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Gillian pointed her fingers at the skin-care products and raised her head to gaze at the saleswoman. "How much is one set?"

"Oh, this series has liquid essence, facial cream, eye cream, and facial mask. The general price is eight hundred and eighty thousand. If you buy it today, we can also give you a ten-thousand-worth certificate of Shining International Plaza with no strings."

'Eight hundred and eighty thousand?' Gillian's eyes widened at that. Her heart trembled after hearing the price. The most expensive set of skin-care products she had ever used was only about 200, 000 dollars, but this set was worth more than 800 thousand. Was it gold?

Gillian closed her eyes, and Evelyn's face popped up in her mind. Her fair skin was probably the result of this particular product. She eyed the material for a long time and hardened her heart. She must get this one if she wanted to walk in front of Evelyn with confidence. "Pack one for me."

"Okay, ma'am, please give me an address." The saleswoman took out her pen and notepad. "Our staff will deliver it to your home tomorrow."

At first, Gillian intended to leave her home address, but an idea flashed through her mind. If she happened to get the costly skin-care products in front of her colleagues, they would be jealous of her for sure. Her eyes brightened at the thought. "Gillian Chi, the manager of the finance department of ZL Group." How could she not brag about such an expensive set of skin-care products? She took a picture and shared it on WeChat Moments.

ZL Group was well-known in Y City, and its office building had become a landmark for everyone.

The saleswoman glanced at Gillian with sparkling eyes. "Wow, so, you're a manager of ZL Group. But you look so young. You're awesome!"

Gillian flipped her long hair near her ear and smiled in feigned modesty. "I'm flattered. I'm ready to pay."

"Okay, please wait for a moment, Miss Chi."

the address, Gillian went back to the cinema

must be inside the cinema already. That was when her eyes swept on her friend, who had been waiting for her. She walked over and began telling her friend how

about to take their tickets, he got a phone call from the hospical. "Dr. Tang, we've got a new patient, male, 45 years old, in a very critical state. Third-stage hypertension, fifth-stage chronic kidney disease, chronic Hepatitis B, hepatic cirrhosis. Now his creatinine level is more than 700, and he has whole-body edema, shortness of breath, and he is gasping heavily. Also, he has acute heart failure, heart function level four. His condition is very serious. Dr. Li and Dr. Gu are in

Li and Dr. Gu two days ago that he would fill in during the Spring Festival so they could celebrate

Huo family's house to celebrate the New Year back then. He hadn't even expected to take Evelyn to a movie on New

something was wrong.

of acute heart failure has been sent there. The situation is serious. I have to go. Evelyn, I'm so sorry. Do you want to watch the movie alone or go home?" This was the first time

warmed at his reaction, and she instantly grabbed his

to the hospital during the Spring Festival?' That was the craziest thing one could ever think of. How could he let his beloved spend such an important day in the stinky hospital? "No, I can't let you spend the New Year's Eve at a hospital. I'll ask Tayson to drive you home. We can watch the movie another time." He thought he had made a

have nothing to do at home anyway. If

he explained the patient's situation to her. "The patient has renal failure. Due to renal atrophy, his kidneys can't function, and there are a lot of complications. Thankfully, he doesn't have uremia yet, but his body has risen up to that stage already. At present, the only treatment for him is continuous renal replacement therapy and kidney transplant surgery. But he has to wait for a kidney donor, which can take time. Right now, he can only have intubation. The good thing is that he has had an arteriovenous fistula surgery before. If we can stabilize his condition tonight, he will survive as long as he sticks to having dialysis."

in the nephrology department could do it. Sheffield didn't need to do it himself. He just needed to

day?" When she and Debbie went to the hospital to visit the head of

have continuous renal replacement therapy daily. At the very least, two or three times a week should be fine. If he can get the kidney transplant surgery, he won't need to be on dialysis. But if he doesn't get a match from the donors, he will need the continuous renal replacement therapy to sustain his life." Evelyn's face darkened

Although the patient was a stranger to her, she felt bad

a man to rely on a machine to sustain his life! When she visited the head of the Mo family, she had learned patients on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) couldn't have too much salt or water. They were only allowed to

wouldn't be able to excrete extra