Lin Hao was at his wit’s end. His father’s brain tumor had been through multiple consultations.
They even brought in top international brain specialists.
But each one said the surgery was risky, and there was no telling if he’d survive the procedure.
Yet letting the tumor continue to grow would still put pressure on the nerves.
During this time, his father’s vision had already begun to deteriorate, becoming blurry.
This indicated that the situation was worsening.
His father was a Stabilizing Sea Needle both at home and at the company, and Lin Hao had admired him since childhood.
Even though he was over thirty, he still couldn’t accept his father’s passing.
Conventional surgical methods were unable to solve the problem. In desperation, Lin Hao resorted to various folk remedies.
He even started to believe in these superstitious things.
Today, he specifically invited Yu Mengyu for dinner because he was out of options.
He wanted to seize even a glimmer of hope from some rumors he’d heard.
Yu Mengyu put down the silver chopsticks she was holding, making a ding sound against the porcelain bowl.
Her eyes were like a cold pool, making one feel a chill just by looking into them.
"Are you willing to do anything? Are you willing to give your life for your father?"
Lin Hao couldn’t believe his ears, "What do you mean?"
"The literal meaning. A life for a life. You’ve heard of the conservation of energy, so you should know that in this world, you must give up something to gain something. Your father is gravely ill, beyond treatment by medicine, unless there’s a miracle-working doctor. Otherwise, this calls for swapping lives."
Lin Hao was stunned for a while, until the soup in the bowl gradually cooled, forming a white foam.
Yet he had no appetite, feeling as if he was in an absurd dream.
Every word from Yu Mengyu’s mouth was baffling.
Yu Mengyu lifted her eyelids to glance at him, "Every person only has one life. People are selfish; this method isn’t suitable for you."
With that, she took her napkin and dabbed at the corner of her lips, rising to leave.
Lin Hao suddenly stood up, knocking the table noisily in his haste.
"It’s not that I’m unwilling, I just don’t understand what you mean. What do you mean by swapping lives? You’re not really joking, are you?"
If he hadn’t inquired about Yu Mengyu’s identity beforehand, knowing she not only came from a wealthy background but was also the student council president at Minghua University, Lin Hao would definitely have thought he had encountered a fraud.
The kind with clumsy lies.
"Joke?" Yu Mengyu suddenly raised her hand, and the teacup on the table seemed to encounter a huge suction force, levitating and landing steadily in her hand.
Yu Mengyu slightly tilted her head back to take a sip.
"The tea is not bad."
Lin Hao’s eyes nearly popped out.
He felt as though his thirty-odd years had been lived in vain.
He knew some close-up magic tricks could indeed be very deceptive, but Yu Mengyu was less than a meter away from him.
"Think it through and come find me again."
Yu Mengyu left the private room, and Lin Hao stood there staring blankly at the teacup that was placed back on the table.
He picked it up and looked at it.
There were no mechanisms at all.
Lin Hao hurriedly chased after her, with a feeling that what Yu Mengyu said might be true, and there was a chance his father could be saved.
In another private room, Yue Qingqing felt she was about seventy percent full.
She couldn’t help but exclaim, "Delicious!"
Si Xi, however, had been secretly observing Yan Sinian’s eating habits, and after seeing that he’d eaten quite a bit, she beamed with satisfaction.
"Glad you like it; I’ll bring you here again later."
Yue Qingqing felt sorry for Sister Xi’s wallet.
However, it was impolite to criticize after being treated to a meal, so Yue Qingqing was tactful.
"Where’s the restroom?"
Planning to give the two of them some time alone.
The waiter opened the door to the private room, "Turn right and go upstairs."
Yue Qingqing walked toward the restroom and coincidentally ran into Yu Mengyu.
The two stopped in their tracks simultaneously and exchanged glances.