Episode 010: The Human Heart is Unpredictable

Fu Xijing narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze deep and unfathomable, "Did the hospital hire someone to keep an eye on me?"

Jian Rui nodded: "Yes, I will report to you when I have news."

"When is the appointment for the repair surgery?" Fu Xijing asked again.

"Nine o'clock tomorrow morning." Jian Rui replied.

Fu Xijing curled his lips and smiled, "What a pity."

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After Song Lansheng came out of the emergency room, her vital signs were still unstable. To be on the safe side, the hospital transferred her directly to the ICU.

The visiting hours in the ICU have passed today, so Song Yi can only wait until tomorrow to go in and see her.

After several hours of waiting and suffering, Song Yi's energy was almost drained.

However, after the rescue is over, what awaits her is an even more cruel truth and blow.

Tang Qing and Ying Xing once again accompanied Song Yi into the attending physician's office.

The doctor looked at the three people and asked, "Which one of you is Song Lansheng's family member?"

Song Yi stood up: "It's me."

Doctor Wang nodded and looked at her seriously: "The patient's condition is not very optimistic. You need to be mentally prepared first."

When Song Yi heard this, her legs felt a little weak. Fortunately, Tang Qing and Ying Xing had already supported her on the left and right, so she did not lose her balance.

"My mother...her clinical diagnosis is what?" Song Yi tried to stay calm and not ask nonsense questions.

"Kidney failure." The doctor's answer was straight to the point and concise.

After explaining the patient's condition, he asked Song Yi, "The patient has been taking medication for nephritis. As a family member, you are aware of this, right?"

Song Yi held his breath, opened his eyes wide, and looked surprised.

The doctor knew the answer from the look on her face.

As doctors, they have seen many cases where parents secretly take medicine when they are ill without telling their children.

It’s simply because they don’t want to burden their children, and the situation only gets worse the longer they delay.

That's right.

Song Yi had no idea that Song Lansheng had nephritis, let alone that she was taking medication.

She pinched her palms hard, her whole body shivering, and she suppressed a sob, "What treatment do you recommend?"

"Currently, there are only two options for treating kidney failure: dialysis or transplantation. It's up to your family to choose," the doctor said. "Dialysis is cheaper than transplantation, but it's more painful for the patient and the treatment is longer, so the cost isn't much lower."

"What about the transplant?" Song Yi said, "I can try to match her first. If she and I are a good match—"

"We are a regular hospital," the doctor said. "Generally speaking, we charge for surgery and post-operative medications. There will be some differences depending on each patient's condition, but generally speaking, it's around this amount."

The doctor didn't say it directly, but pointed with three fingers and said, "This is safer."

Song Yi knew that he was not talking about 300,000, but 3 million.

Her face turned even paler.

"Think about it first. The ICU will give her medication to keep her healthy for the next few days." The doctor knew it was not a small amount. He handed Song Yi a few bills and said, "Go to the payment window and pay the fees for the next few days."

…

After Song Yi spent more than 35,000 yuan, he held the card and payment slip tightly in his hand.

Her life has been better off in recent years, but she is still just an ordinary office worker.

Three million...

Ying Xing and Tang Qing told Song Yi that they could take out some of their savings to help her make up the difference.

Song Yi hesitated.

When the three were talking about this, Xu Shengwen arrived.

Xu Shengwen spotted Song Yi immediately and quickened his pace towards her. Seeing her pale face and red, swollen eyes from crying, he looked worried. "How is Auntie? Which floor is her ward on? Let's go up and check."

"He's still in the ICU." Song Yi replied to Xu Shengwen vaguely, then looked at Tang Qing and Ying Xing across from him: "You guys go back and do your work first, Shengwen will stay with me."

Tang Qing and Ying Xing immediately understood what Song Yi meant. They said hello to Xu Shengwen and left.

On the way back from the hospital, Ying Xing sighed and asked Tang Qing beside him, "Do you think Xu Shengwen will treat Aunt Song?"

Tang Qing held the steering wheel and looked ahead. After a long silence, he uttered four words: "The human heart is unpredictable."