Chapter 114 - Its a Matter of Time 2 (2/2)

”Is there anywhere that feels bad? Pain? Numb?” he asked.

Her left hand pointed to her throat and then the water filled pitcher. ”You want water?” Chen Mu grabbed a clean cup and rinsed it before pouring her a warm cup of water. Chen Nan adjusted her bed to make it more comfortable for her to drink water without choking.

As she chugged down the water, Chen Mu brought the pitcher over to refill the cup for her. Her throat was very dry, and she felt like she hadn't had any fluids or food for days. Finally, she stopped holding out the empty cup for water after the finishing her fifth round. She coughed a little while Chen Mu soothed her back for her.

Chen Nan waited for her to take a few deep breaths before asking, ”other than feeling thirsty, are there any other discomforts?”

”My right arm...is numb. I can't move it.” Her voice was lower than usual and sounded fragile as if one winter breeze could cut her voice off.

”Here, let me see.” Chen Mu took her pulse and pressed on different acupuncture points to see if there were any blood flow irregularities going on in her body. He asked her to try lifting her arm and moving her fingers, but her body wasn't responding to her commands.

He took out a push pin and said, ”sweetie, I want you to look at Chen Nan and tell me what you feel when I ask you okay? Either tell me, flat or sharp. Can you do that for me? It'll feel something like this.” He reached for her left had and poked her skin slightly using the pin in his hand.

Immediately, he noticed that the nerves on her left hand were fine compared to her right arm. ”Okay.” She said as she looked towards the other side of the room where Chen Nan waved his fingers in the air at her.

Chen Mu took a deep breath and placed the flat size of the pin against her hand, ”what do you feel now?”

”Nothing.” She said.

He tightened his grip and gently poked her using the sharp tip, ”now?”

”Nothing..” she started getting worried as her voice stuttered.

He repeated this test a few times on different areas of her arm to make sure it wasn't a mistake. After he had finished, she turned her head to look at him, ”what's wrong with my right arm?” she nervously bit on her lower lip as she reached for his sleeves using her left hand. He said, ”It's alright. We'll do more tests on you. Maybe you just woke up, and you'll get your senses back soon. Okay? Baby, it's alright.”

He hugged her close and rubbed her head while whispering comfort words that wouldn't even be convincing to him if someone said it. A part of him was burning inside when he thought of the possibility of her arm staying numb like this. She grew tired of physical exams and her energy drained within half an hour of staying awake.

Soon, she closed her eyes to rest, and they exited the room to discuss about her condition. Everyone surrounded her when they stepped out. Chen Mu sighed, ”that unknown drug that Lin Que and I are trying to figure out may have damaged her nerves when she had the allergy reaction earlier. If that's the case, there is a chance that her arm may never function the way it did before. I'm going to head back to the lab and identify the damn drug to see what I could do.”

It took a while for everyone to digest his words, but at least for now, she is considered in a stable condition. Chen Mu took a few steps forward to head towards the lab when the doors swung opened and Lin Que rushed out anxiously. ”Chen Mu, I need you in the lab now. It's worse than we assumed.”