Chapter 1030: Shuttling Through Space-Time to Save a Life

He Yuzhu gripped the receiver, listening to Ma Rui's sobbing, and sweat broke out on his back.

This kid Ma Rui hadn't really cried since he was seven or eight years old.

Back in the day, when he practiced Kung Fu by hitting stones until his metacarpals split, he had gritted his teeth and never made a sound, yet today on the phone, he was actually sobbing and choking, unable to speak.

He Yuzhu immediately said sternly: "What is this? What is this! If you have something to say, say it; don't act like a big girl. As long as you aren't asking for your uncle's old life, I'll handle everything else for you."

Ma Rui was sobbing heavily on the other end: "Uncle, Yang Jing... Yang Jing is dying, she can't deliver the baby..."

Upon hearing this, the veins on He Yuzhu's forehead throbbed three times: "Are there not enough experts in the Gynecology Department in Si Jiu Cheng? Is there not a single one who can treat her? Aunt Jiang Mei's hands have saved so many people, and your Aunt Lin and cousin are also masters who specialize in all kinds of difficult gynecological cases—is none of that enough?"

"She was diagnosed with a bunch of issues when she was pregnant, and now she's hit a difficult labor. We invited every doctor we could, but not a single big Expert dared to take the case. They said this job is like dismantling a bomb; press one side and the other explodes. Fang Deng said only she and Doctor could have a sixty percent chance if they worked together."

"Is our Spirit Spring Water not working?"

"It works; if Yang Jing hadn't drunk it, she would have been gone already."

He Yuzhu was so angry he cursed: "You kid, stop dawdling, hurry up and tell me, what do you need me to do?"

Ma Rui's voice was laced with embarrassment through his sobs: "Fang Deng said Doctor is on vacation in Switzerland! It takes twenty hours to fly back; by the time she arrives, the grass on Yang Jing's grave will have sprouted... Uncle, I know you have that... that 'whoosh' ability to go back and forth. Is it... especially expensive?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu snorted: "It is indeed ridiculously expensive; it costs eight tons of gold for a round trip. Fortunately, I've been a bit flush lately, otherwise, you kid would have surely driven your uncle to poverty."

Ma Rui let out a "waa" and cried even louder: "Uncle! I'll definitely pay you back once I have money, I'm really at my wit's end, Uncle!"

"Stop wailing. Hurry up and have Fang Deng prepare the operating room; I guarantee I'll drag her back to you within an hour. By the way, have you cleared it with Doctor?"

"It's cleared, Uncle!"

He Yuzhu hung up the phone and turned to look at Liu Rusi, who was eating melon seeds on the sofa.

He stuffed his phone into his pocket, puffed out his chest, and said solemnly: "Sister, I've been hiding something from you for so many years; actually, I have abilities that go beyond the ordinary."

Liu Rusi spat out a melon seed shell without even lifting her eyelids: "I've been clear on your little tricks for decades; I just couldn't be bothered to expose you. Back when you were setting up the Bicycle Factory, you were hauling steel into the factory by the truckload—even a fool would know that's not something an ordinary person could pull off."

He Yuzhu was stunned, then laughed sheepishly: "Sister, you're still the magnanimous one, never calling me out my whole life."

"Husband and wife, after all, should leave some leeway for each other!" Liu Rusi said lightly.

"I'm off! I'll bring you back some snow from the Swiss Alps while I'm at it; some say the snow there is whiter than anywhere else and contains nutrients!" He Yuzhu joked.

"Hurry up and go!" Liu Rusi waved her hand vigorously.

He Yuzhu recited silently in his heart: System, Space-Time Shuttle, target—Switzerland... Resort.

System: "Deducting 4 tons of gold. Space-Time Shuttle Gate opening."

He Yuzhu's vision blurred, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already standing in the resort at the foot of the Swiss Alps.

He took out his phone and dialed Doctor's number. It was answered quickly, and a lazy female voice drifted over: "Yo, He Yuzhu, why did you suddenly think of calling me? Didn't you say our age gap was too big and we couldn't talk to each other?"

