“Dr. Qin, I’m sorry. I was way too emotional before.”
For someone with Fang Hongxia’s personality, it wasn’t easy for her to voluntarily apologize to Qin Jiang.
From the very beginning, Qin Jiang had sensed that Fang Hongxia actually loved Fang Hong deeply. It was just that her way of loving was extremely extreme and excessive.
Qin Jiang looked at her and said, “Why did you make her wear that chest binder? Didn’t you know how uncomfortable it made her?”
Fang Hongxia clenched her fists. It was a long while before she finally spoke. “Thirty years ago, I was just like her daughter, a young girl in the prime of her youth.”
“Which girl doesn’t care about looking beautiful?”
“Back when other girls were still wearing long-sleeved clothes and trousers, my family was better off, and I wanted to be fashionable. So, I started wearing short floral skirts early on.”
As she said this, Fang Hongxia’s voice caught, and tears streamed down her cheeks.
“Later, a man targeted me. He deceived me and then he raped me…”
Fang Hongxia covered her face, utterly devastated.
It was only at this moment that Fang Hong understood why, even though she had developed a large chest from a young age, Fang Hongxia insisted she wear a chest binder. She wasn’t allowed to wear clothes that exposed her arms or legs, wasn’t allowed to go out with boys, and couldn’t even add friends or keep any contact information!
The Fang family was a scholarly family with considerable background and reputation in their local area. But after what happened to Fang Hongxia, they became a local laughingstock. Everyone thought Fang Hongxia was shameless and dressed improperly, which was why she brought such a disaster upon herself.
To prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes, Fang Hongxia was incredibly strict with Fang Hong and wary of every man who appeared in her life.
After hearing this story, netizens in the live stream all began to sigh with emotion.
“I thought this woman seemed unhinged, acting weird from the moment she entered the clinic, especially with that strong hostility towards Dr. Qin. Turns out she has such a painful experience.”
“Those people who made her family a laughingstock are no good either. Why blame the victim instead of the perpetrator?”
“Actually, Fang Hong’s mom’s way of thinking isn’t entirely wrong. If a girl dresses too revealingly, it might indeed attract the attention of bad people more easily. But that doesn’t mean she should have to wear long pants, long sleeves, and a chest binder all year round. That’s way too extreme.”
“I guess they’re both just unfortunate souls. Every family has its own troubles.”
After learning the whole story, Qin Jiang couldn’t help but sigh as well. Although he could treat illnesses, this kind of deep-seated trauma in Fang Hongxia’s heart was something she would have to resolve herself.
“Let the past be the past. That’s just how life is—most things don’t go our way.”
“Let’s talk about your illness instead.”
Qin Jiang took out a plastic bag, blew it up like a balloon, and used it as a demonstration for Fang Hongxia.
“This thing in the chest, both men and women have it. It’s just that in males, it doesn’t develop, while in females, it does.”
“So, while men can get breast cancer too, the probability is much lower.”
“For an average woman, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer is 12%, and this rate is increasing every year.”
“This probability is quite high. And you,” he said, pointing to Fang Hongxia, “are one of them.”
Hearing Qin Jiang say this, the female viewers in the live stream started to feel a bit shaken. A 12% probability, from a statistical standpoint, really isn’t low at all. Especially since this type of cancer has a high metastasis rate. Once diagnosed, doctors usually recommend a mastectomy, which greatly affects one’s appearance.
Fang Hong inquired from the side, “Dr. Qin, then why did my mother get this disease?”
Qin Jiang held up two fingers.
“There are two main reasons.”
“First, emotional repression. Being angry or stressed has a huge negative impact on breast tissue.”
“Second, physical damage.”
Qin Jiang picked up the inflated plastic bag and slowly began to squeeze it with force.
“When a person is young, the breast cells are in a state of high activity. In this state, metabolism is fast. Even if cells are damaged, they can repair themselves quickly.”
“But as we age, this cellular repair capability gets worse and worse. Moreover, if the breasts are subjected to strong squeezing, compression, or impact, the cells can suffer irreversible damage.” It’s like a bunch of grapes—once crushed, they can never be restored.”
Hearing Qin Jiang’s explanation, Fang Hongxia and Fang Hong suddenly understood. No wonder Qin Jiang kept insisting that if Fang Hong didn’t stop wearing the chest binder, she would also get breast cancer. So, the consequences of damage from external pressure were this terrifying!
Fang Hong became very anxious. Because before Fang Hongxia made her wear the binder, she herself had worn one for thirty whole years!
“Dr. Qin, what can we do for my mom now? Is there still hope?”
Qin Jiang nodded.
“The reason I’m explaining all this is so you both realize how serious this is and stop having these ideas of restricting yourselves from now on.”
Qin Jiang pointed to the QR code on the desk.
“Alright, the total medical fee is 75,300. Please scan the code to pay.”
“I’ll do it, I’ll do it.”
Wu Yong hadn’t found a chance to do anything all this time. Now that payment was mentioned, he quickly took out his phone to scan the code.
Because of her own traumatic experience, Fang Hongxia had always been resistant to, even disgusted by, Wu Yong. Back then, if it weren’t for the sake of ‘face,’ she wouldn’t have agreed to take in Wu Yong as a live-in son-in-law. Now, with her emotional burden lifted, she felt immense gratitude towards this husband who had silently cared for her for thirty years.
“Thank you.”
Hearing this, Wu Yong was first stunned, then became a little flustered and didn’t know what to do with himself.
“What are you saying ‘thank you’ for? We’re husband and wife.”
Ding.
[Detected that the host spoke frankly to the patient, revealed her hidden ailment, and greatly assisted the patient. Mission Complete.]
[Congratulations, host. You have received a reward: Golden Right Hand (Upgraded Version).]
Seeing the system’s reward, Qin Jiang, who was in the middle of preparing the medicine, was stunned.
Again?
The Golden Right Hand was one thing, but now an upgraded version?
What the heck!
Just as Qin Jiang finished preparing the medicine, shouts from several young men came from outside.
“Doctor? Doctor, are you there?”
“We have a stomach ache. Can you come out and take a look at us?”
Qin Jiang walked out of the pharmacy.
He first handed the medicine to Fang Hongxia, instructing her to decoct and take one packet a day, and to come back for a check-up in half a month.
After the family of three left, he finally looked at the young men who were complaining of pain.
“Which one of you needs to see the doctor?”
The four young men all rushed forward.
“Me! See me first!”
“See me first! My stomach hurts like crazy!”
“Wang Kai, are you trying to compete with me? Aren’t you afraid I’ll get angry?”
“Xu Liang, what’s there to compete about when it comes to seeing a doctor? I’m clearly in more pain than you!”
Seeing that the four had even started arguing, Qin Jiang got a bit of a headache.
“Come on, what’s there to argue about?”
“If you have the energy to argue, it means your condition isn’t that serious yet. You, the one called Wang Kai, I’ll see you first.”
Qin Jiang randomly pointed at one and gestured for him to sit down first.
