Lu Yang hailed a taxi and took Qi Xuesong to the city hospital as quickly as possible.
Qi Xuesong was taken into the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery with a blank look on his face. Lu Yang dragged him through a bunch of tests, and they didn't get the diagnosis report until the next morning.
The doctor who examined me was a man. He adjusted his glasses and said, "Your heart rhythm is irregular, but it's not serious. However, do you experience too much stress and have an irregular sleep schedule? These factors can worsen your condition."
Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief; it was just a mild arrhythmia, not a serious problem.
So he quickly asked, "Is there any effective medicine?"
The male doctor scribbled a bunch of illegible characters with a flourish of his pen and said, "Go get your medicine. Take it on time, get plenty of rest, don't do heavy work, and keep a peaceful mind."
The two nodded hurriedly, took the prescription, and went out.
Qi Xuesong looked at Lu Yang with surprise, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "How did you know I have a heart condition?"
Lu Yang gave a wry smile. "You didn't live past thirty in your past life because of heart disease. How could I not know?"
But he couldn't say that. He smiled and said, "I have a relative who has a heart condition just like you, and his lips turn black."
Qi Xuesong was a little surprised. He looked at himself in the mirror in the hospital corridor and muttered, "It really is true."
Lu Yang patted him on the shoulder, and the two went to get the medicine together.
Currently, the most common medications for treating arrhythmia are beta-blockers, which are not cheap. Qi Xuesong was heartbroken to see Lu Yang prescribing medication.
"Mr. Lu, I... don't have much money right now."
He couldn't help but say.
Lu Yang said with a smile, "We'll deduct it from your salary gradually. You'll work as a receptionist with a monthly salary of four hundred. The medical expenses will be deducted from your salary gradually."
Qi Xuesong said excitedly, "Okay, thank you, boss."
Lu Yang felt a surge of comfort in his heart. In his previous life, Qi Xuesong had already passed away when he was released from prison.
He didn't even have time to repay the other party for saving his life, and even his ashes were taken back to his hometown by relatives, which he always regretted.
After returning to the hotel, Lu Yang gave Ge San a brief explanation and then hurriedly went back to school.
Students started returning to school on the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, so he was considered to be returning late.
Li Xingran waved to him and said, "Let's go out to eat."
Lu Yang nodded, and they left the dormitory one after the other.
When Li Xingran looked around to make sure no one was watching, she whispered, "I convinced my parents to buy a house in Kyoto, but my family's financial situation is just average, so we can only afford one."
Lu Yang found it strange; he felt that Li Xingran didn't look like she came from a poor family.
“I always felt that you were very knowledgeable, and... you seemed like a child raised in a wealthy family.”
Lu Yang voiced his doubts; he was simply curious.
Li Xingran's face was somewhat gloomy, as if he had recalled some bad memories, and he fell silent for a moment.
Lu Yang realized he had said something he shouldn't have, so he kept quiet and followed him up to the top floor of the cafeteria.
It was well past lunchtime, so there weren't many people, and the surroundings were very quiet.
Lu Yang and Li Xingran bought food and sat down in a corner facing each other. After eating a few bites, Li Xingran said quietly, "My family relationships are very complicated."
"Don't you only have one child?"
Lu Yang sometimes envied the simple life of a family of three.
Li Xingran put down her chopsticks and said, "My grandfather married two wives in his lifetime. My grandmother was the first wife, and she also had a second wife."
He briefly recounted his family history: his grandfather was a soldier, and he and his grandmother went to the front lines shortly after their marriage.
Later, his grandfather was seriously injured and hospitalized. His second wife, a nurse, took advantage of the situation and became his mistress.
His grandmother wrote many letters to his grandfather, but they were all burned by his second wife.
His grandfather sent someone back to his hometown to find his grandmother, but his grandmother couldn't make ends meet and went to stay with her childhood friend, who no longer lived in the same place.
Moreover, that place was razed to the ground by artillery shells, and his grandfather once thought that his grandmother had passed away, which is why he married his second wife.
Fifteen years later, his grandfather and grandmother reunited by chance, but he already had a son and a daughter with his second wife.
His grandmother was strong-willed and unwilling to forgive his grandfather, so she continued to live alone with his father.
He was often taken to his grandfather's house when he was young, but his grandmother never went.
Lu Yang never expected that Li Xingran's family situation was more complicated than he imagined.
He hesitated for a moment and said, "What does your father do for a living? Didn't your grandfather want him to join the military or go into politics?"
"Even if your grandmother doesn't forgive him, as the eldest son, didn't your father inherit any of your grandfather's resources?"
He suddenly felt a headache coming on and looked at Li Xingran with great concern, worried that something might have happened to him.
Judging from his description, his grandfather's second wife must have been a ruthless character.
Li Xingran said with a straight face, "My dad was sent to the countryside before. It was my grandfather's second wife who caused this trouble. It should have been my second uncle who went to the countryside."
“My grandma beat up the second wife because of this, and my dad still had to go to the countryside. He stayed in a county in the Northwest for fifteen years until I went to university last year. Only then did he use his old connections to transfer back to Beijing. Now he is the vice principal of a middle school.”
Lu Yang just wanted to cover his face, speechless for a moment, and thought to himself, "Your grandfather came from a poor family?"
Li Xingran shook her head and said, "My grandfather was a rich peasant. Back then, his family were landlords, and they were a good match for my grandmother's family."
“Before the land reform, my grandfather’s family sold all their land, so they were just rich peasants and didn’t have any trouble.”
Lu Yang continued, "We get along well, so I'll tell you something you might not like to hear: while your grandfather is still alive, you and your father must use his resources to become stronger as soon as possible. That second wife will do anything to ruin you and your father."
Li Xingran waved her hand and said, "It's not that bad. Second Uncle has already inherited everything, what more does she want?"
Lu Yang felt a sense of powerlessness. When he first met Li Xingran, he thought Li Xingran was a serious young master.
But now it seems that this guy is obviously a naive and innocent fool.
Lu Yang patiently continued, "What kind of work do you want to do in the future?"
Li Xingran thought for a moment and said, "I want to go back to Beijing Institute of Technology to continue my graduate studies. Guangzhou is too hot, and I don't want to stay here any longer."
Lu Yang stared at him and said, "If that second wife doesn't want you to stand out, even if you get into graduate school, she can prevent you from going with just one word. How would you feel?"
"Didn't she easily ruin your father's future back then? Of course, the same methods can be used on you."
Whether she harms you or not is not up to you, but up to whether she wants to live under her knife. Do you really think you can live well?
Li Xingran's pupils trembled a few times, clearly startled.
He remained silent for a long time before finally mustering the courage to say, "My grandfather won't let her do that!"
Lu Yang shook his head, deciding to offer one last piece of advice: if Li Xingran still didn't get it, he wouldn't mention it again.
"She ruined your father's entire future. Your grandfather only said a few words to her without much concern. She could have easily ruined you without asking first. Even if your grandfather was angry, she would have gotten away with it for the sake of her children."
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