Seven Stars
The car had arrived at the gate of the community. When Lin Tang was about to get out, his wrist was suddenly grabbed.
She frowned and looked at him doubtfully, only to hear him say, "Is it convenient for you to go back to Jingluo this weekend?"
By the time she got home, her mind was in a daze.
I was suddenly notified of such a big event without any preparation.
But to the other party, it didn't seem to be a spur-of-the-moment decision. After all, he had done sufficient preparation.
Although she did not know much about professional medical skills, the basic treatment measures proposed in the document were exactly the same as those currently adopted by Jingluo City Hospital.
He even listed a more detailed treatment plan, which the city hospital had not told him.
He also indicated the specific estimated probability of success for that treatment plan.
58.5%.
It’s not a high number, but the chances are more than half.
At least for her, this was the first time someone told her that he was more than 50% confident that he could heal her grandmother.
It would be a lie to say I'm not moved.
Even though he made it up to get her to agree, she still wanted to try it.
So when he threw that last question, she answered yes.
*
On Saturday afternoon, Lin Tang rushed to the hospital as soon as he got off the plane.
In the empty ward, the old man was not asleep. He had just finished a chemotherapy session and was still lying there, feeling a little weak.
There was a fruit basket on the table next to her, as if someone had been there.
Seeing Lin Tang coming in, Grandma Lin wanted to get up to greet him, but she was too weak to get up for a long time.
Lin Tang hurriedly walked to her side, held her hand, and said anxiously: "Lie down first."
Whenever Grandma Lin sees her granddaughter, she always greets her with a smile.
After comforting Grandma Lin, Lin Tang moved his gaze to the fruit basket beside him. Under the fruit basket was a bill for payment, which had already been paid.
Normally, the nurse would contact her a day before any surgery, but this time, she didn't receive a hasty notification message until she got off the plane.
It seems to be a temporary decision made by the hospital.
Noticing her surprise, Grandma Lin patted her hands and asked, "Xiao Chi, is this Sui Sui's boyfriend?"
Hearing this, Lin Tang was stunned. But she quickly realized who had planned the fruit basket and the chemotherapy. She asked softly, "Did he tell you that?"
Grandma Lin smiled and shook her head: "Grandma guessed."
"He came several times during this period and told grandma that he was a friend of yours. But if he was just a friend, how could he be so nice to grandma?"
While they were talking, the door of the ward was pushed open.
Lin Tang looked over subconsciously.
The man my grandmother had mentioned suddenly appeared at the door. Beside him were several foreign doctors and the previous attending physician, all of whom were speaking fluent English.
But after a moment, several people came to her side.
Seeing her stunned, Feng Chibai took the initiative to call her: "Miss Lin?"
The next second, a tissue was handed to her, and he whispered, "Do you want to go out and talk?"
Lin Tang finally reacted, and tears started to flow uncontrollably from his eyes without him knowing when.
She quickly adjusted her mood, glanced at her grandmother, and replied, "Okay."
Along with them were the doctors.
They told her that the chemotherapy was very successful. She said that although she looked weak, it was normal after surgery and that she would gradually get better after a few days of rest.
That set of treatment measures has been discussed with the previous attending physician and is currently the most feasible option.
After hearing these words from the attending physician, the remaining doubts in Lin Tang's heart were completely dispelled.
She looked at Feng Chibai quietly for a moment, then said calmly, "You can only accept your proposal, right?"
She had actually thought about exchanging it for something else, such as money.
But he is not short of money.
From the moment he approached her, his purpose was clear enough.
Feng Chi's eyes were still emotionless: "I told you that you can take your time to think about it, years old?"
Lin Tang frowned: "Don't call me that."
She turned away from meeting his gaze and took a deep breath: "I'm going back to the ward first, you guys can do whatever you want."
After saying this, she turned and left.
In the ward, although she was a little tired, Grandma Lin still forced herself not to close her eyes.
She knew Sui Sui would come back again.
Sure enough, the iron door was opened again.
She looked at Lin Tang walking towards her and reached out to touch her face. She asked, "Why are Sui Sui's eyes red? Did you cry?"
Lin Tang shook his head and forced a smile: "I didn't cry, we just... went out to chat for a few minutes."
No matter what she said, Grandma Lin chose to believe her. She replied: "Xiao Chi likes you, right?"
Lin Tang paused, not knowing where she came to this conclusion. But she knew that he definitely didn't like her, but was purely interested in her.
"He told grandma that he has a crush on you and hopes grandma can say a few good words for him so he can get a chance with you."
Half honest, half concealed.
No wonder he was willing to give her time to think about it. It turned out that he had found a way to pry open the door.
Lin Tang didn't really want to talk about him at the moment, so he just said, "Let's talk about it later. Some things are always uncertain."
But Grandma Lin couldn't hear it. She stroked her little face with her rough hands and said gently, "He has indeed worked very hard for Grandma these past few days. But if Sui Sui doesn't like him, then we don't want him. Grandma respects all your opinions."
Tears fell uncontrollably again.
She covered the wrinkled hand and choked back, "Okay."
When I came out of the ward, it was already dark.
Unexpectedly, Feng Chibai was still sitting on the bench outside the ward, waiting for her.
Lin Tang was stunned when he saw him. Just as he was about to ask why he was still here, he was beaten to the punch by him: "Are you planning to go back to Huaizhou?"
