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Chapter 342: Chapter 342 Thank You for Your Understanding
After a few words with the director of the surgical department, Si Chen returned to his office. Seeing this, Lin Man hurriedly followed him in. She started by asking some simple questions about medical knowledge, before steering the conversation towards personal matters.
"I found jobs for Xiaohui and Song Yu earlier, which they did for a while then changed because they were dissatisfied. Song Yu is now working as a security guard at my brother’s company, while Xiaohui is a cashier at a restaurant. Although the salary isn’t too high, the work is easy and can cover their expenses. Xiaohui is much more understanding than before. She’s even visited your family ward once before, but I don’t know if you were out at that time. Nobody answered the door for them."
As Lin Man spoke about Si Xiaohui, she observed Si Chen’s face. Seeing zero change in his expression, she felt unsure about his thoughts and tried to persuade him, "Doctor Si, there are things I am not sure whether I should say or not. After all, Xiaohui is your sister, you two are blood-related family. You..."
"If you think it shouldn’t be said, then don’t say it." Si Chen glanced at her with an expressionless face, "It’s working hours now. Apart from work-related things, you don’t need to talk to me about anything. Besides, your involvement with Xiaohui and Song Yu’s matters is up to you, you don’t need to tell me."
Lin Man had thought that by helping Si Xiaohui, Si Chen would have a better attitude towards her, but he remained just as indifferent.
During this period of time, she had occasionally appeared before Si Chen at the hospital, never purposefully getting closer, always trying to act naturally, like normal colleagues. She thought that their relationship was getting better, only to realise that it was all her wishful thinking.
Lin Man suddenly felt a little unbalanced inside.
She did not understand why Si Chen was so indifferent. She didn’t think she was any worse than Tong Yao.
Was it because she arrived on the scene later than Tong Yao, or was it that men inherently prefer what they can’t have, finding it irresistible, like Shi Yan?
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Man’s expression suddenly changed. She pretended to be angry and said, "Doctor Si, Xiaohui and I are friends, so I helped her. I thought that as siblings, you would care about her situation and informed you. Since you don’t want to hear it, fine, I won’t mention anything to you in the future."
After saying this, she turned to leave, but bumped into the head nurse who was hurrying over.
"Doctor Si, there’s an emergency patient downstairs and the situation isn’t too ..."
Before the head nurse could finish her sentence, Si Chen had already put on his coat and walked out.
There was quite a crowd in the first-floor lobby, which dispersed when the crowd saw Si Chen approaching.
Along with Si Chen, there was also the emergency department doctor. At the same time, the nurse was already pushing the emergency trolley over.
After a series of checks, it was found that the patient was severely injured in a car accident and had hurt his hindbrain. The situation was not optimistic.
Emergency surgery was needed. It was highly possible that the patient would end up in a vegetative state.
And Si Chen was the chief surgeon for this operation.
He met with the patient’s family and explained the patient’s condition.
Present were the patient’s wife, Fang Xiujing, son Zhao Wenyu, and nephew Zhao Wenkai.
Upon hearing Si Chen’s words, Fang Xiujing’s face looked terrible. As if the sky had fallen, she grabbed Si Chen’s arm and began to cry.
"Doctor, please save my husband’s life at all costs. Money is not an issue for my family; we will pay whatever it takes."
Zhao Wenyu added, "As long as my dad can be saved, we can accept some sequelae."
From their attire, Si Chen could tell that these people weren’t ordinary. But in his eyes, all lives were equal; whether a man was rich or not, he would do his best to save him.
"As I said before, these are just the risks of surgery. Don’t worry, I will do my best. This is the surgery consent form."
Upon hearing this, Fang Xiujing reached out to sign the consent form, but Zhao Wenkai suddenly stepped forward and held her hand, saying sharply,
"Auntie, I suggest we transfer hospitals. I’m not very comfortable entrusting my uncle’s life to a doctor who is younger than me and doesn’t have much experience."
"This ..." At this point, Fang Xiujing had already lost her ability to think. Bearing the words of her nephew in mind, she began to waver.
Seeing this, Zhao Wenyu glared at Zhao Wenkai and said, "Mom! Now is the time. The doctor told us that dad’s condition is extremely critical, and if we don’t go ahead with the surgery now, it’ll be very dangerous."
Although worried, he was very clear-headed. If the delay continued, his dad would have died before even having a chance to undergo surgery.
His dad had mentioned to him that he had something on Zhao Wenkai and would soon take over the shares from him and kick him out of the company.
No one would have guessed his dad would have an accident so soon. This situation wasn’t as simple as it appeared on the surface. He would have to wait until his dad woke up before getting a clearer picture.
Zhao Wenkai was obviously up to no good by proposing to transfer hospitals.
Zhao Wenkai said, "Handing uncle over to an inexperienced doctor will only be more dangerous. If you don’t want to transfer hospital, we could let another experienced doctor perform the surgery, I heard that there’s a very skilled Dr. Dong at this hospital, it would be better if he could perform the surgery."
"Dr. Dong is on leave today," Si Chen calmly replied. "The patient’s condition is critical. If you continue to hesitate, things won’t look good."
Zhao Wenyu urged, "Mom, hurry up and sign it!"
While saying this, he glared at Zhao Wenkai, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. Once my dad wakes up, your days are numbered."
Zhao Wenkai sneered, "If that’s the case, you guys can sign off on it! You only need not to regret it if anything happens."
Fang Xiujing was in a state of mental chaos and didn’t know what to do.
Finally, under her son’s persuasion, she gritted her teeth and signed her name.
Due to extreme agitation, her legs softened just after signing her name, making her almost faint. Zhao Wenyu was startled, but Si Chen said, "She’s just too excited. She’ll be fine after some rest. You can take her for a rest."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wenyu quickly helped his mother to leave. Zhao Wenkai, on the other hand, just gave them an indifferent glance and didn’t move. After they had gone some distance away, he walked up to Si Chen and, looking at the name on his badge, said in a calm voice.
"Doctor Si, right? The success rate of this kind of operation should be very low, and a little mishap should not be difficult, right?"
Si Chen frowned.
Seeing that Si Chen understood his implication, Zhao Wenkai smirked, patting his shoulder and said, "Doctor Si, I see you’re a smart man. You should understand my meaning. A little mishap in this kind of operation is quite common. Just do your best in the operation and don’t try too hard. If the surgery fails, we won’t blame you, and we will give you a considerable sum of hardship money. As for what I said before, don’t take it to heart. I was not targeting you."
Si Chen met Zhao Wenkai’s gaze expressionlessly, and said indifferently, "Thank you for your understanding."
