If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 1333: Already Stopped Breathing

This time, Shen Chi was no longer insistent, regardless of whether the outcome was good or bad, Xu Chaomu had to know.

"Let’s go." Shen Chi casually draped a coat over her and took her hand to head to the garage.

In less than ten minutes, Shen Chi drove Xu Chaomu to the hospital.

It was night, quiet all around, their footsteps sounded particularly urgent.

"Chaomu, listen to me, no matter what the outcome is after the surgery, you must not get too agitated, understand?" Shen Chi solemnly looked at her.

Xu Chaomu nodded repeatedly: "I know."

She was led by one hand by Shen Chi, the other hand resting on her lower abdomen.

Her stomach was already somewhat protruding, but it was not very noticeable with a coat on.

The door to the operating room was tightly closed; when Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu arrived, Lu Feili was already waiting at the door.

"President Shen, Chaomu." She greeted them, her mood was not very good, and her complexion looked pale.

Xu Chaomu nodded her head, not speaking.

Shen Chi left Xu Chaomu there and went to see Nie Chenglang’s attending physician alone.

"Doctor, tell me, what exactly is the patient’s condition? There’s no one else here, just tell me the truth." Shen Chi said gravely.

The doctor looked at him and said earnestly in English, "My teacher is a world-renowned doctor; if he performs the surgery and it’s still unsuccessful, then it’s beyond help."

"How much chance of success?" Shen Chi asked.

"Other doctors performing this surgery have less than 10% chance of success; my teacher can increase it by 10%."

"Such a low chance of success?" Shen Chi felt uncertain, his heart surged.

"Yes." The doctor nodded, "You are aware of the patient’s condition, it was already very severe when she was brought to the hospital, and it has not improved but worsened in the ICU."

"I understand." Shen Chi nodded heavily, "How long will the surgery take?"

"At least two hours," said the doctor.

Two hours...

"President Shen, we will do our best."

Shen Chi did not speak again; he silently walked out of the department.

As he reached the end of the corridor, he saw Xu Chaomu and Lu Feili sitting side by side on a bench outside the operating room.

Xu Chaomu was speaking softly to Lu Feili, as if consoling her.

More sadness and grief appeared on Lu Feili’s face, Shen Chi saw her almost burst into tears several times.

From a distance, Shen Chi just watched them.

These two hours seemed longer than a century...

The night deepened, stars twinkled in the sky, the clouds were thick.

Outside the operating room, it was so quiet you couldn’t hear a sound, only doctors and nurses bustling about.

At one point, a doctor came out of the operating room and had Lu Feili sign some paperwork; Lu Feili signed it crying, Xu Chaomu almost cried out as well.

Shen Chi held Xu Chaomu in his arms, tightly gripping her hand.

The clock ticked slowly, each second stretching endlessly.

Finally, after more than two hours, the door to the operating room opened.

All the doctors and nurses lowered their heads, silently removing their masks.

"How did it go, doctor?" Lu Feili was the first to rush over.

Xu Chaomu also looked at the doctor with great anticipation, hoping for good news, but the doctor’s expression was very grave.

Shen Chi held Xu Chaomu back, he didn’t dare to let her move recklessly; in fact, he shouldn’t have brought her here at all.

The doctor was silent for a long while, then shook his head.

"Doctor, be clearer, please! Tell me, how is my son? Was the surgery successful? Tell me!" Lu Feili panicked, shaking the doctor’s hand fiercely.

She had never felt as helpless as she did now, her entire body icy cold! Her heart even skipped a beat!

A female nurse spoke softly: "I’m sorry, the surgery failed."

"Chenglang!" Xu Chaomu cried out, tears falling like beads off a broken string, continuously dropping.

"Chenglang, Chenglang!" Xu Chaomu cried as she tried to enter the operating room.

Shen Chi firmly held her back, not letting her move!

"Chaomu, calm down! What did you promise me when we first came here? You can’t get agitated!" Shen Chi calmly held her shoulders, pulling her into his embrace.

Lu Feili stood frozen in place; at that moment, she showed no expression, only a pale face.

She leaned against the wall to keep herself from falling down.

The doctors and nurses all bowed apologetically, especially the lead surgeon, his face full of guilt.

"We are sorry." Everyone expressed their apologies.

A young nurse said: "The patient is in the operating room, he has already stopped breathing. I’m sorry, so sorry."

After finishing speaking, the doctors and nurses all silently left, the corridor filled with a cold chill, like the deep winter, as if with a slight touch, the air could turn into ice.

"Chenglang!" Xu Chaomu cried out again, "Shen Chi, let go, let me go! Let me see Chenglang! Let go! Chenglang!"

"I will go in with you." Shen Chi said calmly.

At such times, he had to be calmer than Xu Chaomu. He understood the helplessness faced with life and death, and he also deeply knew Xu Chaomu’s inner helplessness and pain.

Lu Feili’s legs gave out, and she collapsed on the floor, her hands sliding down the wall as she couldn’t stop crying, like a child.

In the corridor, Xu Chaomu and Lu Feili’s crying echoed for a long time.

"Chenglang!" Finally, Xu Chaomu was brought into the operating room by Shen Chi.

On the operating table, Nie Chenglang lay quietly, very calm, as if he was sleeping. This quiet Nie Chenglang looked like a child, so peaceful.

Xu Chaomu’s face was covered with tears, she shook her head vigorously, not willing to believe this reality!

"Chenglang! Chenglang! Why did you leave me? Didn’t you say you wanted to go to Paris with me? Didn’t you say you wanted to see Xiaobao? Why did you break your promise, get up, talk to me, don’t ignore me..."

"Chenglang, do you remember the children from the orphanage? They must have all grown up by now... let’s go see them... it’s been seven years... do you remember carrying me on your back the first time we met... can you get up and carry me once again, please..."

Xu Chaomu wept uncontrollably, she forcefully pushed away Shen Chi’s hand, lying beside Nie Chenglang.

"Chenglang... why aren’t you acknowledging me, why aren’t you speaking... in the past, you would agree to whatever I said... but now how can you ignore me... let’s go to the orphanage to see the kids, okay... I remember the noodles you made were very delicious... could you accompany me once more, please... Chenglang..."

"Chenglang..."

Xu Chaomu so much hoped it was a misunderstanding, a joke, that Nie Chenglang would get up and say with a smile, "Crying again..."

But there was nothing... nothing at all... only endless, boundless silence...

"Chenglang... can you hear me... answer me... answer me..."

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