With My Ability To Swap, I Will Never End Up In A Love Triangle Mess - Chapter 117

Around 2 PM.

Xia Xi, holding the bank card and medical record An Xiaoyu had mentioned, arrived at the hospital registration desk.

“Should I say that Qin Zhizhi really is in that line of work? To think she’d get cervical cancer…”

The important matter An Xiaoyu mentioned was probably coming to pay Qin Zhizhi’s medical fees so she could receive her tri-weekly chemotherapy treatments.

Honestly, An Xiaoyu was quite impressive. At just nineteen, she could earn ten thousand a month. Although Xia Xi didn’t know the exact source of her income, judging by her top-tier gaming and programming skills, it was likely either game account boosting or freelance programming.

Earning ten thousand a month was something many fresh university graduates couldn’t even achieve.

Unfortunately, of that ten thousand, four or five thousand went to the hospital, another three or four thousand was taken by An Hu, leaving An Xiaoyu herself with just a pittance—barely enough for basic food and living expenses.

Shaking his head, Xia Xi stopped dwelling on these thoughts.

Anyway, he wasn’t short on money now. Thanks to the novel “Dragon Tribe,” he could already consider himself financially free.

After getting the queue number, Xia Xi first consulted with the attending physician, then went alone to the ward where Qin Zhizhi was staying.

He was also curious: why was An Xiaoyu willing to spend three or four thousand a month on Qin Zhizhi’s treatment, even though she always called her by her full name and seemed to look down on her?

“Doctor, please let me leave the hospital. I know my own body best; I’m fine.”

Standing at the ward door, Xia Xi saw a woman with almost no hair, a pale complexion, and a thin, gaunt figure clutching the hand of a doctor who had come to record her vitals.

Looking closely at her face, even with her poor complexion, it wasn’t hard to tell that this woman must have been quite successful in her… particular profession during her younger days.

“Sigh, someone is paying for your treatment. Why are you always thinking about giving up? You only have one life.”

The doctor shook his head.

He didn’t have the authority to discharge her; she needed to discuss that with her attending physician, not him.

“I don’t need to waste that money. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with me.”

Qin Zhizhi was stubborn.

She tried hard to act like she was perfectly fine.

But her thin, pallid face clearly showed she was genuinely ill.

Suddenly, she noticed Xia Xi standing at the door. Her expression froze, seemingly surprised to see “An Xiaoyu” here, but then she quickly became angry.

“An Xiaoyu! I told you not to visit me! Did you pay the chemotherapy fees again? Go get a refund! I don’t need chemotherapy!”

Xia Xi didn’t know how An Xiaoyu usually interacted with Qin Zhizhi, so he could only tested things out himself.

“Mom, I’ve already paid. Just wait peacefully for your treatment, okay? Please don’t be unreasonable.”

But right after speaking, he regretted it.

Her stunned expression reminded him that An Xiaoyu seemed to always call Qin Zhizhi by her full name—at least, she never once called her ‘Mom’ during their phone calls.

“What did you just call me?”

Sure enough, she asked about it.

“Qin… Qin Zhizhi! Just focus on getting treatment so you can come home sooner! I’m leaving now!”

Afraid that staying longer would risk exposure, Xia Xi quickly made an excuse and left.

He had seen her anyway; there was no other reason to stay.

As for why An Xiaoyu kept paying for this harsh woman’s treatment, Xia Xi no longer felt the urge to find out.

“Ahem… she’s already gone.”

The doctor waved his hand in front of the dazed Qin Zhizhi’s eyes.

Qin Zhizhi seemed to be muttering something under her breath, then she looked up at the doctor, her expression firm.

“Doctor, please schedule my chemotherapy for today.”

The doctor was surprised. Why did this patient suddenly change her mind after arguing with that young girl?

Speaking of which, that girl seemed to be her daughter, right? Why hadn’t she visited the patient before? This mother-daughter pair was truly puzzling.

“Oh? Had a change of heart?”

Qin Zhizhi let out a soft laugh.

“Yes, I’ve had a change of heart. After all… someone is waiting for me to come home…”

…

Meanwhile, just outside the hospital, Xia Xi couldn’t wait to call An Xiaoyu.

“Hello?”

The soft voice of Bai Xiaocha came from the other end of the line.

“Hey, I’ve paid the chemotherapy fees. But judging by your mother’s reaction, she doesn’t seem very willing to cooperate with the treatment?”

After hearing Xia Xi’s words, there was silence on the other end for a while.

About ten seconds later, An Xiaoyu spoke slowly.

“You went to see her?”

Her question gave Xia Xi pause.

What did she mean? Was he not supposed to see her? Generally, don’t children visit their parents after paying their medical fees?

Well, even though Xia Xi himself grew up without parents, that’s how it always happens in TV dramas. He didn’t think he did anything wrong.

“Yeah, I saw her. I called her ‘Mom’ once and almost blew my cover. Luckily, I reacted quickly and switched back to calling her Qin Zhizhi.”

Xia Xi hadn’t planned to mention this, as it was his mistake. But remembering Qin Zhizhi’s stunned expression when he called her ‘Mom,’ he felt it was necessary to tell An Xiaoyu.

“You…”

Xia Xi could feel the exasperation radiating from An Xiaoyu through the phone. Yeah, he probably shouldn’t have said that.

“Never mind. It’s fine.”

An Xiaoyu, sitting on the sofa in Bai Xiaocha’s home, had a dazed look in her eyes, similar to Qin Zhizhi’s earlier, as if lost in memory.

“Okay, is there anything else? I’m outside now, so if there’s anything, I’ll take care of it all at once. That way I won’t have to go out again later after I’ve gotten comfortable at home.”

Xia Xi thought for a moment while talking on the phone and walked into a supermarket.

Although An Xiaoyu had a refrigerator, it wasn’t stocked with ingredients. Instead, it was full of various kinds of chilled beer and milk. He wondered why a girl like her had so much beer at home.

Who knew how long it would be before they switched back? There was no way Xia Xi was eating instant noodles every day. So, he decided to buy some groceries.

Well… using the hundred or so yuan left from An Xiaoyu’s money…

“Nothing else. Just do what you want.”

An Xiaoyu shook her head on the sofa, then clenched her fists, biting her lip, looking like she had something to say but was holding back.

“Then I’ll hang up now. We can contact each other by phone if anything comes up.”

“Wait!”

Just as Xia Xi was about to end the call, An Xiaoyu suddenly stopped him.

“Hmm?”

He was confused.

An Xiaoyu carefully held Bai Xiaocha’s expensive smartphone—a brand she never used herself—and spoke cautiously.

“You… um… How is she now? I mean, how does she look?”