It took almost two hours for James to come out of the operating room. Father Huang walked up quickly and asked urgently: "Doctor James, how is my wife?"
"Mr. Huang, let me tell you the truth. My wife's physical condition is not particularly good. The brain tumor is deteriorating much faster than we thought. At this rate, I'm afraid it won't be long before it will be in the advanced stage. I think it's best for you to It's better to be mentally prepared." James and others said with a serious expression.
Father Huang felt that his hands and feet instantly became cold.
"James, is there no other way? You promised me that you would treat my mother well, have you forgotten?" Yao Yiyi frowned and said.
"Sister-in-law, I have been trying my best to study the plan to operate on my aunt, but I am really sorry, I don't have any solution for the time being." James said apologetically: "I have tried my best to contact my tutor, as long as When there is news from him, I will ask him to come to China immediately. Maybe my mentor and I can work together to find a solution."
Yao Yiyi nodded somewhat dejectedly.
Mrs. Huang was pushed into the ward, and James followed her in. He checked Mrs. Huang again, then asked Father Huang to take good care of Mrs. Huang and winked at Yao Yiyi.
Yao Yiyi said: "Mr. Huang, I'm going out for a while, please take care of mom."
Father Huang nodded.
Yao Yiyi followed James out, and the two went to James' office.
"James, you asked me to come over. Is there something wrong with my mother?" Yao Yiyi's heart trembled, and there was an imperceptible nervousness in her voice.
James looked at her, pondered for a moment, and said: "Sister-in-law, let me tell you honestly, if my aunt is in this situation, if she can't find a cure, she can only live for another half a year at most. Of course, this is the worst outcome. , my aunt’s lifespan may also be extended indefinitely due to her active treatment, so it’s really hard to say.”
Yao Yiyi slowly clenched her hands into fists and bit her lips until she almost broke the skin before slowly letting go.
"James, I have always believed in your medical skills. I think you shouldn't have said this to me." Yao Yiyi looked at James with some confusion and said.
James smiled bitterly, spread his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, I am just a doctor, not a god, so I can only do nothing about some incurable diseases."
"You were able to pull me back from hell when I narrowly escaped death. Mom, you should be able to do it too, right?" Yao Yiyi asked hopefully.
James subconsciously avoided her eyes and said with some disappointment: "I'm sorry."
Yao Yiyi's body seemed to have been drained of all her strength. She sighed deeply and said, "Is there really nothing we can do? Just half a year ago, her body was still very strong. She shouldn't She will get a malignant brain tumor. She is such a kind person and has never done anything bad in her life. God shouldn't be so cruel to her."
James couldn't bear it. He thought about it and comforted him stupidly: "Sister-in-law, don't be like this. Life and death are determined by fate. Besides, what I just said was the worst plan. Nowadays, with advanced medical skills, there will always be a solution." But everyone knows that once malignant brain tumors reach the middle and late stages, the chance of being cured is really slim. Just like leukemia, although there are successful cases, they are really very few.
Yao Yiyi raised her hand to wipe the tears that had fallen down unintentionally, and said, "James, it's up to you to worry about my mother's illness." After saying that, she turned and walked out.
When she returned to the ward, she heard Father Huang's gentle voice speaking to Mrs. Huang.
"Madam, you see you told me that you wanted to return to T City with Yao Yiyi and I promised you. Now I just want you to wake up and talk to me, can you?"
Mrs. Huang naturally lay on the hospital bed and did not answer.
Father Huang continued: "Madam, I was wrong. I have made you sad for more than twenty years, but I promise that as long as you wake up, I can promise you anything, even if you ask me to call Yao Yiyi your daughter." OK."
“…”
Mrs. Huang was still lying quietly.
Huang's father was still mumbling, Yao Yiyi looked at Huang's father complicatedly, then turned around and quietly left the ward.
As soon as she left the ward, she saw Ou Qingheng striding towards her with sharp eyes, and the sourness she had finally suppressed rose up again.
Ou Qingheng walked up to her and looked at her red eyes.
"What's wrong?" Ou Qingheng said gently.
Yao Yiyi just hugged his waist and said coquettishly: "I'm a little tired." She was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Ou Qingheng half dragged and half hugged her to the bench and sat down. He gently stroked her hair and said, "Tell me, why are you unhappy?"
Yao Yiyi shook her head and said: "I'm not unhappy, I just suddenly feel a little useless. Even if I have money, I still have no way to prevent my loved ones from getting sick."
"Did something happen to my mother-in-law again?"
"James said that the worst-case scenario for her is that she only has half a year to live."
"You also said it was the worst outcome, didn't you? People's will to survive is much stronger than what is medically recognized, so I believe my mother-in-law will work hard to survive for you."
