"Miss, you're awake. Are you a family member of the patient? Could you please pay the medical fees? We need to perform surgery on him." After saying this, the nurse took a medical tray, wiped the abrasions on Li Zhiyi's arm with iodine, and then prepared to leave.

"Surgery? What kind of surgery?" Li Zhiyi was bewildered by the nurse's words.

"The man who was taken to the hospital with you was in a serious car accident and is currently unconscious. You should go and pay the fees quickly so as not to delay the doctor's surgery."

"Wait, I need to see him now." Li Zhiyi said, getting out of bed completely disregarding her leg injury and the excruciating pain she felt as soon as she touched the ground.

“Miss, you can’t go. He’s in the intensive care unit right now, and family members aren’t allowed to visit.”

The nurse's words did not stop Li Zhiyi, because Li Zhiyi had already walked ahead of the nurse, asking people in the corridor where the intensive care unit was as he walked.

Someone told her it was on the fourth floor, but she didn't even take the elevator. She rushed to the door of the intensive care unit on the fourth floor, just as the attending physician came out.

"Doctor, doctor, how is my friend? His name is Jiang Yu, I need to see him."

"Jiang Yu? Are you the lady who was brought here with him? Are you his family member? We need a family member's signature to confirm the surgery."

"No, I'm his friend. Why does he need surgery?"

"You should quickly notify his family to come over; his condition is very serious." The doctor had just been checking on the patient and found that his leg was severely deformed from being crushed by the car, congested and swollen, with no blood vessels visible, and the bleeding had not stopped.

"Where is his cell phone? I don't have his family's phone number."

The doctor frowned and said impatiently, "How would I know his phone number? By the way, his hospital bill is overdue. Go pay it and then try to contact his family." The doctor said businesslike; he had seen this situation many times and it was not surprising to him.

Seeing the doctor about to leave, Li Zhi grabbed his arm and said, "Doctor, I need to go in and see him. Please take me there quickly."

Seeing her acting unreasonably, the doctor became impatient and said, "Let go of me and mind your manners. His life is in danger, and I'm trying to figure out a way to save him. If you hold me like this and miss the best opportunity, can you take responsibility?"

"I don't believe he's on the verge of death. I want to see him now. If you don't let me see him, I won't let you leave." Li Zhiyi didn't know the hospital's procedures, but she knew Jiang Yu would definitely be alright. As long as he had a breath left, she would find a way to pull him back from the brink of death.

The doctor was so pestered that she had no choice but to agree to let Li Zhiyi go in and see him for a moment.

As soon as Li Zhiyi let go, the doctor took the opportunity to escape, completely ignoring Li Zhiyi's unreasonable behavior. The nurse came over and advised, "Miss, you should contact his family as soon as possible. If something really happens to him, you and he will be implicated."

Only then did Li Zhiyi remember her phone. He took it out and saw that it had been crushed and was no longer usable.

"Can I borrow your phone? My phone is broken."

The nurse kindly lent her phone to Li Zhiyi. After thinking for a moment, Li Zhiyi called 110 (the police emergency number), because she didn't remember any other phone numbers.

"Hello, this is the 110 emergency call center. How can I help you?"

"Your team leader is currently at the Municipal People's Hospital. He was in a car accident and his phone is broken. Do you know his family's phone number?"

The police dispatcher initially thought it was a prank, asking, "Miss, are you sure you're not joking?"

"No, his name is Jiang Yu. By the way, where is Officer Li? Please let him answer the phone."

At this moment, the dispatcher sensed the urgency on the other end of the phone. He glanced at his colleague and told him about the situation. His colleague had a good relationship with Officer Li, and as soon as he heard the caller mention Officer Li, he took the phone from his colleague.

"Hello, miss, where are you right now? Who is injured?"

"We are at the Municipal People's Hospital. Jiang Yu is currently in the intensive care unit. The doctor asked me to contact his family. Can you get in touch with them?"

"Okay, miss, please keep your phone on, we'll be there right away."

After hanging up the phone, the dispatcher immediately called Officer Li to inquire about the situation. Officer Li, who had originally planned to wash up and go to bed, suddenly lost all sleepiness upon hearing the news.

“That’s right, Captain Jiang was with a girl. We just separated. I’m heading to the hospital right away and will contact his family on the way.”

Officer Li rushed to the hospital from home, and Jiang Yu's mother arrived at the hospital at the same time.

"Xiao Li, what happened to my son? How could he have gotten into a car accident out of nowhere?" Jiang Yu's mother asked anxiously.

"I don't know either, Auntie. Don't worry, let's go find the attending physician to ask about the situation."

At this moment, Li Zhiyi, who was standing in a daze at the stairwell, heard Officer Li's voice and quickly came out from the stairwell.

"Officer Li, you've finally arrived! The doctor said Jiang Yu needs surgery and asked me to pay the fees, but all my money is at home, and my phone is broken. What should I do?"

Only then did Jiang Yu's mother notice Li Zhiyi. Hearing her words, she excitedly ran to Li Zhiyi and interrogated her, "Is Jiang Yu in serious danger?"

"Yes, the doctor wouldn't let me see a doctor, so I called Officer Li."

"Auntie, this is Jiang Yu's friend, Miss Li," Officer Li introduced. It was only then that Li Zhi belatedly realized this was Jiang Yu's mother.

"You guys talk first, I'll go pay the bill." Officer Li hurriedly went downstairs to the service hall to pay the bill.

"What is your relationship with my son? Do you know how he got into the car accident?"

"Yes, he and I were in the same car. He was driving me home when we had an accident halfway there."

Immediately, Jiang Yu's mother looked at Li Zhiyi with great dislike. "So, my son got into a car accident to take you home?" If her son hadn't taken her home, he wouldn't have gotten into the accident.

"Yes, Auntie, I didn't expect that either."

"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, my son wouldn't have had that car accident," Yao Yunqin complained angrily, pointing her finger at Li Zhiyi.

Jiang Yu's father rushed over anxiously at this time. Hearing his wife's words, he didn't want to say anything more to Li Zhiyi, but just prayed in secret that his son would be safe and sound.

At this moment, Officer Li returned after paying the fee and also brought the attending physician.

Jiang Yu's father asked the doctor, "Doctor, what is my son's condition? Can we go in and see him?"

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