Chapter 452: Narrow Road for Enemies

On the way to the hospital, He Daqing drove while watching Shen Guizhi in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

Lin Wanning sat to the side, her hands gently massaging Shen Guizhi's abdomen, as if adjusting the fetal position.

Shen Guizhi's voice trembled: "Little Lin, I've always gone for my prenatal checkups on time, and the doctor never said I would have a difficult labor. How could it suddenly be impossible to have a natural birth?"

Lin Wanning said softly: "Auntie, the fetal position has changed, and you may have eaten a bit too much; the fetus is on the larger side. All things considered, the risk of a natural birth is very high. You don't need to worry too much; a cesarean section is not that scary."

He Daqing frowned, his tone a bit anxious: "It's almost ten o'clock now, the doctors have probably all gone off duty. Is there still a doctor in the hospital who can perform a cesarean section?"

He Yuzhu said in a deep voice: "That possibility you mentioned does exist, but it's too late to transfer hospitals now. If there's no other way, let Lin Bing take over."

Lin Wanning hesitated for a moment and said: "Although I can perform this surgery, I am not a doctor at the Beijing hospital. It's against the rules, and I'm afraid the nurses and medical assistants won't cooperate."

He Yuzhu sneered: "If they don't cooperate, I'll use a knife to force them to cooperate."

He Daqing shook his head: "You kid, how did you become so unreasonable as you grew up? If it really doesn't work, send your mother to the Military Hospital; I still know a few people there."

He Yuzhu still shook his head: "All the prenatal checkups were done at the Beijing hospital, and the medical records are all here. There's no time; when the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a road!"

The car sped along, and they soon arrived at the hospital.

He Daqing carried Shen Guizhi and headed straight for the emergency room.

As soon as He Yuzhu entered the door, he saw Jiang Mei.

"Jiang Mei, my mother is going into labor, the situation is urgent, and she needs an immediate cesarean section. Please help me arrange it."

Jiang Mei's expression tightened, and she said urgently: "Director Li, who can perform cesarean sections, has gone to Shanghai for a meeting. There is no one in the obstetrics department right now who can act as the lead surgeon. Should I contact Peking Union Medical College Hospital and ask them to send a doctor over?"

He Yuzhu shook his head: "It's too late. I have a doctor here who can perform this kind of surgery; actually, I only need a nurse and a medical assistant."

"We do have a doctor who just graduated here; she's fine as a medical assistant, but she definitely can't be the lead surgeon," Jiang Mei said.

"Hurry up and call her over!" He Yuzhu said.

Before long, Huang Ying walked over quickly.

She saw He Yuzhu, was clearly stunned for a moment, and then walked closer with a smile: "Long time no see, He Yuzhu. Who is this pregnant woman to you?"

"My mother. It seems she has a breech presentation and the fetus is on the larger side; she must have a cesarean section. Can you cooperate and perform a surgery?"

Huang Ying immediately shook her head: "Our Director Li is not here, I'm afraid we can't do it today. You had better transfer hospitals quickly."

Lin Wanning stepped forward and said: "The pregnant woman is in critical condition and must have surgery within an hour, otherwise there is a risk to her life."

Huang Ying stared at her for a long time, the more she looked, the more familiar she seemed, and she said with some impatience: "Who are you? If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."

"I can perform this surgery," Lin Wanning said calmly, "I only need a nurse and a medical assistant."

"You aren't even a doctor at our hospital; who will be responsible if something goes wrong?" Huang Ying said coldly.

He Yuzhu didn't want to listen to their meaningless argument anymore. He pulled Huang Ying to the side and said in a low voice: "My mother's situation is urgent. I won't hold you responsible for anything that happens; you just need to arrange the surgery."

Huang Ying shook her head desperately: "No, this is against the rules. If something really goes wrong, my life will be over."

"You have the qualifications to deliver babies for natural births, right?" He Yuzhu asked.

