Chapter 185 Your Responsibility
Upon hearing this, Yu Li rushed over to check the situation.
Qianqian lay motionless on the ground, her eyes tightly closed and her face as pale as paper.
Yu Li, anxious to check the situation, only caught a glimpse of half a chocolate that had fallen to the ground.
But with Qianqian's condition so urgent, Yu Li didn't have time to worry about anything else. She knelt down and bent over to check Qianqian's breathing.
His heartbeat was extremely weak; the situation was critical.
"Go and call the hospital director and an ambulance right now, quick!"
Some of the older children understood what Yu Li said and immediately ran out, calling for the dean as they ran.
Yu Li immediately performed emergency cardiac resuscitation on Qianqian.
It was precisely at the time of this incident that the director was welcoming Deng Bailing at the entrance of the orphanage.
"Senior Deng, thank you for coming to visit the children again."
Deng Bailing got out of the car. She and the dean were already old acquaintances, so they skipped the formalities.
"There's only so much I can do. I just hope these children can be happier than I was in my childhood."
As the two were talking, a child suddenly ran out shouting, "Director! Director, something's wrong! Qianqian has fainted! Qianqian has fainted!"
The dean and Deng Bailing exchanged a glance, their expressions changed drastically, and they immediately ran over together.
When I rushed to the classroom, I saw Yu Li performing CPR on the unconscious Qianqian.
"Teacher Yu, what happened? How is Qianqian?"
While performing CPR, Yu Li replied, "Just now, when I was teaching the children to draw, I suddenly heard a child call out that Qianqian had fainted."
The hospital director dared not delay and urged the ambulance to arrive, anxiously saying, "Qianqian has congenital heart disease, how could such an accident happen..."
At that moment, Deng Bailing saw the chocolate wrapper on the ground. Her face darkened, and after picking it up, she confirmed that it was a half-eaten chocolate.
She then squatted down, pried open Qianqian's mouth, and sure enough, found traces of chocolate left inside.
“The orphanage is too remote. If we wait for the ambulance to arrive and then take her to the hospital, it might delay the golden time for treatment. Take Qianqian to the car and I will take her there first.”
Yu Li stopped the first aid, had Deng Bailing pick up Qianqian, and the group ran outside together.
Deng Bailing has been donating to orphanages for many years, but her contributions have never been reported. If Yu Li hadn't stumbled upon a news article about it, she wouldn't have known this.
She is very low-key, and she always drives herself to the orphanage.
Yu Li and the dean sat in the back seat, one holding Qianqian's head and the other supporting her body, keeping a close eye on her condition throughout the journey.
Deng Bailing floored the accelerator and rushed to the nearest hospital as quickly as possible.
"The girl is eight years old and has congenital heart disease. It is suspected that eating chocolate triggered her heart disease."
When they arrived at the hospital, Deng Bailing spoke quickly and calmly, explaining Qianqian's specific situation and the possible causes of her heart attack to the doctor.
Qianqian was quickly taken into the operating room.
The people outside the operating room, however, remained tense, each with a solemn expression.
"Are you Teacher Yu? When did the orphanage hire a new teacher?"
The director then remembered Yu Li and introduced her: "Senior Deng, this is Miss Yu Li. She is here to volunteer at our orphanage. Miss Yu is very kind-hearted and has been here for several days now."
"Moreover, she is very patient and innovative when teaching children to draw, and the children all like her very much."
Yu Li was also covered in sweat. She wiped her hands, smiled politely, and extended her hand, saying, "Hello, Teacher Deng, my name is Yu Li."
Throughout China, almost everyone, whether old or young, knows Deng Bailing.
After all, she is a national treasure-level singer, and she has performed as the closing singer of the gala every year without fail for many years, which is enough to show her importance.
So Deng Bailing wasn't surprised that Yu Li recognized her, but her expression was also very serious. She didn't shake Yu Li's hand back, but instead asked a question first.
"Were you teaching the children art class when Qianqian fell ill?"
Yu Li keenly sensed Deng Bailing's wariness towards her, so she withdrew her hand and nodded: "Yes, because Qianqian doesn't like to talk and prefers quiet, so she always sits in the last row in the corner."
“I was teaching another child at the time and didn’t notice Qianqian’s unusual behavior in time. This was my dereliction of duty. I’m sorry. I will cover all of Qianqian’s medical expenses.”
The dean sighed and said, "How can you blame Miss Yu? It's also my fault. I didn't tell you about Qianqian's heart condition before. What happened today was an accident. No one expected Qianqian to suddenly have a heart attack."
"Besides, you performed CPR on Qianqian immediately after discovering the problem, which was very good. Of course, you can't be the one to pay for the medical expenses..."
Before the dean could finish speaking, Deng Bailing interrupted him directly: "If you were the only teacher in the classroom at the time, then Qianqian's sudden illness today would be entirely your responsibility."
“If Qianqian’s life is in danger because of this, you will be committing murder, and I will definitely pursue your legal responsibility.”
Deng Bailing's words stunned not only the dean but also Yu Li.
“Senior Deng, no one wanted this accident to happen. Besides, Miss Yu was just volunteering. She came out of good intentions. Moreover, Qianqian has a heart condition, so it's really not Miss Yu's fault that she suddenly had an attack…”
Before the dean could finish speaking, Deng Bailing threw the chocolate she had been holding the whole way in front of Yu Li.
"Because Qianqian has a heart condition, the director and I never buy any whole sugar or industrial sugar when buying candy for the children."
"I picked up this half-chocolate from the ground next to Qianqian when she had the accident, and there was still some chocolate left in Qianqian's mouth."
"You were the only teacher in the classroom at the time, so this full-sugar chocolate could only have been brought by you and given to Qianqian, right?"
Upon seeing the full-sugar chocolate, the dean's expression changed. "Miss Yu, did you really give this chocolate to Qianqian?"
Yu Li picked up the chocolate and recalled that when Qianqian had her accident, she had indeed accidentally swept it up; there seemed to be a chocolate wrapper on the ground.
She was busy giving Qianqian first aid at the time, so she didn't notice that the culprit was actually this piece of full-sugar chocolate.
"I didn't give the chocolate to Qianqian. I don't know where it came from or how it ended up in Qianqian's hands. Maybe the other children in the classroom know what happened..."
But Deng Bailing snorted coldly: "Didn't you say that you were the only teacher in the classroom at the time, and the children couldn't possibly have had full-sugar chocolate? Who else could it be but you? I didn't expect that you, who seem like a good person, are actually a liar full of lies!"
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