HSS Chapter 69
Translated by MadPanda
Chapter 69: If I Also Have The Illness
Professor Rong’s office.
“The person you inquired about also asked this from me.” The questions Bai Zheng asked in the consultation room was also asked by Mu Xiaoya, but Professor Rong still answered patiently. “In theory, there’s a high probability of genetic disease in the relatives’ genes, that is to say, Mu Xiaoya’s genes may also have a latent gene of this hereditary disease. But the cause of this disease is still not fully understood, and the incidence is extremely low, so I don’t think it’s necessary to worry too much.”
“It can’t be detected before the onset, but there’s no cure once the onset break out.” This this is almost doomed to have no solution, Mu Xiaoya also asked, did she feel anything already?
“Yes, the current medical science still can’t overcome this disease, we can only hope for the future…”
In the middle of the talk, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and a nurse ran in to report, “Professor, the patient is awake!”
Professor Rong’s complexion changed, he didn’t care about Bai Zheng anymore as he hurried to apologize before running to the ward.
Outside the ward, Mu Xiaoya stood in the corridor and watched Professor Rong lead a group of doctors and nurses to examine Lin Han. After some hesitation, Mu Xiaoya took her phone and made a call to her father, “Dad, cousin woke up, can you bring Leilei here?”
This might be their last moment together.
About twenty minutes later, the doctors and nurses inside the ward stepped out, leaving Professor Rong alone. This scene was very familiar, Mu Xiaoya knew that Professor Rong was explaining the condition with her cousin right now. Similarly, she had heard it once, and she could understand her cousin’s mood perfectly, as well as her cousin’s forced calmness over her despair and her persistence to seek survival. And the more she understood, the more Mu Xiaoya dared not to look, so she turned around and stood at the door.
It didn’t take long for Professor Rong to come out from the ward, Mu Xiaoya saw him and nodded to greet, “Professor Rong.”
“The patient’s time… is not much, if you have anything to say, just hurry up and say it.” Even doctors who were used to life and death didn’t know how to comfort them at this time, he can only sigh in sympathy.
“En, thank you.” Mu Xiaoya said her thanks before stepping up to the ward’s door.
Although she decided to let her father bring Leilei over, but before she came, she still wanted to say something to cousin and her husband, after all, Leilei still didn’t know anything about cousin’s condition.
“Husband, I’m sorry…” Lin Han’s words of apology made Mu Xiaoya’s steps paused, she felt that she shouldn’t enter at this time, “If I know that I have this genetic disease, I… wouldn’t get married to you.”
“If you’re not married to me, then who do you want to marry?” During the time when Lin Han was in a coma, Mu Xiaoya had never seen Zhao Qi cry, but now, his voice was hoarse, trembling, as if his vocal chords were torn.
“I won’t get married to anyone.” Lin Han replied.
“Then, wouldn’t I become a bachelor all my life?” Zhao Qi tried to make his tone sounded happy, “You forgot, our director said that no one but you would marry me.”
“He was deliberately ridiculing you while flattering me, in fact, he just wanted me to be good to you.” Lin Han smiled.
“En, you’re really good to me.” Zhao Qi held his wife’s hands tightly, as if wanting to hold onto those good memories firmly inside his palms, “No one ever treated me so well in this life, so… wife, don’t say that you don’t want to marry me.”
“Zhao Qi…” Even when she just awakened and told that she was running out of time, Lin Han never cried, but now, with only a few words, all of Lin Han’s defense lines completely collapsed, “But… I have to leave ah.”
“I know.” Zhao Qi smiled while wiping his wife’s tears, he comforted her, “I’ve been thinking a lot when you’re in a coma these days, I won’t lie to you, when I first knew that you’re going away, I thought over and over, and at one point, I really thought that I’m gonna shoot myself when I go back…”
“Don’t speak nonsense!” Lin Han was terrified.
“Alright, I won’t talk nonsense.” Zhao Qi smiled as he promised, “Wife, our time together is too short, but… I’m very happy.”
“Me too.”
