Chapter 113 - Zhou Wenting Returns to Jinling

Thinking back to every little moment spent with her father as a child, Zhou Wenting missed him more and more and grew increasingly worried about his condition.

Before she boarded the plane, she knew from her eldest sister, Zhou Yuxia, that their father’s illness had entered a phase of extreme deterioration, and he could leave this world at any moment; he might not be able to wait to see her.

If that were really the case, it would be the greatest regret of Zhou Wenting’s life.

Once on the plane, because she had to turn off her mobile phone, she naturally couldn’t contact her sister and was completely in the dark about her father’s condition.

She thought about the most likely possibility, that her father might have already passed away, and now she was returning just to see him for the last time at the funeral home.

The more Zhou Wenting thought about these things, the more regret she felt.

Because she knew her father loved her very much and doted on her; it was only because he had married his secretary that she and her father had become estranged, and she had not been with him since middle school.

After spending about thirty hours on the plane, the flight finally landed safely at Jinling International Airport.

When she grabbed her carry-on bag and rushed off the plane, preparing to take a taxi directly to Jinling Hospital, she saw her third sister, Zhou Haiyan, waiting for her at the airport entrance.

Zhou Wenting was the youngest of four sisters, but she had a very good relationship with the other three.

Now that Zhou Yuxia and Zhou Lili had no time, Zhou Haiyan, knowing that her youngest sister was returning to Jinling at this time, had specially come to pick her up.

Upon seeing Zhou Haiyan, Zhou Wenting immediately went over and hugged her tightly, asking, “Third sister, how is Dad doing?”

“He?”

Yesterday morning, when Ye Qiu was treating Zhou Bao at Jinling Hospital, Zhou Haiyan happened to be at the hospital because at that time, she too thought that her father might not last much longer.

Unexpectedly, the young Ye Qiu, after treating their father, actually managed to make all the cancer cells in his body disappear!

Last night, Zhou Haiyan could already see that their father’s condition was getting much better, almost like before the lung cancer diagnosis.

Seeing the strange expression on Zhou Haiyan’s face, Zhou Wenting asked, “Could it be that Dad has gone?”

As soon as she finished asking, she began to cry.

Zhou Wenting felt that she had still returned one step too late.

Had she known, she wouldn’t have hesitated like that, she should have flown to see him during the period when her father was being treated in the United States, to accompany him through his illness for a while.

“Dad has gotten better.”

Zhou Haiyan said.

“Gotten better?”

Zhou Wenting was even more confused, because she knew her eldest sister, Zhou Yuxia, and second sister, Zhou Lili, certainly wouldn’t lie to her.

Zhou Wenting still remembered the tone of Zhou Yuxia and Zhou Lili when they called her, which was completely different from what Third Sister Zhou Haiyan expressed now.

“Let’s get in the car first, and then we’ll talk on the way.”

Zhou Wenting and Zhou Haiyan got into the Mercedes driven by Zhou Haiyan’s personal chauffeur, who greeted Zhou Wenting, saying, “Fourth Miss, welcome back.”

Zhou Wenting nodded, but, she wasn’t in the mood at all.

“Youngest sister, you don’t have to worry, Dad has almost recovered.”

Zhou Haiyan said.

“How, how is this possible?”

Zhou Wenting still couldn’t believe it.

Were her eldest sister and second sister deceiving her, or was her third sister deceiving her now?

“If it were before yesterday morning, indeed, it would seem impossible.

But, due to the treatment from that young doctor, the cancer cells in Father have completely disappeared, and now Father is merely feeling a bit unwell physically, with no other issues.”

If it weren’t for Ye Qiu’s treatment, Zhou Haiyan knew that their father might not have lasted until last night.

But now, the situation had completely changed.

“Cancer cells completely disappeared?

How is this possible!”

As someone who had studied Western medicine in France at the University of Marseille, Zhou Wenting was very aware of the situation with lung cancer, especially when it reached the late stages.

The only thing to do was to prolong life by another day if possible, and even in the West, there were currently no effective treatments in Europe and America.

To cure a patient with late-stage lung cancer was definitely impossible.

Moreover, in many countries in Europe and America, for some patients with such conditions, as medical skills indeed could not treat them and the treatment process would bring great suffering to the patient, euthanasia was carried out with the consent of the patient and their family.

Zhou Wenting encountered many such cases while studying in Marseille.

Therefore, now hearing that the cancer cells in her father had completely disappeared, she absolutely didn’t believe it.

“Little sister, in this world, there are such miracles, and there are such skilled doctors and medical skills that force you to believe.

Now, I won’t talk too much about it, you’ll understand when you see Father with your own eyes.”

She was also relieved now; as long as their father was alive, then she knew that Zhou Family and Zhou Dabao Jewelry Group wouldn’t collapse.

The internal and external conflicts of Zhou Family would soon be resolved, and the pressure on her and her sisters would soon lessen.

Zhou Wenting felt that she had to get to the bottom of this matter.

After hearing that her father was really okay, she had naturally relaxed.

But now, she felt somewhat at a loss on how to face her father.

“Is Liu Yu there?”

When the four sisters referred to their stepmother, they all directly called her by name, especially Zhou Yuxia and Zhou Lili, who felt that they were about the same age as Liu Yu.

It was truly awkward for them to call Liu Yu “Mom”.

Zhou Wenting used to call her “Auntie” before Zhou Bao and Liu Yu were married, but now, she definitely called her by name.

“Yes, she has been constantly by Father’s side; and also her two elder brothers, it’s hard to know what she’s thinking.”

Now Liu Yu was Zhou Bao’s legitimate wife, whereas their own mother, Wang Yulian, was not.

Hence, after Wang Yulian divorced Zhou Bao, she didn’t seek another man to marry.

But, after the marriage between Wang Yulian and Zhou Bao, they rarely saw each other, and during the most severe period of Zhou Bao’s hospitalization, Wang Yulian would occasionally come to see him.

“How is Mom’s health?”

Zhou Wenting asked.

“Sigh, it’s still the same.

Mom received such a huge shock and blow at that time, and her mental state has never been very good.

Thankfully, the children of my eldest sister and second sister often find time to accompany Mom and chat with her, which makes her feel a bit better.

But Mom’s emotional scars and the shock she experienced are still present, sometimes requiring visits to the hospital and medication.

This time you’re back, you can really spend some good time with Mom, because she misses you a lot.”

“Third sister, I know.”

Zhou Wenting felt that she had let her father down, and even more, that she had let her mother down.

After all, since her parents’ divorce, she seemed to have distanced herself from her mother, too.

Besides, she had been studying abroad during high school and university, so the chances to see her mother were even fewer.