Although China has continued to increase its investment in medical care in recent years, with the largest population base in the world, no amount of investment will be enough.
Except for train stations during the Spring Festival travel season, hospitals are the places with the highest density of people in a city at any time, and the more so in large public hospitals.
When the elevator stops and goes, Li Mengnan always sees some people sleeping in the corridor with moisture-proof mats when the door opens. Those are the family members who come to accompany the patients, because there are no more beds to accompany them.
I can make do with sleeping like this.
When you go up to the special care ward area on the top floor, you can no longer see this chaotic scene like a plague. The wide corridor is clean and quiet, and the air is rare and fresh in the lower floors. Even the unique smell of disinfectant in the hospital is gone.
Much lighter.
If it weren't for the special care ward sign, this place would be more like an office area of a large company during lunch break.
A floor separated the upstairs and downstairs into two distinct areas. The instant transition between hell and heaven was like the picture of the border between the United States and Mexico that he had seen on the Internet.
This is the rule of the real world. At any time, people standing at the top of the pyramid will always have more privileges and resources than those at the bottom. For some reason, Li Mengnan suddenly remembered what Wei Mao had said to him not long ago.
This sentence.
"Sir, this is the intensive care unit. Which patient do you want to visit?"
As soon as Li Mengnan walked out of the elevator door, he was stopped by two security guards guarding the door.
He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thinking that the special protection area was indeed different. This huge place actually had security guards, and rich people really cherished their lives.
However, judging from the frivolous pace of these two people, they can probably block the ordinary patients and their family members who want to come up to rest on the floor below. If there is an emergency, these two "door gods" will definitely have more symbolic significance.
practical significance.
After all, they also fulfilled their duties, so Li Mengnan naturally would not embarrass the two security guards. He smiled and said calmly: "The patient I came to see is called Zhuang Jia, a female student from Donghai University who was sent by the police a few days ago. But
I don’t know which ward she is in."
"Oh, okay, please wait a moment."
One of the security guards used the intercom to report the situation to the nurse's station. Then Li Mengnan noticed that the surveillance camera above his head was pointed at his face. He was probably confirming the identity of Zhuang Jia in the ward through the internal monitoring system.
After a few dozen seconds, the security guard put on a polite smile and said: "Okay, you can go in. The patient you want to visit is in room 1222. Go along the corridor to the end, turn left and there is the last room."
"Thank you." Li Mengnan nodded to the security guard.
Although they are collectively called special care wards, special care wards are actually divided into three, six or nine levels.
With the support of a biological father with a net worth of tens of billions, Miss Zhuang's ward is naturally the best among all special care wards.
Except for its slightly smaller area, this special care unit can be called a small villa. It has all the necessary facilities, and they are all produced by major international brands.
Li Mengnan even saw a treadmill in front of the window - God knows who would think that a bedridden patient needs this thing.
Zhuang Jia was leaning on the bedside reading a book at the moment. Her originally long hair was braided down to one shoulder. She wore a pair of slightly rustic black-rimmed flat glasses on her delicate and unadorned face.
She actually has a quiet temperament of a literary girl, which is almost in two extreme contrasts with her previous exposed and sexy appearance.
"Hasn't anyone ever taught you to knock on the door first when entering someone else's room?" Zhuang Jia put down the book in displeasure.
"Do you want me to go back and knock it again?"
Although Li Mengnan said this, he had no intention of turning around and leaving.
He went straight to the coffee table without asking Zhuang Jia. He casually pulled out the flowers from the vase and threw them into the trash can. Then he tore off the wrapping paper of the bunch of lilies he brought and inserted them into the vase.
middle.
"What are you doing here?" Zhuang Jia said calmly.
"I've been eating too well recently. I may have accumulated some food. I came to the hospital to prescribe some medicine to promote digestion. I came to see you by the way." Li Mengnan broke off a banana from the fruit plate on the coffee table, peeled it skillfully and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it.
With.
Zhuang Jia is so angry, why are you still eating the food you have accumulated? His gloomy face suddenly seemed to be filled with frost, and he said: "Now that you have seen it, please leave. I still want to rest."
Li Mengnan crossed his legs, as if his butt had taken root on the sofa. He did not obey Zhuang Jia's eviction order at all, threw away the banana peel and picked up an apple, and said lazily: "Although I have always been indifferent to fame and fortune, and I do good deeds without asking for anything.
In return, but no matter what, I saved your life. If you treat your savior like this, it’s a bit of repaying kindness with enmity, right?”
"Hmph... then you can sit down if you want."
When Zhuang Jia mentioned the life-saving grace, her momentum immediately weakened. She picked up the book on the bedside table again and simply turned a blind eye to Li Mengnan.
Li Mengnan smiled. This Miss Zhuang actually had some merits. At least she had clear grievances and would not confuse right and wrong just because of personal preferences.
However, the seemingly harmonious relationship between the two did not last long.
