Trembling At A High Altitude

"There was no other way, he went on a business trip with a colleague, and the colleague drank too much, so he got the front desk to open his colleague's room card. When he came back, they made a commotion at the company... This kind of man, dragging it on is pointless." The hostess shook her head, her face full of helplessness.

"I see, sigh... It's better to divorce such a scumbag, anyway, you still need to figure something out, you can't leave the child alone at home." Faced with this situation, Li Teng didn't know what else to say.

"Yeah, worst case I'll take a few days off and go back to work after finding someone to take care of her. If she were gone, what would be the point of my living..." The hostess said as she began to wipe her tears.

"Yes, the child is the most important, everything else can wait."

The two chatted, and the hostess carefully treated Li Teng's wound and then bandaged it up for him.

"It looks like the bleeding has stopped for now, but you should still go to the hospital to have a doctor look at it, to see if you need another tetanus shot, I'll cover the costs," the hostess added a few words to Li Teng.

"It's just a scratch, and it was caused by plastic, it's not a big deal." Li Teng shook his head.

"Don't take it lightly, it could be troublesome if there's a problem." The hostess was still very worried.

"If there's any adverse reaction, I'll go to the hospital promptly." Li Teng nodded, as he struggled to stand up.

"Yes, don't take it lightly! I'm very grateful for everything today! By the way, what is your honorable surname? How may I address you?" The hostess also stood up.

"My last name is Li, you can just call me Little Li."

"Let's add each other on WeChat, and if you go to the hospital, contact me anytime about the situation, I'll definitely cover the expenses." The hostess stood up.

Li Teng and the hostess added each other on WeChat, where her WeChat name was her real name.

It was Chen Lei.

Li Teng found this name somewhat familiar.

After thinking it over, he remembered.

This morning, he was using Bluetooth to transfer photos when someone knocked on his door, a woman, looking for Chen Lei.

But in a haze, he felt there was more to it.

This name, it seemed to have appeared together with Bo Wen and the sisters Bo He from the restaurant?

It was really strange.

Maybe it was just some kind of déjà vu from a legend.

"Yeah, Sister Chen, I'll be heading back now, I live just downstairs. It's only right to help a neighbor, so don't worry too much about it." Li Teng exchanged a few more polite words with Chen Lei before hobbling down the stairs and returning to his own rental.

Saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda.

Even though he was injured, saving a life made Li Teng quite happy.

Back at his work desk, after contemplating a bit, he incorporated the incident that had just occurred into his comic.

Then, on some details... such as bandaging the wound, he made some adaptations that housebound fans would enjoy.

Lately, inspiration was really abundant! There was so much that he couldn't use it all up.

He drew away, and before he knew it, it was time for dinner.

Having eaten late at noon, he was not very hungry, so he decided to have dinner late as well.

Just then, there was a knock at the door of his rental.

He opened the door to find Chen Lei from upstairs, standing outside with her daughter.

She was also holding two food containers.

"You're injured and it's inconvenient for you to go down to eat, so I've made you a meal. The cooking isn't much, but please make do with it for this meal," Chen Lei said as she walked in without waiting for a reply, opening the lunch box and placing it on Li Teng's dining table.

"Ah, Sister Chen, you're too kind," Li Teng said, feeling slightly embarrassed.

"Isn't this what I should do? It's just a meal, how can it compare to a life? Eat up, I'll come down to collect the lunch box later tonight," Chen Lei said before leaving the room with her daughter, even helping Li Teng close the door behind her.

The meal that Chen Lei cooked for Li Teng was clearly made with care, featuring two meat and two vegetable dishes, and it tasted delicioius; Li Teng quickly devoured the contents of the two lunch boxes.

After washing the lunch boxes, he thought of bringing them back upstairs but then decided against it.

It wouldn't be appropriate to visit the home of a widow and her child in the middle of the night.

After eating, Li Teng continued with his creative work.

He had a wealth of material today, and his inspiration surged, leading him to work until the late hours without realizing it.

Anna still hadn't returned, seeming to have a joyous time in the lab, apparently so happy that she had forgotten about home.

Mother Li, however, did call him.

"You haven't gone to sleep yet, right? Still playing games? With nobody to look after you, are you staying up every night?" Mother Li launched into a litany of questions the moment the call connected.

"I'm working!" Li Teng explained.

"Isn't your job playing games?" Mother Li teased.

