Three minutes later, the ambulance finally arrived. The unconscious Huo Lin and Xiao Shuran lying on the ground were carried onto the vehicle by the paramedics. Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu also got on the ambulance and rushed to the hospital.
Upon arriving at the hospital, the medical staff and doctors quickly wheeled Huo Lin into the emergency operating room.
Huo Lin was seriously injured and had lost a great deal of blood, so the operation lasted for a long time.
While waiting outside the emergency operating room, Ye Yanxi called Xiao Zhenwei. No matter what, it was necessary for him to know about this.
Xiao Shuran was also taken to another emergency operating room. After some thought, Ye Yanxi called Chu Yan, but there was no answer.
Not long after the call was made, Xiao Zhenwei rushed to the hospital in a hurry. At the door of the emergency operating room, he couldn't help but look up at the still - lit green light, his face anxious as he wondered about the situation inside.
Xiao Yu was standing beside him, but Xiao Zhenwei knew he wouldn't tell him anything, so he walked towards Ye Yanxi.
"Xiaoxi, how is it? What happened to Xiaolin? Why did she suddenly end up in the hospital?"
"Uncle, don't be too anxious. Sit down and wait. It's a long story. But the doctors in this hospital are very professional. Aunt will be okay," Ye Yanxi advised Xiao Zhenwei to sit on the chair beside her.
But how could Xiao Zhenwei stay calm at this moment? As soon as he sat down, he couldn't wait to get up and paced back and forth in the corridor, his eyes always fixed on the door of the emergency operating room.
The operation lasted a long time, starting at 7 p.m. and still not ending around 11 p.m. Ye Yanxi yawned tiredly a few times.
She was wrapped in the coat that Xiao Yu had taken off earlier to keep her warm. Seeing Ye Yanxi struggling to keep her eyes open and looking extremely exhausted, Xiao Yu felt a twinge of pain in his heart. "Xiaoxi, if you're tired, go home first. Don't wait here."
Ye Yanxi tried to open her eyes and looked up at Xiao Yu with a smile. "It's okay. I'm not tired. I'd better wait here."
"Xiaoxi," Xiao Yu said in a tone that allowed no refusal. "You still have to go to school tomorrow, and you haven't eaten much since you came back tonight. Your body won't be able to take it like this. Be a good girl and go home first."
Ye Yanxi stubbornly shook her head. "I'm fine. I have a good constitution, so I'll be okay. Besides, Aunt's operation isn't over yet. I won't be able to relax even if I go home."
Xiao Yu frowned. "I'm here. You go back and rest. I'll call you to tell you the situation after the operation is over."
Xiao Zhenwei, who had been pacing back and forth, also looked at Ye Yanxi with concern. "Yes, Xiaoxi, go back. You're pregnant now. You can't bear such fatigue. Xiaolin will be fine with me and Xiao Yu here."
"But..."
Before Ye Yanxi could say anything else, the light in the operating room finally went out. The three of them fell silent at the same time and walked towards the door of the emergency operating room in unison.
Then, with a creak, the door of the emergency operating room opened, and a doctor in a white coat walked out.
"Who is the patient's family?" As soon as he came out, the doctor shouted at the three of them.
"We are!" Xiao Zhenwei rushed over quickly. "I'm the patient's husband. May I ask how is my wife? Is there any life - threatening danger?"
This was also the question that everyone was worried about.
The doctor was a steady middle - aged man. After four or five hours, he looked a bit tired. "The patient was saved, but..."
"But what?" Xiao Zhenwei's voice trembled slightly as he stared straight at the doctor.
"The knife stabbed too deeply. The artery and nerves were severely damaged. Although there is no longer any life - threatening danger, the patient is now in a deep coma!" The doctor paused and reported the patient's condition truthfully.
Hearing this, Xiao Zhenwei almost collapsed. He staggered and was about to fall to the ground. Fortunately, Ye Yanxi was quick - witted and caught him in time.
At this moment, Xiao Zhenwei didn't have the courage to ask any more questions, so Ye Yanxi took over and asked the doctor, "Then doctor, when will she wake up?"
The doctor hesitated for a moment and then said, "It's hard to say. There are many such cases. The coma time can be long or short. Maybe she'll wake up tomorrow morning, or maybe she won't be able to wake up for one or two months. In the worst - case scenario..."
Ye Yanxi's lips moved, and she continued with some difficulty, "Maybe she'll always be like this and never wake up again, right?"
"We can't be sure for the time being. It also depends on the patient's willpower. Since you are the patient's family, accompany her and talk to her during this period to strengthen her will to live. Maybe she'll wake up," the doctor nodded.
"Doctor, I beg you. You must have a way to make her wake up, right?" Xiao Zhenwei looked desolate as he grabbed the doctor's arm. His already old face now looked several years older.
The doctor looked at him with a bit of embarrassment. "There's nothing we can do about this for now. It depends on the patient's own willpower to wake up. We can treat the external injuries, but..."
