Love Healing Manual

Chapter 136 The Desperate Little Maid

Lin Ze could completely understand the patient's emotional state.

This kind of situation is common in hospitals. Some people are afraid to come to the hospital because they think they have a serious illness and are anxious all day long, only to find out after the examination that there is nothing seriously wrong. Some people think they only have a minor illness, but the doctor's answer after the examination is unbelievable, and they never expected that their condition had become so serious that they could not accept it.

Ultimately, the situation deviated significantly from my initial expectations.

Looking at the patient's pale and haggard face, which was gradually turning red due to the rush of blood to his face, and whose whole body was resisting his condition, Lin Ze did not express his dissatisfaction with Daipu You's questioning, but instead patiently comforted him.

"A more in-depth investigation is needed to determine the specifics; it's not something I can say in a few words. Right now, we only have suspicions."

Horikawa Yuzu, who had clearly seen this situation many times before, stepped forward to advise, "Sit down and rest for a while. Don't get too excited. Aren't you still running a fever, Mr. Oura?"

"No!" Oura Yu moved a few times, patting his pants, and said urgently, "I can't get sick! I have something growing in my throat and I'll need surgery, right? I'm the only one who earns money for the family. My daughter is only three years old, and we're currently asking our neighbors to take care of her while I'm at work. I just got back from Hokkaido with a cargo shipment today, and I have another order tomorrow! They weren't happy about asking our neighbors to take care of her, so I have to buy them some gifts to show respect, you understand?"

Oura Yuuki's logic is somewhat confused.

He said one thing here and another thing there.

However, there's no point in telling doctors these things. No matter what life throws at you, doctors always believe that if you're sick, you need to get treatment; health is the most important thing above all else. After all, you can only have everything if you're alive; if you die, you have nothing left.

Seeing that Daipu You was completely lost, Lin Ze tried his best to calm himself down.

He couldn't even tell the truth directly.

Because the other party would be even less likely to accept that.

If he were to speak frankly, Lin Ze might advise the other person not to think so much, as the possibility of esophageal cancer is high, and it may have reached the middle or late stages, with the prominent pathological features forcing one to prepare for the worst.

In the best-case scenario, the tumor hasn't invaded other tissues or caused adhesions, in which case surgical removal could be attempted. The problem now is that even surgery might not be possible…

Judging from Lin Ze's sense of smell, Oura Yu's cancer had become so advanced that surgery was no longer an option, and it was very likely that it had spread.

Seeing the patient's reaction, Chizuru Sano quickly poured a glass of warm water and handed it to him, telling him to sit down and rest for a while.

Oura Yu held the paper cup in her hand, not taking a single sip, her complex expression constantly shifting.

A long time passed.

He didn't care about anything else and actually asked directly, "Doctor, what is the probability of misdiagnosis in this situation? Um... I don't mean to disrespect you, I just wanted to ask."

A last glimmer of hope appeared in Oura Yu's eyes.

"There's virtually no chance of a misdiagnosis. Of course, everything will only be clear after thorough examination, so you should be prepared," Lin Ze said, his voice somewhat ruthless.

Clearly visible.

The patient's shoulders slumped down like a deflated balloon, his face hung low, and his feet rested on the frame of the round chair.

For a long time.

He placed the paper cup aside, and some of the warm water inside spilled out as it sloshed around.

"I'm going to use the bathroom."

……

After the patient left, in the consultation room.

Silence fell instantly.

Lin Ze spoke first, saying directly, "I judge it to be mid-to-late stage esophageal cancer. The specific symptoms match, but the patient's emotions don't seem very stable, so I didn't say it directly."

"A mid-to-late stage cancer patient? No wonder you asked me to come with Miyagi-kun." Sano Chizuru couldn't help but mutter to herself.

“This situation is very dangerous. We need to consider the patient’s ability to tolerate it. It would be best to have the patient undergo a gastroscopy first, but we need to consider whether he can adapt to it in his current condition.”

"Judging from his condition, he doesn't seem to be able to accept it." Miyagi Suzuo shook her head, recalling the patient's behavior.

