Chapter 107 Lung cancer in the advanced stage, seriously ill
Chapter 107 Lung cancer in the advanced stage, seriously ill
Qin Yinong, Mu Tingyun and her fiancé Chu Kezhou have been working together for many years and form a solid triangle.
When Qin Yinong had sex with her fiancé behind Mu Tingyun's back, the triangle had already begun to deform.
Shen He wants to be the hand stirring up trouble behind the scenes, luring these three vicious dogs into a dog-eat-dog fight, tearing each other apart, and revealing the conspiracy to the public!
The family gathered together to discuss for more than an hour.
After the meeting, Shen He went to the bathroom and then turned into Zhong Pingting's room.
Zhong Pingting hadn't slept yet. She was wearing glasses and leaning against the bedside table, reading a suspense book.
Zhong Pingting is a devout Sherlock Holmes fan. Whenever she has insomnia, she has to read some detective stories before going to sleep.
Seeing Shen He coming, Zhong Pingting marked the book and closed it.
She patted the bed and said to Shen He, "Shen He, come over and sit down. I want to chat with you about family matters."
Shen He had only been this close to her grandmother, and she always felt awkward with the old lady Zhong Pingting.
After a slight hesitation, Shen He slowly walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Zhong Pingting looked at her with exceptionally gentle eyes.
"I used to dream of having a daughter, but I was not destined to have one."
She could have had a daughter.
But when she was in the sixth month of her pregnancy, she saw Shen Zhenkun and Zhang Jingyu naked in the car, which stimulated her miscarriage and caused premature birth.
It was a baby girl. She could still move when she was born, but she was so weak and delicate, like a kitten. She struggled a few times in her arms and then died.
"I just watched her die in my arms, and I couldn't do anything."
Zhong Pingting took off her glasses and wiped away her tears.
She sighed, "After that incident, Shen Zhenkun and I became estranged and slept in separate beds."
"He was ashamed, so he broke up with Zhang Jingyu completely. After he came to terms with his past, he was very loving and caring towards his two children."
"But what's the use? My daughter died because of his cheating. No matter how much he makes up for it afterwards, can it bring my daughter back to life?"
Shen He listened quietly, not knowing how to comfort Ms. Zhong.
She remained silent.
Zhong Pingting held Shen He's delicate fingers and said to her in a gentle voice: "I have been married to Shen Zhenkun for a lifetime, and have been a couple of grudges for half of my life."
"But to your second and third uncles, Shen Zhenkun was a qualified father. They also felt pain because of your younger sister's death."
"But men are naturally able to empathize with other men. Over time, they no longer think their fathers are such evil people."
"Especially, when their father passed away, all their resentment and complaints towards him disappeared. All that was left was remembrance."
"So when they heard you say you wanted to seek justice for your grandmother, your second and third uncles were unwilling to express their opinions."
Patting the back of Shen He's hand, Zhong Pingting sighed, "Shen He, don't blame your second uncle and third uncle, the old man with hemiplegia. As children, they also have their own standpoints."
Shen He shook her head and said, "I understand the difficulties faced by my second and third uncles. If it were me, it would be difficult for me to do the same."
"Don't worry, old lady. I won't blame my second and third uncles for this matter."
Hearing this, Zhong Pingting felt relieved. "Shen He, you are really a good girl. Your grandmother has brought you up very well."
"If your father could stay with your grandmother forever, maybe..."
When mentioning her stepson Shen Guanghui, Zhong Pingting was speechless for a moment.
After a while, Zhong Pingting smiled bitterly and said, "Shen Zhenkun and I are both responsible for your father's condition. After all, I am not his biological mother, and I don't have any expectations for him to become successful."
"I am just an ordinary woman. I cannot treat my step-son the same as my biological child."
It's hard to be a stepmother.
Shen He did not comment on this matter.
Shen He glanced at his watch. It was almost ten o'clock.
"Madam, you asked me to stay tonight because you have something else to talk about." It was getting late and grandma was still waiting at home. Shen He was eager to go home.
"...something happened."
Zhong Pingting lifted the quilt and got out of bed. The old lady was not in good health, so she had to be very careful when getting out of bed.
Shen He quickly gave him a hand.
"Help me to the dressing table." Zhong Pingting held Shen He's arm and walked to the dressing table with her support.
