Chapter 92

Xing Province Ningcheng First Hospital.

This is the best hospital in the entire Xing Province.

In the inpatient department of this hospital, Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin, led by Huang Lelè, saw Huang Lelè's mother.

An elderly woman who looked kind and gentle!

In fact, Huang Lelè's mother was not really old. After all, Huang Lelè was only in her twenties, and her mother was not even fifty! At this age, if she dressed up a bit and took good care of herself, she could still look like she was in her thirties, which was quite normal.

But now, Huang Lelè's mother, who was not even fifty, already looked like she was seventy, and her hair had already fallen out. Chemotherapy can suppress cancer and slightly extend life, but the side effects are really significant.

Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin held Huang Lelè's hands on either side. They could feel Huang Lelè's trembling... Seeing a loved one in such a state, and knowing that this only extends life by a few more days, the pain and helplessness they felt, they couldn't fully understand, but they knew Huang Lelè must be suffering a lot.

What they could do now was to give Huang Lelè some strength and accompany her through this dark time.

Huang Lelè's father was there to take care of her. He was a man of average build but could shoulder the responsibility of a family!

"Lele, take Xiaowei and Jiaxin to a hotel to rest. They must be very tired after a long day of travel. I can handle it here," Huang Yushu said with a forced smile.

Huang Yushu and his wife had a very, very good relationship. Both were teachers and truly lived a life of mutual support. The inner torment and pain he felt over his wife's terminal illness were more intense than anyone else's.

He also felt deeply guilty, which tormented him constantly!

If it weren't for the savings on the annual health check-up, this illness wouldn't have been discovered in the late stage.

With the current medical conditions, if it had been detected early, it could have been cured. Even in the early stages, it could have been cured, but unfortunately, it was discovered in the late stage, and a death sentence was already given.

The two would soon be separated by life and death, a pain that was indescribable.

"Uncle!" Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin could only call out "Uncle" with respect. Any words of comfort now seemed pale.

"I'm fine. I'm really happy that you came to see Lele. Lele's mother would be very happy too if she were awake!" Huang Yushu forced a smile.

"Uncle, we'll go out then!" Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin felt a pang of sadness seeing Huang Yushu's forced smile, knowing that he had to put on a brave face while they were there. It was better to leave.

"Okay!" Huang Yushu nodded lightly, then turned his gaze back to his wife, holding her hand tightly.

Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin had red eyes, filled with emotion.

They saw a great couple who never left each other, no matter what, and a husband's deep love for his wife.

Faced with such love, how could emotional novices like Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin withstand such an impact?

"Xiaowei, Jiaxin, I'll take you to a hotel to rest!" Huang Lelè usually accompanied her father every day, but now that Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin were here, she couldn't leave them to take care of her mother.

There were plenty of restaurants and hotels near the hospital.

After choosing a hotel at random, Chen Jiaxin paid for the room without Huang Lelè's objection.

"Lele, don't argue. Jiaxin is a tycoon," Chu Xiaowei pulled Huang Lelè, not wanting to say that Huang Lelè was just pretending to be strong.

"Thank you!" Huang Lelè said softly.

Chu Xiaowei sighed inwardly. Where was the Huang Lelè who always had a smile on her face? The current Huang Lelè felt very unfamiliar and very painful to Chu Xiaowei.

After checking into the room and washing up a bit, Chu Xiaowei couldn't help but ask, "Lele, you basically didn't use your family's money for school, right? With a master's degree, we have good subsidies. With your uncle and aunt's salaries, they should have saved quite a bit. How did it run out so quickly?"

"The savings weren't much to begin with. Plus, the medication and everything else were of high quality, so the costs were naturally high. There were also several surgeries, each costing a lot of money! So the money ran out in no time," Huang Lelè said. "I thought about selling the house in our hometown, but there wasn't enough time. Treatment and medication couldn't be interrupted. So, even though I know it only extends my mother's life by a few days, I don't want to give up..."

"We understand!" Chu Xiaowei held Huang Lelè's hand and said softly.

"Lele, don't worry, money isn't a problem. I'll go with you to pay the fees tomorrow morning. My mother gave me 100,000, and I have over 30,000 in my savings. If it's not enough, I'll ask my mother for more!" Chen Jiaxin said. "Don't worry about money!"

"Jiaxin, thank you!" Huang Lelè didn't refuse; she really needed the money.

"Lele, everything will be fine. You have to be strong!" Chen Jiaxin comforted her.

"Okay!" Huang Lelè nodded. Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin's presence indeed gave her a boost. It made her feel like she had someone to lean on and could breathe a little easier.

Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin quickly changed the topic to something lighter, and Huang Lelè finally started to smile a bit. Even though these smiles still had a hint of bitterness, at least she was smiling.

