"Xiao Yu, I remember Uncle Xia's illness requires a kidney transplant, right?"
The smile on Xia Shiyu's face dimmed at those words. She nodded. "Yeah, he needs a kidney transplant."
Lin Xiaowan and Su Lin exchanged a knowing glance, then both fell silent, wanting to see what Ye Feng was going to say.
"If it's a kidney transplant, 280,000 probably won't be enough, right?"
Xia Shiyu's pretty face faintly paled. Lin Xiaowan had been keeping her company these past few days and had cheered her up considerably, so she had been unwilling to think about such heavy matters. Yet Ye Feng's single sentence had pulled her back into reality.
The bloody reality she was about to face.
Su Lin said lightly, "I heard it'll take 600,000. The surgery itself costs 200,000, and the kidney transplant costs 400,000. Ye Feng, do you have a way?"
Ye Feng smiled mysteriously but said nothing.
His silence seemed to indicate helplessness, yet also suggested that he truly had a solution.
Su Lin saw through Ye Feng's little scheme and remained silent.
He wanted this guy to jump into the pit himself. If he said too much and made Ye Feng suspicious, then all his effort digging the trap would be wasted.
"Ye Feng, if you have a way, just say it. What's the point of being so mysterious?" Lin Xiaowan frowned, her face icy.
"Ahem... Xiao Wan..."
"Ye Feng, are we that close?"
"Classmate Lin Xiaowan, it's not that there isn't a way, but it depends on whether Xiao Yu is willing."
Xia Shiyu looked innocent as she said pale-faced, "Ye Feng, do you mean I should get tested for compatibility? I already tried. The doctor said I wasn't a match."
Su Lin spoke up to comfort her. "Xiao Yu, don't take it too hard. It's normal for children not to be kidney matches for their parents, but that doesn't mean Uncle Xia won't find a suitable kidney. Xia Nation is so big. There'll always be one that matches."
Xia Shiyu nodded, and a hint of emptiness filled her eyes again.
Seeing that, Ye Feng nearly wanted to slap himself.
"Ye Feng, you idiot. What kind of topic did you pick?"
Meanwhile, Su Lin was thinking that in the original story, Xia Shiyu's father had successfully undergone surgery, and the kidney donor had been found in a northern city.
The entire procedure had cost far more than 600,000. It had been over 800,000.
"Xiao Yu, don't be sad. Su Lin is right. Xia Nation is huge, and there'll definitely be a match. Don't worry. When we get back, I'll talk to my family and ask my parents to help you look." Lin Xiaowan held Xia Shiyu's little hand, her heart aching for her.
After spending the past few days together, she had truly begun to regard Xia Shiyu as a sister.
She really liked this sensible girl who made people ache for her.
Whenever Xia Shiyu was with her, she always wore a bright smile, but whenever she was alone, she looked like a wounded little animal.
Lin Xiaowan knew that if it were anything else, Lin Guoqiang definitely would not help. But when it came to saving someone's life, he would never be careless.
"Four passengers, People's Hospital is here."
Only after hearing the driver did Su Lin realize they had arrived at the hospital entrance.
"Xiao Wan, I didn't bring any money. You pay."
"Okay~!!"
After paying and getting out, the group of four stood at the hospital entrance.
Lin Xiaowan noticed that flowers and fruit were being sold outside the hospital. She remembered that she was here on behalf of the class, and it seemed inappropriate to visit empty-handed.
"Xiao Yu, you and Ye Feng go pay the fees first. Su Lin and I will buy some flowers and fruit for Uncle Xia."
Xia Shiyu said, "Xiao Wan, I'm already very happy that you came to see my dad. There's no need to buy flowers and fruit."
Lin Xiaowan shook her head. "No, Xiao Yu. Su Lin and I are here representing our class. How can we come empty-handed~!!"
"Xiao Yu, just let them buy them. The class monitor is right. They represent the class, not themselves. Let them go, or Wang Da Pao will definitely criticize them if he finds out," Ye Feng chimed in.
He knew this was the best time to persuade Xia Shiyu.
If he missed this chance, it would be difficult to find another opportunity.
Su Lin glanced at Ye Feng. He knew this guy was about to start borrowing money.
He nodded calmly, then headed toward the flower shop with Lin Xiaowan.
Lin Xiaowan frowned as she looked at Ye Feng a few times. She felt that something was off about him, but she could not figure out what it was. In the end, she could only leave with Su Lin.
Borrow money, persuade Xia Shiyu.
