The private room is very large, with more than a dozen men and women, some sitting on the sofa singing, and others playing cards and billiards nearby.
After Huo Xiao entered, someone recognized him and came over to say hello.
Huo Xiao was in a normal mood and just nodded lightly.
"Oh, Brother Xiao is here!"
Zhao Xinghui greeted him enthusiastically. He was wearing light-colored casual clothes with several buttons open. Next to him was a curly-haired girl wearing a short skirt, with a small face and straight and slender legs.
Huo Xiao curled his lips and bumped fists with him.
Zhao Xinghui took Huo Xiao to the couch inside and sat down.
The curly-haired girl poured a glass of wine and handed it to Huo Xiao with both hands.
Huo Xiao lowered his head and glanced at her. The girl smiled sweetly at him, and her eyelids were shining with something unknown.
Huo Xiao smiled slightly and took the wine glass, but did not drink it. He shook it slightly in his hand, and the translucent wine glowed.
"Okay, you can go and play."
Zhao Xinghui patted the girl on the shoulder. The girl glanced at Huo Xiao, got up obediently, and walked aside to play billiards.
"How's it going? The newly signed girl from our company is a junior at the film school. She will star in a major costume production this year."
Zhao Xinghui winked at Huo Xiao.
Huo Xiao sneered and put down his glass: "When did you switch to pimping?"
Zhao Xinghui made a 'tsk' sound and crossed his legs: "Why do you speak so harshly! Don't I see that you are alone and helpless every day?"
The atmosphere in the private room was ambiguous. Under the dim lights, fashionably dressed men and women were flirting and whispering, exuding strong hormones.
Huo Xiao leaned lazily on the sofa, his eyelids half closed.
For a moment, everything around me felt extremely boring.
Boring people, boring environment, boring relationships...
The irritability in his heart rose again, so he took out his cigarette case and lit a cigarette.
The phone in his pocket started to vibrate. He picked it up and saw that it was his mother calling.
She probably told him to go home for dinner.
Huo Xiao walked to a quiet place and picked up.
As soon as the call was connected, I heard Huo's mother's panicked and crying voice.
"Huo Xiao, come to the hospital quickly, your brother has fainted..."
"What?!"
Huo Xiao was shocked and quickly went downstairs and drove to the hospital without asking further questions.
After arriving at the hospital, Huo Yan had already entered the operating room.
The mother sat in a chair with several doctors and nurses beside her.
Huo Xiao went over to hold his mother's shoulders and asked what happened.
Huo's mother's eyes were red and she slowly talked about the situation just now.
It turns out that Huo Yan went back to his old house to visit his mother today. Huo Yan knew that he was in love with a girl recently, so she curiously asked for details and asked him to bring the girl home to meet him.
Huo Yan smiled and nodded in agreement. Just when he was about to get up and pour water, his expression changed and he suddenly fainted and fell to the ground unconscious.
Huo's mother was shocked and quickly called the doctor to call an ambulance and took her to the operating room.
Huo Xiao calmed down, first comforted his mother softly, and then contacted his father.
I learned that my father was having a meeting out of town and would rush back soon.
A few hours later, the door to the operating room opened and the doctor came out with a serious expression.
"The initial diagnosis is a tumor. Whether it is benign or malignant will need to be re-examined in a few days."
Mother Huo held the jade Buddha hanging around her neck, closed her eyes and kept praying in a low voice. She couldn't sleep well for several days and couldn't eat.
However, God did not fulfill his wishes.
After the test results came out, the doctor told them it was a malignant tumor.
Huo's mother burst into tears immediately after hearing this.
Huo Xiao felt incredible.
Huo Yan's physical problems have always been a concern for the whole family. They undergo physical examinations several times every year. If there are any problems, why haven't they been detected before?
Doctors said that the early symptoms of this disease are very small, the incubation period is long, and the later outbreak is very rapid.
It's late now.
There is no surgery, no intervention, and no targeted drugs to take.
The only thing that can be done is chemotherapy.
But chemotherapy kills good cells all together.
The doctor paused and finally said slowly——
"The fastest is three months. If you try various chemotherapy methods, it can extend to one to two years at most..."
The implication.
If the patient has any unfulfilled wishes, help him realize them as soon as possible.
The mother cried so hard that she almost fainted, but Huo Xiao had no time to comfort her. He hurriedly took out his mobile phone and used his contacts to contact other hospitals, his fingers trembling unconsciously.
But he actually knew it in his heart.
The medical resources of this hospital are already among the best in the country, and the doctors are also experts in the field.
Even if you go to another hospital for examination, the result will probably be the same.
He looked at Huo Yan, who had woken up and was half leaning on the bed, reading quietly.
Huo Xiao felt as if there was a pile of cotton stuffed in his heart, and he was so stuffy that he couldn't breathe.
They haven't told him Huo Yan's true condition yet.
This result was even more unacceptable to his family than to him.
Huo Yan saw him standing at the door.
"elder brother."
Huo Xiao walked into the door and was silent for a while, thinking about how to speak.
Huo Yan looked up at him, his eyes clear and gentle, and asked straightforwardly. "Is it a terminal illness?"
"..."
Huo Xiao choked for a while and told him truthfully what the doctor said.
After listening, Huo Yan was silent for a long time and lowered his eyelashes.
Huo Xiao saw a faint water color appear in his eyes.
How would it feel to know that your life is about to enter a countdown...
Huo Xiao didn't want to think about it.
His cell phone rang. It turned out that his friend had contacted a foreign oncologist for him. He was very experienced in this type of disease and had successful cases.
Huo Xiao quickly thanked him and took a plane to the United States that day.
After meeting with the doctor to discuss the condition and making an appointment, he flew back to China overnight to handle the work.
He had only slept for a few hours on the plane in the past two days, feeling exhausted and stressed.
When he walked into the company, the receptionist came over and told him that a lady wanted to see him. She came yesterday and came again today.
"not see!"
Huo Xiao now looked ugly, his voice was hoarse, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were as red as blood.
The lady at the front desk was startled and whispered:
"She said...her name is Shi Mingyao, and she is your brother's girlfriend..."
Huo Xiao was startled.
After a moment of silence, he asked, "Where is she now?"
"In the lounge."
Huo Xiao walked to the door of the lounge and saw the girl sitting on the sofa in the room through the glass at the door.
She was wearing a black coat, which made her face extremely white. She sat in a very reserved posture, with her hands folded on her legs, her eyes staring at a plant indoors, her head lowered, and her face expressionless.
He adjusted his shirt collar, opened the door and walked in.
The girl was startled and stood up immediately when she saw him.
"Brother Huo."
Huo Xiao found that her face was not very good, a little haggard, and her lips were bloodless.
"...What do you want from me?" His voice was hoarse.
The girl's eyes turned red and her voice was choked.
"Huo Yan doesn't answer my calls...I can't contact him..."
Huo Xiao was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately.
It must be that after Huo Yan learned about his illness, he didn't want to drag Mingyao down and chose to break up with her in this way.
The girl raised her head and looked straight at him, her eyes red but persistent.
"He said...he was in love with someone else."
"I do not believe."
"I want to see him..."
A gust of wind blew outside the window, and the gauze curtains swayed.
Huo Xiao suddenly realized.
This was the first time she had looked directly at herself for such a long time.
