"Hey, I'm serious..." Ye Xingchen shouted at her retreating figure, "Have you considered our collaboration? Give me a straight answer?"
Gu Manyun waved to Ye Xingchen, then left without looking back.
"This woman is interesting." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly: "The White Tiger destiny is quite useful."
The next day at noon, Ye Xingchen was still in a meditative state when a phone call from Chen Qian abruptly pulled him from his reverie back to reality.
"Ye, Ye Xingchen..." Chen Qian's tone was flustered, as if she had encountered some urgent matter.
"Don't rush, speak slowly." Ye Xingchen frowned; he had already sensed something unusual.
“My dad… he’s seriously ill.” Chen Qian tried to calm herself down.
"Is it serious?" Upon hearing this news, Ye Xingchen's eyelids twitched. To him, this news was not unexpected.
He had already anticipated this situation when he was giving Chen Changye acupuncture yesterday.
“Yes, his hands are shaking so badly that he doesn’t even recognize people.” Chen Qian’s voice was trembling with tears. “He was fine after you treated my dad yesterday, but I don’t know why he turned out like this today.”
"Don't worry, I'm coming right away." Ye Xingchen got up and hurriedly rushed to the Chen family.
When they arrived at the Chen family's house, a middle-aged doctor was already there. He was Li Zhiwei, a high-achieving graduate of Harvard Medical School who had returned to China for further studies and established a medical institution that catered specifically to the wealthy.
Yu Lu also arrived at the scene. When she saw Ye Xingchen, her face hardened, and she didn't say anything.
"Where's your dad?" Ye Xingchen asked Chen Qian, but Chen Changye was not there.
"Uncle Shen took him to rest. He didn't sleep all night, he kept muttering something, and then he became a little confused, to the point that I couldn't even recognize him." Chen Qian looked at Ye Xingchen anxiously.
“Ms. Yu, Ms. Chen, my medical team’s diagnosis results are in.” Li Zhiwei adjusted his glasses and took out a report: “Mr. Chen has been diagnosed with severe Parkinson’s disease, and it is now in the middle stage. He may experience some memory loss, and the condition will become more severe as it progresses.”
"What if he's forgotten everything?" Yu Lu pretended to be nervous, but her acting was so exaggerated that it felt unreal and pretentious.
She was just too happy. The plan had made such good progress after only the first step, and her plan could be further implemented.
"It's hard to say, because this disease is very special. Once it occurs, it can go in an unpredictable direction. I can't guarantee it," Li Zhiwei shook his head.
"How could this happen? Old Chen, the entire Chen family depends on you to get by. You must pull yourself together, otherwise what will we, a widow and her children, do?" Yu Lu said, taking out a tissue and wiping away a few tears in a fake manner.
"Ms. Yu, please rest assured, my medical team and I have been researching Parkinson's disease and have achieved good results." Upon seeing this, Li Zhiwei said confidently, "I will do my best to help your husband recover. We are professionals in this field, so please don't worry."
"Alright, Dr. Li is a returnee who studied abroad and graduated from a prestigious university. The medical team he leads is very well-known in the industry. I feel at ease entrusting Lao Chen to you." Yu Lu wiped away her tears: "I'll leave the rest to Dr. Li."
“It’s alright, I will do my best. However, in order to help alleviate Mr. Chen’s condition, I suggest that he be sent to my private hospital. There are many professional staff there, and the equipment is complete.”
"This way we can monitor the progression of his condition at any time and provide him with appropriate treatment."
"Okay, okay, we'll do everything as Dr. Li says." Yu Lu nodded emphatically.
“No, my dad can’t leave here,” Chen Qian objected.
"Xixi, what are you doing? Your dad is so sick he doesn't even recognize you anymore, and you won't let him go to the hospital?" Yu Lu said with an exaggerated expression, "Are you trying to make your dad's condition worse?"
"Ye Xingchen, go check on my dad!" Chen Qian anxiously pulled Ye Xingchen's hand and led him into the bedroom.
"Stop." Yu Lu's face darkened. "Chen Qian, although I am not your biological mother, I cannot let you be so willful."
"The person you found doesn't know anything about medicine. Humph, although your father couldn't stand up before, at least he was conscious, and he could handle the Chen family's affairs very well. After this kid came to treat him yesterday, he suddenly couldn't even recognize people. I seriously suspect that he randomly needled your father and made him like this."
"Don't talk nonsense. My father's condition has suddenly deteriorated like this. There must be a reason. I need to find out the truth," Chen Qian said coldly.
"Find out? Find out what? Did someone poison your dad?" Yu Lu said arrogantly, "Even if you're looking for the cause, you should start by looking at this strange doctor you brought in. Don't push all the blame onto other people."
“You…” Chen Qian was furious. How could she possibly win an argument against Yu Lu?
“Parkinson’s disease wasn’t always this severe,” Ye Xingchen said slowly. “Uncle Shen.”
"I'm here." Shen Lin stepped forward and walked up to Ye Xingchen.
"You've been taking care of President Chen all along?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"Yes, I take care of all her daily needs." Shen Lin nodded.
"Has Mr. Chen ever experienced symptoms such as hand tremors, cognitive decline, slow fine motor skills, or sleep disturbances before?" Ye Xingchen asked.
“No, Mr. Chen was originally paralyzed and bedridden, but he recovered after taking your medicine. Apart from not being able to walk, he is perfectly normal.” Shen Lin shook his head and said, “Moreover, all the company’s affairs are sent here by his secretary for him to handle.”
“He behaved exactly like a normal person; there was absolutely nothing unusual about him.”
“That’s strange. Judging from Mr. Chen’s mental state, he’s already in the middle to late stages of Parkinson’s disease.” Ye Xingchen said calmly, “Dr. Li is an expert. You should know that any disease has a process of onset.”
“There are always signs before the onset of the disease. Mr. Chen has a private doctor, and especially after he fell ill, his body is examined and evaluated every two weeks. The previous evaluations showed no problems, so why did he suddenly fall ill?”
Yu Lu was taken aback for a moment, then argued, "There are always exceptions, right? What if Old Chen's situation is an emergency?"
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