Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1281: Chapter 1281: Watching Over All Night

"Sister-in-law, don’t cry, what happened?"

Tang Jun was watching the floor where Yuan Yu was, waiting for the light to turn on in her room, when he suddenly received a phone call from Zhu Liniang. Hearing her crying, he hurriedly asked what had happened.

"Xiao Cheng was hit by a car, the hospital in Jin City said he needs to be transferred to a hospital in Jing City, I, I..." Zhu Liniang was choked with sobs. Every time she thought of the scene where Zhou Cheng was hit, her heart ached.

She just went to buy two pancakes for Zhou Cheng, but in the blink of an eye, Zhou Cheng was hit.

Her son is her only hope, her everything. So, when she heard Jin City couldn’t treat him, and he needed to be transferred to a hospital in Jing City, Zhu Liniang panicked. She didn’t know anyone else, so she could only turn to Tang Jun for help.

"Don’t worry, don’t cry, I will arrange for the hospital transfer immediately. Head directly to Jing City First Hospital, I’ll be waiting for you here." Tang Jun hung up the phone right after saying this, and during the wait for the call to connect, he noticed the light in Yuan Yu’s room was on and immediately drove away.

Upstairs, Yuan Yu switched on the light and immediately ran to the window to look downstairs at Tang Jun, but all she saw was the rear of his car.

Yuan Yu’s hopeful expression turned into muttering, "I wonder why he’s in such a hurry to leave."

On the windowsill, the wind blew, and Yuan Yu stood at the window, her once indecisive mind swayed like leaves in the wind, blowing this way, swaying this way, blowing that way, swaying that way.

*

Jing City, First Hospital.

Yuan Yu had insomnia last night and walked into the hospital yawning. Just as she arrived at the entrance, she saw Tang Jun carrying breakfast. The matter she couldn’t figure out yesterday now made her unconsciously smile upon seeing the breakfast Tang Jun carried.

"Tang..." Jun.

Before Yuan Yu could finish speaking, Tang Jun hurriedly walked upstairs, and Yuan Yu quickly chased after him.

All the way to the ward door, Yuan Yu was wondering if someone was hospitalized.

Yuan Yu quietly followed to the ward door and, through the glass window on the door, saw the situation inside clearly.

Tang Jun, Zhu Liniang, and Zhou Cheng lying on the hospital bed.

Tang Jun took out the breakfast portion by portion, while talking to Zhu Liniang, the scene looked just like a family of three.

Yuan Yu quietly stood aside, recalling what Tang Yue said before, that Tang Jun was going to take care of Zhu Liniang and Zhou Cheng for life, which was why he always rejected her. Before, she felt she could also take care of them, but now, Yuan Yu thought she might have been a bit naive.

"Doctor Yuan, why are you here?" A nurse asked as soon as she spoke. Yuan Yu quickly pulled the nurse aside and asked, "What’s the situation with the child in bed 37?"

"He was in a car accident. He was transferred from Jin City yesterday and had surgery overnight, only coming out early in the morning." The nurse explained what she knew, adding, "The child was pitiful, losing a lot of blood."

"Do you remember what time he was brought in yesterday?" Yuan Yu asked again.

The nurse thought for a moment and gave a time, and Yuan Yu calculated silently, finally understanding why Tang Jun hurried to leave yesterday.

"Doctor Yuan, do you know him?" The nurse asked, seemingly inquiring if she recognized him.

"Yes, I do, he’s the child of a friend’s acquaintance." Yuan Yu asked more about the child’s condition before leaving, returned to her office, and numbly changed her clothes. She hadn’t figured out how to face Tang Jun when he rushed in and paused upon seeing Yuan Yu, then anxiously said, "Yuan Yu, Xiao Cheng has a high fever, and something seems wrong, please come have a look."

"Okay."

Without hesitation, Yuan Yu grabbed her belongings and strode into the ward, carefully examining the child. The attending physician also rushed in, and Yuan Yu described all the child’s reflex symptoms, leading the attending to immediately decide on emergency care.

The ward was in chaos.

Zhu Liniang’s heart, which had just been calmed, tightened again. She reached out to the attending physician, pleading, "Doctor, please save my son, please cure my son."

As the child’s biological mother, she wished the suffering were hers instead, unwilling for her child to suffer.

"We are going to prepare for surgery, don’t worry, as a doctor, I will do my best to save him." The attending physician helped Zhu Liniang up, understanding the patient’s family’s emotional reaction and comforting her kindly before quickly going to prepare for the second surgery.

Yuan Yu reassured, "Don’t worry, Doctor Hu is very professional and skilled, he has a lot of experience with surgeries like this."

"Sister-in-law, Yuan Yu is right. The doctors here are all very professional, Xiao Cheng will be safe and sound." Tang Jun comforted Zhu Liniang, supporting her, afraid she might collapse, and said, "Xiao Cheng is still waiting for you to care for him, you can’t collapse first."

"Yes, you’re right, Xiao Cheng is still waiting for me to care for him, I can’t collapse." Hearing Tang Jun’s words, Zhu Liniang slowly calmed down.

Yuan Yu looked at the distraught Zhu Liniang without saying anything further and quietly left, not wanting to disturb them.

Yuan Yu asked Doctor Hu about Zhou Cheng’s condition and was relieved to learn Zhou Cheng was not in any life-threatening danger.

The surgery would take at least two hours.

Yuan Yu thought the food Tang Jun bought earlier had turned cold. She offered the freshly purchased porridge and buns, saying, "Have some food. After staying up all night, without food, how can you have the strength to hold on?"

Tang Jun took the items and handed them to Zhu Liniang.

Zhu Liniang’s gaze fell on Yuan Yu. Dressed in a white coat, Yuan Yu’s complexion appeared fair. The concern in her eyes was genuine, and she said, "Thank you. Can I have the portion Doctor Yuan brought you?"

Zhu Liniang learned Yuan Yu’s last name by reading her name tag.

"Of course, I bought them for you indeed."

Yuan Yu passed the other portion of buns and porridge, saying, "Eat well and rest well so you’ll have the energy to take care of the child."

"Thank you."

Zhu Liniang nodded, forcing herself to eat even though she had no appetite, saying, "Tang Jun, why don’t you go back and rest? I can stay here and look after him."

"Sister-in-law, I won’t be able to sleep until I see Xiao Cheng safe, but you, sister-in-law, why not rest in the hospital bed?" Tang Jun suggested.

He was a man and could endure a sleepless night, but he feared Zhu Liniang, as a woman, couldn’t bear it.

"No, I want to wait for Xiao Cheng."

Zhu Liniang was unwilling to leave, determined not to go anywhere until she saw Zhou Cheng safe with her own eyes.