Chapter 36 Cousin

Because there are many daily chores, Shen Mingxu is used to being taken care of by others in his previous life as a young master, or his current physical condition does not allow him to take care of everything by himself. In addition to the cooking aunt, there is also a worker aunt in the small villa. She comes to help clean every day and helps Shen Mingxu organize clothes, shoes and other daily necessities.

"Xiaoxu, I put the washed clothes back and sort them according to the labels. If you can't find them, remember to call me." "

I put the words on the newly prescribed medicine for you and checked it again. I didn't move the table in your study, but a piece of paper fell on the floor. I put it on the table in front of the seat. You can touch it. I can't understand the content. You have to sort it out by yourself."

When she saw Shen Mingxu pushing the wheelchair out of the elevator and going downstairs, the aunt picked out the important things and told Shen Mingxu one by one. She arranged breakfast according to Shen Mingxu's dining habits, introduced the meal, and went to tidy up the bathroom upstairs that Shen Mingxu had just used.

After nearly a year of blindness, Shen Mingxu has made some progress in learning Braille. He asked someone to put Braille instructions on the things he needs at home, from large objects such as doors, windows, and refrigerators to small daily necessities such as water cups and shower gel, so that he can find things with half the effort.

The left leg was also actively treated, and the risk of amputation was finally eliminated. In order to protect his left leg, Shen Mingxu never practiced walking again. He only used his right leg to support himself when he needed to transfer, such as getting in and out of bed, taking a shower, etc. After

sitting in a wheelchair for a long time, his left leg, which could not walk, had no strength at all, and the muscles had all atrophied. Although he still had most of the sensation, he was already in a state of complete paralysis. Due to lack of massage and exercise, his left leg still often hurts and twitches like a temper, and the deformation is also quite serious.

Shen Mingxu, who can't see but can basically take care of himself, inevitably has his left leg bumped many times in a wheelchair. He also fell once or twice when he couldn't stand when transferring. If the left knee is bent, it cannot be stretched. After finally stretching it a little, it will be difficult to bend the joint when sitting down.

Seeing the knee swollen and inflamed, Zhou Heng took Shen Mingxu to see a doctor to avoid causing lesions around the femoral plate in the thigh and worsening the condition. The doctor said that he could only do knee surgery again, replace the artificial joint, and remove the thigh plate at the same time, solving two problems at once, after all, the joint is not very flexible now.

"I don't want to do it." Shen Mingxu blurted out his true feelings in front of the doctor.

Zhou Heng could see and hear it, and felt embarrassed to ask him, "Xiao Xu, why don't you want to do it?"

With his eyes lowered and his sight confused and directionless, Shen Mingxu's fingers gently kneaded his bony knees and answered Zhou Heng, "Brother, I can't walk with my legs. I don't want to bear the pain of surgery. I want to wait a little longer, as long as I can. Doctor, will it be effective if I replace the joint again?"

"It's just a matter of interest. The chance of your left leg regaining mobility is very slim. Maintenance is the main thing, and exercise depends on your physical condition." The doctor certainly knew that he couldn't walk with his left leg. If he exercised well, he could walk with his right leg and crutches, but Shen Mingxu was blind, so he would definitely stumble a lot. Some minor injuries to his left leg could be fatal causes of amputation, so this was an unsolvable problem.

Not only did he not want surgery or exercise to walk, but since Shen Mingxu became blind, he had lost interest in life and lived like a robot because he had lost his lover.

The big boy who cared so much about his image no longer cared about his appearance. He reduced his requirements for his appearance to the minimum, and just wanted it to be clean.

He ignored his deformed legs and feet, and basically didn't have his eyes checked. Basically, Shen Mingxu had used up all his energy to maintain the normal operation of the subsidiary. He also had to cooperate with the aftermath of the Shen family's sealed company every now and then.

The work was extremely busy. He put on sunglasses and told Zhou Heng that his eyes were not uncomfortable. With a pair of completely blind eyes, he didn't need to go to the hospital anymore.

