Los Angeles, Hollywood.

Oriental skin, Western bone, fairy Talia has just returned from the set, but there is a trace of sadness in her clear and spiritual blue eyes.

"What's wrong, my little darling?" My best friend Jenna greeted her, and when she saw her teary eyes, she asked curiously.

Talia said frustratedly: "Today the director showed me a photo, and my mood was instantly depressed, and I couldn't come out for a long time. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Jenner asked.

Talia stroked her hair, her forehead was smooth, her skin was fair and delicate, her melon seed face, her facial features were exquisite, and there were no dead ends, especially a pair of blue-green eyes, known as a heartthrob.

"Didn't I recently take on the script of a sci-fi blockbuster? There is a paragraph in it, which is the scene of the heroine when she was a child......"

"Isn't that good? And then what? ”

"Then, I want to find a little actor who will play me when I was young, and it would be better to be more similar to me."

"Didn't find it?"

"No, I've found three, and one of them has almost exactly the same face as mine, a miniature version of Talia, and everyone calls her Little Taria."

"Isn't that nice?"

"It's not good." Talia shook her head.

Jenner joked, "What? Are you afraid that little beauty will steal your job and popularity? No way! looks similar to you, you can only be an imitator, and when everyone sees her, the first thing they think of is you. So, nothing to worry about. ”

Talia shook her head, "I'm not worried about this. ”

"What's the reason for that?" Jenner asked.

"I'll show you two pictures, and you'll know when you see them." Talia took out her phone and flipped out two photos from the album, the first one was a photo of the little girl's face.

There are only face photos.

"Oh my God, it's beautiful, it's really a shrunken version of Taria. If you use her to play your childhood, it will be absolutely perfect. I didn't expect that there are two people in the world who are so similar. ”

Jenna gave Talia a deep look and teased, "If it weren't for the fact that I were your best friend, I had known you for many years and lived with you, I would have suspected that that beautiful girl was your illegitimate daughter!" ”

"If only it were my illegitimate daughter, she's really a pretty poor girl." Talia swiped her fingers and shared another photo with Jenner.

This one is a full-body photo.

Suddenly, Jenner: "......"

"This, this...... Is that the little girl? Jenna stammered, dumbfounded. Because, in the photo, the little girl is lying on her back, and it turns out to be a hunchback.

Moreover, it is the kind of super humpback.

When she stands, her upper body is almost parallel to the ground. The little girl looked up with great difficulty, her eyes full of fear and helplessness, and this expression was by no means pretended or funny.

"Yes, everyone calls her a folding girl."

"Originally, among the three girls, she looked the most like me, and if it weren't for this disability, I might have chosen her." Talia said with red eyes.

"That's really a sad thing. May God bless her. Jenna drew a cross on her chest with a solemn expression.

"Let's go, I'll make you a vegetable salad when you go home, I've invented a new recipe, you may not think it looks good, but it must be delicious." Jenner decides to make a dark dish to appease and appease Talia.

Talia's mind was not on the dark food, and after getting into the car, she suddenly muttered: "Jenna, do you think Dr. Zhou can cure that little girl?" ”

"Oh my God, why are you going to be sent to bed all day long, Dr. Zhou!"

"No, I'm serious."

Jenna tilted her head, thought carefully for two seconds, and said, "Even if Dr. Zhou can treat it, this disease will definitely require a very large cost." And the little girl's clothes are very ordinary, even a little shabby, I think, their family should not have this money. ”

Talia said, "I can come out!" "She is a popular star, and her net worth is still very expensive.

"I have no relationship with you...... I don't have a reason," Jenner raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Well, that's it! She looks so much like me, and God just happened to let her meet me, and I ...... Gotta help her. Otherwise, no one would help her! ”

Talia waved her fist, and since these words were spoken, her spirit was lifted, sweeping away her previous low and sadness, and her deep eyes once again bloomed with a charming look.

Jenner: "......"

Shaking his head gently, he said in his heart, you are so rich, why don't you fund me a little? So kind to a girl you don't know?

It's just that she knows Taria, this girl is more stubborn, and once she decides on something, she will have to do it. Or is it execution?

If it were a change of words, it might be just thinking about it.

After all, this kind of "folding girl", if she wants to have corrective surgery, the cost will definitely not be low.

The other party estimates that there is no medical insurance, and the surgery fee alone will cost more than one million.

This kind of condition, even if you buy medical insurance temporarily, is not very likely. Because, the people in the insurance company are not so stupid.

