Chapter 931 - 323: Bai Weixi’s Emergency Call—Mother-in-law Diagnosed with a Terminal Illness? (2)

Originally, Li Yuan planned to accompany Qi Siyu to look at houses today.

Unexpectedly, Bai Weixi called to say that his cheap in-laws went to the big hospital for a comprehensive check-up yesterday, and the results today seem somewhat unfavorable.

When Bai Weixi called, he was very emotional, almost on the verge of tears,

which made Li Yuan’s heart jump. He immediately canceled on Qi Siyu and abandoned the house-viewing plans to rush to the affiliated hospital.

"How come I didn’t hear in my past life that Bai Weixi’s parents were sick, or did she not tell me?"

Li Yuan drove while recalling events from his past life.

Memories floated repeatedly in his mind, and suddenly a doubt made Li Yuan’s heart thump.

He vaguely remembered that at the start of the second semester of junior year, Bai Weixi seemed to take frequent leaves, and he hadn’t seen her for a long time.

That was the last time he confessed to her. Li Yuan remembered clearly how Bai Weixi answered him.

[Li Yuan, I’m sorry, I don’t know how to tell you some things, and I don’t want to burden you. You deserve better, I’m sorry...]

Bai Weixi’s response at the time left Li Yuan, already slightly mad and twisted in emotion, extremely dissatisfied, and he stormed off immediately.

For about half a month, he did not contact Bai Weixi, and Bai Weixi naturally did not contact him either.

When he couldn’t give up and went looking for Bai Weixi again, he witnessed that scene that shattered him, made him lose hope, and completely give up, deleting everything concerning Bai Weixi thoroughly...

Since then, the two were like strangers, never contacting each other again, not even meeting at high school reunions post-graduation...

"Why does it feel somewhat off?" Li Yuan muttered to himself, feeling a bit panicked inside.

Could there be some hidden truths?

He tried to recall everything regarding Bai Weixi during that period in his past life but could not remember anything much.

Time had passed for too long, and only some particularly familiar things could be remembered.

Moreover, because he and Bai Weixi weren’t at the same school, later they didn’t meet often and didn’t chat frequently, many things happening to Bai Weixi were unknown to him...

"Forget it, if I can’t figure it out, I’ll stop thinking and hurry to see what happened at the hospital."

...

Li Yuan arrived downstairs, out of breath, and quickly dialed Bai Weixi’s number, asking anxiously:

"Bai, where are you guys?"

On the call, beside Bai Weixi, there were a lot of noisy sounds.

"Li Yuan, we’re in the inpatient department. Where are you? I’ll come down to get you."

"Inpatient department?" Li Yuan’s heart jolted. Is it already serious enough to require hospitalization?

In a tertiary hospital, hospitalization generally means surgery is needed.

What illness did the cheap mother-in-law have?

"I’m currently in the outpatient department. Which floor are you in the inpatient department? I’ll head over right away."

Bai Weixi: "I’m in the inpatient department, 26th floor, room 56."

Li Yuan: "Okay, I’ll be there soon."

Li Yuan hung up and hurried toward the inpatient department.

Arriving at the elevator, Li Yuan looked at the floor display on the elevator wall, and his heart trembled again.

"Oncology? Does mother-in-law have a tumor?"

Li Yuan muttered to himself, feeling extremely shocked and a bit alarmed.

No matter what era, even before his rebirth in 2023, malignant tumors are a terminal illness; once reaching the late stage, it cannot be cured.

"To what extent, what type of tumor?"

Li Yuan wore a mask and squeezed into the elevator anxiously, arriving at the 26th floor of the inpatient department.

Just out of the elevator, he saw Bai Weixi already waiting at the elevator entrance. Seeing Li Yuan appear, she immediately rushed forward with red eyes, tightly hugging him...

"Brother, you finally came, I’m so scared, so scared!"

