The days passed day by day. On this day, when Shen Xiaoxiao was training, she felt in particularly good condition. Her waist and legs felt as relaxed as if they had been liberated. The words "regain a new life" suddenly popped into her mind.
She said to Gu Yan: "Dr. Gu, I want to take off the walker and try it. I feel like I can walk."
"Really? Then try it."
The equipment on her legs was removed, and Shen Xiaoxiao was like a child who had just learned to walk, with her arms spread wide and her legs slowly moving forward bit by bit.
Gu Yan encouraged her and said, "It's okay. Go forward bravely. If you fall, I will be there to support you."
Shen Xiaoxiao's eyes were firm, she gritted her back molars, and took the first step vigorously, and then took the second step. Although the step was very difficult, she succeeded and did not fall!
"Doctor Gu!" Shen Xiaoxiao burst into tears of excitement, her voice trembling as she spoke, "I can leave!"
Gu Yan was also happy for her. He walked in front of her, stretched out his hands to her, and said, "Come on, come towards me. It doesn't matter if you take your time."
Shen Xiaoxiao's nervous chest rose and fell, she stabilized her mind, stepped forward with full concentration, and walked towards him cautiously step by step.
"Ah - Doctor Gu!" Shen Xiaoxiao was really excited. Every time she took a step, she shouted, "Doctor Gu, I can leave!"
Doctor Gu said happily: "Xiaoxiao, hold on, you're almost here!"
"Doctor Gu!" Shen Xiaoxiao's tears flowed down like a dam, and she walked towards him while crying, "I'm here, Doctor Gu!"
When she staggered up to Gu Yan, the two hugged each other excitedly.
"Doctor Gu, I can really go! I'm fine! I'm fine!" Shen Xiaoxiao hugged him tightly and cried until she burst into tears, as if she had cried out all the suppressed emotions in the dark days before.
Gu Yan said: "Yes, you are better, Shen Xiaoxiao, you are really great!"
"I'm not great, I'm too miserable!" Shen Xiaoxiao cried.
Yes, it was so painful. From the time he first learned the bad news that he could never stand up again, to the time when he closed himself up and lived a life of neither human nor ghost, then Li Jinghan brought a doctor and started various treatments, until now. Step by step, just like every step she took just now, it was so difficult and painful. Only she knew how much she suffered and how she gritted her teeth and endured.
Gu Yan patted her back, helped her up, and said, "Come on, let's see if we can walk back."
After he finished speaking, his eyes looked past her to the person standing at the door in front of her.
"Senior brother?" Gu Yan asked in surprise when he saw Zheng Chuyang, "Why are you here?"
When Zheng Chuyang came in, he saw Shen Xiaoxiao slowly walking towards Gu Yan. Seeing that neither of them noticed him, he kept watching quietly, feeling happy for her in his heart. When the two hugged each other, At that time, he felt as if a knife had been stabbed into his heart and it hurt so much.
When Shen Xiaoxiao heard this, she also turned around. When she saw Zheng Chuyang, she asked the consultant curiously: "You called him senior brother? Do you know him?"
Zheng Chuyang said: "I'm sorry, I disturbed your training. I'm going out first." After saying that, he opened the door and left.
Facing Shen Xiaoxiao's confused questions, Gu Yan explained to her: "He is my senior brother. However, he did not arrange for me to come here. I was assigned to come here. Some things just happen to happen. It’s God’s will.”
"That is to say, after he stopped being my doctor, you happened to come and became my doctor. Haha, is this too much of a coincidence?" Shen Xiaoxiao found it incredible, but she had no doubts about Gu Yan's words. .
Gu Yan said, "Let's not talk about this for now. Just keep walking back and see how it feels." After he finished speaking, he walked back and stretched out his arms to wait for Shen Xiaoxiao.
During this circuit, Shen Xiaoxiao was obviously relaxed a lot, and her legs seemed to have adapted, and were no longer as green as they were at the beginning.
"Dr. Gu, please put your hands down. Your posture is very much like a mother's." Shen Xiaoxiao said with a smile - this time it was a sharp contrast.
Gu Yan put down his arm and said with a smile, "I don't know why I made this move involuntarily."
Shen Xiaoxiao said: "Doctor Gu, look at how I left. I won't be like before, suddenly unable to stand up, right?"
Gu Yan said: "Look how many steps you have taken, you won't be in that state anymore. You have really stood up and can walk!"
"Okay!" After hearing his words, Shen Xiaoxiao felt relieved and raised her hands in cheers.
Zheng Chuyang, who was standing outside, heard Shen Xiaoxiao's happy cheers, and smiled happily himself, murmuring to himself: "Xiaoxiao, you are really great, persevere!"
However, he did not accompany her to the last step, and her excitement and ecstasy were not given to him. He felt lost and painful in his heart.
More than twenty minutes later, Gu Yan came out and said, "Senior brother, let's go to my office."
"Where is she?" Zheng Chuyang asked quietly.
Gu Yan smiled and said, "Xiaoxiao is tired from training and is resting inside. Her driver will pick her up, so you don't have to worry about it." After saying that, he put his arm around his shoulders and walked towards his office.
"Senior brother, please sit down. I'll drink some water first." Gu Yan went to the water dispenser to get a glass of water and drank it all in one gulp.
"Senior brother, you saw it, Xiaoxiao stood up! I just gave her a brief look. Her waist and legs are healed and she can walk!" Gu Yan was also very excited and kept talking to him.
Zheng Chuyang asked: "Have you told her not to walk too much in the beginning, as that will hurt her legs."
"I told her, and she knew it. She said it would be done step by step." Gu Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "Every time I see a patient getting better, I am happier than they are, and I feel like practicing hard with them. The days were not wasted.”
"By the way, did you come to see me for something?" he asked again.
Zheng Chuyang actually came here on purpose. He didn't know why he came here on purpose.
"Ah, it's okay, it's just...what..." he said, scratching his forehead, "What time do you get off work?"
Gu Yan said: "You came here to see Shen Xiaoxiao, right? Is there anything else you are embarrassed to say to me?"
Zheng Chuyang leaned back in frustration and did not say anything to deny it, so it was regarded as acquiescence.
Gu Yan laughed at him teasingly, "You are so serious. You have also seen that he has stood up now, and your sense of crisis has not exploded yet?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the office was suddenly pushed open. A man stood at the door, holding his waist with one hand, and asked anxiously: "Doctor Gu, have you and Xiaoxiao finished training? She is not in the training room."