In fact, what she didn't know was that in addition to helping the poor little girl, Talia also had a careful thought, that is, she could see her beloved Joe again. You can also show your kind and soft side in front of him.

As for the huge cost of surgery? Hehe, the left and right just went into Zhou Qiao's pocket, and it wasn't earned for outsiders?

She believes that even if it costs millions of dollars, the cost should be only a small part, and most of it is still earned by the Iris Clinic.

Earn it for her beloved Joe, she willing. It's better than earning money from another clinic or hospital.

Talia's execution is very strong, and after she went back, she didn't have the intention of eating vegetable salad, but sent two photos of the little girl to Zhou Qiao with apprehension.

Zhou Qiao: "......"

After being stunned for a moment, he replied: "What's the situation?" ”

Talia dialed Zhou Qiao and told her what had happened and her intentions.

Zhou Qiao pondered for a moment and said: "The treatment can still be treated, but the technical difficulty is relatively large, I need to see the patient with my own eyes, and then arrange a series of examinations for her in order to give you a specific answer." ”

"Well, I believe in you, you never disappoint. If you agree, I'll pick up the little girl and send it to you in two days. Talia blinked her eyes and said with a beaming look.

The heart said that there was another chance to go to San Francisco.

"You're such a kind little fairy." Zhou Qiao praised. Then, the two talked for a long time, after all, they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Talia seemed to have a lot to say, and as soon as the phone was connected, she wanted to hang up. Jenna occasionally poked her head out of the kitchen and shook her head.

She called from the time she got home, and then, Jenner made a vegetable salad, and Talia was still on the phone, and Jenna finished her vegetable salad, and Talia was still stupidly hugging a phone and curling up on the sofa.

Jenna went to the bathroom to take a shower, and when she came out, Talia was still holding the phone......

Jenna was speechless: "......"

But in the end, I could only silently wish Talia in my heart: "Good luck when you go to San Francisco this time." ”

I don't know how long it took, Jenna fell asleep, and Talia reluctantly hung up the phone.

She stretched lazily, recalling her chat with Zhou Qiao, and couldn't help but feel refreshed.

recalled the previous situation when I was shooting a public service announcement with Zhou Qiao and hugging and kissing each other in the pouring rain, I couldn't help but have an extremely strange feeling.

Pursing his lips slightly, he got up, went to pack his luggage, picked up the little girl tomorrow, and headed to San Francisco.

However, she was alone and a little dangerous, so she thought about it and sent a message to her cousin Adriana, wondering if her cousin was free.

If her cousin wasn't available, she would have to go with Jenner.

But obviously, the cousin who is strong in force is the first choice.

Soon, my cousin Adriana replied: "Little baby, what do you need me to serve?" ”

Talia briefly told her cousin what had happened.

On the other end of the phone, Adriana, who was working in the gym, sighed lightly: "As long as the little princess is happy!" ”

Adriana went to play with Luo Ya not long ago and knew that Luo Ya was pregnant, but Luo Ya, a strong woman, only needed the genetic material of Dr. Zhou and did not plan to marry him, so she ...... Adriana felt that her cousin might not be without a chance.

Besides, even if you don't get married, you can just have fun. As long as Talia herself is willing, and Dr. Zhou is willing, the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried, there is no problem.

Adriana had always known the little cousin's thoughts.

However, that Dr. Zhou does have a very special male aura, and it is no wonder that the little cousin is addicted.

The next day, Adriana flew over and visited the little girl's home with Taria.

The little girl lives in a remote town in Arizona next door to California called Njeli Nelson.

She also has several siblings, but she is the only one who looks good.

But this most delicate little girl has grown like this. It has to be said that it is the sorrow of this family.

looks similar to Talia, but the same person has the same fate, one is a popular star, sought after by tens of thousands of people, and the other is an ugly duckling in the corner. If it weren't for this draft, the scout would have accidentally discovered that it wouldn't have been able to enter everyone's sight.

It's just that such a serious disease, even if it looks pleasant, still has no future.

Unless there is a dedicated role for her. For example, a hunchbacked little girl was accepted as an apprentice by an alien since she was a child, and she practiced her skills hard. But it is clear that this is not popular abroad.

Moreover, there are limitations.

Not to mention anything else, her body looks like this, and if she lacks normal exercise, her physique is relatively poor, and she can't bear the hardships of filming.

And the little girl has no acting training, which is incomparable to Talia who debuted as a child star.

