She suddenly thought of something and eagerly asked Tao Hua, "Can we first determine if the tumor inside me is benign or malignant? If it’s benign, can it wait to be removed after I give birth?"
Tao Hua still shook his head.
"Only a biopsy can determine that, but you’re pregnant, so we can’t perform a biopsy on you. Based on my experience, it’s more likely to be malignant. Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that it’s benign. Even if it is benign, I can’t guarantee that it won’t turn malignant in a few months."
"Xinlan, have the surgery now! Remove it while it hasn’t yet become malignant... Losing the child will make me very sad too, but we have Xiaocong, and we can have more children in the future. Xinlan, please listen to me and have the surgery, okay?" Rong Shaoze gently caressed her face as he spoke.
At that moment, he didn’t dare to agitate her.
He could only coax her into agreeing.
He was desperate, fearing she would stubbornly refuse to give up the child even if it meant losing her own life.
Lin Xinlan tearfully looked at him, shaking her head and weeping, "I can’t let him go, I don’t want to kill him. He already has life, he already has a name, he’s called Rong Tianqi, his nickname is Xiaotian. He moved inside my belly, he is our child... Rong Shaoze, tell me, can you bear to kill him?"
Rong Shaoze’s eyes were full of pain.
Of course, he couldn’t bear it.
But for her sake, he wouldn’t hesitate to choose to save her life over the child’s.
"Xinlan, what if it’s malignant? Can you bear to leave me alone?" Rong Shaoze whispered.
Lin Xinlan felt a pang in her heart. She turned her head and asked Tao Hua, "Dr. Tao, if it is malignant, will the cancer cells spread to the child?"
"I can confidently tell you, no. The child is currently in the amniotic fluid within your body; apart from the umbilical cord, he’s not in contact with your tissues or cells. Also, based on the ultrasound images, the tumor currently appears to be a single mass. It hasn’t spread, so as long as it’s completely removed, your body should have no problems."
Lin Xinlan nodded in understanding.
She interrupted Rong Shaoze, gently smiling, "Rong Shaoze, I’ve decided to give birth to this child. Maybe the tumor is benign, and then I can save both the child and myself. We can’t kill our child just out of fear that it might turn malignant. If it turns out to be benign after all, I would regret it for the rest of my life."
How could she say that! How could she gamble with her life!
Rong Shaoze’s face suddenly turned ashen.
His whole body tensed up, and he struggled to suppress his anger, gritting his teeth, "Even if it’s benign now, can you guarantee it will still be benign in a few months?"
"And can any of you guarantee that it’s malignant?"
Tao Hua interjected, "But the likelihood of it being malignant is high."
Lin Xinlan looked at him, "You said it yourself, it’s a likelihood, not a certainty. How will we know if a miracle can happen if we don’t take the chance? What if it’s still benign when I give birth?"
Tao Hua felt helpless.
What patient who was diagnosed with a tumor wouldn’t want it removed immediately?
Why, then, was Lin Xinlan so adamant about not removing it?
Could the child really be that important?