Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1196 - 1154: You Were Adorable Last Night

The sun set in the west, and time quickly reached evening.Inside the teaching operating room, the atmosphere was tense.

Lin Jie skillfully tied a knot, cut off the end of the absorbable suture, and looked at the tender heart in front of him that already appeared much smoother. He then ordered, "Irrigate!"

Upon this command, Pei Haiping, the first assistant, immediately injected the prepared blue liquid into the heart.

The blue liquid contains thrombolytic agents that can wash away and dissolve solid blood stains within the heart. Secondly, it can expel air from inside the heart, and thirdly, it serves as a test for the stitching of vessels and any heart sutures issues.

After repeatedly flushing several times, Pei Haiping noticed that there was no blue liquid seeping from the surface or bottom of the heart, so he switched to physiological saline to wash away the blue liquid.

Next came the most crucial moment, transitioning from extracorporeal to intracorporeal circulation, and restarting the heart.

Lin Jie released the forceps clamping several arteries and veins and watched as the heart began to twitch slightly as blood was reinfused and circulated.

He held the tender heart in his hand and ordered, "Turn off the cardiopulmonary machine!"

Anesthetist Xing Yue, who was already prepared, reached out and turned off the humming cardiopulmonary machine.

At the same time, Lin Jie's hand began pressing Gao Qin's heart at a frequency of ninety times per minute.

He was directly performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the heart.

Standing beside him, Pei Haiping held the defibrillator panels in both hands, ready to deliver the electric shock at Lin Jie's command.

At this time, over a hundred observing doctors had already stood up, prepared to witness this crucial moment.

They all held their breath, too tense to make any sound.

Despite being separated by double-layered resin glass, their shout would not reach Lin Jie's ears even if they yelled. Yet, they instinctively refrained from making any noise for fear of affecting Lin Jie's operation.

One minute...

Two minutes...

Five minutes...

Lin Jie continued performing CPR on the heart at the same frequency as he had started.

This time was becoming a bit too long; Pei Haiping couldn't help but quietly inquire, "Expert Lin?"

Lin Jie raised his eyelids and glanced at him, explaining, "The heart is still not awake; I can feel it. Performing electric shocks now would be futile and only cause harm."

Pei Haiping gently nodded, refraining from further speech, maintaining readiness and waiting silently.

He understood that when Lin Jie said the heart was not awake, it was an enigmatic, inexplicable feeling, a form of intuition, or a sixth sense.

Being an accomplished doctor himself, Pei Haiping knew this intuition indeed existed.

He had experienced such clear intuition twice himself, saving two patients from death as a result.

His gaze returned to Lin Jie's mechanically precise right hand rhythmically pressing, following his hand and arm to Lin Jie's face, exposed outside his mask, nearly frozen in concentration.

Throughout these days, he had been contemplating and rehearsing Gao Qin's cardiac correction surgery.

No comparison, no difference!

Watching Lin Jie's surgery from start to finish, Pei Haiping realized Lin Jie seemed only marginally superior, executing cuts more precisely, handling speedier, conducting composite management better.

Yet, this minor difference meant a patient's life; Lin Jie could save, whereas Pei Haiping could not—a chasm difficult to cross...

"Switch directly to the second gear, electric shock pacing!"

This voice pulled Pei Haiping from his chaotic thoughts, promptly placing the defibrillator panels on the tender heart, turning his head to see Gao Yanhong had already adjusted the pacemaker to the second gear.

"Hands away... prepare..."

As Lin Jie and others stepped away from the bed where Gao Qin lay, not touching her in any way, Pei Haiping pressed the button on the handle of the panel...

A muffled thud echoed in Pei Haiping's ears.

The heart sandwiched between two panels seemed to be heavily struck, like a large red bouncing candy, suddenly jolting and beginning to beat.

This movement instantly caught the attention of hundreds of spectators on site.

They collectively sent the same silent call in their hearts, "Beat again! Beat again..."

As if hearing everyone's inner voice, the falling heart hesitantly stirred once more.

Then, it moved again!

Then again...

Lin Jie, who had been holding his breath, finally relaxed, breathing rapidly.

Damn, I was so nervous just now, holding my breath nearly causing me to be oxygen-deprived, or else why would I feel a bit dizzy.

Lin Jie felt the scene in front of him slightly blurry.

At this moment, he felt himself supported by strong hands, and concerned voices sounded beside him, "Are you okay?"

This is the voice of Chen Qiuhua.

Lin Jie shook his head vigorously, and the scene before him became clear again, saying, "The exhaustion is quite significant; I can't hold on any longer."