As they chatted, Chen Jiaxin's phone rang.

"Shumeng!" Chen Jiaxin quickly answered the call.

"It's not Shumeng, it's me!" Gu Fan said with a smile.

"Ah? Brother Gu Fan, are you okay?" Chen Jiaxin asked in surprise.

"I'm fine. What could be wrong? I'm not far from Ningcheng now. Where are you? I'll come find you!" Gu Fan was driving fast, and with fewer cars on the road at night, he was already close to Ningcheng after just a few hours.

"So fast! I'll send you the address in a bit!" Chen Jiaxin stuck out her tongue. Chu Xiaowei drove too slowly; otherwise, they would have arrived in Ningcheng earlier.

Chen Jiaxin even regretted driving herself.

Flying would have been better and avoided all the trouble on the way.

After hanging up, Chen Jiaxin said excitedly, "Brother Gu Fan is almost here!"

"He's okay?" Chu Xiaowei also felt relieved.

Although she didn't particularly like Gu Fan's character, he had saved her. If something had happened to him, she would have felt bad. Now that she knew he was fine, she was relieved.

"Yes! He'll be here soon!" Chen Jiaxin was very excited.

"What happened to Gu Fan?" Huang Lelè had heard from Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin that they came with Gu Fan, but they didn't say why he didn't come with them. Now, it seemed something else had happened, and Huang Lelè was curious.

"Nothing much!" Chen Jiaxin said, pulling Huang Lelè. "Lele, let me tell you, Brother Gu Fan is a miraculous doctor, a very, very miraculous one. He might be able to treat your aunt's illness!"

"Impossible!" Huang Lelè looked at Chen Jiaxin skeptically.

This was late-stage breast cancer, a true terminal illness. Even big hospitals couldn't treat it. How could Gu Fan, a single person, do it?

Besides, did Gu Fan even know medicine? Even if he did, how skilled could he be at such a young age?

Huang Lelè didn't believe it at all.

"Lele, it's true that Gu Fan knows medicine and is very skilled. But whether he can treat your aunt's illness is unclear. But it's always good to have hope!" Chu Xiaowei didn't want to be too definitive. Was congenital yin-sha more serious than late-stage breast cancer? Chu Xiaowei had no way to compare.

"Does he really know medicine?" Huang Lelè was a bit stunned, suddenly remembering the paper Gu Fan had given her and his words. Could it be...

Huang Lelè's eyes lit up. She almost hypnotized herself into believing Gu Fan, hoping he could bring hope!

Huang Lelè couldn't wait to see Gu Fan and ask him in person.

But at that moment, her phone rang.

Huang Lelè looked at the number, went to the bathroom, and closed the door before answering.

"Huang Lelè, have you thought about it?" A sinister voice came from the phone.

"Sorry, I won't agree!" Huang Lelè frowned. "Please don't call me again!"

"Huang Lelè, think carefully. Once this opportunity is gone, it won't come again. If your mother can't afford treatment and is kicked out of the hospital, don't blame others!" The voice on the phone became even more sinister.

"My business is none of your concern!" Huang Lelè hung up angrily.

After adjusting herself a bit, Huang Lelè opened the door and went out.

"You..." Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin were standing at the door.

"Lele, who was on the phone? Why are you so angry? What did you agree to? You're not planning to do something foolish, are you?" Chu Xiaowei asked seriously. In many novels, movies, and TV shows, the main female character often does something drastic to get money for a loved one's treatment. Could Huang Lelè be planning something like that?

Such plots used to seem very melodramatic, and the female lead seemed too foolish, preferring to sacrifice herself rather than ask friends for help. But now that Huang Lelè had already asked for help, could she be planning something like that?

"Lele, what's going on?" Chen Jiaxin asked.

Seeing Huang Lelè go into the bathroom to take the call, she felt something was off and overheard the conversation, confirming her suspicions.

"It's actually quite strange. Someone offered to lend me money and asked me to agree to a condition," Huang Lelè said.

"What condition?" Chu Xiaowei and Chen Jiaxin asked in unison.

"To be someone's woman!" Huang Lelè said helplessly.

"Ah?" Chen Jiaxin exclaimed.

Chu Xiaowei, with a fierce look, asked, "Who is that person?"

"I don't know who that person is!" Huang Lelè said. "I've only received calls from this person three times. I don't know anything else!"

"Lele, don't do anything foolish!" Chen Jiaxin said, feeling very scared. "Thankfully you didn't agree to anything!"

"How did that person know you needed money? How could they make such a request directly? Lele, think back. Is there anyone or anything suspicious?" Chu Xiaowei asked seriously.