Artificial knee replacement, the life span of the joint is 8 to 15 years. The best joints are implanted in the body. The factors that determine the life span are complex and changeable. Shen Mingxu's left leg was seriously injured, which was an unfavorable factor. The femur had a steel plate to fix the broken bone, which was another major impact. Once the operation was performed, he recovered slowly, his eyes were blind, and he began to be completely unable to take care of himself all day, and he needed a nurse to take care of him in bed.

Shen Mingxu didn't want to live like a completely useless person. He felt that it was better to maintain the current situation. Anyway, he couldn't walk, and it didn't make any difference whether he did it or not.

In addition, the doctor would not know the condition of his leg better than he did. This leg was barely saved back then, which was completely different from those who only had a knee replacement. Although Shen Mingxu could not see it, this leg was getting thinner and thinner, the joints were contracted, and the muscles and bones could not return to their original state. Why should he undergo surgery and let it suffer severe damage?

So conservative treatment began, and he kept resting, recovering, and physiotherapy in a cycle. Home, company, and hospital, Shen Mingxu's life was monotonous with only three points and one line.

The winter in Nandu is not particularly cold. Yunxi is afraid of the cold, so she added a vest under her regular clothes and wore a thick coat to work.

In the afternoon, she said she had something to do, but in fact she went to find a colleague who was on duty on the "West Lake" Road.

Bringing two cups of hot coffee, Yunxi sat in the back seat of the police car, didn't say much, and chatted with her colleagues casually with a smile, without disturbing them too much on duty.

The car stopped on the east side of "West Lake" Road, just opposite the door of Yunxi and Shen Mingxu's former home. The two colleagues were in a good mood and drank coffee. Yunxi took out a telescope with a large magnification and looked into the villa through the car window.

After waiting quietly, Yunxi actually saw something after the evening rush hour.

It was still the nanny car that Shen Mingxu often used. The car stopped at the door of the villa. Zhou Heng got out of the car, opened the trunk, took out the wheelchair, opened it, and pushed it to the back door. The back door was slowly pushed open, and a thin and pale hand was revealed. Yunxi's heart suddenly tightened.

The slender right leg stepped out of the car, and the thin and weak left leg was moved out of the car. The thin ankle drooped and swayed slightly by the side of the car. The pale hand steadied the wheelchair, and leaned out of the wheelchair. Shen Mingxu, wearing a short down jacket, was completely out of the car. He quickly held the door handle and the wheelchair and sat in the wheelchair.

The fingers holding the telescope tightened unconsciously. Yunxi stared at Shen Mingxu silently, watching him sit firmly, move his paralyzed left leg to the pedal of the wheelchair, and quietly stop there waiting for Zhou Heng. She also saw Zhou Heng took a document bag from the co-pilot and put it on his legs. Shen Mingxu gathered it with his hands, fearing that the thing would fall from his legs.

She saw Shen Mingxu wearing sunglasses. At this distance, no matter how focused her eyes were on him, she couldn't tell whether he was fatter or thinner. Yunxi didn't get angry, but just watched quietly.

Seeing Yunxi like this, the new colleague in the front passenger seat couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sister, is this your new task object?"

"No."

The young policeman smiled, and encouraged Yunxi with a gossipy tone, "Sister, if you know him, call him. I guarantee that he won't ignore you."

Because Yunxi was so beautiful, even if she sat in the most inconspicuous corner in the bureau, she was still the most eye-catching presence. She is no longer working undercover, and her identity has been exposed to the Shen family. After she switched to civilian work, her image could be made public. She immediately became the policewoman image ambassador of the police system and has been invited to shoot several promotional videos.

After hearing his suggestion, Yunxi moved her eyes away from the telescope, smiled faintly at the front row, and said softly, "It's a pity that he can't see it."

He couldn't see the promotional video of the most beautiful policewoman in Nandu, and couldn't see her wearing a uniform, beautiful and cool.