It wasn't surprising, considering Li Teng used to make gaming videos, so to Mother Li, it looked like he was just playing games.

"Not anymore, I've found a new job," Li Teng defended himself.

"What new job? Are you drawing those harmful comics for kids again? Don't do that sort of thing anymore! You're going to get arrested one day!" Mother Li's tone was full of concern.

"What are you talking about? I don't draw comics anymore, and even if I did, my comics are for adults," Li Teng insisted strongly.

"I don't want to argue with you. Just stop drawing them, alright? Has Yin Yin contacted you? Girls are shy, and someone like Yin Yin, even shyer. Maybe she didn't get your message last time, or was too embarrassed to reply at the moment. She might be waiting for you to message her again! You should send her another one to check in," Mother Li eventually got to her main point, which was the reason for her call.

"Alright, alright, good night, Mom. Say good night to Dad for me, too..." Li Teng was ready to end the call.

"We're not old yet."

"Mom, you'll always be young..."

"Enough now! Remember to message Yin Yin!"

"Okay."

"Swear it. After hanging up, you will definitely send Yin Yin a WeChat message!" Mother Li was not satisfied with Li Teng's nonchalant attitude.

"I swear, if I don't send Yin Yin a WeChat message after hanging up, may I eat instant noodles without the flavor packet," Li Teng could only swear.

"No, you need to swear on your mother. If you don't send Yin Yin a message after hanging up, your mother is going to age ten years!" Mother Li felt Li Teng's oath carried no weight since she had seen him eat dry instant noodles without the flavoring before.

"Mom, that's going too far... I'll definitely send Yin Yin a WeChat message, okay?" Li Teng sighed.

"Alright, I'll believe you this time."

Just after hanging up with Mother Li, there was a knocking sound from outside.

Li Teng looked at the time; it was already half-past ten in the evening.

"Who would come looking for me this late at night?"

Li Teng went to open the door and saw Chen Lei standing outside.

"Ha, the lunch box…" Li Teng hobbled back to the dining table and packed his washed and dried lunch box into a clean plastic bag.

Chen Lei followed him in, holding a medicine box in her hand.

"I'll take the lunch box when I leave later. If you haven't been to the hospital, you need to change your dressing now, or it will get infected. I can also take a look at how your wound is healing," Chen Lei suggested to Li Teng.

"What about your daughter? Is she home alone? Is that okay?" Li Teng asked with some concern.

"She went to sleep at ten o'clock. I have my phone with me, don't I? I can check the surveillance at any time. I have a relative who sells these systems, and he came over this afternoon to set it up for me. From now on, I can watch her at any time with the surveillance," said Chen Lei as she placed her phone on the coffee table.

The screen showed the bedroom at Chen Lei's Home, where her daughter Xiao Xiao was clearly seen sleeping soundly.

"Hmm, that's reassuring," Li Teng nodded.

"Let me take a look at your wound and change the dressing for you," Chen Lei offered again.

"Okay," Li Teng agreed, sitting down.

Seeing Li Teng fumbling, Chen Lei took the initiative and swiftly unraveled the bandage before examining his wound.

"The lighting in the living room is too dim," Chen Lei said as she grabbed her phone to turn on its flashlight, shining it on Li Teng's wound, repeatedly checking it.

"It seems to be healing well, there shouldn't be any major problems…" she observed.

"The problem is clearly serious," Li Teng complained internally.

Five minutes later, Chen Lei turned off the flashlight and then carefully reapplied medicine to Li Teng's wound.

The second dressing change wasn't as painful as the first one.

After applying the medicine, Chen Lei used the phone's flashlight to check the wound again. Once she confirmed everything was okay, she re-bandaged Li Teng's wound.

"It's hard to say for now, we'll wait until tomorrow. I'll come over again tomorrow to check on your wound. You need to change the dressing for at least three days. Also, you should avoid getting the wound wet," Chen Lei instructed Li Teng.

"Ah? I have to wash it, though," Li Teng replied, somewhat troubled.

"Indeed, it's necessary to wash," Chen Lei frowned.

"Let's do this; I'll use some gauze to clean around your wound and apply some alcohol, so you won't have to wash it yourself. You probably won't be able to do it properly on your own," Chen Lei decided to take full responsibility for Li Teng.

"Cough, I'm really sorry for the trouble," he said.

"Why say that? You saved Xiao Xiao's life; that's a great benevolence. No repayment is too much," Chen Lei shook her head. She took out gauze and cotton swabs and started cleaning around Li Teng's wound.

