Xu Tingchuan slowly suppressed his shock. Shen Muzhi was now telling him that Su Yan and Xiang Zhilan were half-siblings, so there must be something more important going on.
"Su Yan didn't come back after the plane crash because she discovered she had leukemia while being treated for her injuries." As Shen Muzhi said this, the veins on his hand holding the cup bulged slightly, and his voice was heavy with sorrow.
Xu Tingchuan was shocked again. Su Yan was only twenty years old back then. She suffered a plane crash that disfigured her, and then was diagnosed with leukemia. Her life was too desperate. He couldn't imagine how she would get through it.
“Xin Zikai said that during her treatment for leukemia, she suffered from severe depression and had attempted suicide several times.” When Shen Muzhi heard him say this yesterday, he felt like he could hardly breathe. She had gone through so much, and he knew nothing about it.
"She doesn't come back, hiding the fact that she's still alive, because she's afraid that if the leukemia can't be cured, her loved ones will lose her again after regaining her, and she'll have to go through that pain again?" Xu Tingchuan understood a bit after thinking about it this way. Su Yan has always been a very considerate person.
"Yes, she has been undergoing chemotherapy and has been very cooperative with the doctors. She managed to drag it out for five years until a matching bone marrow donor was found. She survived the most difficult time, but whether the surgery was truly successful still depends on a three- to five-year observation period. Only after surviving this period can she be considered to have recovered." Shen Muzhi loosened his grip on the cup that he had almost crushed, took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and his voice slowly became choked in his throat.
Xu Tingchuan suddenly felt a little afraid to listen any longer. Su Yan had survived the most difficult time, but when she returned to China, she found that her father had been harmed by her half-sister, and in the end, she was no longer able to be filial to him.
“The five-year observation period should have been over, and the stem cell hematopoiesis should have fully integrated with her body by now. But at the end of last month, there was a change; her white blood cell count rose again.” Shen Muzhi’s eyes grew even darker and more somber.
Xu Tingchuan's hands tightened involuntarily. Although he had no romantic feelings for Su Yan, they had grown up together since childhood, and she had gone through so many tragic things, yet it was still not over.
“Although Su Chengwen suffered a stroke, Su Yan took care of him. He knew very well that he was the one who told Su Yan about Zhi Lan’s situation. In fact, Su Chengwen had been keeping an eye on this abandoned child all these years. That’s why he didn’t attend my wedding when I married Zhi Lan; he probably didn’t dare to see her.” Shen Muzhi really didn’t understand Su Chengwen’s mentality. His wife had a child with another man, and he only lost the child but didn’t divorce her. After the affair, he wanted to be buried with her after her death.
There are definitely many things he doesn't know, but that's not his main concern.
“Su Yan’s illness has relapsed. Xin Zikai came to tell you that she and Zhi Lan are sisters…” Xu Tingchuan had already guessed what was going to happen next. He looked at Shen Muzhi with his pupils slightly contracted and pursed his lips tightly: “Can Zhi Lan’s bone marrow be a match for her?”
“Xin Zikai has already obtained the information from the bone marrow registry. He only came to tell me this because the match was successful.” Shen Muzhi’s lips twitched, his face was very pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse: “Su Yan’s white blood cell count is rising rapidly. She can only last for four months at most. What do you think I should do?”
Xu Tingchuan clearly couldn't answer that question, and simply slumped back in his chair and sat quietly.
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