Chapter 46: Mother Chen Comes to Express Gratitude

From the male doctor's words, it could be heard that there was an eighty percent chance it was kidney stones; the treatment method needed to be considered based on the size of the stones. In general cases, it could be treated with medication or passed naturally through urination. In more serious cases, the possibility of surgical treatment could not be ruled out.

In short, this illness was not considered serious, and it was still quite easy to treat.

Upon hearing this, Chen Shanni and the other two all breathed a sigh of relief.

Checking the time, 1:40; oh no, it was definitely too late to attend military training.

Shen Yan made a phone call to Huang Shuren. After learning the situation, Huang Shuren told the three of them to stay at the hospital with peace of mind and that he would notify them the moment there were results.

Hangcheng Affiliated Hospital No. 2, as one of the most famous Grade-A tertiary hospitals in Hangzhou, had an emergency department that was the busiest clinic in the hospital; it could be said that it was as chaotic as a pot of porridge, with medical staff running everywhere carrying stretchers.

In the emergency hall, people came and went, and family members waited anxiously, their faces filled with worry and fear. Some paced back and forth, while others sat on chairs, praying silently.

In this environment, people would unconsciously become tense. Walking along the way, Shen Yan saw the fragility and preciousness of life; if possible, he hoped never to come to a hospital in his life.

Before long, the results of the CT scan came out. The doctor stated that there were indeed two stones in Chen Shanni's abdomen, with a diameter of about 0.8cm. In this situation, the stones could not be passed out of the body naturally. After comprehensive consideration, it was recommended to undergo extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

This was a non-invasive treatment method that caused less damage to the body; if all went well, she could return to normal in two days.

Obviously, matters involving surgery could not be decided by a mere classmate relationship, so the doctor dialed the phone number of Chen Shanni's mother.

Subsequently, the hospital arranged for the most professional doctor to perform the surgery on Chen Shanni. First, three thousand in cash had to be paid, with the excess to be refunded or the deficit to be made up later; Shen Yan paid the deposit first.

During the surgery, the counselor Huang Shuren arrived at the scene, panting, a drop of sweat sliding quietly off his spectacle lens.

"Shen Yan, how is Chen Shanni's situation now?"

Shen Yan answered truthfully: "It's just a minor surgery; she'll be out in half an hour."

Huang Shuren nodded, took out a tissue to wipe his lenses, and then leaned against the wall, chatting intermittently with Shen Yan and Yu Youwei. Not long after, the surgery room indicator light went out.

Immediately following, a slightly pale but relieved-looking Chen Shanni was pushed out. After the doctor stated that the surgery was successful and gave a few more instructions, he strode away as if there were fierce beasts chasing him from behind.

There was no help for it; technical experts always had endless surgeries to perform.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, a graceful and luxurious woman who looked somewhat similar to Chen Shanni appeared in the ward; she was undoubtedly Chen's mother.

Looking at her daughter lying on the hospital bed, Chen's mother immediately rushed over, touching her here and there, and asked with concern: "Oh my! Mommy's precious darling, how are you feeling now? Is there anywhere you feel uncomfortable?"

Chen Shanni was not used to being treated like this by her mother in front of others. She glanced at Shen Yan and the others, her little face flushed, and said: "Mom, I'm fine. The doctor said I can be discharged after observing for another two hours."

Only then did the heavy stone in Chen's mother's heart fall to the ground. She then turned to thank Shen Yan and the other two repeatedly: "Thank you, Teacher Huang, thank you both classmates. This time it was all thanks to your help. Later, when Shanni recovers, I will definitely thank you properly."

The three of them responded politely, saying it was what they should have done.

With the family members having arrived, there was no need for the three to stay. After some pleasantries, they left the hospital directly. Shen Yan did not mention the money he had advanced; the Chen family could be seen at a glance to be either wealthy or noble, and Chen Shanni used an Apple phone, so it was unlikely they would welsh on those three thousand.

As the lanterns were first lit, the summer night began to reveal its unique charm, and the stars all over the sky were like blinking eyes, reflected on the artificial lake on campus.

After finishing the evening training, Shen Yan returned to the dormitory and was just about to take a shower when his phone suddenly rang. It was Yu Youwei calling, saying that Chen's mother was downstairs at the dormitory building and wanted the two of them to go down.

Shen Yan guessed it was to pay back the money, so he threw on a T-shirt and went out.

People came and went downstairs at the dormitory building. The senior students seemed to want to indulge themselves well during this late summer period. Looking around, there were nothing but fair and well-proportioned long legs, and small, perky buttocks wrapped in pleated skirts, outlining graceful and charming curves.

The most eye-catching among them was a young man pulling a cart, walking steadily and calmly on the asphalt road. The cart was loaded with three large cardboard boxes, two stacked on the bottom and one on top, tightly bound by ropes, with a height equivalent to that of an average adult.

When Shen Yan came out, the cart happened to be parked downstairs at the dormitory building, and Chen Shanni and her mother, who looked quite similar, were standing next to it. Under the flickering streetlights, the sweat on their temples could be clearly seen.

The men and women passing by looked over frequently, seemingly amazed by the beauty of the mother and daughter.

"Hello, Auntie, hello, classmate Chen. It looks like you've recovered quite well." Shen Yan smiled and greeted the two of them.

Chen's mother stepped forward and said with a smile: "Shen Yan, I've heard everything about today from Shanni. Thanks to your help, Auntie thanks you."

As she spoke, Chen's mother took a stack of hundred-yuan bills out of her brown LV bag. "This is the three thousand you advanced earlier. Please count it."

Shen Yan reached out to take the money and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Auntie, you are too kind. Helping each other among classmates is what should be done."

Noticing that Shen Yan didn't even count it and stuffed the money directly into his pocket, the smile on Chen's mother's face grew even wider, feeling that Shen Yan was not the petty type. She added: "Shen Yan, Auntie knows that students have a hard time studying, so I specially bought three computer chairs—one for you, one for Yu Youwei, and one for Shanni. I hope this will make you more comfortable."

Ha! She really knew how to pick gifts.

Computer chairs were neither luxurious nor impractical; they were the most suitable things to give to students.

Shen Yan had actually been thinking about buying a computer chair; that large square stool in the dormitory was truly unsightly—hard as a rock and without even a backrest.

Isn't money meant to be used for enjoyment? This saved him some trouble.

So he said: "Since Auntie has already bought them and had them sent from so far away, wouldn't it seem too pretentious of me to refuse? Then I have no choice but to accept."

"Good, good, good! Auntie likes children who are as sensible as you. In the future, when you come to Shanghai, remember to come to our home for a visit."

The young man in front of her was handsome and extraordinary, yet he knew how to conduct himself with propriety; Chen's mother liked him more the more she looked at him.

It was as if a mother-in-law were looking at a son-in-law.

Chen Shanni was secretly peeking at Shen Yan, her eyes like a pool of clear spring water, bright and shimmering. Not knowing what she was thinking, a trace of a young girl's shyness unconsciously appeared on her pretty face.

Before long, Yu Youwei also walked out of the dormitory building. After some pleasantries, Shen Yan carried the large box back to the dormitory.

There was no need to worry about the girls' side; they had movers to help handle it.