Chapter 142: with translation of chapter title

They got the imaging data ready, and Zheng Ren and Director Pan came out of the operating room.

Contains: Zheng Ren, Director Pan. Also Operating Room but that's a generic term? It's a place but not in glossary? Actually glossary includes Operating Room → Operating Room. So we need to include Operating Room if appears. Also image data not in glossary.

Chang Yue and Tangxiu had already left the operating room entrance; they should have gone back to the emergency ward. Zheng Ren habitually sighed at Chang Yue's communication skills—she was really tough.

Contains: Chang Yue, Tangxiu, Operating Room, Jizhenbingfang, Zheng Ren. Also maybe really really not a name.

She could calm the emotions of out‑of‑control patient relatives within just a few minutes; Zheng Ren greatly admired this ability.

Contains: Zheng Ren, Minute appears? "several minutes" includes Minute. So Minute appears.

After saying goodbye to Director Pan, Zheng Ren returned to the emergency ward.

Contains: Director Pan, Zheng Ren, Jizhenbingfang.

He walked into the office and saw Chang Yue sitting there, doing her best to comfort Tangxiu.

Contains Chang Yue, Tangxiu. Office is not in the glossary.

Tangxiu's face was already streaked with tears; she was wiping it with a wet wipe that Chang Yue had handed her.

Contains: Tangxiu, Chang Yue.

"Chief Zheng, you're back." Chang Yue said as soon as she saw Zheng Ren return.

Contains: Chief Zheng, Chang Yue, Zheng Ren.

"Hmm, you're the patient's family. May I ask your surname?" Zheng Ren asked.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

"..." Tangxiu stared for a moment, then realized and said, "Doctor Zheng, hello. My surname is Tang, I'm Tangxiu, the daughter of the patient you just rescued."

Contains: Tangxiu, Doctor Zheng. Also Greeting appears.

Tangxiu stood up and respectfully extended her hand.

Contains: Tangxiu.

He lightly touched both hands and felt a damp chill.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

"Have a seat; I'll explain the patient's condition, then we'll go to the ICU together. However, you can't go in—you won't see your father today. If things go well, you'll have to wait until tomorrow." Zheng Ren said while opening his computer and pulling up the images he had prepared.

Contains: Zheng Ren. ICU not in glossary? Not listed. tomorrow maybe not.

From the cause of onset to the patient's condition at the time of illness, and then through the rescue and surgery, Zheng Ren's explanation was concise yet easy to understand.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

Although Tangxiu's emotions had just begun to ease, she became tense again and her body trembled uncontrollably.

Contains: Tangxiu, Tension appears? Yes "Tension". So Tension appears.

According to Zheng Ren, the father's hepatic blood vessel aneurysm ruptured, causing bleeding from a vessel a few millimeters thick; if it had happened even a little later, they would have been separated forever.

Contains: Zheng Ren, Blood Vessel appears? Yes "Blood Vessel". So Blood Vessel appears.

Zheng Ren explained with the images, and his explanation was clear enough for Tangxiu to understand.

Contains: Zheng Ren, Tangxiu.

That large burst of color on the image signified the dissipation of life, while the final surgical image showed the deadly burst finally disappearing— the whole process was quite simple. Yet to the family's eyes, it was indescribably thrilling and heart‑pounding.

Contains: Shou Bing appears? Yes "Shou Bing". So Shou Bing appears. Also maybe image not in glossary.

She stared for several seconds, as if she could hear her own heartbeat.

Contains: Tangxiu. second not in glossary.

It was that intense,

No names.

The next second,

No.

it would jump out of the chest cavity.

No.

After calming her emotions a bit, Tangxiu stood up and bowed deeply to Zheng Ren with solemn respect.

Contains: Tangxiu, Zheng Ren, bow appears? Yes "bow". So bow appears.

"Thank you, Doctor Zheng," Tangxiu said sincerely.

Contains: Tangxiu, Doctor Zheng.

"You're welcome," Zheng Ren waved his hand, adding, "We haven't yet declared the rescue a success; you can thank us whenever you're discharged."

Contains: Zheng Ren.

"If it weren't for your quick decision, we might never have had a chance," Tangxiu said, her feelings somewhat mixed.

Contains: Tangxiu.

She once again recalled seeing that article written by Wei Feng not long ago.

Contains: Wei Feng. Not needed.

It was something she didn't want to remember, yet she couldn't help but do so.

No.

Everyone eventually faces a moment when they must confront their inner self.

Contains: Inner Mind appears? Yes "Inner Mind". So Inner Mind appears.

If it weren't for the order from above to pair the medical‑disturbance photos with the article as concrete evidence, she would surely have been delighted to place that story on the front page.

Contains: Photo appears? Yes "Photo". So Photo appears.

Some things can only be understood after experiencing them firsthand.

No.

If it happened again, Tangxiu, having gone through the experience, would surely slam that manuscript hard into Wei Feng's face.

Contains: Tangxiu.

Recalling the excitement she felt when she first saw the manuscript, and contrasting it with today's despair and the narrow escape that felt like surviving death, Tangxiu's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Contains: Tangxiu.

"Let's go, let's head to the ICU," Zheng Ren said as he walked out of the office on his own.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

Tangxiu hurried a few steps behind, caught up with Zheng Ren, and asked, "Doctor Zheng, what are the chances my father's rescue will succeed?"

Contains: Tangxiu, Zheng Ren, Doctor Zheng.

