The "didi di" alarm blared, filling the cramped elevator with a tense and oppressive atmosphere. Everyone couldn't help but feel that Chen Xiao's earlier warning was like a sword hanging over their heads.
Zhao Dongcheng could no longer afford to save face. His face flushed red as he sternly urged Feng Daxing, Hu Yun, and the other accompanying emergency doctors and nurses:
"What are you all still gawking at? Hurry up and call Chen Xiao! If anything unfortunate happens to the patient, you'll all be in deep trouble!"
Feng Daxing and the other doctors and nurses were so scared they didn't dare to breathe.
Hu Yun, relying on Gou Shunquan's backing behind the scenes, argued with a troubled expression:
"Vice President Zhao, you're asking too much. The elevator is descending. Even if we need to call Dr. Chen, we have to wait for it to stop first."
Zhao Dongcheng roared in exasperation:
"Can't you even make a phone call? Tell that Chen guy to hurry to the elevator entrance downstairs and wait!"
"This..."
Hu Yun, Feng Daxing, and the other doctors and nurses exchanged glances, all looking troubled. Since joining the hospital, Chen Xiao had been an insignificant figure, and they didn't deign to save his phone number.
A spark of inspiration struck Hu Yun, and he quickly suggested to Zhao Dongcheng:
"Vice President Zhao, we might not be able to get Dr. Chen. Wouldn't it be more reliable if you called Vice President Jiang directly? They're probably together."
"This..."
Zhao Dongcheng hesitated, his face full of embarrassment. He clearly didn't have the nerve to beg Chen Xiao.
Seeing that no one could be relied upon, Liang Jiayi quickly called Wu Huixian:
"Huixian, do you have Chen Xiao's phone number? It's an emergency, send it to me quickly."
On the other end of the line, Wu Huixian was weeping uncontrollably because her sister, Wu Huimin, was about to have her cancerous uterus removed to save her life. Her voice was thick with tears:
"Jiayi, how do you know Chen Xiao?"
Listening to the piercing alarm from the cardiac monitor, Liang Jiayi's reason instantly collapsed. She wailed:
"My mom... my mom is dying. Chen Xiao... Chen Xiao is possibly the only one who can save her life,呜哇啊..."
Wu Huixian and Liang Jiayi were close friends, and naturally knew about Aunt Zhang's condition. She was somewhat surprised and blurted out:
"Where did you hear that Chen Xiao can treat uterine cancer?"
Liang Jiayi cried and pleaded:
"A life is at stake, hurry and send me the number. If you delay any longer, my mom might be gone, 呜呜... 呜呜呜..."
Wu Huixian empathized with her. After hastily hanging up, she quickly sent Chen Xiao's phone number to Liang Jiayi. Her despondent heart was gradually stirred, and she couldn't help but cautiously say to Wu Xianyao, who was filled with despair:
"Dad, why don't we ask Chen Xiao to try? I have a feeling that even if my sister's cancerous uterus isn't removed, he can still treat her..."
"Shut up!"
Wu Xianyao viciously interrupted Wu Huixian, then continued to squat by the hospital bed, holding his head and lamenting in despair:
"Heavenly Lord, what sins did I, Wu Xianyao, commit in my past life to deserve such punishment? My eldest daughter refused to listen and insisted on marrying a fool for money, and the child she gave birth to is also a fool! My younger daughter has been pining for a wild child with a mother but no father since she was little..."
On the other side, Liang Jiayi had already called Chen Xiao. She suppressed her sobs and pleaded with a trembling voice:
"Dr. Chen, my mother's vital signs have suddenly disappeared dramatically. The cardiac monitor shows it's approaching a straight line. She's almost gone. Could I trouble you..."
Before Liang Jiayi could finish speaking, with a loud "bang," the rapidly descending elevator suddenly stopped. Everyone in the elevator was like rootless duckweed being hit by a giant wave, almost losing their footing. Especially Aunt Zhang on the mobile bed, who almost fell off.
"Ah—"
Liang Jiayi screamed and, disregarding everything, held onto the unconscious Aunt Zhang. Her phone, which had fallen to the ground, shattered on impact.
Immediately after, the dim lights in the elevator suddenly went out.
Zhao Dongcheng's scalp tingled, his face filled with horror. He frantically took out his phone to use as a light and said in panic:
"The elevator... why did the elevator suddenly malfunction and stop? Hurry up and call to ask!"
Feng Daxing, Hu Yun, and the other doctors and nurses were already terrified and huddled in a corner, trembling. Some of the more timid ones had already started crying uncontrollably. No one paid any attention to Zhao Dongcheng.
Zhao Dongcheng, who was accustomed to ordering people around even for a cup of tea, was terrified and could only tremble as he tried to make a call for help. To his despair, he discovered that his phone had no signal at all. He was completely stunned, his legs went weak, and he slumped to the ground.
"Didi di— Didi di—"
The alarm from the cardiac monitor sounded like a death knell. Zhao Dongcheng hesitated for only a moment before suddenly lunging forward to turn it off, cursing and venting his negative emotions:
"Damn it! It's so noisy!"
Liang Jiayi, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, instantly exploded:
"You bastard, what are you doing?"