“Do you remember when we first met? Our team members said that you’re the wife that I got after exchanging with my life.” Zhao Qi gently stroked his wife’s cheek and said softly, “My wife, who I got in exchange with my life, how can you regret being married to me?”
“I’m not…” Where would Lin Han feel any regret?
“That’s good, we won’t ever regret it in our life. Even if the time rewound and even if I know that you have this disease, I still won’t marry anyone except you.” Zhao Qi said, “Isn’t it just death? Who wouldn’t die? When I die, I’ll come and find you.”
“En.” This is the man I love ah, overbearing and strong, making people unable to refuse. When he proposed, as well as when I’m dying.
“I, Zhao Qi, will never marry anyone in this life time except with you, will you marry me?”
“Ding ding…” The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted Lin Han’s memories.
The moment the phone rang, Mu Xiaoya immediately hung it up at the fastest speed possible, but it still alarmed the two people in the ward.
“I’m sorry…” Mu Xiaoya said apologetically, “My dad brought Leilei here.” The phone just now was from Father Mu.
Zhao Qi and his wife glanced at each other, silent for a moment before Zhao Qi stood up and said, “I’ll go pick up Leilei, she doesn’t know about your matter yet.”
After Zhao Qi left, there were only Mu Xiaoya and Lin Han in the ward room.
“I apologize, just now, at the door… I overheard your conversation.” Mu Xiaoya didn’t plan to listen more at the beginning, but didn’t know what happened, she forgot to leave when she started listening.
“It’s okay, we didn’t talk about anything serious.” Lin Han didn’t mind much.
“Cousin, how are you feeling now?” After Mu Xiaoya asked this, there’s a bit of regret. It’s already like this, a momentary consciousness just before death, it’s not like she hasn’t experienced this before.
“It’s good, my body is so relaxed, not at all like a dying person.” Lin Han even had the mood to ridicule herself.
“Cousin…”
“Alright, don’t be so cautious, except for this short life of mine, I actually have no regrets in my life.” Lin Han, in turn, comforted Mu Xiaoya, “You heard it just now, I’m very happy.”
The happier you are, the more reluctant you’ll be when you have to leave.
“That’s right, I still want to thank you.” Lin Han suddenly thanked Mu Xiaoya.
“Thank me?” Mu Xiaoya froze, “Are you talking about Leilei? Actually, Leilei is really obedient, so there’s no bother at all.”
“It’s not Leilei.” Lin Han shook her head, “Just now, Professor Rong said, if my disease wasn’t treated in time, it’d likely have caused me a sudden death without even knowing the reasons. You’ve helped me a lot during the time I’m in Yun City. I remembered that I was exhausted and dizzy several times when I first arrived in Yun City, in fact, at that time, there was almost a sign of this illness breaking out. If you didn’t help me, I may not even have the time to meet Zhao Qi anymore.”
“It’s really nothing.”
“No… you don’t understand what you’ve done for me and Zhao Qi.” Lin Han said with some trepidation, “I was thinking, if I didn’t get this onset when I went out to eat with you, but instead when I was alone in the hotel, and then I’d be discovered after some time has passed, the examination result given by the hospital would probably just be death by excessive fatigue. How could Zhao Qi accept this cause of death?”
One was the inevitable death caused by congenital genetic disease, and the other was that he’s too busy with official affairs and unable to take care of his wife and daughter, resulting in the sudden death of his wife due to fatigue. This second reason would be enough to make Zhao Qi blamed himself beyond redemption.
“Xiaoya, you’ve saved Zhao Qi’s and Leilei’s future.” This was the real reason why Lin Han thanked Mu Xiaoya.
“But…” Although by thinking like this Zhao Qi won’t be in dregs, but deep inside her own heart, Mu Xiaoya really hoped that Lin Han really died just from fatigue in her last life.
The two didn’t chat for too long before Zhao Qi had returned with Leilei. Mu Xiaoya didn’t stay any longer as she got up and left the place. Outside the ward, she met with her parents, the Mu family couple was hesitating whether they should enter or not.
“Lin Han, she really can’t…?” Shen Qingyi asked with red eyes.
Mu Xiaoya shook her head.
