First Day of the Drug Trial Livestream

Seeing the tears on Cao Jinmei's face.

The fans in the livestream instantly exploded.

The comments rolled by, everyone comforting her and cheering her on.

Quite a few fans also sent gifts in all sorts of ways to show their support.

"Jinmei, don't cry."

"Don't cry, don't cry!"

"Jinmei, you'll get better. Have faith."

"Get well soon, Jinmei. We'll watch the world together with you."

"Boohoo, watching this is making me want to cry too!"

As for the drug trial Cao Jinmei had mentioned, no one paid much attention to it.

After all, they practically watched Cao Jinmei swallow huge handfuls of medicine every day.

Then endure the pain in her body, weak beyond measure and gasping for breath as she softly chatted with them.

At first, the fans had held great hopes for chemotherapy, eagerly waiting for her to gradually recover day by day after taking her medicine.

But over the past half year, they had watched Cao Jinmei consume medicine by the handful as if it were snacks.

Yet her body had grown thinner and thinner, her complexion more and more haggard, her skin yellow as if it had been painted, and her hair slowly fell out. During livestreams, she often could not catch her breath either, sitting quietly before the camera without saying a word for ages before eventually continuing her previous sentence in a slow voice.

In truth, Cao Jinmei had never complained. She had never said where she hurt or that she was too weak to move.

When she lacked the strength to speak, she merely endured it in silence, always wearing a smile on her face.

But the viewers had eyes. They could all see the pain hidden beneath that smile.

And now, Jinmei had actually cried in front of her fans.

Naturally, everyone wanted to comfort her properly and ask what had happened.

"Did someone bully our Jinmei?"

"Yeah, tell us quickly. We'll go help you vent your anger."

"They'd even bully such a pretty girl as Jinmei? They're simply inhuman."

Cao Jinmei hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingers and waved her hands in explanation.

"No one bullied me, and I'm not crying because I'm sad."

"I'm actually crying because I'm so happy. I saw Grandma Liu today. She's also a terminal cancer patient, and her hospital bed was next to mine when we were admitted. But I hadn't seen her for quite a while, and I thought she... I thought I would never see her again."

Her entire face suddenly brightened as though it were glowing, tears shimmering in her eyes.

"I never expected to see her again today when I went to fill out the clinical trial forms. Her health has really improved."

Cao Jinmei tilted her head back slightly, as if recalling the scene. The smile on her face grew even brighter.

"Grandma's complexion has become rosy, her eyes are lively again, and she doesn't need anyone to support her when she walks. Her voice is loud and full of vigor. When she talks in the hospital, it's like..." She tried hard to think of an adjective, then suddenly laughed. "It's like she's bargaining for groceries at a market."

"Only afterward did I learn that she was in the first batch of the clinical trial, one week ahead of me."

Cao Jinmei's eyes shone brightly.

"Although I'm in the second batch, I believe I'll get better soon too and regain my strength, just like Grandma."

The livestream chat instantly erupted.

"Am I dreaming?"

"Someone with terminal cancer actually improved after taking medicine for just one week?"

"What kind of miracle drug is this?"

"Oh my God, if Jinmei hadn't said it herself, I'd definitely think it was a scam."

Cao Jinmei smiled. "It's okay. I know everyone must find it hard to believe."

"But I'll livestream the entire drug trial process so everyone can see how my condition changes each day."

"If it truly works, then all of us terminal cancer patients will have hope."

"Today, I already took the first day's dose at the doctor's office."

"On my way back, I already felt like I had a little more strength."

"After getting home, I wasn't as tired. Talking isn't so exhausting now."

"Today, I can chat with everyone for a little longer."

Although most of the fans in the livestream were longtime followers, not one of them dared believe it.

How could someone feel better so soon after taking medicine?

Calling it an outright lie would have been putting it mildly.

Still, they could not bring themselves to directly shatter her beautiful dream.

After all, a patient's confidence and self-suggestion were also important to treatment.

It was like how some patients took placebos with no effect at all, yet because they believed the medicine would work, it miraculously did.

So the fans went along with her while trying to change the subject.

"If it worked for Grandma, it'll definitely work for Jinmei too."

"Yeah, it'll definitely be even better tomorrow."

"Jinmei, I broke up with my boyfriend today. I'm so sad, boohoo!"

Longtime fans kept entering the livestream, along with new viewers who had wandered in by accident.

