I can roughly understand my senior sister's tactics. No matter what kind of person Teacher Wang Ren is, she can portray him as a model of righteous indignation. In Li Qiang's heart, Li Qiang must believe that Wang Ren is targeting him because of his corruption and mistresses. Moreover, if anyone related to Li Qiang gets into trouble, Li Qiang might measure the matter in other ways, given his position and deep cunning.
However, the one who died was Qing Pingguo, which is entirely different. Qing Pingguo was Li Qiang's beloved, someone Li Qiang would protect at all costs. The death of such a person is like a fuse for a cosmic explosion, completely dividing Li Qiang and Wang Ren into two extremes. Now, they stand on opposite sides.
...
I still understand the situation, but there's one thing I'm unclear about. Li Qiang and Wang Ren are now in a situation where they will not rest until one of them is dead. What is the point of sending Li Feng to seek revenge?
My senior sister is indeed extraordinary; her thoughts are unfathomable. If she were merely flighty and cunning, that would be fine. What's most unbearable about my senior sister is that she will stop at nothing to achieve her plans. Back then, to get me, she didn't hesitate to kill a child. From that moment on, I could never forgive her.
Cooperating with my senior sister now is out of necessity, but I can't place all my hopes on her. She might have the medicine, or she might not. Even if she does, will she really give it to me? She will undoubtedly make demands that we cannot accept. At that point, if we don't comply, my senior sister, who has the medicine, will not show any mercy; she will watch Luo Luo die before her eyes.
...
The day after Li Feng agreed to seek revenge, I visited the hospital again. Luo Luo was asleep, and Yu Xiao Luo was organizing the information she had gathered.
"Why are you here again?"
"Sister, have you tested Luo Luo's hearing recently?"
"It's really not a hearing issue. We tested it several times when she was admitted, and Luo Luo's hearing is perfectly fine. She's just..."
I interrupted Yu Xiao Luo and said seriously, "Luo Luo was only over five months old when her hearing was tested. Now she's seven months old. We can test it again."
"For an infant, hearing doesn't change in two months. The doctors here all say so."
"Sister, trust me one more time."
Yu Xiao Luo looked at me puzzled. I said helplessly, "If Luo Luo's hearing is fine, then consider me overthinking."
"Alright!"
...
Yu Xiao Luo mentioned this to the doctor, who also didn't think a hearing and vision check was necessary. However, because Yu Xiao Luo insisted, the doctor agreed.
The examination results left everyone in disbelief. Luo Luo's vision was fine, but her hearing had significantly deteriorated.
The attending physician looked at the test results, his face filled with confusion, and muttered to himself, "This shouldn't be. Childhood autism shouldn't cause hearing problems."
"Cao Qian."
Hearing me say this, Yu Xiao Luo was startled. Her eyes fixed on me sharply, and I avoided her gaze. However, Yu Xiao Luo quickly guessed the essence of the matter.
"She threatened you?"
"Mm-hmm!"
"Tang Nan, you need to understand something. No matter what illness Luo Luo has, this is my fate, and it has nothing to do with you. Also, don't believe Cao Qian's words. That woman is crazy. She is indeed very intelligent, but she's at best a schemer; she can't cure illnesses."
"I understand."
"Understand what? Are you just humoring me?"
I understood Yu Xiao Luo; she was a strong-willed woman and wouldn't cause me trouble. If I insisted, I feared Yu Xiao Luo would go to other hospitals, which might delay Luo Luo's treatment.
"Sister, let me ask you, if Cao Qian is a schemer, then what am I?"
"You?"
"Yes, what am I?"
"You're a schemer too!"
"Yes, I'm also a schemer, and not just any schemer. I am the fifty-sixth generation successor of the schemers. This means that though I'm in the martial world, the martial world must submit to me. Cao Qian playing tricks in front of me is akin to playing with fire and getting burned."
Yu Xiao Luo pursed her lips and looked at me. I looked back at her, my face resolute, and took a step back, kneeling on the ground. "Sister, you've always believed in me. Please, believe me one last time. Listen to me. I will do everything I can to save Luo Luo. If I fail..."
With a thud, before I could finish, Yu Xiao Luo kicked me hard, sending me to the ground. "What nonsense are you talking? If you want my help, just say so. What's with all this believing? We're transferring hospitals now."
...
I had asked Chang Dachun to contact the People's Hospital in advance. He drove to pick us up. Yu Xiao Luo held the child, and I carried the bags. After getting into the car, Yu Xiao Luo politely said to Chang Dachun, "Brother Chang, thank you for your trouble."
"Little sister Xiao Luo, don't be so formal. We're all family."
I cut in and asked Chang Dachun, "Brother Chang, have you contacted the doctor I mentioned?"
"The old director has retired. Da Huang and Pang Zi have gone to invite that Bodhisattva."
Yu Xiao Luo seemed puzzled. "Invite whom?"
"The medical team that treated Desax disease back then was led by Huang Youdao. Huang Youdao was the most crucial. However, a team can't run on one person, so Professor Huang Youdao also had an assistant who was responsible for coordinating the entire team. This assistant's surname is Du, and he is also a chief physician, an authority on hereditary neurological diseases."
"There's someone like that in Beijing?"
"Those old people dancing and practicing swordplay in Beijing's squares might be experts in some field. There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers!"
Just then, Da Huang called. As soon as I answered, he said urgently, "Tang Nan, I failed this time. That old man surnamed Du is stubborn. No matter what I say, he refuses to return to the hospital."
Da Huang's voice was quite loud, and Yu Xiao Luo could hear him. She pursed her lips and chuckled heartily. "Since the old professor is unwilling to come, then so be it. Why force him?"
"Don't worry, I've got this."
After reassuring Yu Xiao Luo, I said to Da Huang, "Brother Da Huang, go to Professor Du's home again and tell him one name: Huang Youdao."
...
We went to the hospital and completed the admission procedures. The attending physician looked at Luo Luo's test results with a troubled expression, saying only that he would consult with specialists in this field to see if there were any good treatment options.
Yu Xiao Luo had heard this kind of comforting tone many times and had grown numb to it, merely saying "thank you" out of habit.
She and I stayed with Luo Luo in the hospital. There was a commotion outside, and the ward door was opened by a nurse. An old professor with gray hair was surrounded by various directors as if he were a star.
Upon entering, he looked at Luo Luo, then at the medical records.
He frowned, then diagnosed Luo Luo: "That's right, this child definitely has Desax disease."