104: Chapter 104 A Cure for All Diseases

Gao Yuan was seeing a patient in the late stages of uremia for the first time.

Her cheeks were sunken and her eyes were lifeless, but her lower limbs were swollen.

From time to time, she would hunch her body in pain, groans escaping her lips.

Lin Mei was wiping away tears nearby: "The doctor said as long as she maintains dialysis and keeps a good mindset, she should be fine for a few years. If we're lucky and find a matching kidney, she might even survive through an organ transplant! But my mom, she won't cooperate..."

Gao Yuan fell silent for a few seconds.

"Auntie will definitely get better!"

"Brother Yuan, don't comfort me. Even with a kidney transplant, she'd have to take medication long-term! Now, every dialysis session is like torture... I can't bear it! My mom keeps saying to just let her die, but what can I do?"

In Gao Yuan's eyes, Lin Mei had always been a carefree girl; he hadn't expected her family situation to be like this!

Gao Yuan felt a bit self-reproachful, wondering if he had been too arrogant before.

At this moment, Mother Lin, lying on the bed, had likely endured that bout of pain. She regained her senses and looked at Gao Yuan.

Her voice was very weak.

"Xiao Mei, who is this? Your boyfriend? Get married early while I'm still alive!"

"Mom, he's Gao Yuan, Brother Yuan. He used to live next door to us, did you forget?"

"Oh, Gao Yuan, I didn't recognize you! *Cough, cough*, take good care of Xiao Mei!"

Gao Yuan sat by the bed: "Don't worry, Auntie! Lin Mei is like a sister to me, I will definitely take good care of her!"

Hearing Gao Yuan's words, Lin Mei felt a bit disappointed.

Mother Lin wanted to say something, but in the end, she only sighed.

"Sigh..."

"Auntie, don't give up! You'll definitely get better!"

"I know my own body; I won't make it past the New Year!"

Gao Yuan had never experienced life-and-death partings. After all, his parents were robots, and his so-called grandfather was actually his father—who looked old but was in good health and had now gone to the Asteroid Belt.

Sitting beside Mother Lin now, Gao Yuan felt the impermanence of life for the first time.

Gao Yuan couldn't stay any longer.

He pulled Lin Mei outside.

"Come back to my house with me, I'll give you something!"

"What?"

"Something that can treat your mother's illness!"

Lin Mei was a bit dazed.

"Brother Yuan, what did you say?"

"A type of nutrient solution that can repair damaged organs! It's a new product from our company. I originally planned to launch it next year, but now, I want to promote it ahead of schedule..."

"It can cure uremia?"

There was a light in Lin Mei's eyes.

"It can cure anything!"

Gao Yuan said.

"A cure for all diseases?"

Lin Mei couldn't quite believe it.

"You could say that. Do you trust me?"

"Brother Yuan, what are you saying? Of course I trust you. In my eyes, you're a god, omnipotent. You even made the wrist machine. Now, even if you said you were going to emigrate to Mars, I'd believe it!"

Emigrate to Mars?

It really was possible.

Gao Yuan returned to the old courtyard, took out the Life-Sustaining Base Fluid that Qin Mugutan had given him from his room, and handed three vials to Lin Mei.

"Go back and drink one vial now, then see how it goes. If she recovers well, she won't need more. If not, drink another one. One vial a year after that should be enough to maintain her!"

Lin Mei looked at the small vials in her hand.

"Brother Yuan, will it really work?"

"Of course! Hurry back!"

Lin Mei gripped the vials tightly: "Brother Yuan, my father passed away when I was seven, leaving just my mother and me. I can't imagine what I'd do if my mother left too. Thank you, Brother Yuan!"

"Silly girl, you're my sister! Even if the whole world abandons you, you still have me!"

Gao Yuan wiped the tears from the corners of Lin Mei's eyes.

"Hurry back!"

Lin Mei nodded and turned to run out.

At that moment, the sound of a car door closing came from outside.

An San came up to Gao Yuan: "Boss, someone is here!"

"I know..."

Gao Yuan went out to meet them and saw Qin Tiejun in front, followed by two other men.

"Director Qin..."

Gao Yuan greeted him.

"Gao Yuan, let me introduce you. This is Wu Lian from the National Bureau of Commerce! And this is Zhong Guoqiang, the President of the National Academy of Sciences!"

"Elder Wu, Elder Zhong, hello!"

Wu Lian shook Gao Yuan's hand.

"Thank you for the medicine. If it weren't for you, I would have already gone to see my old comrades-in-arms!"

Gao Yuan naturally recognized Wu Lian, as he used to be in business himself.

"Elder Wu, it's what I should have done!"

"That is a life-saving miracle medicine!" Wu Lian remarked with emotion.

"Everyone, let's head inside to talk!"

...

The four sat on the sofa. The Gao Family old courtyard was divided into front and back courtyards; the front one had been renovated and was quite comfortable to live in.

Gao Yuan didn't know the purpose of these big shots coming together.

He had Shi San brew a pot of the three-thousand-year-old Da Hong Pao that Su Muyan had sent over.

The tea's aroma curled in the air.

Qin Tiejun picked it up, took a sniff, and looked pleasantly surprised: "Good tea, Da Hong Pao..."

He took a sip, his face filled with surprise: "Hiss, it seems a bit different from what I've had before... this is more mellow. Gao Yuan, this tea..."

"A friend gave it to me! Director Qin, you didn't come all this way just to drink my tea, did you?"

Qin Tiejun laughed.

"Alright, let's get down to business! Gao Yuan, do you still have any of the Life-Sustaining Base Fluid you gave Elder Wu before?"

Gao Yuan nodded.

"Can it be mass-produced?"

"It should be possible!"

"We've come this time specifically for the Life-Sustaining Base Fluid!"

"For something like this, you could have just called. I would have sent it to Qinjing for you; why trouble yourselves with a trip?"

"It's not me; it's Dean Zhong who wanted to see you!"

Oh?

Gao Yuan looked at Zhong Guoqiang.

This President of the Academy of Sciences was around sixty years old, which made him quite young among the high-level officials.

"Elder Zhong..."

"Gao Yuan, I've studied your Life-Sustaining Base Fluid. It contains a very special substance that can precisely control the re-division of cells in different parts of the body. But from my research, besides some nutrients, the main component is a type of protein. I haven't figured out how this protein achieves such an effect?"

Gao Yuan smiled: "Elder Zhong, you're asking the wrong person. I don't understand the technology, but I can find someone who does to explain it to you! Surely you didn't come just to ask about this?"

"That's one reason. There's also another matter—I've come for the Constant Temperature Clothing..."

"Oh?"

"The Constant Temperature Clothing involves many technologies, including special coatings, nuclear fusion, and batteries... not to mention the chips!"

Gao Yuan understood.

"You gentlemen wouldn't happen to want me to release the technology behind the Constant Temperature Clothing, would you?"

Gao Yuan asked.

Qin Tiejun slapped the table: "See, I knew it! This kid is sharp; Dean Zhong only said one sentence and he already guessed it!"

"Gao Yuan, any one of these technologies is high-tech that could change the era! If you are willing to share the technology, then Xia Country's enterprises are bound to take off. In recent years, the national economy has been under great downward pressure, and we urgently need new fields to boost market confidence!"

Gao Yuan pondered: "How will you compensate me?"

"What do you want?"

"Is anything I want okay?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Tell us first!"