0p0 Chapter 161: Safeguard
Chapter 161: Safeguard
After a while, the door of the operating room creaked open, and a nurse came out in a hurry. She took off her mask, looked around, and then shouted, "Who is Liu Xiuxiu's family member?"
When He Yuzhu heard the nurse's voice, he immediately stopped pacing. He walked forward quickly and replied with a trembling voice: "I am Liu Xiuxiu's husband. May I ask... may I ask how my wife is doing?"
The nurse glanced at He Yuzhu, her eyes were serious and anxious. She said, "Your wife is in labor and the situation is very critical. We need you to make a decision, should we save the mother or the child?"
When He Yuzhu heard the nurse's words, he was like being struck by lightning, and he froze in his place. His mind was blank, and only the words "save the adult or the child" kept echoing in his mind. His hands began to tremble, and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
The nurse saw that He Yuzhu didn't reply, and she became more anxious. She raised her voice and urged again: "Family, have you thought about it? The pregnant woman's condition is very critical now. As a family member, you must make a decision as soon as possible. One minute later, there will be more danger."
He Yuzhu came back to his senses at the nurse's urging. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that he couldn't just collapse like this. He had to make the right decision for Liu Xiuxiu.
He said with difficulty: "Save... Dad, nurse, we will save Dad." Although his voice was trembling, his tone was extremely firm.
When the nurse heard He Yuzhu's answer, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but more of it was praise. So, she quickly took out an informed consent form from the folder and handed it to He Yuzhu, and her voice softened a bit: "Please sign this informed consent form as soon as possible."
He Yuzhu took the informed consent form with trembling hands. His hands seemed to have lost their former strength and he could only barely support the paper.
He bit his lower lip hard, trying not to let his tears fall. He knew that he had to be strong and told himself that he would have children in the future.
He Yuzhu signed his name on the informed consent form with great difficulty, and it seemed as if he had used up all his strength to write each stroke.
After signing, he leaned against the wall and slid to the ground weakly. Tears welled up in his eyes, which were the reluctance and guilt for his child. He wanted to keep both his wife and child, but reality forced him to make a choice.
The nurse ignored He Yuzhu's mood and hurried back to the operating room with the signed informed consent form. She knew that time is life and every minute and every second is crucial.
As soon as she entered the operating room, the nurse looked at the doctor who was waiting for her news and said firmly, "Save him."
Liu Xiuxiu was lying on the operating table, her face pale and sweat dripping from her forehead, but her eyes were unusually firm.
Although she was so weak that she could hardly move, she was very conscious. She heard the conversation between the doctor and the nurse, and a complex emotion surged in her heart, both happy and distressed.
She understood that He Yuzhu's choice was for her, but as a mother, she wanted to protect her child more. So, she struggled to speak, and said to the doctor in a weak but firm voice: "Doctor, the child is mine, and what others say does not count. You must protect the child."
As she spoke, Liu Xiuxiu tried her best to get up from the operating table. Her hands tightly grasped the bed sheet, veins popped out on her forehead, and her eyes stared at the doctor without blinking, as if she would not continue the birth if the doctor did not agree to her request.
The doctor looked at Liu Xiuxiu's firm eyes and persistent expression, and his heart was moved. But he knew that as a doctor, he had to make the most correct decision.
He gently comforted Liu Xiuxiu and said, "Take care of yourself, you will have children in the future. If you die, what will happen to your children? Have you ever thought about it?"
When Liu Xiuxiu heard the doctor's words, she lay back on the bed like a deflated ball. She gently placed her hand on her stomach, with a trace of sadness and reluctance in her eyes.
She murmured, "That's not this child anymore. It's different." Although her voice was weak, it revealed endless sadness and helplessness.
Liu Xiuxiu imagined the child she might have in the future, but she knew in her heart that child would never replace the life in her belly now.
The doctor looked at Liu Xiuxiu's physical signs and became nervous. He quickly shouted, "Hurry, the pregnant woman has no strength left, give her oxytocin!" The nurses immediately took action and prepared to inject Liu Xiuxiu with oxytocin.