Zhong Pingting sat on the dressing stool, opened the drawer, took out a few A4 papers and two CT images and handed them to Shen He.
"What is this?" Shen He stared at the pile of reports and forgot to pick it up for a moment.
Zhong Pingting said calmly: "This is my medical report, please take a look."
Shen He took it hesitantly.
She looked at each one carefully, and after finishing, she pursed her pink lips and had a heavy expression.
"Advanced stage of lung cancer..."
Looking at the old lady's aged face, Shen He tightly grasped the report and asked in a low voice: "When was it discovered?"
Zhong Pingting said: "More than two months ago."
That is what happened around the time she was reborn.
"I'm taking medicine, but I'm old and my organs are slowly failing. No medicine can save me. The doctor said that in my condition, I can only live for another year or two at most."
Shen He vaguely recalled that in his previous life, not long after Shen Sili's accident, Zhong Pingting was bedridden and died soon after.
It seems that it was Shen Sili's death that triggered Zhong Pingting's early death.
"Shen He, I... want to ask you a favor."
Shen He came back to his senses, and did not dare to agree easily. He said with some reservation: "Madam, please tell me, I will think about it."
Zhong Pingting laughed and said, "Don't worry, we're not going to use you to arrange a marriage, don't be so nervous."
Shen He also laughed and said, "Madam, you are just an elder to me. You are not important enough for me to sacrifice my marriage to be filial to you."
This is quite blunt and unpleasant to hear.
But when Zhong Pingting heard this, she was not angry at all, instead she laughed.
"I feel really comfortable talking to you. You are sincere and frank, you know when to act and you have a bottom line. You know when to advance and when to retreat, and you have the stubbornness to face challenges head-on."
"Your parents don't have these qualities in you. I think your grandmother taught you these good qualities through words and deeds."
Shen He couldn't listen any longer and interrupted Zhong Pingting: "Old Madam, please stop flattering me. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
"You..." Zhong Pingting shook her head and laughed.
She held Shen He's hand again.
Shen He lowered his eyes and looked at her in silence.
Zhong Pingting's eyes gradually became solemn and heavy. She held Shen He's fingers tightly and whispered, "Your second uncle and third uncle are good sons, good fathers, and good husbands. They are both smart, but they lack the courage that a head of the family should have."
"As for your second aunt, although she is upright and courageous, she is a woman of courage but no strategy. Your third aunt is good in all aspects, she is both smart and courageous, and has courage. But she..."
"With her body, there's no telling how many years she can last."
"As for Sri and Jinyan..." Zhong Pingting raised her head and smiled helplessly at Shen He, and said with emotion: "You should have noticed that although they are all outstanding, none of them is suitable to be in charge of a large family."
Hearing this, Shen He vaguely guessed the purpose of Zhong Pingting keeping her to talk.
"Our Shen family is still lacking a helmsman."
"I don't have much time left to live." Zhong Pingting's eyes became serious, and she asked Shen He solemnly: "Shen He, are you willing to take over the Shen family, lead your brothers, and lead the Shen family to continue moving forward?"
Shen He's breathing became heavier.
"Old lady, you think too highly of me. I am only a little older than Jinyan and the others, just a child."
"I think my second uncle and third uncle are more suitable to be the head of the family than me."
Zhong Pingting smiled bitterly and pulled Shen He to sit on the small stool next to them.
He said with a frown, "More than two months ago, on the day of my birthday party, seven or eight CEOs of pharmaceutical companies came. They all extended olive branches to Jinyan, but Jinyan rejected them all. Do you know what this means?"
Of course Shen He knew.
She said: "This means that Jinyan has become a recognized rising star in the medical field. He is bright enough and has been noticed by the medical field."
Nodding, Zhong Pingting asked again: "What do you think about this?"
Shen He pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Just say it."
Shen He said truthfully: "This is not a good thing."
"The more unattainable something is, the easier it is to destroy it." Shen He's eyes were filled with sorrow when he said this.
In the previous life, Mu Tingyun was able to frame Shen Jinyan and send him to prison. There might be other forces behind this, fanning the flames.
For the genius that cannot be obtained, it is ruined.
No one should expect to benefit.
Human hearts are sometimes so sinister.
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