The Poor Pay in Electricity, the Rich Pay with Their Lives

Noon.

Self-service restaurant.

"She didn't even know he was married. His wife showed up, and he dumped her."

"Look at her, her eyes are lifeless. I heard she's going crazy."

"Whose fault is this? What did she want? Getting involved with the Attending Physician is wrong."

"Dating Mr. Dreamy, looking at his hair, who could be more perfect than him?"

"Dr. Duncan clearly more handsome and perfect, something's not right with you."

"Didn't you know they all have a daddy complex?"

"I feel so sorry for her, having to continue working here with him and the others, everyone knows that."

Everyone knows that~

When Adam brought over the tray, he saw his colleagues glancing at Meredith, and he overheard gossip whispering in his ears.

So, how are you doing?

After Adam sat down, he smiled at Meredith was pretending to flip through a book.

"I'm fine."

Meredith glanced at Adam expressionlessly, then looked down at her book again.

Although the gossipers around them tried to keep their voices down, their gazes were undisguised.

The expressions of pity and mockery felt like tiny needles pricking her face.

How could she not have noticed?

But as she said at the beginning when she clashed with Dr. Bailey, she would bear all the consequences herself.

I never expected my words to come true.

It really wasn't her and him; she was the only one who had to bear all of this alone.

I used to envy, be jealous of, and hate her so much.

How satisfying it would be to gossip about her right now!

Compared to her current situation, it was incredibly kind of Dr. Bailey to have assigned her to such heavy and dirty work.

"OMG!"

Liz walked over, plopped down, and rolled her eyes. "I just can't stand the Shepherd Couple."

"What happened?"

Adam laughed.

Meredith's Sheldon perked up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"A couple of Shepherd Couple's friends came from Boston."

Liz took a bite and said as she chewed, "Montgomery's best friend's mother passed away a month ago from Ovarian Cancer and breast cancer. She went for a test and the mutated gene was positive."

"A positive result for a mutated gene does not necessarily mean that you have cancer."

Adam asked in surprise, "She doesn't intend to have surgery right away, does she?"

"Right."

Liz complained, "An 85% chance is indeed a bit high, but she doesn't want to take any risks at all. Tomorrow she has a double mastectomy and breast implant surgery, and the day after tomorrow she has a hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy."

"Hiss."

Adam gasped. "So decisive? Her husband definitely won't agree, will he?"

"If you were her husband, would you agree?"

Liz countered with a question.

"..."

Adam's lips twitched.

Once these surgeries are performed, even if the mutated gene exists, the environment for mutation is eliminated, effectively eliminating the risk of cancer.

But the aftereffects are also terrible.

First, sterilize them directly so they can no longer reproduce.

Secondly, skin aging begins to take place over ten years later.

The likelihood of these inner thoughts diminishing significantly, or even disappearing completely, will likely evolve into a cold, indifferent state, similar to Leonard's mother, Beverly.

Then you have to endure the side effects of silicone breast prostheses.

These are just the main aftereffects; other unexpected aftereffects may follow at any time.

The key differences between women and men were all lost in these surgeries.

As husbands, how many could tolerate that?

"She has a 15% chance of not getting cancer."

Adam said, "Even if you have cancer, it can be treated. There's no need to take such a big gamble."

"Her husband also advised her in the same way."

Liz shook her head and said, "But she was adamant about not taking the risk. Dr. Montgomery supported her, Dr. Shepherd supported her husband. They argued fiercely, even more so than the couple themselves. This wasn't the first time."

"And then what?"

Meredith couldn't help but chime in.

When the train derailed, she was drinking and receiving an IV drip of vitamins. She was feeling dizzy and ran into an acquaintance. She wanted to hear them say a few bad things about her love rival, Dr. Montgomery.

The word 'bitch' is enough to make her beam with joy.

The situation is very favorable, and the advantage lies with her.

Unfortunately, Dr. Shepherd said, "She is my wife after all, how can I give her up?" which immediately put Dr. Shept on the line.

Even now, she still finds it hard to believe that she lost.

Having lost so inexplicably, how could she possibly accept it? She was still looking for an opportunity to counterattack.

And news of her lover arguing with her rival is definitely something she'd love to see.

"Dr. Montgomery asked me to study her and her family's entire medical history, to do preoperative examinations, and to perform surgery in the next day or the day after."

Liz lamented, "Men can get genital cancer, and there are genital cancer gene tests, but almost no one will get the test. Even if the test comes back positive, no man is willing to have surgery to ensure safety."

This woman is self-castrating. She naively believes her husband loves her simply for who she is, and that her appearance, figure, and everything else are unimportant. I'm sure she'll regret it later.

"Her husband doesn't support her, does he?"

Adam shook his head and said, "Isn't this a very obvious sign? She simply won't listen and insists on having these surgeries. If they really get divorced, you can't entirely blame her husband."

If it is confirmed that she has Ovarian Cancer and breast cancer, and these must be removed, then it is reasonable for her to ask her husband for support.

But right now it's only a possibility.

That's a different matter altogether.

Love is hormones.

Love dies when all hormones are removed.

Even without romantic love, one can still live happily with friendship and family ties.

But she ignored her husband's feelings and clear objections and went her own way.

At that time, even friendships and family ties will be greatly diminished.

How could anyone possibly maintain such a lifestyle?

"Dr. Montgomery was taking pictures of her best friend with a camera."

Liz shrugged and said, "You know, after the surgery tomorrow... she said she'd give it to her husband as a Christmas present so he'd remember it forever."

"..."

Adam's lips twitched.

As Zhou Shu said: The poor waste electricity, the rich waste their lives.

Looking at art pictures and watching art films is a way of life that the poor have no other choice.

Who among the wealthy would watch this?

Isn't it better to experience it firsthand?

So, you don't support her?

Adam looked at Liz.

"Certainly."

Liz nodded. "She's doing something stupid. Once she calms down, she'll be in pain. She'll try to convince me to support her, but I can't."

"It doesn't matter."

Adam comforted him, saying, "Don't force yourself. Just be yourself. If you really can't control your emotions, I can do it for you."

"..."

Liz stared at Adam in disbelief.

"What's wrong?"

Adam said sincerely, "These surgeries are quite complex and very important. If you can't fully commit to them, I can help you. It's all for the patient."

Liz tossed her drink onto her plate, gave Adam two middle fingers, and walked away with the plate.

She had never met such a shameless person.