"Really?"
Ou Qingheng nodded.
Yao Yiyi smiled lightly and said, "Qingheng, thank you."
"I am your husband, don't say sorry to me."
Yao Yiyi nodded.
"Don't think too much. I'm going to talk to James later to see if we can come up with a plan to operate on my mother-in-law. I think as long as I have money, I can hire many skilled doctors and she will be fine."
Yao Yiyi just nodded and said nothing more.
The couple sat on the bench for nearly an hour. Ou Qingheng stroked her hair and said, "Go in, or mom will wake up soon."
Yao Yiyi just nestled in his arms and shook her head dullly, not wanting to go in yet.
"Then let's go back?"
Yao Yiyi still shook her head and whispered: "Please stay with me for a while. I feel bad. I can't face the fact that someone who was fine half a year ago has become so haggard in just a few days. James is still with me." It is said that she can only live for half a year at most, I don’t want to believe it, Qingheng, sometimes I really hope this is a dream.”
After a pause, she continued: "I didn't want to have anything to do with the Huang family before, but she is one of the few elders who really loves me. She is better to me than my adoptive parents. I am heartbroken to see her unconscious. It’s very sad, maybe this is the heart-to-heart connection between mother and daughter that others often say.”
Ou Qingheng said: "I will ask the best doctor to treat my mother-in-law, don't worry."
Just as Ou Qingheng promised, he used his connections to search for the figure of James Mentor in the deep mountains and forests around the world. He didn't know if it was true that there was no perfect path. This group of people was unknown in an unknown place in the United States. I found a mentor with a full beard in the famous mountain. It must be said that the mentor was a medical fanatic and had been hiding in this deep mountain for two or three months in search of the medicinal materials he wanted.
"Professor, we have found you. Please come with us to China. There is a patient who needs your help." The leading bodyguard said in fluent English.
"Who are you?" the instructor said cautiously.
"Professor, bodyguard, I forgot to introduce myself. We are sent by Ou Qingheng. He and Dean James have been good friends for many years. I think you should know him. His mother-in-law has a malignant brain tumor, so I want to Please go and get medical treatment." The bodyguard said.
"It turns out he was sent by Qingheng. Okay, I'll go to China with you, but can you let me take a shower, shave clean and change clothes before I go? I'm afraid I'll scare people now. "The instructor said with a good temper.
"That's natural, Professor, please come this way."
A group of people invited the instructor to a small town a hundred kilometers away from here, asked for a hotel, and asked him to freshen up briefly. They then rushed to the airport overnight and waited for nearly an hour before boarding the plane. They did not arrive until the next day. T city.
"Professor, do you need something to eat first?"
"Then I'll help you. I happen to be hungry." Yesterday, I was running around so much that I didn't have a good meal, so now I'm starving.
After eating, the bodyguard sent the person to the hospital.
James had already been waiting there with Yao Yiyi and Ou Qingheng.
"James, I'm sorry. I have been staying in the mountains during this period. The signal there is not good, so I didn't receive your call."
"I'm used to it. As long as you come back safely in the end, I'll be fine. I won't be shy for now. I have a patient whose condition is a bit serious. It may require our master and apprentice to work together to treat it. I hope we can create something new again. A medical miracle.”
The instructor nodded.
Yao Yiyi said: "Professor, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to come here. Don't worry, as long as you can cure my mother, we will not treat you badly in terms of remuneration."
"Yiyi, you don't need to be so polite. We have met several times before. I can come here just because of your face. As for the remuneration, I don't care too much. I am so old and I don't lack that. Money, what I yearn for is to be able to break some diseases that are difficult to break." The mentor said like a loving elder.
He is obsessed with medicine and is not so obsessed with money and material things.
"Professor, my mother is leaving it to you."
The instructor nodded.
A group of people took the elevator upstairs and entered the ward. Father Huang turned his head, frowned, and said, "Who is this?"
"This is James' mentor. He works at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the United States. He is also an all-round expert invited by many hospitals. He is also a professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School. His medical skills are world-famous. He and James If we work together, Mom will be fine." Yao Yiyi said seriously.
Father Huang's eyes lit up and he stepped forward quickly and said: "Hello, my surname is Huang. I am very happy to meet you. I have heard my friend who works in the hospital mention you before, and I also tried to call you. , it’s a pity that we couldn’t get through. It’s my Huang family’s blessing that you took the time to come. As long as you can cure my wife, remuneration is not a problem.”
The instructor nodded and said in fluent Chinese: "Mr. Huang, don't worry, we doctors will do our best to treat the patient, but I have to examine the patient and understand all the conditions before prescribing the right medicine."
Father Huang nodded, his brows filled with joy.