Just after Lu Tong vomited once, he barely had enough time to look up.
When he overheard Qin Shiwu’s outrageous words and wanted to retort, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his stomach churned again.
This time, even Qin Chu’s face paled.
“Don’t vomit on me!” Qin Chu quickly supported Lu Tong.
Instantly, two slaps, one light and one heavy, landed on Qin Chu’s face.
Qin Heng was furious. The heavy slap was from him, “You bastard! Are you even speaking like a human?”
Qin Shiwu roared powerlessly, while the light slap was from him, “You’re destined to be alone for the rest of your life! What nonsense are you talking?!”
Qin Chu, with a slap mark on both sides of his face, stood there frozen with a blank expression of “==”, and his gaze fell on Lin Siyin.
“Auntie Lin, do you want to hit me too?”
Lin Siyin looked at his handsome face with difficulty and said helplessly, “I don’t know where to……”
There was a slap on the left side of this face and a slap on the right. They were all occupied. Where else could another one fall?
Lu Tong had vomited enough and looked up at Qin Chu.
Qin Chu stared at him expressionlessly.
Lu Tong, “It’s pretty good. At least it’s symmetrical.”
The atmosphere was awkward for a moment.
Lu Tong gave a dry laugh and shrugged nonchalantly, “I heard you’re a Virgo. Look on the bright side, at least your OCD’s cured.”
But irrelevantly, Qin Chu said with a paralysed face[footnote]Literally: “a donkey’s lips do not match a horse’s mouth”.[/footnote], “If the child you’re carrying isn’t mine, just wait and see[footnote]lit: read a book on a donkey’s back[/footnote].”
Just for these two unjust slaps in broad daylight, Qin Chu was determined to make Lu Tong suffer too. Dare he not have any children in his stomach?
Damn it, you’ve got to make one for me!
Lu Tong wiped his mouth and sneered, “Excuse me, have you[footnote]polite ‘you’[/footnote] planted the seeds yet?”
Qin Chu asked with a chuckle, “Do you want to give it a try?”
The political and educational department was in turmoil. Director He suggested, “The child is important. Let’s go to the hospital for a checkup first.”
After he finished speaking, he smacked his lips, realizing his words were ambiguous. So he corrected himself, saying, “I mean the child Lu Tong, not the one in Lu Tong’s belly.”
Lin Siyin wiped her sweat, “Teacher He. There’s no need to add that.”
The atmosphere seemed to grow even more tense.
At this critical moment, Qin Heng made the decision, “Let’s go to the hospital first.”
The hospital nearest to Provincial No. 1 High School was Zhejiang No. 1 Hospital.
Qin Heng actually wanted to take Lu Tong to the military hospital. But then he thought, if he were just taking a child for a checkup, it might be fine. But — — Taking a child to check if he was pregnant would cause a huge uproar if someone at the hospital whom he knew found out about it.
Qin Heng weighed the pros and cons for a while and decided to go to a less familiar hospital.
Thinking about it, Qin Chu was still to blame for this. This brat had always only been a troublemaker.
Lu Tong explained a hundred times that it was a misunderstanding, but neither parent believed it.
Lin Siyin said, “Even if it is a misunderstanding, you should go to the hospital to check on your second differentiation. You didn’t tell your dad and me about such a serious matter. Then, how can we be at ease?”
When she said this, Lu Tong had nothing else to say.
However, it’s too late at night, and they couldn’t go for the time being.
The group rested for the night, each with their own thoughts, and reunited early the next morning.
There was a lot of noise in the campus forum, and they were all talking about how Lu Tong and Qin Chu got acquainted. The matter fermented all night, with all sorts of urban legends, each more bizarre than the last.
But no matter how much they talked about it, they still couldn’t make sense of it.
Just because Director He said they were in puppy love, they couldn’t really be in puppy love.
Come on, Lu Tong was an alpha. Then was he in a double A relationship? Isn’t that outrageous?
Qin Shiwu didn’t sleep well that night, so he skipped class the next day. After inquiring about which hospital Lu Tong was going to, he waited in the hospital like guarding a tree stump while waiting for rabbits[footnote]to trust to chance rather than show initiative[/footnote].
Qin Heng drove to pick him up in person early in the morning, and both Lin Siyin and Lu Zhiyan arrived at the entrance of the hospital.
Lu Tong met with his father and was speechless.
Lin Siyin had told his father on the way, “If you’re going to scold Lu Lu, don’t come. If you want to go, you have to listen to me. If you say anything bad, you’ll have to come back immediately.”
Lu Zhiyan made a promise to her that he wouldn’t say a single word against Lu Tong when he arrived.
The deeper you love, the tougher you scold. Although he treated Lu Tong harshly, it would be a lie to say he wasn’t worried about such a serious matter.
Lu Tong hadn’t spoken to Lu Zhiyan for more than half a month, and it was a bit awkward when he saw him, “Dad.”
Lu Zhiyan snorted coldly.
Lin Siyin pinched him.
