I will never give in to Miss Death

When the time comes, as long as they come out and find a ward for Ouyang Xue, I won't have to face the gazes of so many passers-by...

While thinking about all sorts of things in my mind, I took out my cell phone, straightened my back, tried to appear elegant, and pretended to browse the messages on my phone.

[Bing Ling: Mobile photo 202205103867.jpg Haha, look, our photo with the group leader Loli! ]

[[Administrator] The World is a Dream: Damn, you guys really went there?! Is our group leader really Yin Nuoer from the coffee shop?]

[Bing Ling: Really, why would I lie to you? I told you that our group leader is a lolita, but you don’t believe me. If you don’t come, you will lose out, right? Can you arrange a second group gathering? ]

[[Administrator] The world is a dream: It’s a big loss, @Smart Roadblock, what do you think? ]

[Sword Demon Star Spirit: Why is someone censored?]

[Physics Duck: That's Xiong Xiong, the ultimate boss. We won't release her without her consent.]

It seems that there is nothing serious in the group message. Duck and the others should still be having fun in the coffee shop.

I clicked on the new author group "Stray Rabbit Shelter" of the new editor Catmint——

[The pigeons cannot cut themselves: Brothers, my new book died suddenly after it was put on the shelves, and the editor asked me not to write long chapters]

[Maomao Live: Nonsense, you have 5000 words in one chapter, and it only appears once on the front page, while others have 2000 words in one chapter, and they are divided into 2 chapters for update, which gives them one more chance to appear on the front page update list than you. Do you not want traffic for publishing long chapters? I am the editor and I will scold you too]

[Da Xu: Da Xu invites you to join the spelling room, goal: 30000 words, room number: Drinking and singing]

[Big Shush: Brothers, come and spell. Xiaoche, try to finish before seven o'clock]

[Lin Weiyu: I was warned for writing lesbian posts. The editor asked me to delete the pornographic content, but my chapter is full of posts. How can I change it? ]

"..."

I don't think there's anything that particularly interests me...

Sitting on a bench in the hospital corridor, I turned my eyes away from my mobile phone screen and looked towards the emergency room not far away.

Although Yin Xiamo had clearly pointed out that Ouyang Xue was fine, my heart felt heavy when I saw people who had been close to me being pushed into this place where everything was white.

I lowered my head and looked at my legs wrapped in snow-white stockings under my skirt. I lifted one foot slightly and observed the round-toed leather shoes with buckles on my feet.

I don't know when it started, but I've gotten used to the feeling of wearing stockings on my feet and these cute little shoes on my toes.

I've gotten used to it... or rather, I've accepted that I can pull off this kind of clothing, this kind of little skirt, and that even white stockings and this kind of cute clothing will look very suitable on me... subconsciously.

It’s like... when I mention myself or the name “Yin Nuoer”, I will instinctively think of her as a very cute little girl. When others call me “Nuoer”, I will also accept this identity calmly.

This kind of thing can easily happen imperceptibly.

Just because I can accept my identity as a "cute little girl" doesn't mean that people around me are used to "seeing cute girls around me every day". So just now I got on the bus naturally wearing a maid outfit, and followed her to the hospital unconsciously. It was not until the passengers around me pointed at me that I realized that I seemed to have gradually begun to adapt to this body and other people's affirmation of her "existence".

However, fortunately, most people who come to the hospital have their own things to do, either to see a doctor or to accompany relatives or friends to see a doctor, so even though these people are quite curious about me sitting on a bench outside the emergency room door in a maid outfit, at most they just complained a few words and left in a hurry.

Sister Ouyang, you must be okay...

"..."

“I've tried so hard and got so far…”

Just as I was fidgeting on the bench, not knowing whether to continue looking at my phone or lower my head to think about something, the screen of Ouyang Xue's phone next to me lit up.

"But in the end... It doesn't even matter..."

Ouyang Xue’s cell phone ringtone is Linkin Park’s "In the End", the most desperate, depressing and explosive version.

I took the phone, swiped the screen, and took a look at the incoming call alert.

【Dumb】

Idiot?

This incoming call reminder displayed the system's default avatar, with the only note being "idiot". The number also looked very unfamiliar to me.

"I had to fall, To lose it all..."

Ouyang Xue's phone was still ringing. Worried about causing trouble to the patients in the hospital, I had no choice but to swipe the screen and press the answer button.

"Ouyang, Ouyang, where are you? I heard from others that you are sick and have been sent to the hospital. Don't scare me..."

As soon as the phone was connected, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar came over.