Zhuang Jia soon discovered that when she was reading, Li Mengnan's sneaky eyes were always glancing at her. Although there was no lewd meaning, they were just looking at her... Yes, maybe
There was still a little curiosity, but it still gave her a feeling like a ray of light on her back.
"What are you reading?" Zhuang Jia slammed the book shut and stared with a bulging face.
Li Mengnan looked at her murderous gaze without any care, and said with a faint smile: "I just think you are quite good-looking like this now, much better than your previous appearance, where you were neither human nor ghost...
"
"You are neither human nor ghost! I don't need you to tell me what clothes and makeup I should wear!"
Not only did Miss Zhuang not appreciate Li Mengnan's compliment at all, she became so angry that she grabbed the book at hand and smashed it over.
Li Mengnan was now experienced in what an angry woman would do. He raised his hand slightly and caught the "hidden weapon" flying towards him.
The whole movement was extremely free and freehand, as if his hand had been waiting there for a long time, and it was Zhuang Jia who took the initiative to hand the book over.
"Fortunately it's not Xinhua Dictionary." Li Mengnan weighed the book in his hand and said pretending to be happy.
Even though he couldn't scold him or hit him, he couldn't get rid of him. Zhuang Jia was completely helpless with this incompetent guy. He put his hands on his knees and lowered his head as if he was admitting defeat, saying: "What do you want?"
"I'm here to help you." Li Mengnan said seriously.
No matter what Zhuang Jia thought, Li Mengnan felt that when he said these words, his whole person seemed to be enveloped in a sense of holiness, and a ray of light fell from the void above his head.
"Help me? You did that to me, and now you come to help me?" Zhuang Jia laughed angrily.
"Please tell me completely. It sounds like what I took away was your virginity, not your first kiss... Of course, whether that can be considered your first kiss is still open to question."
Previously, in the dream world of dormitory 610, in order to bring Zhuang Jia's silent consciousness back to the real world, Li Mengnan took away Zhuang Jia's first kiss in the dream world.
Yes, you read that right. Even though Miss Zhuang changed boyfriends as fast as a revolving door, she always kept her first kiss. Even Li Mengnan felt ridiculous and unbelievable when he first discovered this.
Feel.
If it were anyone else, no matter what Li Mengnan did to her in the dream world, she would forget it after leaving the dream world. This is an instinct of self-protection of the brain.
But everything has exceptions. Miss Zhuang Jiazhuang is such a gifted person. She can actually clearly remember everything she experienced in the dream world, especially the time when she was forcefully kissed by Li Mengnan unconsciously.
"You can tear my clothes off and look at my body, but...but do you know what a first kiss means to a girl?" As he spoke, Zhuang Jia actually had tears in his eyes.
"Miss Zhuang, I think you are going too far. From the definition of kissing, our oral mucosa and lips have not had any substantial contact, so you said that I took away your first kiss. This statement
It is untenable in itself..."
In fact, what Li Mengnan said is a bit of a lie. From the perspective of an illusionist, whether it is a dream or reality, as long as it has happened and a clear memory remains, it can be regarded as reality.
But right now, Miss Zhuang is fighting for her life over this matter, so naturally he can't add fuel to the fire.
"But the problem is that I remember everything clearly! I remember that your disgusting tongue stuck into my mouth..." Zhuang Jia suddenly covered her mouth. Every time she thought of the scene at that time, she felt sick to her stomach.
"You can only say the first half of the sentence, there is no need to describe the details..." Li Mengnan said kindly, but having said that, he really couldn't remember whether he stuck out his tongue at that time.
After letting Zhuang Jia retch for a while as if she was pregnant, Li Mengnan coughed lightly and said calmly: "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to react so strongly to this matter... Although I was trying to save you at the time,
But taking away your first kiss is a fact after all, so I am here to take responsibility for this matter."
"Responsible?" Zhuang Jia was stunned for a moment, seemed to have thought of something, and sneered disdainfully: "You took away my first kiss, and you still want me? Bah, stop dreaming!"
Li Mengnan bent his fingers, poked his scalp that was itchy from the air conditioner with his knuckles, smacked his teeth, and said with a smile: "Miss Zhuang, I think you misunderstood. From the first day I met you, I
I've never been interested in you...I mean, if you find this unexpected incident difficult to remember, then I can help you delete it from your memory."
"Delete?" Zhuang Jia didn't expect that the "responsible" Li Mengnan said was actually this.
"Yes, I can use hypnosis to completely delete this haunting memory from your brain. After all, it is not a memory left in the real world. Even if it is completely deleted, it will not cause memory loss.
The situation of the break...and in this way, your first kiss will be back again, isn't it?"
This is the only solution Li Mengnan can think of, and it is quite feasible.
"Will it cease to exist if you forget it? If everything in the world can be dealt with by forgetting, then living will be too easy..."
Zhuang Jia seemed to be touched by Li Mengnan's words. He leaned back on the bed and stared at the ceiling above his head without focus.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhuang Jia suddenly took a deep breath and said in a difficult tone:
"If I want to forget someone completely, can you help me?"
