Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 463 - 464: Your Mother is Well!

Chapter 463: Chapter 464: Your Mother is Well!

Chapter 464 Your Mother is well!

Mother must be okay!

He must save my mother!

God bless, mother must be fine. She has been a good person all her life; nothing can happen to her!

Miss Zhang sat not far from the entrance to the operating room, on a chair, her eyes fixed intently on the surgery room ahead, filled with a tense look, silently whispering prayers in her heart.

Next to her, a group of doctors and nurses also hadn’t left, all sitting close by, their gaze fixed on the surgery room ahead, waiting for the outcome of the operation.

The patient had been brought to the designated surgery entrance but was then replaced by someone else, a rare occurrence at the Provincial People’s Hospital; moreover, the doctor was Doctor Li, a specialist-level physician—it was unprecedented!

Everyone wanted to know whether this young man, who appeared out of nowhere and seemed to be in his twenties but had actually replaced Doctor Li and even had the hospital’s top expert, Dr. Zhang, serve as his assistant, could possibly perform a miracle and heal the patient.

Doctor Li’s gaze, too, was fixed on the surgery room ahead.

His feelings were extremely complex. As a doctor, he didn’t wish for the patient inside to come to harm after calming down, but as a man and a person, he strongly hoped that Xiao Yi wouldn’t be able to truly cure the person’s illness.

He had no fondness for this young man who had suddenly appeared.

I really don’t believe he can cure this patient.

A smirk formed on Doctor Li’s lips. A Chinese medicine practitioner, so young, how skilled could he be? Although he hadn’t delved deep into Chinese medicine, he had brushed up on it during his studies. This profession demands age and is profoundly obscure; without years of experience and dedicated study, it’s impossible to master!

Dr. Zhang was too careless this time.

To be fooled by such a doctor, to jest with a patient’s life!

The more Doctor Li thought about it, the more he felt he was right, and he became increasingly convinced, beginning to shake his head and sigh.

Next to him, Director Lu looked towards the surgery door. Although he tried hard to maintain a calm expression, his heart was already overwhelmed by waves of bitter laughter.

He was the director of the hospital, bearing a heavy responsibility. Indeed, his cautious nature was a significant reason he had become the hospital’s director in the first place.

After Xiao Yi and Dr. Zhang had gone in, he had already started to regret it. Although the decision had been agreed upon by Miss Zhang, the patient’s family member, and she had chosen this approach, the hospital would bear considerable responsibility should anything go wrong.

Although he had heard Dr. Zhang and Divine Doctor An praise Xiao Yi, he had never personally witnessed Xiao Yi’s medical skills and, given Xiao Yi’s young age, he shared Doctor Li’s doubts—how outstanding could his skills be, even if he were somewhat talented?

But it was too late for regrets now.

Hopefully, even if they couldn’t cure her, nothing would go wrong!

Director Lu silently prayed in his heart.

An Lili’s heart also involuntarily tightened as her eyes remained fixated on the surgery room.

Among those seated here, she should have been the most relaxed. The person inside was neither her relative, and her role was merely that of a temporary intern at the hospital; with her status, it was unlikely for her to be held responsible for temporary work issues.

Yet her heart was tightly grasped by concern, and she found herself involuntarily hoping that Xiao Yi inside could save Miss Zhang’s mother and create a miracle.

She didn’t know why her heart was so tense and hopeful.

Even in this moment, she was completely unaware of her own nervousness and loss of composure.

Time ticked away second by second.

The hearts of those at the entrance to the surgery room grew increasingly tense.

A smirk had already appeared on Doctor Li’s lips.

In his view, the longer the operation was delayed, the greater he believed the risk of danger.

He was almost completely certain that this time, that kid Xiao Yi was doomed to fail.

Hmph, kid, I’ll show you your place. Just wait, and you’ll see the consequences.

Doctor Li snorted coldly in his heart.

As time slowly passed, Director Lu also began to feel heavy-hearted.

As the director of the hospital, Director Lu was primarily a doctor, and in fact, he was not only a physician but also a specialist with considerable expertise.

Although he wasn’t an expert in this particular department, he had some understanding of it and knew that the longer the surgery took, the greater the chance of an unfavorable outcome.

