Chapter 48: Chapter 48: No One Needs It
Miao Xuanxuanâs mouth twitched slightly, she had never been treated so impolitely in her life, being directly told to leave, especially since she meant well.
However, seeing the focused expression on Song Xiaodongâs face, the slight displeasure in Miao Xuanxuanâs heart immediately vanished like smoke, intrigued by his charismatic characterâit was a refreshing change from those men who only knew how to pander to her every day.
Cao Mingxian watched as Song Xiaodong showed no sign of stopping, his face turning green with rage. He was Wang Xiaoqiangâs attending physician, and if anything happened to Wang Xiaoqiang, even if it wasnât caused by his actions but by someone elseâs, he would still be held accountable. He urgently said, "This is a hospital, you canât just do as you please here. If something goes wrong and someone dies from the treatment, can you bear the responsibility?"
Song Xiaodong replied indifferently, "I am a doctor, I can take that responsibility, itâs none of your business."
"Youâre a doctor? What kind of doctor? Sticking a few silver needles into a patient willy-nilly, you must be one of those charlatans who pretend to practice Traditional Chinese Medicine, right?"
Song Xiaodong frowned and ordered, "Gangzi, throw them out."
Upon hearing this, Li Gang immediately spread his arms, using his imposing figure to push Cao Mingxian towards the door, saying, "Out, out, canât you understand human language?"
Cao Mingxian was squeezed towards the doorway by Li Gang, clinging to the doorframe and refusing to let go, he angrily declared, "I am the attending doctor for this patient, I wonât allow anyone to mess with him."
"Enough with the nonsense, when I tell you to go out, you go out." Li Gang pried off Cao Mingxianâs hands and pushed him out, then blocked the door with his body. With his large build in front of the door, nobody could think of coming in again.
Cao Mingxian was so angry that he was hopping mad and shouted to another doctor, "Quick! Go get the security, this is a disaster in the making!"
The other doctor ran off quickly to find the security guards, and when Cao Mingxian suddenly noticed the young nurse, he immediately yelled furiously, "You, nurse, come out here, how could you help someone of dubious origin treat a patient? If something goes wrong, youâll be held responsible too."
The young nurse was startled by Cao Mingxianâs words, his accusation being too threatening for her; she immediately stopped in her tracks.
"Do your job," Song Xiaodong said, turning his head to glare at her.
"I...I..." the pretty nurse stammered, her mouth opening and closing, her eyes beginning to redden, finding herself in an extremely difficult position because of the situation.
"Go on with your job!" Song Xiaodong ordered sternly, his gaze sharp and piercing.
The nurse, frightened by Song Xiaodong, almost dropped the towel in her hand, her eyes reddening as she nearly burst into tears.
Miao Xuanxuan hurriedly said, "Donât be afraid, just listen to him. If anything happens, I assure you, you wonât be held accountable. Since we are able to stay in this room, you should trust our abilities."
Miao Xuanxuanâs words seemed to have a calming effect, and the young nurse shakily resumed her duties once more.
Cao Mingxian grew even more furious, bellowing, "You dare not come out? Iâm telling you, I will have the hospital fire you immediately."
Miao Xuanxuan ran behind Li Gang and glared at Cao Mingxian, her voice shrill with protest, "Canât you stop making noise? Donât you see heâs saving someone? If the patient has complications because of your disturbance, then you are done for."
Li Gang also glared, his voice menacing, "If you **** keep it up, Iâll knock your teeth out."
Cao Mingxian, intimidated by Li Gang, involuntarily stepped back and grew even more incensed, saying, "This is a hospital, not a place for you to cause chaos at will. Iâm warning you, the security is on their way."
"Whatâs going on?" At that moment, a group of people came over, among them a man in his fifties or sixties wearing a white coat, with a stern face, asked.
"Vice President He, these people actually took it upon themselves to treat the patient, and they were using needles to stab into the patientâs body. I tried to stop them, but they drove me out."
"Which doctor was it?" Vice President He furrowed his brow.
Cao Mingxian exclaimed in agitation, "Itâs not a doctor, itâs their own people, this is plainly messing around. Vice President Cao, you must be my witness. I have done everything I could. If something happens, I canât take the responsibility."
He Wenbaiâs brow furrowed even more, he said in a grave tone, "Isnât this just foolhardy?" He took large strides to the door of the ward.
"You canât go in," Li Gang blocked the way, sensing that this old man was not easy to provoke, his tone was not so fierce.
With backup, Cao Mingxian felt much more confident and glared at Li Gang, saying, "This is Vice President He Wenbai, a highly renowned doctor in our country. Move aside quickly, by saving your people there might still be a chance, otherwise, youâll miss the opportunity."
Upon hearing the name He Wenbai, Li Gang hesitated somewhat.
"Have them wait outside," came the voice of Song Xiaodong from inside.
Li Gang immediately puffed out his chest and said, "Did you hear that? All of you wait outside; we donât need your help here."
Cao Mingxian sneered and said, "Youâve simply gone mad. Do you know how many people want to be treated by Vice President He and canât get an appointment? Now Vice President He is offering to treat your people and youâre refusing? Do you realize youâre missing out on a tremendous opportunity?"
Li Gang glared and said, "I donât care about any chief this, vice that; we make the decisions about our brothersâ lives."
At that, He Wenbai was somewhat surprised. He tiptoed to peer over Li Gang into the room, then his gaze suddenly sharpened, "Is that a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine inside?"
Li Gang cracked a smile and said, "It doesnât matter what kind of doctor it is. As long as they can save people, they are good doctors."
He Wenbai furrowed his brow and said, "By my estimation, the patient has a ruptured spleen. Surgery should be done immediately to remove the spleen. Western Medicine is more proficient in this area; Traditional Chinese Medicine might not be suitable, right?"
Surprised, Li Gang looked at Vice President He, this old man had identified Wang Xiaoqiangâs condition with just one glance; he truly was an impressive doctor.
When Cao Mingxian heard this, he became even more anxious, exclaiming, "Oh god, theyâre really doing harm. How can a quack Traditional Chinese Medicine doctor dare treat such an illness? If Traditional Chinese Medicine could treat this, then whatâs the use of Western Medicine?"
He Wenbai frowned and said gravely, "I hope you let us take the patient to the operating room immediately. This way, his life can still be saved. Any further delay might result in his death from the treatment."
"Heâs lost a lot of blood, and heâll bleed too much if it continues," the nurse added cautiously at that moment.
Then Song Xiaodong said solemnly, "Thereâs no need."
"But..." the nurse frowned.
Cao Mingxian immediately said with schadenfreude, "See, I told you, youâre just messing around, not even prepared for a basic transfusion, youâre simply driving him to his death. Security, come on, these people are messing around in our hospital, hurry up and kick them out."