"I have that," Huang Ying nodded.

"Then arrange the surgery immediately; don't worry about anything else," He Yuzhu said.

Huang Ying hesitated: "The hospital has rules; surgery requires approval from the medical department..."

He Yuzhu stared at her and said word for word: "I'll give you two choices. Help me, and after this, you can eat at any He Ji Restaurant for the rest of your life without ever spending a cent. Even if you are fired by the hospital, I guarantee you will have no worries about food or clothing for the rest of your life. If you don't help—if my mother has an accident, I won't let you have an easy time either."

Huang Ying turned pale with fright and cursed: "You bastard, you're threatening me!"

He Yuzhu nodded with a smile.

Huang Ying lowered her head and was silent for a long time, then suddenly whispered: "If I have a family in the future, can they also eat for free?"

"Sure." He Yuzhu was caught between laughter and tears.

"Then I need to call two more people; will you cover their meals for three months, is that okay?" Huang Ying asked.

"No problem."

"You'll have to solve the blood backup yourself; I don't have those connections," Huang Ying said.

After saying this, she turned to find people.

He Yuzhu pulled Jiang Mei to the side: "My mother has Type O blood. Please help me prepare a blood backup immediately; I don't care how much it costs."

Jiang Mei nodded: "I'll handle it."

Soon, the operating room was ready.

Huang Ying found an extremely experienced nurse.

She winked at He Yuzhu and whispered: "I promised her she could go to that He Ji Restaurant at Qianmen and eat for three months, that's okay, right?"

"No problem. After the surgery is done, two million as a red envelope for each of you."

"I don't dare take the money, just the meals will do. Eating at He Ji Restaurant for a lifetime, just thinking about it is exciting." Huang Ying squinted and smiled, "You won't be eaten into bankruptcy by me, will you?"

He Yuzhu opened his backpack and let her see the ten Big Yellow Fish neatly placed inside.

Huang Ying gasped: "Are you sick? Carrying this stuff around every day?"

"This is just a drop in the bucket of my wealth. I showed you just so you know that helping me won't make you suffer a loss!" He Yuzhu explained.

Shen Guizhi was pushed into the operating room.

Huang Ying quickly completed the pre-operative preparations.

Lin Wanning put on a white coat and tightly wrapped her chest with bandages, making it almost impossible to see any female features.

But at this moment, everyone was performing their own duties, and no one noticed these details about her.

"Local anesthesia," Lin Wanning said softly.

The anesthetic was injected subcutaneously by the nurse, and Shen Guizhi hummed a few times.

Once the anesthesia took effect, Lin Wanning moved with her knife, slicing open the abdominal wall and using hemostatic forceps to precisely clamp the bleeding points; her movements were smooth and fluid.

Then she cut open the uterine wall, reached into the uterine cavity, and steadily lifted out the infant.

The nurse quickly took over, cleared the mucus from the mouth and nose, and patted it a few times.

"Waa—"

The baby's cry suddenly rang out, tearing through the tense air of the operating room.

Lin Wanning began to suture, her stitches steady and composed.

Only then did Huang Ying focus all her attention on her hands, and her heart tightened abruptly—those were a woman's hands.

She looked up again, and her pupils shrank sharply.

The lead surgeon had no Adam's apple; she was clearly a woman, yet she insisted on dressing as a man—why?

She stole another glance; on the jawline, there was actually a tiny black mole.

"Lin Wanning!" She remembered that female secret agent who had nearly taken her life.

"Clang!"

The hemostatic forceps slipped from her hand and hit the floor.

"I... I need to go to the restroom." Huang Ying's voice trembled.

Before the words had even faded, she had already rushed out of the operating room.

The nurse Xiao Gao muttered, "What is wrong with Dr. Huang today? The surgery isn't even finished, and she's running off!"

The movements of Lin Wanning's hands did not pause in the slightest.

But she knew very clearly in her heart—

Huang Ying had already recognized her.