His face gradually lost the calm composure he had maintained before.

"Doctor, how come there’s still no sign of them? It’s been almost one and a half hours!"

Miss Zhang could no longer bear the strain and, trembling, she turned to Doctor Li, who had been treating her mother all this time.

Upon hearing Miss Zhang’s words, almost all gazes turned toward Doctor Li, knowing that he was the expert in this field, even Director Lu wanted to hear his opinion.

"Miss Zhang, prepare yourself mentally," Doctor Li said.

Looking at the distraught Miss Zhang, Doctor Li felt a surge of satisfaction. You naive girl, just now you dared to distrust me, an expert doctor, and instead chose that nobody who appeared out of nowhere, with no idea if he even has a license to practice medicine. Now you regret your decision, don’t you?

"Based on my many years of experience in surgeries like this, according to the current situation, I fear it’s more bad news than good!"

The words of Doctor Li were like the final blow to a fragile dam, completely collapsing Miss Zhang’s composure. She turned deathly pale, her legs gave out, and she collapsed to the ground.

Watching Miss Zhang’s breakdown, Doctor Li felt even more pleased with himself, and some of the nurses nearby secretly took pleasure in her distress, thinking to themselves that it was her own fault for so thoughtlessly choosing such a greenhorn.

That guy didn’t look dependable at all; not only was he too young, but also his way of speaking and acting was unreliable. He was so arrogant that he dared to order Dr. Zhang to act as his assistant!

An Lili’s face also turned pale, and her legs grew weak.

Although Director Lu managed to maintain some composure, the veins on his hands involuntarily stood out, and the corner of his eye twitched fiercely.

No one doubted Doctor Li’s words, for he was an expert in this field, with countless surgeries under his belt.

His words were their authority!

This time, they had been too careless.

Director Lu clenched his fist tightly and let out a soft sigh in his heart.

"Bang!"

Just then, the warning light at the entrance of the operating room suddenly stopped, and the doors burst open, with Dr. Zhang, donned in his white coat, slowly walking out from the doorway.

In an instant, nearly everyone’s gaze shot toward the entrance of the operating room.

"Doctor, doctor, how is my mother!"

Miss Zhang suddenly seemed to snap back to alertness, leaping up from the ground like an arrow released from a bow and rushing over, her hands tightly grasping the hands of the emerging Dr. Zhang, her voice filled with deep panic.

"Dr. Zhang, how is the patient?"

Director Lu and the others also approached Dr. Zhang, with Director Lu asking solemnly.

The only one who did not approach was Doctor Li.

Doctor Li casually placed his hands in his pockets, a cold smile curling at his lips. To him, the outcome was already clear without asking; he knew the patient’s condition better than anyone—as dire as could be described. Such a high-risk surgery, even for him, an experienced surgeon who had performed countless operations in this field, had less than a ten percent chance of success.

He absolutely did not believe that the young fellow had any capability to cure the patient.

"Miss Zhang, please calm down," Dr. Zhang implored as soon as he emerged, being gripped tightly by Miss Zhang, whose newfound strength was so great that even this sturdy man winced in pain, forcing a pained smile to comfort her.

"Doctor, how is my mother, tell me—how is she!"

But Miss Zhang’s expression turned uglier upon hearing his words, her grip strengthening, her entire demeanor on the brink of madness!

The others standing nearby felt their hearts sink, bracing for the final verdict.

Usually, when a doctor tells a family member to ’stay calm’, the following statement tends to be pretty clear, grim, and does not need saying...

Except for Miss Zhang, everyone here, being doctors and nurses, knew too well what those words implied; even An Lili understood what that statement meant.

"Miss Zhang, don’t worry, your mother is fine, her illness, has been cured!"

Dr. Zhang, seeing the expression on Miss Zhang’s face and those around her, immediately realized she had misunderstood his words and quickly explained urgently.

"Cured?"

At Dr. Zhang’s words, everyone went suddenly still, unable to react, and from that moment, the previous clamor at the doorway of the surgery hall turned deathly silent. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, your votes and monthly tickets at qidian.com are very much appreciated. Your support is my greatest motivation.)