Chapter 2538: Not Afraid

The family members were preparing to enter the ICU to see the patient. Whether or not to allow Shan Shan in, the adults started arguing again at this critical moment.

"She’s too young, are you really letting her in?" Grandma Shanshan frowned deeply, blaming her son-in-law.

The adults themselves would struggle to accept the scene inside; how could they let a child in and suffer?

To say that Shan Shan’s parents didn’t care about their elder daughter is impossible. But you can’t hide things from a smart child. For this reason, they consulted a professional child psychologist.

If they wanted to hide everything from the child, the adults needed to be mentally prepared to face another issue: Does Shan Shan have the right to see her sister one last time?

If she does, shouldn’t the adults respect the child’s rights?

If Shan Shan misses this opportunity, could this turn out to be a lifelong knot in her heart, a lifelong regret?

These are all future pains that can’t be remedied and could lead to rifts and conflicts among family members.

The psychologist was most afraid of parents assuming everything and making decisions for their children.

Shan Shan’s father and mother understood immediately.

After the pediatrician assessed and deemed that the child’s mental endurance was adequate, Shan Shan’s parents chose to respect their elder daughter.

"Shan Shan, do you want to go in?" Shan Shan’s father bent down, once more confirming his elder daughter’s wishes.

"Yes." Shan Shan nodded. She came to the conclusion that instead of relying on others to save her sister Xiao Yu, she might as well see her sister herself. Besides, with the doctors and nurses accompanying her, she was not afraid.

"Alright, go in then," Shan Shan’s father said.

Before entering the ICU, it was necessary to put on isolation gowns. The nurse sister specially found a small-sized isolation gown for Shan Shan. Xie Wanying helped the child put it on, being careful not to injure the child’s hurt left hand.

Once everyone was ready, they orderly entered the ICU.

After watching them enter the door with the child, Cao Yong walked to the opposite doctor’s office to further communicate with the doctors there.

The ICU, as mentioned before, emphasized quietness, with no extra noise interference, making subtle sounds more sensitive to detect.

As soon as everyone entered, only the sound of sobbing, filled with intense sadness, could be heard in the air.

Shan Shan’s little face showed tension; she could recognize that it was her mother and grandmother crying.

Grandma Shanshan and Grandpa Shanshan were frightened, retreating to the door, not daring to look.

Without waiting for her father to ask again, Shan Shan eagerly ran ahead to see her sister.

The others followed closely behind.

Bed number nine in the ICU was tightly surrounded by privacy screens. This was not only to protect the patient’s privacy but also to minimize the impact on other patients. Not all patients in the ICU are completely unconscious.

A specialist doctor stood at the patient’s bedside, performing an EEG on Xiao Yu at the family’s request. According to examination requirements, an undisturbed EEG recording needed to last more than half an hour.

An electrode-connected machine was linked to the child’s brain, with a needle pen moving along the graph paper to record.

In reality, even those who didn’t understand medicine could guess what it meant if the lines on the paper were almost flat all along.

The child’s mother cried uncontrollably, holding a handkerchief over her swollen, red eyes.

The child’s grandparents leaned on each other, looking paler than death itself. Medical staff provided chairs for the two elderly people.

Finally unable to hold back, the child’s grandma ran over and said, "What’s the point of all these tests? I see that Xiao Yu is still fine, not dead."