Chapter 549: Shocked!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“They’re considered old acquaintances, but according to our investigation, Sis Lan isn’t doing too well health-wise,” Mu Yuchen spoke nonchalantly as he continued what he was doing.
She was not doing too well health-wise?
Xi Xiaye was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, she remembered the first time she met Sis Lan. At that time, she looked quite frail and her face seemed pale with illness. Xi Xiaye thought that it had been because she was just under the weather then. Could she have been ridden with an even more severe illness?
“She seems to have been frequenting hospitals abroad these past few years,” Mu Yuchen thoughtfully added on.
“No wonder she didn’t look that great. Okay, let’s set these things aside first. Check on how Ah Mo and Ah Shi are doing. Since that person’s hiding, I’m sure we have a lot more to do. I’ll dry my own hair while you go bathe. I’ve prepared the water for you.”
Then, she stopped Mu Yuchen’s hand and took the towel…
…
That night, after talking about Sis Lan with Mu Yuchen, she did not think much about it. She thought that she probably would not be contacting Sis Lan much anymore. After all, she sounded like she did not plan to stay in City Z much longer according to the last time they spoke.
However, she did not expect to hear about news about her one autumn day at Hospital T.
It was a sunny day that morning. Xi Xiaye went for a checkup with Ji Zitong accompanying her.
It was early in the morning, so many people were there to see the doctor. Thankfully, they had made an appointment in advance with Dr. Huang, so they could see him as soon as they arrived.
Dr. Huang was very professional as he gently did the checkup for her. Then, she beamed and told her, “Missus Mu, your fetus is still very healthy, so don’t worry, but you have to watch your health. You must keep up with your nutrition. The reaction is a little drastic, but you can have some folic acid. Also, if want to look more beautiful, you can begin to moderately slather on some olive oil. That way, the marks won’t be too obvious later. We don’t need medication to stabilize the fetus anymore. Just take care of yourself and rest well. When suitable, walk around.”
Upon hearing that, Xi Xiaye nodded gratefully. “Mmm, I will. Thank you, Dr. Huang.”
She had just only found out she was pregnant when Wang Hui and Zhuang Shurong had already filled her up with a lot of knowledge about pregnancies, especially the latter. She had already prepared everything about preventing pregnancy marks with olive oil.
Xi Xiaye heard that when she was pregnant with Mu Yuchen, it had not been worry-free either and was about the same as how she was right now, so she was experienced with such a situation. There was also Su Nan who would call her every two or three days. She was even more worried about her than her own child. Sometimes, she forgot that she was pregnant herself. In fact, she was going into labor very soon.
Along the long path, Ji Zitong who followed behind her suddenly asked softly, “Director Xi, are we going to Fuhua now or straight to Glory World?”
Xi Xiaye slowed down her steps. She turned to look at her and fell silent for a moment. Then, she said, “Let’s go straight to Glory World. Isn’t there a quarterly planning meeting? Some of the Planning Department documents are still with me. You go get the car first. I’ll wait for you downstairs.”
Ji Zitong nodded and responded before walking ahead quickly, “Okay.”
Xi Xiaye was not in a rush. She took her handphone out and was about to call Shen Yue to tell him that she was not going over today.
However, just as she slid her phone out and was about to make the call, there was the sound of rushed footsteps in front and a slightly familiar voice. She looked up reflexively and saw Sis Li walking towards her unexpectedly!
It was Caitlin’s manager, Sis Li!
Back then, it was her whom she had looked for to ask about Sis Lan.
Now, she seemed quite anxious and panicked as she asked the doctor before her, “Doctor, how’s Sis Lan doing? What’s wrong with her? Is it serious? Is she okay?”
She rattled off a few questions at a go. Meanwhile, the doctor’s expression looked solemn too. He was about to answer her when Sis Li saw Xi Xiaye.
“Director Xi! Why are you here too?”
“Sis Li?”
Xi Xiaye looked puzzledly at Sis Li, then at the doctor beside her. She politely nodded to greet the doctor, and then seeing Sis Li’s anxious expression, she continued, “Did something happen?”
“It’s Sis Lan! This morning, I received news that Sis Lan was in a critical condition and was sent to the hospital, so I rushed over to visit her. I don’t know how she is right now. This is worrying me to death.”
Sis Li’s brows furrowed into a tight knot.
Sis Lan was sent to the hospital at midnight?
Her conversation with Mu Yuchen from a few days ago suddenly came to her mind. Xi Xiaye had a bad feeling as she glanced at the doctor beside Sis Li. At this moment, the doctor spoke up, “Which of the two of you know the patient’s family?”
When the doctor said that, Sis Li immediately answered, “Sis Lan is alone. I’m her best friend. If there’s anything, you can let me know.”
The doctor examined her for a bit, then sighed solemnly. “She doesn’t have much time left. You have to be ready.”
“What happened? What do you mean not much time left?”
The moment the doctor said that, Sis Li was stunned. She could not help but shudder and gape at the doctor in a daze.
Xi Xiaye frowned slightly as well while she frowned at the doctor.
“Her heart is deteriorating. Even though she has been receiving the treatment on time, this sudden complication has worsened her condition. You seem like you don’t know she’s been having this illness, do you?”
“What… What do you mean?”
Sis Li widened her eyes as she looked in disbelief at the doctor. “Are you saying…?”
“It’s the heart failure that you people always talk about. She’s actually been treating it abroad for quite a few years now. It’s only recently that she’s been transferred back. She’s been waiting for a suitable heart, so she couldn’t do the transplant surgery yet. Her condition is not ideal. If this continues, she won’t be able to make it past one or two months, so you have to be mentally prepared.”
The doctor’s words were like a thunderbolt that exploded in Xi Xiaye’s heart, rendering her dumbstruck.
No wonder! No wonder she looked so pale and quite dispirited. It turned out…
Xi Xiaye suddenly remembered that she had said that was her last time visiting Mu Zi or something. Perhaps she knew that she would not be living for much longer!
“No way! This is impossible… She’s always been quite healthy and wasn’t sick with anything. How did she get heart failure? This is impossible! Doctor, did you get it wrong?”
Sis Li was stunned to the point that she was disoriented.