"Get out! I'm not getting treated!"
Grandpa Zhan's furious voice echoed from the ward, accompanied by the sound of things being smashed to the floor.
"Old Zhan! Stop this tantrum!" Ren Yang's voice, rarely showing anger, held a trace of it. "You're this old, how can you be more unreasonable than a child?"
"I have lung cancer! Cancer! What's the point of treating it? In the end, it's still death, isn't it?" As he spoke, Grandpa Zhan coughed laboriously. Ren Yang hurried to pat his back, helping him catch his breath.
Zhan Mohan and the others walked in, witnessing this scene.
"Grandpa!" Zhan Mohan looked at Grandpa Zhan, his eyes filled with anger. "What are you doing? Those doctors and experts were all found with great difficulty."
Grandpa Zhan looked at Zhan Mohan but didn't change his mind. "Have them all leave! I said I won't be treated!"
Zhan Yichen held back Zhan Mohan, who was about to charge forward, and then said to Grandpa Zhan, "Grandpa, don't be like this. No matter what the illness is, as long as there's a glimmer of hope, we shouldn't give up."
Zhan Yangyi also chimed in, "The experts outside have a history of curing lung cancer. Grandpa, if you listen to them, perhaps you can really be cured."
"Perhaps?" Grandpa Zhan retorted. "How much possibility is there in your 'perhaps'? And how much have you sacrificed for me, a dying man? Children, I know your intentions, but I cannot be so selfish as to let you pay so much for me for nothing."
"How can this be a wasted effort?" Zhan Yichen immediately said. "Grandpa, no matter how much we pay for your treatment, it's our willing sacrifice."
"Children, will you listen to me this once? Don't worry about me anymore. I don't want to be a burden to you. Living like this will only make me uneasy." Grandpa Zhan's face also showed a pained expression as he spoke. For him, he had long been prepared to leave this world someday, and now it was just a slightly different way of leaving. How could he, a dying man, still trouble his grandchildren to spare no effort to save him? Even if he were cured, he might not have many years left to live. Although he had promised Wei Yumeng back then, it was when he didn't know his condition was so serious. Having lived so many years and experienced so much, no one knew better than him what he should do.
"Fine!" Zhan Mohan suddenly said. "No treatment is also acceptable."
This statement startled everyone present. Zhan Yangyi immediately stopped him, "Mohan, don't say such things!"
But Zhan Mohan insisted, "The reason we are trying so hard is that you are always our grandfather. Whether it's me, or Big Brother, or Yichen, how much have we all sacrificed for you? If you don't appreciate our efforts, fine, then don't acknowledge me as your grandson anymore."
"You!" These words almost made Grandpa Zhan spit out a mouthful of blood, and he started coughing violently.
"Brother, calm down!" Zhan Yichen was also a little flustered. What if the old man really disowned them in his anger?
Zhan Yangyi also quickly explained to Grandpa Zhan, "Grandpa, please don't take it to heart. Mohan is just worried about you, so he spoke out of anger after hearing what you said."
Grandpa Zhan finally managed to calm his breathing and said to Zhan Mohan, "Do you mean what you say?"
Zhan Mohan's face was resolute. "Of course." Zhan Mohan had no other choice but to say this, as he understood Grandpa Zhan's temper all too well. For him, his family, the Zhan family, and his grandchildren were the most important things in his life. Perhaps this was the only way to get Grandpa Zhan to accept treatment.
"Good... good, very good." Grandpa Zhan felt he was about to be angered to death. "You've all grown up and I can't control you anymore, is that it? Now you're colluding to drive me out of the Zhan family?"
Zhan Mohan stared directly at Grandpa Zhan. "Grandpa, what is your answer?" Zhan Mohan's voice was a little cold, making even Zhan Yichen somewhat fearful. Zhan Mohan had never spoken to his family with such a tone and attitude before.
Just as Grandpa Zhan was about to say something, Ren Yang beside him covered Grandpa Zhan's mouth. "Everyone, please rest assured, Grandpa Zhan will naturally not disown you all, and will cooperate with the doctor's treatment from now on, right?" Ren Yang smiled and glanced at Grandpa Zhan.
Although Grandpa Zhan was initially very unhappy, after looking at Ren Yang, he ultimately did not object. Instead, he sat on the bed in silence, no longer speaking. Seeing this outcome, Zhan Yichen and Zhan Yangyi’s suspended hearts finally settled. They were truly worried that Zhan Mohan and Grandpa Zhan would fall out, and it would be difficult for these two stubborn individuals to reconcile later.
Zhan Yangyi quickly called the doctors and experts waiting outside the ward into the room. As expected, this time Grandpa Zhan did not drive them out as before. Instead, he cooperated very well with the doctors and experts' examinations, though his face still wore a very wronged expression, as if he had been bullied. Seeing this, Zhan Mohan finally breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, in the situation just now, even he had almost gotten carried away. Fortunately, Ren Yang seemed to understand Grandpa Zhan's temper very well, and thus resolved the matter. He rubbed his temples and walked out of the ward, with Zhan Yichen and Zhan Yangyi following him.
"Brother, you were too bold just now. How could you say such things to Grandpa?" Zhan Yichen still felt that what Zhan Mohan did was somewhat inappropriate.
But Zhan Yangyi sighed beside him, "In that situation, if we didn't do that, this matter might not have been resolved in the end. And among us, only Mohan could be so ruthless." Zhan Yangyi patted Zhan Mohan's shoulder as he spoke.
Zhan Yichen still looked worriedly towards the ward. "I hope there won't be any more problems with the subsequent treatment."
At this moment, Vincent walked out of the ward. "Alright, next we need to conduct comprehensive treatment and examinations for the old gentleman, and then devise a new treatment plan based on the specific situation. Ren Yang can handle things here. Your presence will only upset the old gentleman now."
Zhan Yangyi said with some helplessness, "Okay, we'll leave shortly. However, please send us a copy of the treatment plan later, so we can cooperate with your treatment as much as possible."
"You can rest assured about that, but..." Vincent sighed again. "The experts you found are indeed very capable. However, the old gentleman's condition is worse than we predicted, so you need to be mentally prepared. Of course, I won't tell the old gentleman this. You just need to know." After saying that, Vincent turned and left.