"High," Zheng Ren affirmed. "But because of the massive blood loss, we need to transfuse large amounts of red blood cells and plasma. That could lead to complications like DIC. Wait outside; I'll go in and have a look."

Contains: Zheng Ren.

Zheng Ren pressed the doorbell, the door opened, and he walked in.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

The ICU is the place where the whole hospital deals with its messes; all kinds of difficult and critical cases are handled here.

Contains: ICU not in glossary.

It was still the usual hustle and bustle; in the hallway Zheng Ren could hear the continuous sounds of monitors and ventilators coming from the ICU.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

Upon hearing that sound, Zheng Ren's steps quickened involuntarily, his heart rate rising as he entered a rescue mindset.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

"How is the patient?" Zheng Ren asked as he entered the ICU and went straight to the postoperative patient's bedside.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

"The condition is stable; the anesthesia has worn off, and I told the patient he needs ventilator support for another night." Su Yun sat in a chair, holding a pen and paper, tapping the pen point on the paper as she spoke.

Contains: Su Yun, Evening appears? Yes "one evening". So Evening appears.

Looking at the vital signs displayed on the monitor, they were very stable; the high pressure had reached 100 mmHg, and the blood‑red hue in the upper‑right corner of the system panel was fading, letting Zheng Ren know the patient had basically out of danger.

Contains: System Panel appears? Yes "System Panel". So System Panel appears. Also Zheng Ren.

"Okay," Zheng Ren nodded, glanced at the patient's two urgent post‑op lab results, turned to leave, then suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, "What would you like to eat tonight? I'll order food."

Contains: Zheng Ren, Evening appears again.

"I'm not eating," Su Yun said, stretching with a lazy yawn and laughing. "Yi Ren just said they found a newly opened barbecue place; once the patient's condition stabilizes a bit more, we'll go out to eat."

Contains: Su Yun, Yi Ren.

「……」

No.

"Inpatient Chief, please keep things in order."

Contains: Inpatient Chief. Also Greeting.

"..." Zheng Ren turned and walked away without hesitation.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

Being the Inpatient Chief is truly not a job for humans.

Contains: Inpatient Chief.

The gang happily went out to eat, while I could only stay in the hospital guarding the emergency department. Although Zheng Ren isn't good at eating, being able to quietly watch everyone chat and laugh is also nice.

Contains: Hospital, Zheng Ren, Emergency.

It's really boring; if there's nothing else to do, I could go to the emergency department to see if there are any minor sutures to practice on.

Contains: Emergency Department.

Zheng Ren walked while thinking.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

After stepping out of the ICU's outer doors, Tangxiu hurriedly moved closer, yet felt a bit timid, afraid to hear any bad news.

Contains: Tangxiu.

Seeing Tangxiu's hesitant, lost expression, Zheng Ren didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Your father has already woken from anesthesia. Because he lost too much blood and his body is weak, we don't want to increase the cardiopulmonary load, so we're using a ventilator to assist his breathing for one night. He should be able to transfer back to the emergency ward early tomorrow morning."

Contains: Tangxiu, Zheng Ren, Jizhenbingfang.

Hearing Zheng Ren's words, Tangxiu's heart finally settled completely.

Contains: Tangxiu, Zheng Ren.

"Thank you, Doctor Zheng."

Contains: Doctor Zheng.

"It's fine," Zheng Ren waved his hand and strode away.

Contains: Zheng Ren.

Tangxiu put her heart at ease and began calling her mother and other relatives to tell them about the tragedy and the fairly good outcome.

Contains: Tangxiu.

Damn it, Wei Feng! While Tangxiu was on the phone, she cursed under her breath.

Contains: Tangxiu, Wei Feng.

If it weren't for the editor‑in‑chief suppressing the manuscript, once it saw print Doctor Zheng would surely be suspended— that's the bare minimum.

Contains: Doctor Zheng. Also Chief Editor.

If that were the case… would what awaits me be a cold corpse?

The more she thought, the more frightened she became; Tangxiu squatted down, heedless of her appearance, leaning her back against the wall, relying on the wall to support her body.

Waves of cold came from the wall, chilling her to the heart.

She really was fortunate; after a long while, she felt moved.

……

……

Zheng Ren returned to the emergency ward, took out a book on emergency rescue and began studying. He seemed to recall that Director Pan had once told him to attend some academic meeting, but he couldn't remember which meeting it was. He also didn't know where that invitation had gone.

But since he was the inpatient chief of the emergency department, learning some emergency rescue knowledge would never be wrong.

At 5:30, Xie Yiren ran downstairs and asked Zheng Ren what he wanted to eat in the evening.

Zheng Ren hesitated for a moment, and Xie Yiren looked at him as if he were an idiot.

In Xie Yiren's world, how could anyone not like good food? If there were nothing tasty in this world, how boring it would be.

Hmm, Zheng Ren really is boring.

Xie Yiren didn't wait for Zheng Ren's answer, told him not to order food, and dragged Chang Yue away.

Yang Lei followed behind, unnoticeable yet steady, glanced at Xie Yiren's back, then at Zheng Ren, gave an ambiguous smile, and said nothing.

Everyone had left; even the patients who could walk in the ward had gone home, leaving it quiet and empty.

Zheng Ren studied the book intently.

Around seven o'clock, the phone rang.

Zheng Ren answered, and amid the chaotic background, a sharp cry came through the phone.