Chapter 305 - 299: What Matters_1
Doctor Zheng, seeing Zhao Erhu rush over anxiously to find him in the early morning and hearing that Lin Yue had not yet awakened, also felt surprised and worried. He wiped his face hastily and, carrying his medicine chest, hurried with Zhao Erhu to check on Lin Yue. Although he had taken Lin Yue’s pulse very carefully earlier and felt that her internal injuries were not serious and was confident in curing her, now that she had not awakened was not consistent with his previous diagnosis. He feared he might have overlooked something and felt very uneasy.
"Eh? There doesn’t seem to be anything amiss. Since your daughter-in-law has taken the medicine, her internal injuries have improved. She ought to have woken up by now. What’s going on? Could it be that her constitution is different, so she’s waking up later?" Doctor Zheng, worried that he might have neglected something, took Lin Yue’s pulse several more times to be sure, each time with the same result, leaving him very puzzled.
Upon hearing Doctor Zheng say his daughter-in-law’s injury had improved, Zhao Erhu felt a little less worried, but he was still very uneasy. What he wanted to hear was a definitive answer, not the equivocal response he was getting. But he knew Doctor Zheng had already done his best, and tried not to show his impatience, though Doctor Zheng could still sense some of it.
"Brother Erhu, I know you are worried about your daughter-in-law, but each person’s constitution is different. Although I am a doctor, I can only roughly estimate when your daughter-in-law might wake up. With your daughter-in-law’s situation, having fallen from such a high, steep slope, perhaps she may sleep for a longer time, but at least her condition hasn’t worsened; in fact, it’s improving. This is a good sign. Let’s wait a little longer. If your daughter-in-law still hasn’t awakened by the afternoon, we’ll think of another approach." Doctor Zheng had seen countless patients and was much calmer than Zhao Erhu. Having re-examined Lin Yue several times to check for anything he might have missed before, he felt a bit more confident.
"That’s all we can do." Zhao Erhu nodded with a troubled expression. Despite what Doctor Zheng said, his anxiety hadn’t subsided much. He just kept hoping for Lin Yue to wake up, and didn’t even feel like eating; only after Zhang Chunhua’s urging did he begrudgingly eat a little.
"Erhu, you can’t keep going like this. You barely ate anything yesterday; you need to eat something now, or how will your body cope? The doctor said Yueyue’s injuries are beginning to heal. She may wake up soon. If Yueyue wakes and you fall ill, who will take care of her then? She would worry about you instead. Listen to your sister-in-law. No matter if you’re hungry or not, you should eat something." Zhang Chunhua brought the noodles to Zhao Erhu, who moved his lips but didn’t retort, and irrespective of the taste, finished them in large bites, wiped his mouth, and continued to watch over Lin Yue.
Zhang Chunhua sighed seeing Zhao Erhu like this and thought, why do this couple have to face so many hardships? Always encountering such trouble, could it indeed be due to Zhao Erhu’s misfortune affecting her? Women tend to be more superstitious about these things. With the Zhao Family constantly facing issues, Zhang Chunhua couldn’t help but ponder. Seeing Zhao Erhu’s deep affection for Lin Yue, which was entirely different from his attitude towards the Zhao Family and the Li Family in the past. Back when they passed away, Zhao Erhu was distressed for quite a while. If something truly happened to Lin Yue, Zhao Erhu might not bear it. It was fortunate that the doctor mentioned Lin Yue’s condition wasn’t critical.