Doctor Feng’s gaze swept back and forth among the group, making Li Shaohua extremely uncomfortable and feeling utterly humiliated.
She simply decided to take the money out of her bag, figuring there was no way the doctor could take it anyway.
But Li Yue stopped her: “Give me the whole bag. I’ll carry it home for you.”
As she spoke, she took the vegetable-basket-style leather bag from Li Shaohua’s shoulder.
She even opened it to check—the stack of money was still there—before taking a pen and signing the donation agreement.
The moment she signed, Li Shaohua seemed to see Feng Jing lively and energetic again.
She looked at the slender figure leaning weakly against her son’s shoulder, tears welling up in her eyes. This child had suffered so much, falling ill with such a disease at such a young age.
She hoped that with a good kidney transplant, Feng Jing could marry again and have children.
She had always dreamed of that moment, but ever since Feng Jing was diagnosed with Uremia, these simple life milestones felt like nothing but a dream.
She didn’t dare to hope too much.
With both hands, she handed the agreement to Doctor Feng, her emotions somewhat agitated as she said, “Doctor, does this mean we just have to wait for the specialist to arrive before the surgery can proceed? What if we go to the city hospital ourselves? Or find a specialist at the provincial hospital?”
“That won’t do. Since you signed the agreement here, the surgery must be performed here.”
The bespectacled doctor snorted inwardly. The specialist’s arrival was perfect for their surgical briefing—how could they leave now?
“But look at that child, so weak. How much longer can she hold on?”
As if in response to Li Shaohua’s words, Feng Jing coughed twice at just the right moment: “Cough, cough.”
“Xiao Jing, are you okay? Doctor, if it’s really not possible, please arrange for her to be hospitalized. She’s been coughing a lot lately.”
Lu Xiao spoke to the doctor with concern in his eyes.
“Then let’s hospitalize her first. She can receive IV fluids for a couple of days. It might just be the temperature difference between morning and evening—she might have caught a chill,” the doctor said.
Feng Jing coughed twice more: “Second Brother, Mom, I don’t need to be hospitalized. I can hold on.”
“Stay. Rest up a bit, so you won’t be too weak when it’s time for the surgery.”
Seeing her like that, Li Shaohua’s eyes reddened again.
Xiao Jing is so sensible, sigh…
Lu Qing watched this scene, her eyes nearly rolling to the back of her head. Anyone who didn’t know better would think Feng Jing was her mother’s own daughter.
Lu Xiao held Feng Jing’s thin shoulder as if protecting a treasure.
Feng Jing leaned weakly against his shoulder, looking like a match made in heaven. In Li Yue’s eyes, the two of them could get married on the spot.
The doctor issued two forms: one for Feng Jing’s hospitalization and another for Li Yue’s examination.
When Li Shaohua received the forms, her eyes widened in disbelief: “Wait, Doctor, didn’t we already do the check-up last time?”
After giving so many red envelopes, they still had to do more tests? This was nothing short of extortion, Li Shaohua cursed inwardly.
“These tests weren’t done last time. Only the matching tests were done. These are necessary. If the donor’s physical condition doesn’t meet the requirements, the surgery can’t proceed. Even if it does, it could increase the risk of rejection. If this step isn’t cleared, it won’t work either.”
The doctor explained patiently, though inwardly he was already cursing.
There was no other choice. Feng Jing was hospitalized, and Li Yue underwent another round of examinations. From start to finish, her tests essentially served as a full physical check-up for her.
By the time everything was done, it was already afternoon.
One of the reports wouldn’t be ready for another two hours.
Li Shaohua sent Lu Qing to keep an eye on her, so after finishing the examinations, Li Yue went to Feng Jing’s hospital room.
The double room ward was occupied solely by Feng Jing, making it truly comfortable, and it even had an ensuite bathroom.
She couldn’t help but wonder—was Feng Jing Li Shaohua’s illegitimate daughter?
Why was she being treated so well?
And honestly, they did look somewhat alike…
Li Yue leaned against the doorframe at the ward entrance, watching as Lu Xiao gently blew on a cup of water to cool it.