Qin Heng got out of the car, “Siyin, I’m sorry. You must have been waiting for a long time.”
Qin Chu stood behind Qin Heng, his face full of arrogance.
Lu Zhiyan stared at Qin Chu, his eyes blazing with anger.
His cold snort grew a little louder, making Qin Chu feel uneasy when he heard it.
Qin Heng knew that they were in the wrong, “Let’s go. Just go straight to the department.”
Lin Siyin was speechless, thinking in her heart: As expected of a privileged individual, he doesn’t need to register. He can go straight to the consultation with the specialist.
In fact, this wasn’t much of a privilege.
Qin Heng’s powers went far beyond this, but Lin Siyin, accustomed to being an ordinary person who followed the compass and went with the set square[footnote]to follow the rules inflexibly / to act according to convention[/footnote], couldn’t help but marvel at the sight of this bourgeois tycoon.
The hospital was packed on weekends, so Qin Heng’s privileges seemed quite thoughtful.
As Lu Tong went up to the fourth floor, he saw Qin Shiwu, the sneaky guy, around the corner.
He：……
Qin Chu glanced over. His mobility was stronger than Lu Tong’s, and he directly pulled Qin Shiwu out of the corner.
Qin Shiwu didn’t expect his perfect disguise to be discovered so quickly, so he immediately raised his hand and surrendered, “I confess. I came here following you guys.”
When Lin Siyin heard the noise, she turned and saw the student who had been in the office yesterday.
Qin Shiwu blinked and quickly acted cute, telling a lie without any script, “Auntie, I’m here to see a doctor. What a coincidence, you are here too?”
Lin Siyin was suspicious.
Qin Chu said with a smile, “Which department are you visiting? Neuro?”
Qin Shiwu, “Not at all. You let go of me first. I came here out of concern for you two! We’re friends. So I’m just checking in, okay?”
Lu Tong finally found his chance and agreed, “That makes some sense.”
He pulled a tube of medicine from his pocket for swelling, along with an egg he hadn’t eaten yet — — Although, it didn’t look like it was meant to be eaten.
Qin Chu now has PTSD from eggs, and he’s deeply traumatized by it. The sight of this thing reflexively caused a sharp pain in his face.
Yesterday, Qin Shiwu’s slap was light, like a cat’s paw scratching. He didn’t want to hit him too hard, so he just pretended to do it.
But Qin Heng’s slap was like real swords and spears[footnote]fig. very much for real; genuine[/footnote], and was a solid blow.
“This.” Lu Tong pointed to the medicine, “Apply it on your face.”
He went home to sleep last night but kept tossing and turning as he thought about Qin Chu getting slapped twice for no reason.
After all, this was a completely undeserved catastrophe, and it was his fault.
If he’d been slapped somewhere else, it would have been fine. But this bastard was so proud of himself, and the two slaps in the face must have been humiliating.
After living for seventeen years, it was the first time that Lu Tong felt guilty.
Qin Shiwu also asked, slightly embarrassed, “Are you still in pain?”
Qin Chu said coldly, “Will you let me hit you back?” He thought for a moment and then retorted, using Qin Shiwu’s own words, “Who had said that if a son hits his father, heaven would strike them with lightning?”
Qin Shiwu complained in his heart: Father, haven’t you[footnote]polite ‘you’[/footnote] hit me enough?
After thinking about it, it was all sixteen years later, so he let it go.
Qin Chu held the medicine tube with two fingers in disdain, “What is this? It smells terrible.”
Lu Tong, “It’s for reducing swelling.”
Qin Chu then pointed at the egg, “What about the egg?”
Lu Tong pondered for a moment and said, “I heard that rolling eggs on your face can also reduce swelling.”
Qin Chu, “That’s with hot compress. Brother, are you a real academic prodigy or a fake one? Don’t you have common sense?” He touched the egg, “Do you think it’s still hot?”
Lu Tong suddenly had an idea and pretended to be deaf and dumb. He asked with concern, “Have you had breakfast? Since you can’t use it as a compress, why not just eat it?”
Qin Chu, “You came all this way here so early in the morning just to annoy me?”
Qin Shiwu suggested, “Why don’t you blow it for him?”
Lu Tong pointed to himself, “Me?”
Qin Shiwu, “Who else? Do you expect me to blow?”
He thought to himself: I’m just fucking trying to create a little romantic moment for you, understand? Why are you so unromantic?!
In order to cut off Lu Tong’s thoughts, Qin Shiwu broke the cooking pots and sank the boat[footnote]fig. Cut off all means of retreat, decide to fight to death. [In reference to an incident which occurred during the Battle of Julu: 項羽乃悉引兵渡河，皆沈船，破釜甑，燒廬舍，持三日糧，以示士卒必死，無一還心。 Thus, Xiang Yu led his entire army across the River He (i.e. the Yellow River). He had all the boats sunk, the caldrons and clay boilers broken, and the camp lodgings burned. He further ordered that only three days’ provisions should be carried. With these measures, he showed that every man was now ready to die and none of them would entertain the very idea of returning.][/footnote] by saying, “I ate garlic in the morning!”
