Waiting for a Miracle: 15

  When the ambulance arrived at the Central Hospital, the nurses who had received advance notice were already prepared and waiting at the door. Annie was taken directly to the operating room as soon as she was lifted out of the car, Wu Shulan was ready for everything.

  After getting off the bus, Mu Siqi was stopped by Mai Xi, who said he was Annie's attending doctor and had a responsibility to follow her into the operating room. Mu Siqi thought it was reasonable to let him in, so she brought him towards the operating room while talking to the nurse recording data about Annie's examination results. At this time, Mu Siqi seemed like a different person, with a confident and calm expression, giving clear instructions to the nurses on which instruments might be needed and asking them to prepare. She also informed Mai Xi in advance that this operation would be performed by her teacher personally, and at this time, both Mai Xi and she could only observe from the side. Mai Xi also understood that things had happened suddenly, and he couldn't help much, so he didn't have many opinions and followed Mu Siqi into the dressing room to prepare.

  Lin Hongjiang, who received the notice, was negotiating with Lawrence on some project settings and immediately interrupted the meeting to accompany Lawrence to the hospital. When they arrived, the operation was in progress.

  After Mais entered the operating room, he simply nodded to Wu Shulan and briefed her on Annie's situation. As Wu Shulan had guessed earlier, Annie indeed had other problems, but for now, there was no time to study them slowly, and they could only do emergency surgery to save her life first.

  The operation was proceeding in a tense atmosphere, with people waiting anxiously outside the door. Lawrence sat heavily on the chair, his face somber and his mind complex, but his brain was completely blank. It wasn't the first time Annie had suddenly fainted and been rushed into the operating room; every time he felt terrified, afraid that his precious daughter would never wake up again. This time he was equally frightened, fearing that his daughter's soul would forever remain in this foreign land, and if she really couldn't come back, how could he explain it to his wife who was waiting for their safe return at home? Although he knew that all the outcomes had already been predetermined, he just wanted to keep his child a little longer, accompany her a little longer...

  A few hours later, the doors of the operating room opened and Wu Shulan and a frowning Mais walked out together.

  "The surgery was very successful, however, Mr. Lawrence, I need to speak with you."

  Wu Shulan immediately made a request to Lawrence as soon as she came out, and Lawrence nodded in agreement after glancing at Mais who had been silent beside him.

  Lin Hongjiang saw that his wife and children were so serious, knowing that something had gone wrong, also accompanied Lawrence and Maisie to follow Wu Shulan to her office.

  "Mr. Lawrence, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but Miss Annie's condition cannot be delayed any further, please make preparations for her heart transplant as soon as possible."

  Wu Shulan opened the door and directly told Lawrence, while also thinking in her heart whether she should express her own thoughts to him.

  "Has it really come to this? But Anne's body isn't ready for this surgery yet."

  Lawrence was very clear about his daughter's physical condition, and when he heard Wu Shulan's serious tone, he also panicked. He looked up at Mais and saw the doctor who had saved his daughter from the hands of death countless times. Their relationship was no longer just a ordinary client relationship, but friends, brothers. He trusted Mais, but more than that, he relied on him.

  "Annie's current situation is indeed that there is only one way to go, but other problems with her body are also fatal. If these problems are not solved first, having a heart transplant may lead to functional failure of other organs during the rejection period, and even if she gets through the rejection period, it will not last long and the same result will occur."

  Mais raised the question, and his furrowed brow never relaxed.

  "I don't fully understand the situation yet, and some data still needs to be checked to clarify, but have you considered that if Miss Annie keeps delaying this surgery, those problems you mentioned will appear ahead of time. I also know that this surgery is high-risk and her other physical issues are also key factors affecting the success of the surgery, so can't we find another way to do this surgery..."

  Wu Shulan was well-prepared for Mais's question and pointed out a way to him, which she had been thinking about in her heart.

  Mace was stunned by the idea put forward by Wu Shulan, he didn't think or expect that Wu Shulan would come up with such an unconventional method. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed as he lowered his head to think about the feasibility of this approach. Lawrence also watched Mace anxiously from the side, staring at his face, from his tightly furrowed eyebrows and pale complexion to gradually seeing him relax his eyebrows and brighten his eyes, his heart also lit up.

  "Mr. Lawrence, this risk is worth taking!"

  Mace thought through the problem in his heart and looked at Lawrence beside him with a serious expression, making a very affirmative judgment.

  Lawrence walked into his daughter's ICU room, looking at his daughter lying in bed with tubes all over her body. Although her face was still pale, it was no longer grayish white. He sat down on the chair beside the bed, holding his daughter's small hand, filled with a mix of pain and love. At the same time, he was also extremely excited inside. All along, he had been prepared for the worst-case scenario, that he would lose his daughter if things took a turn for the worse. But unexpectedly, just now, Wu Shulan's method had gained Maisie's approval, and his despair might be turning into hope. He began to feel grateful that he hadn't given up on bringing his daughter here, and in this magical land, perhaps a miracle was about to happen.

  In the early morning, in a small building of the All-City Garrison Military Region, Zuo Mei was watering flowers in the small garden. A cluster of roses on the wall was blooming brightly, with pink flowers swaying in the morning breeze, filling the entire courtyard with fragrance.

