When Zhuang Huan came to the ward to take someone to undergo surgery, he didn't see Xie Ji there and raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Your little boyfriend isn't with you?"
Lu Xunji seemed pleased by Zhuang Huan's way of addressing Xie Ji, and mercifully gave Zhuang Huan a very slight laugh, "Yes, he went back."
"Regenerative therapy is very painful." Zhuang Huan glanced down at the medical record, then folded it and put it in the pocket of his white coat. "I thought you would take the opportunity to show weakness, at least to get him to comfort you, after all... it really hurts."
Lu Xunji paused, glanced at Zhuang Huan, and rested his chin on his hand before asking, "What is the purpose of this action?"
"Making your lover feel sorry for you," Zhuang Huan said. "Isn't this a common trick you young people use when you're in love, to gain more pity and affection?"
Lu Xunji lowered his eyes in thought, then said, "I see. Could you please call him over again for me?"
Zhuang Huan: "..."
Xie Ji was nestled in his hospital bed, pondering how to make Lu Xunji lose his memory, when a nurse knocked on the door of his room.
Little Black, who was munching on chestnuts on the blanket covering his chest, instantly threw down the chestnuts and burrowed into the blanket.
Ever since he learned that his appearance would frighten passersby, he has rarely appeared in front of anyone other than Xie Ji.
After all, each embryo's appearance is fixed from birth and cannot be changed arbitrarily.
His prototype is a small, jet-black snake that looks very venomous.
At first, he liked it because it was so cool, but later he started to dislike it because no one else liked it.
However, the acceptance level is relatively high now because he has discovered that no matter what kind of animal it is, as long as it is not human but can speak human language, others will be afraid, at least the host is not afraid.
Xie Ji shivered from the coldness of Little Black's body and asked softly, "Uh, what's wrong?"
"Professor Zhuang Huan asked me to ask if you're feeling any discomfort," the nurse said as she entered. "Also, your wound needs a dressing change, and the IV fluids should be running out soon."
She paused, noticing the pillow that had been pulled from Xie Ji's bedside was spraying water wildly, while Xie Ji sat on the bed, revealing a white gauze cloth that was covered in dust and torn into pieces.
A moment later, a sharp explosion came from Xie Ji's ward.
Xie Ji underwent a thorough physical examination, and the nurse re-bandaged his foot, which finally brought him some relief.
"Um, nurse, can I ask you something? This is the hospital of the Imperial Military Academy, right?" Xie Ji, looking like a well-behaved child. "I remember Zhuang Huan is a professor at the Imperial University of Science and Technology, isn't he? Why would he be a doctor at the Imperial Military Academy?"
"Don't worry about that. Generally speaking, unless someone is seriously injured and on the verge of death, you can't get Professor Zhuang Huan Zhuang Huan Huanzhuang is one of them. He is the youngest academician at the Imperial Interstellar Scientific Research Institute."
Xie Ji a pang of heartache, frowned, and remained silent.
"Your friend will need at least three treatments with the regenerative therapy device to recover, and then he'll need to do some rehabilitation exercises to fully recover." The nurse sighed. "However, the regenerative therapy is extremely painful. Some students at the military academy have used the device before, and basically no one could endure the third round. Some even refused to continue treatment, even if it meant permanent disability."
Xie Ji immediately asked, "What? It hurts so much? Wasn't there any anesthetic?"
The nurse shook her head. "The regenerative therapy requires the patient to remain fully conscious throughout the procedure. Local anesthesia can be used, but general anesthesia is not possible. The postoperative pain is also unbearable for most people."
Xie Ji threw off the covers, disregarding all pretense of saving face, and rushed towards Lu Xunji.
Although there was nothing he could do, just being able to stand by Lu Xunji's side, even if it was just a little bit of comfort, would be enough.
He remembers being afraid of injections and pain when he was very young, but as long as his mother was around, he could whine and cry to the adults to his heart's content, which made the pain less.
The doctor who was giving him the injection saw that he was yelling loudly, so he told the mother to go out first, saying that the child was being dramatic while the adults were around.
But Mom said that children should be dramatic.
He lacks a sense of security, which is why he seeks the protection of his family by crying and acting spoiled. He is physically ill, and he cannot afford to be mentally ill as well.
So whenever he got a shot, he would lean on his mother's chest, crying and whining, "It hurts so much!" His mother would comfort him the whole time.
So he was no longer afraid of injections, because he knew that there would always be someone with him when he was in pain, indulging his crying and whining, and never scolding him for being too dramatic.