Chapter 339: Empathy

Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Empathy

Looking at the barely breathing Li Jiaxiang, Jiang Fan couldn’t help but frown.

"Don’t worry, Wan’Er, it’s going to be okay," Jiang Fan comforted her.

Despite this, Li Muwan still couldn’t stop crying.

Jiang Fan glanced at Li Muwan and gently helped her lean back in her chair.

"Xue’Er, watch her for a moment. I’m going to go buy you two some water."

"Okay."

After leaving the emergency room hallway, Jiang Fan sighed to himself.

With Li Jiaxiang’s current condition, all he could do was pray that he would pull through.

Jiang Fan was already filled with self-blame over Li Jiaxiang and Zhou Jing’s situation.

If something were to happen to Li Jiaxiang, Jiang Fan would likely feel guilty for the rest of his life.

He even wished he could rush into the operating room right now and save Li Jiaxiang himself.

Soon, he bought water from the small shop at the hospital entrance, returned to the emergency room door, and handed the bottles to Li Muwan and Yin Ruxue.

Li Muwan had cried herself into a mess. Despite Yin Ruxue’s constant comforting, she wasn’t feeling any better.

"Wan’Er, have some water. If you keep this up, you’ll collapse before your father and mother even get out."

Hearing Jiang Fan’s words, and perhaps because she was exhausted, Li Muwan finally took a few large gulps of water.

Li Muwan leaned on Yin Ruxue’s shoulder, just staring blankly in the direction of the operating room.

Before she knew it, Li Muwan had fallen asleep on Yin Ruxue’s shoulder.

Yin Ruxue looked at Li Muwan, then back at Jiang Fan.

"When I went to get water," Jiang Fan explained, "I mixed some sedatives and sleeping pills into hers. She should be sound asleep by now."

As he spoke, Jiang Fan helped Li Muwan up.

"Let’s find a room for her to rest in."

Yin Ruxue nodded. The two of them quickly found a hospital room, settled Li Muwan in, and then returned to the emergency room door.

Just as they got back to the emergency room door, Zhou Jing was being wheeled out by two nurses.

Yin Ruxue hurried over and asked, "Nurse, how is she?"

"The patient is out of immediate danger. She needs to rest now."

With that, the two nurses wheeled Zhou Jing toward the intensive care unit.

"What about the other one?" Yin Ruxue quickly asked.

"The other patient’s condition is complicated. He’s still in surgery. He’s lost a lot of blood and is not out of danger."

After saying this, the two nurses hurriedly wheeled Zhou Jing away.

As the emergency room doors closed once more, Yin Ruxue’s heart sank.

"If something really happens to her father, how will Wan’Er ever be able to accept it?"

Yin Ruxue appeared very calm, but as she spoke, a single tear slid from the corner of her eye.

Looking at Yin Ruxue, Jiang Fan felt a surge of complex emotions.

Yin Ruxue pulled a tissue from her pocket and wiped her tears.

"Jiang Fan, I’m not being melodramatic. You know, this scene... I’m more familiar with it than anyone."

As Yin Ruxue said this, Jiang Fan remembered that her twin sister—Mengmeng’s biological mother—had also died in a car accident.

Looking at Yin Ruxue, Jiang Fan sighed.

’Perhaps only Yin Ruxue could truly understand what this felt like.’

"Xue’Er, don’t worry. Her father will be okay."

Yin Ruxue sighed. "I’m all too familiar with that scene just now, with the nurse wheeling her mother out. When my sister was wheeled out, however, her head was covered with a white sheet. But the words they used... they were exactly the same."

Yin Ruxue probably understood better than anyone what "still in surgery" and "excessive blood loss, not out of danger" really meant.

"Don’t worry, Xue’Er. Mengmeng is doing great now, isn’t she? I believe everything will be alright. Her father will definitely pull through, too."

"I’m perfectly clear-headed, Jiang Fan. You don’t need to comfort me. I’m worried Wan’Er won’t be able to accept reality."

Jiang Fan sighed and said, "Although her father suffered a serious head injury, he has no other fatal wounds. If his willpower is strong enough, he should be able to wake up."

"How did you know he injured his head?" Yin Ruxue asked in surprise.

"Ah... well..."

Jiang Fan realized he had slipped up and spoken out of turn.

"Um... when I went down to buy water, I asked a doctor about his condition. Besides, when the nurse opened the door earlier, I glanced inside the emergency room," Jiang Fan quickly fabricated.

"You have such good eyesight!"

"Sigh, I guess I’m just trying to reassure myself."

Yin Ruxue nodded, not thinking much more of it.

The two of them sat quietly outside the emergency room as time ticked by, second by second.

Before they knew it, the sky had grown dark. A full seven or eight hours had passed since Li Jiaxiang was wheeled into the emergency room.

The doors to the emergency room opened, and a man in a white coat walked out.

Yin Ruxue and Jiang Fan quickly rushed forward.

"Doctor, how is the patient?"

"Miss Yin, we’ve done everything we can for Mr. Li," the doctor said, his expression somber. "The hospital director specifically instructed me to do everything in our power to save him. We’ve done all we can. Whether or not Mr. Li wakes up now depends on his own will."

"What does that mean?" Yin Ruxue asked.

Jiang Fan said calmly, "It means he’s still not out of danger. Tonight is critical. If he doesn’t wake up tonight, there’s a high probability he never will."

After hearing Jiang Fan’s words, the doctor gave him a surprised look.

In truth, even without the doctor saying anything, Jiang Fan had already seen everything inside using his x-ray vision.

"And this gentleman is...?"

"He’s Mr. Li’s son-in-law," Yin Ruxue said suddenly.

Jiang Fan was also a little surprised; he hadn’t expected Yin Ruxue to introduce him that way.

The doctor nodded. "This gentleman seems to be well-versed in medicine. You’re correct; the situation is more or less as you’ve described. The patient lost a great deal of blood, and though we gave him a timely transfusion, his brain suffered severe trauma. Whether or not he wakes up will be determined tonight."

Just then, Li Jiaxiang was wheeled out of the emergency room.

Compared to Mrs. Li when she came out, Li Jiaxiang’s body and head were completely wrapped in gauze. The bandages were soaked with blood, the one visible side of his face was deathly pale, and an oxygen tube was inserted in his nose.

Seeing Li Jiaxiang like this, Jiang Fan couldn’t help but feel a pang of sorrow.

’I can’t imagine how heartbroken Li Muwan would be if she saw her parents in this state.’

"Doctor, please arrange the best rooms for them. Don’t worry about the cost. As long as they’re okay, money is not an issue," Yin Ruxue said.

The doctor nodded and said calmly, "Miss Yin, the director has already given instructions. We will certainly arrange for the best ICU and have someone monitor him twenty-four hours a day."

Li Jiaxiang was quickly wheeled toward the ICU, and the doctor turned to follow.