Life is more than just living

Seeing Chen Xu bringing a sumptuous meal, Gao Yan finally said sincerely: Thank you Aunt Chen. Gao Yan devoured the meal. Chen Xu wanted to collect the rest and throw it away. Gao Yan stopped him and said: Don't pour it! I'll save it for tomorrow morning! Chen Xu shook his head: I'll buy it for you tomorrow morning. You need to recover now and eat better. Gao Yan said: There is no need to waste so much. It would be good to eat some. It would be a pity to throw away such good food.

Chen Xu couldn't resist her, so he put the rest of the food aside. Chen Xu sat on the bed opposite and looked at Gao Yan without saying anything. Gao Yan felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, and her eyes avoided Chen Xu's gaze. After a while, Gao Yan suddenly said: "The beds in this room are quite expensive, right? There are only two beds, and I am the only one living there. When my mother was alive, I went to the hospital to see her, and there were several beds in each ward. The hospital bed is so crowded.”

Chen Xu said calmly: "It doesn't matter if it's more expensive. You're too young. Living in a single room by yourself can protect your privacy appropriately." Gao Yan suddenly bravely met Chen Xu's gaze and said: "Aunt Chen, thank you for your service. I'm so thoughtful, but it's not worth the money. What kind of privacy does a person like me have? It doesn't matter!" Chen Xu thought about it and carefully organized his words, "Gao Yan, I don't know if you are willing to give it to me. I don’t know if you are willing to hand over these people who bullied you to the police, but when you entered the operating room yesterday, I already called the police and the aborted embryos were kept as evidence. " Gao Yan looked at Chen Xu dumbfounded, as if accusing him: Didn't you say you wanted to protect my privacy? Then why bother calling the police?

Chen Xu understood what Gao Yan meant, and she explained patiently: "You are still young, and you don't quite understand some things. Their behavior is a crime that ignores the bottom line of morality! We must not tolerate such scum, otherwise they will get worse. If you bully you, they will most likely bully other girls. Letting these people get the punishment they deserve will not only bring you justice, but also prevent other girls from being harmed. Gao Yan, our country is relatively traditional. , keeping secrets about gender education. This has caused many children to be harmed before they understand this matter and have no sense of self-protection. There are various factors that lead to the occurrence of this kind of thing, but the crime should be punished without delay. Bring those scum to justice and never allow them to continue harming others with impunity. And I have communicated with the police and they have promised to protect your privacy and not let your life be affected."

Gao Yan fell into deep thought and didn't speak for a long time. It was dark outside, so Chen Xu closed the curtains and turned on the lights. Gao Yan blocked the dazzling light with her hand. When Chen Xu saw this, he wanted to turn off the light, but Gao Yan stopped him and said to leave it on. Then he said: "Aunt Chen, it's getting dark. You can go home. I can do it alone."

Chen Xu smiled and said, "I already made an agreement with my family when I came here. I will stay with you tonight. I will go to work tomorrow and hire a caregiver for you."

Gao Yan quickly said: "No need to find a nurse, it's too expensive. Just ask my grandma to come and buy me some food. By the way, why didn't she come? I didn't pay attention today. Why didn't my grandma come with you when I came to the hospital today?" ?" Chen Xu didn't know what to say. She made several phone calls in the morning to confirm the abortion. After all, the child was getting bigger and bigger every day in Gao Yan's belly, and the longer it was delayed, the more dangerous it was. But after contacting the hospital and preparing to leave, Grandma Gao Yan had no intention of coming together. Li Chang and Chen Xu saw that the grandma was in her sixties or seventies, so they didn't force her to accompany them.

Chen Xu couldn't help but ask: Is your grandma okay with you?

Gao Yan: Not bad! I just don’t want to spend money. My mother hasn’t been here for several years. My grandma still says that all the family money was spent on my mother’s medical treatment. She didn’t even have a penny. She never gave me pocket money except for meals.

Chen Xu sighed: It seems you are luckier than me.