"Hello? Hello? Is anyone there?"

The person on the other end of the phone sounded very anxious, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Ouyang, which hospital are you in, hello?"

"Hey?"

I covered the microphone with one hand and lowered my voice: "Who are you?"

"Nuo'er? Are you Yin Nuo'er?"

The young man on the other end recognized my voice: "I'm Li Chen! How is Ouyang? I heard from Master Wang that she was sent to the ambulance. Is she okay?"

Li Chen?

Oh, it's him. I was wondering why his voice sounded familiar.

Li Chen is also an old employee of the coffee shop. However, because he is usually out transporting goods, helping Ouyang Xue deal with various chores, acting as a truck driver and logistics manager, and seldom comes to the store, I am not very familiar with his voice.

If I remember correctly, when I first came to the store to apply for the maid position, Li Chen was there, acting as a clerk. He should be from Tongmeng.com like Ouyang Xue, and maybe they were in the same department, logistics management or something.

Ouyang Xue seldom talks about her relationship matters, so I don’t know what her relationship with Li Chen is.

"Sister Ouyang..."

I was holding the phone and looking at the emergency room not far away: "Maybe because he was too tired and had a high fever, he was supervising in the sun and didn't pay attention, so he fainted. Now he is in the emergency room of the hospital. I am watching outside."

"Hospital? Which hospital?"

"When I got off the bus, I saw it was the Shenbin City Fifth People's Hospital."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. I'm shopping in Canjing District. It'll take more than half an hour to get there. Please take good care of Ouyang. Please, Nuo'er..."

"Okay, okay, don't worry. This hospital looks big, it should be a top-level hospital."

I quickly comforted her: "Sister Ouyang will be fine."

"That's good... That's good, Nuo'er, I owe you a favor. You watch over Ouyang. If she wakes up later, call me the first time, okay?"

"no problem."

"please……"

"Small things."

"Ding-dong-"

Just as I put down Ouyang Xue's phone, the door of the emergency room not far away was opened.

The doctor from before came out pushing Ouyang Xue, who had a lot of instrument tubes and connecting wires on her body.

"It's a viral cold plus internal bleeding. I may have to be hospitalized for a few days."

Seeing me, the doctor walking in front sighed and said, "This person came in a few times last time because she worked too hard. At that time, I told her to have a good rest, but she didn't listen."

"Little sister, come here for a moment."

"Since you are an adult, take a look at the Medication Informed Consent Form and the Hospitalization Consent Form, and then help persuade your store manager not to fight."

"..."

……

No. 129 I have crossed mountains and seas

According to the doctor's description, the main reason for Ouyang Xue's fainting this time was anemia.

Long-term gastric bleeding caused by gastric ulcer, coupled with staying up late and not getting enough rest, physical deterioration, insufficient blood oxygen supply, and finally fainting.

Normally, if an ordinary person shows signs of weakness, pale lips, dizziness, etc., they would be alert and either rest at home or go to the hospital for a check-up. However, Ouyang Xue happened to have a cold and fever in the past few days, so she thought these symptoms were caused by the cold and fever and did not take them seriously. Then, her stomach bleeding became more and more, and her body could not bear it anymore.

"Our hospital has received many similar cases."

While preparing a room for Ouyang Xue, the doctor chatted with me, "Mostly they are young people who work like crazy. When they have health problems, they think they can handle it, and then they delay treatment until something serious happens."

"Actually, your boss's condition is relatively good. She just has a common gastric ulcer. She will be fine after staying in the hospital for a few days and recovering."

"Last year, our hospital received a woman with cervical cancer. It was still in the early stages, and the chances of cure were very high. Our hospital gave her a special case, radiotherapy, surgery, and combined medications, which could cure her. But the girl didn't come back for a few days, and we thought she went to another hospital. Half a year later, she was suddenly sent back to the emergency room. We checked again and found that the cancer was almost in the late stage. I scolded her why she didn't treat it at the time."

"The girl said aggrievedly that a few days of hospitalization would cost tens of thousands of yuan. She didn't have that much money at the time, so she wanted to earn some money first before treatment. Now she has saved more than 20,000 yuan and wants to ask if there is still hope... I really don't know how to tell these young people, although I also know that some people don't know this at all. A few thousand or tens of thousands of yuan is really fatal to them. I regretted it very much at the time. If I had said something more, saying that you can take out a loan, and give priority to curing the disease, it might not have been delayed like that."

