Hearing this, Li Chengyuan cracked his knuckles: "Let me do it."
Doctor Tang and Du Haiwei stepped aside.
Originally expecting the newcomer to use his shoulder to ram the door like Du Haiwei, they were surprised when Li Chengyuan simply lifted a leg and kicked the door like Bruce Lee.
Doctor Tang was momentarily dumbfounded: This young manâs much fiercer than her husband, not caring at all about what might happen to Cao Yongâs room.
After kicking the door a few times and it still wouldnât budge, Li Chengyuan lowered his leg, now sore from kicking, and touched the door, frowning, "What kind of door is this?"
"Youâd have to ask Cao Yong about that," said Doctor Tang.
Awakened by his wifeâs words, Du Haiwei said, "Cao Yong definitely has a key."
Everyone immediately picked up their phones to call Cao Yong. Li Chengyuan said, "Thereâs an emergency surgery patient tonight, Dr. Cao hasnât left the hospital, I know."
In neurosurgery, Huang Zhilei, just out of the operating room, was the first to hear from the nurses and the on-duty doctors that Song Xueling hadnât returned to the hospital. This made Huang Zhilei put his left hand on his hip, his right hand holding his phone, ready to have a serious talk: "That cat, lazy cat, promised to return to the hospital to help, but still no sign. ââ Alright, now even the seniorsâ calls are being ignored."
Beep beep beep, Song Xuelingâs phone continuously went unanswered.
Huang Zhilei was so angry he looked as if he was about to throw his phone to the ground, both angered and worried. Afraid that the lazy cat Song hadnât answered the phone and hadnât come back, fearing he met with some accident on the way back to the hospital.
(Song Xueling: Bingo, senior, you finally guessed right.)
Returning to Senior Caoâs office.
Cao Yong received the phone call from Li Chengyuan and the others, looking surprised: "What? You need the keys to my house?"
What did they want with the keys to his house?
"Yes. Dr. Cao, isnât Li Xiaobing staying at your hospital apartment? Weâre all stuck at the door and canât get in. Li Xiaobing is going into labor in your apartment."
Ah! Huang Zhilei exclaimed: No way?!
All of them around knew why Li Xiaobing was staying in Cao Yongâs apartment, because it was close to the hospital. Everyone thought Li Xiaobing, being a special case, needed to give birth at the hospital.
Cao Yong decisively didnât ask for more details to avoid wasting time, grabbed the key ring and his coat and rushed out.
Seeing this, Huang Zhilei followed out, detoured to the locker room midway to grab his own coat, then scrambled to catch up with Senior Cao in front. Running wildly, Huang Zhilei remembered to say, "Senior Zhu is still in surgery and hasnât finished. Does he know?"
Clearly, Zhu Huicang wouldnât know. They chose not to notify cardiology for the moment, probably to avoid a chain reaction. Truth is, even if they told Zhu Huicang, it wouldnât be possible to involve him in the rescue as a family member of the patient. Waiting outside would only make him more anxious.
Exiting the hospital, outside in the dark and icy night, snowflakes fluttered while a cold wind blew. They both quickly put on their coats and dashed into the night.
Not far from the hospitalâs back exit, the red warning light atop an ambulance could be seen blaring from a distance.
Lin Hao and Li Qiâan stood at the staircase entrance; suddenly hearing the sound of someone running, they instinctively moved aside, pressing themselves against the wall to make way.
In no time, Senior Cao and Senior Brother Huang ran up. Lin Hao and Li Qiâan shouted, "Brothers!"