Wen Ziqing walked over slowly and just happened to hear the male doctor say, "Doctor Cao, the patient's condition is not optimistic. The bullet is less than a centimeter away from the heart. The chance of success in surgery is less than 30%. What do you think is the best approach for this operation? Should we give it a try or give up?"
"Xiao Xu, if we don't perform the operation, the injured person will definitely die. There is only a 30% chance of survival. As doctors, how can we give up?" The female doctor frowned, as if she was dissatisfied with what Dr. Xu said.
"Doctor Cao, you see, this operation is technically very difficult. You are the only one in our hospital who can perform it. But you are already advanced in pregnancy and it is time for you to have a good rest. If you must have the operation, Doctor Cao, will your body be able to bear it..." the male doctor said embarrassedly.
"I'll hold on a little longer." The female doctor lowered her head and pondered for a moment before continuing, "It doesn't matter if I have to work a little harder. We can't just sit there and watch a war hero lose his life. Xiao Xu, arrange the surgery right away. My mother-in-law is coming today, and I have to go to the train station to pick her up!"
Wen Ziqing walked closer and discovered that the female doctor's belly was bulging. It seemed that she was about six or seven months pregnant.
"Okay, Doctor Cao, I'll get ready right away. Thank you for your hard work." Doctor Xu jumped up happily and took over pushing the stretcher herself, telling the nurse who was doing the pushing to quickly ask the director for an operating room. Saving a life is like putting out a fire. Without surgery, this patient's chances of survival would be even smaller.
Who is she? Why does she look so much like my aunt? Wen Ziqing stared at the female doctor's face, and this question emerged in his mind.
At this moment, a nurse came over in a hurry, calling out, "Sister Ai Mei, Sister Ai Mei."
The stretcher was pushed forward, and the female doctor stopped and looked at the panting nurse chasing after her. She asked, "Xiu Li, is there something wrong?"
Xiu Li? Wu... Xiu Li. Wen Ziqing then realized that the young nurse looked exactly like his stepmother. Oh, no! Or rather, exactly like Wu Xiu Li when she was young. Why was Wu Xiu Li here? Was she and his mother's former colleague? Wen Ziqing frowned.
"Sister Aimei, there's a call for you. It's from your husband, Humanity, the staff officer." Wu Xiuli said with a smile, "Sister Aimei, your brother-in-law is so good to you. You just returned to the hospital today, and less than half an hour later, your brother-in-law called you. Sister Aimei, you and your brother-in-law have a really good relationship. It's so enviable!"
Cao...Aimee? Mom...Mom?
Wen Ziqing was stunned. Cao Aimei died after Wen Ziqing was born. For unknown reasons, the Wen family hadn't left any photos of Cao Aimei after her death, leaving Wen Ziqing to imagine what his mother looked like. Strangely, not only the Wen family, but even the Cao family had only two or three photos of Cao Aimei before she was ten, and one photo of her on her tenth birthday, with Cao Yunfei and his entire family.
When Wen Ziqing was a child, he once stayed at the Cao family's house for a few days. He heard from the Cao family that Cao Aimei looked about 70% similar to his aunt Cao Yumei. However, Cao Aimei had a much stronger aura than her aunt. Those who knew Cao Aimei said that she was a good woman who could both go out to the living room and go into the kitchen.
Is this what my mother really looks like? Beautiful and majestic, elegant yet with a touch of coldness. But... didn't my mother die shortly after giving birth to me? Why is she here? Is she already dead? Or is this just a dream? Wen Ziqing felt a little apprehensive.
"Xiu Li, please call Yu Long back for me. I'm going into the operating room now. Ask him to pick up my mother-in-law at the station. I'll call him back after the operation." Cao Yumei looked at the stretcher that had been pushed out more than ten meters away and said to Wu Xiu Li.
"Okay, Sister Aimei." Wu Xiuli saw that Cao Yumei didn't go back to the office with her to answer the phone, and a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. However, she quickly lowered her head to hide her emotions.
"Mom." Cao Aimei moved closer and closer to Wen Ziqing, so close that he could clearly see the smooth skin on her face. Wen Ziqing reached out a hand, wanting to grasp Cao Aimei's arm. For decades, his mother had appeared in his dreams, only a vague figure. Today, he could finally touch her with his own hands.
Wen Ziqing's hand passed through Cao Aimei's arm, leaving nothing behind. Cao Aimei seemed oblivious to Wen Ziqing standing in the middle of the road, and simply followed the moving stretcher, passing through Wen Ziqing's body.
Wen Ziqing looked at his body, then reached out and slapped his face with a "pa" sound.
"Xiao Xu, did you hear any sound?" Cao Aimei raised her head and looked around. Somehow, she seemed to hear a slap, but the person in front of her didn't move, so how could such a sound be possible?
"No." Doctor Xu shook his head.
Wen Ziqing stared blankly at Cao Aimei and her group as they gradually walked away. What was going on? Why couldn't her mother see her?
In the office, Wu Xiuli was on the phone: "Hello! Is this Staff Officer Wen? This is Xiaoli! I asked Sister Aimei to answer the phone, but...but Sister Aimei said she doesn't have time and asked you not to disturb her work!"
Listening to Wu Xiuli's sweet, sickening tone, Wen Ziqing clenched her fists in anger. This woman was inherently mean-spirited, unable to stand up to others' good fortune, always trying to stir up trouble. How could Mom have said that just now?
When Wen Ziqing was angry, Wu Xiuli seemed to hear Wen Yulong say something on the other end of the phone and laughed. After the laughter stopped, Wu Xiuli said into the phone, "Brother Wen, you are such a good husband. Don't worry, I will remind Sister Aimei. Aunt Feng's train is today, right? Sister Aimei will definitely remember to pick her up at the station."
Feng Xueying is coming? Cao Aimei is going to pick her up? Wen Ziqing then recalled the countless times Feng Xueying had mentioned Cao Aimei's "big sin" over the years: disrespect for elders. The first time Feng Xueying went to Wen Yulong's home in City N, Cao Aimei had agreed to pick her up at the train station, but she had instead made Feng Xueying wait there for over half an hour.
It turns out that all this was caused by this woman Wu Xiu Li?
Wen Ziqing's forehead was bulging with anger, and he was about to teach Wu Xiuli a lesson with his fists clenched when suddenly a black vortex appeared beside him. The vortex's suction was so strong that it sucked Wen Ziqing in. Wen Ziqing struggled hard, but he couldn't resist the vortex's attraction and eventually lost consciousness.
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