The second time, the third time, after seeing it once, as if addicted, Yunxi came to see Shen Mingxu whenever she was free. Colleagues were no longer surprised, and they dared not pursue Yunxi.

Human desires are endless. When you see something from a distance, you will want to see it up close. However, Yunxi did not dare to break into a private house. She was even more worried about scaring Shen Mingxu. Although he could not see with his eyes, he could still see light and shadows, and his ears were also very sensitive. If he found someone peeping or following him, he would be scared.

As winter gradually deepened, the entire South was covered with snow. When Yunxi went out to work in the morning, she added a scarf to her coat. Suddenly, she remembered Shen Mingxu holding her waist and wrapping her with a scarf, smiling warmly and dotingly; she remembered that he was like a little kid who was overbearing and unreasonable, and his gentle and careful big hands always protected her, always taking her thoughts as the most important thing. Most importantly, he really did love her all the time and gave selflessly. She

was not energetic during work, so she took a taxi directly to the villa on "West Lake" Road after work. Because the road was slippery and difficult to walk on the snowy day, when the taxi arrived near the villa, it was getting dark. Yunxi felt that she probably would not see Shen Mingxu today.

She did not go to her colleague's car on duty, but stood outside the villa in a daze, looking at the brightly lit villa. Her thoughts surged for a long time. Because it was too cold, Yunxi stood for a while and planned to leave.

Just after turning around and taking two steps away, Yunxi heard someone calling her, "Yunxi? Yunxi."

It was Zhou Heng. He came out of the villa and happened to see Yunxi turning around and leaving. He didn't dare to speak too loudly, but Zhou Heng still called her.

"It's really you, Yunxi. I'm so surprised to see you." Seeing Yunxi standing in front of him in a healthy police uniform, Zhou Heng couldn't believe it, but felt that everything was still reasonable. His usually cold face was filled with a lot of joy.

"Brother Zhou, hello."

After a few seconds of silence, Yunxi still asked the question in her heart, "Xiaoxu, is he okay?"

Shaking his head, Zhou Heng whispered, "Not good, he can't see, Xiaoxu can't live without people."

Yunxi's heart tightened again and again. She looked in the direction of the villa and said, "Brother Zhou, if you have any problems, you must find me, I can help."

The conversation with Zhou Heng ended hastily. Yunxi took the initiative to leave her contact information. She lived in the dormitory of the police station and couldn't control herself to go to the direction of "West Lake" Road. Within two days, she went to Shen Mingxu's villa to see him again.

The police on duty saw Yunxi standing on the side of the road and got out of the car to pull her into the car, "Sister, come to the car, it's winter, don't get cold."

After a long time, everyone also knew about Yunxi's situation, and knew that she had been injured for work, and it was reasonable that she must be taken care of at work.

"Thank you, I'm fine, I'm here to bother you again." Yunxi came here for private matters, and she must be a little shy.

"Haha, it's our honor to sit with such an excellent senior like you."

In the winter with scattered snowflakes, the three colleagues in the police car chatted happily.

The telescope was not in vain. Yunxi saw the person she had been thinking about in the telescope again.

Shen Mingxu opened the car door by himself, reached out and touched the wheelchair pushed by Zhou Heng, and soon his handsome face wearing sunglasses appeared. He got off the car and stood up particularly slowly today. His left knee was inflamed again, so Shen Mingxu had to treat his leg gently and slowly moved his paralyzed leg out of the car, not daring to swing it casually.

Before sitting in the wheelchair, Zhou Heng even hugged Shen Mingxu's body to support him. Shen Mingxu held Zhou Heng's arm with one hand, and stretched his left hand to his thigh, pressing hard on his left leg that was shaking constantly due to the change in body position.

From sitting to standing up, An Jing's painful left leg began to twitch constantly. Shen Mingxu barely stood up and dragged his left leg to his side. The paralyzed leg that was curled up and couldn't straighten lost its support and began to shake more and more violently, not wanting to stop at all.

