The Great Thief - Chapter 493

Chapter 493: Surgery
"Take your time, eat slowly and don’t choke on the food . " Her expression changed, and Lu Li let out a sigh of relief . The woman sat beside Lu Xin’s bed, and she was surprisingly kind and loving .


Lu Li had already guessed who the visitors were .
Their last name was Mei and they wanted to meet Lu Xin .
Lu Li did not expect to meet the family of the donor like this . He was full of mixed emotions .
They were still mourning over the imminent death of daughter, so he had to be careful with his wording . If he acted impatiently or didn’t phrase his sentences correctly, it would appear as if he was hoping for their daughter to die faster . The donor’s family could withdraw their consent at any time, so Lu Li was treading on thin ice .
Unlike other organ transplants, the heart had to be taken out while it was still beating after the death of the donor . Otherwise, it would infarct and become useless .
From a certain perspective, heart transplants were considered immoral because if the heart was still beating, then the patient had yet to be clinically deceased .
Some people considered taking out the heart to be the same as killing the patient . Therefore, for the family of heart donors, it was usually extremely difficult for them to accept this .
Lu Li had nothing but gratitude towards the family of the donor .
"I’m Mei Wu’s father and this is her mother . We heard that you guys had just arrived," the middle-aged man on the chair and finally said after a moment of silence .
"Thank you so much . " Lu Li wanted to apologise, but he wasn’t sure what the right thing was to say .


"She’s only 21 years old," Mr Mei said as he wiped at his eyes, not afraid to shed tears in front of a stranger . "She was rebellious and I was stubborn, always wanting her to do things my way . I’d forgotten that she was only 21 years old and had been so strict towards her… . "
He was sharing his emotions and Lu Li wasn’t sure what to say, so he listened intently .
"I never saw this coming . I raised her for more than 20 years, but everything happened so fast . " Mr Mei was very well-spoken, but the pain of losing his daughter was unbearable .
Mrs Mei was slicing apples for Lu Xin, cutting them into small pieces and feeding them to her .
Her hands were soft and beautiful; it was obvious that she came from a very wealthy background .
Lu Xin was hesitant at first, but didn’t want to be rude . Her small red cheeks moved up and down as she ate the apple, like a cute doll . Her illness had not affected her cuteness and health; she was just as happy as other kids her age .
Lu Li wasn’t sure why they had visited . As he listened to Mr Mei, he kept his eyes on Lu Xin the whole time .
To be honest, Lu Li tensed up every time Mrs Mei held the knife . He was paranoid that the loss of her daughter would cause Mrs Mei to do unthinkable things .
Fortunately, after slicing the apple, she placed it down .
"I heard your family is just you and your sister?" Mr Mei asked after he finished his story .

"Yeah, my parents passed away when we were little and we’ve been dependent on each other ever since . " Lu Li realised he never asked the doctor how much compensation was required to be given to the donor family . Even though it was difficult to place a price on a life, Lu Li had never researched into this area before .
Organ donation had to be free because paying for organs was illegal .
The only payment required was the cost of the surgery performed in the hospital .
"Do you have any other relatives?" Mr Mei was surprised because when Dr . Don persuaded them about the heart donation, he had only mentioned that they had lost their parents when they were young . However, he assumed that they had been adopted or taken in by relatives or foster families .
"Not that I know of . " Even if they did have other relatives, Lu Li couldn’t remember any of them .
Perhaps their relatives would be too poor to take them in, even if they did find a way to contact them .
"Wow… you singled-handedly raised her up? How many years older are you compared to her?" Mr and Mrs Mei had no other ulterior motives apart from getting to know them better .
They wanted to see what their daughter’s heart would be used for in the future – whether the recipient was as beautiful as their own daughter, whether the recipient had a warm and loving family and whether the family had enough money to afford the expensive surgery procedure . They didn’t want to waste the heart of their beloved daughter .
The couple was touched and satisfied by what they saw .
The little girl was very pretty and cute; she was as pure as an angel, much like their own daughter .
Her older brother treated her very well and from observing their interactions, anyone could tell that they were very close .
They had no idea that they had been orphans since they were kids .
"My older brother raised me when I was still a kid . He was willing to do anything for me, through hardship and pain, and he managed to put food on the table . Now, he’s a professional gamer with thousands of players that follows his orders," Lu Xin said proudly .
In Lu Xin’s eyes, her older brother was the greatest person alive .
Whenever the teacher asked the class who the greatest person was in history, some would answer with kings and politicians, while other would answer scientists . However, Lu Xin’s answer would always be her older brother .
"Ok . Very good," Mr Mei said, letting out a sigh of relief .
"Um… if I may ask, is there anything I could help you with?" Lu Li asked .
Lu Li was still unsure as to why the parents of the donor was visiting them . They should have been staying by their daughter’s side because she could pass away at any moment .
They looked at each other, and Mrs Mei wiped away her tears as Mr Mei said, "I wanted to see if you guys needed any help . If you don’t have enough money, then we can lend you some first . If not, then we’re here to tell you to prepare for the operation . "
Mrs Mei followed and added, "I hope the best for you both . Don’t let my daughter’s heart…"
Lu Li could sympathize with the parents losing their daughter and firmly said, "I will take care of my sister and never let her be sad .
With the consent of the parents, the operation was quickly performed .
Two months after Lu Li’s rebirth, Lu Xin entered the operation room under the care of the best heart surgeon on the planet, Helen Svalford, and a team of experts .
After hours of waiting, the surgery was successful .
"The operation was very successful . The patient will require some time to recover and I suggest to give her a period of quarantined post-op recovery . Please follow the management plan carefully and strictly . "
Dr . Hellen Svalford was exhausted but explained everything to Lu Li patiently .
Other experienced doctors all agreed that the surgery went better than expected .
However, the most important phase of an organ transplant was not the operation, but the post-op management . Lu Li had to be extremely careful in taking care of his little sister to ensure that her heart was not rejected .
They also suggested that Lu Li move to Nanjing for a while so that the hospital would be more accessible and convenient .