Chapter 2: Donn's Vacation (Part I)
The screeching sound of rubber tires rubbing against the asphalt road sounded at the entrance of the Royal Hospital of Nottingham University, attracting the attention of many people. The black taxi had just pulled to the side of the road and had not yet come to a stop when the rear door was slammed open. Don jumped out of the car with Shania in his arms, and didn't forget to look back and thank Randy and the middle-aged man who was kind enough to delay his time because of him.
"Thank you Randy, I'll give you the car money next time! Other than that...... Help me thank you Mr. Finnan! β
The voice had not yet disappeared, but the man had already run away.
Fennan, a passenger sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Donn's back and shook his head slightly: "It's hard to imagine, a professional football coach ......"
Randy laughed and restarted the car, "Sir, this is what we like Tony. Coach Donn. Also, I have to thank you very much, sorry for the delay......"
Finnan waved his hand: "This is what a gentleman should do." β
He remembered the scene he had seen on Branford Garden Street fifteen minutes earlier, and a smile came back to his face. As a gentleman, he never swears, and he is unhappy when he hears it. But the swear words that Donn muttered in the car just now didn't stop, and he didn't feel the slightest anger. Because he could see that this man really cared about the little girl in his arms. Speaking of which, even if she is tormented by illness, she can't hide the beauty of that girl.
It should be Mr. Donn's daughter who is so concerned...... Finnan looked in the direction of the hospital gate and silently prayed for the father and daughter in her heart.
β»β»β» Don hurried into the hospital hall, looking at the people all around, and a little dazed. He found the direction of the elevator and ran briskly.
At this time, Ms. Lilith, who was at the registration desk, stood up and shouted at Done's back, "Sir, you want to ......"
"Pre-make your mother's appointment!" Tang En didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and pushed back roughly.
ββ¦β¦ I was just...... I want to ask you what your number is......" Lilith didn't recognize Don Enlai, she muttered as she looked at the back of the rude man.
Don glanced at the overcrowded elevator entrance and decided to run up the fourth floor from the stairs next to it.
The girl in her arms had a frighteningly high temperature, and sweat almost soaked her pajamas. Maybe she's still having nightmares, talking nonsense she doesn't understand more and more often, and her hands and feet aren't as honest as they used to be - Donn's neck has been scratched by her with a few bloody streaks. Apparently she was going through great pain.
Don didn't know anything about medicine, but he knew that even a small cold could have serious consequences if left untreated, let alone a high fever that seemed so severe.
The spring and summer of 2003 was a time of rage in China. Don lived through that time and was impressed by the disasters [***] could cause. At that time, even if the people around me coughed, they would be isolated as [***] suspected patients, not to mention high fever.
He didn't know if there were any [***] cases in the UK, and all the attention was on the country at the time. But he can't be cautious, what if this girl gets [***]? She speaks standard school English and has an oriental face...... What if you're from China? Don wasn't sure, so he didn't dare to be careless.
Panting, he ran up to the fourth floor with Shania in his arms and found room 415. Looking at the closed door, Donn, who was holding Shania in both hands, gave up the intention of knocking on the door, but kicked the door open directly with the momentum.
β»β»β»Professor Konstantin was chatting happily with the beautiful female nurse who delivered him papers, and the old man was going to invite the nurse out for dinner on the weekend, which was a critical moment. But just then, there was a loud wail at the door, and a man, to be exact, a girl in his arms, appeared in the doorway.
The loud bang interrupted the conversation between him and the nurse and startled the beautiful woman. As a person with a high status in the hospital, Konstantin planned to teach this uninvited guest a good lesson, but he didn't expect the other party to speak first.
"Professor! Patient! β
"Tony?!" Konstantin was a little surprised, and then rushed out with the female nurse.
The female nurse looked at the girl who was breathing a little hard in Tang En's arms and exclaimed, she could see that the child was not lightly ill.
"Fever...... Tony, I'm ...... here."
"Hell!" Donn interrupted the old professor, "I only know you here!" β
Konstantin nodded, not in the slightest displeasure at Donn's rudeness, and said to the nurse next to him, "Miss Kate, please go and call someone." β
The nurse nodded and ran away, and then Konstantin looked at Donn, who was panting and sweating like the girl in his arms, and asked, "Tony, who is she?" β
Don gasped and said, "I picked up the ......," and he was clearly not thinking about answering the question.
Looking at his anxious appearance, Konstantin regarded this answer as a perfunctory not wanting to explain more, and he had to comfort him: "Don't worry, although we don't know what disease the child has yet, we will arrange a comprehensive examination and treatment for her, and she will be fine." β
While the two were talking, Miss Kate had already rushed back with her men, and they took Shania from Don and put it on the cart, and then ran away again.
With the weight of one person missing in his hand, Tang En relaxed, and at the same time found that his arms were already sore and a little disobedient, although the girl was not heavy, but it was definitely not easy to climb the hill with a big living person.
Konstantin did not go with the paramedics, because that was not his responsibility. He patted Donn on the shoulder, "Come in, I'll make you a cup of coffee." Rest assured, she'll be fine...... Uh, did you really pick her up? β
The footsteps of the group finally disappeared at the end of the hallway, and Don turned to Konstantin and nodded. "Picked up on the street...... Big trouble. β
β»β»β» When Shania opens her eyes from a painful nightmare, she finds that she is not lying in Donn's house, but in a hospital room. I turned my neck with difficulty, and found that my head still hurt a little. She had no choice but to give up on this plan and roll her eyes instead. She saw the bedside stand and the infusion bottle, and she saw Tony standing to the side, with his back to her and mixing something. Dawn.
She opened her mouth to call Donn's name, but found that her lips were chapped and her throat ached and she couldn't make any sound. had to turn her head slightly to the side and quietly look at Don En, who was busy for her.
They had known each other for less than a day...... She couldn't help but laugh when she saw Don scoop a spoonful from the cup and put it in his mouth, only to be so hot that he almost threw it away.
(To be continued)