Chapter 125 Chapter 125 A Glimmer Of Hope In Despair
Chapter 125 A Glimmer Of Hope In Despair
The female doctor’s expression was grim, but noticing Su Tao’s utterly despairing look, she said little more. Instead, she spoke as gently as possible, "The patient's life has been saved for now, but she's lost too much blood and needs to be rushed back to the hospital for a transfusion immediately."
A flicker of hope suddenly ignited in Su Tao’s desolate eyes.
Her hand, where the red stain had already dried, clutched the doctor's sleeve. "Really, Doctor? But… but I saw Xiao Cheng wasn't breathing earlier."
The doctor explained, "She lost too much 'orange juice.' When a person reaches that state, their breathing becomes very faint, almost imperceptible by hand. The correct way is to feel for a pulse in the neck."
"This child is quite lucky; her self-recovery ability is very strong, and the activity of her various cells is much higher than that of an ordinary person. The wound quickly clotted, and after losing consciousness, her blood pressure was too low to dislodge the clot. Coupled with timely hemostasis, she managed to hold on to a thread of life."
As she spoke, several nurses had already placed Chi Xiao Cheng on a stretcher, securing her and quickly moving her out.
Dongfang Yang and Su Tao both glanced at the stretcher, shocked by the vast expanse of red, yet a feeling of relief welled up in their hearts.
The doctor said, "However, she's not out of the woods yet, but please rest assured, we will do our best to save her."
With that, she followed the other doctors and nurses, swiftly exiting the room.
The moment Su Tao learned that Chi Xiao Cheng was still alive, her eyes closed, and she fainted on the sofa.
The relentless tug-of-war between despair and hope, interwoven with countless regrets and guilt, had finally overwhelmed her.
One might even say that after such heart-wrenching pain, to have held on until now was already quite remarkable.
Even in unconsciousness, she still clutched the suicide note in her hand.
Dongfang Yang sighed. After covering Su Tao with a blanket from beside the sofa, he adjusted the air conditioning to a comfortable temperature.
At least, nothing major had happened.
"When this guy wakes up, it'll undoubtedly be another wave of sadness, but as a big man, I'm not well-suited to handle it."
Dongfang Yang scratched his head, then simply pulled out his phone and made a call.
From the other end of the phone, a lazy female voice replied, "Dongfang Yang, what do you want? If it's to ask me on a date, forget it. People will think I'm trying to marry above my station into your Dongfang family."
Dongfang Yang slowly said, "Qian Qing, I'm at Su Tao's house. Remember that person I told you about last time?"
"I remember, that commoner girl you're pursuing. Last time, she had a conflict with Ye Liang, and I thought she'd be in trouble, but it turned out Ye Liang was the one in trouble."
"Her situation isn't good right now. Could you come over and look after her? And maybe help her with her emotional state?"
Qian Qing said, "Isn't this a perfect opportunity for you to take advantage of the situation? You could look after her yourself and even build up some goodwill."
"I, Dongfang Yang, am not the kind of person to take advantage of someone in their time of need!" Dongfang Yang declared righteously. "If I pursue someone, I'll do it honorably. Besides, it's not proper for men and women to touch; I can't really take care of her myself. Hurry and come over."
"Is that so, Tsundere Yang?"
"I told you I'm not tsundere!"
After a considerable effort to persuade Qian Qing to come help, Dongfang Yang pouted unhappily.
He didn't have any female secretaries or schoolgirls. There weren't many women who could catch his eye.
He was different from that guy Ye Liang, with his chaotic private life. Dongfang Yang was mostly surrounded by guys.
"Meow~"
Accompanied by a cat's meow from the corner, Dongfang Yang looked up to find another man wearing glasses entering through the doorway.
Si Chen stepped in. "Didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. Is Chi Xiao Cheng alright?"
Dongfang Yang looked at Si Chen strangely. "What are you doing here?"
"Helping out," Si Chen walked to another sofa and sat down, then glanced at Su Tao, who was asleep on the sofa, her tear marks still visible. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Chi Xiao Cheng's move was truly brutal.
But looking at the situation, it seemed she wouldn't die.
So Si Chen looked at Dongfang Yang. "Su Tao also called me. Didn't expect you to be faster than me. Anyway, it's good that the person is alright."
Dongfang Yang raised an eyebrow. "That's not right. You never do anything without personal gain. I'd think it was the normal you if you arrived 30 minutes later."
"Heh heh," Si Chen rolled his eyes at Dongfang Yang. "Su Tao and I are friends too, alright... Hey, hey, what kind of look is that?"
"You, you're not still thinking of pursuing Su Tao, are you?"
Dongfang Yang looked at Si Chen oddly, then let out a scoff. "Si Chen, Si Chen, I advise you to give up that idea. You really have no chance."
Si Chen naturally knew he had no chance.
And he had never even liked Su Tao. Back when he had a slight crush on her, he had already carved the words "Never Love Tao" onto his back.
But what puzzled him was what Dongfang Yang meant.
So he easily baited Dongfang Yang into conversation. "Why do you think I have no chance?"
"Hahahahaha!" Dongfang Yang burst out laughing, but then lowered his voice slightly, afraid of disturbing Su Tao, and showed a triumphant smile. "You probably don't know this, but the person Su Tao cares about is me!"
Then he put his hands on his hips, looking quite smug. "And let alone Su Tao, even Chi Xiao Cheng likes me. You, my friend, should just exit the stage."
Listening to Dongfang Yang's truly naive "sunny boy" declaration, Si Chen couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.
This airhead, he still didn't know that Chi Xiao Cheng and Su Tao were actually romantically involved?
Si Chen hesitated, then finally spoke, "Dongfang Yang."
"What?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly thought you were strangely 'cute'."
Dongfang Yang: "???"
Yes, 'cute' in a derogatory sense.
Si Chen still didn't reveal the true nature of Chi Xiao Cheng and Su Tao's relationship.
He thought, the day Dongfang Yang found out the truth, his expression would surely be priceless.
The two chatted for a while, and soon a woman wearing a mink coat, with long, slightly wavy permed hair, a high nose bridge, and gentle eyes, walked in from outside the door.
"So, this is the girl I need to look after?"
Qian Qing stood before Su Tao. Seeing her utterly haggard face, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
Dongfang Yang nodded gently. "Thank you for your trouble. When she wakes up, please comfort her. I'll text you the details of what happened later."
"Alright, alright, you two hurry and leave."
Only after the two had left did Qian Qing let out a helpless sigh.
She glanced at the paper Su Tao was clutching. The two large characters for "Suicide Note" were clearly written on it.
"This whole situation is truly complicated."
She looked at the small blanket covering Su Tao, then took off her own mink coat and draped it over her.
After casually coaxing Da Wang out from the corner, she began to tidy up the messy room.
Based on the information Dongfang Yang provided, she could roughly guess what had happened.
Even so, when she walked into the bathroom and saw the bathtub full of crimson, she couldn't help but gasp.
She then involuntarily glanced at Su Tao, who was now asleep.
If the hospital couldn't save that little Chi Xiao Cheng...
"Will this girl be able to cope when she wakes up?"
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