Gao Yan stared at Chen Xu in confusion, waiting for the next step. Chen Xu spoke eloquently under Gao Yan's questioning eyes: "My parents divorced when I was five years old. My mother was my father's stepmother. She didn't want to raise me. She left me outside the restaurant where my mother worked. But my mother was no longer there, so I got home with the help of my neighbors. Since my father was away and wouldn’t come home or give me money, my grandma wouldn’t even give me food, so I had no choice but to please her and go with her. I would pick up scraps that could be sold at the garbage dump in exchange for food. When other children reached school age, their parents sent them to school. I wanted to go, but my grandma wouldn’t let me go, so I didn’t go to primary school until I was ten years old. Grade, that was achieved thanks to the hard work of my primary school teacher, Teacher Lin. After I entered primary school, I rushed to the school garbage dump to pick up waste paper and plastic bottles as soon as I got to class, otherwise I would have nothing to eat when I got home. eat."

Gao Yan looked in disbelief: Real or fake! You seem to be quite powerful now!

Chen Xuxiao: I can’t say I’m great. I’m just an ordinary civil servant, but I’m glad that I have a job that allows me to settle down and survive.

Gao Yan looked yearning: It would be great if I could have a job like yours in the future.

Chen Xu: Everything is possible, just work hard, little girl!

Gao Yan was a little depressed: But the school didn’t let me go to school.

Chen Xu: Why? Students cannot be expelled during the compulsory education stage!

Gao Yan: Either I was expelled, or the school knew I was pregnant and asked my mother to take me back and not let me go to school again, saying it would have a bad influence. The principal and our class teacher promised me that they would definitely issue me a diploma when the time comes.

Chen Xu was very angry, how could the school do this!

As the night progressed, the noise in the corridor disappeared. Chen Xu said: "Gao Yan, you should rest first! You need to take good care of yourself now! I will take you to the bathroom before you go to bed."

Gao Yan said: "Aunt Chen, I can go by myself. There is no need to take care of me like this. My life is not worthy of such good treatment."

Chen Xu said heartbrokenly: Gao Yan, you can't underestimate yourself. Even if the whole world abandons you, you can't give up on yourself.

Gao Yan insisted on going to the indoor bathroom. When she returned to bed, she covered her stomach with her hands and her face turned pale. Chen Xu was nervous and wanted to ring the bell to call the nurse. Gao Yan shook her head and said, "It's okay, it'll be fine in a while. I'm going to bed, Aunt Chen, you go to sleep too!"

Chen Xu was worried. She turned off the lights in the ward, leaving only the bathroom lights. Then she sat on the bed next to her and watched Gao Yan's back motionlessly, for fear that something would happen to her. After more than half an hour, Gao Yan let out a low sob. Chen Xu came to Gao Yan's bedside in two steps and asked nervously: "Does it hurt again? I'll ask the doctor to come over and take a look!" Gao Yan choked with sobs. He said, "It's okay, I don't feel much pain. I'm sorry for waking you up." Chen Xu patted Gao Yan's back, "My child, don't hold on, just tell me if you feel uncomfortable and let the doctors and nurses take a look. Look, you are young and your health is important, so you can't take it lightly!" Gao Yan turned around and sat up. Chen Xu helped her, and Gao Yan threw herself into Chen Xu's arms. She held on to Chen Xu's clothes tightly. I didn't dare to cry loudly, I just cried silently. Chen Xu hugged her with one hand and patted her gently with the other. After a long time, Gao Yan still sobbed from time to time.

Gao Yan broke away from Chen Xu's arms and took a look at her phone. It was already two o'clock in the morning. She sniffed and said, "Aunt Chen, please take a nap. I'm fine. I'll be discharged from the hospital when the doctor goes to work at dawn! It's too expensive to live here." Chen Xu disagreed: "I can't be discharged from the hospital for the time being. I have to You have to be hospitalized for observation for a few days to make sure that there is no problem before you can be discharged. Moreover, the sanitary conditions at your home are not good, and you have to go far to go to the bathroom. The weather is cold now, and it is easy to catch a cold and get sick when you go out. You can stay here and wait. Recuperate and then leave the hospital! Don’t think about anything now, just go to bed! The current situation requires you to rest well.”

Gao Yan suddenly asked: "Aunt Chen, will the police really care?"