The new viewers could not help laughing when they saw what Jinmei was saying.

"Is the streamer done pretending? Are we starting to sell miracle medicine now?"

"Coming clean, huh? Are you actually a pharmaceutical rep?"

"The streamer must have received plenty of donations over the past year. Still not satisfied? Taking the wrong medicine can kill someone."

"Hahahaha, you idiots have all been completely fooled by the streamer. What anti-cancer drug works the moment you take it?"

"Even foreign anti-cancer drugs aren't this effective."

"It's not like effective ones don't exist. Didn't a sky-high-priced Anti-Cancer Injection go viral online before?"

"Right, right, there was news just last month saying it was the country's first New Anti-Cancer Drug, costing one million per injection and curing the disease as soon as the medicine was administered."

"That's fake, right? How could there be such a medicine?"

"Exactly. The media really has no bottom line when it comes to chasing attention these days. They can even fabricate news about anti-cancer drugs."

"It actually isn't fake. It seems to be the country's first anti-cancer drug developed by Xinmei Group."

"Holy crap, it's real. I just searched it on Qiandu. There really is news about it."

"Yeah, it seems to be an autologous Immune Cells therapy. It's incredibly expensive. The whole process costs at least two million."

"Holy crap, this is medicine only rich people can afford. One injection would really bankrupt you."

"But it works well. After the injection, there are basically no Cancer Cells left in the body. As long as it doesn't recur, it's practically a complete cure."

"You'd have to sell your house to afford that medicine."

"Streamer, did you get this injection?"

The conversation quickly went off track, while some fans angrily spoke up to defend Cao Jinmei.

"Are you fucking blind? Look at how rundown Jinmei's home is. Do you think she can afford a one-million Anti-Cancer Injection?"

The newcomer looked at the peeling walls in the livestream and the bare, unfinished-house-like living conditions, then quickly apologized.

"Sorry, I was mistaken. The streamer definitely doesn't have the money for that injection."

"If it isn't the sky-high-priced Anti-Cancer Injection, then it can't possibly have the effect the streamer described."

"The streamer must be lying."

The fans got angry.

"Watch if you want. If not, get lost!"

"Exactly! Jinmei isn't a liar!"

"Protect the best Jinmei!"

Seeing how chaotic things had become, Cao Jinmei hurriedly tried to calm everyone down.

"You're all my friends and family. Please stop arguing."

"I know this is truly hard to believe. Honestly, if I hadn't seen Grandma's condition myself, I wouldn't have believed it either."

"That's why I said I would livestream the drug trial process every day, so everyone can see my condition."

"This definitely can't be faked."

"That's all for today. See you tomorrow."

The livestream ended amid a storm of controversy.

The next day, Cao Jinmei opened her livestream again.

Many fans who had watched the previous day's stream were waiting for her to go live.

They immediately flooded in.

This time, Cao Jinmei had not even begun speaking.

She had merely appeared on camera.

When sharp-eyed fans cried out in surprise.

The comments instantly began scrolling wildly.

"Jinmei, why does your skin look whiter today?"

"Yeah, it's still yellow, but not nearly as frighteningly yellow."

"You're sitting up straighter too. You're not leaning against the chair anymore."

"You look so much more energetic, like you've come back to life and had a soul breathed into you."

"Jinmei, keep it up. Don't stop!"

"Oh my God, am I seeing things? What is Jinmei holding? She's actually taking huge bites of an apple in front of us."

"Wife, come out and look at this miracle drug!"

"Jinmei really wasn't lying. This medicine truly works."

Cao Jinmei began cheerfully reporting how she felt during the trial.

"Today, I went to the hospital and took the medicine. I feel like I have endless energy all over my body, and even my steps feel much lighter when I walk."

"Today, I didn't doze off on the bus. I looked at the scenery outside the window. I've taken that bus so many times, but I've never looked at the sights along the way."

"So this city is actually so beautiful. When I got home, I even ate a huge bowl of rice."

"My mom told me to eat an apple. I thought everyone must have been waiting a long time, so I came on right away."

"Look at me, everyone. It's real. I didn't lie to you."

"I really feel like I've changed!"

I received the contract offer notification today, so readers who want to invest can act quickly. Also, since I write part-time, I can only guarantee one update a day during the new-book period, with two updates on weekends. If I have time, I'll do my best to post extra chapters.