"Regarding your situation, there are positive signs. I suggest hospitalization for observation. If conditions are favorable, surgery can be perford, and later, with radiotherapy and chemotherapy, it can inhibit the spread of cancer cells." In the consultation room, the doctor with glasses carefully studied Wang Longhu’s newly taken chest CT and spoke earnestly.
This doctor is a renowned cancer expert at the city hospital, experienced in lung cancer surgeries. Normally, getting a consultation with this doctor requires waiting in line.
Today, Wang Longhu was quite lucky; as soon as he arrived at the hospital, he was able to book a slot at two thirty.
"Really?" Wang Longhu was overjoyed.
Of course, he was happy not because the doctor recomnded surgery, but because through exercise and martial arts, he could truly rely on the panel for self-rescue.
This was indeed excellent news.
"Yes, your condition isn’t without the possibility of being cured. If your family is willing, I still suggest giving it a try." The doctor said calmly.
A doctor has a heart like a parent’s, yet years of practicing dicine can harden it.
As a cancer doctor, after many years of practice, he’s seen countless cancer patients, so who could be saved and others who couldn’t.
So regarding Wang Longhu’s situation, the doctor rely expressed his suggestion.
Cancer is a most unpredictable disease. Attempts to save soone could devastate an entire family’s finances, possibly ending with both the money gone and the person lost.
"Thank you, doctor. I’ll go back and think about it." Wang Longhu rose to thank the doctor and turned away without looking back.
Surgery? There’s no need.
Watching passersby in the hospital corridor, Wang Longhu felt a bit emotional.
He always believed that in his 25 years, he had a notoriously unlucky life. From childhood, he never won scratch-off tickets, never drew an SSR in Onmyoji, never got a skin discount in League of Legends below 30%, and only got the wife he wanted in Genshin Impact after exhausting all protections.
Unexpectedly, when he fell ill and got the panel, he realized his lifeti luck was European in this respect.
Taking the escalator downstairs, as he passed the restroom entrance on that level, Wang Longhu suddenly saw two familiar figures coming out of the restroom.
Both had bandages on their heads, and one had a plaster cast on his hand, yet it didn’t hinder Wang Longhu from recognizing them.
"Ye Yuanpei? Lin Haitao?" Wang Longhu stopped and exclaid.
"Ah Hu? What are you doing here?" Ye Yuanpei adjusted his glasses, which were cracked like a spider web, and was quite surprised.
"I’m here for a check-up. What about you two? How did you end up like this?" Wang Longhu stepped forward and asked in confusion.
"Ugh, unlucky. Why don’t you co back to Dong County with us? We can talk on the way." Lin Haitao glanced at his arm in a cast and cursed.
Their car was parked in the hospital garage, it was Ye Yuanpei’s Benz. Because one person’s glasses were cracked and couldn’t see the road, and the other’s hand was broken and couldn’t move, the responsibility of driving them ho fell to Wang Longhu.
"You can really drive, right?" Ye Yuanpei asked uncertainly from the passenger seat.
"I got my license the sumr after high school graduation. Don’t worry." Wang Longhu gripped the steering wheel eagerly, "Oh, by the way, you guys haven’t told how you ended up like this. Did you get into a fight with soone?"
"Earlier we lent out 500,000 yuan to an old woman in the city. Today was the day for repaynt, so I drove over with Ye Yuanpei to collect it. The old woman was ready to repay, but unexpectedly, her son was a ruffian and brought a few young punks to beat us up."
Lin Haitao leaned against his seat and cursed, "Probably because they know we can’t go to the authorities. He’s banking on bullying us and dodging the debt."
Wang Longhu clicked his tongue repeatedly, acknowledging that making money through this gray area was not easy. High investnt and high returns co with uncontrollable issues.
Wang Longhu started the car and slowly drove out of the hospital gate, "What are you planning to do next? That’s 500,000 yuan."
Ye Yuanpei punched the car door with a fierce expression, "If he dares to play dirty, I’ll retaliate ruthlessly. Anyone I lend money to, I’ve investigated their financial situation beforehand. If we push a bit, they can still pay up."
Wang Longhu remained silent, feeling more determined than ever to be a law-abiding citizen.
Although dietary supplents cost a lot, and he was short on money, he absolutely couldn’t take a crooked path.
