"Damn it, these damned beasts!" Jiang Yan cursed fiercely, then stood up and organized the evacuation of those who could move normally, and transferred some seriously ill patients to the fortifications.
The bombing lasted for more than half an hour before it finally ended...
After confirming that the bombing had indeed ended, order gradually began to be restored at the temporary relief site. Soldiers went out to explore the surrounding area and clear the roadblocks leading to the temporary relief site.
"Are you alright? Get ready to start the next round of busy work..." Jiang Yan said in a somewhat cold tone.
"Doctor! Doctor! Come quick!" A young man was seen carrying a young woman into the camp. Jiang Yan and Wen Ruan were about to approach when Grace, who happened to be nearby, went to investigate. Jiang Yan and Wen Ruan then began preparing to treat the other patients.
In just a few short hours, many people who had just been injured by artillery shells were transferred here, and all the medical staff were very busy, focusing on treating their patients.
"Doctor! Doctor! This little girl! Come quick, take a look at her! Is there a pediatrician?" A young soldier was holding a little girl in his arms and shouting loudly!
Grace, who was in the distance, seemed to hear someone calling for a pediatrician. After quickly taking care of her patients and giving instructions to her assistant, she ran towards the young soldier.
Suddenly, a woman's cry rang out from the camp. Wen Ruan was startled and immediately looked toward the source of the sound. It was Grace!
"My child! This is my child! Oh God, this is my child!"
All eyes were on Grace, who was crying as she tried to check the little girl's injuries.
Yes, that little girl was her daughter, the one who would give Grace the candy she herself couldn't bear to eat every time she came home from get off work.
As a doctor with many years of experience, she seemed to know the outcome the moment she saw her daughter, and let out a series of cries.
But she still tried her best to control her emotions and carefully examined the little girl. Her hands were trembling as she gently touched her daughter's wounds.
Shrapnel was lodged in the little girl's left chest, and there was no way to save her. Grace's tears flowed freely as she gently touched the little girl's cheek: "Ivy... Mommy's Ivy..."
It's a beautiful name. Ivy means ivy, and it symbolizes loyalty, strength, and growth.
But sadly... the little girl's beautiful life came to a halt at this moment...
"Mommy..." The little girl seemed to hear Grace's call and tried her best to open her eyes a crack.
"Don't... cry..." She struggled to raise her left hand, as if to offer something to Grace.
Grace's gaze fell on the little girl's left hand, which slowly opened, revealing her favorite candy...
"Mommy...eat candy..." The little girl's voice was already very weak.
Grace burst into tears and took the candy from the little girl's palm.
"Mommy... is it sweet?" the little girl asked innocently. At that moment, she seemed to have forgotten the pain in her body, and all she wanted to do was make her mother happy.
Grace forced a smile: "Sweet, thank you, baby..."
The little girl stopped breathing at that moment, but a bright smile remained on her face, as if she was happy that she had managed to make her mother happy.
Then Grace let out a series of heart-wrenching cries. Sadly, this tiny life ended at that moment...
Grace knelt on the ground, holding her daughter, and wept uncontrollably.
Wen Ruan thought that she would probably never forget this scene for the rest of her life...
That once rosy and lovely face, which I had seen countless times, gradually lost its color, turning pale and lifeless; those fingers, which should have been full of life, were now ice-cold...
A highly experienced and skilled doctor, trusted by many, could save countless lives in times of crisis, but she was powerless to save her own child, forced to watch helplessly as her beloved passed away before her eyes.
"Why... why did this happen..." Grace cried out in anguish.
At that moment, she was not a doctor; she was just an ordinary mother who had lost her beloved child.
People around her went forward to comfort her, hugged her, and told her to take it easy.
Because of her work, Wen Ruan couldn't go forward. She could only silently wish Grace could get through this hurdle and pray that Ivy could grow up carefree and happy in her next life.
......
Soon, as time went by, this small, makeshift aid station was filled with more and more patients, and everyone needed to focus on being responsible for them.
When the leaders of the temporary rescue site learned of Grace's situation, they wanted her to rest for a day and adjust her mindset.
But seeing the growing number of patients and children, their eyes filled with longing for life, Grace resolutely refused.
Wiping away her tears, she put Ivy into the body bag, labeled it with her name, and placed it aside, murmuring as she wrote the name, "Baby, don't be afraid, Mommy will take you home later."
Those around them felt a pang of sadness.
A small body bag, wrapped around a tiny body like a small piece of candy, lay on the hard concrete floor.
"A small shroud is the bitterest piece of candy in the world."
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