Su Xiaofei regretted not coming home sooner. If she could turn back time, she would have flown straight home from Shenjing from the moment the issue over Xiao Rufeng's safety was resolved.
The moment their private plane landed at the airport, they were greeted by Nine and Zhang Lan, who had been waiting for her and Lu Qingfeng's arrival. Instead of driving back home, Nine brought them to the hospital, where Yun Qingrong was rushed to that very afternoon.
Xi Qian had called Lu Qingfeng to inform them of the situation, which forced the couple to cut their meeting with Song Yiran short and had them leaving Shenjing in a hurry. By this time, the public was now aware of Yun Qingrong's condition, but Su Xiaofei wasn't bothered by their opinion at this moment.
Now, Su Xiaofei was seated next to her mother's hospital bed, holding her hand. She couldn't explain the fear that washed through her when Lu Qingfeng pulled her yesterday in the kitchen and explained what happened to her mother.
That afternoon, Xi Qian had found Yun Qingrong unconscious and splayed on the floor of her bathroom. Xi Qian rushed in and checked her Aunty Qing for any injuries, but still decided to rush her to the nearest hospital to be sure.
It turned out that Yun Qingrong's remaining kidney and liver were failing. The doctors were convinced that they would be able to treat her cancer, but the damage it had left on her body was already irreversible. Unless they were able to find an organ donor to replace her dysfunctional organs, Yun Qingrong wouldn't be able to live much longer.
They ran a few tests, making sure that the cancer cells that weren't removed during the surgery were almost gone. They got the results they wanted, but it came with a great price.
"Miss Su, we really need to find organs for your mother as soon as possible. Her kidney has already stopped working and she needs a liver transplant soon. If this persists, I'm afraid that she won't live past three months." The doctor told her and Lu Qingfeng last night.
Hearing those words was like a death sentence for Su Xiaofei. If her husband wasn't standing behind her at that moment, she would have dropped to the floor as her strength left her body.
She tried not to break down in front of her mother's doctor, but her eyes were already shimmering with tears. She couldn't imagine another life without her mother.
The doctors were positive that they would be able to control her mother's cancer cells. Just a week after Yun Qingrong's first chemotherapy, she was already vomiting nonstop for over a week, which not only distressed Su Xiaofei but also worried Lu Qingfeng.
"Family members can be tested to see if they are a perfect match. If we're lucky, then your mother wouldn't need to be on the waiting list list for a transplant.
Su Xiaofei doubted that she would be a match for her mother, but she had taken the test as she was willing to give away her organs if it meant keeping her mother alive. Lu Qingfeng also took the same test, but turns out neither of them were a match for Yun Qingrong.
The Yun family was also notified at once and Yun Qingrong's brothers, as well as Su Xiaofei's cousins, except Yun Xiang came to get checked, but none of them were a match.
Meanwhile, Xi Qian wanted to stay and accompany Su Xiaofei. She was equally devastated by the news, but didn't know how to help her best friend's family, except for being there.
"I'm sorry, Feifei, I'm not going to be a match." She told Su Xiaofei. "You know I'm willing to give it to Aunty Qing if I could."
Xi Qian knew her blood type, and she wasn't an O negative like Yun Qingrong. Yun Qingrong could donate her blood to others, but it would be hard to find someone who could give her the blood and organs she needed.
"You have a responsibility at work, Qian. I don't want the Li family to blame me if you end up neglecting their patient." Su Xiaofei said with a weak smile, her eyes a little red from her crying earlier.
Xi Qian fell silent at that, but didn't argue with Su Xiaofei. She left once Yun Qingrong fell asleep and made sure that Su Xiaofei was fine on her own before leaving. She didn't want to leave, but it was also obvious that her friend needed some time on her own.
'Please, God. If you exist, please don't take my mother away. If I have sinned, please don't use her to punish me.' Su Xiaofei cried in silence once she was left alone with her mother.
She wished that this was nothing but another nightmare that haunts her, but it was not. She wished she knew when this would end. Seeing her mother in this state was already killing her. She hated not being able to do anything, feeling hopeless.
She had always struggled with the unknown, and she didn't know how much more her mother could handle. Yun Qingrong had already lost most of her hair now, and she was so skinny, Su Xiaofei could feel her mother's bones when she held her. The chemotherapy was supposed to heal her mother, but it somehow destroyed her.
Lu Qingfeng had taken matters into his own hands and scouted to find a compatible donor for her mother. He insisted that he would be the one to leave and let Su Xiaofei stay with Yun Qingrong. They both knew it wouldn't be easy, but it would be a struggle to find compatible organs with Yun Qingrong's rare blood type.
According to her mother's doctors, it would be easier for them to find liver than kidney and while waiting, Yun Qingrong would need to undergo dialysis. Her mother needed to be admitted to the hospital and stay there for a few weeks as the doctors needed to keep an eye on her condition.
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