Save me!!!

The atmosphere was a bit awkward. The old man's gaze seemed to be directed at an idiot. Chen Xi, who was originally quite sad, was now holding back her laughter to the point of internal injury, causing her chest to heave up and down, as if she was juggling balls.

Li Yao calmly said, "So that's how it is, old man. You have hope."

He raised his phone, pointing to a forwarded post on QQ Zone: "Cancer seems to have been conquered."

Chen Xi said without hesitation, "I know you're talking about KEYTRUDA. This anti-cancer drug can block the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway, allowing the human immune system's T cells to normally kill cancer cells. It is indeed a very effective anti-cancer drug. We learned about this information back in 2016, but my grandfather's liver cancer is not in the treatment sequence."

Li Yao pursed his lips.

What kind of background does this Chen family have? They seem to be really rich.

The report said that in 2015, former US President Carter received this treatment and was clinically cured. Although the treatment cases of such noble figures are not universally applicable, the fact that the Chen family had already contacted and attempted related aspects in 2016 is enough to show that the Chen family has considerable influence.

But it is precisely such a family that cannot return to the Provincial Capital? Li Yao felt that he shouldn't get involved in this muddy water.

After thinking about it, he pointed to the potion he brought and said, "This medicine can enhance the activity of your body's cells and supplement appropriate nutrition, at least preventing you from being eroded to death by cancer cells. Combined with targeted gene therapy drugs, there is a high probability of gradually inhibiting and killing cancer cells."

This therapy is like adding health points while taking medicine to detoxify. Although you will continue to lose health points while taking the medicine, as long as you add health points fast enough, you can survive.

Chen Xi's eyes lit up immediately: "Very good! How much does this potion cost?"

One potion can make Grandpa's complexion improve and wake him up, the effect is beyond doubt!

Li Yao waved his hand and said, "Don't rush, let me finish. But this medicine also has side effects. Some ingredients in the potion may not only be absorbed by the human body, but may also be absorbed by cancer cells, causing secondary mutations, which would be very dangerous."

It might be a magical version of Resident Evil! Although the potion he gave was a castrated version that had not been alchemically refined, the medicinal materials given by Lin Xiaowei themselves contained Spiritual Energy, and the stimulation of Spiritual Energy on living cells would not distinguish between normal cells and cancer cells.

Chen Xi gritted her teeth and said, "At this point, how much worse can the worst outcome be?"

It's just death.

Li Yao: "Death is the best outcome, but your grandfather may also mutate into, uh—a zombie, you know? Like the ones in movies."

Chen Xi was shocked.

Are you kidding me? Li Yao said seriously, "I'm not trying to scare you, that's why I woke the old man up so we can discuss it together. Hospitals require you to sign a letter of responsibility before surgery, and I have to explain the actual situation to you clearly."

Chen Xi was very conflicted.

The old man was very open-minded. He was very interested in Li Yao: "Young man, you are not only handsome, but also very capable."

That's right!

Li Yao humbly accepted the praise.

The old man smiled and said to Chen Xi, "Xi'er, let's get discharged from the hospital. I want to go out for a walk."

The old man's eyes even showed a hint of pleading—he didn't want to wait for death in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask. He was once the leader of the Provincial Capital, a generation of big shots, and he couldn't accept such a cowardly death.

Chen Xi clenched the bed sheet, her knuckles turning white.

After a long time, she squeezed out a word from between her teeth: "Okay!"

The old man smiled: "Good girl~"

The discharge procedures were completed quickly. Chen Xi drove to pick up the old man from the hospital herself. Li Yao originally thought that this had nothing to do with him, but Chen Beixuan asked Li Yao to follow. They came to a nearby park, and with the red glow of the evening, the old man walked with difficulty, leaning on his crutches: "Hey, your potion is awesome, I can actually walk."

But Chen Xi, who was supporting him, knew that the old man beside her was already so old that he had no weight at all.

The old man finally sat down in a corner of the park, panting: "I can't do it anymore, I'm too tired."

He looked at the hope in the sky and sighed: "In my life, I have done a lot of evil, and I don't know how many people cursed me to have sons without **. In fact, it's okay if they really don't have **, but they are all bad guys with brain problems. They don't have much ability, but they are very enthusiastic about fighting for the family property. I'm not dead yet! They are constantly making small moves."

The old man exuded the determination tempered by more than 30 years of bloody battles: "Xi'er, don't be soft-hearted."

"The second son is indeed not my biological son, but the second son's father was my sworn brother. He fought with me back then, and now he has a share in this industry. It's a pity that he left early, and I didn't expect even his son to leave early. What a useless thing, he can't even outlive an old man like me, damn it."

"But ah..."

The determination on the old man's body softened. He opened his mouth and murmured several times, but he couldn't say the words of pleading.

He slowly closed his eyes: "Forget it."

The old man's aura gradually weakened until it was silent.

Facing the sunset, the old man left.

Chen Xi sat silently beside the old man, a little dazed. So, when you are deeply saddened, you don't cry. You just feel empty in your heart, very empty... In the face of that great sadness, people lose the ability to react. Perhaps only in the trivial things of the future will you suddenly realize what you have lost, and it will never come back.

For example:

The photo on the refrigerator, the bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen cabinet, the calligraphy and paintings left on the wall...

Chen Xi covered her face; the park was very quiet.

Li Yao watched from the side, his heart filled with silence.

They must have many stories behind them, but he didn't understand them, and even if he did, he couldn't empathize.

After all, life has many huge sorrows that even tears cannot wash away.

Life is really too hard; it has never let anyone off easy.

That's why Li Yao wants to make money.

In fact, most of the time, making money is not the goal.

It's just that money can give him comfort and security, so at least when he's sad, he can sit in first class on a flight to the United Arab Emirates and cry, he can cry on the beaches of Sri Lanka, he can cry under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, he can cry by the blue sea of Santorini... He hopes that when the person he loves faces two things they like and doesn't know how to choose, he can say, "Buy them both."

Instead of weighing the pros and cons there.

Make things easier to obtain, make love more comfortable, and life will probably be sweeter.

The fiery clouds in the sky gradually faded,

A chill permeated the air.

He thought for a moment, turned around, and returned to the park. Chen Xi was still sitting there covering her face. Beside her was Chen Beixuan, who was silent but still leaning on his cane, not falling over. Li Yao took out his coat and put it on Chen Xi, patting her shoulder, "I hope you feel warmer."

"Goodbye."

"Yeah, goodbye."

Leaving the park, Li Yao figured it was probably too late to buy a ticket at the station, so he simply used his phone to call a rideshare to the Provincial Capital.

This is the good thing about having money.

Money brings more choices and opportunities, so... who wouldSuspect that money is too much.

Returning to his apartment near University City, Li Yao washed up, tidied up, and practiced Meditation. The next few days of his life suddenly became much simpler. He still couldn't contact Lin Xiaoxi, and he couldn't find her at the dormitory. Lin Xiaowei hadn't been online recently, probably out on another mission.

Until the day before the end of the holiday, Li Yao's peaceful life was shattered.

Lin Xiaoxi finally called: "Holy crap, Li Yao, save me d(д)!!!"

The second update, I'm a little tired.