A Cannon-Fodder Omega’s Self-Saving Guide - Chapter 11

Wasn’t that the same as saying nothing?

Ming Lanyi was speechless for a while, and at the same time, she expressed that dissatisfaction to Xia Weichen.

After joking around with Ming Lanyi for a while, the fatigue brought on by the mountain of documents faded quite a bit. Xia Weichen’s gaze slowly swept over the first line of one document. Then she pulled it out and rang the bell for the secretary to come in.

This secretary was an old employee of the Xia family. If Xia Qiuling had not trusted her deeply, she would not have let her assist her precious daughter. The secretary looked at the young President Xia before her, and for a moment, she vaguely saw some of Xia Qiuling’s elegance from when she had been young.

“I want to take this piece of land in the northern suburbs. Do you think it’s feasible?” Xia Weichen also respected this elder very much. Unfortunately, in the original ending, this elder would also be driven out of the Xia family by Lin Langruo, who excluded anyone who opposed her.

When facing this elder, Chen Bo, Xia Weichen used a tone of discussion. In their circle, she had seen many younger people who had just taken over their family businesses put on a sour face toward everyone in order to establish authority. After a long time, that would inevitably cause capable subordinates to become alienated and disloyal.

“If President Xia Jr. wants it, there’s nothing the Xia family can’t obtain.” Chen Bo smiled. “But this is the first decision President Xia Jr. has made today. Are you sure you don’t want to think it over again?”

Xia Weichen understood what Chen Bo meant and emphasized, “This piece of land must be obtained.”

A person in charge had to have the attitude of one. Chen Bo nodded and went out to handle it.

Xia Weichen clearly remembered that if the original plot developed as planned, this land would be turned into a scenic area. It just so happened to align with a project the Empire would strongly support not long afterward, so it received quite good assistance. After Lin Langruo took over this project, it directly allowed her to completely establish her prestige within the Xia Consortium and become the undisputed backbone of the younger generation.

By contrast, the Xia family’s actual heir shut herself indoors all day and never even appeared at the Xia Consortium’s annual meeting. People’s hearts were biased after all. When comparing the two, it was difficult for the people of the Xia Consortium not to lean toward the capable Lin Langruo.

Holding the script in her hands was much better than knowing nothing at all. At the very least, she would not always be confused because she was caught in the situation herself.

When the appointed time with the doctor arrived, Xia Weichen returned to the villa. She happened to see Auntie Lu speaking with a woman who looked to be around forty or fifty in the living room.

As soon as the woman saw her, she walked over and handed her a résumé.

“Hello, Miss Xia. I am the doctor Chairwoman Xia sent to take charge of your treatment. My surname is Xu, given name He. You can just call me Doctor Xu. This is my résumé.”

Xia Weichen instinctively touched the back of her neck. The lump on the back of her neck was very obvious—so obvious that it overshadowed the softness of the gland itself.

It was completely because of Xia Qiuling’s instructions. In the short half day Xia Weichen had been away, an unused empty room had been set up. It was filled with all kinds of medical examination instruments, probably all arranged remotely by Xia Qiuling through acquaintances.

Although Xia Weichen herself did not particularly care whether she could be cured, this was still a doctor her mother Xia Qiuling had invited, so she had to give her face. Xia Weichen followed Doctor Xu into the newly arranged consultation room to undergo a preliminary examination.

While Doctor Xu examined her, Xia Weichen roughly glanced over Doctor Xu’s résumé. This Doctor Xu was a medical genius in the field of gland research. She had made outstanding contributions in research concerning both Alphas and Omegas. She had even served as the court physician to the Empress of Country X for three years, and had only returned to the country in recent years.

Seeing this long string of brilliant achievements, Xia Weichen was slightly dazed. She steadied herself, and the idea that had been brewing in her heart since yesterday slowly took shape.

“Doctor Xu, however much my mother paid to hire you, I’ll pay you double.”

Doctor Xu, who was looking at the scans, heard Xia Weichen’s voice and could not help raising her head. “Miss Xia?”

Seeing Doctor Xu’s reaction, Xia Weichen knew there was a chance, so she voiced her idea.

“Doctor Xu, I have an Alpha friend who suffers from a congenital problem of excessive hormone secretion. I see that you have considerable achievements in this field as well. May I ask whether there is any possibility of curing this?”

Doctor Xu was silent for a moment, but ultimately decided to focus on the patient currently in her hands. She put down the scans and said gently, “Miss Xia, I have a general understanding of your condition. Please rest assured. As long as Miss Xia is willing to cooperate with my treatment, I have an eighty percent chance of curing you.”

“As for the Alpha friend Miss Xia just mentioned, a decision should still be made only after a detailed examination. Once Miss Xia recovers, you can bring this Alpha friend to my consultation room. The address is…”

“Doctor Xu, she lives with me and will be back very soon. If Doctor Xu doesn’t mind, you can wait a little while.” Xia Weichen smiled as she spoke.

“Miss Xia, when your mother invited me, she requested that I only treat you during this period.” Doctor Xu politely declined Xia Weichen’s request. “It would be better to discuss your Alpha friend’s treatment plan after Miss Xia recovers.”

“I have a question, Doctor Xu.” Even though Doctor Xu had tactfully refused her, Xia Weichen showed no displeasure and continued smiling faintly. “In Doctor Xu’s treatment plan, is there any need for appropriate Alpha stimulation?”

Although Doctor Xu knew very well that Xia Weichen’s words most likely had another meaning, she still told the truth. “Appropriate Alpha stimulation would indeed be beneficial to Miss Xia’s recovery. But considering that there is no suitable candidate, artificial synthetic pheromones can be used as a substitute treatment. However, the most effective method would still be…”

“Then isn’t that settled?” Xia Weichen brought her palms together, making a soft, crisp sound. “If Doctor Xu can help cure this friend of mine, I can completely accept Alpha stimulation treatment. This is my personal commission, and it’s also for my own good.”