Before he could finish his sentence, the door behind him opened again. Huo Lin was wheeled out by the medical staff. Her whole body was covered with a white bedsheet, making her look very thin. Her face was as pale as paper, with a respirator on her mouth and a hanging drip on the back of her hand. At first glance, she looked dying.
Then, Huo Lin was taken to the ward.
Xiao Zhenwei had been sitting by Huo Lin's hospital bed all the time, tightly holding her hand. Looking at Huo Lin's face, his eyes were full of pain.
After a while, Xiao Zhenwei regained his senses from his grief. Remembering that Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu were still behind him, he turned around and said to them, "Okay, now Xiaolin is out. I'll take care of her tonight. You two don't have to worry. Go back. Xiaoxi's body can't take it now. You two go back and rest."
"Okay, Xiaoxi, let's go home," Xiao Yu said to Ye Yanxi calmly.
Now that Huo Lin was settled, Ye Yanxi finally didn't dare to push herself too hard. After all, there was a baby in her belly.
"Okay, Uncle. If you're staying here, I'll send someone to bring you some daily necessities," Ye Yanxi nodded.
"Okay, thank you!"
Finally, Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu walked out of the VIP ward.
From the moment Huo Lin was wheeled out, Ye Yanxi could feel that Xiao Yu's hand holding hers had never relaxed. Now, she felt that his fingers were not as stiff as before. It seemed that he had finally let go of his worries.
After all, they were mother and son. No matter how cold he seemed on weekdays, there was still an unbreakable bond. He was also afraid that she would suddenly have an accident and leave. Now that Huo Lin was out of danger, he could finally feel at ease.
Just as the two were about to leave the hospital, Ye Yanxi's phone rang. Looking at the number, it was from the hospital.
Ye Yanxi was very confused. Could something have happened to Huo Lin? So she quickly went to the ward that the person on the phone had mentioned.
When she arrived at the ward door, she found that it wasn't the ward where Huo Lin had stayed before. The nurse inside also saw her.
"Are you the one who just answered the phone? Do you know the patient inside?"
Ye Yanxi nodded.
After seeing the person on the hospital bed clearly, Ye Yanxi remembered that Xiao Shuran had also been sent to the hospital. Had her operation just ended?
Xiao Shuran had hurt so many people for her son. Now she was lying there alone. At first, Ye Yanxi didn't want to care about her.
But she was still a bit soft - hearted, so she asked the nurse, "How is the patient now?"
The situation had been so urgent at that time that Ye Yanxi had only seen Xiao Shuran fall down the stairs. She didn't think it would be a serious matter. But now that the operation had taken so long, it seemed that her injury was not light.
"She had a serious concussion before. This fall made things worse. Her spinal cord was also severely damaged, affecting the nerves. In short, she's paralyzed."
Paralyzed?
Ye Yanxi was shocked. "Does she... still have consciousness?"
"Yes, she does," the nurse nodded. "It's just that her body can't move now. She'll probably need someone to help her with all her daily activities from now on. Are you the patient's family?"
Unexpectedly, this fall of Xiao Shuran was so serious that she was directly paralyzed.
For Xiao Shuran, who had always been proud, this was no doubt another blow.
Ye Yanxi shook her head. "I'm not the patient's family, but I can notify her family to come."
"Okay, then thank you."
Ye Yanxi and Xiao Yu then walked out of the hospital. Her heart was still full of emotions.
She remembered that she had to notify Chu Yan as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, Chu Yan answered the phone quickly this time.
But it seemed that he was busy on the other end.
It was imaginable how many messes needed to be cleaned up after Chu Beize's incident. Since he had offended the Xiao Group, the He Family Financial Group, which had a marriage alliance with the Chu Family, had unilaterally cancelled the contract and withdrawn their investment. The cooperation project between the two families had failed. Chu Yan was now in a complete mess.
No wonder Chu Yan had rarely shown up these days. It had always been Xiao Shuran who had been dealing with Chu Beize's matters, while he had probably been handling the company's affairs.
Ye Yanxi simply told Chu Yan about the situation in the hospital. Chu Yan said he knew and then hung up the phone in a hurry. Ye Yanxi heard on the phone that there seemed to be something else that needed his decision, so he went to deal with it.
She didn't know if Chu Yan would come to the hospital.
Xiao Shuran was really reaping what she had sown.
Because of a moment of impulse, she had not only hurt Huo Lin but also ended up paralyzed herself.
Now that Chu Beize was locked up and Chu Yan was busy with the group's affairs, I'm afraid... he wouldn't have time to take care of her.
Ye Yanxi sighed softly, looking at the scenery flashing by outside the car window with some emotion as she gently stroked her lower abdomen.
No matter what, a peaceful life was the most important thing in a person's life.
At this time, Xiao Yu's phone suddenly rang. It was Shen Moshu calling. They only heard him shouting on the phone, "Yu, come quickly! Something big has happened!"