Seeing Zhao Xia who was depressed, Wang Ping felt a sudden sadness.
He said in a trembling voice: "Xiaoxia, don't think like that, I will be with you every day from now on."
At the same time, a thought emerged uncontrollably: "If I spend more time with her now, she might be able to remember my kindness more and treat my dad better in the future..."
He knew very well that the deeper the relationship between him and Zhao Xia, the more Zhao Xia would miss him in the future.
From that day on, Wang Ping would come every day and chat with Zhao Xia for several hours.
He was originally a person who loved life, but because of his illness, he was always in a very low mood.
But under the leadership of the lively and optimistic Zhao Xia, they gradually recovered a little.
He resumed his old craftsmanship and cooked two cans of soup every day based on the contraindications of their illnesses and brought them to the ward to drink together.
The two care about each other, warm each other, and their hearts are getting closer and closer.
On this day, Zhao Xia was bored alone in the ward. She took out her mobile phone, took a photo of her slender legs in the beauty mode, and sent it to Wang Ping.
"Husband, look at my calves. Are you in ecstasy?"
Wang Ping replied instantly: "The calf is no longer swollen, that's great."
Zhao Xia was speechless for a moment: "This straight man is so charming to a blind man."
She sent an angry look over.
Wang Ping understood instantly: "Haha, my wife's legs are so amazing. If you weren't sick, I would definitely chase you."
Zhao Xia felt happy: "That's not bad, just wait until I get better."
After saying this, Wang Ping fell silent for a moment.
Zhao Xia's heart sank. If she wanted to completely recover, she would have to rely on Wang Ping's kidney.
So, she quickly changed the subject.
"When will you come over today?"
After a while, the other party didn't reply, and she couldn't help but feel uneasy: "He won't be angry anymore, right? He won't come today?"
She immediately regretted: "Zhao Xia, when will you be able to control your bad mouth? You can't speak so straightforwardly in the future. You have to think through everything before you say anything!"
"It's been five minutes, why haven't you replied yet? Isn't it too stingy for a straight man? Humph!"
While he was thinking wildly, a bowl of soup was handed over to him.
"What are you thinking about? The soup is cold."
She looked up and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wang Ping, when did you come?"
"I just arrived. I saw you looking down at your phone, so I didn't bother you. I poured two bowls of soup first. Come on, I'm trying a new recipe today to see if it tastes good."
Zhao Xia took the bowl of soup and drank it one mouthful at a time. For some reason, she felt that today's bowl of soup was particularly sweet.
After drinking, put the bowl aside.
Zhao Xia stretched out her hands: "Husband, thank you for the soup. Come on, I want to give you a loving hug."
Wang Ping looked at her with bright eyes for a while, then stepped forward and hugged her tightly, and then let go after a while.
He laughed and said, "This is what a husband should do!"
"I gave my kidney to you. It's all my own, so you don't need to thank me."
When she mentioned kidneys, Zhao Xia's eyes immediately turned red.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Wang Ping hugged her tightly again and said, "Silly girl, I like you!"
"My kidneys and my heart are all for you."
Zhao Xia blushed with embarrassment, buried her head in Wang Ping's arms, and closed her eyes happily.
In this way, with Wang Ping's encouragement and company, after half a month of systemic treatment, Zhao Xia's various indicators dropped and she was out of danger.
On the day of discharge, Wang Ping didn't come, and Zhao Xia didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was busy with something.
When she got home, she called Wang Ping.
The phone beeped, and after a while, there was a sound of no response from the user.
Zhao Xia was stunned. She suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart, so she frantically dialed the phone.
However, after more than a dozen calls were made, none came through.
She fell weakly on the bed, trembling all over, and couldn't figure out what was going on.
In the next few days, she made more than a dozen calls and sent dozens of messages every day, but got no response.
Zhao Xia was worried, what happened to Wang Ping?
His condition must have worsened and he must be found.
When she arrived at the gate of Wangping Community, she found that she didn't know which building the other party lived in.
"By the way, ID card." Zhao Xia pulled out the ID card that Wang Ping had received when they first met, and finally found the correct address.
Tuk-tuk-tuk!
She stood in front of the door and knocked lightly a few times, feeling both hopeful and afraid.
Looking forward to seeing Wang Ping, but afraid of something unexpected happening.
After a while, a middle-aged woman in her early 50s opened the door, and a trace of doubt suddenly appeared on her face.
"Who are you looking for?"
"I'm looking for Wang Ping, is he there?" Zhao Xia suppressed her inner excitement and tried her best to stay calm and asked.
The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "He got sick and went to the hospital with his father."
Zhao Xia was very worried: "Has his condition worsened?"
The middle-aged woman said with a sad face: "You are Wang Ping's classmate, so you must persuade him. He didn't know what evil was possessed. He secretly stopped taking the medicine some time ago, and then his condition was in a mess."
"Later he couldn't hold it any longer. He fell to the ground while walking at home and couldn't get up. His father found out and urged him to go to the hospital, but he refused to go. His father was so angry that he called several relatives the day before yesterday. When he came home, he was tied up and taken to the hospital by force."
