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Chapter 298: Chapter 298: The Patient’s Death
Xiao Mingqiang bellowed, "If it were your mother lying in there, could you be this calm?"
Now Xiao Mingqiang’s brain was a blank, all he wanted was to wait for his father to come and sign the surgical consent form, he wouldn’t sign it no matter what.
Hearing this, Shi Yan also became angry, "Xiao Mingqiang, I was only urging you to sign for your own good. The doctor was very clear just now, if you don’t sign, your mother might be in danger. Your dad doesn’t even know when he will arrive, how long are you going to stall? If you keep being stubborn, you’ll regret this for the rest of your life."
If the two weren’t good friends, he wouldn’t have bothered with this.
"Get lost, get the hell out of here." Xiao Mingqiang wasn’t listening to a word, he pointed down the corridor, "This is my family’s business. Outsiders have no place to give orders here. You couldn’t even get the girl you chased for years, what gives you the right to interfere with my family’s business?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Mingqiang could say such words, attacking his Achilles’ heel in front of Si Chen. This was clearly trampling on his dignity. Shi Yan was fuming, "Fine, Xiao Mingqiang. Remember what you just said. If I ever hang out with you again, I must be your child."
After that, he gave Si Chen a fierce glare and stormed off.
The two have known each other since middle school and have been friends for over a decade. Usually, they get along well. Shi Yan understood Xiao’s mood swings due to his mother’s condition, but it didn’t give him the right to hurt him, especially in front of Si Chen.
Shi Yan was also fuming at this point, completely forgetting that Xiao Mingqiang had never met Si Chen or knew Si Chen had saved Lin Man.
The reason Xiao Mingqiang said what he said at this moment was not because he was angry. He had long been fed up with Shi Yan trailing around Lin Man like a slobbering dog.
Once a woman has no feelings for you, chasing her for ten more years won’t necessarily change that.
Even if she finally accepted, it would be out of pity, not love.
Shi Yan just didn’t get that.
Xiao Mingqiang also didn’t understand what appeal Lin Man had that could make Shi Yan so infatuated.
"Xiao Mingqiang, the patient’s condition is very serious and we cannot delay any longer. I know you’re panicking right now, but please trust us doctors, we will do our best to treat the patient." Professor Qu urged Xiao Mingqiang to sign. The patient’s situation is very dangerous, they cannot wait any longer. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Si Chen also spoke, "Your mother has an acute brain tumor. The disease progresses quickly and the earlier we treat it, the higher the success rate. If we continue to delay, there will only be one worst outcome. We are all ready, just waiting for your signature. Xiao Mingqiang, if you don’t sign now, it will be too late even to regret."
"I’ve told you. I’m waiting for my dad. He’ll be here in two hours. If he doesn’t come, I won’t sign. Can’t you understand that?" Xiao Mingqiang’s eyes were bloodshot, like bloodthirsty demons. He said crazily, "If any of you push me again, I will jump off the roof of the hospital."
Seeing his extreme emotions, Professor Qu and Si Chen exchanged a look. Both of them remained silent, Xiao Mingqiang was very unstable at the moment, and they feared that he would do something drastic.
But the patient’s condition was indeed not optimistic...
"Professor Qu, the patient’s heart rate is dropping rapidly..." a young nurse from the operating room suddenly ran out to report the patient’s condition.
Professor Qu’s face changed immediately and he rushed into the operating room.
"Mom..." Xiao Mingqiang wanted to rush into the operating room, but was stopped by Si Chen.
He said solemnly, "The patient’s condition is very critical, sign it now, there is still hope."
Xiao Mingqiang seemed to waver a bit at this point, trembling as he spoke, "My, my dad is almost here, can you help me delay for two more hours, please...doctor."
As he spoke, he bowed down to kneel to Si Chen, but Si Chen held his arm.
"This is a very serious case of acute brain tumor. The best way to treat it at the moment is surgery. Professor Qu is a renowned expert. Normally, to have him as the chief surgeon, you would need to queue up and make a reservation in advance. Now is your chance. If you don’t act, no one can help you."
"But my dad hasn’t returned yet..." Xiao Mingqiang started shaking all over, even appearing slightly disoriented. "Doctor, can you operate on my mom first, and wait for my dad to sign the surgical consent form later?"
Si Chen frowned, "The hospital has rules, we can only proceed with surgery after we receive the signed consent. Now you just need to understand two things, if you sign now, we operate, the patient will have a chance to live, and the success rate of the surgery is very high. If you don’t sign, there is only one outcome."
"What kind of cold-blooded decision is this from your hospital?" Xiao Mingqiang was worked up again, "In the end, you don’t have full confidence in a successful operation, you just want us to sign and bear the risk of surgery ourselves. What kind of doctors are you? I’m going to report you to the Dean."
After saying that, Xiao Mingqiang turned around and ran away. Si Chen watched his retreating figure with a frown. When he returned to the operating room, he saw the patient had already died. Professor Qu stood in front of the bed, his face grave.
Even though he had been a doctor for decades and seen many patients pass away, the sight of life slipping away in front of him still made him feel heavy.
Professor Qu regretted, "If the patient’s family had agreed to the surgery, the chance of success would have been at least 85%."
Si Chen pursed his lips in silence, while a junior nurse chimed in, "How ignorant of Xiao Mingqiang. He is still young, but his cowardice killed his mother."
A man in his twenties who couldn’t even bear such responsibilities, what big things could he handle in the future?
For healthcare workers, the most dreaded encounters are with ignorant people like him.
*
In the milk tea shop, Tong Yao was keeping accounts. The shop across from the cinema does a great business. With the income from the roasted sweet potatoes and chestnuts, they were making over 2300 yuan a month, a net profit of about 1900 yuan after paying for labor.
In this calculation, just this one shop has an annual income of over twenty thousand.
Tong Yaohui and Wen Yun were very passionate about the shop’s business, busy from morning till evening. Tong Yao asked them to rest at home for a day, but they refused, saying it wasn’t tiring to work here. Tong Yaohui even wanted Tong Yao to open a few more branches.
But Tong Yao didn’t want to open any more.
Although the shop has gained some reputation in the area, opening many more shops would be too troublesome to manage, which goes against her dream of being a hands-off boss.
She wanted to recruit franchisees, which would save her a lot of trouble and allow her to have the energy for other investments.
Of course, there was another reason she didn’t want to expand the scale. That was the emergence of various beverages and milk tea shops in the future, leading to a fierce competition and a decrease in profit margins of milk tea shops.
It would be a hard grind to manage a bunch of shops, and in the end, the income might be lower than inflation. That wouldn’t make much sense.
She might as well save more money and build on the two plots of land in the suburbs.
