Putting down his phone, Hei Er, with a face full of anxiety, said to Qin Yi, "Mr. Qin, my mother is critically ill, and I must rush back immediately! I won't be able to host you today!"
With that, he was about to get into his car and leave.
"Wait!" Qin Yi called out to him. "Hei Er, your mother is critically ill. I know medical skills. I can go with you to see her!"
"..."
Hei Er was stunned for a moment.
However, he still nodded and agreed.
And so, Qin Yi and Hei Er got into the car together.
A little over an hour later, Hei Er arrived at a villa complex in Haicheng.
Hei Er's family also lived in a detached villa.
Hei Er parked the car in front of the villa, got out, and hurriedly brought Qin Yi into the house.
As for his subordinates, they had already left and were not brought back.
According to Hei Er's explanation, his family had always disliked him, thinking that the business he did outside was not on the right path!
Therefore, he dared not bring his subordinates back!
Qin Yi and Hei Er entered the villa and saw that many people were already inside.
To Qin Yi's surprise, as they walked in, a man who looked six or seven parts similar to Hei Er in appearance and build, but appeared a few years older, immediately walked up and said with a displeased expression.
"Second brother, who asked you to come back?"
"Eldest brother, isn't our mother ill? I've come back to see her!"
Hei Er made a move to walk into a bedroom inside, "Is Mom in there? How is she now..."
The other person was Hei Er's eldest brother, Hei Tu.
Hei Tu blocked his way. "Who gave you permission to see Mom? Mom is already in a bad condition. What if seeing you makes her even worse?"
"I'll just go in and see her. Mom won't be angry!"
"No, you can't go in!"
Hei Tu's attitude was very firm.
"Second brother, don't go in. It's for Mom's own good!"
A plump woman, dressed exquisitely like a noble lady, walked over from the side.
She was Hei Er's sister, Hei Ru.
Hei Er had four siblings.
Hei Er was the second child at home, Hei Tu was the eldest brother, Hei Ru was the third, and there was a youngest fourth brother, Hei Tong.
Except for Hei Tong, Hei Tu and Hei Ru did not welcome Hei Er, and could even be said to strongly dislike him.
When Hei Er had learned of his mother Cai Peiyu's illness earlier, it was Hei Tong who had called him behind Hei Tu and Hei Ru's backs.
Hei Tong, the only one among the four siblings who was relatively thin and wore glasses, stepped forward and said, "Eldest brother, third sister, why don't we let second brother go in and see Mom? Mom is in such a bad condition now. What if, I mean what if, something unexpected happens? Second brother shouldn't even be able to see her one last time!"
"Shut up!" Hei Tu snapped. "This is not a place for you to speak. You're just a child, what do you know!"
Hei Tong, being the youngest of the Hei siblings, was only in college this year and had just turned eighteen.
Hei Ru also said, "Xiao Tong, are you wishing our mother dead sooner? If you don't know what to say, then don't speak. Go and stand aside!"
"I didn't..."
"Dr. Song is already inside seeing Mom. Dr. Song is the chief physician of the First People's Hospital, and a prized student of the former Dean Huang. He will cure Mom!"
Hei Tong looked at Hei Er, gave him a helpless expression, and finally fell silent.
He returned to the sofa and sat down.
When Hei Er heard that a doctor was inside treating Cai Peiyu, he relaxed slightly and was no longer as anxious as before.
"Second brother, this family does not welcome you. For everyone's sake, you should come back less often in the future!"
Hei Tu glanced at Qin Yi and said, "And don't bring back any disreputable people!"
Clearly, he mistook Qin Yi for one of Hei Er's henchmen or associates.
Hei Ru waved towards the door and directly shooed them away, "Go, go, go, all of you get out..."
At this point, Hei Er's temper flared, and he was about to say something.
Before he could speak, the bedroom door inside opened, and a relatively young woman with a decent appearance was the first to come out of the room.
Behind her, a man in his fifties with a receding hairline followed out.
The young woman was Hei Tu's wife, Pan Tiantian, and the man with the receding hairline was the Dr. Song mentioned by Hei Ru earlier, Song Guoqiao.
Seeing the two of them come out, Hei Er suddenly moved past Hei Tu and Hei Ru and rushed forward to ask, "Tiantian, how is Mom???"
Hei Tu, Hei Ru, and Hei Tong all gathered around.
Pan Tiantian glanced at Hei Er, completely ignored him, and merely showed a dejected expression to Hei Tu and Hei Ru, shaking her head.
"Alas..."
Song Guoqiao sighed and said, "I'm truly sorry, I've done my best! Mr. Hei, I've given your mother two acupuncture treatments, but her condition is too severe. Even with my skills, I can only help her hold on for a few more days!"
"Therefore, you should prepare for the funeral as soon as possible!"
Hei Er staggered, involuntarily stepping back two paces.
Hei Tu, Hei Ru, and Hei Tong's faces all changed dramatically!
Hei Er grabbed Song Guoqiao's arms and said anxiously, "Aren't you the chief physician of the First People's Hospital? And your teacher was the former dean of the First People's Hospital. Think of a way, think of a way!"
As he spoke, he tightly gripped the man's arms and shook him, causing Song Guoqiao's face to turn red from the pain.
Song Guoqiao pried his hands open and said angrily, "Sir, please calm down! I am a doctor, not a god. Your mother's current condition, even a god couldn't save her, let alone me!"
"No, it can't be..."
Hei Er refused to believe it, shaking his head frantically.
Hei Tong's face was filled with grief, his eyes red. "Dr. Song, why don't you call your teacher and ask him to come and see our mother! Mom's health has always been good before. It's impossible that she's beyond saving after falling ill so suddenly!"
"Are you doubting me?" Song Guoqiao looked at Hei Tong and said displeasedly, "If you don't believe me, then pay today's consultation fee, and I'll leave now!"
"I've given your mother two acupuncture treatments, totaling thirty thousand yuan!"
At this, Hei Tu quickly said, "No, no, Dr. Song, please don't misunderstand. We don't doubt you, we're just anxious!"
"Don't worry, we will pay your consultation fee in full, without a single cent less!"
"But we really don't want to see our mother die like this. Please call your teacher and ask him to come and try..."
"Give us, give our mother a chance, please!"
Huang Shi, as the former dean of the First People's Hospital and the top traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in Haicheng, was a name Hei Tu and the others had heard.
Therefore, they wanted Song Guoqiao to invite Huang Shi to come and take a look!
Hei Er chimed in, "Dr. Song, as long as you can call Dean Huang here, I'm willing to give you an extra ten thousand yuan as a reward!"
Originally, Song Guoqiao had been indifferent to Hei Tu's words. In fact, he was annoyed by Hei Tong's words, feeling that they did not trust his medical skills.
But when he heard Hei Er's words, a glimmer of light appeared in his pupils.
He nodded and said, "Alright, seeing as you are so filial, I will help you contact my teacher and ask him to come and take a look!"
"However, in truth, my medical skills now are not much different from my teacher's. If I can't cure her, it's likely that even my teacher coming will be of no use!"