When Njelly's family heard about it, they were naturally grateful, because Njelly still had several children to feed and care for, so her father stayed at home, and her mother took little Njelly on the plane for the first time.

In the past, the family had only looked up at the airplanes flying high above the ground, but they had never ridden them. This time, it's the last time I've experienced it.

On the plane, little Engelly was very excited, and it was difficult to hide the novelty.

Talia touched her head lightly, and said in her heart, don't worry, Joe will definitely cure you, and soon, you can also enjoy the happiness of other little girls of the same age.

Because of this disease, little Engelly, who is already nine years old, did not study. However, even if they go to school, with a family like theirs, it is just a happy education.

Arrive in San Francisco, Iris Clinic.

"Dear Talia, welcome!" When Elena and Ava saw this idol, they couldn't help but greet them excitedly.

Only Stephanie pouted lightly, and said in her heart, two stupid girls, this is one who is here to rob you of a man, and you are still so good to each other.

Besides, it looks average.

Stephanie felt that her appearance was in no way weaker than that of Talia.

I haven't seen each other for a long time, and there was a pleasantry. Cousin Adriana stood quietly behind with little Njerry and her mother.

Soon, Elena and Ava set their sights on little Njerry.

Although I had heard Zhou Qiao talk about this little girl's situation before and had seen the photos, when they saw the real person, the twin girls couldn't help but exclaim softly, and their sympathy was overflowing.

Elena, in particular, immediately turned red in the eyes.

"It's so pathetic. Talia, you're so kind! Elena turned her head and said with admiration.

"Where's Dr. Zhou?" Talia asked, looking left and right. In front of Elena and Ava, Talia didn't want to be called "Joe" so affectionately, so it was better to use the rather formal "Dr. Zhou".

Elena said, "Joe and Murphy went to the community hospital for rounds and will be back soon." ”

The patient was operated on by Murphy, who was supposed to go on rounds alone. However, Murphy's temperament is relatively cold in front of outsiders and lacks communication skills, so Zhou Qiao accompanied her in person.

If Zhou Qiao is not there, it is usually Elena who accompanies her.

As everyone knows, after Zhou Qiao and Murphy made rounds in the room, they secretly made out in the car. So there was a delay for a while.

When Zhou Qiao came back, he immediately admitted the little girl to the hospital, arranged it in the orthopedic ward of the community hospital, and then arranged a series of examinations.

I heard that I need to live for a long time, maybe more than a month, and little Engelly's mother's face changed slightly, because Talia had said before that she would pay for the medical expenses, but after living here for so long, she needed money to eat, drink, and Lazar.

You can't look for Talia for everything, right? It's nice if people can subsidize medical expenses.

Seeing this, Talia couldn't help but comfort little Engelly and her mother: "The medical expenses this time, as well as the accommodation and living expenses here, are all paid by me, so you don't have to worry too much." ”

Little Njery's mother couldn't help but thank her again.

For Talia, she is out of the big head, and she doesn't care about the little money.

Because Talia and the little girl she sponsored were delivered safely and smoothly, the eldest cousin Adriana soon left and disappeared.

And Talia, naturally, stayed in a hotel near the Iris Clinic. Because he is a celebrity, he usually has to wear a big mask, a big hat and sunglasses to travel, and I have to say that it is still very inconvenient.

But there are gains and losses, which is also the price that popular stars must have.

If Talia was a man, it might not matter, but because she was a girl, she still had to be careful.

Little Engelly has a lot of examination items, because of the seriousness of her condition, so Zhou Qiao called Murphy and Stephanie together to form a group of young experts to study together.

It's an orthopedic disease that they haven't been exposed to before. But Zhou Qiao now has plenty of points, and he can redeem perfect-level surgical skills in minutes.

Murphy and Stephanie are both surgical experts and are more than enough as assistants.

Physical examination, laboratory tests (eg, complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, liver function, renal function, HLA-B27 testing, cytokine and bone metabolism, etc.), imaging tests (X-ray, CT, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), ......

These inspection fees alone are expensive, but fortunately, Zhou Qiao has an agreement with the testing company, and if you go from Zhou Qiao's side, even if you don't have medical insurance, you can save a lot of money.

If the little girl and her mother went by themselves, it was estimated that they would be slaughtered a lot of money.

Ava is familiar with the situation over there, and she is friends with many of the staff inside, so she can do it easily and efficiently.

When the test results came back, little Engelie was diagnosed with "ankylosing spondylitis".

(End of chapter)