“That’s already an optimistic estimate,” Lin Ze suddenly added, glancing at the people in the department. He hesitated for a moment before stating his diagnosis: “I suspect it’s esophageal cancer complicated by head and neck cancer. You didn’t notice his subtle movements; he kept stretching his neck…”

"Complications of head and neck cancer?" Horikawa Yuzu was also taken aback. She looked at Lin Ze in shock and asked, "How can you be so sure?"

"I observed specific symptoms and have been looking for a lump, but it's not within the scope of our department's diagnosis."

"This needs to be reported! Lin Ze, are you sure this is possible?" Horikawa Yu's expression became noticeably serious.

If the symptoms are esophageal cancer complicated by head and neck cancer, then it is a difficult case for the University of Tokyo Hospital.

I'm afraid we'll need to request a joint consultation.

Moreover, the consultation and intervention were invited from various departments in the name of the gastroenterology department.

"Wait, could this patient have run away? I need to keep an eye on him; he seemed very resistant to further screening earlier." Horikawa Yuzu pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized this and quickly got to work.

However, just as I reached the doorway, preparing to look for the patient...

Dr. Horikawa turned her head and said to Lin Ze:
"Lin Ze, if it matches your assessment, I think... we should wake up Dr. Hucun, otherwise we can't follow the proper procedures. The complexity of this patient's condition is something that we can't handle with just a few of us."

"I understand."

Lin Ze did not refuse and quickly nodded.

He registered as a senior doctor today under the guise of an intern. This action essentially means that the village doctor and he shared some of the risks, since the signatures were all in the village doctor's name.

However, it's not impossible for Lin Ze to sign his name. After all, once he has made a diagnosis of a difficult and complicated disease, he can participate in the entire treatment process, whether it's joint consultation or getting his name into the sight of some leaders.

It's very impressive for an intern to make a difference.

In other words, his individual performance also benefits the group's rating; if this judgment is correct, it will be entirely beneficial.

Therefore, Lin Ze has ample reason to use his own name. This way, no matter what happens to the patient later, when tracing back to the source, the first name that comes to mind is Lin Ze's, since he was the one responsible for the diagnosis.

But once the village doctor was awakened, things took a turn for the worse.

As the nominal attending physician, the village doctor should have been responsible for signing off on the diagnosis, and then the whole matter would have little to do with Lin Ze.

Horie Yuzu had taken this into consideration, which is why she spoke hesitantly.

She was afraid that Lin Ze would disagree, feeling that all the benefits would go to Dr. Hucun—because she and Dr. Hucun were essentially on good terms.

But actually, this was done to prevent accidents from happening later.

"Wake up the village doctor." Lin Ze didn't try to do everything himself, making the most rational decision. A short while later...

Tomura Masatsu, who was sound asleep, was shaken awake. He was sleeping so deeply that his mind was completely blank, as if he had been in a coma.

Sano Chizuru nudged his shoulder several times before Tomura finally opened his eyes groggily, took a deep breath, and looked completely bewildered.

His eyes seemed glued together; it was difficult for him to open them.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Dr. Tomura managed to squeeze out a hoarse voice from his throat, which felt incredibly dry.

"We just diagnosed a patient with a complicated case. Please stand up and speak."

Sano Chizuru poured him another glass of water, watched as Dr. Tomura drank it down in one gulp, and then sat up straight.

The soreness in his muscles made Tomura frown. He moved his numb shoulders and looked at the three people with serious expressions.

"Why are there only the three of you? Where's Horie?"

His voice was filled with weakness and exhaustion.

Then.

Lin Ze then proactively told Dr. Hucun about the patient's condition and his own diagnosis, explaining in detail the basis for his diagnosis.

soon.

The other person's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and it was clear that Dr. Hucun's sluggish brain had been reactivated, and his face became serious.

Especially when he heard the patient say he needed to go to the toilet, Tomura immediately stood up. Under the watchful eyes of the three, he hurriedly poured himself a glass of water and drank it all in one gulp, then vigorously wiped the corner of his mouth.