Li Yuan held Bai Weixi, patting her shoulder, comforting:

"Bai, don’t be afraid, I’m here."

Bai Weixi just tightly clung to Li Yuan, quietly crying, her sobs made Li Yuan feel uneasy, and his heart lurched.

Could it be late-stage already?

It shouldn’t be; mother-in-law Yang Jinyu is not yet fifty; it can’t be that tragic?

If it were early-stage cancer, it could still be treated without basically any after-effects.

If it were mid to late stage and the cancer cells had spread, it would be troublesome: there’s no possibility of treatment success, no matter how much money one has.

After Bai Weixi cried for a while, Li Yuan solemnly asked:

"Bai, what’s really going on with Mrs. Yang?"

Bai Weixi wiped her tears, looking at Li Yuan with red eyes, and explained the specific situation to him.

"My parents had a unit physical check-up before the end of the year, but it wasn’t comprehensive. My mom didn’t feel well during the New Year. When she visited my grandparents after the New Year, she thought of getting a check-up at Modu’s big hospital, and found a problem."

Li Yuan frowned: "What exactly is the illness, Aunt?"

Bai Weixi cried and said: "The doctor says it’s a tumor, breast cancer, needing immediate surgery."

Li Yuan’s heart jolted, the worst happened.

"Breast cancer? At what stage?"

Bai Weixi: "The doctor said it’s early-stage breast cancer; luckily it was discovered early. As long as the surgery succeeds, the possibility of complete recovery is high. If it were discovered a year or two later, it would be hopeless..."

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, early-stage breast cancer is still okay; once surgery succeeds, it’s completely curable.

Once it spreads and reaches the mid or late stage, then it’s doom.

Li Yuan reassured: "Early-stage is alright, Bai, don’t worry. Modu’s medical level is very high, among the best nationwide, Aunt’s illness can definitely be cured."

"But I’m still very worried." Bai Weixi’s pale and haggard face still showed worry.

Li Yuan held Bai Weixi’s hand seriously: "Bai, believe me, I will definitely find the world’s best doctor for Aunt, she will be alright."

Bai Weixi, with red eyes, stared at Li Yuan and nodded: "Okay, I trust you."

When they arrived at the ward, they saw Bai Tianqi and Yang Jinyu softly conversing.

Seeing Li Yuan walk in, they quickly stood up and greeted him.

"Yuan, you’re here?"

"Didn’t delay your work, right?"

Li Yuan quickly waved his hand: "No, Uncle, Aunt, I’m late."

Bai Tianqi, seeing the sweat on Li Yuan’s forehead, knew Li Yuan was also very anxious and explained the situation again.

Li Yuan already understood after listening; it was pretty much what Bai Weixi said.

The breast tumor just started to deteriorate, belonging to early-stage within early-stage. With proper surgery, it can be 100% cured.

So, under these circumstances, they couldn’t hide it from Yang Jinyu, nor did they want to.

Initially, the comprehensive check-up in Modu was proposed by Yang Jinyu herself, she felt unwell, and in the home county, nothing could be diagnosed...

"Uncle, Aunt, have you found a doctor yet? When will the surgery take place?"

Bai Tianqi shook his head: "They haven’t said yet, probably in these days."

"Hey, Little Li, you’re familiar with Modu, could you find an experienced doctor to perform surgery for her?"

Li Yuan naturally understood Bai Tianqi’s meaning, which is human nature; every patient wishes for this.

Yang Jinyu’s illness really isn’t much on this floor.

If no connections are made, she might just be handed over to an ordinary doctor, or even a hospital’s intern training doctor for "practice"...

If there are "connections" in the hospital, one can have renowned experts and old doctors perform the surgery, and the chances of success will be much higher.

Doctors are unlike other professions, often the older, the more seasoned, the more experience, the better.

Especially the chief surgeon, the more experienced, the lower the chance of unexpected events occurring.

Li Yuan again felt the importance of connections.

"Uncle, leave this matter to me."