Hearing these words, Zhao Xia couldn't hold back her tears anymore and burst out instantly.
She knew it all too well.
Wang Ping is deliberately hastening his own death so that he can help her!
Zhao Xia leaned against the door, her whole body shaky and heartbroken beyond measure.
The middle-aged woman was frightened when she saw her like this: "Little girl, are you okay?"
"This fool, he is really a madman!" Zhao Xia gritted her teeth and suddenly grabbed the middle-aged woman's hand: "Auntie, tell me quickly which ward he is in. I want to see him."
After learning the ward number, she ran to the gate of the community at a sprint speed of 100 meters and waved frantically to call for a taxi.
A taxi stopped three meters ahead with a whoosh sound. Zhao Xia was overjoyed and was about to step forward quickly.
Suddenly, a slim figure flashed from the side and floated towards the taxi first.
Zhao Xia's eyes turned red for a moment, and she immediately ran like an angry bullfight. She caught up with him and pounced hard, knocking the girl who was trying to steal the car a meter away and almost falling to the ground.
Bumping into people, opening the door, and sitting down, the whole action is done smoothly and in one go.
She didn't pay attention to the woman behind her who started to curse, and shouted to the driver: "Kunshi First People's Hospital, drive quickly, the faster the better!"
The driver was stunned as he watched this scene happen, and subconsciously stepped on the accelerator.
The car shot out at high speed and rushed towards the hospital.
Zhao Xia was sitting in the back seat, thinking about what she just said, and couldn't help crying.
"Why are you so stupid? It's really unnecessary. It's not like I can't live without your kidney. Wuwuwu..."
In the baptism of tears, she completely figured out one thing.
She wanted to hold Wang Ping's hand and cross this vast sea of suffering together.
If we want to die, we must die together; if we want to live, we must live together!
Ten minutes later, Zhao Xia appeared in front of Wang Ping's hospital bed.
Seeing Wang Ping, who looked surprised but playful, she suddenly became furious.
Ignoring the strange looks from others, Zhao Xia put her hands on her hips like a dominatrix and cursed fiercely.
"Wang Ping, are you looking for death if you don't take medicine?"
Wang Ping winked at her hard and said with a dry smile: "Zhao Xia, why are you here? This is my dad. You haven't seen him before. Hahaha."
Zhao Xia glared at him, grabbed the old man, and said softly: "Uncle, I have something to tell you, can you go out for a while?"
The old man went out confused. Before he could react, Zhao Xia told the whole story. She even took out the marriage certificate and agreement from her bag and slapped it into the old man's hand.
She said solemnly: "Uncle, since Wang Ping and I are already husband and wife, don't worry, I will never give up on him."
Due to the excessive amount of information, the old man was still dizzy. He held the marriage certificate in his hand and looked left and right. For a moment, he thought he was dreaming.
It took him a while before he realized what he was doing, with a beaming look on his face: "Great, this brat, he actually got married!"
Zhao Xia returned to the ward, walked up to Wang Ping, and stared at him.
Wang Ping felt an inexplicable chill on his back and forced a smile: "Honey, what did you just say to my dad?"
Zhao Xia gave him an ultimatum expressionlessly.
"You must take good treatment, otherwise I will divorce you and I won't want your kidney."
Wang Ping was immediately shocked: "What are you doing?"
He suddenly realized and said, "Do you think I gave up treatment because of you?"
"No, I'm not doing it just for you. I don't want to suffer anymore. When my disease progressed to the advanced stage, I became paralyzed. I can't speak, laugh, or make any expressions."
"The chance of kidney damage is also very high. If I die now, I can still save you. But if kidney damage occurs in the future, it will be too late."
"During this period, I am very happy with you, but the happier I am, the less I can let you work in vain, do you understand?"
At the end of the sentence, he almost roared, shouting out word after word.
Snapped!
A crisp slap sounded in the ward.
Zhao Xia could no longer suppress her inner anger and slapped him hard.
Crying and shouting: "You are not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of death! We are not even afraid of death, how can we still be afraid of living?"
Wang Ping was stunned. This slap not only calmed him down, but also suffocated him.
He had a look of disbelief on his face, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
But he didn't care and asked over and over again: "What are you doing?"
"Just think of this kidney as a gift from me. It can save your life, why not?"
"Why would you refuse?"
"If you don't want it, wouldn't it be a waste?"
"Zhao Xia, Zhao Xia, why are you doing this!"
Zhao Xia was also in tears at this moment. All the strength in her body seemed to be drained away. Her body went limp and fell towards the hospital bed, but she still said stubbornly.
"I'm not willing to give in. I've lived for 25 years and I haven't fallen in love yet. You just have to accompany me through this journey, can't you?"
Wang Ping murmured and asked, "Can I do it?"
With tears in her eyes, Zhao Xia used her last bit of strength to shout:
"Why not? We are all on the same starting line, heading towards the same goal, we are all backward elements, and we are all disease fighters! Why can't it!"
Wang Ping grinned after hearing this, but then he started crying again.