Li Teng felt that the situation was quite awkward.

More and more awkward.

To avoid any weird situations, he had no choice but to look up at the sky and chant to himself.

"Human nature is such, surname... surname... what was the surname?"

…

"Sorry about that, I really didn't mean to," Chen Lei, having washed her face in the bathroom, returned with an awkward apology to Li Teng.

"I… I…" Li Teng felt Chen Lei had stolen his lines, leaving him suddenly unsure of what to say.

So, it was better to say nothing, because anything more would just add to the embarrassment.

"Alright, you should rest early. I'll come over tomorrow to check on the healing," she said.

"Mm, ah, okay," Li Teng could only agree.

…

Early the next morning, someone knocked on the door.

Li Teng thought it was Chen Lei, but when he opened the door, he discovered it was his female landlord, Elsa.

"Squad leader, what brings you here so early?" Li Teng was somewhat surprised by Elsa's early visit.

"I've come to visit our big hero!" After entering, Elsa placed a bag of breakfast and a big bag of fruits on the coffee table.

"Ah? You heard about yesterday's incident?"

"Yes, Chen Lei is our head nurse. She shared your heroic deed in our hospital group chat, and everyone praised you as a great hero. When they heard you were renting my house, they specifically asked me to come and visit you." Elsa explained the purpose of her visit while her gaze unconsciously drifted towards Li Teng.

"Squad leader, don't get the wrong idea... I'm injured, with bandages all over." Li Teng, noticing where Elsa's glance had fallen, hurriedly explained to her.

"I didn't misunderstand." Elsa smiled.

As they were talking, there was another knock at the door.

The door was not closed tightly, and Elsa walked over to open it. This time it was Chen Lei who had come over, one hand carrying breakfast for Li Teng, and the other hand holding a medicine box.

"Director Ai, you're here too?" Chen Lei greeted Elsa.

"Isn't this because the hospital group chat asked me to come and visit our great hero?" Elsa gestured to the fruits on the coffee table.

"Cough, I just mentioned it in the group chat, and it's caused Director Ai to personally come over. I'm really sorry." The two of them chatted and walked over to sit on the sofa.

"Li Teng is really a fine young man, risking his life to save others. He almost fell himself. Good people like him are becoming rarer by the day."

"Yes, sigh, and he got injured because of it. By the way, since you're here, Director Ai, why don't you take a look at his injury? I'm afraid I'm not handling it well, and he refuses to go to the hospital." Chen Lei brought up the suggestion to Elsa.

"Mm-hmm, okay. His wound is in a rather special place; it would be troublesome if there was any problem." Elsa nodded in agreement.

Having no choice, Li Teng leaned back on the couch, allowing them to inspect his wound.

The two women unwrapped the bandage and checked the wound together. The room was dimly lit in the morning, so they had to use a flashlight from a phone to see clearly and carefully.

While inspecting the wound and discussing its condition, they both agreed after repeatedly checking for about fifteen minutes that the wound seemed to be healing well and should fully recover with a few more dressings.

However, Li Teng felt his problem was a bit more significant.

Especially since their lengthy inspection only seemed to magnify his problem.

And this problem couldn't be solved, at least not for the time being.

Then it was time to change the dressing again.

"Is Xiao Xiao at home alone? You should hurry back and keep an eye on her. I'll change his dressing," proposed Elsa, reaching out to grab Li Teng.

"Xiao Xiao is still sleeping! She was frightened yesterday, and I wanted her to sleep more today. If I go back, I might wake her up. I'll change the dressing; you just guide me," Chen Lei shook her head, reaching out to grab Li Teng back.

"You're the head nurse, you're the most skilled at changing dressings. How could I guide you? Why don't you guide me instead?" Elsa suggested again, reaching out to grab Li Teng.

"You're not right, Director Ai. You frequently change dressings for patients, and everyone says you're the best at it. You should guide and I'll do it." Chen Lei felt that she should be the one to do it, owing Li Teng a favor, and she reached out and grabbed Li Teng back.

"I often change dressings for female patients; I have experience with females, not with male patients. How can I claim any experience then? You're the experienced one; you should guide me." Elsa reached out once more to grab Li Teng.

"You guide me..."

"No, you guide me..."

Li Teng's problem finally erupted.

As long as I don't feel awkward, the awkward ones are you.