A foreign city, dear you

Ye Lian was a little depressed.

Ever since she decided to write a novel, she started writing with great enthusiasm, and she decided to try writing a novel.

Although it’s a bit far-fetched, Ye Lian wants to challenge herself. What if she can write it?

She spent several days conceiving the characters and their relationships, the story line, the background and theme of the story, and then began to write.

However, she found that writing a novel was not an easy thing; it was much more difficult and complicated than writing an article.

If we compare writing articles and writing novels, then writing articles is like building a small house, while writing novels (especially novels) is like building a big city. Not only is the scale much larger, but the various aspects of life in the city, the changes in time and space, and the development and changes of the city are all so grand and complex.

For Ye Lian, who has never written a novel, it is still difficult for her to control one.

She seemed to want to write everything and express everything, but as she wrote, she found that she had written nothing and expressed nothing.

She wrote on reluctantly, but the more she wrote the more boring it became. It was like a running account, without any of the flavor and charm of a novel.

When Ye Lian had written 20,000 words, he felt that he could not go on. Such a diary-like novel could not be called a novel. At best, it was just a record or a record.

Ye Lian stopped writing the novel and the 20,000-word manuscript was discarded.

So, Ye Lian was a little depressed.

Writing novels is too difficult. After all, I still don’t have the ability to write novels.

But Ye Lian didn't want to give up, so she decided not to rush and just study hard.

This afternoon, Ye Lian was at home reading novels written by others, trying to figure out their methods and techniques for writing novels...

She took notes while reading, recording her learning experience...

She felt a slight pain in her lower right abdomen.

It hurts a little.

Ye Lian didn't care and continued reading, thinking that the pain would pass after a while.

However, the pain became more and more obvious, often suddenly diverting Ye Lian's attention from the book.

Ye Lian pressed her abdomen with her hand, thinking, is there something wrong with me? This morning when I was running, it hurt a little. I pressed it with my hand and stopped running. Then the pain went away. I thought it was fine, but now it starts to hurt again. Is there something wrong with my body?

Ye Lian recalled the symptoms of the strange disease she had and felt that this time it was not that kind of strange disease.

Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?

But going to the hospital is so troublesome, making appointments, queuing, and various examinations...

Or maybe we should just wait and see, who knows when it will get better?

Ye Lian paused reading, stood up, poured some warm water, drank it slowly, and walked to the balcony...

*

But the next day, Ye Lian still went to the city hospital early in the morning.

Although she didn't feel the pain in her lower abdomen later, Cao Xueqin still urged Ye Lian to go to the hospital for a check-up, fearing that something might have happened and delayed her treatment.

Cao Xueqin drove Ye Lian to the hospital. Cao Xueqin wanted to accompany Ye Lian for the examination, but Ye Lian told Cao Xueqin that it was not necessary. She was a good person, so why did she need someone to accompany her? Go and do your own thing.

In the morning, Ye Lian underwent a series of examinations. Some of the results came out in the morning and looked normal, but they had not been shown to the doctor yet.

Some test results would not be available until the afternoon, so Ye Lian had to wait until the afternoon.

A little after three in the afternoon, Ye Lian received all the test results and took them to show the doctor.

"Doctor, am I okay?" Ye Lian asked after the doctor finished reading all the test lists.

The doctor stared at the stack of examination reports and said in a calm tone: "According to this ultrasound report, you have a uterine fibroid."

Fibroids?

Ye Lian's heart immediately skipped a beat, and she asked in a panic, "Uterine fibroids, how come I have uterine fibroids? Can this be cured?"

When Ye Lian first heard about uterine fibroids, she thought she had a tumor.

"You need surgery." The doctor said calmly.

Ye Lian was further frightened, and she thought she had a terminal illness, so serious that she would need surgery soon. Her voice changed a little: "Do I need surgery soon?"

"It's up to you. If you want to move earlier, then do it earlier. You can also observe for a while first," said the doctor.

Ye Lian felt that the doctor's tone didn't seem too serious, and her panic subsided a little, but she was still very worried and scared.

Over the years, Ye Lian had never been to the hospital properly except for giving birth to a child. When she heard that she had a uterine fibroid and needed surgery, she thought it was a very serious matter.

*

As soon as Ye Lian walked out of the doctor's office, Cao Xueqin called.

Cao Xueqin has called several times.

Ye Lian answered the phone. As soon as she heard Cao Xueqin calling her "Lian", she was overwhelmed with a mixture of sadness, fear and grievance.

"Lian, are all the results out? What did the doctor say?" Cao Xueqin asked on the phone.

"It's out." Ye Lian's voice was slow and sad.

"What's wrong?" Cao Xueqin asked hurriedly. He heard something strange in Ye Lian's voice.

"The doctor said I have a uterine fibroid and needs surgery." Although Ye Lian was controlling her emotions, her voice was still unusual, revealing worry and fear.

"Uterine fibroids? How big? Don't be afraid, uterine fibroids are very common among women." Cao Xueqin hurriedly comforted Ye Lian.

"how do you know?"

"Of course I know. A scholar can know everything in the world without leaving home. Don't think that because your husband is a man, he doesn't know what uterine fibroids are."

"But the doctor said I need surgery, and I'm still scared."

"How big is the uterine fibroid?"

"Four point six centimeters."

"Four point six centimeters? Don't worry, I'll help you find another doctor. Even if you need surgery, it's a minor operation, don't be afraid."

……

As she spoke, Ye Lian had already walked out of the hospital gate.

Cao Xueqin said he had come to pick her up, and she was waiting at the hospital gate.

After talking on the phone with Cao Xueqin just now, her emotions have calmed down a lot.

She realized that she might have been scaring herself. Uterine fibroids are not the same as the tumors people commonly talk about, and they do not seem to be life-threatening.

As for whether to have surgery or not? Don't decide so quickly.

She would discuss it with Cao Xueqian when he arrived. Anyway, she didn't need to be so nervous when Cao Xueqian was around. Cao Xueqian would always be the most solid force behind her...