He lifted his arm and began to untie the bandage, as if to check his injury.
The gauze outside the bandage was tied in a knot, and it was difficult for him to untie it with one hand. Tang Nannan leaned closer.
"Do you want to take it off? Let me help you."
Hu Jiasheng didn't stand on ceremony and handed her his arm. "Thank you."
The injury was clearly sustained for her, yet he acted as if Tang Nannan had nothing to do with it. Tang Nannan felt quite embarrassed.
Because the two of them were so close, it was easy to accidentally touch skin. Tang Nannan could barely breathe, and as she carefully untied two layers, she saw the bloodstains underneath.
Although Tang Dong had caused trouble for the past two years, leading her to witness many injured scenes, most of them were superficial wounds, unlike Hu Jiasheng's.
When the bandage was fully removed and she saw the long wound, stitched up like a centipede, she was so scared that she quickly turned her face away.
Seeing her strong reaction, Hu Jiasheng covered the gauze back onto his arm and pulled it back.
"Could you please check your phone for a nearby pharmacy that's still open? If there is one, help me get a taxi downstairs."
"A pharmacy probably won't be able to fix it; your injury is too serious. We should go to the hospital."
"I told you I have something to do tomorrow. Don't try to persuade me."
His expression was indifferent, and his tone wasn't harsh, but it was unyielding. Tang Nannan had no choice but to obey him.
Tang Nannan had lived in this area for two years and had bought medicine for Tang Dong many times, so she was very familiar with the pharmacies. She knew where they were without needing to check.
"Alright then. You tidy up a bit. I'll go hail a taxi."
She slid off the bed and hurried out. As she reached the doorway, Hu Jiasheng called out to her.
"Wait a moment."
Tang Nannan turned back, looking at him with confusion. Hu Jiasheng didn't meet her gaze, instead looking at an unknown spot on the floor.
"Go change your clothes."
Tang Nannan looked down at herself and then remembered that she had washed her clothes after showering and was still wearing his T-shirt.
Although it covered her essential parts, it was rather intimate late at night.
Coupled with her bold actions just now, it felt as if she had deliberately…
Her face instantly flushed red.
However, Hu Jiasheng didn't see it; he had already started resting with his eyes closed.
She first placed a taxi order on her phone, then went to the bathroom to change.
When she came out, the driver had already accepted the order.
Tang Nannan, with a flushed face, went to the doorway to call Hu Jiasheng.
Hu Jiasheng was feeling quite uncomfortable now. Despite his tall and strong appearance, he lacked the strength to even get out of bed.
Seeing his movements were not smooth, Tang Nannan scolded herself. Why was she being so hesitant in front of a patient?
Putting on a brave face, she went to help him again.
The two of them left the room. It would be inconvenient to help him down the stairs, so Hu Jiasheng pulled away from her.
"I can manage myself. You go ahead."
Tang Nannan walked in front. Her hair had just dried and, blown by the cool night breeze in the corridor, it emitted bursts of fragrance.
Hu Jiasheng felt his senses returning slightly. He walked while sniffing the scent of her hair, thinking.
Was his shampoo really this fragrant?
He used it to wash his hair every day; wouldn't that make him seem effeminate?
The pharmacy was very close, so taking a taxi was truly unnecessary. They arrived in less than four minutes.
Tang Nannan went in first, pushed open the door, and called out inside. A middle-aged woman in a white coat yawned and stood up from a reclining chair.
Her eyes lit up when she saw Tang Nannan.
"You again? Got into a fight again? Where are you injured this time?"
Thanks to Tang Dong, Tang Nannan had become well-acquainted with both employees of this pharmacy.
She didn't answer immediately, waiting until Hu Jiasheng walked in.
"He's injured. His hand was cut by a bottle and he had stitches. He's already had a tetanus shot. But he slept at home and seems to have a slight fever. Could you take a look?"
The physician walked out from behind the counter, sizing up Hu Jiasheng as she walked.
She looked at him, then at Tang Nannan.
"Is this your brother? A cousin or a blood relative? Your family's men are really something; why do they all love to fight?"
Tang Nannan: "..."
The physician pulled over a stool for Hu Jiasheng to sit on. She then crouched in front of him and frowned upon seeing the wound.
"The wound is so big, why didn't you stay in the hospital for observation? And you're rushing out like this? You didn't care about money when you were fighting, but now you remember about seeing a doctor?"
"You're so young, why do you do things like this, making a living by fighting all day? If you continue like this, even if she works herself to death, it won't be enough to buy medicine for you all."
The physician was likely in her forties and probably saw Tang Nannan as her own daughter, so she felt sympathetic towards her.
She usually couldn't catch Tang Dong, but today she caught Hu Jiasheng, so she couldn't help but scold him.
Although Hu Jiasheng hadn't done anything wrong, he felt she meant well and didn't argue back.
Tang Nannan crouched to the side, feeling embarrassed. "Please don't scold him. He's not my brother; he's just helping out of kindness."
The physician stopped talking and looked at Tang Nannan with a gossipy expression.
"Not your brother? He's so handsome, and you two look a bit alike. I thought… oh, you have a matching face."
What was she talking about? Tang Nannan couldn't help but blush again.
"No, no, please don't say that. We're just ordinary friends."
"Tsk, don't be shy. What's there to be embarrassed about? No one is born knowing each other. Even the best couples start as ordinary friends."
"He looks much more mature than your brother. How old is this young man this year?"
Hu Jiasheng didn't want to engage in such trivial conversation and pretended not to hear, looking at his wound with a blank expression.
The physician had plenty of ways to make him speak.
"If you don't tell me how old you are, I can't give you medication."
"...Thirty-two."
"What's your height and weight?"
"Height 184 cm, weight around 70 kg. I haven't weighed myself recently."
The physician couldn't help but show an aunt-like smile. "You have a good figure."
Tang Nannan and Hu Jiasheng: "..."
She quickly withdrew her smile. "The wound hasn't been infected, but if it's not treated with anti-inflammatories in time, it might get infected later. You already have symptoms of a cold, so you need to get treated quickly."
"Let's take your temperature first. If you have a fever, you'll need an injection. Then I'll prescribe some anti-inflammatory medication for you to take consistently at home."
After speaking, she brought over an ear thermometer and took a reading in Hu Jiasheng's ear.
"38.8 degrees Celsius. You need an injection."
It was said that injections reduced fever faster. Hu Jiasheng was no longer a child and wasn't afraid of a little pain, so he nodded.
As the physician walked back behind the counter, she asked him if he had any allergies to medication.
"None so far."
"Take a look yourself and see which side is more convenient for the injection. Pull your pants down a bit."
At his age, he still had to get a butt injection?
Hu Jiasheng hadn't expected this.
With two women in the room, he found it awkward, but it was too late to regret it.
The physician had already prepared the medication and knocked off the glass tip.
Hearing that he was to receive a butt injection, Tang Nannan also felt awkward. She didn't dare to look at him and instinctively wanted to hide.
She smoothed her hair, pretending to look for something, stood up, and turned behind the shelves of medicine.