After seeing the two leave, Xia Shiyu turned and entered the hospital.
Ye Feng gathered his thoughts and followed her inside.
Lin Xiaowan finally voiced the doubt in her heart. "Su Lin, don't you think Ye Feng has been acting a little strange today?"
Su Lin looked confused. "Strange? Has he?"
"Yeah. Think carefully. Ye Feng rarely took the initiative to talk to Xiao Yu before, but today he's been unusually enthusiastic. More precisely, he's been overly enthusiastic. He's also been acting weird the entire way, staring at the three of us as if he were thinking about something."
Lin Xiaowan's analysis was very accurate, and Su Lin looked at her with some surprise.
"Su Lin, I'm talking to you. Why are you staring at me?"
Su Lin shook his head. "I just didn't expect your observation skills to be this sharp."
"It's not that I'm observant. Ye Feng is just being too abnormal today. If he had split off from us at the entrance and gone straight to an internet café, I wouldn't have found it strange at all."
"Hehe~! Ye Feng has already made up his mind to study. Even if he's acting strangely, it has nothing to do with us, does it?"
Lin Xiaowan fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "That's true. If he really wants to study seriously, we can't stop someone from becoming better."
"Let's see what fruit to buy. What fruit can someone with uremia eat?"
Su Lin chuckled. "I thought you knew everything. I didn't expect there'd be something that would stump you."
"People with uremia can eat fruits low in potassium, such as apples and pears."
Lin Xiaowan looked at Su Lin with her beautiful eyes, filled with surprise.
"How do you know that?"
"Hehe~! I usually like reading extracurricular books."
"Really?" Lin Xiaowan did not believe him at all.
She also liked reading extracurricular books, and she had read plenty of them. Why had she never known this?
Seeing that Lin Xiaowan did not believe him, Su Lin did not explain. "Xiao Wan, you're more careful, so you pick them. I'll carry them."
"Okay~!!!"
At the same time, Ye Feng had already approached Xia Shiyu.
"Xiao Yu, if I said I had a way to help you raise the remaining 300,000, would you believe me?"
Xia Shiyu looked at Ye Feng suspiciously. "Xiao Feng, what are you talking about?"
Ye Feng said seriously, "Xiao Yu, I'm serious. This concerns Uncle Xia's life, so I would never joke about it. I really have a way to help you raise 300,000, but I need startup capital."
Seeing Ye Feng more serious than she had ever seen him before, Xia Shiyu wavered.
Although she already had more than 200,000 on hand, that money was only enough for the surgery itself. It was still not enough for a kidney transplant.
What was she supposed to do about the remaining hundreds of thousands?
Ask Lin Xiaowan? Ask Su Lin? They had already helped her family so much. They had no obligation to gather all the money for her.
Now that Ye Feng said he had a way to help her raise the rest, she was deeply doubtful of his words, but it was a lifeline. What if he was telling the truth?
"Xiao Feng, what method are you talking about? How much startup capital do you need?"
When Ye Feng saw Xia Shiyu relent, he inwardly rejoiced. There was a chance. He hurriedly said, "Xiao Yu, you've heard that game equipment can be sold for money, right?"
"Games? That won't work."
"Xiao Yu, do you have any other options? Are you going to borrow from Su Lin or Lin Xiaowan? Do you think they can lend you that much money?"
"Even if they have that much money, do you think they'd be willing to lend it to you?"
"You can't just watch Uncle Xia die, can you?"
Xia Shiyu staggered back two steps.
She stood there silently, her face ashen.
Just as Ye Feng said, Su Lin and Lin Xiaowan had already helped her so much. She could not place all her hopes on them.
"Trust me, Xiao Yu. We grew up together. I, Ye Feng, would never lie to you."
Xia Shiyu looked up at Ye Feng. His eyes held a seriousness she had never seen before, and his face carried a confidence she had never witnessed.
Maybe Ye Feng really had a way?
"Xiao Feng, this concerns my dad's life and death. You absolutely can't joke about this."
"I'm not joking, Xiao Yu. This is a very serious matter. How about this? I'll borrow the money from you. That should be fine, right? But you have to promise not to tell Lin Xiaowan and Su Lin."
Xia Shiyu shook her head. "There's no need to call it borrowing, Xiao Feng. You're doing this to help me, to help save my dad. How can that be called a loan?"
Ye Feng smiled. "Helping Uncle Xia is only secondary. My main purpose is actually to make money."
"Ah~! You mean we can make more than 300,000?" Xia Shiyu asked with her little mouth open, looking utterly adorable.
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