Li Ying laughed and said, "Ms. Tao Hong, not only do I not have this kind of medicine, but there is no such medicine in the whole of China. Judging from your complexion, you should have rheumatic angina. It should be because you have been in damp places for a long time, which caused this condition."
Peach Blossom paused for a moment.
Li Ying knew the cause of her illness and how it was caused just by looking at her.
“You’re right. I lived in a cowshed in the countryside for more than two years, in a damp house. That’s when I developed this angina. Now, just thinking about what I went through makes my condition worse.” After saying that, Tao Hong got off the bed, her previous arrogance gone.
The man even considerately helped her put on her shoes.
Peach Blossom, however, showed no interest in men and instead fixed her gaze on Li Ying.
"You mean my illness can be cured simply by taking medicine?"
"Rheumatic angina is a stubborn disease. Medication can relieve the symptoms, but I cannot guarantee a cure." She is a doctor, but not a miracle worker; she cannot say too much.
"Looks like it still won't work. Show them out!" Tao Hong waved her hand.
"Taohong, just listen to Dr. Li. We won't have the heart transplant surgery. We'll take medicine and get better slowly."
“She said it’s incurable. Since that’s the case, I might as well be bold and do what Dr. Cao said, get a heart transplant. If it’s successful, I can live a normal life, which is worse than staying here in this state of being neither alive nor dead.”
Old Li opened his mouth, but after a long while he still couldn't say anything, and looked at Li Ying.
“Since Ms. Tao Hong has made her decision, I think you should do as she wishes.” Li Ying could see the woman’s determination. The reason she agreed to the heart transplant was entirely for the purpose of dying. A person without any vitality and only wanting to die showed that she had no attachment to this world.
As she said, being able to contribute to medicine is better than living like this.
This sense of righteousness is worthy of our respect.
Unable to stop others from sacrificing themselves, Li Ying led Chen Ping away.
As I went outside, I heard two women talking in the courtyard.
"I heard our master is going to have a heart transplant. Do you think it'll work?"
"What? You've heard of a heart transplant? I've only ever read about Bigan having his heart removed in mythological stories, but I've never seen anyone have a heart transplant. Our master is determined to die; he doesn't want to live anymore."
"What a pity. You said it would be better if the master's child were still alive."
Li Ying stopped in her tracks instinctively when she heard the word "child".
The reason this woman felt she had no will to live was because she had lost her child.
Li Ying gestured for Chen Ping to go over and ask.
Chen Ping nodded, went over and talked with the two women for a while, and then quickly returned.
"I found out that Ms. Tao Hong went to the countryside with her family and gave birth to a child there. But for some reason, her mother-in-law insisted that the child died, and Tao Hong was heartbroken."
"Have you found out how old her child is?"
"According to them, if she were wrapped up, she would be about sixteen or seventeen years old."
This is too much of a coincidence. Leng Ci is only sixteen or seventeen years old. Could it be...?
Old Li had already chased after her and caught up with Li Ying at the gate.
"Dr. Li, please wait."
Li Ying stopped in her tracks: "Your surname is Li, and so am mine. We were family three hundred years ago, so I'll just call you Uncle Li. Could you tell me more about your wife and children?"
Old Li sighed: "My marriage to Tao Hong was arranged. She didn't like me to begin with, but she had no choice but to marry me. But she has a bad mouth and always says that she has several men she wants. Later, she got pregnant, and my mother insisted that the child in her belly was not mine. The day she gave birth, my mother had someone throw the child away."
“I was digging an irrigation ditch at the time, and I only found out about it when I got home. After I got home and found out, I went to look for my children.” As Old Li spoke, tears welled up in his eyes: “Everything was gone, just a pile of tattered clothes. Those stray dogs ran too fast…”
No wonder Tao Hong was so cold to Lao Li, it turns out it was because of this.
"Half of her angina is caused by the child. If we can find the child, we can resolve her inner conflict." Li Ying just wanted to give it a try.
“But the child is really gone…” Old Li wiped away his tears.
“For her, losing the child is the hardest thing to accept, but what if the child were alive?” Li Ying had a very bold idea: to have Leng Ci pretend to be Tao Hong’s child.
Leng Ci happened to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and his eyebrows and eyes even bore a resemblance to Tao Hong's.
"This...you mean find a child?"
“I have an apprentice who is an orphan. He was abandoned when he was a child and he just turned sixteen this year.” Li Ying said, looking at Old Li.
Old Li clenched his thin fingers and nodded emphatically: "That's fine, that's fine."
Regardless of whether it's true or not, as long as it makes Tao Hong happy and brings her back to life, even if he dies, having a child by his side is good enough.
After dinner, Li Ying called Leng Ci into the room and told him her thoughts.
"Is it possible that I really am their child?" Leng Ci felt it was too much of a coincidence.
"Old Li said their child was killed by wild dogs." Li Ying couldn't be sure.
"How can I make her believe that I am her child?"
"You don't need to do anything, just tell her everything you've experienced since you were a child."
A true lie should not be mixed with other excuses.
Besides, Leng Ci is indeed an orphan and is indeed looking for his parents.
Leng Ci thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I will do as Aunt Ying says."
As long as it's about saving lives, Leng Ci will do his duty without hesitation.
Li Ying patted Leng Ci on the shoulder: "Ci, you are a good kid. I believe you will become a righteous forensic doctor in the future."
"Hmm." Leng Ci was encouraged.
The next day, Old Li came to see Leng Ci. When he saw Leng Ci for the first time, Old Li was stunned.
The child's features were indeed somewhat similar. If he hadn't seen the child being dragged away by stray dogs with his own eyes, he would have definitely thought the child in front of him was their son.
"Old Li, this is the Aci I told you about."
Old Li was thrilled: "He looks just like him, quite a bit like him. Tao Hong will be so happy to see him."
As expected, Tao Hong was not only happy to see Leng Ci, but also excited. She hugged Leng Ci and cried her heart out.
“My son, all these years, every time I go to sleep I tell the Duke of Zhou (the god of dreams) to let you come into my dreams, but the Duke of Zhou never agreed. Now I know that you are still alive. Living people can't enter other people's dreams, right?” Tao Hong sobbed uncontrollably.
Thinking of his parents, Leng Ci's eyes also welled up with tears. He hugged Tao Hong tightly and said, "Mom, don't cry. Aren't we reunited now?"
Tao Hong cupped Leng Ci's cheeks, turned to look at the group, and repeatedly said thank you.
Without disturbing their conversation, Li Ying took her leave.
Just as I stepped out of the backyard, I ran into Cao Xinqiao.
"Li Ying, is that you?" Cao Xinqiao frowned slightly. "Is it you who prevented Ms. Tao Hong from having a heart transplant?"
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