"Oh no!" he exclaimed anxiously, "This patient is trying to escape; we have to catch him!"

The words fell.

The village doctor hurriedly pushed open the door and left the department, disappearing in a flash.

The remaining three looked at each other in bewilderment.

……

the other side.

Since there were no specific tasks on Monday, Kitagawa Ayane first went to Kura Nao's place and observed her taking orders for a long time.

After leaving Nao's place, when returning to Lin's fried pork cutlet shop, Kitagawa Ayane went to the supermarket first.

When Lin Ze left home in the early morning, he had already told her that the food in the refrigerator was almost gone, and that she should go to the supermarket to do some shopping when she had time, so that the two of them could cook at home later.

Carrying large and small bags.

Kitagawa Ayane walked with remarkable ease thanks to her well-trained leg strength; the two large bags of food seemed to move with effortless grace.

We walked back to Lin's Fried Pork Chop Shop.

She changed out of her slippers and took off her thick coat, and began to pick things out of the bag one by one and put them into the refrigerator according to their categories.

Looking at her like this, Kitagawa Ayane really does resemble a busy little maid. If she were to change into the maid outfit she wore at the coffee shop, this sense of déjà vu would be even stronger.

pity.

The clothes had been sealed away and placed in the bedroom.

Otherwise, if she changed into a maid outfit, it would look exactly like an anime.

If they waited for Lin Ze to return, and then offered him slippers, and knelt on the floor to respectfully say "Welcome home, Master," that scene would surely be wonderful.

However, she'd better not do that. If, if Miyagi Suzuo finds out, she'll definitely use extremely cruel methods in the future, because this kind of behavior is the kind of frivolousness that Miyagi Suzuo hates the most.

She might punish Kitagawa Ayane in various ways.

Do you like being a maid?
Given Miyagi Suzuo's personality, if she were to actually win over Lin Ze one day and eventually get married, she would definitely hire Kitagawa Ayane as a maid, so that her senior could watch her and Lin Ze being intimate every day.

The scene might depict Kitagawa Ayane dressed as a maid, scrubbing the floor with a pitiful expression, while Lin Ze and Miyagi Suzuo sit on the sofa, listening to their tender conversation, unable to hold back her tears.

The wicked young lady had no intention of letting her off so easily, and the trash was casually tossed onto the carpet.

"Who are you trying to fool with this pitiful act? You're going to use these tricks to seduce Lin Ze again? Don't even think about it. You're going to wash a ton of clothes for me this afternoon!"

"Yes...yes, madam."

Then, on the balcony in the afternoon, even though Kitagawa Ayane was busy to the point of exhaustion, she still couldn't finish washing the mountain of clothes. In despair, she scrubbed the seductive lingerie that Miyagi Suzuo had bought to please Rinze.

The tears fell into the bubbles and disappeared without a trace.

In front of a real refrigerator.

"It's a pity I bought it at too high a price..." the senior student muttered to herself while organizing the refrigerator.

Even though it was Lin Ze's money that was being spent, Kitagawa Ayane was still quite upset.

While buying eggs at the supermarket, Kitagawa Ayane passed by the shelf several times, each time thinking about finding an excuse to trick Lin Ze and then buying them when there was a discount—she wasn't trying to covet the money, but rather habitually felt that why spend more money when she could save money?

My senior is naturally thrifty and hardworking.

But living with Lin Ze, she has to restrain herself from that.

Kitagawa Ayane knew immediately that if she told Lin Ze about her thoughts, he would definitely say that getting caught up in such a meaningless little thing was a waste of her life.

She could predict that tone without even thinking.

Not a moment later.

Kitagawa Ayane finished getting everything sorted out. She washed her hands and threw the cleaned-up items into a trash bag.

Lin Ze wasn't around.

Kitagawa Ayane felt incredibly bored. She sat listlessly on the sofa, and couldn't help but think about her conversation with Miyagi Suzuo last night.

(End of this chapter)