She hummed.
Feng Chibai said again: "If you don't mind, come with me."
She didn't refuse.
Feng Chibai has a private jet, which helps her save some money on airfare.
It was almost ten o'clock when the plane landed steadily in Huaizhou.
Outside the airport, the driver was already waiting there.
The two of them were silent all the way, and the air pressure in the car was a little low.
As they approached the residential complex, Feng Chibai suddenly broke the silence: "Want to go for a drink at this hour?"
After his mother's death and his father's remarriage, he was left with no one around him. Everyone seemed kind to him, but they were always wary of him. Living alone in that environment for over a decade, reading people's expressions was a skill he had to learn.
What's more, her emotions were very obvious, and it was not difficult for him to see that she was not in a good mood at the moment.
His question piqued Lin Tang's interest, and she replied lazily, "Sure."
On the empty rooftop.
Two people were sitting idly on a few simply arranged tables and chairs.
There were a few glasses of wine on the table, but they all favored Lin Tang. Next to Feng Chibai was still boiled water as usual.
The glass was empty several times, and Lin Tang couldn't help asking, "Boss Feng was the one who suggested drinking first, why am I the only one drinking?"
Feng Chibai said slowly, "My family doesn't allow me to drink alcohol."
"Then I can't marry you." She still had a glass of wine in her hand, and her other hand naturally rested on Feng Chibai's shoulder. "Your family has a lot of rules and regulations, I can't stand it."
Feng Chibai glanced at her hand calmly, his tone still calm: "Don't worry, you can drink secretly when the time comes, just like now."
Lin Tang raised his chin, as if he found the answer a little funny.
As if it was a habit, her arm never left his shoulder.
In the quiet night, the two sat in silence for a while.
Lin Tang had almost finished his few glasses of wine when he suddenly heard a voice in his ear: "Miss Lin, can I... call you Lin Tang?"
Lin Tang glanced sideways in response and chuckled, "I never stopped you from calling me that."
Feng Chibai still stared at her: "Lin Tang."
He paused, then asked, "Have you ever thought about what your grandmother's greatest wish is now?"
In fact, his initial conversation with Grandma Lin hadn't gone smoothly. Perhaps because she was afraid of adding unnecessary burden to Lin Tang, she had rejected the treatment plan. She didn't want Lin Tang to waste so much money on her for no reason.
She felt guilty. Ever since Lin Tang was able to make money, almost all of her money had been spent on her illness.
She is old and it doesn’t matter if she lives a few years less.
But he asked her to think more about Lin Tang. What would happen to Lin Tang if she died like this? Could she bear the loss of her only relative?
So, Grandma Lin began to cooperate. As a friend of Lin Tang, she could easily talk to him a lot.
Knowing that Lin Tang was busy with work, he didn't want to disturb her, so he could only learn about her recent situation from this friend.
Feng Chibai has always been good at speaking and it is easy for him to get the answer he wants.
Perhaps because she had heard too many pessimistic words, Grandma Lin didn't really have any hope for how much longer she could hold on. Her only hope now was that before she closed her eyes, she could see someone who loved her as well as she loved Lin Tang.
She had a very hard time in the first half of her life, and she hoped she could be happy.
Of course Lin Tang knew these thoughts.
But she always pretended not to know, as if only in this way could she comfort herself that her grandma would stay with her for a long, long time.
Grandma has always been her lifeline. Anything related to her will always stimulate her tear glands.
As tears fell again, a big hand stopped below her.
He caught those tears.
She gritted her teeth stubbornly, slapped his hand away, and whispered, "Don't use her to pressure me."
She took a deep breath and wiped the moisture off her face.
The night wind blew continuously, and the chill it brought with it forced her to stay awake.
After calming down for a long time, her heart finally calmed down.
She let out a muffled breath and put the empty wine glass back on the table when she suddenly noticed that the screen had lit up.
Someone sent her a message.
She casually picked up her phone and leaned back in her chair.
I clicked into WeChat and found an unread message from that person - Maimai Crispy Chicken.
Since she returned to Huaizhou, he would send her messages from time to time, occasionally asking her what she was doing, and occasionally sharing some interesting things with her.
But she didn't reply to any of those messages.
She doesn't like to maintain interpersonal relationships. For her, she doesn't want to spend so much time on a meaningless thing with someone she will never see again.
But he was very persistent, treating her WeChat like a memo, chattering away whenever he had an idea. Even if he never received a reply, his enthusiasm remained undimmed.
Her screen was open without any effort to conceal it. Feng Chibai noticed the profile picture immediately; the friend seemed to be an acquaintance.
He narrowed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth into an imperceptible arc, and said word by word: "Wheat, wheat, crispy, juicy, chicken."
He didn't suppress his voice, he wanted Lin Tang to hear it on purpose.
Sure enough, after hearing this, she immediately turned her head to look at him.
"Mr. Feng also has a hobby of watching other people chat?" Lin Tang teased.
"I just happened to catch a glimpse."
Lin Tang didn't worry about whether he did it intentionally or not, but thinking about the tone of his previous sentence, he asked again: "Do you know him?"
Feng Chibai retracted his gaze and replied calmly, "Stranger."
It's late at night.
Lin Tang stretched his shoulders and asked, "Would it be convenient for you to take me back?"
"I'm happy to help you."
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