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Chapter 659: How could I not be moved?

In the afternoon, as agreed, the three met at the inpatient department of Ruijin Hospital. Since Yu Xiang resigned and left, Huang Xiaochuan had rarely come here. This well-known hospital in China was still as crowded with patients as ever, the vast majority of whom came from all over the country.

Upon entering the inpatient department, even the corridors were packed with people. There was no other way! The land was only so big, and the overall scale and number of beds were limited. It was almost impossible for the hospital to expand on the same site. However, it was said that a new hospital area was already being built elsewhere.

Ding Yi shook his head at the sight of the environment, while Zhang Gaolei offered a fair assessment: "It's good enough to have a bed to stay in. These are the conditions we have now. It's not easy for the hospital either."

"Alright, alright, Lao Zhang, you didn't lead us to the wrong floor, did you? Why aren't we there yet?" Ding Yi glanced into each ward as he walked past, looking impatient.

It was Zhang Gaolei's first time here, so he was naturally unfamiliar with the place. Fortunately, he met a nurse on the way and asked her for directions. The three of them headed straight for the ward.

The three found Zhai Xi at the door of a four-person ward; she was sitting on the bed next to the balcony.

She was seen caring for a child in a hospital bed with a man of similar age. After a quick glance, the child appeared to be only four or five years old. Huang Xiaochuan felt a pang of heartache for no reason; the child was far too young to have contracted such an illness.

Zhai Xi had lost her former heroic spirit and looked extremely haggard and much older.

Led by Zhang Gaolei, the three of them entered the ward one by one.

Upon seeing someone enter, the patient's family members in the ward subconsciously looked up. Zhai Xi and her husband were no exception. When she saw the three of them, she suddenly stood up, looking surprised.

"Why are you all here?"

At this moment, Zhang Gaolei pretended to scold, "You didn't even tell us you were coming to Shanghai. What's wrong? Don't you even want to see your old classmates?"

"How could that be?" Zhai Xi didn't know what to say next after saying only half of the sentence.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan stepped forward and said, "Squad leader, we know everything. You shouldn't have kept it from us. You should have at least told us. What? You think we'd ignore you?"

At this moment, the man next to Zhai Xi also realized that Huang Xiaochuan and the other two were his wife's classmates. He quickly greeted them, "You must be Zhai Xi's classmates, right? Please have a seat."

He then gave up his chair.

The three of them quickly waved their hands in polite refusal.

Zhai Xi introduced the man beside her to the three of them: "This is my lover, Yan An."

"These three are my college classmates," she said, but this time she didn't want to reveal Huang Xiaochuan's identity in such a public place, so as to avoid causing him unnecessary trouble.

Yan An stared at Huang Xiaochuan for a long time. He recognized Huang Xiaochuan and was shocked. He knew that one of his wife's classmates was Asia's richest man. He had heard many of Huang Xiaochuan's legendary stories from Zhai Xi during their university days. But he never expected that this great man would come to the hospital to visit him in person.

Zhai Xi whispered to Yan An about the three people, and then introduced her husband to the three old classmates. Yan An shook hands with each of them firmly.

Yan An didn't say anything more, only gratefully saying, "Thank you!"

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan asked, "Squad leader, how is your son doing?"

When the three approached, they discovered that the child's arm was covered in bruises and needle marks, which was actually a sign of low platelet count.

When her old classmate asked about her son's illness, Zhai Xi burst into tears instantly.

But she quickly suppressed her grief, wiped away her tears, and said to her old classmates, "It's been over a year. I have aplastic anemia, and now I can only rely on blood transfusions and platelet transfusions to stay alive, but it's still not working. My body has no immunity anymore." At this point, you received a new chapter update: Chapter 659: How Could I Not Be Moved, reading link. Zhai Xi couldn't help but wipe away her tears again.

Zhang Gaolei sighed and asked, "How old is the child?"

Yan An replied, "Five years old!"

The three remained silent. The child was really too young, and all three of them were already fathers. Seeing the current situation, they all felt a sense of empathy.

At this moment, Huang Xiaochuan said to Zhai Xi and Yan An, "Let's go to the balcony, I need to talk to you about something."

After saying that, he turned to Ding Yi and Zhang Gaolei and said, "Please keep an eye on things for a while, I need to say a few words to the squad leader."

Ding Yi waved his hand to indicate that he understood. Huang Xiaochuan had already told Ding Yi and Zhang Gaolei about his idea on the way. The two of them said that the cost of treatment would be split equally among the three of them, and that Huang Xiaochuan shouldn't be the only one to do the good deed.

After Huang Xiaochuan, Zhai Xi, and Yan An arrived on the balcony, Huang Xiaochuan directly told the couple his thoughts.

Before Huang Xiaochuan could finish speaking, Zhai Xi stopped him: "Xiaochuan, I know what you mean. I thank you in advance, but I can't repay this favor. Please don't say anything more!"

Huang Xiaochuan guessed Zhai Xi's thoughts: firstly, she couldn't accept the favor, and secondly, she couldn't afford the treatment costs.

So he advised, "Class monitor, don't worry too much about the expenses. We already agreed when the three of us came here. The child's life is the most important thing. You and your partner should discuss whether to go to Mayo or Cleveland. Let me know later so I can make the arrangements for you. Time waits for no one. The sooner the treatment, the sooner the recovery. Don't you agree?"

Hearing such heartwarming words, Zhai Xi could no longer hold back her tears. She covered her mouth and cried. A year had passed, and her son's condition had not improved at all. This made her feel tormented, fearful, and desperate. She felt that she was about to break down, but even so, she did not think of seeking help from her old classmate.

But to her surprise, her old classmates took the initiative to contact her after learning about the incident, and even offered to help her contact hospitals in the United States to treat her son. How could she not be moved by this?

"Thank you!" Zhai Xiyi nestled in Yan An's arms, sobbing uncontrollably. At this moment, all she could say was thank you.

Huang Xiaochuan advised, "Squad leader, you're being too polite with us. Back in the day, you took good care of us. Now that you're in trouble, it's only right that we help you."

At this moment, Zhang Gaolei also came out of the ward onto the balcony. He asked, "What did they say? Has it been decided yet?"

"Not yet, I've said everything I needed to say, now it's your turn." Huang Xiaochuan patted Zhang Gaolei on the shoulder.

Zhang Gaolei patiently persuaded her for a while, and then asked Zhai Xi to look at her son on the hospital bed.

Zhai Xi looked out the window at her son lying pale on the hospital bed and finally decided to accept her old classmates' kindness and let her son go to the United States for treatment. After discussion, the couple chose the Mayo Clinic.

Huang Xiaochuan said with relief, "That's right! I'll arrange for someone to help you with the visa application. Someone from the Mayo Clinic will contact you, so don't worry. You just need to take good care of the child; you don't need to worry about anything else."

Before leaving, each of the three people slipped a card under the child's pillow.

After the three left, Yan An remarked with considerable emotion, "No wonder you old classmates are all able to achieve great things."

After the three left the ward, Ding Yi suggested, "We're all usually quite busy, and it's rare for us to get together. If we don't have anything planned for tonight, how about the three of us find a place to sit, have a few drinks, and chat?"

"OK!"

"middle!"

Huang Xiaochuan and Zhang Gaolei exchanged a glance and agreed with Ding Yi's suggestion.