The ferocious barking broke the silence of the village. The dim moonlight failed to illuminate the village roads.
Tian Yi stumbled along the road. She scratched her face from time to time.
The rented house she lived in was in a large alley in the village, and the village community hospital was on the other side. She knew the location but this was the first time she had to visit a doctor in the whole year. It was 3 am in the middle of the night. When she exited the alley, a motorcycle sped past and almost ran into her. The driver cursed in the local dialect, like he was scolding her for walking around in the middle of the night without using her eyes.
Tian Yi pulled her coat tighter around her and picked up her pace. The night breeze chilled her heart.
When she arrived outside the community hospital by the main road, she saw that the single-story building inside was dark, and there was not even a guard at the door.
Only one of the village's public security officers was dozing off on a stone chair next to the single-story building …
"You're right, it's already midnight …" Tian Yi mumbled. She scratched her face and looked around. Suddenly, she missed her hometown.
She held back the tears in her eyes. She could not find a car at the village hospital at this hour. Should she call an ambulance? It might cost a fortune.
Tian Yi had no idea. She paced around the entrance of the hospital. Eventually, she pulled out her phone and called one of her colleagues, Sister Lee. Sister Lee was several years older than them and had been working here for several years. She had been a good teacher. It was not that she had no choice but she did not want to wake them up in the middle of the night.
After the call was connected, she explained the situation. Sister Lee sighed helplessly, "Who is going to look after you at the village hospital in the middle of the night? Go to a private clinic."
Sister Lee gave her an address and told her not to worry. She probably used cheap make-up and had a skin allergy. Then, she drifted back to sleep.
"Okay." Tian Yi followed Sister Lee's instructions and soon found it.
This kind of clinic was run by the village's former barefoot doctors. Normally, they would operate in a private room at home. They had to have a license to practice. There was a small clinic like this one in her hometown, it was not like the fake hospital that was reported in the news. This clinic was similar. The building was not far from the road and the door was closed.
But she did what Sister Li had taught her, slapping the railing outside the iron gate and shouting, "Doctor Liang, Doctor Liang! I'm here to see you. I'm here to see you. "
Tian Yi slapped the dog for a while before the barking came closer. She turned around and saw a large black dog standing not far away. Its fur was bristling as it bared its fangs at Tian Yi. As it growled, it retreated. He looked as if he hated her and was afraid of her.
She was afraid, too, and slapped the iron bars again. After a long while, the iron gate was opened, and then the bars were pulled back.
A bald middle-aged man with sleepy eyes said in a dissatisfied tone, "It's the middle of the night …"
The man's eyes fell on her face and he stopped talking. He touched his forehead. "Skin allergy? Come in … "
"Doctor Liang, I didn't mean to disturb you so late." Tian Yi did not blame the man for his attitude but she was anxious and her face was itchy. As she walked in, she explained, "I don't know why, but my face has been itchy since yesterday morning. It was fine at night and I was fine before I went to bed. I just needed to scratch it and when I woke up, it was like this."
There was a mirror hanging on the wall of the clinic. She looked at it with confusion.
She was quite pretty, which was why there were people watching her live stream. But now, on both sides of her nose and cheeks, some skin was slightly swollen. It didn't look like a rash, nor did it cover the entire area of her skin. Instead, it was irregular patches of blood-red, as if something was growing out of her pores and accumulating.
It looked like it was forming a pattern, a pattern? Or some kind of insect with its limbs open? Spider?
"Doctor Liang, I feel like there are worms crawling under my skin." Tian Yi said bitterly, "There are so many of them …"
"It's an allergy." Doctor Liang yawned. "You must have eaten something wrong." He took out some pills from the medicine cabinet, loratadine and dexamethasone. "I'll give you a prescription for a week. Take it every day when you go home."
Tian Yi felt relieved hearing that but the itchiness on her face was unbearable. "Doctor Liang, can you give me an intravenous drip? I want to recover as soon as possible. "
"What do you mean by intravenous drip?" Of course, Doctor Liang was unwilling. It was already the middle of the night and he would have to stay up all night. He needed to close the door and sleep. "Little girl, skin allergy is nothing. After you take the medicine, you'll be fine after a good night's sleep."
However, Tian Yi still begged. She could at least wear a mask at work but what about the livestream at night? She had just started to gain an audience, if she missed work, her popularity would suffer. She begged again and again before Doctor Liang finally sighed. "Fine, fine, I'll give you a shot of hormone."
It was actually a dexamethasone injection. After Doctor Liang prepared the solution, he gave her an intramuscular injection.
"Come on, come on, I'm closing now." After the injection, Doctor Liang collected the money and chased her away.
With a few bangs, the bars were pulled shut and the iron gate closed again.
Even after the injection, Tian Yi could still feel the itchiness on her face. 'The effect of the medicine hasn't worn off yet, right? I'll be fine after a while …'
The medical fee and consultation fee added up to 200 RMB and they were not reimbursed. This confused Tian Yi. After spending this much money, she would have to live frugally for the rest of the month.
Tian Yi sighed as she stared into the darkness. She scratched her face with her hand and headed back to her apartment with the bag of medicine.
…
"Yiman, hang in there. Stop scratching, stop scratching."
The van arrived at People's Hospital at top speed. Xie Yiman put on a fashionable black mask and walked towards the hospital under the protection of her manager and assistants. On the way there, her manager had already reported to the company and the company had called the hotline provided by Phecda.
Therefore, before they could go to the emergency department or the dermatology department, they were immediately quarantined by a group of medical staff in airtight protective gear.
Xie Yiman was shocked and her manager panicked. 'Why are we quarantining them?'
"We still don't know what Miss Xie's skin condition is, whether it is contagious or not, we're just following protocol."
Since this was the city next to Da Hwa City, the experts from Phecda would arrive soon. The city's disease control center had already taken action and came up with many emergency measures.
Therefore, the doctors did not give Xie Yiman any treatment. They put on the protective gear and studied the strange red skin on Xie Yiman's face through the window of the quarantine room. They were all confused.
"It looks like lupus erythematosus …"
"Yes, but lupus erythematosus doesn't develop so quickly."
"Hmm, and normally it doesn't itch or it's just a light itch."
Xie Yiman, who was quarantined inside the room, could not hear these voices. The itchiness on her face was unbearable so she could only scratch and scratch.
About an hour after they were hospitalized, Phecda's medical team arrived. Among them was the recently famous Captain Gu.
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