At first, Zhao Fei’er, the second young mistress of the Shi family, recently looked in the mirror and discovered that her skin had turned a bit yellow, losing its previous white and delicate look.
When she first noticed her skin turning yellow, she didn’t pay too much attention to it, thinking it was due to attending banquets daily, drinking and staying up late, and excessive dieting, which led to nutritional deficiencies and her body’s weakness.
Therefore, she promptly declined many insignificant social activities, staying home early to bed and early to rise, eating bird’s nest, catching up on sleep, and spent hundreds of thousands at the most upscale beauty salon in Jincheng, driving there every day for full-body beauty treatments. She bought cases of high-end maintenance products to use at home herself, but after a month of such meticulous care, her complexion didn’t improve.
What’s more, things got worse; she frequently felt nauseous and vomited several times during morning teeth brushing.
One time, after an early morning bathroom episode, the worker serving her said with a cheerful face: "Second young mistress, would you like to go to the hospital to check out this condition?"
Zhao Fei’er noticed the joy on the worker’s face, was momentarily stunned, and then figured it out. She quickly did her makeup, dressed up, and called her husband, who was about to leave for work, to accompany her to the hospital.
"Why suddenly go to the hospital? Haven’t you been going to the salon every day these days?" Shi Jinrong asked, puzzled.
"Forget the salon; we’re going to the hospital." The joy on Zhao Fei’er’s face was visibly evident.
She didn’t want to tell her husband the good news she suspected just yet, planning to give him a surprise once the hospital report arrived.
She was genuinely surprised at how healthy she was, and that she got pregnant even after not using any protection measures with her husband just once.
"Why go to the hospital? Seeing you so delighted, could it be you’re pregnant?" Shi Jinrong looked at his wife’s bright joyful expression, hard not to guess along those lines.
"We’ll see at the hospital; I’m not sure either." Zhao Fei’er gave up on pretentiousness when her husband guessed accurately, directly handing him her bag to carry.
She was now the focus of family protection. Regardless of gender, this child would be a happy event, enough to wash away the misfortunes the family recently experienced.
Shi Jinrong was also very happy, eagerly helping his wife with her bag, even bending down to hand her a pair of flat shoes, which was rare.
This delighted Zhao Fei’er, sweeping away the gloom from recent physical discomfort.
However, upon reaching the hospital and undergoing thorough exams, the smile on Zhao Fei’er’s face was completely wiped away.
"I’m sorry, Mrs. Shi, you are not pregnant; it’s a problem with your pancreas."
"How could it be pancreatic cancer? I undergo physical examinations every year, and my health has always been good." Zhao Fei’er was so struck by this sudden bad news that she could barely stand.
"Why not get a second opinion?" Shi Jinrong, next to her, also didn’t look well.
He couldn’t have imagined that the anticipated surprise turned into sheer fright.
"Mr. Shi, we have thoroughly reviewed your wife’s report, there’s no mistake. It’s early-stage pancreatic cancer. Please don’t worry too much; as long as the surgery is done properly and the follow-up checks in the coming year are thorough, your wife’s health will soon recover."
They arrived at the hospital in high spirits, but returned with heavy hearts.
Now, other than letting the hospital schedule the surgery, there was nothing more they could do.
Zhao Fei’er, young and diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, needed to be hospitalized for surgery, shocking the Shi family.
The fortunate part of this misfortune was that Zhao Fei’er’s illness was caught early, and early-stage pancreatic cancer can be well treated, with proper post-surgical care and maintenance causing little impact on health.
This wasn’t an issue anyway, since the Shi family was wealthy.
Two days after the pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Zhao Fei’er entered the hospital for surgery.
The surgery was successful, completed in the morning, and she moved into a VIP hospital room with the best care staff and medical team supporting her. Apart from the physical and psychological discomfort, she didn’t suffer much.
Although the Shi family was surprised at Zhao Fei’er’s illness and hospitalization, they didn’t dwell much on it.
Everyone grows up eating grains; who hasn’t experienced illness, right?
Before Zhao Fei’er was discharged, the Shi family encountered another unexpected event.
One afternoon, Shi family’s third young mistress, Xie Yu’er, felt indigestion from eating too much at dinner, so she took her daughter for a walk in the neighborhood. Walking wasn’t strange; the strange part was she and her daughter were both hit by a car during the walk, both suffering leg fractures.