"How are you feeling? If it's very painful, tell me the truth. Don't try to endure it."
Liu Banxia approached the bedside of the young man with appendicitis.
"It's not... very painful..." the patient said with difficulty.
Liu Banxia frowned. He had been notified by Zhou Qian that the patient's condition seemed to have worsened. Although the patient vehemently denied it, the expression on his face betrayed him.
"Are you gambling with your life? If it actually perforates, you'll be close to death. Let's do another ultrasound," Liu Banxia said.
The patient glanced at him. Though still reluctant, he lifted his shirt.
Liu Banxia performed another ultrasound. Looking at the displayed images, he sighed inwardly. "If you had held out for another half hour, it very likely would have ruptured. At that point, even if the surgery were successful, the risk to you would be extremely high."
