Chapter 98: Come and sit down
Chapter 98: Come and sit down
Tang Man's cancer cells spread rapidly, and she became basically immune to chemotherapy.
As she said this, her expression was as calm as if she were discussing what to eat for dinner. "Besides, it's a waste to spend RMB on people who are dying; we should give hope to those who are alive in this world."
“I still have children and family.” She looked at Wen Jinye deeply. “I don’t want to go all in anymore.”
Wen Jin couldn't bear to hear her say such discouraging things. "Have you talked to Dr. Zhou about your condition recently? Maybe things aren't as bad as we think. Don't overthink it."
Tang Man shook her head. "I dare not ask. What if I hear the bad news with my own ears? My heart can't take it. Wouldn't that be adding insult to injury?"
However, we are all adults, and there are some things that don't need to be said explicitly.
Besides, Tang Man herself knew exactly how weak her body was, almost at its last gasp.
The old man said that as long as people love to eat, there will be hope in life.
But……
Tang Man sat on the hospital bed, her head weakly resting on Wen Jinye's shoulder. "Jinye, I don't even have the strength to eat anymore. Sometimes I dream that I'm dead and I'm watching my body being pushed into the furnace to be cremated."
Her voice choked up, "I was so scared, I felt so suffocated. It was such a small place, and the temperature was so high. I've been eating grains for over thirty years, and now I'm just turning into dust."
Wen Jin also heard her weak and listless voice, which almost lacked any will to live.
Her heart felt like it had been crushed, aching with each clenched tear.
"Dreams are always the opposite of reality."
She tried to say something to give Tangman some courage and hope.
But in the face of life and death, words are meaningless.
No one can empathize with the fear of dying.
Tang Man didn't want the conversation in the ward to be so heavy; she was just very lonely and had many worries that she didn't know who to confide in.
Her husband's betrayal was also a thorn in her heart; for so many years, their relationship had always been very good.
True friendship is revealed in times of trouble.
A man's infidelity is like a resounding slap in the face, shattering the beautiful past into pieces.
Tang Man quickly wiped away her tears and abruptly changed the subject.
"You're too thin. Leaning on your shoulder is like lying on a step. You're not as good as Xiao Yin."
Wen Jin followed her lead, also not wanting Tang Man to notice her sadness, "Then I'll ask Xiao Yin what her secret to gaining weight is."
"You should just give up on that idea," Tang Man said. "Xiao Yin can eat three meals a day in one sitting, so stomach capacity is the only real factor."
Tang Man was physically weak, and after talking to Wen Jin for a short while, her eyelids began to droop.
Wen Jin turned around and poured her a cup of hot water, and then saw that she had fallen asleep.
She covered Tang Man with a blanket and left the ward with a heavy heart.
I saw Zhou Jichen coming out of the clinic.
"Dr. Zhou." She ran over in small steps, but before she could even speak, Zhou Jichen understood everything.
"Would you like to ask about Tang Man's condition?"
Is it convenient?
Zhou Jichen didn't stop walking, but Wen Jinye could keep up with his pace. As he walked, he truthfully told Wen Jinye:
"Her current situation is quite special, and the cancer cells have spread and metastasized very quickly. It's no longer just a stomach problem. The most challenging thing is that the effect of chemotherapy is now negligible."
"Didn't they say there's a new treatment method?"
Zhou Jichen pushed up his glasses, the metal frames reflecting a cold white light, shattering Wen Jinye's last hope. "She simply can't walk off the operating table alive now."
"Is there absolutely no hope left?" Wen Jin's eyes were also a little red. "What if a miracle happens..."
Zhou Jichen put his hands in the pockets of his white coat. "From a scientific point of view, her chances of recovery are less than five percent, but miracles are not something science can control, so I can't give you an answer."
Wen Jin forced a polite smile. "I understand. Thank you, Dr. Zhou."
She walked listlessly toward the ward where Fu Yanjing was, with Zhou Jichen's footsteps echoing behind her.
Wen Jin also turned around.
“I’m going to see Ah Jing. We’re going the same way, Reporter Wen.”
It wasn't surprising that Zhou Jichen knew about Fu Yanjing's car accident.
Wen Jin also heard him ask, "I heard that in the car, A-Jing protected you?"
Although the sentence structure is exploratory, his tone is clearly declarative.
"yes."
This rhetorical question left Wen Jin somewhat puzzled.
But then he thought that he and Xu Xiangbai were both friends of He Jiayu, so it was possible that he was asking around for He Jiayu.
He didn't say anything more, he just smiled.
The gaze that fell on Wen Jinye seemed to have a deeper meaning.
The two returned to the ward together.
Fu Yanjing couldn't stay in bed any longer, so when he returned, Fu Yanjing was standing by the window smoking. Wisps of smoke escaped from his lips, and the night breeze ruffled the stray hairs on his forehead. Despite his seemingly carefree and unrestrained demeanor, he managed to exude an air of refined elegance even in a hospital gown.
He must have already eaten dinner, as there were still some insulated lunch boxes left on the table.
Seeing him like this, Zhou Jichen laughed and joked, "You didn't have a concussion, why can't you stay still?"
Fu Yanjing forced a smile. "I have a concussion, not lower limb paralysis."
Considering his recent bizarre behavior, Wen Jin actually wanted to add:
Cerebral palsy is also considered paralysis.
But in the end, all I could do was keep it to myself.
As the two were talking, Wen Jin realized that they were not from the same circle, so she couldn't join in the conversation, and there were many things she was not suited to hear.
Just as she was about to tactfully return to the corridor and sit on the bench for a while, Fu Yanjing called out to her.
"Come and sit down." The words were still concise and leave no room for argument. "Eat these."
He pointed to the insulated lunch boxes.
so……
Was this specially reserved for her?
Having long accepted that Fu Yanjing hadn't truly cared for her in the past, and having grown accustomed to his sarcastic and extremely unruly attitude, Wen Jin was still somewhat unaccustomed to his sudden attentiveness towards her.
Fu Yanjing was amused and exasperated by her ghost-like expression.
The subtle warmth in his eyes, which had gone unnoticed by anyone, vanished instantly, and he said coldly, "You need to be well-fed to have the strength to work. Make it up to me."
On the contrary, Wen Jin was able to accept it more at ease for this reason.
After all, his subtle tenderness could easily make Wen Jin lose control and start having wild thoughts.
Wen Jin didn't waste any words and sat down at the table.
She hadn't eaten for a long time, and her little bird's stomach was completely empty. But when she smelled the aroma of food, she finally began to eat heartily.
Fu Yanjing's hospital room was very large.
Its size is almost the same as the small two-bedroom apartment that Wen Jin also rents.
So they stood by the window talking, and Wen Jin sat there eating. She was also scrolling through entertainment news on her phone, deliberately avoiding their conversation, so they could barely be considered not disturbing each other.
The news on entertainment platforms is a mix of truth and falsehood, coupled with the AI-generated tone and creatively edited videos from marketing accounts, which makes Wen Jin completely indifferent to it.
Until I saw He Jiayu and Fu Yanjing's names side by side.
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Author's Note: My dear readers, this story has a rather delicate style. I really have a lot to express, and I feel like I'm getting into the swing of things as I write this.
It's not that the pace is slow; it's because I wrote those four thousand words after work, carefully considering each word. People might think the pace is slow because it only takes about ten minutes (?). But it really isn't.
See you tomorrow, wives.
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