"That injured person from earlier is in a bit of trouble..." the doctor paused, "left leg fracture, lower back injury requiring further observation."
Lin Xiao stood there, stunned, upon hearing this.
Seeing that she looked unwell, Zhao Hui strode forward, grabbed her arm, and asked anxiously, "Lin Xiao, what did the doctor say?"
Lin Xiao came to her senses and tried to calm herself down. She only understood half of what the doctor said.
A leg fracture is certain, but there's a term I didn't understand: what's the situation with the lower back? Weren't the X-rays just taken? Why is it still under 'observation'?
Lin Xiao knew that although her French was pretty good and she could manage daily life without much trouble, it was a blind spot when it came to professional medical terminology.
After calming herself down, she said to the other three anxious people, "There is a fracture in the leg, and the condition of the waist still needs to be observed. Please don't worry, let me ask around some more."
Upon hearing Lin Xiao's words, Xiao Hao almost fell to the ground.
Lin Xiao quickly tried to find a solution. He knew that not understanding the doctor's words could cause serious problems, so he had to fully understand what the doctor meant.
She then called Wang Wei and told him that she had an urgent matter to ask him for help.
Wang Wei was leading a group of elderly people on a tour of the Seine when he noticed something was off about Lin Xiao's tone on the phone. He immediately said, "Don't rush, tell me slowly."
Lin Xiao told him that her friend had been hit by a car while skiing and was now in the hospital, but she could only understand half of what the doctor was saying, so she was very panicked.
Wang Wei asked Lin Xiao to hand the phone to the doctor so he could take the call. He had never left Paris, having been born and raised there, and his French was more fluent than his Chinese.
Lin Xiao watched as the doctor took the phone, spoke with Wang Wei for a while, and then handed the phone back to her.
Wang Wei told Lin Xiao that the doctor said the injured person was not in danger, but had a fractured fibula in his left leg, requiring surgery. He also needed to have another enhanced CT scan of his lower back to check for any fractures in the lumbar vertebrae. If there were fractures and they were severe, it would be quite troublesome.
Lin Xiao felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this and relayed Wang Wei's words to Zhao Hui.
Zhao Hui held his forehead with both hands, his head throbbing with pain. The thing he feared most had happened.
He asked Lin Xiao to inquire with Wang Wei about the recovery time after surgery. They were originally scheduled to return to China tomorrow; could they return to China for treatment under these circumstances?
Wang Wei then asked the doctor, who said that the leg problem wasn't the biggest issue; the problem was his lower back.
If a CT scan confirms a significant problem in the lower back, any mishap during movement could cause even greater damage, with the most serious consequence being paraplegia.
The doctor asked them how long their flight back to China would take. Wang Wei said it would take at least 11 hours.
The doctor refused immediately after hearing this, saying that moving the injured person for such a long time under these circumstances would be extremely irresponsible.
Everyone became anxious upon hearing this.
Zhao Hui asked Lin Xiao to ask Wang Wei about the local hospitals' capabilities. If they chose to have the surgery in France, would it be more reliable to go back to Paris to find a large hospital?
Wang Wei said he would ask his friends first, because he didn't know much about the medical field. He suggested that the patient have a lumbar examination done at a local hospital first, and then discuss the next steps after confirming the situation.
The CT scan results were pending, and at that moment, the remaining few people couldn't comfort each other; they were all like ants on a hot plate.
Wang Wei also contacted his parents and asked them to inquire about hospitals in Paris that specialize in orthopedic surgery and the medical standards of the Albertville Hospital.
After several anxious hours, the test results finally came back. Fortunately, there wasn't a major problem with my lower back; it could be stabilized with devices. The leg injury was more serious, and surgery was inevitable.
When Zhao Hui told Wei Changfeng the news, he was stunned, unsure whether it was from the pain or from not knowing what to do.
A few minutes later, he looked up at Zhao Hui and said pitifully, "Brother, can I go back to China to have the surgery? I don't feel at ease having the surgery here."
Not only him, but Zhao Hui and Xiao Hao also had the same concerns.
"It's very difficult for you to fly in your current condition. Besides, it's not a one or two-hour journey; it's a flight that takes more than ten hours."
Despite Zhao Hui's attempts to dissuade him, he himself had even considered chartering a plane to return home. Didn't some overseas Chinese in Europe charter planes to return to China for treatment when the pandemic was severe before?
"Are all your jobs ruined? You can't even get on the Spring Festival Gala, how are you going to explain this to the production team? And what about those new dramas you mentioned..." Wei Changfeng's voice grew lower and lower as he spoke.
"Don't worry about that, Xiaohao and I will handle it. The doctor said it will only take two or three months to recover, and it won't delay anything, so don't overthink it."
"Won't you be crippled? Will you be lame in the future?"
Wei Changfeng has always been in good health and rarely even catches a cold. This is the first time he has encountered such a serious situation, and he is in a foreign country, so he is inevitably at a loss.
"I told you not to overthink it. We'll handle your work matters, so just focus on your treatment. Now we're just looking for a better and more reliable place to have the surgery."
After giving Wei Changfeng his instructions, Zhao Hui braced himself and called his boss, Wu Fei, back home to report the situation.
Wu Fei was furious when he heard this and gave Zhao Hui a thorough dressing-down on the phone. He had originally told them to return to China as soon as their work was finished, but Zhao Hui had pleaded on Wei Changfeng's behalf to allow him to stay in France for a couple more days.
Zhao Hui said that the young man had hardly rested this year, working non-stop. After his work trip to France, he was given a few days to relax, and they would cover any extra accommodation and other expenses themselves, without the company or brand bearing any costs.
Wu Fei agreed at the time because not only Wei Changfeng, but Zhao Hui had also been working overtime for the past few years, at the busiest time managing two or three artists.
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