He beat his chest and cried, very loudly.
This time, he finally knew that he was no longer alone.
The sadness of fighting alone disappeared in an instant.
When the two of them hugged each other and cried, before they knew it, the entire ward was filled with people.
They were all patients and family members who heard the commotion and came to watch.
When the two of them wiped away their tears, thunderous applause burst out in the ward, interspersed with bursts of cheers.
"Dude, good job."
"congratulations!"
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There was a snap.
Zhao Xia took a photo of her marriage certificate in front of her parents: "I got married without telling you. Your son-in-law is just like me. He is a patient with ALS and is about to die..."
The stunned parents burst into tears when they figured out the cause and effect.
"Daughter, you..."
"Oh, it's all our fault for being useless."
"It would be great if we were in good health and could directly donate a kidney to you, which would not affect your marriage."
Although they were unwilling to accept this sudden appearance of their son-in-law, they could only accept it.
"We have received the marriage certificate. We are now a family. He is also our child."
"After he leaves, if anything happens to the in-laws, we will take care of it."
Just like that, the situation turned and it was Zhao Xia's turn to take care of Wang Ping.
After her dialysis every day, she would stroll to the inpatient department and chat with Wang Ping.
When it's meal time, we go to the cafeteria to get two meals for the two of us to eat together.
Under the careful treatment of doctors, Wang Ping's condition did not continue to worsen, but stabilized.
Just when they thought they were about to win in the fight against the disease.
Zhao Xia's condition began to deteriorate again.
****
"Zhao Xia, right? You have advanced uremia, the hemodialysis effect is not ideal, and your condition has worsened many times."
"Without a kidney transplant, he might not survive more than a year."
"However, Sanqing has just developed a bioartificial kidney. Compared with conventional dialysis, the survival rate is much higher. Are you willing to participate in the clinical trial?"
When Zhao Xia heard this, she couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment. This scene seemed familiar to her, but she felt something was wrong.
"That's not right. In the past, there was only 'can't live more than a year' and 'I'm sorry'. There was no artificial kidney."
After thinking for a while, she suddenly realized.
He nodded immediately: "Okay. But I can ask, how long can this artificial kidney last?"
"There is no time limit. It should be able to take you until the day of your kidney transplant. In other words, it is not impossible to get better before the kidney transplant. After all, you are still young. With the development of science and technology, miracles can happen. Everything is possible. "
The doctor smiled gently, handed over a document and said: "You sign this consent form, and you will have a physical examination later, and you can have the surgery tomorrow."
Wang Ping on the side suddenly became nervous when he heard the word surgery.
"Surgery? Major surgery or minor surgery? Is it risky?"
The doctor smiled and said: "It's a small operation that doesn't take half an hour. It's done very maturely and there are no risks. Don't worry."
Zhao Xia glared at Wang Ping and said coquettishly: "Oh, don't make a fuss. Just listen to the doctor."
Wang Ping felt a little aggrieved: "I'm not worried about you."
"I know, my husband is the best to me."
As soon as the two of them got the chance, they started spreading dog food wantonly.
Unconsciously, the smile on the face of the young doctor next to him had long since disappeared.
The operation was successful. After being replaced with an artificial kidney, Zhao Xia's condition completely stabilized and her creatinine level never increased again.
Half a month later, it even started to slowly decline.
This suddenly surprised and delighted her.
The doctor said that if she continued like this, she could survive even without a kidney transplant.
Now that she has an artificial kidney for dialysis, her medications can be stopped.
As long as you continue to use it, you can slowly wait for your kidney function to recover.
When her kidney function recovers, the artificial kidney can be removed and she can return to a normal life.
That night, in order to celebrate the good news, the two went to the tavern where they got married again.
I still used tea instead of wine, but for some reason, I drank too much tea and felt a little tipsy.
Zhao Xia snuggled into her husband's arms, feeling numb in her heart and couldn't help but speak.
"Husband, I've thought about it. Now my disease is gradually improving. With this artificial kidney installed on my body, I don't feel anything. I don't need to take medicine. It can be said that it doesn't affect my daily life at all."
"As long as you continue to take medicine, the onset of your disease can be delayed, and you will have no problem living for a few more years."
"We must live well. When the time comes, you can't move, and I will take good care of you."
"Besides, I'm still thinking, while your health is still good, can we have a love child?"
"Otherwise, in a few years you will be lying in bed unable to move, and it will be difficult to have children."
Wang Ping was immediately overjoyed and kissed his wife hard on the face: "Honey, you and I want to be together."
"We need to hurry up on this matter. We'll start work tonight."
"My dad would be extremely happy if he knew about this. He would go crazy thinking about his grandson."
He slapped his forehead suddenly and said, "By the way, wife, did we forget something?"
"What's up?"
"Wedding, we haven't held a wedding yet, I want to give you a formal wedding."
One month later, Kunming Hilton Hotel.
The two held a wedding.
Dad Wang wrote a couplet on the spot: "An old couple, starting a new life."
Hengpi: "Happy wedding!"
(End of chapter)