If Zhou Heng hadn't held him, Shen Mingxu would have fallen to the ground. He tried his best to hold down his throbbing thin legs, and his body tilted and fell into the wheelchair. He pursed his lips in pain, trying not to let himself whimper.

"It's a pity for this handsome guy. His legs and feet are not good either." After following Yunxi to see Shen Mingxu many times, the colleague also understood roughly that this young handsome guy who lived in the villa and had a driver seemed to have poor eyesight and poor legs and feet. He couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing him curled up in the wheelchair and holding his legs tightly, Yunxi wanted to rush over to hug him. She had been waiting outside the villa door and sent a message to Zhou Heng. Finally, Zhou Heng found an opportunity to carry Shen Mingxu out to meet her.

Before Zhou Heng could speak, Yunxi couldn't wait to ask him in a low voice, "Xiaoxu, what's wrong with his leg? Is it injured?"

"Xiaoxu doesn't need a nurse, nor does he need me. He takes care of himself. He can't see, and sometimes he uses crutches to stand in the room and walk a few steps, which inevitably bumps his legs. The weather has been cold recently, causing some inflammation. His knee has been treated intermittently this year, but it's only a temporary solution." "

There's no nurse at home?" This is something Yunxi didn't expect. She was not by his side, and he didn't need a nurse. Could he take care of his life by himself?

"Aunt Yang still cooks at home, and someone comes every day to do the cleaning and washing. Xiaoxu said he doesn't need a nurse." Zhou Heng was also willing to take care of Shen Mingxu closely, but the young master didn't want to. He could only try his best to do what he could and try to take good care of him.

"...It's too hard for him." If it was just the left leg that was paralyzed, Shen Mingxu could take care of himself after rehabilitation, but he was almost blind and couldn't see in a wheelchair, so it was too difficult for him to take care of himself. Yunxi felt sorry for her lover and felt depressed, but she had no reason to make arrangements or blame Zhou Heng, so she could only try her best to find a solution.

"Yes, Xiaoxu's legs hurt a lot and he can't rest well. His right eye became blind earlier, and he gets sick occasionally if he gets angry. It's quite painful. I usually live here, don't worry." Knowing that Yunxi came back to Nandu, knowing that she was healthy and still cared about Shen Mingxu, Zhou Heng was happy for them, but Yunxi's identity was special and she didn't say anything clearly. Zhou Heng didn't know what Shen Mingxu was thinking, and he didn't dare to test it casually. The word love can sometimes be the most hurtful.

She was worried!

"Brother Zhou, I want to go see Xiaoxu... I'll say I'm a cleaner, and I'll wear a voice changer, so that if I need to talk, he won't be able to hear it, okay?" As soon as the words came out, Yunxi felt that she might be crazy.

Zhou Heng, who was standing opposite her, was silent for more than ten seconds. Without waiting for Yunxi to apologize, Zhou Heng said, "I have something going on in my hometown recently, and I want to leave for a while. I said you are my distant relative, a live-in housekeeper, and you can take care of the whole house instead of me. After all, everything is left to the cooking aunt, and the aunt is too busy to handle it. Do you think this is okay?"

The two people outside the door quietly hit it off. Yunxi was so moved that she almost cried. She repeatedly assured Zhou Heng that she would not hurt Shen Mingxu, and she would really accompany him and take care of him for a few days before leaving.

Back at the villa, Zhou Heng told Shen Mingxu that he was going out and going back to his hometown for a few days. Shen Mingxu was very dependent on Zhou Heng, but he also understood that he could not restrict Zhou Ge's freedom, and it was even more impossible not to let him go home to visit.

After Shen Mingxu nodded in agreement and said nothing more, Zhou Heng said that he had a distant cousin and asked her to come to his house to help take care of Shen Mingxu. She could drive, do housework, and was a very good person.

Shen Mingxu was reluctant to hear that it was a woman, but she was Zhou's cousin, and he really needed someone by his side, even if it was just to help pick up something or drive. Helplessly, Shen Mingxu nodded again, agreeing to Zhou Heng's arrangement.