"Mom… it's not a big deal, don't worry." Huo Mian tried to console her mother-in-law.
"Mian… stop lying to me… I'm not an idiot… Chu and your face said it all… Could it be… your dad has cancer?" Mrs. Qin was as pale as a ghost as she asked them with a shaky voice.
"Mom… we're not sure yet, there's a tumor growing in my dad's brain. We don't know if it's benign or malignant. He needs surgery, but the success rates are low…" Qin Chu explained, word for word.
"Brain… tumor?" Mrs. Qin almost felt her entire body go weak; Huo Mian was fast enough to catch her before she collapsed.
"Mom… are you okay?"
"Mom, don't be so sad. Perhaps Dad's tumor is benign," Qin Chu decided to tell a white lie.
"He's too old to undergo surgery, will he survive a craniotomy? Your dad's health hasn't been great, I can't believe he would have a tumor… why is it him and not me?" Mrs. Qin wailed sadly.
Huo Mian felt heartbroken as she held her mother-in-law…