Li Mengnan didn't seem surprised that Zhuang Jia would say such a thing. He tapped his fingers rhythmically on his raised legs, raised his eyes and said, "Are you talking about Le Youyou?"
Zhuang Jia's pupils tightened instantly, he sat up from the bed suddenly, breathing rapidly: "How did you know?"
"It does not matter."
Li Mengnan spread his hands casually. Not only did he know that the person Zhuang Jia was talking about was Le Youyou, but he also knew everything that had ever happened between them.
But except for one thing, that memory was completely covered in blood red in Zhuang Jia's subconscious, and it was impossible to see what was inside.
"You...why don't you laugh at me?" Zhuang Jia's body couldn't help but tremble, and the exposure of her biggest secret made her a little emotionally unstable.
"Why should I laugh at you?" Li Mengnan asked strangely.
"I actually like women, isn't it ridiculous?" Zhuang Jia said excitedly, his voice almost shouting.
"I also like women." Li Mengnan smiled easily, "Maybe we can sit together and exchange experiences when we have time."
"This joke is not funny at all." Zhuang Jia lowered her head, and Li Mengnan's casual attitude made her mood calmer.
"Can you do it to make me forget her?" Taking a long, deep breath, Zhuang Jia looked up at Li Mengnan, her eyes painful and haggard, "If you can do it, I can give you any reward you want.
, even... can even include my body."
Li Mengnan's eyes widened unexpectedly. He only knew from Zhuang Jia's memory that she had liked Le Youyou since junior high school, but he never knew that she would actually have such a deep affection for Le Youyou.
It's a pity that God gave her a body with the wrong gender.
"Although I am really interested in the conditions you promised, I still regret to tell you - I can't do it."
Deleting memories that once existed in reality is not that simple, especially filling in the blank areas left after memory deletion. Any slight logical error may lead to a devastating memory collapse.
In Zhuang Jia's memory, Le Youyou is no longer just a simple event memory. Along with the corresponding memories, there is also the accumulated feelings for the other person bit by bit.
Memories can be deleted, but feelings cannot be deleted. Even if he forcibly deletes Zhuang Jia's memory now, as long as she and Le Youyou meet again, her feelings for Le Youyou will make her lose everything in an instant.
All the memories are back.
"As expected." Although Zhuang Jia was disappointed, this answer was also what she expected.
Li Mengnan curled his lips helplessly. If you put this alternative feeling into Zhuang Jia's previous actions against Le Youyou, you will find that this Miss Zhuang is not only no longer so annoying, but also a bit pitiful.
"Have you confessed your love to Le Youyou?" Li Mengnan asked.
"Yes, at first I thought I didn't like her, and I tried to outdo her at every turn, but the unlucky ones always lost. But then as I grew older, I realized that I didn't hate her.
And I liked her more than a friend... So before graduating from high school, I called her alone on the school playground and confessed everything to her."
Zhuang Jia shed tears but had a faint smile on her lips. The scene that night is still an unforgettable and beautiful memory in her memory.
"Then you were rejected gorgeously?" Li Mengnan took out a few tissues and handed them over. What Zhuang Jia needed now was not comfort, but listening.
Zhuang Jia rarely refused Li Mengnan's kindness. He took the tissue handed to him and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He chuckled like a self-mockery and said: "It should be regarded as a very tactful rejection. It's just my illusion that I like her. I don't want it."
If you think about it, the two of us can still be good friends in the future..."
"If I were a man, I would definitely be a scumbag to say this, but as a woman, why would these words make me feel so beautiful?"
Li Mengnan suddenly felt as if he had been rubbed by the edge of another world, and quickly stopped the fantasy of flying petals in his mind.
"That's wrong..." Li Mengnan thought of something, "If you have always liked Le Youyou, why do you still want to find Jin Kera and Wu Mingyuan to be your boyfriend? Could it be that you are actually... both men and women?"
Zhuang Jia glared at him, but was not as angry as usual. He was silent for a moment and said: "I asked them to be my boyfriend. On the one hand, I wanted to see if I could forget Le Youyou through another relationship; on the other hand, I also wanted to
Check to see if I like men."
"You can tell from the looks of it that you must have failed."
She had two boyfriends in a row, but in the end she didn't even have her first kiss. If this Miss Zhuang is not a lesbian, few people would believe her.
I just don’t know whether she is a small top or a small bottom? Although Zhuang Jia still feels very feminine, she can’t be sure that she is the legendary nympho...
Zhuang Jia didn't know that the mind of Li Mengnan, who was sitting across from him, had begun to wander habitually. He shrugged lightly and said: "It can't be said to be a complete failure. At least through these few interactions, I have confirmed one thing - I
It’s true that I can’t like men, and among women, I only like Le Youyou.”
Li Mengnan was stunned for a long time before he choked out a sentence through his teeth.
"Then it's a tragedy for you. Your choices are quite narrow..."