He Yuzhu shamelessly apologized with a smile: "Miss Doctor, I'm shamelessly begging you today. I haven't treated you to a meal since returning to the country because I've been busy."

"You really only use people when you need them," Doctor said sarcastically.

"Doctor, my nephew's wife is dying. Fang Deng called you, right? Can you hurry?"

Doctor giggled on the phone: "Old He, don't mention Fang Deng; I'm doing this for your sake today. But I'll say this upfront: since I'm helping you today, don't you dare play hide-and-seek with me again, and don't avoid me like I'm a plague god."

He Yuzhu laughed: "Doctor, I've always enjoyed chatting with you; I'm just afraid of outsiders gossiping. At my age, I'm not afraid of anything, just afraid you won't find a partner. You help me with this favor, and I'll remember it for a lifetime. Which room are you in? Tell me. I'll come pick you up."

"Room 205 on the third floor."

"Wait for me!" He Yuzhu bounded up the stairs two steps at a time, pushed the door open, and saw Doctor with her legs crossed, drinking coffee leisurely.

Without a word, He Yuzhu walked up and struck her with one palm.

Doctor let out an "uh" and rolled her eyes, fainting instantly.

He Yuzhu casually shoved her into his space and focused his mind.

The system prompt sounded again: "Deducting 4 tons of gold. Space-Time Shuttle Gate opening..."

When He Yuzhu opened his eyes again, the two of them were already in a utility room at Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Doctor slowly came to, rubbing her neck, and then punched He Yuzhu in the chest, chiding: "You're too rough! You knocked me out without even asking; this is kidnapping!"

He Yuzhu quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was in a rush. But if I hadn't knocked you out before traveling through space-time, it would have made your brain go dull."

"Is that true?" Doctor asked.

He Yuzhu nodded: "Yes."

Doctor began to speak unhurriedly: "Fang Deng called me; she's already finished the preoperative preparations. Saving a life isn't urgent; let's discuss terms first."

He Yuzhu's eyes widened like copper bells: "My dear lady, didn't you already state your terms?"

"I want you to write it down in black and white—write this: whenever I ask you to do something, you must do it, no excuses."

He Yuzhu's back teeth creaked, his cheeks bulged three times, and finally, he squeezed a word through his teeth: "Fine!"

"Straightforward!" Doctor patted his shoulder, "Let's go, to the operating room. By the way, does your shuttle cost money?"

"You're such a chatterbox, can we talk about this later!" He Yuzhu pushed open the stairwell door and roared in a low voice: "Hurry and save her! I'll give you the contract later!"

"Fine! I'm going." After saying that, Doctor hurried toward the operating room.

Yang Jing lay on the operating table, her body shaking uncontrollably, her face deathly pale.

Blood was flowing continuously from her lower body. The nurse kept packing gauze underneath her.

After Doctor entered, Fang Deng curled the corners of her mouth, acknowledging her presence.

She immediately began reporting various data: "Maternal patient, 34 weeks, central placenta previa complicated by placenta accreta, admission hemoglobin 73g/L, platelets 68,000... heart rate 116, blood pressure 96 over 62, oxygen saturation barely 92... Cardiology consultation suggests peripartum cardiomyopathy, left ventricular ejection fraction 40%, heart failure possible at any moment during surgery..."

Doctor didn't speak, only nodded at Fang Deng.

Fang Deng immediately stepped aside to yield the lead surgeon position, still reporting the final detail: "Fetal position is transverse, umbilical cord wrapped around the neck twice, amniotic fluid index below 4 centimeters..."

Doctor walked to the front of the table and had the nurse flip through the lab reports for her.

After reading them, she said confidently: "Heart failure or DIC, we'll solve them both today."

She looked at the nurse again and said: "Prepare more plasma, double the hemostatic drugs, have the defibrillator ready... I will make a larger incision..."

Fang Deng nodded, took a deep breath, and steadily placed the scalpel into Doctor's palm.