“Then, let’s go in and say something individually.” Mu Ruozhou sighed.
“Dad, don’t go inside. Leave the time to their own family.” Mu Xiaoya knew it best, at this time, apart from her closest relatives, Lin Han didn’t want to see anyone else.
The Mu couple stared blankly for a while, and finally listened to her daughter’s advice and didn’t go in. The three stayed outside the ward, didn’t know how long they stayed until Leilei’s scream came from inside the ward, calling desperately for her mother.
The corridor became chaotic while Mu Xiaoya stared blankly at the picture in front of her. She watched nurses went in and out in a hurry. She also saw her parents entered the ward, hugging Leilei out of the heartbroken Zhao Qi’s embrace. She stood dumbfounded like this, not knowing what she was thinking, until Bai Chuan suddenly appeared and hugged her inside his arms.
“Don’t be sad.” Beside these three words, Bai Chuan seemed to have no any other words to comfort Mu Xiaoya. Besides his excessively poor language system, Bai Chuan himself can’t understand this kind of grieve. After all, even when Grandma died, he still didn’t know how to express his sadness.
But, he knows how to be there for her.
Mu Xiaoya closed her eyes, letting herself fell inside Bai Chuan’s arm, listening to his steady heartbeat, and gradually felt herself calming down.
Back at home, Mu Xiaoya didn’t cry nor speak, she just slept deeply inside Bai Chuan’s hug. It felt like everything was normal.
Three days later, Zhao Qi handled the funeral affairs and left Yun City with his daughter and his wife’s ashes. When he left, Zhao Qi’s mood was very stable, although he definitely looked sad, but there’s no despair in his eyes, which made Mu Xiaoya felt relieved.
After sending them off, Mu Xiaoya returned to the studio, but she unexpectedly found Bai Zheng who was waiting for her inside.
Mu Xiaoya was a little bit surprised as she walked over, “Brother?”
“I happened to pass by here, and I wanted to speak with you about something, so I came.” Bai Zheng said.
“Please speak.” Mu Xiaoya sat down opposite of Bai Zheng.
“You… I more or less understand about your cousin’s affair, then…” Bai Zheng hesitated and finally decided to ask the question, “I chatted with Professor Rong some time ago, he said you went to consult with him about this genetic disease.”
“Yes.” Mu Xiaoya didn’t expect Bai Zheng to even know about this matter, but since the other party asked, then she won’t hide it.
“Do you have… any symptoms?” Bai Zheng probed.
“No.” Mu Xiaoya shook her head.
Mu Xiaoya’s answer made Bai Zheng sighed in relief, although it doesn’t mean that there’s no hidden genetic disease, but this somewhat shown that she’s, at least, healthy.
“I asked Professor Rong. The incidence of your cousin’s genetic disease is very low, so even if you have a blood-relationship, you won’t necessarily get the onset, don’t worry.” Bai Zheng guessed that Mu Xiaoya probably worried about inheriting the disease, and thus consulted with Professor Rong.
“I understand, thank you for your care, brother.” Mu Xiaoya thanked, “And… cousin’s matter, I’ve caused trouble for brother.”
“It’s only a small matter.” Bai Zheng paused before saying, “You can call me directly if you have something next time, Bai Chuan doesn’t express the matter clearly sometimes.”
When Bai Chuan called that day, he thought that something wrong happened to Bai Chuan, scaring him until he let out cold sweats.
“Okay, thank you, brother.” Mu Xiaoya nodded.
“It’s nothing, I’ll go now.” Bai Zheng got up, picked up the coat hanging on the chair and put it on casually.
“I’ll send you off.” Mu Xiaoya accompanied him to the door.
Assistant Lu had parked the car under the steps as early as when Bai Zheng got up, and was pulling back the door to wait for Bai Zheng to get inside.
Mu Xiaoya knew that Bai Zheng didn’t just pass by to find her, with Bai Zheng’s insight, after he learned about her cousin’s genetic disease, he must have thought about her immediately and specifically consulted with Professor Rong himself. But the answer he got was similar to her: no solution, so he came to visit her personally and wanted to seek a positive response from herself.
