Fengcheng City, inside the hospital
Lu Ye led his mother out of the doctor's office, feeling extremely fortunate.
Just now, after the results of the full-body examination came out, the doctor said that it was fortunate that the tumor in my body was discovered in time; otherwise, it could have become cancerous at any time.
As a college student, Lu Ye was well aware of what cancer meant: it was an incurable disease, a field that modern medicine had yet to conquer, and even maintaining a patient's life required countless sums of money and the suffering of the illness.
At this moment, Lu Ye's gratitude to Zhou Chen was beyond words. Without Zhou Chen, he probably would not have known that his mother's condition was so serious. It was Zhou Chen who saved his mother's life. Otherwise, Lu Ye would have regretted it for the rest of his life.
"Thank you, old classmate."
Lu Ye silently thanked him, keeping this kindness in his heart.
“Son, let’s go home. Mom’s fine. It’s not real cancer, just a tumor.”
Hearing that his mother didn't plan to have surgery, Lu Ye felt a pang of sadness. He understood perfectly well that his mother didn't want to spend money. He learned from the doctor that because the tumor was in a special location, there were certain risks involved. If she were to have surgery, it would have to be performed by a top-level expert, but the cost would be relatively high, requiring over 100,000 yuan.
Such a large sum of money was like adding insult to injury for their already impoverished family.
"Mom, we need to get this treated. Don't worry about the money, I'll take care of it."
Lu Ye's eyes reddened. He felt sorry for his mother, who was pretending to be fine because she had no money. He felt that he was a very unfilial son and had failed to give his mother the courage to face life.
"I'm really fine. Listen to me, let's go home. There's still a lot of work to do at home, and we can't leave it unattended."
Seeing his mother still thinking about work at this time, Lu Ye knelt down in front of her with a thud and begged her to accept the surgery.
Seeing this, Lu's mother's eyes also reddened.
Lu Ye comforted his mother for a while and finally convinced her, but where could they get more than 100,000 yuan? It was no small sum.
After much thought, Lu Ye could only think of asking his relatives and friends for help.
About twenty minutes later, after making almost every possible phone call, they managed to scrape together 5,000 yuan, which was still a huge shortfall from the 120,000 yuan needed for the surgery.
The remaining money posed a problem for him. The only thing he could think of was to swallow his pride and ask his classmates for help. But he knew that even if his classmates were willing to help him, how much money could they raise? None of them were working; they were still in school.
But considering his mother's illness and the risk of cancer, he had to ask, even if it meant losing face, even if he could only borrow a small amount of money. Something was better than nothing.
Just as Lu Ye was about to ask his classmates for money,
A phone call came in.
Lu Ye was slightly taken aback when he saw the caller ID.
"Old Lu, how did Auntie's checkup go?"
The person making the call was none other than Zhou Chen.
"Zhou Chen, can I ask you for a favor?"
Originally, Lu Ye didn't want to trouble Zhou Chen or ask him for help, but when he thought about his mother's illness and Zhou Chen's ability to help him, he still asked.
However, to Lu Ye's surprise, before he could even mention borrowing money, Zhou Chen offered to give him 200,000 yuan.
“If that’s not enough, tell me again that Auntie needs to see a doctor, and money is not a problem.”
"Old Lu, don't feel bad. This money is a loan, not a gift. If you feel bad about it, remember to give me more interest later."
Zhou Chen said in a relaxed tone.
Feeling deeply respected and having his pride taken care of, Lu Ye was at a loss for words.
"Brother, thank you for helping me. From now on, my life is yours."
"As long as you speak, even if it means going through fire and water, I, Lu Ye, won't even flinch."
Lu Ye never expected Zhou Chen to help him like this. Not only was Zhou Chen willing to start a business with him, but he also unconditionally gave him 200,000 yuan to help him treat his mother's illness. He had no way to repay this great kindness.
"Old Lu, what use is your life to me? Hurry up and help Auntie get better. I'm still waiting for you to start a business together and make the exam paper pasting question business bigger and stronger."
Zhou Chen burst into laughter.
Lu Ye said, "As soon as possible. As long as we have the money for the surgery, we can have the surgery tomorrow."
In less than three minutes,
Lu Ye received a bank notification that the money had been deposited into his account. He didn't ask for 200,000 yuan; the doctor said the total cost would be exactly 120,000 yuan.
He only borrowed 120,000.
With the money, Lu Ye was in a great mood. He quickly returned to his mother, who was sitting in the corridor, and told her the good news.
When Lu's mother heard that Lu Ye had raised the money for the surgery so quickly, she was greatly surprised.
Thinking that Lu Ye had borrowed money from loan sharks, Lu Ye quickly told the truth, saying that he had borrowed it from his classmate Zhou Chen.
But Lu's mother still didn't quite believe it, thinking that how could a high school student possibly come up with so much money, so Lu Ye had no choice but to tell her about Zhou Chen's other deeds.
Only then did Lu's mother believe it and feel relieved.
“Son, he has helped us so much, we must remember this immense kindness and thank him for me.”
"Mother Lu said sternly."
"Mom, I understand. Don't worry, we'll go find a doctor right away, get admitted to the hospital, and try to have the surgery tomorrow."
Lu Ye squatted down in front of his mother and said.
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"Brother Hu, thanks. I'll treat you to a meal another day."
"Haha, great! I'll be waiting for your meal, Brother Zhou."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Chen smiled and shrugged. He had learned about Lu Ye's mother's test results from Hu Haibing.
That's why I was able to call Lu Ye at the right time.
Because he asked Hu Haibing to help him keep an eye on it.
For Hu Haibing, who has an extensive network of connections, this was just a small matter.
With the illness detected and surgery performed in advance, Lu Ye will never have any regrets again. All that's left is to wait for Lu Ye to return.
The surgery was performed the following day by a top-tier provincial expert.
When Zhou Chen learned that the surgery was a great success, he breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Lu Ye's happy voice, he was genuinely happy for his old classmate.
With his worries resolved, Lu Ye can now focus all his energy on his work.
Of course, because of the recent surgery, Lu Ye will have to stay in the hospital for a few more days to take care of him.
Regarding what happened at Lu Ye's family
No one in the classmates' group knew about it.
Wu Yuxue, Liu Lei, Wang Qiang, and Zhang Dong were preparing to go back. Before leaving, they met with Zhou Chen one last time and had a meal together.
At the dinner table, everyone talked about many things, including the past and the future.
Wu Yuxue acted as if nothing had happened. She didn't become embarrassed or reserved because of what happened that day. Everything was the same as before, which made Zhou Chen look at her with new respect and put his mind at ease.
Wu Yuxue was more capable of taking things on and letting them go than he had imagined.
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