Chapter 281
As Chenyang’s expression changed, the atmosphere in the room slowly grew tense.
Those who had been disdainful before slowly backed away, as if afraid of being tainted by bad luck.
Meanwhile, the more sympathetic ones quietly broke out in a cold sweat.
But the most anxious person of all was undoubtedly Wang Lili.
As a nurse, she couldn’t control the patient’s condition.
But as the nurse on duty, if a patient’s condition suddenly worsened and she wasn’t there in time, or if he died because he didn’t receive prompt treatment, she would face more than just furious complaints from the family. She would also be severely punished by the hospital.
More importantly, she had heard that this Mr. Lin was a man of some status and even had a niece who was a celebrity.
If Mr. Lin really couldn’t be saved, she wouldn’t even need his celebrity niece to apply pressure. The hospital would likely fire her outright simply due to Mr. Lin’s status.
She didn’t want to be fired. In her panic, she couldn’t care less whether Chenyang was still in the middle of his examination and anxiously urged, "Doctor Chen, what’s going on? Please, say something!"
Chenyang withdrew his hand and said, "The situation isn’t critical yet, but he needs immediate interventional therapy. However..."
"However what? You can’t do it? I’ll go get Director Liu or another doctor right away."
"No, it’s that we need to notify his family. Although his condition hasn’t reached a critical stage yet, the damage to his heart valve has triggered mild heart failure. I recommend a comprehensive treatment to resolve the issue once and for all. Otherwise, even if we temporarily alleviate the heart failure, his condition could drastically deteriorate later on, potentially even leading to sudden cardiac death."
"Then I’ll go notify the family right now."
Wang Lili didn’t know the specifics of Mr. Lin’s condition. She also didn’t know that Chenyang had previously claimed he could cure Mr. Lin, only to be stopped by the vice president and others.
At this moment, her only thought was to resolve this crisis as quickly as possible.
So much so that before the words had even left her mouth, she turned and bolted for the door.
But just as she reached the doorway, the monitor next to Mr. Lin started blaring again—BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP.
Wang Lili instinctively glanced back and was shocked to see Mr. Lin, who had been lying down, suddenly bolt upright as if he’d been startled.
While his mouth was wide open, gasping for air, his right hand was desperately pounding his chest over his heart.
More importantly, the color was draining from his face at an alarming rate.
When Wang Lili and the others had first come in, Mr. Lin’s face had been pale, but it was a pallor that still had a hint of color.
But now, all color was gone. In addition to being deathly pale, his complexion had taken on a dark, ashen quality.
Based on the general medical knowledge she had picked up trailing after doctors these past few years, Wang Lili instantly realized what was happening: his condition was rapidly deteriorating, and he was on the verge of death.
"Doctor Chen, what do we do?"
Wang Lili was in a complete panic, having totally lost her composure.
Chenyang considered for a moment. "You go get the family. Also, notify Director Liu and tell her to come back and assist me."
"Okay, I’ll go right now."
"Wait. Have someone bring more hot water. The more, the better."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man nearby said, "There’s hot water in the room. I just filled two thermoses before I lay down."
"I have a thermos of hot water too," said the young girl who had earlier told her mother to stop making a scene.
Chenyang shook his head. "Not enough! I need at least ten thermoses. I also need several types of medicinal herbs and a wooden bucket—the bigger, the better."
"A wooden bucket? What do you need that thing for?"
"There’s no time to explain now. If you all want to help, just help me get more hot water. Leave the rest for Lily to find."
"Okay, okay!"
As soon as Chenyang finished speaking, some of the family members grabbed whatever containers they could find and hurried off to get hot water. Meanwhile, Wang Lili ran toward the nurses’ station, muttering the list of things Chenyang needed.
Chenyang glanced around. Then, while unbuttoning Mr. Lin’s hospital gown, he said to the other patients and their families, "Excuse me, everyone. Please give me some space and help open the windows."
Once the people around had opened the windows and moved aside, Chenyang had finished removing Mr. Lin’s top.
He took a set of silver needles from his pocket.
The situation was urgent, so he had no time for the usual sterilization process. Pinching the needles one by one, he swiftly inserted them into several of Mr. Lin’s acupoints.