"It's fine, I'm from the countryside, my constitution is very good!" Chen Feng explained.
"If it's normal blood donation, it's not a big problem. However, you're donating a large amount continuously. Besides signing the donation agreement, you also need to communicate with the patient," the attending physician said word by word.
"Isn't signing the agreement enough? Why do I have to communicate with the patient?" Chen Feng was stunned for a moment. Perhaps not having been hospitalized for a serious illness, he was not very familiar with many hospital procedures.
"It's like this, you're donating a large amount of blood, and all three parties must be aware. This way, if anything happens, the hospital won't be solely responsible…" the attending physician explained word by word.
"Understood." Chen Feng understood immediately. Hospitals these days are most afraid of patient disputes. To prevent such incidents, hospitals consider every aspect very carefully.
Thus, led by the attending physician, Chen Feng entered Fengdao Huizi's ward. In the ward, besides Fengdao Huizi, there was also a translator. Chen Feng asked the translator to wait outside for a moment, stating he was the best translator.
After about ten minutes, Chen Feng explained the matters of bone marrow and blood donation to Fengdao Huizi. He had expected Fengdao Huizi to sign the informed consent agreement without hesitation, but to his surprise, Fengdao Huizi refused outright. This scene made Chen Feng dizzy. Why would Fengdao Huizi refuse a life-saving straw?
"Miss Fengdao, could you tell me why you refuse to sign the informed consent for donation?" Chen Feng asked directly.
"There's no why. Chen Feng, you have many things to attend to in Mingshan Town. Don't worry about me, just go back quickly," Fengdao Huizi said, suppressing her emotions.
"If I leave, what will happen to you?" Chen Feng asked emotionally. Although he couldn't marry Fengdao Huizi, in a sense, Fengdao Huizi was his woman. Since she was his woman, and she was now on the brink of death, it was natural for him to be emotional.
"This is a terminal illness, and it can't be cured no matter what. I've come to terms with it. I'll just stay in the hospital during my last days and pass away quietly. Honestly, I have no regrets in this life, having had you appear in my life!" Fengdao Huizi continued, still suppressing her emotions. Tears were welling up in her eyes. Chen Feng was the man she liked the most. She had resolutely followed Chen Feng to China, fantasizing about staying by his side and having a bright future. Little did she know, man's plans are not as good as God's. Chen Feng was still a deputy town mayor, planning to climb higher, and she had contracted leukemia.
"Miss Fengdao, don't scare yourself. I've already asked the attending physician. She said your leukemia isn't the severe type and can be cured by preliminary blood exchange followed by bone marrow transplant. Coincidentally, I have the panda blood type…" Chen Feng comforted Fengdao Huizi.
"Chen Feng, I'm already at the edge of death, so I won't lie to you. I really don't want to die. The happy and romantic days with you have just begun. I wish I could let someone else give me their life so I could live. However, you're willing to give half your life to save me, and I'd rather die," Fengdao Huizi said, biting her lip tightly. Despite her best efforts to hold back, tears still slid down her cheeks uncontrollably.
"Miss Fengdao, I understand how you feel. But you also need to understand how I feel. Even if I take a step back, if I don't save you and you really die, do you think my life would still have meaning?" Chen Feng asked Fengdao Huizi provocatively.
"Chen Feng, you have many women around you. It doesn't matter if there's one more or one less of me. I believe you. You'll be sad for a few days and recover quickly," Fengdao Huizi comforted Chen Feng.
"Miss Fengdao, is that how you see me? If I were truly such a heartless and unrighteous man, would you have fallen for me back then? Let me tell you this, Miss Fengdao, although I have many women, it doesn't affect my liking for you. I don't just like your appearance; I like your unwavering devotion to me even more. You lived a princess's life in Japan, but for me, you came to China without a second thought. For such deep affection towards me, would I still be human if I ignored your departure?" Chen Feng explained earnestly.
"Chen Feng, the more you are like this towards me, the more I can't bear to see you get hurt. I've checked the relevant information. Donating blood and bone marrow means losing almost half your life. This period in Mingshan Town is crucial, and you can't be careless. Your dream is to advance from the Mingshan Town political arena to the Jiangcheng political arena, and I love you, so I can't obstruct your dream," Fengdao Huizi said with conviction.
"Chen Feng, you've only spoken part of the truth. I do want to rise quickly from the political grassroots, but more than that, I want to be a man of integrity! To be honest, if I were to disregard everything for promotion, I would have entered the Jiangcheng political arena or even the provincial capital's political arena long ago. So, Miss Fengdao, you don't need to persuade me further. I am determined to save you. As for losing half my life, don't worry, consider it a test for me," Chen Feng replied with a feigned smile.
"Why bother?" Fengdao Huizi replied with a complex expression.
"Miss Fengdao, if you truly like me from the bottom of your heart, you must sign the informed consent. If you don't like me, then fine, we are strangers. I am helping a stranger, and you cannot stop me!" Chen Feng said solemnly.
"…" Fengdao Huizi could not utter a single word. Chen Feng's love for her was too profound to be expressed in words. To be honest, the reason she wanted to die in the hospital before was that, apart from her parents, her parents' bone marrow did not match, so they couldn't donate. However, several other Japanese relatives had successful bone marrow matches, but they all went back on their word and refused to donate in the end. And Chen Feng, having not spent much time with her, and not seeing each other every day, was, in essence, her unrequited love as a Japanese woman. For this not-so-deep affection, Chen Feng agreed to donate bone marrow without a second thought. Not only did he agree to donate bone marrow, but he also agreed to donate blood. The difference between the two was worlds apart!
According to the procedure, both Chen Feng and Fengdao Huizi had agreed, and large-scale blood donation could begin the next day. However, the attending physician suddenly recalled a problem. Fengdao Huizi had a slight heart condition, and before the official treatment for leukemia could begin, her heart condition needed to be treated for three days. Otherwise, Fengdao Huizi might easily die on the operating table due to her heart condition. Chen Feng, to prevent Fengdao Huizi from becoming overly emotional, proactively left the provincial capital and returned to Teacher Wang's dormitory in Jiangcheng to rest for three days and recuperate.
"Chen Feng, oh Chen Feng, are you silly? You have plenty of women, why risk your life for a Japanese woman?" Wang Ziwei said, her tone full of concern as she deliberately chided Chen Feng while serving him pork rib soup she had personally cooked.
"Teacher Wang, if I weren't silly, would you have taken a liking to a deputy town mayor like me who comes from a rural background?" Chen Feng deliberately teased Wang Ziwei to make her happy.
"You, your optimistic attitude, I admire it! No wonder so many women like you. Not only are you loyal and righteous, but you're also optimistic. Don't worry, after three days, I'll ask my father to invite a leukemia surgery expert from the capital to the provincial capital, so that you suffer as little as possible during the surgery," Wang Ziwei said earnestly.
"Teacher Wang, aren't you by any chance inviting the esteemed Physician Hua Tuo, Mr. Sima, from the capital?" Chen Feng asked tentatively.