Chapter 51 - Reminders (1/2)

Chapter 51: Reminders

Translated by Shiya of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Before she left, she was worried that Lu Shang would be bored while waiting, so she turned on the TV.

It was broadcasting the news, as it was the New Year’s, it was a festive scene everywhere. In the corner of the living room, a gentle tapping sound came from the glass tank. Lu Shang smiled softly, he turned his wheelchair around and tried reaching for the food dispense button.

The two little turtles were smart. Whenever they were hungry, they would scratch the cylinder wall. Lu Shang would know that they were starving whenever he heard the noises. The turtles were quite blessed, they ate all day long. When they were full, they would hide their limbs and head into their shells. They would sleep soundly without a care in the world. After having them for such a long time, they did not grow much, they just ate a lot, sometimes feeding them once per day was not enough.

Lu Shang found that he was really unsuitable for raising animals. He raised his big turtle into a hungry wolf, while the small turtles were raised into lazy pigs.

After feeding the turtles, Lu Shang pressed on his temple, he was wondering if he had stayed in the warm room for too long time. He felt dizzy and was going to open the windows, but all of a sudden, his heart contracted hard.

He stagnated for a second, he only had time to think of the words “this is bad”, before the previous sensation was replaced by sharp pain. It was as if his blood was boiling and his heartrate was like a runaway train, one that was struggling to break free of his body’s control. Lu Shang was in a lot of pain, he bent down uncontrollably and whimpered. He lost all of his strength and fell down, huddling in pain on the carpet.

He was surrounded by a thick layer of haze, in the dizziness, countless voices intertwined together, ringing in his ears at the same time. Lu Shang’s eyes lost focus, he felt as if he was being buried alive, the overwhelming suffocating sensation hit him hard, his mouth opened up, struggling to get oxygen in the darkness.

Countless scenes spinned through his mind as if he was watching a zoetrope. At that moment, Lu Shang was in a state of chaos. He could almost feel a person standing in a corner not far away from him, staring at him expressionlessly holding a scythe of death.

“No… Not yet…” He clasped his hands together and struggled to climb to the drawer. He followed his memory and opened the drawer up, pulling out a needle free injector.

The action of getting the injector alone consumed almost all of his remaining strength. He gasped heavily, trembling and pointing the injector at his vein and quickly pressed the injector.

The crazy pilot of the runaway train seemed to have been shot dead at the same time Lu Shang injected the medicine. The drug worked fast, Lu Shang dropped the injector and curled up on the ground, allowing the medicine to spread through his body.

The whole passed by quickly. Lu Shang didn’t know how long it took, but the roaring in his ears finally faded away. The painful sounds were replaced by the voice of the news reporter. Lu Shang opened his eyes, a loud song was playing from the TV and he saw people dancing. There was a dim glow in front of him, it seemed like that he had recovered a little bit of his vision.

The song was accompanied by the sound of drums, everything was full of joy. Everyone in this city seemed to be celebrating the New Year. Listening to the joyous sounds, Lu Shang somehow felt slight bitterness in his eyes.

There was once a dark road, he had been walking that road alone for many years. He was not afraid of the dark, nor of falling. At that time, he had no concerns. Later on, a little boy appeared, he tried to help him however clumsy he may be. At first, he was just curious, he wondered what the child would grow into. He never planned on reaching out to the child. Little did he know, the child quickly became someone he depended on heavily. The seven years of companionship was as if someone had held a lamp up behind him, pushing him forward along the dark road. If he hadn’t just been in agony from immense pain, he would have completely forgotten that no matter how long the road seemed to be, there was always an end.

The news broadcast was not over yet, Lu Shang laid on the ground for a while, waiting for the pain to subside, then he sat up covered in sweat. He leaned on one of the table legs to rest. In barely 20 minutes, his clothes were all soaked with sweat, and the ground was messy. Cotton balls and gauze were everywhere since he had to go through the medicine box blinded in a hurry.

It was quiet outside, the snow was still falling. Pieces of it were blown onto the glass window, they melted quickly and gathered at the bottom of the window frame. The food sat quietly on the table, and the mini hot pot was still bubbling. In the corner, the two turtles were still happily eating their meat. Lu Shang looked around to see all the familiar things, and his heart gradually calmed down.

His legs recovered a little strength, he slowly got up and cleaned everything up. He went back to his bedroom and changed his clothes. Then he called Li Sui.

“When will you be back?” He tried to keep his voice normal.

“Were you waiting for me? Sorry for making you wait, I just got off the highway and should be home in half an hour.”

Lu Shang pinched his hand and there were sweat on it too, “… I just knocked over a bottle of medicine.”

“What’s wrong? Did it hurt?” Li Sui asked urgently.

“No, I’m fine, but the medicine got dirty.”

“That’s all right. I’m can go buy some now. You will have to wait for me a little longer though,” Li Yong said.

As Lu Shang listened, he felt his heart was boiling over restlessly, “Li Sui, I…”

“What’s wrong?”

“… It’s nothing. Come home soon.”

Lu Shang hung up the phone and felt a strong sense of acid in his nose. He endured it and finally called Uncle Yuen.

Uncle Yuen was supposed to go back to his hometown today. When Lu Shang called him, he was already waiting for the plane at the airport. After receiving the call, he immediately came to Lu Shang’s house without even saying a word.

When he entered the house, Lu Shang was writing at his desk. Lu Shang would stop writing for a while then start, his face looked pale and his eye whites were a little red. He had been working with Lu Shang for many years already, but he had never seen him like this, an ominous feeling rose in his heart.

When Lu Shang saw Uncle Yuen, he tidied up the expression on his face and folded up the paper he had written on. Lu Shang handed the stack of paper over to Uncle Yuen, “Contact the notary office to prepare a copy.”

Uncle Yuen took the paper, “This is…”

Lu Shang did not answer. He rubbed his chest and turned sideways, avoiding Uncle Yuen’s eyes, “Do it.”

Uncle Yuen could vaguely guess what was written on the paper. Suddenly, he felt immense weight in his hands, he almost dropped the paper. His hand trembled as he lifted the corner of the paper. He looked inside and was completely stunned.

” Uncle Yuen, thank you for your hard work over the years.” Lu Shang whispered but still did not look at him.

Uncle Yuen slowly turned his head slightly, only one lamp was turned on in the room. The whole of Lu Shang was hidden in the darkness, faintly showing his small figure, it seemed like he would disappear any time.

Li Sui came back later than expected. It was New Year’s after all, only on duty doctors were still in the hospital. There was a huge backlog of patients in the hospital. Lu Shang’s medicine could only be bought from the hospital, so he was delayed.

T/N: I can’t believe the hospital doesn’t give him special treatment.

When he got home, Lu Shang was lighting up candles at the dining table. Li Sui was ecstatic to see him having clear eyes. Li Sui held his hands and refused to put them down. “You can see?”

Lu Shang smiled and nodded, his expression was just like how it normally was.

After a day’s work, Li Sui was hungry and devoured the whole meal in no time. Lu Shang had no appetite, he sat down beside Li Sui and watched him eat, he also occasionally added more food to Li Sui’s plate.

The two of them seldom got the chance to have a nice meal together. Li Sui picked a few of the most brilliant roses up from the vase and held them in front of Lu Shang. He hinted by joking, “These flowers are really suitable for a proposal.”

Lu Shang froze, then he reached for the flowers.

Li Sui was a little shy, he rubbed Lu Shang’s hand and asked, “Will… will you marry me?”

Lu Shang felt a little discomfort from his question, he held it in and tried to squeeze out a smile, “Are you proposing to me?”