E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World-Chapter 81: Episode No Mercy for Jerks Part 2

Even Li Jiniang, who always seemed to stand by her side, urged her to deal with it quickly, let alone Kang Siyin. Without asking, she knew Kang Siyin would definitely drag her straight to the hospital.

Yao Shanshan eventually gave up arguing and agreed to go with Li Jiniang to Haidian Hospital nearby.

Once they had registered, Li Jiniang accompanied Yao Shanshan as they waited for her turn.

"Jixiang, do you think... there won’t be any danger, will there?" Yao Shanshan nervously held Li Jiniang’s hand.

"How would I know... I’m not a doctor. When the time comes, just listen to the doctor! If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? You, you!" Li Jiniang poked Yao Shanshan’s forehead with an expression of frustrated concern.

"I’ve really learned my lesson this time. I guess after this incident, I might not want to date for a long time... The first time, I wasted 4 years of my youth, and this time... sigh..." Yao Shanshan said regretfully.

She even felt that she had developed a fear of love because of Li Meng’s obsession with virginity; Yao Shanshan started to feel that not being a virgin was something shameful. She feared that the next person she met, her true love, would mind her past. Rather than that, she’d prefer to give up on love entirely and keep her emotions locked away.

"Number 65, Yao Shanshan, Room 1!" the nurse called out.

"Jixiang..." Yao Shanshan looked at Li Jiniang with eyes that were 70% pleading and 30% fearful.

"Go on, listen to the doctor!" Li Jiniang reassured her with a comforting smile.

How could she be at ease? Her friend might soon be on the operating table, which was a terrifying thought...

The brief 3 minutes felt as long as 3 hours.

Yao Shanshan came out of the consultation room with a stack of payment slips: "The doctor said, first go do these tests..."

Li Jiniang took over the slips, urine test, blood test, ultrasound. Boy, the costs weren’t low!

"Let’s go, it’s time to pay the price for your lesson..." Li Jiniang said helplessly.

After paying, they ran up and down the floors; both the urine and blood tests confirmed the pregnancy, no doubt about it.

Next was an ultrasound to determine the gestational age and to develop a treatment plan.

The ultrasound area was packed with people, many of whom were visibly pregnant. Some came by themselves, while others were accompanied by their husbands.

Yao Shanshan found herself wishing that her husband could be by her side when she had a child someday.

Spit, spit, spit! She had just said she wasn’t ready to date again! Spit, spit, spit! The next second she quickly dismissed her unrealistic thoughts.

After nearly an hour of waiting, it was finally her turn. The ultrasound technician examined her with a probe. Although the technician’s manner wasn’t rough, it wasn’t exactly gentle either.

"Six and a half weeks pregnant..." The examining doctor slapped the printed slip in front of Yao Shanshan as she was still pulling up her pants.

"Oh..." Yao Shanshan picked up the slip and walked out of the ultrasound room.

"Young people today really lack manners, not even a thank you," complained the doctor and the nurse responsible for printing the slips in the consultation room.

Yao Shanshan wanted to go back and say thanks, but someone else had already entered.

Never mind, she wasn’t going to come here a second time anyway. Let it be.

She took all her test results to the consultation room 1 she had visited earlier. After looking at the slips for a while, the consulting doctor said, "Go lie down on that bed, and take off your right pant leg."

In the corner of the consultation room was a gynecological examination bed. After Yao Shanshan managed to undress, she awkwardly climbed onto it.

"It will be a bit uncomfortable, just bear with it..." the doctor said before beginning the examination.

"Hiss... Uh..." It really wasn’t very comfortable, but it was much better compared to Li Meng’s brusqueness.

"Take this smear to the laboratory department, ask them to expedite the test..." the doctor looked somewhat anxious.

"Doctor, what’s wrong with me?" Kang Siyin was a bit nervous.

"Hard to say, let’s wait for the test results..." The doctor didn’t elaborate, just kept urging Kang Siyin to get tested.

She took the microscope slide and payment slip to Li Jixiang, and the two went around to the payment window and laboratory department.

Waiting for the results outside the clinic, the doctor called Kang Siyin back in.

After asking a series of routine questions, the doctor then said solemnly, "Young lady, remember to protect yourself! If a boy really cares for you, he wouldn’t fail to take protective measures! You were in the stage where you could’ve had a medical abortion, but whether you can proceed will depend on the results of the smear test."

"Doctor..." Kang Siyin began to sense that this wasn’t an issue that could be resolved with just one or two pills.

"You can call me Doctor Xiaomei..." Doctor Xiaomei said politely, "The smear test will take two hours, so wait..."

"Oh... So, is there anything else I need to do now?" Kang Siyin asked innocently, looking at Doctor Xiaomei.

"Just wait for the test results..."

Two hours later, the test results were out.

Kang Siyin, looking at the cryptic codes and the plus signs following them on the test report, felt at a loss, "Jixiang, I remember, plus signs mean something bad, right? Look at mine..."

"Stop guessing, let the doctor take a look at it!" After all, Li Jixiang wasn’t medically trained and didn’t understand what these codes meant.

She half-pushed, half-forced Kang Siyin into the clinic, curiously following her in.

"I didn’t call you, wait outside!" Doctor Xiaomei said sternly.

"I’m her friend, and I want to know what’s going on," Li Jixiang quickly explained.

"HPV infection... If left untreated, it can turn into cervical cancer!" Doctor Xiaomei’s words struck like lightning, leaving Li Jixiang and Kang Siyin speechless.

"Wait a second, Doctor Xiaomei, how can it be cervical cancer? That’s impossible!" Kang Siyin couldn’t believe that cancer could happen to her.

"Though it’s cancer, it has not progressed to that extent. It can be completely cured with a LEEP procedure," Doctor Xiaomei said nonchalantly.

"Cancer? And it’s not serious?" Li Jixiang also felt surprised.

"HPV is a contagious disease, transmitted from males to females. It’s good that yours has been detected early, it’s curable. If this had been discovered later, it could have affected your fertility!" Doctor Xiaomei explained while writing a surgery appointment slip, "Alright, I have scheduled an appointment for you. You’ll be admitted to the hospital tonight and I’ll perform the surgery first thing in the morning."

Doctor Xiaomei, who was also quite assertive, led Kang Siyin to the ward after handling the payment, "Rest well today, don’t think about anything. A nurse will come specially to prepare you. When you go home, wash all of Kang Siyin’s towels, underwear, and panties with disinfectant and soak them for a while."

"Alright... Is there anything else we need to pay attention to? Can this be transmitted to people we live with?" Li Jixiang asked worriedly.

"It won’t be transmitted if there is no intimate contact, it’s generally spread through direct contact, not through something like a toilet seat," Doctor Xiaomei’s answer reassured Li Jixiang immediately.

"That’s a relief. So, are there any ways to prevent it?" Li Jixiang asked curiously.

"Maintain personal hygiene, and always use barriers for protection during intercourse..." Doctor Xiaomei handed a brochure to Li Jixiang, which had information about preventive measures for HPV.