Meanwhile, Li Shaohua wrung out a towel to wipe Feng Jing’s hands and face.
Only Lu Qing stood fuming at the doorway, rolling her eyes.
A faint smile touched Li Yue’s lips. “Look, anyone who didn’t know better would think she’s your mother’s daughter. They really do resemble each other—see that face shape? Doesn’t it look similar?”
“Stop spouting nonsense to drive a wedge between us. I won’t fall for your tricks,” Lu Qing snapped, glaring furiously at Li Yue.
Hearing their exchange, Lu Xiao merely cast a brief glance in their direction, while Li Shaohua didn’t even notice, his attention entirely focused on Feng Jing.
Soon, a nurse arrived to administer Feng Jing’s IV drip.
“Mom, Second Brother, my vein feels a bit sore,” Feng Jing murmured weakly, furrowing her brow.
At once, Lu Xiao anxiously adjusted the drip to a slower pace.
Li Shaohua said, “Mom will get a bottle from the nurse to fill with warm water and wrap around the tube. That way the medicine won’t feel too cold and irritate your vein.”
Feng Jing nodded, her eyes filled with gratitude.
Yet, upon closer inspection, a hint of smugness lurked beneath the surface.
Lu Qing, puffed up like an angry frog, stamped her foot in frustration and stormed off.
Seizing the opportunity while no one was paying attention, Li Yue quickly followed.
With some free time now, she contemplated how to steal back the agreement that evening.
She wondered if her Dimension could store and retrieve objects remotely—something she hadn’t tested yet.
Focusing her thoughts, she imagined transferring the money from her bag into the Dimension. Without even reaching into her bag, she felt the weight lift from her shoulder.
Hiss…
Could it really work without physical contact? She fixed her gaze on a cup resting on a bedside table in another patient’s room and silently willed it into her Dimension. To her astonishment, the cup vanished right before her eyes.
Thrilled by this newfound ability, she nearly jumped for joy.
She then tried returning the cup, and just like that, it reappeared in its original place.
Suppressing her glee, she headed straight for the doctor’s office.
Back in the ward, Feng Jing grew anxious upon seeing Li Yue depart.
“Second Brother, your wife doesn’t go out often. You should check on her to make sure she doesn’t get lost. Don’t stay angry with her,” she urged Lu Xiao, adopting a concerned, almost maternal tone.
Inwardly, however, her thoughts were far less charitable—she fretted that Li Yue’s anger might jeopardize her chance at a kidney.
But Lu Xiao merely glanced at the empty doorway and didn’t move.
“Don’t worry, she’s always been well-behaved. She won’t go far—probably just checking her test results,” he said dismissively.
As long as Li Yue still loved him, he was confident he could persuade her to donate a kidney. In fact, if he dangled the right incentives, she might even gladly give both.
Just then, Li Shaohua emerged from the bathroom. “I’ll go check on that little wretch. Wouldn’t want her to actually run off.”
Only then did Feng Jing relax slightly.
Meanwhile, Li Yue had reached the doctor’s office. Concentrating on the signed agreement, she sensed it materialize in her Dimension—right before Li Shaohua’s shrill voice pierced the air behind her.
“What are you doing here? Who said you could wander around?”
Her shouts drew stares from passing visitors.
Li Yue quickly put on a pitiful expression and said, “I just came to see if the results were out. Mom, are you afraid I’ll run away?”
So it’s just about playing the innocent victim—who doesn’t know how? She could do it too.
Imitating Feng Jing’s coy manner, she reached up and dabbed at the corner of her eye. “Mom, why are you so biased? Sister-in-law is your daughter-in-law, and so am I. Forcing me to donate a kidney to her is one thing, but now I don’t even have the freedom to move around? I can’t even take a walk?”
The hallway erupted in murmurs.
Everyone began pointing and whispering about Li Shaohua.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Li Shaohua, seeing this, felt a sharp pain in her chest as if pricked by a needle. Unable to hold back, she scolded angrily.
Furious and disregarding the onlookers’ stares, she grabbed Li Yue’s arm and dragged her toward the ward. “Hurry up and come back with me right now.”