Chapter 42: Come stay at my house for the night

At this moment, Deng Shuxin's eyes were red.

It was clear that she had only managed to stop crying under the comfort of another woman.

"President Zheng... You didn't need to come..." Deng Shuxin looked up and realized that Zheng Qian had truly come.

"What happened?" Zheng Qian stepped forward.

The woman beside Deng Shuxin was her older sister, named Deng Yuqing.

Deng Yuqing was stunningly beautiful, with a fairy-like appearance, as radiant as spring flowers and as bright as the autumn moon.

She had long hair draped over her shoulders, tall with long legs, a slender waist, an exquisite figure, and a curvaceous bottom.

Compared to Deng Shuxin, she had more of a mature woman's charm; both had their own unique appeal.

Deng Yuqing told Zheng Qian that the doctor had said it would take about forty minutes, but it had already been nearly three hours; the situation must have deteriorated, and something must have gone wrong.

As soon as she finished speaking, the door to the operating room opened, and a man and a woman walked out.

The man wearing a mask, surgical scrubs, and sterile gloves was the lead surgeon.

Deng Yuqing and Deng Shuxin immediately gathered around: "Doctor, what is Father's condition?"

"The surgery did not go very smoothly, but his life has been temporarily saved."

"I must remind you that the patient may still need around 300,000 for follow-up treatment costs. How does the family plan to handle this?"

"300,000?" Deng Yuqing and Deng Shuxin both widened their eyes simultaneously.

300,000—where were they supposed to find 300,000?

"There is no other way. The patient is in the late stages of uremia and must receive a new kidney. You came too late."

The doctor took a slip from the nurse: "Go pay the remaining surgery and hospitalization fees now. The patient will be out immediately and must stay in the ICU."

The amount on this slip was not small either: 97,485 yuan.

In other words, it would cost a total of 400,000 yuan.

"Doctor, I will go pay it now." After taking the slip, Deng Yuqing jogged to the first floor to pay.

After Deng Shuxin's father was wheeled out, he was immediately sent to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Zheng Qian had just observed the expressions of Deng Shuxin and her sister, Deng Yuqing, and could imagine that their father's uremia was a huge blow to this family.

Looking through the ICU glass, Deng Shuxin couldn't help but cry after just one glance, leaning directly onto Zheng Qian's shoulder.

"Wuwuwu..."

Deng Shuxin's tears soaked Zheng Qian's clothes.

Deng Yuqing, having finished paying on the first floor, returned and happened to see this scene. She felt that the relationship between her sister and Zheng Qian was not simple; they must be boyfriend and girlfriend.

Seeing Deng Yuqing return, Deng Shuxin turned and threw herself into her arms.

"I heard the doctor say that a large sum of money is still needed for follow-up treatment. Can you afford it?" Zheng Qian asked.

Deng Yuqing shook her head helplessly.

"We just paid over 90,000, almost 100,000. That was all our savings. If we need another 300,000, we will have to sell the house."

"I will contact an agent in a moment to see if we can sell the house in the next few days."

Deng Yuqing was very helpless. Her eyes were also slightly red, but a sense of will inside told her that she had to be strong right now and must not cry.

Through talking with Deng Yuqing and Deng Shuxin, Zheng Qian learned that their mother had passed away from a serious illness when they were young, and their father had raised them both single-handedly, which was not easy.

"Father told me a few years ago that he was feeling unwell. Shuxin and I wanted to take him to the hospital for a check-up, but he kept refusing, saying that just going to the hospital would cost thousands, and he wanted to save the money to pay for Shuxin's and my university tuition."

The doctor had just said that they came too late; the illness had actually been dragged out. If it had been discovered earlier, it wouldn't have been this serious.

Such is the heart of a parent.

"In the last two years, Shuxin and I have started working and helped Father pay off the mortgage, but now, besides selling the house, we have no other choice."

Zheng Qian could see how important their father was to the two sisters.

"Either one of you, just send me your card number. I'll pay this money for you first," Zheng Qian said quietly.

"Huh?" Deng Shuxin and Deng Yuqing were dumbfounded.

300,000!

This was not a small amount.

"What 'huh'? Send it quickly. A life is at stake."

Their father had spent half his life paying off the mortgage; he surely wouldn't want them to sell the house to pay for his treatment because of him.

Perhaps their father felt that even if he died, the house should not be sold.

Jin Lu's father had already demonstrated this attitude.

For Zheng Qian, 300,000 was just a fraction of his account balance. In such a critical moment, he would help where he could.

"President Zheng, I cannot take this money for free. Consider it a loan from you," Deng Shuxin said before sending the card number to Zheng Qian's phone, adding, "I will write you an IOU."

"What IOU? No need." Zheng Qian waved his hand and transferred the money.

[Spent 300,000, system cashback 3,000,000, funds received.]

?

Helping Deng Shuxin and Deng Yuqing's father with his medical treatment also triggered a cashback?

Zheng Qian hadn't expected this; he hadn't intended to help for the sake of cashback in the first place.

After the transfer, Zheng Qian glanced at the two of them.

Deng Yuqing: [Favorability +50, current Favorability 60 points]

Deng Shuxin: [Favorability +20, current Favorability 60 points]

Their Favorability towards him had increased quite a bit all at once.

"Thank you, President Zheng. You are my father's savior!" Deng Shuxin teared up again with emotion.

"In private, just call me Zheng Qian or Xiao Qian from now on. Otherwise, it's too formal."

"Okay!"

Deng Yuqing was now even more convinced that the relationship between Zheng Qian and Deng Shuxin was extraordinary.

Someone like this would be quite suitable as her brother-in-law.

Deng Yuqing planned to play matchmaker.

"Shuxin, it's quite late now. You and your brother-in-law should go back first. I can handle it here alone. Come relieve me tomorrow morning."

Zheng Qian checked the time; it was already past midnight, indeed quite late.

However... what kind of title was 'brother-in-law'?

Just as Zheng Qian wanted to explain, Deng Yuqing spoke again.

"President Zheng, is your home far from here?"

"It's alright, I live at Jiangshan International."

"If you don't mind, why don't you come stay at our place for the night? Although it's not as good as Jiangshan International, it's closer. Driving home so late while tired is not very safe."

Deng Yuqing was quite thoughtful.

But Deng Shuxin kept trying to interject and explain, never finding the right opportunity.

"Sister, we are not..."

"Shuxin, take Xiao Qian and go back first. He has work tomorrow." Deng Yuqing didn't give Deng Shuxin a chance to speak.

Deng Shuxin could only nod in the end, then took Zheng Qian and left the hospital.