A Man’s Knees Are Worthy as a Gold

After hanging up the phone, Fang Zhou put his phone away.

He leaned back in his seat, staring at the rapidly passing scenery outside the window, his mind filled with thoughts.

He had just indicated that he could withdraw from the remaining episodes of the show, but the production team said they needed to wait for a decision from the higher-ups after their meeting.

Fang Zhou didn’t care much.

Whatever happens, happens. He’d have to pay the penalty anyway.

If they wanted him to continue participating in the show, it was probably to create some drama and boost the show’s ratings.

Fang Zhou thought that since he had breached the contract first, if the production team needed him, he might as well go.

He was already being criticized, so he might as well use the opportunity to gain more fans, whether they were haters or not.

After all, negative attention is still attention, and he had a whole team of streamers to support.

“You look quite down.”

A gentle voice from the elegant lady echoed in the car.

It was Qin Yun asking.

She had listened to the entire conversation between Fang Zhou and the show staff.

Seeing Fang Zhou’s low spirits, she couldn’t help but ask.

“If you feel it’s too much, you can continue with the show. I don’t oppose it.”

Qin Yun smiled gently, like a kind and understanding empress in a palace drama.

Fang Zhou withdrew his gaze from the window, looked at Qin Yun, and shook his head, telling her his true thoughts: “Since I have to pay the penalty anyway, it doesn’t matter if I go or not.”

With his current financial situation, paying the penalty wasn’t an issue.

But the cost of his sister’s ongoing treatment meant he had to work harder in his streaming career and company to make up for it.

However, for Fang Zhou, this was both a responsibility and a challenge.

In difficult times, people often discover endless potential, achieving unexpected results.

Qin Yun gave him a meaningful look but didn’t continue the conversation. She closed her eyes and resumed resting.

She had just thought that if Fang Zhou wanted to continue with the show, she wouldn’t mind joining him to create some sweet moments.

And maybe intimidate those so-called ex-girlfriends, letting them know that Fang Zhou was now hers.

Time passed quickly, and after a short nap, they arrived at their destination.

Fang Zhou and Qin Yun went to a flower shop to buy flowers and then to a fruit store to get several boxes of fruit before heading to the hospital where the patient was.

This patient had different symptoms from Fang Wenjing.

He was a middle-aged man with heart failure, his face sallow and his body emaciated.

He had been tormented by illness for a long time, losing his vitality and looking nothing like a healthy person.

His family, a wife and a child, were by his bedside.

The boy was about fourteen or fifteen, in high school, younger than Fang Wenjing.

On the way, Qin Yun had already briefed Fang Zhou about their family situation.

“His son is in his first year of high school, and his wife has a chronic illness, requiring long-term medication.

The family relied on him as the sole breadwinner, but now with his heart failure, he has about two months left to live.”

“Initially, his wife and child were against organ donation, but they eventually agreed.”

They even threw water at her, telling her to leave, but Qin Yun didn’t mention this to Fang Zhou.

After all, the belief that one’s body is a gift from one’s parents is deeply rooted in many people’s hearts.

To them, an incomplete body is a sin.

But fortunately, Qin Yun was always a high EQ person, good at speaking.

She moved them with emotion and reason, tearfully explaining Fang Wenjing’s situation, touching their hearts.

The man also voluntarily agreed to donate, resolving the issue.

The middle-aged woman recognized Qin Yun from a few days ago.

Qin Yun explained their purpose and introduced Fang Zhou to them.

“This is the family member of the organ recipient. He is the girl’s only brother.”

Fang Zhou placed the items on the table and turned around, feeling three pairs of eyes on him.

He smiled kindly and said to them, “I came specifically to thank you. You saved a family, something I can never repay.”

With that, Fang Zhou half-knelt on the ground to express his gratitude.

They say a man’s knees are worth gold, but sometimes, even gold can’t compare to a debt of gratitude.

“No, no, get up! Oh, what are you doing? We can’t accept such a grand gesture.”

Helping Fang Zhou up was the high school boy, who had an honest face resembling his father’s.

“You even came all the way here. You’re too kind.”

The man lying in the hospital bed spoke.

His voice was hoarse, his lips pale, and his overall condition was poor, looking like someone at death’s door.

“I came to see if there’s anything you need help with.”

“There’s nothing to help with. I’m about to die.”

The speaker was the man’s wife, her eyes filled with tears, unable to accept that her husband was about to leave this world.

“There you go again, saying those things. Dr. Qin, could you take my wife and son out to wash the fruit?

We men have some things to discuss.”

The man in the hospital bed sent Qin Yun and his wife and child out, then smiled at Fang Zhou.

“I never thought I’d die so early, but when illness strikes, it doesn’t follow human wishes.”

“I have no big wishes, just that my wife and child live well after I’m gone.”

Fang Zhou immediately understood his meaning.

“Don’t worry, from now on, your son is my brother!”

Fang Zhou patted his shoulder, making a promise.

This man saved his sister, so Fang Zhou taking on another brother was only right.

In the future, when the boy goes to college and looks for a job, Fang Zhou would treat him as his own brother.