Manager Xia, sitting opposite him, froze, his expression flickering as if he had words caught in his throat.
Lin Ge watched him quietly, making no move to urge him on. In truth, Lin Ge felt he had spoken out of turn. Usually, he would never go out of his way to pry into such matters. As the old saying goes, "A doctor does not knock on doors uninvited." There was no logic in a physician chasing after a patient to offer a cure. However, this manager, Xia Shengyuan, possessed a face that betrayed a kind and tolerant nature, yet he appeared to be a man of meager fortune. Seeing that the man had tried his absolute best to secure the loan for him, Lin Ge decided to grant him one more chance.
Xia Shengyuan stared blankly at the young man, a bitter smile tugging involuntarily at the corners of his mouth. In truth, his body had been failing him for some time, and he had felt it himself. But the crushing financial burden and the intense pressure of his job had left him too terrified to visit a hospital for a checkup. On the day they had first met, this young man before him was the only person who had shown concern for his health, urging him to see a doctor. That had finally spurred him to squeeze some time out of his schedule and make the trip to the hospital.
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