Chapter 9 CHAPTER 9 – Sick elderly
Asia international Mall – afternoon
Tesly help John to shop and roamed around mall. They ate hotpot after and were ready to go home.
Just as they were on their way to the mall entrance, there was a sudden fuss and people were shouting for help.
John and Lesly proceeded to walk over to the source of the noise. When they arrived there, a grey haired old man in his sixties was lying on the ground. His cheeks were red and his brows were crumpled. His breathing was too rapid to be considered normal. It looked like he was in severe pain.
Staying by the side of the old man was a young man in his early twenties, who looked very worried and at loss. The young man could only repeat a few words like a broken record, “Sir, what’s wrong with you? Sir, wake up.”
The bystanders around the young man reminded him, “Call the ambulance.” the young man hurriedly took out his mobile phone and made an emergency call.
Though the phone call had already been made, the old man was still lying on the floor. The old man was breathing rapidly. His eyes were even rolled to the back of his head. Looking at the condition he was in, he wouldn’t be able to hold on further. The crowd around him was all feeling very anxious, but there’s nothing they could help with. At this moment, Lesly rushed out and said, “Get out of the way, I’m a Nurse.” Upon hearing this, everyone quickly made way. The young man looked at Lesly and cried, “Hurry up, please save my grandfather. Please save him.” Lesly didn’t say much. She leaned over to the old man, lifted the old man’s eyelids, and then quickly began to carry out CPR for the old man. On the other side, John also bent down and quietly checked the old man’s pulse.
The old man’s condition didn’t seem to improve regardless of the emergency medical procedure done by Lesly. In fact, his condition became worse. His breath gradually slowed down. The old man’s face also became paler with every second.
The young man became anxious. He grasped Lesly and frowned at her, shouting, “What did you do? Why is my grandpa getting worse?” “He is in critical condition. I, I’ve already done my best, but-“Lesly tried her best to explain.
However, the young man was too agitated to listen, “What do you mean by trying your best? You are definitely a fake, you don’t know anything. You are the one who hurt my grandfather, and I will make you pay for it.”
“…” Lesly was worried and angry. She wanted to explain herself but the young man would not listen to her explanation at all. Instead, he shouted at her. Right then, a slap landed on the young man’s face and he was speechless.
The young man could only look at the man who slapped him. Then, his facial expression changed drastically. He said angrily, “How dare you to slap me? Both of you are on the same side. You are not here to save my grandfather, but to harm him. I want to call the police. I want to arrest all of you!” As the young man shouted, he reached out, trying to grab John.
John slapped the man’s face again and shouted angrlily, “Your grandfather is still alive. However, if you delay the time I have to treat him, your grandfather will die.” John continued. “You, you-” The young man held his face and looked at John. John glared at him viciously, then continued to lean down to get closer to the old man. He took out the silver needles he had always carried around with him and began to carry out acupuncture.
The onlookers couldn’t help but discuss the current situation. “This young man is a Traditional medicine doctor?” “He is such a young doctor. Is it reliable?” “I don’t think so. Isn’t traditional medicine doctors’ normally elder people?” “Do they have the skills? What if the ambulance hadn’t arrived, but these two young people have already treated the old man to death?”
The young man on the side was clearly shaking up from the discussions of the crowd and had doubts about John. However, he did not dare to stop him at this moment, so he could only watch quietly.
A few minutes later, just when the sirens of the ambulance were heard coming from the outside of the mall, John pulled out the silver needles on the old man’s body. The old man who almost fainted exhaled sharply and coughed. He then sat up from the ground and opened his eyes. He was safe! The young man was extremely relieved and immediately came over, “Grandpa, you’re all right.
randpa, you,”
The old man glared at the young man, and then looked at John and Lesly with gratitude, “Thank you for saving my life. If it weren’t for you, I would’ve probably been a gone today.” “Grandpa, how do you know?” Before John and Lesly managed to say anything, the young man voiced out his confusion.
The old man glared at him and said, “I am still conscious, I just couldn’t speak. He is my life savior. What were you doing at that time? You even wanted to call the police to arrest him. You’d better apologize to both of my life saviors.” “Yes, grandpa, I will apologize immediately.” The young man nodded and quickly bowed to John and Lesly for an apology. They waved their hands, indicating that it was fine. Just then, the medical staff from the ambulance came in with a stretcher. Although the old man said that he was fine, his grandson insisted on making the old man still making a trip to the hospital for a check-up. When the old man was about to get into the ambulance, he suddenly remembered something and gave John a business card, “This is my contact number. If you need anything, you can call me at any time.”
After bidding the old man goodbye, John looked at the business card in his hand.
The business card was very simple, with only a name and a phone number printed on it. There was nothing fancy. “Henry Sy.” The name rolled off John’s tongue before he put the name card away. They left for to go home. John took Lesly to the bus and went back home by himself. When John got home, Housekeeper Brenna and Andrea were having dinner. The housekeeper quickly got up and said, “Sir, you’re back. Come and sit down. I’ll serve you dinner.” “Auntie Brenna, don’t bother. I have already eaten before I came back.” John said. “Ah, you’ve eaten?” Housekeeper Brenna said in surprise. Andrea, on the other hand, was not as surprised. She glanced at John casually and asked, “Did you eat with Lesly?” “Yes. We bought some stuff at the mall, and then we had a meal together.” John replied, and then asked, “How did you know?”
For an unknown reason, Andrea felt a surge of anger and annoyance. Instantly, she lost her appetite. She slapped her fork down and went upstairs straight.
“I’m full” Andrea coldly said.
“What’s wrong with her Auntie?”
Housekeeper Brenna glanced at John, sighed, and said, “Sir, what is happening between the both of you?”
The Housekeeper wanted to ask about their relationship, but then she remembered Andrea’s personality, so she waved her hand and said, “Sir, just forget what I said.”