He clicked the car stereo and played a song called "Transforming Alcohol," Ye Yuanpei comfortably reclined his seat, removing his glasses, and said, "Ah Hu, since we ran into each other today, I have a friend who brought back so beef and mutton from ng Province. Co to my place tonight, I’ll let you taste the Tiger Bone Wine I’ve cherished for a long ti. That stuff is quite nourishing, and I wouldn’t usually bring it out for just anyone."
"Drinking... I better not..."
Initially, Wang Longhu intended to politely decline. He had plans for tonight and was determined to practice the Beng Fist to Lv2, but when he heard Ye Yuanpei ntion the Tiger Bone Wine, he got excited.
If he drank this wine, he’d gain lots of potential points.
The purpose of practicing his fist techniques was to level up and gain potential points to improve his physique.
Since there were ready potential points waiting for him, naturally, his plan could be postponed.
"Alright, I’ll let you treat this ti. Next ti, dinner’s on ." Wang Longhu said resolutely.
The rest of the journey was silent, with only the sound of Berlin sound system playing music in the car.
"I’m a handso guy allergic to alcohol, my tolerance is terrible, but I absolutely love to drink."
Lin Haitao impatiently said, "What are you playing?"
Without turning his head, Ye Yuanpei, with closed eyes, said, "You, who only listen to DJx0.8, wouldn’t understand. This is hip-hop."
...
Evening.
Perhaps due to their considerable inco, Ye Yuanpei and Lin Haitao rented together in Haiyue City, the best residential complex in Dong County, where monthly rent starts at 3,500 yuan. For young people in Dong County, it was considered a high expense.
Wang Longhu sat on the leather sofa, motionlessly staring at the two cats sitting on the glass coffee table.
Perhaps not accustod to seeing strangers around, the Maine Coon and Ragdoll seed particularly curious about Wang Longhu’s arrival.
"I didn’t know you kept cats." Wang Longhu laughed.
"For picking up girls, works wonderfully." Ye Yuanpei replied, coming out of the storage room holding a large glass jar.
The jar was filled with a liquid that resembled amber, clear and pristine, with what seed like an animal’s spine floating with various ginseng slices, Schisandra chinensis, and Ophiopogon japonicus.
"This Tiger Bone Wine strengthens bones, enhances kidney function, dispels wind and dampness. Even if your vitality has waned, drinking it can make you feel as mighty as the Hulk smiling at Black Widow—has an effect."
Ye Yuanpei carefully placed the glass jar on the dining table, not forgetting to introduce it to Wang Longhu.
He opened the lid, scooped several spoonfuls into a small bowl for Wang Longhu, "Quick, try if you can take it. If not, we have beer and wine."
Tiger Bone Wine is made with tiger bones and herbal dicine soaked in white wine; its taste is even more intense than regular white wine.
Taking the small bowl, Wang Longhu sipped it, and imdiately felt a surge of heat from his throat to his stomach, his entire body warming up.
"Not bad, good stuff." Wang Longhu couldn’t help but praise.
"Of course, this is pure wild tiger bone. My dad’s friend in Shan Province was living near a village where a tiger ca and injured people. It got out of control, and the police had to shoot it. The injured villager’s family got so tiger bone. My dad’s friend got so too and gave us this wine. This stuff’s now banned, very hard to co by."
"Impressive." Wang Longhu gave a thumbs-up.
Along with the Tiger Bone Wine, the three of them sat around the table, eating beef and mutton hot pot. Just as Ye Yuanpei described, the at from ng Province had a texture different from what could be bought in a regular marketplace.
A few slices of mutton went down, followed by a sip of Tiger Bone Wine, and Wang Longhu noticed an additional 0.01 potential points on his panel.
The quick effect was truly tonic.
Bang bang bang!
Just as they were enjoying their al, soone began pounding on the door from outside with such force that it seed like they intended to break in.
"Damn it, who is it? Don’t they know how to use the doorbell?" Ye Yuanpei cursed, getting up to open the door.
The next mont, a leg kicked in from outside, hitting Ye Yuanpei’s stomach and knocking him to the ground.
Imdiately, five or six lean young n in skinny jeans stord in, wearing loafers adorned with Hers tal logos.
The leader brandished a butterfly knife and arrogantly shouted, "Beat them up, lending money to my mom, you guys are really asking for it."
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