Lu Tong：……
He turned his head and looked at Qin Chu, “Do you want me to blow it?”
Qin Chu, “Do you dare to?”
It’s just a blow; what’s not to dare?
Lu Tong leaned in close to Qin Chu, even tiptoeing to blow on his pretty face.
He puffed his cheeks and exhaled before asking solemnly, “How’s it? Are you feeling better?”
Qin Chu said calmly, “No.”
His heart was beating so strongly that he pushed Lu Tong away, “Don’t blow it. The way your dad looks at me is not right anymore, and if you blow it again, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get out of this hospital today.”
Then whatever Lu Tong said, he didn’t hear it. As a deafening “thump, thump” was echoing in his head.
Qin Heng said, “We’re here. Let’s go in.”
Qin Shiwu naturally blended into this team. Although everyone found it strange, everyone was controlled by some mysterious force — — Unexpectedly, no one even asked Qin Shiwu why he followed them.
Lu Tong suddenly stopped.
Qin Chu, “What’s wrong with you?”
Lu Tong touched his chest, “I have an ominous feeling.”
His hunch had always been very accurate, and Qin Chu couldn’t help but stop, “How strong?”
Lu Tong shook his head, “Very strong.”
Qin Heng had already opened the door.
From inside the department, a familiar, warm, and slightly smiling voice rang out, “Welcome.”
？？
Qin Heng had just arrived, and it was the first time he’d heard a doctor say “Welcome” in a hospital[footnote]He said ‘welcome’ like a staff member saying ‘welcome’ to greet customers when they enter a shop or restaurant[/footnote].
When Lu Tong heard the voice, he exchanged a glance with Qin Chu, and then they both stepped inside together.
Dr. He sat in his seat and said, “En? It turned out to be acquaintances.”
Qin Shiwu poked his head in and looked around.
Dr. He put down his pen and smiled faintly, “The child is already this big?”
Lu Tong, “Shut up!”
Dr. He stood up, “Sit down. Everyone, may I ask who is the one who is seeing the doctor?”
He took a headcount, and there were five people in total, “Our department is having a promotion right now. When two people get a treatment, the third person will get half price off. Interested?”
Qin Chu, “Does the hospital know?”
Dr. He smiled and said, “Of course they don’t. You’re also getting a 20% discount for your second visit. Tell me, what’s the reason this time?”
Qin Heng, hearing their familiar tone, said, “You know each other.”
Qin Chu, “It was him whom we saw last time too.”
He added, “Last time it was the internal medicine department, and this time it’s the gynecology department. Why is it you again?”
Dr. He clasped his hands together, “I told you that my dream was to be a gynecologist.”
Qin Chu, “?”
Dr. He had the nurse bring out a few chairs and invited everyone to sit down, “Okay. Our hospital has recently responded to the national call to adopt a sustainable work model.”
Lu Tong, “Sustainable?”
Dr. He explained, “When there’s no one visiting the doctors in the internal medicine department, internal medicine doctors can move over and can sustainably work in the obstetrics and gynecology department. I’ve been working sustainably until now.”
…… Wasn’t this because he fucking had no business?
And you’re talking so high-soundingly?
And you are calling it a sustainable development work model?
Qin Chu, “There is an endless stream in front of the door of the internal medicine department. How could there be no patients?”
Dr. He took a sip of tea, “Yes, there are some. But our traditional Chinese medicine department’s outpatient clinic isn’t busy.”
He gestured for Lu Tong to put out his hand. Lu Tong raised an eyebrow, “Just a formality?”
Dr. He shamelessly took the patient’s pulse, “This young man is worth teaching.”
Lin Siyin was stunned, “Why do gynecologists have to take pulse?”
In fact, it could not be strictly considered a gynecology department. But the hospital’s gynecology department included OP services for both females and omegas. And they’re both lumped together under one umbrella.
Just like the divisions between alphas and omegas in a male dormitory.
Qin Chu said coldly, “It’s Dr. He’s personal style of consultation.”
Dr. He asked, “What’s wrong with your body?”
Lu Tong had a bone in his throat[footnote]difficult to speak out[/footnote].
The parents were also a bit shy to speak up.
But Qin Chu actually didn’t care because he and Lu Tong were innocent. So he directly said, “Can you check if he is pregnant?”
Dr. He said, “Wow.”
Lu Tong held his forehead.
Dr. He asked, “Are there any symptoms?”
Qin Chu seemed like a newlywed husband who had really become a father, so he detailed everything without separating them according to their size[footnote]fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance[/footnote], “Vomiting, nausea, and dizziness.”
While taking the pulse, Dr. He searched Baidu: Are vomiting, nausea, and dizziness symptoms of pregnancy?
Lin Siyin stood by the side, “Why do I think this doctor is so unreliable?”
Dr. He didn’t get angry when he heard Lin Siyin’s words. Instead, he smiled gently and said, “Ma’am, you must be joking. Most people think I’m unreliable, but in reality……”
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