Spring is the Plan of Life

Chapter 46 - Hospital (Part 2) -END-

Chapter 46 – Hospital (Part 2) -END

Novel Title: 一生之计在于春 (Spring is the Plan of Life)

Author：御小凡 (Yu Xiaofan)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists: 姚锦夕 (Yao Jinxi -MC), 吴洋 (Wu Yang -ML)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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The surgery lasted the whole morning. Yao Jinxi waited at the door, feeling restless and wanting to smoke. There were other family members waiting for their relatives to undergo surgery and everyone’s positions were chaotic. But there was silence on the scene. Occasionally, someone would be wheeled out and their family members would follow them downstairs.

At noon, it was finally Wu Yang’s turn to be wheeled out. Yao Jinxi had been waiting by the door and immediately followed him when he saw it was him. Wu Yang was still deep in anaesthesia, lying on the bed quietly.

The doctor who came out with them reminded Yao Jinxi as they entered the elevator, “In a while, you have to wake him up. He shouldn’t sleep too long after the general anaesthesia.”

Yao Jinxi quickly responded, “Okay.”

On the way to being moved to the hospital bed, Wu Yang inadvertently pulled at his wound. Even in his unconscious state, he emitted a painful groan. Yao Jinxi heard it and felt a sharp ache in his heart.

The doctor who stood by the hospital bed, lifted the sheets, “These two tubes must not be compressed. You need to keep an eye on them. The blood will flow out on its own. If he wants to turn over at night, help him. Otherwise, it may tear at the wound.”

After the doctor left, Yao Jinxi began to fuss by Wu Yang’s side. It took considerable effort to bring Wu Yang from unconsciousness to a semi-conscious state. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. Seeing the IV bag running out, he quickly pressed the nurse call button.

Taking care of a patient is indeed a mentally and physically demanding task, requiring intense concentration. In the hospital room, Yao Jinxi hardly sat down. He hadn’t eaten lunch and now he neglected dinner. He had to maintain a certain volume to keep talking to Wu Yang, preventing him from falling into a deep sleep again.

In just one afternoon, Yao Jinxi was already considering lying down on a hospital bed himself.

Once Wu Yang settled down a bit, Yao Jinxi took a moment to make phone calls to others.

Before long, someone came to visit.

Yao Jinxi hadn’t expected that the first person to come see Wu Yang would be Yao Jinchen.

He carried health products bought from the supermarket below the hospital. It was evident that it was a hastily put together assortment. The bottom of the box of donkey-hide gelatin even had a label indicating it was for women.

Yao Jinxi didn’t rub it on his face. Instead, he took it and placed it at the bedside, “What else did you bring with you?”

“Did the surgery go smoothly?” Yao Jinchen didn’t look at Wu Yang lying on the bed. He focused his attention on Yao Jinxi.

“Have a seat,” Yao Jinxi pulled a chair over, “It went well. The doctor said he should wake up by tomorrow morning at the latest.”

Only then did Yao Jinchen shift his attention to Wu Yang, “Are you staying overnight? How can you manage by yourself without shifts during the day and night?”

Yao Jinxi had considered this early on. His tea shop had long closed down. But being alone, he figured that after the first couple of days when Wu Yang was in better condition, he would hire a caregiver. At least they could take over the nights and he could come during the day to take care of Wu Yang.

“I’ve thought about it. I’ll hire a nurse when the time comes.” Yao Jinxi calmly shared his plan. This was his own affair since Wu Yang was his partner. He hadn’t considered having Yao Hong or Yao Jinchen join in the turmoil.

Yao Jinchen chuckled with his expressionless face. As he watched Yao Jinxi single-mindedly caring for Wu Yang, a sinister part of him couldn’t help but emerge. Without much thought, he blurted out, “You’re quite thoughtful. I heard cancer is prone to recurrence.”

The atmosphere instantly froze with the last sentence spoken.

Yao Jinchen also realised he had spoken out of turn. He pursed his lips and pretended to be indifferent. He looked away.

The room fell into a long silence. Eventually, Yao Jinxi spoke again, “It’s getting late. You should go back.”

Anger surged within Yao Jinchen. He stood up abruptly, glaring at Yao Jinxi with frustration. His hands clenched into fists at his sides. “Is this really necessary?!”