The nurse quickly approached them with the surgical consent form and asked, "Which of you is the patient's family member? Please sign the surgical consent form."
Neither Dong Qing nor Su Guifang were Yi Xiaofan's relatives. He said, "I made a phone call on the way. You should focus on treating the patient first. His family will be here soon."
The nurse said, "That's fine. Once the family arrives, go to the infirmary to sign the papers."
Dong Qing said, "Okay, have him go over as soon as he arrives."
Su Guifang and Yi Xiaofan had a deep bond, and she kept crying. Dong Qing said, "Sister-in-law, don't cry. Yi Xiaofan will be alright."
Just then, Dong Qing's phone rang. It was his wife calling. Li Yuzhu asked him which hospital Yi Xiaofan had been taken to, and Dong Qing said the Second People's Hospital of the city, and then ended the call.
Soon after, Yi Minghui and his wife arrived. Yi Feifei asked, "Brother, who's sick?"
Dong Qing briefly recounted what had happened that evening, and then handed Yi Xiaofan's suicide note to Yi Minghui.
Yi Minghui cried after reading it. No matter what, Yi Xiaofan was his nephew. He said, "How could this child be so foolish?"
Dong Qing said, "Don't cry, come with me."
Dong Qing led Yi Minghui and his wife into the medical room, where a nurse asked him what his relationship was with the patient.
Yi Minghui said, "I am the patient's second uncle."
Uncle and nephew are not considered direct relatives. According to regulations, direct relatives should sign the surgical consent form. However, in cases of emergency, non-direct relatives can also sign.
The nurse took out the surgical consent form and had Yi Minghui sign his name on it.
They returned to the operating room door, where the red lettering above the door still indicated that surgery was in progress.
Yi Minghui said, "Why isn't the surgery finished yet?"
Dong Qing said, "His injuries are too severe; the longer the surgery takes, the better his chances of survival."
This is how it is with serious injury surgery: the patient is sent into the operating room and the attending physician comes out immediately. There is only one outcome: the patient has passed away. The longer the time goes on, the more hope there is, at least temporarily. As long as there is life, there is hope.
Just then, Chen Hong and his wife, along with Li Yuzhu and several children, arrived.
Li Yuzhu asked, "How is Xiao Fan?"
"have no idea!"
After Dong Qing finished speaking, he handed Yi Xiaofan's suicide note to Su Wei, saying, "Sister-in-law, please forgive him."
Su Wei took the suicide note and read it once. After reading it, she shouted loudly at the operating room door, "Yi Xiaofan, listen to me! If you're a real man, live on! Don't make me look down on you!"
After Su Wei shouted, she squatted down and cried. Her tears contained an indescribable grief, but mostly she was happy for Yi Xiaofan's complete repentance.
Yi Xiaofan's complete awakening at this moment can only add a lot of indescribable pain to people. At this time, Dong Qing and his wife and Su Wei completely forgave him. However, this forgiveness was earned with his life. Was the forgiveness earned in this way really worth it?
Perhaps in Yi Xiaofan's view, it is worthwhile. A truly repentant person values pure character more than life itself, and these reactions may all be signs of a pang of conscience.
People are not born bad, nor are they bad throughout their lives. Even if someone starts out good, they may still grow up to be bad.
In this life, the difference between good and bad is just a matter of a single thought. Of course, a painful lesson can make people realize their mistakes, but without realizing it, there is no profound lesson.
In the past, he would only have harmed people. But people are not static. After being punished by life, they will completely wake up. Aren't many ex-convicts like this? After serving their sentences, they become useful people to society and their families.
However, there are also those who go to jail two or three times. You really can't make a blanket judgment on this. There are people who are determined not to change, and there are also those who can completely reform. Whether or not someone can reform depends mainly on their nature and humanity.
However, it is difficult for such people to gain social acceptance after their release from prison. After all, they have a stain on their record, and time must be used to wash away that stain so that people can see their good qualities and accept them from the bottom of their hearts.
Yi Xiaofan was one of them, but he didn't use time to wash away the stains on his body, nor did he use time to prove that he was a good man. In the end, he chose to exchange his life for it.
This approach, though quick and direct, is mostly foolish. His foolish actions left pain to others, especially his elderly mother. Was it really worth it? It only brought more suffering to others.
Dong Qing took out his car keys and handed them to Yi Feifei. He said, "Sister Feifei, take my car back to your hometown and pick up your sister-in-law. Yi Xiaofan has had such a big accident, his mother should be brought here immediately."
Yi Feifei took the car keys and said, "Okay, I'll be right back."
An hour later, Yi Feifei brought Yi Xiaofan's mother and sister over. At this time, Yi Xiaofan had not yet finished his surgery. His mother sat in front of the operating room and cried loudly. Her son's life or death was on her mind. The greatest pain in life is a mother's worry and heartache for her son.
Yi Cuiping hugged her mother, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes. Feifei said, "Sister-in-law, things have already come to this, so please don't cry. My nephew will be alright."
Yi Xiaofan was an only child at home, with only his two sisters. How could his mother and sister not worry about such a big thing happening to them?
Around 11 p.m., after the doctor came out of the operating room, Yi Minghui asked, "Doctor, how is my nephew?"
The doctor said, "The patient mainly suffered a severe brain injury and has several fractures throughout his body. The patient's family needs to be mentally prepared; whether he survives or not depends entirely on him."
Dong Qing asked, "So, he's still not out of danger?"
"That's true in principle. Jumping from the fourth-floor rooftop is the same as jumping from the fifth floor. It's a miracle he's lasted this long!"
After the doctor finished speaking, he walked towards the medical room.
The nurse quickly wheeled Yi Xiaofan out of the operating room. His entire head was wrapped in gauze. His mother burst into tears when she saw her son, and his sister Yi Cuiping also started to cry.
The nurses wheeled Yi Xiaofan directly into the intensive care unit, where no family members were allowed to enter. Yi Minghui said, "There's no point in us staying here. Dong Qing, you should all go back."
Dong Qing took out 5,000 yuan from his bag and handed it to Yi Xiaofan's mother, saying, "Auntie, I know your family doesn't have much money since Xiaofan just got out. Keep this money for your son's medical treatment. If you need more money, just tell me. I can manage that."
Yi Xiaofan's mother knelt on the ground, crying, and said, "My son did many things that wronged you a few years ago. You've already paid two thousand yuan for his medical expenses. I really can't accept this money. Please take it back."
Dongqing helped the old lady up from the ground, stuffed the money into her hand, and said, "Let bygones be bygones. We forgave him the moment he jumped, but the forgiveness he received in this way is not worth it at all. I truly feel sorry for him."
"On behalf of my brother's family, thank you. It's getting late, you should go home now." Yi Minghui said to his wife, "Feifei, you should take Dongqing's car home too. I'll stay here with my sister-in-law and niece."
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