"I'm Zheng Ren."
"Hello, Uncle Zheng." Shi Jian extended his hand.
His hand was pale and skinny. His veins were blue under his skin, but they did not bulge under his thin skin. Like moss growing in the cracks of rocks, they could not grow into a towering tree no matter how hard they tried.
His muscles had shrunk, and his bones were visible.
"Call me big brother," Zheng Ren said with a smile.
"You're so old …"
"Call me big brother."
"Hello, Brother Zheng."
"That's right." Zheng Ren was very happy and shook hands with Shi Jian seriously.
When their hands touched, Zheng Ren could feel the low temperature of Shi Jian's skin and the rapid pulse.
His body was in a bad condition with cachexia. He estimated that he had less than a month to live.
"Shi Jian …"
"Just call me Little Stone. That's what my mom calls me." Shi Jian's voice was a little hoarse. He looked at Zheng Ren and asked in a low voice, "Brother Zheng, can I play with your phone for a while?"
"Huh?" Zheng Ren was surprised.
"I haven't played with my phone for a long time," Shi Jian said gloomily.
"Where's your phone?" Zheng Ren smiled and did not reject the boy's kindness. "But I don't have many games on my phone. It's too late to download it now."
"It's okay. I'm just looking," Shi Jian said. "Any game will do for a few minutes."
"I remember half a year ago, you said you wanted to play ranked matches or something," Zheng Ren said in a low voice when he saw Little Stone holding his phone with sparkling eyes.
"My mom's phone is gone, so I gave her mine." Little Stone's hands were thin but fast. If not for his cachexia, he would be as fast as Su Yun.
"Oh? You don't need to chat on QQ anymore? "
"Yes. I know I don't have long to live. There's no need to leave a deeper impression on my classmates and friends. Otherwise, they'll be very sad if I die, "Shi Jian said in a hoarse voice." Living is a very interesting thing. What a pity. "
"…"
Zheng Ren was speechless. He looked at the flickering light on the phone screen and listened to Little Stone's words, feeling a little sad.
"Brother, you don't even have a password?"
"Well, it's too troublesome to set a password," Zheng Ren said.
"I can't believe there's such a lazy person like you," Little Shitou said. "Aren't you afraid of others looking at your phone?"
"I rarely use my phone." Zheng Ren thought about it. He was indeed different from many people nowadays. Without the need for a power bank, a cell phone battery could last for two to three days. His biggest use was to chat with his loved ones. Other than that, he could also send videos.
"Really, only older people would do this. Calling you uncle is not wrong." Little Shitou played with Gluttonous Snake with a very sweet smile on his face. "What era are we living in? We rarely use cell phones. Uncle … Brother, you'll be abandoned by the times if you continue like this. "
Tsk, this little guy's words were just like Su Yun's, slightly sharp. Was there anyone who spoke to an adult like that?
Zheng Ren smiled and watched Little Shitou play with his phone without saying anything. The more he watched, the more he felt it was a pity. His heart felt empty, as if something was missing.
"Little Shitou, how can you play with uncle's phone?" The woman returned and gently "reprimanded" him.
"It's okay. He can help me adjust the resolution of the screen. I don't know how to do it," Zheng Ren said with a smile.
Shi Jian was startled for a moment. He glanced at Zheng Ren with a hint of slyness.
"Oh." The woman did not expose the simple lie. "Doctor Zheng, we're going home."
"Wait a moment. Is Little Shitou's radiographic films here?"
The woman nodded and pulled out the filing box under the bed. "His radiographic films and past medical records are in here. I've marked the time."
Zheng Ren looked at the box full of documents. It was heavier than Little Shitou and was stunned.
"Doctor Zheng, if you're interested, I'll give them all to you," Wen Xiaonuan said. "I'll bring Little Shitou back. This box is too heavy. I'll have to come back a few times to retrieve it."
Zheng Ren knew that she did not want to continue the treatment, so it was useless to keep these documents and past medical records. Bringing these things home would only make people think of him. It was useless.
He did not say anything. Instead, he nodded and went out to find a small trash-carrying trolley. He carried the filing box onto it.
After informing the ward nurse that he would return the box, Zheng Ren came to Little Shitou's side.
"Brother, here's your phone." After playing with Snake for a while, Little Shitou seemed to be recharged for a few minutes and looked more energetic.
Zheng Ren took the phone and gave Little Shitou a deep look.
While Wen Xiaonuan was packing, Shi Jian said softly, "Thank you for coming to see me. Goodbye."
"Okay, goodbye."
"It's really goodbye this time," Little Shitou murmured.
Zheng Ren's heart tightened and his brows furrowed.
However, Shi Jian was right. Ten days, dozens of days passed in a blink of an eye. This meeting was really going to be the last time they saw each other.
Would it? Zheng Ren looked at the filing box on the trolley outside and raised his eyebrows.
He did not turn back to look at Shi Jian. Instead, he raised his hand and waved before pulling the trolley away.
Due to the trolley, it was not convenient to take the elevator. They waited for a long time before returning to the interventional radiology department.
"Boss, did you go looking for junk? It's different from a few years ago. "Su Yun asked casually when he saw the filing box.
"That child's information," Zheng Ren said. "His family gave up, so I brought him back to take a look."
"…"
This time, even Su Yun was speechless.
His family had given up, and it was a patient with terminal cancer six months ago. What was the point of bringing back a small mountain of information?
He looked at Zheng Ren in confusion, his eyes full of questions.
"Boss Zheng, what child?"
"Half a year ago, I met a child with terminal cancer. Now, the disease is beyond cure. I'm afraid he won't live for a month," Zheng Ren said calmly as he took out the information. Just as Wen Xiaonuan had said, the information was carefully arranged in chronological order with labels in the middle. It was easy to find information on a certain date.
Having been a doctor for many years, Zheng Ren had seen all kinds of strange family members. Basically, most of them did not have all the original information. Less than 10% of them could bring all the films with them.
He had never seen someone like Wen Xiaonuan.
"Wow, what a meticulous family member of the patient." Lin Yuan also saw the knack and exclaimed.
"Stretcher trolley, help me to the third inpatient department, 18th floor, third oncology department." Zheng Ren threw the chores to Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan wanted to come over to see what was going on, but he was thrown out by Boss Zheng.
With a bitter face, she helplessly pulled the stretcher trolley out of the office.
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