I just got divorced, and a rich and beautiful woman dragged me to get a marriage certificate.

Chen Mo glanced at his watch: "Gentlemen, it's about time, I have to go back!"

When the old men heard that he was leaving, they immediately became anxious.

"Why are you leaving? It's already noon, let's eat first!"

"Exactly! We've already come all this way, how can we let Dr. Chen go back hungry?"

"Stay for a meal, let's chat while we eat!"

Chen Mo declined a few times, but the old men were too enthusiastic, so he had no choice but to stay.

We ate lunch under the shade of a tree next to the pavilion.

The food tasted good; the braised fish, stir-fried seasonal vegetables, and winter melon and pork rib soup were all home-style dishes.

During the meal, several old men took turns serving food to Chen Mo, their enthusiasm was excessive.

After finishing his meal and drinking a cup of tea, Chen Mo finally managed to escape.

The black sedan drove out of the sanatorium gate and headed back along the tree-lined road it had come from.

Chen Mo leaned back in his seat and let out a long sigh of relief.

Li Shijia sat beside him, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Mr. Chen, thank you so much for your hard work today!"

"Those old men, usually with terrible tempers, were like children in front of you today!"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "The old men are really nice!"

"No! It's because your medical skills are excellent, and they respect you!"

Li Shijia shook his head: "To be honest, in my thirty-plus years of life, I've never seen anyone like you!"

"You can beat Master Wu at Go, and your acupuncture can cure so many diseases. How did you learn all that?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "It's probably talent!"

"Yes! Talent!"

Li Shijia also laughed and said, "The difference between people can sometimes be greater than the difference between people and pigs!"

"You must be someone with exceptionally high intelligence; you learn everything quickly and master it easily!"

Chen Mo smiled and said, "By the way, Young Master Li, what exactly happened with the Lin family?"

"Judging from the old men's reactions just now, it seems... they all dislike the Lin family?"

Li Shijia's smile faded: "Mr. Chen, you didn't know?"

Chen Mo nodded.

"To be honest, apart from Lin Qingyin, the rest of the Lin family... are truly scoundrels!"

Li Shijia made no attempt to hide the disdain in his words:

"Lin Qingyin's grandfather was quite a figure back in the day!"

"They built the Lin Group from scratch, making it a well-known name in Anhui Province!"

"But once the old person passes away, the next generation won't be able to keep up!"

"Lin Qingyin's father is named Lin Guodong, and he is the eldest son of the Lin family!"

"Nominally the chairman of the Lin Group, but in reality he doesn't care about anything!"

"All he does is play golf, drink red wine, and hang out with a bunch of frivolous friends!"

"The company was completely handed over to professional managers, and they emptied his pockets without him even realizing it."

"The second son, Lin Guoliang, is even worse!"

"He takes advantage of the Lin family's name to mess around outside, having a bunch of women and illegitimate children."

"The third son, Lin Guohua, is a gambler and a spendthrift, drowning in debt!"

Li Shijia hesitated for a moment, then finally spoke:

"Mr. Chen, there's something I'm not sure if I should say!"

"you say!"

Li Shijia said, "With your medical skills, it's too much of a waste for you to be the Lin family's son-in-law!"

"The Lin family is a whole bunch of troublemakers. If you'd like, I can introduce you to a few women."

"They are all guaranteed to be top-tier wealthy and beautiful women from respectable families, well-educated and reasonable, no less than Lin Qingyin!"

"Young Master Li, thank you for your kind offer, but I'd better decline!" Chen Mo politely declined with a smile.

Li Shijia laughed and said, "Alright! Mr. Chen is a man of great loyalty and integrity; I admire him!"

"However, Mr. Chen, please remember, if you suffer any injustice at the Lin family, feel free to come to me!"

"I can't speak for everything else, but within our province of Anhui, I still have a lot of influence!"

"Thanks!"

Chen Mo said.

After doing so much, we've finally gotten on the Li family's side.

With the Li family's connections, we should be able to solve many problems in Da'an Province in the future.

"What are you thanking me for?"

Li Shijia waved his hand: "You saved my wife and children's lives, what's this little thing?"

……

Renai Hospital.

VIP waiting area.

Lin Qingyin sat on the sofa, her hands on her knees, her fingers intertwined.

Shen Nanxu sat next to her, legs crossed, flipping through a magazine.

"Qingyin, I told you it was nothing, you insisted I come to check, what a waste of time!"

"My stomach is just an old problem; some medicine will fix it. Why make such a fuss?"

Lin Qingyin did not speak.

Shen Nanxu flipped through a few more pages, and seeing that her daughter ignored her, she slammed the magazine on the coffee table and said irritably, "Lin Qingyin, I'm talking to you!"

"I heard you!"

"You heard me but didn't say anything?"

"What did you say?"

Shen Nanxu was taken aback by her attitude and complained, "Who are you trying to impress with that sour face?"

"Don't I know my own body? Why did you have to bring me to the hospital, causing me all morning of hassle and wasting my time..."

Just then, Dean Wang walked over with the report.

He was followed by the head of the gastroenterology department and several leaders.

Lin Qingyin stood up and asked, "Dean Wang, are the test results in?"

Dean Wang glanced at Shen Nanxu, then at Lin Qingyin, and his lips moved slightly:

"Mr. Lin, the results are in. Please take a look!"

Lin Qingyin took the report and began to read it.

Gastroscopy report!

Findings: An irregular ulcerative lesion, approximately 3.5cm × 4cm in size, was observed in the lower part of the gastric body to the antrum. The lesion had irregular edges, an uneven base, and was covered with a dirty coating.

Diagnosis: Gastric cancer (Borrmann type III), pathological confirmation is recommended.

Lin Qingyin swayed as she looked at the words, almost collapsing to the ground.

"Qingyin?"

Shen Nanxu said, "Why do you look so pale?"

Lin Qingyin did not answer. She turned to the second page.

This time it's the pathology report!

肉眼所见：灰白色组织4块，大小0.2cm×0.2cm至0.5cm×0.5cm。

Microscopic findings: Atypical glandular hyperplasia was observed in the mucosal layer, with deeply stained cell nuclei, loss of polarity, and infiltration into the submucosa.

Pathological diagnosis: Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (gastric body), partly signet ring cell carcinoma.

Lin Qingyin's hands began to tremble, and her face gradually turned pale, becoming as white as paper.

Lin Qingyin took a deep breath, looked at Dean Wang, and asked in a low voice, "Are you sure?"

Dean Wang nodded: "Pathology is the gold standard, it can't be wrong. We did it twice, and the results were consistent!"

Lin Qingyin closed her eyes, her chest heaving violently.

"What about installment payments?"

Lin Qingyin asked again.

Dean Wang was prepared and handed over another report:

"We've done CT and MRI scans. The tumor is confined to the lower part of the gastric body to the antrum, invading the serosa, but there's no distant metastasis!"

"A small number of regional lymph nodes are enlarged, which is considered an inflammatory reaction, and micrometastasis cannot be ruled out!"

"In summary, it should be between stage IIB and stage IIIA."

Lin Qingyin took the report: "Can the surgery cure it?"

"A radical resection is possible, but neoadjuvant chemotherapy is needed first to shrink the tumor and improve the success rate of the surgery!"

Dean Wang paused, glanced at Shen Nanxu, and then lowered his voice, saying:

"Mr. Lin, with our hospital's facilities and equipment, performing this surgery is no problem!"

"But if you want to be on the safe side, I can contact experts in Beijing!"

"Not for now!"

Lin Qingyin shook her head and said, "I need to discuss it with my husband before making a decision!"

"Alright!"