"Little sister, I've told your boss before that she should take breaks and eat on time. She's the type that's particularly susceptible to cold viruses. If she really catches a cold, she shouldn't delay and should stop working immediately to rest. But now... you call an ambulance. I knew what was going on when I heard the address. She was busy from morning till night before the coffee shop opened. She's been here twice."

"If you have a good relationship with her, I suggest you persuade her. This really can't go on. Gastric ulcer is a minor disease, but if you delay it like this, you will have gastric bleeding now. There is a wound there, and you don't know when it will turn into a malignant lesion in the future... Do you understand what I mean?"

I helped Ouyang Xue understand some of the relevant documents for admission to the hospital. After listening to the various precautions and complaints from the doctor, at the doctor's request, I temporarily moved into a four-person ward with Ouyang Xue and served as a bedside caregiver.

There were already three people living in this four-person ward. They all seemed to be patients similar to Ouyang Xue, and they were all young people, all men. However, only one of these three people had a person of the same age standing next to his bed playing with a mobile phone, and the other two beds were empty on both sides.

Keywords: hospital, ward, young people, men, loneliness.

I feel like...if I hadn't met Miss Death, I might have ended up like them one day.

When I lost my job, the royalties from my novels were not enough to support my daily expenses and rent. Before I found a new job, the only thing I could do was to do some part-time jobs or increase the amount of words I wrote in my novels in exchange for more royalties.

At that time, I often heard people say, don’t work so hard, don’t ruin your health... But there was no other way. Everyone knew the truth, but in that situation, I had no choice but to work harder to make money, otherwise I would be kicked out by the landlord and wouldn’t be able to find food to eat.

What can you do? Some people may be like me, who have no parents since childhood, or whose parents are very irresponsible people who don’t have a job but still ask their children for money. In this case, you can’t rely on your family at all.

I am unemployed and have nowhere to go. Any step back means death. I can't retreat and can only move forward.

At this time, you say that your leg is injured and it is best to stop and rest. Can you stop? No.

Ouyang Xue's desperate look reminded me of my former self, and I also understand her helplessness.

"Ok?"

In the ward, the men in the two beds opposite Ouyang Xue's bed seemed to be sleeping. Only the bed companion in the bed next to us noticed Ouyang Xue and me. This young man, who looked to be only in his twenties, turned his attention away from the screen of his mobile phone, stared at me for a few seconds, and whispered, "She is your mother?"

"No."

I shook my head and was about to explain that Ouyang Xue was my leader, but then I thought, there seemed no need to explain to this stranger, so I said nothing and just smiled lightly.

"This is my brother..."

The young man opposite didn't seem to mind at all. He pointed to the person lying behind him with his thumb and said, "He drank with others, socialized, got drunk, and got alcohol poisoning..."

Seeing that everyone around me was sleeping, I also said "Oh" in a relaxed manner to indicate that I understood.

As men, I can understand socializing, drinking, and the drinking culture, but I don’t like it.

"You look beautiful in this...very cute, really."

As if he wanted to encourage me, the young man said in a very sincere tone: "I've seen anime with similar outfits to yours, Rem, and Izayoi in the Touhou series, but you're cuter than them, and you look too young, haha."

"Kaka..."

At this time, the young man on the bed opposite us seemed to wake up. He stood up, looked around, took the bottle beside the bed, yawned and walked towards the bathroom.

Obviously, this is a mixed ward.

I know a little about the hospital's hospitalization system. Most hospitals now have mixed wards. Unless you have connections and have informed the doctor in advance, and if there is no shortage of beds, the director may arrange a ward with more people of the same sex for you when you are hospitalized.

But most of the time... we lack doctors, nurses, experienced doctors, clinical directors, but lack surgical chiefs... we lack hospitals, wards, and medical equipment...

It is very good to have a place to stay in a hospital ward. If you don't make an appointment, you may be asked to sleep in the corridor. If you have an emergency, you can only go to the bathroom at the end of the corridor.

"Thank you."

Although I was not in the mood to chat, the young man next to the bed opposite me took the initiative to speak. Out of politeness, I still said to him: "This is work clothes. Our store manager fell ill and didn't have time to change."

"Understand, understand."

The young man nodded repeatedly: "It suits you very well, it's really cute."

Ah...I think it's cute too, but I just can't see it.

I took out my cell phone and looked at the time.

It's almost half past five.

At this time, the fast food restaurant has entered its peak customer traffic period.

I took out my cell phone, hesitated for a long time among a bunch of 99+ groups, and then opened my own book club group.

[Bing Ling: Haha, this is so fun, everyone is cosplaying to participate in the coffee shop rescue operation]