, with a hysterical look, "If I had known that you were a Homosexual, how could I let myself fall in love with you recklessly?"

Shen Bai laughed back angrily, "You think highly of yourself," he said, "I don't think highly of you, it has nothing to do with me being gay now."

"You bastard!" Father Shen, who was hit on the spot by his son's homosexual blow, finally came to his senses at this moment, he turned his head and searched around in a rage, then grabbed a bottle holder by the wall and moved towards Shen Bai slapped him head and face.

"Mr. Shen!" Suddenly another figure flashed from behind Shen Bai, and he pushed away the unavoidable Shen Bai, who had no time to react. It finally attracted the surrounding medical staff.

"Old gentleman, please control your emotions." A male nurse came over to hold Father Shen who was panting heavily, and turned to the others, "Please be quiet too, and don't disturb other patients' family members, otherwise I have to call the security guard over gone."

Shen Bai, who quickly recovered from the momentary shock, apologized to the male nurse. After the nurse left, he turned to Fang Shi who suddenly appeared, and said to him indifferently: "Thank you."

Fang Shi, who was still in shock, looked at Shen Bai and shook his head, and said softly, "It's good that you're fine."

Gu Xien stood quietly by the side, looking at Fang Shi who was wearing a heavy white suit jacket. After saying this, he lowered his head and nodded, with a faint blush on his face.

At this moment, the door of the operating room was finally pushed open, and Shen's mother was pushed out by the medical staff lying on a stretcher. Shen Bai walked over quickly, leaned over to look at the unconscious old lady, straightened up and asked quietly: "How is my mother?"

The doctor took off his mask and answered him: "The lower leg and the tailbone were fractured, and there were multiple soft tissue contusions on the body. There is a small amount of congestion in the brain. Observe for a period of time. It is best if the congestion can be absorbed smoothly, otherwise a craniotomy is required."

Shen's father stepped forward and touched Shen's mother's face distressedly. The doctor said to the two seriously: "The patient needs to be hospitalized for observation. During this period, please cooperate with her family members. Don't let her emotions be stimulated, so as not to cause blood pressure to rise. Recurrent bleeding."

Shen Bai and Shen's father followed to the ward, and the others stayed outside to wait. The nurse settled Shen's mother, explained a few words and left.

Shen Bai helped move his mother's head to a comfortable position, and stretched out his hand to tuck the corner of the quilt.Father Shen sat on the chair beside the bed, stared at his son's series of movements, and asked coldly after a while, "Is what Wu Jiaying said true?"

Shen Bai straightened up and looked at his father with a face as watery. After a few seconds, he said, "Dad, let's go out and talk."

Father Shen and Shen Bai exited the ward, Gu Xien raised his head, and looked at Shen Bai who came out, without any emotion in his eyes.

Father Shen sat tremblingly on the bench in the corridor, Shen Sheng asked again: "Okay, now tell me, is what Wu Jiaying said true?"

"Yes."

"No."

Shen Bai and Gu Xien spoke at almost the same time, but they gave two completely different answers.

Shen Bai was taken aback for a moment, and looked back at Gu Xien in astonishment.

Gu Xien took a deep look at him, and before Shen Bai could appreciate the meaning in his eyes from the confusion, he looked away and said to Father Shen: "Uncle, she lied to you."

"What are you talking about?" Shen Bai panicked, a feeling of panic welled up from the bottom of his heart, he stared at Gu Xien in a daze, the calmness in his eyes disappeared, and asked him in disbelief: "Gu Xien, what are you talking about?" Is your mind still awake?"

Just as excited as Shen Bai was Wu Jiaying. She stared at Gu Xien and denied it categorically: "Uncle, he is talking nonsense! If he hadn't told auntie about the two of them being together, wouldn't it be Shen Bai who said it himself?" Then she turned to Shen Bai, He said sharply: "Shen Bai, let me be fair, is it worth your effort to protect someone like this who pushes himself completely at a critical moment?"

"Don't change the concept secretly." Gu Xien looked at Wu Jiaying expressionlessly, but his tone was unusually calm: "I'm not talking about the same thing as you."

"Why is it not the same thing!" Wu Jiaying interrupted him, "If you didn't run to the stairs in a panic because you were afraid of being questioned by your aunt, would your aunt fall down the stairs because of this?"

"Enough." Father Shen finally turned his interrogating eyes on Gu Xien, and said indifferently: "Mr. Gu, tell me, do you have that kind of relationship with my son?"

"Dad," Shen Bai stretched out his hand to pull Gu Xien behind him, blocking Shen's father's sight, "don't use what you did to me on outsiders."

After he finished speaking, he turned around, looked at Gu Xien with complex and deep eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "You go first, leave this to me."

Gu Xien resisted silently, and Shen Bai was anxious. He was afraid that Gu Xien would undoubtedly be angered by his father if he stayed here. At the same time, there was a thought in his heart that he wanted to deny.

What if it was really Gu Xien who had to tell his mother about their relationship out of desperation?He desperately said in his heart how it was possible, but he couldn't help recalling the previous phone call between Gu Xien and Huang Yiwen.

——You are both adults, why don't you show your cards to his parents directly, if you can, you can find a way if you can't.

"Chen Bai." Gu Xi'en finally spoke, pulling Shen Bai back from the quagmire of memories, he looked at the man with complicated expressions in front of him, and said seriously and firmly: "I won't leave, I want to stay Here, wait for your mother to wake up."

However, Shen Bai frowned, and an inexplicable impatience surged up. He pushed Gu Xien towards the elevator of the hospital by accident: "Stop making trouble, you go first."

After pushing, Shen Bai was stunned, as if waking up from a big dream, he hurriedly and nervously reached out to touch Gu Xien's shoulder, but the other side took a step back to avoid it.

"Okay." Gu Xien quickly lowered his eyes, replied softly, then looked up again as if in a daze, and said to Shen Bai: "Goodbye."