After a series of medical checkups, the doctor called Jiang Youqian and Nan Cheng to his office to follow up on Jiang Mohan’s case.
“The shadow at the back of the patient’s brain is likely to be a blood clot, but it doesn’t seem like it’s caused by this incident. Did the patient suffer an injury to his head before this incident?” The doctor asked.
Nan Cheng began, “He was involved in a car crash when he went overseas. His legs were hurt…” He pondered for a while before stating firmly, “The doctor didn’t mention any head injury.”
“The doctor may have missed it since it’s an internal injury.”
Unlike Nan Cheng, Jiang Youqian couldn’t restrain himself as much. “Doctor, please get to the point. How exactly is my brother?”
The doctor thought for a while before continuing, “The blood clot is likely to have pressured the patient’s memory neural network and caused him to lose part of his memory, thus leading to his daze earlier.”
Jiang Youqian couldn’t keep calm anymore. “Are you kidding me? We are not in a drama or a novel where someone becomes amnesiac!”
“Can you shut up and let the doctor finish?” Nan Cheng scolded.
Jiang Youqian couldn’t accept what he heard. “Didn’t you hear what the doctor said?”
“If you keep on ranting like this, will President Jiang ever recover?” Seeing Jiang Youqian’s childish behavior made Nan Cheng furious. “I’ll throw you out if you keep making a fuss.”
Jiang Youqian sneered, “Who do you think you are?”
The doctor found it hard to withstand them any longer. “Would you like to continue your bickering outside the hospital? We can resume the discussion after the two of you calm down.”
Jiang Youqian and Nan Cheng faltered. If not for the doctor, Jiang Youqian wouldn’t have kept quiet immediately.
The doctor continued, “I’m sure that you’re already aware of the circumstances. The patient’s condition can be improved through craniotomy since the medical field is very advanced now. However, it is also the only way to cure him, and there are risks to the surgery. You may need some time to consider whether to proceed with the surgery,”
Nan Cheng and Jiang Youqian remained silent when they left the doctor’s office as it was a lot of information for them to process.
None of them spoke when they almost reached the door to Jiang Mohan’s ward.
Nan Cheng opened the door. Jiang Mohan was still dressed in a hospital gown and wearing a bandage over his head. When he heard the door being opened, he turned his head to look at them.
Nan Cheng couldn’t think of anything to say.
He was still in denial about what the doctor told them. Also, he wasn’t in any place to make decisions on behalf of Jiang Mohan because he wasn’t his family member.
Jiang Youqian didn’t dare decide hastily either. After all, craniotomy came with high risks, and if something bad happened to Jiang Mohan in the end, he wouldn’t be able to forgive himself.
Smiling, Jiang Youqian greeted Jiang Mohan cheerfully, “Mohan.”
Jiang Mohan didn’t respond to him. Instead, he said, “You can leave first.”
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