4 Chapter 2: Take care
" I don't know... In fact, I don't think many people know. Only the highest level of doctors know about his condition. But I've heard a rumor... "Su said softly.
" What rumor?" Nian brought her face closer to Su's and asked lightly.
" I have heard that he has some kind of terminal illness and only has a few months to live. I even heard that his whole lower body is paralyzed now" Su told Nian with a whisper.
" Is there nothing the hospital could do to cure him?" Nian asked with a shocked look on her face.
" I don't know much about that as everything is highly confidential and handled by the greatest of our doctors," Su said lightly as they walked past the doors of his room.
"Which nurse is taking care of him? Can't she tell us?" Nian couldn't help but ask.
" I don't think she can. Nurse Lina is taking care of him and she's keeping everything a secret as well. I heard that Xu Corp had made her his personal nurse. She handles no other patient. " Su replied.
"Nurse Lina... I had heard about her when I joined this hospital. She's the most educated nurse in the hospital and also considered the prettiest nurse. By the way, since everything is a secret, how do you know that he has an incurable disease? " Nian inquired with a confused look on her face.
" I had accidentally heard doctor Yu talk about it with other doctors. Although they didn't use exact words, I could infer what they meant" Su replied in a low voice.
"Anyways, the less you get involved in this matter, the better for you it will be! The waters of Xu Corp are really deep and poor people like us can't afford to offend them" Su said as she walked away with Nian.
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"Doctor Yu. President Lian's whole lower body is Paralyzed and soon his upper body will be paralyzed as well before his heart completely stops. We have tried every possible treatment but there's no solution, what can we do!! "A doctor having shiny black hair said to the doctor in front of him in a serious tone.
"I understand your worries doctor Wen. It can be the biggest opportunity for us to prove why we're called the best doctor in this nation while winning the favor of President of Xu corp. I have been giving this case all my focus since the moment President Lian was first brought to this hospital but I can't seem to get a breakthrough in this case. Although the symptoms match the diseases we have seen before, the treatment is completely ineffective." Doctor Yu who looked to be near sixty years of age said as he grabbed his head.
"You know that we are not the only ones trying to treat President Lian. Xu Corp had called the best doctors of every nation here and they are all trying their best to treat President Lian first but even they aren't successful. We can only try our best and hope to succeed as President Lian doesn't have much time left. Only two to three more months at best. If we can not find the solution by then, he will die" Doctor Wen said with a grave expression.
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Two months soon passed, as the season changed. Winter arrived as beautiful snow covered the land.
'Where is he!! He hasn't even picked up my phone for the last few weeks. Is work that important to him? He didn't even attend my graduation ceremony yesterday and today when it's my birthday, Big Brother is still not here. He hasn't even wished me. Let him come back home. I won't talk to him for a whole month!! ' A girl who looked to be around twenty years muttered to herself as she walked in a crowded hall.
"You shouldn't say such things about your brother Miss Lan, You know your brother loves you the most in this world. He would be really hurt if he heard you say it" A girl wearing a pencil skirt and a black coat was walking beside her as she said.
"Elder sister Lia. You work for Elder Brother! I am sure you will take his side. But if he really loved me, why isn't he here today to celebrate my birthday? All my friends are here but only my brother isn't here. I'm sure he will be in some American resort enjoying life with beautiful girls while forgetting all about me" Lan said as anger filled her face.
" That's not it. He..." Lia wanted to say something but stopped herself.
"See, you know I am right that's why you can't give an excuse for him. Hmph... Since he doesn't care for his sister, I won't care for him either. I am going to cut the cake" Lan said as she walked towards the center of the room leaving Lia behind who gazed at her back with a sad expression
'If only you knew how much your brother cares for you and what he is going through' Lia thought as she looked towards the exit
Soon Lan was standing in front of a cake as all of her friends surrounded her waiting for her to cut the cake.
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Inside the emergency room in the hospital, a completely different scene was taking place.
"Doctor his heartbeat is dropping rapidly!! " Xu Lian was Lying on the bed as doctors and nurses surrounded her. His eyes were closed as his heartbeat kept dropping
The doctors kept trying their best but they couldn't improve the condition of Xu Lian
While his sister was about to cut her cake, Xu Lian was fighting for his life like he had been doing for the last few months.
Back at the mansion, Xu Lan cut her cake as everyone started singing 'Happy Birthday'. Xu Lan smiled as she thanked everyone for coming
"Beeeeeep...." A sound came as the heart rate monitor showed a straight line. Xu Lian's heartbeat dropped to zero
Doctors used AEDs trying to jump-start a heart that has stopped beating but they received no success. After trying everything they could, they finally gave up as they noted the time of death and left the room.
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Everyone gave Xu Lan her birthday present which she thanked them for. After the present giving ceremony, The party started which continued until late at night when finally everyone left.
Xu Lan sat on the sofa tired after everyone left. Only Lia stayed behind
"There is one more gift for you," Lia said as she walked towards her. She placed a briefcase on the table in front of her.
"Since you have already given me your gift, I can only assume that it is from my brother? " Xu Lan asked as she gazed at Lia.
" Yes" Lia replied
" Do you think that he can buy my forgiveness by gifting me a few expensive things" Xu Lan snorted as she walked away from that briefcase.
"Young Miss Lan, You can walk away from what's inside but you will receive it even if you don't want to. The password is your birth date if you ever want to open the gift. " Lia said as she left the briefcase there and left the mansion. Xu Lan heard her words but ignored her as she walked into her bedroom.
Early this morning, When Xu Lan came out of her room, she saw the briefcase still on the table. She walked towards it and opened it out of curiosity but found no gifts, only documents inside. She picked up the documents and started reading. Her expressions kept changing the more she read. She was stunned and confused as she finished reading. She couldn't understand what was happening
She saw a letter that was placed in the briefcase at the bottom of all the documents. She put the documents back and opened that letter
"Little Lan, I have told you many times that anger isn't good for your health but I'm sure you will still be angry since I didn't show up for your birthday. Sorry, little sister, I wanted to be there for you but an emergency arrived and I couldn't be there.
Also, I know you and I'm sure you'll say that I can't buy your forgiveness with a few expressive things. That's why I'm not giving you a few expensive things. Instead, I'm giving you everything I have. Now you are the president of Xu Corp. I am sure you'll take care of our father's company really well.
Take care little Lan.
Your awful brother"
Xu Lan kept staring at the letter blankly as she started having a bad feeling. She immediately picked up her phone and started calling Xu Lian's number but no one picked up. She kept calling again and again but the phone was never picked up.
