Chapter 541 Everyone has a favorite person in their heart
It is a bit strange that someone like Mu Shaocheng would say such a thing, but then again, maybe it is not strange at all.
Everyone has a favorite.
It’s just that Jiang Xiaoxiao saw the evil in Mu Shaocheng and not his good.
People on opposite sides will always see the other side as the most evil.
"dad!"
The joyful sound is as pure as top crystal.
The young girl turned the wheelchair around, and a doll-like little girl was sitting on it. A transparent tube was inserted in her nostrils, connected to the oxygen tank behind the wheelchair.
"Zi Luo!"
Mu Shaocheng's voice was instantly filled with affection, and he bent down and kissed the top of her head.
"This is Doctor Jiang, Doctor Jiang, and this is my precious daughter Zi Luo."
At this time, Mu Shaocheng transformed himself into a truly kind father.
Jiang Xiaoxiao leaned forward and stretched out her hand.
"Ziluo, nice to meet you."
"I'm glad to see you, too. I've never seen a female doctor before. Every time I see them, they're either old men with white beards or serious middle-aged men. Sister, you're so beautiful."
The little girl Zi Luo politely shook hands with Jiang Xiaoxiao, but her fingers were still so delicate in Jiang Xiaoxiao's careful grasp that it was heartbreaking.
Mu Feng said that Zi Luo was already twelve years old, but her figure looked like she was only six years old, and her weight might be less than 25 kilograms.
She was very, very thin, with fair skin. She had the same clever black eyes as her father, an angelic smile on her snow-white face, and her soft yellow hair tied into a ponytail with a bow.
"You wild girl, don't be so unruly. This is Doctor Jiang."
Mu Shaocheng reprimanded Zi Luo in a rare doting tone, but it was clear that there was no intention of blaming her at all.
Zi Luo giggled when she heard her father calling her a wild girl.
Then he faced Mu Shaocheng's reproachful look with an innocent face and shrugged.
"I'm telling the truth! Doctor Jiang, you're so beautiful. If my dad hadn't introduced you as a doctor, I would have thought you were one of my dad's girlfriends."
Hearing his innocent daughter say such words made him stare at her speechless.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not your father's woman,"
"I'm just a doctor."
Jiang Xiaoxiao pointed out.
"I know you are different from those women who try hard to please me. They just want to marry my father, but you are not. My father dotes on me very much. No matter what I want, he will get it for me.
So I try to limit my requests, otherwise he'll be too busy to do anything else."
Her childish innocence and trust are mixed with a shrewdness beyond her age.
Her physical illness forced her to learn introspection earlier than most young people.
"Before he recovers, I'll show you my room."
She turned the wheelchair neatly.
Jiang Xiaoxiao followed the wheelchair around the room.
A middle-aged woman came forward with a smile on her face. She was introduced as Zi Luo's nurse, Aunt Pei.
Her bedroom was connected to Zi Luo's bedroom so that she could be looked after at any time.
Anything that might interest a little girl could be found in the room.
Various books, videotapes, dolls, toys and popular magazines were shown to Jiang Xiaoxiao one by one.
Mu Shaocheng kept following them, and the feeling of being unwanted made him confused and bewildered.
Zi Luo even took out her makeup box to show Jiang Xiaoxiao, and Mu Shaocheng choked again.
That wasn't just a little girl playing house; what was packed in the small silver suitcase was a full set of genuine brand-name cosmetics.
"If I die, use this to make me up. Dad, you have to promise me."
Mu Shaocheng's face suddenly turned pale.
At this moment, Jiang Xiaoxiao felt really sad for the father and daughter.
"Don't talk nonsense. No, Dr. Jiang will come to see you. You will get better soon."
"But... just in case. Promise me, Dad."
"I promise."
Mu Shaocheng's voice was hoarse and unnatural.
Zi Luo reached out and patted his knee to comfort him.
"I hope I won't have to use it."
Mu Shaocheng lifted her from the wheelchair and placed her on his lap, silently resting his cheek on the top of her head.
"You won't need them for so long that they'll expire."
He said finally.
"I know."
But her eyes suggested otherwise.
She looked a little tired.
He touched her cheek.
"Would you like to lie down for a while?"
“Put me on the recliner,” she said.
Aunt Pei came over to help push the wheelchair and oxygen tank so that Mu Shaocheng could carry Zi Luo to the recliner.
He covered Zi Luo's legs with a thin blanket, and Aunt Pei adjusted the pillow so that she could sit comfortably.
Jiang Xiaoxiao took the initiative to examine her by her side, but she couldn't see with her eyes.
"alright,"
She leaned back against the pillows. "This is the most comfortable way to watch a movie."
She gave him a sly look.
“It’s an artistic romance film.”
Mu Shaocheng has regained his composure.
"You'll make my hair turn white."
He frowned deliberately. "It's an arty romance."
"There's also a sex scene in it," she added mischievously.
"Stop talking."
He raised his hands in resistance.
"I don't want to hear it. A father can only endure so much. Say goodbye to Dr. Jiang, and we won't bother you from watching your arty romance movie."
Zi Luo stretched out her hand.
"Goodbye, Dr. Jiang. Today was fun. Will you come to see me again?
"Of course."
Jiang Xiaoxiao smiled lovingly.
"It was really nice meeting you, your dad is lucky to have you as his daughter."
Zi Luo looked up at her father, her precocious eyes revealing her again.
"Lucky me," she said.
He kissed her, touched her little face, turned and left with a smile, but the hand he held Jiang Xiaoxiao's arm was so strong that it almost crushed her bones.
He said with a choked voice after leaving his daughter's room.
“Oh my God!”
He bent over, put his hands on his knees, and gasped for breath.
After a moment, he stood up and continued walking forward.
Jiang Xiaoxiao could only follow him. It was not until they arrived at the study that Mu Shaocheng spoke again.
“Sometimes I just can’t handle it.”
He said, his voice still a little hoarse.
"I'm sorry. I didn't expect her - I tried not to let her know how serious her condition was, but she's so smart..."
He didn't finish his words.
"What's wrong with her?"
"Doctor Jiang, can't you see it?"
Jiang Xiaoxiao paused. Is the exam about to begin?
"I can see there are too many problems."
Mu Shaocheng pondered and turned the empty wine glass in his hand.
"She has a defective heart, only one kidney, and cystic fibrosis. The cystic fibrosis seems to have affected her digestive system more than her lungs, otherwise she might have..."
He was unable to speak and had to swallow several times before he could speak again.
"While the new medications are helping, she still has trouble absorbing the nutrients she needs. She eats regularly but isn't growing or gaining weight. Growth only strains her heart. A heart transplant is out of the question because she has cystic fibrosis."
He smiled bitterly.
"Finding a suitable heart was almost impossible. Her body could only accept children's hearts, but child donor hearts are very rare. Her blood type is A negative, which reduces the chances of finding a suitable heart to near zero.
Even if such a heart were available, the medical establishment would argue that a healthy heart should not be wasted on a person who… has too many other problems.”
Jiang Xiaoxiao had nothing to say. Empty encouragement and false hope were of no help to Zi Luo's condition.
"Doctor Jiang, do you have a solution?"
Mu Shaocheng looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao with eager eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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