Those words were undoubtedly shocking. Even the system could not help letting out a low cry. “Host, are you sure you want to do it this way?”

In other people’s eyes, Xia Weichen and Yin Yin’s relationship was indeed somewhat messy. But the system was entirely seeing things from Xia Weichen’s perspective. It knew very well that Xia Weichen did not have much affection for Yin Yin, so there was no need for her to directly offer herself up.

But it did not know that Xia Weichen’s thoughts were actually very simple. If Yin Yin could be cured, it would be equivalent to Yin Yin owing her a significant favor. When Yin Yin completely soared to success and stood at the peak, Yin Yin would find it difficult to refuse whatever Xia Weichen asked of her.

Sure enough, Doctor Xu was swayed. After a long while, she tentatively sighed. “Then I’ll wait for this friend of Miss Xia’s.”

Ten minutes later.

Hearing the sound of Yin Yin’s high heels coming from the gravel path, Xia Weichen stood up and went to open the door for Yin Yin. Without giving Yin Yin a chance to refuse, she directly pulled Yin Yin into the consultation room and pushed her in front of Doctor Xu.

“Xia…”

Yin Yin had no idea what was going on and was just about to ask Xia Weichen what she was doing. But in the next moment, she felt her waist tighten, and a warm breath brushed past her ear. “Sister, at times like this, you have to call me by my nickname.”

“Chenchen.” Yin Yin remembered the agreement between them and allowed Xia Weichen to push her into the seat. “What’s wrong?”

Xia Weichen naturally held Yin Yin’s hand. In front of others, she became even more unrestrained as she leaned beside Yin Yin’s ear and murmured softly, “To repay Sister.”

Such an action looked extremely intimate in other people’s eyes. Even from Yin Yin’s perspective, it was also deeply ambiguous. Yet Yin Yin actually did not dislike it, because she knew very well that between her and Xia Weichen, there was only a verbal relationship. In reality, there was nothing between them.

Doctor Xu had always been used to one-on-one consultations. Xia Weichen tactfully left the consultation room, allowing Doctor Xu to examine Yin Yin alone.

As soon as she walked out of the consultation room, the system immediately bounced out and asked why she was doing this.

Xia Weichen had no choice but to explain the reason to the system. While the person and system were talking, Yin Yin walked out of the consultation room. Just as Xia Weichen was surprised by how quickly the consultation had ended, Doctor Xu also followed her out.

“Miss Xia, your friend refuses treatment.”

This did not seem entirely unexpected. Xia Weichen was only stunned for a moment, then quickly said, “Doctor Xu, don’t worry. I’ll try to persuade her. Perhaps she is rather resistant toward this.”

Doctor Xu had seen many such cases and was very familiar with the common resistance Alpha patients had toward such matters. She nodded, her expression serious. “Then I’ll discuss the initial treatment plan with Miss Xia.”

…

Doctor Xu’s treatment plan for her mainly focused on conservative treatment. Through CT scans, Doctor Xu discovered that there was a fairly large blood clot inside Xia Weichen’s skull. Performing surgery lightly would easily disturb this clot and cause life-threatening danger.

This blood clot was most likely caused by the car accident, and Lin Langruo had never mentioned it to her.

Her parents trusted Lin Langruo. All of her treatment plans had been communicated between Lin Langruo and her former doctors.

Thinking of this, Xia Weichen’s eyes darkened slightly.

“Don’t tell my parents, all right?” she pleaded with Doctor Xu.

Although Doctor Xu was not an expert in this specific area, she could still tell that this was equivalent to a time bomb buried inside Xia Weichen’s body with no time limit. It might never be triggered in her entire life, but that also meant it could be triggered at any moment.

“I have a senior martial sister who is an expert in neurology. This is her contact information. I’ll send it to Miss Xia.” Doctor Xu saw through Xia Weichen’s thoughts. Not wanting one’s parents to worry was human nature. “Miss Xia, rest assured. I won’t tell President Xia. But Miss Xia also cannot delay treatment on this side. If things drag on and a secondary infection develops, the outlook will not be optimistic either.”

“Thank you, Doctor Xu.”

Xia Weichen called Auntie Lu over and asked Auntie Lu to see Doctor Xu out on her behalf. She herself returned to her room and sat there blankly, as if her consciousness had been drained dry. The system jumped beside her hand for a long time, but she gave no reaction.

Even the strongest person would not be completely unaffected after having a death sentence pronounced in front of them. Let alone Xia Weichen, whose goal itself was to survive. To announce such a thing to someone who was doing everything she could to live was undoubtedly especially cruel.

The darkness swallowed her frail body. She sat there like a block of wood, completely unaware, until she heard faint footsteps at the door.

It was probably Auntie Lu bringing her dinner.

“Auntie Lu, I’m not hungry. I don’t want to eat dinner.” She paused. She could hear that her own voice sounded as desolate as someone close to death.

The voice outside the door hesitated for a moment. “Miss Xia.”

“Sister, come in.”

The door opened. Light from the corridor poured in, illuminating her deathly pale face.

She reached out and grabbed Yin Yin’s sleeve, her voice trembling. “Sister.”

This announcement frightened her even more than seeing her own miserable life in a dream a few days ago. No matter what, she seemed unable to escape the ending of death.

“Miss Xia, this is the medicine Doctor Xu sent over. She said you need to take it after meals.” Yin Yin placed two bottles printed with foreign text on the bedside table. Then, for the first time, Yin Yin took the initiative to hold Xia Weichen’s hand. She only felt that Xia Weichen’s hand was unbearably cold. “Miss Xia, don’t worry. I’ll stay with you.”