The child was sent to pediatrics, where the medical staff there took over. Xie Wanying didnāt dare leave, having promised senior fellow student Li to watch over the child, she stayed by the child, waiting for Senior Zhu to come and see the child.
Lin Hao and Li Qiāan stayed here to accompany her in guarding the child.
Once the child was handed over, Song Xueling went back to his own neurosurgery department.
After waiting for a while, Senior Zhu hadnāt arrived, but their class teacher Ren Chongda had rushed to the hospital.
The wife of an old classmate was said to have suddenly faced complications during childbirth, which was earth-shattering news. Ren Chongda, dining outside, appeared flustered as he took a taxi straight back to the hospital, speaking to Cao Yong on the phone on the way: "Howās Li Xiaobing?"
Everyoneās primary concern was definitely the adultās safety.
"The situation is okay. We will stay by her a bit longer. If thereās no massive bleeding and her heart rate stabilizes, she will be sent back to the hospital. Fu Xinheng suggested she be monitored in the cardiothoracic unit, and to have the obstetrician come down for a consultation." Cao Yong said.
"Does Hui Cang know about this?" Ren Chongda asked.
"He probably isnāt done with surgery yet." Cao Yong replied, "When I left the operating room, the surgery he was working on had just started."
Cardiothoracic emergency surgery takes at least a few hours, far longer than a woman in labor in the second stage of childbirth.
"So are you saying Li Xiaobing suddenly went into labor with her cervix fully dilated?"
"Yes."
"Goodness. Who discovered it? Did she call you for help on her own?"
"Yingying was here with her."
Ren Chongda touched his head upon hearing that it was the class, academic star on-site providing emergency assistance; he felt a bit proud as a teacher but naturally a bit worried, too.
"Should I go to your house to see Xiaobing now?"
"No need, you should go to the hospital and check on the child first."
"Was the child sent to the hospital?" Ren Chongda suddenly remembered there might be a child involved.
"The child has already been delivered, of course, sent to the hospital." It seemed Cao Yong didnāt understand why he was even asking.
"Sent to NICU?"
"Yes."
"Howās the child?"
"You should ask Yingying, she sent the child to the hospital."
Ren Chongda ran up the stairs to reach the NICU in pediatrics, spotting three of his classmates neatly gathered around the incubator.
While observing the childās condition, the classmates took the chance to chat quietly about gossip in the absence of the elder teachers.
"Looks like his hair is dense and black; the nose seems more like senior fellow student Liās rather than Senior Zhuās. We wonder what heāll look like when he opens his eyes." Li Qiāan honestly evaluated the childās facial features inherited from the parents.
Newborns take time to open their eyes and adapt to the surrounding environment; not yet having opened them is normal. They say the eyes are the windows to oneās soul, very important for someoneās appearance. When this child opens his eyes, he might look different, perhaps more like Senior Zhu than senior fellow student Li. Kind of like how doctors morph into different people when only their eyes are visible above their surgical masks.
Lin Hao stroked his chin: If the child opens his eyes and resembles Senior Zhu, itās better if he looks like senior fellow student Li. Senior Zhu isnāt particularly handsome, but senior fellow student Liās face is universally acknowledged as round and pretty, and her eyes are nice too.
"Yingying, what do you think?" Li Qiāan asked Student Xieās opinion. Student Xie has a knack for this and might foresee if the child is more like the father or mother.
Xie Wanying seemed surprised that her classmates were interested in this topic, saying: "Inherent traits exist, but what matters more for a person are acquired influences."