"That's great, thank you for taking him to the hospital. I'll tell him right away."
Uncle Zhang said, "You're welcome. I'll hang up now."
Zhou Jinbei suddenly thought of another crucial issue.
"Do you have money for the medical expenses, Uncle Zhang? Should I transfer some to you?"
"No, no. We'll discuss it when Ah Zhong gets back."
After hanging up, Zhou Jinbei went to push Ah Zhong.
"Wake up, wake up! Zhong Jiaming, Zhong Jiaming? Wake up!"
Unfortunately, the medication had just taken effect, and coupled with his exhaustion, Ah Zhong was sleeping soundly. She couldn't wake him up at all.
Zhou Jinbei thought, even if she woke him up, what could he do in his current state?
Sighing, she found Ah Zhong's suitcase, opened it, and rummaged through it.
She successfully found his wallet.
She took out his ID card and used her phone to pinpoint his home address.
She decided to go back in his place to check on his father.
Since her work was busy here and she couldn't leave, she would act as his assistant and go home to help him take care of his father.
Zhou Jinbei left him a note, weighed down by her phone, grabbed the car keys, and set off immediately.
After more than four hours on the highway, plus navigating through the city, it took her over six hours to reach Ah Zhong's doorstep.
It was past three in the morning, and the street was as quiet as could be.
Fortunately, the rain had stopped, and visibility was quite clear.
Zhou Jinbei knocked on the neighbor's door.
Aunt Zhang was woken up by her and came out to tell her that the person was at the county people's hospital.
Zhou Jinbei drove to the county hospital again.
When she rushed upstairs to inquire, he had already come out of the operating room.
Under anesthesia, Zhong's father was still unconscious.
Zhou Jinbei chatted with Uncle Zhang, asking about the situation.
Uncle Zhang said.
"The leg injury isn't serious. It's just that the same spot as last time broke again, and they reattached it. But there might be problems elsewhere."
"What problems?"
He had come to set the bone, how could he have noticed other issues?
Uncle Zhang said.
"Before the surgery, the doctor did some routine checks and found that he... I can't quite explain it."
"How about this. Wait until tomorrow morning when the specialist orthopedic surgeon arrives, and you can take the report to ask them."
She didn't sleep all night.
Zhou Jinbei stared at the report filled with professional jargon. By eight in the morning, she finally entered the chief surgeon's office.
The chief surgeon took a look and then asked her to see the chief physician.
The chief physician looked at it and analyzed it with her.
"Preliminary suspicion is heart failure or myocardial ischemia."
"The patient should normally have symptoms like chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness, and fatigue. Didn't the family notice anything at all?"
Zhou Jinbei was stunned.
How could it be so serious?
He just broke his leg, how could it be related to his heart?
She didn't trust the medical standards of a small town and, after returning to the ward, immediately called her friend in Nancheng.
She asked them to reserve a bed at Nancheng Central Hospital and to help her with the transfer procedures.
The reason she didn't contact Zhan Bei Jue was due to her concerns.
The previous incident of pregnancy and miscarriage had been too messy.
Since it had passed without notice, she didn't want anyone to find out again.
Otherwise, if he and Ah Zhong couldn't end up together, it would be awkward for others.
Zhou Jinbei rarely asked for favors, but since she did this time, her friend naturally agreed.
Soon, she returned to the ward with breakfast and told Uncle Zhang about the plan to transfer him.
She also said it was Ah Zhong's idea.
"That's good. It's true that the son has become successful and established himself in a big city. It's convenient for him to go there."
"Ah Zhong is filial. It's right to go to a big hospital to get it checked."
Zhou Jinbei asked him how much he spent yesterday and gave him the money.
Uncle Zhang said there was no hurry.
After some polite refusal, he finally accepted the money.
Zhou Jinbei asked him to go back first, thanked him for his hard work, and transferred another 10,000 yuan to him before he left.
"I don't know how much it will cost to repair the sheep pen, so let's add each other on WeChat. If it's not enough, tell me."
"Please trouble you to find a few people to help with the repairs, and also to take care of his little lambs. Thank you, Uncle Zhang."
Uncle Zhang felt embarrassed by her gratitude.
"We've been neighbors for so many years. Ah, Old Zhong is also a good person. He's helped us a lot. Why are you being so polite?"
"We don't farm anymore, and we're mostly idle most of the time. We don't need money. I'll just help him fix it."
"How can we accept that? This is Jiaming's intention. Please accept it, otherwise, he'll feel guilty."
After seeing Uncle Zhang off.
In Jincheng, Ah Zhong's fever had subsided somewhat, and he woke up groggily.
The first thing he did was check the time.
To see if he would be late for work.
As a result, he grabbed his phone and saw a note pressed underneath.
Dad had another accident, and Zhou Jinbei had gone to take care of him.
His heart sank, and the dizziness in his head disappeared.
Ah Zhong sat up abruptly and quickly called Zhou Jinbei.
Zhou Jinbei explained it simply.
"The place where he broke his leg last time was reattached. I think the medical conditions in the small county are not good, so I'm planning to transfer him to Nancheng."
"It's mainly for convenience in Nancheng, so you don't need to come over."
Ah Zhong didn't have any objections to her arrangements.
He just felt that they no longer had a relationship, and it was too much trouble for her.
"What's the trouble? I abandoned my job in Jincheng to come here, and you're handling everything over there by yourself. It's really no different."
"Either way, my brother is the one paying me. I'm just passing the time. If you want to thank someone, thank him."
Ah Zhong was speechless and could only say okay.
"Then call me when you get to Nancheng. Thank you for your hard work during this time."
In the afternoon, an ambulance came to pick him up.
Zhou Jinbei found a designated driver to drive the car back for Ah Zhong.
The two of them started their long-distance relationship again.
Upon arriving at the Nancheng hospital, after a short rest, Zhou Jinbei scheduled various examinations for him.
Zhong's father found it strange.
"I just broke my leg, and there's nothing else wrong. Why do I need so many tests? It's a waste of money."
Zhou Jinbei lied to him.
"A classmate of mine, his father is the director of this department. We should use the equipment here since it's free. Why are you so silly? They're not charging us."
Ah Zhong still felt a bit embarrassed.
"You've worked too hard. You're just a young girl, taking care of an old man like me here."
In fact, there were many inconveniences.
But who was he if not Ah Zhong's father?
He had left a very good impression when he visited their home before, and Zhou Jinbei was willing to treat him like her own father, so she didn't dwell on many things.
The next day, the examination results came out.
The county hospital had not misdiagnosed; Zhong's father did indeed have heart failure.
The doctor pointed to the CT scan and explained it to her.
According to the location of the heart failure, it was divided into left heart failure, right heart failure, and global heart failure.
According to the severity of the heart failure, the heart function was divided into Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class IV.
"So, is his left heart, right heart, or global? And what stage has it reached?"
The doctor said.
"His symptoms should have been present for a considerable time, but they weren't given enough attention. Now..."