Chapter 704 Treating the Symptoms, Not the Root Cause
Ye Wanxi stroked her chin and pondered for a moment: "So, you personally brought Miss Qiu here today because of my medicinal mud?"
"Yes, if possible, we would like to ask Miss Ye to spare some of the medicinal mud to sell to us."
Ye Wanxi didn't agree immediately, but stared at Qiu Linshan's face for a while: "If you just want to buy medicinal mud, you don't need to bring Miss Qiu here in person, do you?"
Judging from Qiu Linshan's reaction upon first seeing herself, it's clear that what Mrs. Qiu said was true.
She hadn't been out for several years, and hadn't seen any strangers for just as long.
If all you want is to buy medicinal mud to relieve pain, Mrs. Qiu could come and talk to her alone. You could even reach an agreement simply by having Madam Feng mention it to you. Why go to all this trouble?
Is it because he feels he is easily swayed by Qiu Linshan's true situation, or is there another hidden reason?
Thinking this, Ye Wanxi suddenly made a request that startled everyone: "Can I take a look at her injuries?"
Qiu Linshan's expression changed slightly, and Madam Qiu immediately stood up to protect Qiu Linshan behind her, like a mother wolf defending her territory and her cubs.
Ye Wanxi didn't mind their wariness and added, "It doesn't have to be the face, other parts are fine too. You're using my medicine, but I don't know your true condition. According to Aunt Qiu just said, Miss Qiu's burns should be severe, and the situation is quite serious. If I give you this medicine without knowing the situation, I really can't bear the responsibility if something happens. I can only ask you to tell me the truth so that I can have some idea of what's going on."
"This..." Madam Qiu looked troubled, Ye Wanxi's request was reasonable.
Logically speaking, they should cooperate, but given Qiu Linshan's situation...
Madam Qiu turned to look at Qiu Linshan behind her, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to make her accept the condition. She turned to refuse Ye Wanxi's request.
Before she could even speak, Qiu Linshan preemptively said, "Okay."
"Linshan?!"
Qiu Linshan didn't offer any further explanation, but instead touched her other arm with trembling fingertips.
Clearly, the only thing she can accept right now is letting people see the burns on her arms.
Rolling up one's sleeves might be a simple task for an ordinary person, but for Qiu Linshan, it felt like a heavy burden.
Because lifting this veil would mean reopening her wounds, which had never truly healed, for all to see. That would require immense courage.
It took Qiu Linshan a full minute to peel back the less than five-centimeter section of skin on her arm.
Seeing the hideous scars hidden beneath the fabric, even though Feng's mother was mentally prepared, she was still somewhat frightened and gasped for breath, covering her mouth.
It's not because these scars are ugly, but because they look so new.
The scar, which should have healed and settled long ago, still had an inexplicably eerie red edge, and if you looked closer, you could even see a layer of white with a hint of water.
Upon closer inspection, it appears to be pus.
"How could this be?" Madam Feng had long forgotten that when she brought Ye Wanxi here, she had told her not to stare at the other woman with strange eyes.
She stared intently at the wound on Qiu Linshan's arm, shocked and filled with sympathy.
If others felt this way, one can only imagine how Madam Qiu, the other woman's aunt, felt. She gripped Qiu Linshan's other hand tightly, her eyes slightly red: "Linshan..."
Qiu Linshan bit her lip and looked up at Ye Wanxi, only to see that Ye Wanxi's face was extremely gloomy.
"Has it been like this ever since the burns?"
Mrs. Qiu sniffed and said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, Linshan had a very high fever back then. Everyone thought she wouldn't survive, but they were unwilling to give up on her. It took several days of intensive care to save her. Later, although... she recovered quite well overall, and her parents were finally relieved. But who knew that just a week later, Linshan's injuries suddenly relapsed, and the relapse was similar to what's on her arm now."
"Everyone thought it was due to inadequate post-operative care and wound infection. They rushed Linshan back into the operating room for emergency treatment and barely managed to pull her back from the brink of death. This time, the nurses, my sister-in-law, and the hired caregiver all took even better care of her. But it was still no use; when the time came, she would revert to the same state."
Mrs. Qiu was also somewhat devastated when she mentioned this. She felt sorry for Qiu Linshan's suffering over the years and resented God for being so cruel to a child who had never done anything wrong.
"My elder brother and sister-in-law took Linshan to countless hospitals and saw countless well-known doctors, but they were still helpless."
Just imagine how painful it is to have a wound that oozes pus and heals repeatedly, only to tear open and ooze pus again and again.
The pain was so intense, yet they couldn't die; it was a living hell.
Because of Qiu Linshan's injury, Mrs. Qiu's sister-in-law had long since put aside all her work to take care of her daughter, fearing that her daughter might have a mental breakdown and take extreme measures.
But after spending a long time with the child, watching helplessly as the child writhes and struggles because of these injuries, suffering unbearable pain.
Even she herself couldn't help but waver. Was it really right to force the child to suffer in this world? Weren't they too selfish in insisting on keeping the child alive, disregarding the child's own wishes?
How long will the child have to endure this pain? Will she resent them in the long run? Will she hate them for saving her in the first place, and for turning a blind eye to her suffering?
Madam Qiu had no choice but to approach Ye Wanxi this time, hoping to give it a try. She knew very well that Qiu Linshan, her brother and sister-in-law, were all like a taut string that could snap at any moment.
Madam Qiu dared not think about what would happen after this string broke; she could only do her best to find a way to loosen it.
Even if it only provides temporary relief for Qiu Linshan's pain, it can at least give this family, which now feels so heavy that even breathing feels difficult, a little breathing room.
"If you only consult doctors, of course they won't be able to help."
Ye Wanxi's words stunned all three people present.
Madam Qiu was the first to react, and asked excitedly, "What do you mean by that, Miss Ye?"
"What I mean is that her injuries are not just simple burns. Traditional medical methods can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. The injuries will recur as they are going to recur."
Ye Wanxi changed the subject, looked up at Qiu Linshan, and asked coldly, "I'm asking you, how did the fire start when the accident happened on set back then?"
(End of this chapter)
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