Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 323: Can’t We Avoid Surgery?

Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Can’t We Avoid Surgery?

Lu Xingping and his wife held high positions and wielded great power, but they maintained excellent forbearance and did not bother to quarrel with Jiang Xiuli. However, Lu Jianfeng frowned deeply, his face turning somewhat ugly as he huffed coldly.

Li Yujie’s lips moved, intending to tell Zhao Xinran about how Fang Bai had once treated Lu Jianfeng, but then she heard her husband, Lu Xinghe, give a light cough twice, knowing he didn’t want her to speak out of turn, so she sighed and remained silent.

"Yujie, have you and that Doctor Fang had dealings? Is his medical skill really that high?"

Seeing Li Yujie about to speak but then stopping herself, Zhao Xinran felt even more that things were not as simple as she had thought and asked anxiously.

Li Yujie forced a smile and said, "Xinran, I don’t want to go into details, but I want to give you a piece of advice: Doctor Fang is a remarkable person, and his medical skills are by no means inferior to the four National Doctors!"

"Ah!"

Zhao Xinran’s eyes widened in disbelief, her face a picture of astonishment.

Yet at the same time, Zhao Xinran knew Li Yujie very well and was aware that she never spouted empty or exaggerated words. Since she had said so, there must be a reason behind it.

"The four National Doctors are famous throughout Huaxia and well-known around the world. If that guy’s medical skills could compare with the four National Doctors, how could he possibly have no reputation at all?"

Jiang Xiuli spoke up at this point, expressing her disbelief in Li Yujie’s claim that Fang Bai’s medical skills could match those of the four National Doctors.

"Doctor Fang is a true Master who disdains fishing for fame and compliments!"

Lu Xingping, hearing Jiang Xiuli refer to Fang Bai as "that guy" with no respect, glanced at her slantingly and spoke with a cold voice.

Having held a high position for many years, he had naturally developed an air of authority, which seemed to turn into an invisible force as his eyes met Jiang Xiuli’s, pressing down upon her.

Meeting Lu Xingping’s gaze, Jiang Xiuli felt an intangible pressure bearing down on her as if mountains loomed above. Her breathing stalled, and under a surge of fear and panic, she hurriedly bowed her head and moved aside, not daring to interrupt any further.

Zhao Xinran had not noticed these subtleties, but from Lu Xingping’s words, she realized that this highly influential official in Huaxia’s political scene also held Doctor Fang’s medical expertise in high esteem, and she felt a twinge of regret for her previous neglect towards Ye Wumei and Fang Bai.

However, Zhao Xinran only felt a bit of regret and did not consider immediately calling Ye Wumei and Fang Bai back, as she still pinned her hopes for her daughter’s recovery on National Doctors Ren Juedao and Hua Tianhe.

If her daughter’s illness could not be cured by the two National Doctors, what good would it do to bring back Doctor Fang?

Lu Xingping and his wife had already reminded Zhao Xinran, and they felt they had done their duty. Seeing that Zhao Xinran did not seem to take it seriously, they exchanged a glance, shook their heads silently, and closed their mouths, choosing not to say anything more.

A moment later, the door to the intensive care unit opened, and Ren Juedao, Hua Tianhe, Jiang Huaihe, and the doctor who had entered with them came out one after another.

"Huaihe, how’s Xiaoyu?"

Zhao Xinran hurried forward to meet them, glancing at her husband and seeing his grave face. Her heart sank with a thud, and a bad premonition rose in her mind.

"Minister Lu, Director Li, when did you two arrive?"

Jiang Huaihe, seeing Lu Xingping and his wife in the corridor, was taken aback and, neglecting to speak to his wife, quickly stepped forward to shake hands with Lu Xingping and his wife.

"Xiaoyu has woken up but is emotionally unstable. You should go in and talk to her,"

After exchanging a few brief pleasantries with Lu Xingping and his wife, Jiang Huaihe turned around, patted his wife’s hand, pointed towards the intensive care unit, and said softly.

"Xiaoyu is awake?"

Zhao Xinran was overjoyed, and without waiting to speak to Lu Xingping and his wife, she followed a medical staff member into the intensive care unit.

Lu Xingping and his wife exchanged greetings with Ren Juedao and Hua Tianhe before they all stood in the hallway, discussing Jiang Xiaoyu’s condition.

"Miss Jiang’s disease was discovered quite late, and if we use traditional Chinese medicine, we can only delay the progression for a certain period. To cure it completely, we can only pin our hopes on Western medicine,"

Hua Tianhe said seriously, twirling his beard.

His implication was that he was unable to completely cure Jiang Xiaoyu’s breast cancer, and it was up to Ren Juedao now.

Ren Juedao sighed, "Miss Jiang’s condition has reached the middle to late stages. To cure it completely, we must surgically remove her left breast. Deputy Minister Jiang, cancer is not like other diseases, the longer it is delayed, the worse it is. You must make a decision quickly!"

"Ah..."

Jiang Huaihe let out a long sigh and closed his eyes in pain.

Actually, the Jiang Huaihe couple was also inclined for their daughter to pay the price of having her left breast removed to save her life, but her vanity even exceeded her will to live; as she put it, losing a breast was worse than death itself.

What Jiang Huaihe was most worried about now was that even if his daughter eventually heeded their advice and accepted surgical treatment, she might end up living in melancholy and suppression for the rest of her life.

"National Doctors, is there really no other way?"

After a long moment, Jiang Huaihe finally opened his eyes and asked with persistent hope.

Ren Juedao and Hua Tianhe looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison.

Even though they were hailed as "Divine Doctors," they were not magicians. Being able to save Jiang Xiaoyu’s life was already quite an achievement.

In the intensive care unit, Zhao Xinran and Jiang Xiaoyu met as mother and daughter. Before even speaking, they were already crying in each other’s arms.

"Mom, National Doctor Ren just said that to cure my disease, I must have my left breast surgically removed... I don’t want surgery! Mom, please talk to National Doctor Ren, ask him to do breast-conserving surgery for me, okay? Otherwise... otherwise I’d rather die!"

Jiang Xiaoyu clung to her mother, sobbing in deep despair, tears flowing like rain.

"Fish, you’re still young, you have a long life ahead, don’t talk about life and death so lightly! Think about it, if you were gone, how heartbroken your dad and I would be? Don’t worry, no matter what, your dad and I will be with you! Don’t you like charitable work? In the future, we will fully support you,"

Zhao Xinran cried with her daughter for a while, then stabilized her emotions, wiped away her daughter’s tears, and began to persuade her again, genuinely worried that her daughter would momentarily be out of sorts and do something drastic.

Jiang Xiaoyu cried, "But... but having my left breast removed, how ugly will that be! I feel horrified just thinking about it! Mom, please ask the National Doctors again, maybe they have other methods..."

"Okay, I’ll go ask... I’m going to ask for you now... You lie down and rest, I’ll be back soon..."

Urged by Jiang Xiaoyu, Zhao Xinran reluctantly stood up and headed out.

"Is Fish doing okay?"

Seeing his wife come out, Jiang Huaihe peeked into the intensive care unit and asked softly.

Zhao Xinran’s expression was gloomy as she shook her head slightly, then turned to Ren Juedao and Hua Tianhe and asked, "National Doctors, does our family’s Xiaoyu really have no choice but to undergo the surgical removal?"

Ren Juedao solemnly said, "To cure it completely, surgery to remove it is necessary! Besides that, there is no other way!"