The Bai family was so concerned about Bai Chuan, for him, they will spend a lot of manpower and resources to invite so many medical experts for her cousin who’s practically a stranger to them, and for herself in the past life, who didn’t get married to Bai Chuan.
It’s just a pity…
“Brother…” All of a sudden, Mu Xiaoya wanted to talk about something.
“En?!” Bai Zheng stopped his steps and turned around with suspicions.
“If… if by any chance… I also have this illness?”
Bai Zheng’s pupils unconsciously trembled, the air around him instantly turned colder than the freezing winter.
Bai Zheng didn’t answer Mu Xiaoya, he didn’t even want to think of the possibility of this question, but after closing the door, that one question constantly spiraling around in his mind. It has never happened before this, that Bai Zheng could have such an intense dislike over his own excessively thorough thinking.
Back in Yifeng, Bai Zheng’s emotion was still in a mess, his sullen face frightened Lu Yang that he didn’t dare to speak loudly and just quietly sent a message to the heads of various departments in the company as early as possible, to remind them that it’s best not to go to the president’s office today.
“President, Second young master came.” The secretary saw Bai Zheng coming in and diligently reported.
“Who?” Bai Zheng paused.
“Second young master, he had come for quite some time, said that he wanted to wait for you.” The secretary replied.
Bai Zheng looked at the direction of the office in surprise, then quickly walked inside. Bai Chuan was sitting on a sofa in front of a window while holding a box, there’s a glass of water on the coffee table in front of him, most of it had been drunk, it seemed that he indeed had already come for quite a while.
“You’re back.” Hearing footsteps, Bai Chuan turned over.
“Do you have some matter you want to talk about?” Bai Zheng didn’t even have the time to take off his coat before he arrived in front of his little brother and asked curiously.
“This is for you.” Bai Chuan nodded, stood up, then handed the black box in his hand to Bai Zheng.
A watch?!
Bai Zheng looked at the package and knew that it was a watch, and it was a common watch that can be seen everywhere in the mall.
“Why are you giving me this?” Bai Zheng extended his hand and received the box.
“Thank you for your help.” Bai Chuan answered.
“Did Mu Xiaoya told you to give this to me?” Bai Zheng asked.
“I’m giving you this myself. Xiaoya said, you have to express your gratitude after asking for help from someone.” Bai Chuan explained, “You gave me watches before, so I bought one for you.”
Everyone knew to give someone a gift after asking them for help, although this was just a thank-you-gift, this was already a huge improvement.
After marrying Mu Xiaoya, Bai Chuan really changed a lot. He learned a simple communication with strangers, learned to commute to work alone, learned to go shopping in the supermarket, learned general human relationships, and even hadn’t had any episode for quite a long time.
“I’ll go.” The gift was delivered, a ‘thank you’ was said, so Bai Chuan wanted to continue his work.
“Wait, wait.” The more he’s aware of Mu Xiaoya’s importance to Bai Chuan, the more worried Bai Zheng was. The question Mu Xiaoya asked just before he left became all the more clearer at this moment.
Bai Chuan looked in question at his brother.
“Xiao Chuan, if… I’m saying if.” Bai Zheng probed, “Mu Xiaoya left, what will you do?”
“Why leave?” Bai Chuan furrowed.
“For example…” Bai Zheng didn’t want to say dead, so he could only say, “You’re divorced with her.”
BAM!
The answer to Bai Zheng’s question was a hard fist from Bai Chuan.
Bai Chuan left in a huff, Bai Zheng covered his bruised left eye and smiled bitterly: his strength is quite great.
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Author's NOTE:
The biggest news since the establishment of Yifeng Group: The president was beaten in the office!
This news flowed out of Yifeng Group, was dug by gossip paparazzi, and appeared on the headlines of Weibo the next day.
Close friends from all sides sent messages in succession: 'Whoever did this, us brothers will find someone to kill him!'
Bai Zheng: 'I'll kill you first!'
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TL NOTE:
This is quite difficult for me to translate. I'm weak. I cried and had to wipe my tears with every sentence I translated. (ಥ﹏ಥ)
Translator: MadPanda