Xiao Xueyi lowered his head and replied softly, "Dad is here. It's all Dad's fault. Dad will never let you suffer such injustice again."
Stone was still unconscious. The little boy was curled up on the bed in pain, coughing every now and then. He was too weak to even cough.
Even in his dreams, he dared not call out "Dad," because Lü Jie had said that if he dared to say anything out of line, she would beat him to death.
Those things hurt terribly when they hit him, and he didn't want to be hit anymore. The only person he could call out to was his mother.
After all the pediatricians finished their consultation, Dr. Yang came over. Shu Ying glanced at Xie Zhiyan and was about to follow Dr. Yang out when Xie Zhiyan grabbed her hand and said, "Dr. Yang, this is the child's father. Please speak frankly. We will cooperate with whatever treatment the child needs."
Dr. Yang was followed by Liu Guo, the director of pediatrics. He lifted the child's eyelids with one hand and took his temperature. Shi Tou's temperature was still too high, and the focus should still be on reducing the fever.
"Chief Xie, it's like this. Considering the child's young age, the treatment plan is relatively conservative. The child has been malnourished for a long time, and the persistent high fever is mainly caused by these wounds that have not fully healed. There is an inevitable possibility of infection. Even if the child recovers, there will be some sequelae, and he may have a chronic cough."
They wanted to explain everything about the child clearly. Dr. Yang recounted every detail, which made Shu Ying feel even more heartbroken.
Xie Zhiyan glanced at the stone, feeling a pang of pity. "Can we think of another way? The child is still so young, and his constant coughing will affect his quality of life."
Liu Guo hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth, "The child's condition was not optimistic to begin with, and this is the best result we can get. Let alone a child who is only a few years old, even an adult might not be able to handle it. The main problem is that pneumonia comes on fiercely and is contagious. But don't worry, Chief Xie, our hospital will do its best."
If it had been discovered earlier, there might have been other options, but now it has developed into pneumonia, and it is truly remarkable that the child has survived.
Xie Zhiyan was about to say something more when Shu Ying grabbed his arm and shook her head. "Thank you, doctor. I'll have to trouble you from now on. Please take good care of the child."
She knew that what Dr. Liu said was already the best possible outcome; Shi Tou was receiving treatment, and there was no need to make things difficult for the doctor.
The group nodded and left, but Xiao Xueyi was filled with resentment. He stood up without a word and was about to leave aggressively when Xie Zhiyan stopped him.
"How sad would Stone be if he woke up and there wasn't a single family member by his side? What are you going to do?"
Xiao Xueyi glanced at Shi Tou with some difficulty, his voice choked with emotion, "Commander, I will risk my life today to get justice for Shi Tou. Why did Lü Jie do this? This is my son. She said she would treat Shi Tou as her own child, and I trusted her unconditionally. Yet she did such a heinous thing!"
Shu Ying glanced at Xie Zhiyan, who understood immediately. Xie Zhiyan stepped forward and closed the ward door. Only then did Shu Ying slowly speak, "What's the use of you fighting desperately with Lü Jie? She is certainly wrong, but your mother's instigation played a significant role in all of this. You don't know what kind of person she is, but don't you understand your mother?"
“Lu Jie did something utterly immoral, but isn’t your mother even more hateful? You naturally blame all of this on one person because, after weighing the pros and cons, you find that you can only feel at ease by venting your anger on Lu Jie. Do you want to fight her to the death to seek justice for Shi Tou, or to make your conscience feel better?”
Shu Ying mercilessly exposed Xiao Xueyi's last shred of pretense, and his straight back instantly bent over.
Xiao Xueyi's voice trembled, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head. He gripped the stone in his hand and confessed, "I should have discovered it a long time ago. How could I not see that Lü Jie was also forced into this by my mother?"
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