"She fainted on the staircase." Dr. Qi read what was written in the patientâs medical record and speculated, "Did she meet someone outside and say something to others that caused emotional distress?"
Min Dongxiuâs mind was a mess, utterly confused, so she had no choice but to tell the doctor, "Iâll call home later and ask if my auntâs friends know if she had contacted them beforehand."
These belong to personal privacy; doctors are not interested in knowing. Dr. Qi asked these questions merely to inform the family: "Cancer patients, having undergone surgery and chemotherapy, are already very weak. Donât stress her out. Today itâs a heart issue; who knows if tomorrow it might be a cerebrovascular accident."
"Yes, yes, yes." Min Dongxiu agreed while knowing these matters must be clarified by her family to put the doctorâs advice into practice and get rid of those who upset her aunt.
"First, weâll admit her for inpatient care and complete other specialized examinations. If necessary, we will consult relevant departments like neurosurgery for the patient." Dr. Qi started arranging for the patientâs admission and politely asked the opinion of the surgical colleague beside him, "What do you think, Dr. Shi?"
Itâs an internal medicine case, so Shilei isnât involved. Weâll discuss when internal medicine needs surgery consultations. The only reason heâs standing here is because Student Xieâs appearance is quite odd.
The transportation of transfer patients has never needed a doctor; a nurse is usually enough. Besides, this patientâs condition is not critical enough to need an oxygen bag to sustain her life.
Dr. Qi wrote medical orders for the patientâs family to handle the admission procedures. The patient completed the emergency admission process and entered Cardiology Unit Two.
The sound of Aunt Min lying on the rolling stretcher echoed through the emergency corridor, disappearing at the end. If the ambulance didnât need to return to Beidou Third Hospital immediately, Xie Wanying had intended to accompany Aunt Min to the inpatient department. Now she could only watch her depart, thinking: At least Aunt Min should be relatively safe at Guo Zhi Hospital.
"Whatâs your relationship with her?"
Upon hearing the voice, Xie Wanying turned and found that Senior Shi hadnât left. The teacherâs gaze was sharp, always intellectually alert. She admitted frankly, "Aunt is my momâs old friend."
Shilei quickly grasped the key point: "Earlier, a bunch of us spoke, yet the patientâs family didnât mention this."
"The family doesnât know," Xie Wanying said.
Shileiâs eyes displayed two big question marks: Is this a secret?
"Didnât have a chance to say." Xie Wanying explained. Mainly, she didnât know how to suddenly bring it up with Auntâs family. Aunt Min likely hadnât had the chance to tell her family about her unique relationship with her mother, so if she mentioned it now, they might find it odd.
"Time to go, Dr. Xie." The nurse and driver on the Beidou Third Hospital ambulance urged.
"Mr. Shi, Iâll go now." Xie Wanying gratefully bid farewell to her senior; seeing familiar faces here made her much more at ease. Then, she turned around and quickly walked out of the emergency room, jumping into the ambulance.
Regarding her words and actions, Shilei was contemplative.
"Dr. Shi."
The voice made Shilei freeze momentarily before slowly turning around, realizing it was Du Yeqing coming out of Zhang Huayaoâs office; it was unclear if he had seen the earlier events.
Du Yeqing glanced at his somewhat stiff face, lightly touched his frameless glasses to indicate questioning.
After making things clear, Shilei truthfully reported, "Xie Wanying just brought her momâs old friend to be admitted to our Guo Zhi Hospitalâs internal medicine."