  Zuo Mei and Wu Shulan were of the same age, and she looked relatively well-preserved, appearing younger than her actual age. After Qin Lei was transferred to the military region, she wasn't assigned to a hospital in an external unit, but instead worked as a head nurse in the health clinic within the military region. As she grew older, the underlying health issues that had been buried in her body since her early childbirth and poor postpartum care began to surface. Her condition was always lingering, neither normal nor abnormal, with occasional pains and discomforts, but no clear problems, making her seem like a healthy person when there were no issues. When she turned 50, Qin Lei let her retire, ostensibly to focus on taking care of his daily life at home, but in reality, he was heartbroken for his wife. With the children grown up and nothing much to worry about at home, and with a nanny around, she didn't need to lift a finger, so she spent her days tending to flowers and plants in their small courtyard, living a fulfilling life.

  Left plum was holding the hose to give that cluster of roses a bath, thinking in her heart, Qin Feng this child has not returned for several weeks, don't know what he's busy with. Although knowing that her son's work nature can't often return home, with Wu Shulan watching over him in Y city, nothing should happen, but as a mother, she just worries about her son. Thinking of the Lin family, she remembered that little jade carving from back then, thinking of how sad she was when they left, and feeling a pang in her heart. So many years have passed, don't know what happened to that little girl, did she grow up even more likable? Don't know if she's forgotten about her Qin dad and Qin mom. Heard she went abroad for further studies, don't know if she's back now. Sigh, can't see her is just weird thinking...

  Zuo Mei has always loved Lin Peipei from the bottom of her heart, treating her like her own daughter since she was a child. She had hoped that as they grew up, Lin Peipei would become a pair with her son, which would be perfect. However, after they parted ways, it became difficult to meet again, just like being separated by a vast distance. Although communication has become more convenient in recent years, and she occasionally chats with Wu Shulan over the phone, their children have been busy with school or military service, so they haven't had any contact. Her son later moved closer to Lin's family, but Lin Peipei still hasn't returned home. Even if she did return, it's uncertain what situation has developed after all these years. Her son is almost 30 now, and he hasn't mentioned bringing someone back for his parents to meet, which fills Zuo Mei with worry!

  Zuo Mei's mind was filled with a thousand worries, the water pipe in her hand drew arcs on the wall, and when her thoughts wandered, those arcs were drawn uncontrollably outside the wall.

  "Oh no!"

  A scream came from outside the wall, bringing back the distracted Zuo Meilai, who shouted "bad things" and hurriedly put down the water pipe to run out of the gate.

  "Oh no! Isn't this Su Jia's younger sister? Sorry, sorry... I'm so sorry, I got your head wet. Come on, hurry up and go dry off..."

  "Qin family's sister, this gift is quite special, hehe..."

  It was indeed Su Mei's mother. Her father had finished his vacation and was returning to the team, so she thought it would be a good opportunity to visit the Qin family, and she followed him early in the morning. Just as they were about to enter the house, they received this "big gift". She didn't know whether to cry or laugh, but seeing Zuo Mei lead her into the house was just what she needed, so she followed Zuo Mei inside.

  "Sister, it's been a long time since I've seen you and Commander Qin. How's your body? Just the other day, I returned to my hometown and brought back some local specialties. Taking advantage of Miao's dad coming back, I came to see you too, and brought some specialties for you to try."

  Su Mama took the towel handed over by Zuo Mei and wiped her hands, while handing over the things she was holding to Zuo Mei's face.

  Left Mei was annoyed when someone came to give her things, and Qin Lei also repeatedly ordered not to accept gifts. He strictly forbade his subordinates from giving him gifts. But Su's mother didn't understand the situation and brought a large pile of things. Left Mei's face turned cold as she thought, "Your husband is under my husband's command, you don't even know this basic rule, yet you still have the nerve to walk in with these things." She was already unhappy with Su's mother before she even spoke up. If Su's mother knew that her own actions had ruined things for herself, Left Mei would have slapped her.

  "Ah, just put your things down for now, you've come... is there something on your mind?"

  Zuo Mei suddenly changed her previous enthusiasm and sat down on a chair beside her with some coldness.

  "It's nothing... just came to see you..." Su Mama didn't notice Zuo Mei's change and sat down beside her, as if she was at home.

  "Recently, my family's Mei Mei has been very busy, sometimes so busy that she can't even go home. I thought your family's Xiao Feng should also be busy taking care of the house, come and take a look, it's good to go back and let Mei Mei tell him to put his mind at ease." Su Mama mentioned Su Mei intentionally or unintentionally in every sentence, and deliberately linked Su Mei with Qin Feng together. People who don't know would think that these two are a couple.

  Left Mei immediately understood why Su Mama had come, thinking to herself, "I don't need your daughter to pass on messages, I can just call and make things clear. Why bother you with this?" Su Mei knew her son's thoughts and was also aware that he didn't have any intentions towards the girl. Although her son hadn't found a girlfriend yet, he didn't like Su Mei either, thinking she was too cunning and manipulative. He thought it would be better to find someone more innocent, like Peipei from their family. Left Mei Auntie, are you sure you haven't been poisoned by something called "Lin Peipei"?

  Zuo Mei had a contemptuous look in her heart towards Su's mother's poor excuse, but she didn't show it on her face and maintained a calm expression.

  "Thanks for your concern, Su's sister. Xiaofeng called yesterday and said he has a task this week and can't come back. He also has other things to attend to afterwards, so it'll probably be a while before he can come back. Anyway, I'm fine physically, so even if he doesn't come back now, he can always come back later."

  Su Mama's first punch landed on the cotton ball, which was somewhat ineffective, and her face looked a bit awkward, and she didn't know what to say next.

  "Really... haha... that's good... haha... yes, big sister, the child is all grown up now, we as parents still have a lot on our minds, I wonder... has Xiaofeng said anything about when he's getting married..."