He looked at Pei Haiping across the operating table and said, "I'll leave the follow-up work to you!"

Pei Haiping knew that more than eight consecutive hours of high-intensity and high-attention work was a huge drain on one's mental and physical energy, and at this moment, Lin Jie had reached a certain limit.

"Expert Lin, you should go back and rest. I'll handle all the finishing work."

Lin Jie responded with a hum, reminding him not to forget: "Make the sutures look nice; the patient is a young girl who loves beauty!"

Pei Haiping shook his head somewhat speechlessly and waved his hand at Lin Jie, signaling him to leave quickly.

At this moment, Gao Yanhong rushed over to support Lin Jie and said to Chen Qiuhua, "Dr. Chen, I'll escort the teacher out."

Just as Chen Qiuhua was about to let go, he caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye and said softly, "Great Expert Lin, look up!"

Lin Jie looked up and saw that everyone in the observation seats had stood up and was applauding continuously.

He raised his hand and waved it gently towards them as a response…

Lin Jie remembered walking out of the operating room, saying a few words to Gao Yao and others waiting outside, and then feeling like his feet were on cotton, with his vision blurring...

Then, it seemed like he tasted something sweet and sour in his mouth.

Moreover, his whole body felt so warm and comfortable, as if a baby had returned to its mother's embrace, feeling so at ease...

Then, Lin Jie opened his eyes and found himself lying on that familiar bed in the office, with the outside appearing a little hazy, looking either like dusk or dawn before the sun rises.

"Ah Jie, you're awake?"

Hearing this voice, Lin Jie turned his head and saw An Kexin already sitting up in bed, looking at him sleepily.

"What time is it?"

"Four thirty-six in the morning! Are you thirsty? Hungry? Or do you need to use the bathroom?"

Lin Jie assessed his body's condition, got up, and said, "All of the above..."

When he came out of the bathroom, he saw An Kexin had set up a small table on the bed, with milk, sliced fruits, a bowl of white porridge, and a few side dishes placed on it.

"Just eat something for now; we'll talk more when it's daylight!"

Lin Jie picked up the warm milk and drank it all in one go, feeling the warmth spread in his stomach and feeling significantly better, asking, "How is Gao Qin?"

An Kexin wiped the milk on Lin Jie's mouth with a tissue and said, "She was sent to the intensive care unit after the surgery, and there's been no news, which means everything is okay!"

Watching Lin Jie eat porridge and dishes, An Kexin cupped her chin with one hand and affectionately smiled, saying, "Ah Jie, you can't know how cute you were last night?"

"Cute?"

Lin Jie looked at An Kexin and asked, puzzled, "I'm such a grown person, not much related to being cute."

"You were cute!"

An Kexin said with a smiling squint, "Last night, you were like you were drunk, probably in a semi-awake state. Whatever I asked you to do, you did very cooperatively, truly cute and obedient."

"Last night, I fed you some food, gave you a bath, changed your clothes, and even had the hospital masseur give you a massage, after which you went to bed yourself."

Lin Jie made an "oh" sound and said, "I don't even remember."

"You don't remember, but I do!"

An Kexin said proudly, "In that state, you only listened to me."

"Whether it was Qin Gang, Jian Jia, or your student Gao Yanhong, whatever they said, you didn't respond. Only my words did you obey."

Lin Jie's face darkened, saying, "Under those circumstances, were you still doing experiments on me?"

An Kexin laughed awkwardly, saying, "It was just an accidental discovery that felt fun, so we tried it. We didn't do anything excessive to you."

Lin Jie snorted lightly, ignoring her and continuing to eat.

"Oh, Ah Jie, I forgot to tell you one thing. Yesterday morning, there was a major accident at the second phase of the Phoenix Perch Home District construction site, seven people died, and dozens were injured!"

Lin Jie asked, "Phoenix Perch Home District? The real estate project by the Luo Family? What kind of accident?"

An Kexin nodded, "It's the Luo Family's Phoenix Perch Home District project, a large-scale scaffolding collapse accident."

She sighed softly, "Seventeen injured construction workers were sent to our hospital; none have passed away after rescue, but three are still in the intensive care unit, not out of danger yet."

An Kexin spoke sarcastically, "Dad said, Luo Wantong is not particular, does things roughly and eagerly for quick success, which is hard to understand how he grew to this size."

Lin Jie spoke casually, "He first did smuggling domestically, then escaped to the Southeast Asia region with a gang. Probably built his fortune on the same old trade, with some irregular businesses."

An Kexin agreed, saying, "It's highly likely."

She said happily, "The first phase of Phoenix Perch Home District already had issues with cutting corners, wall cracks, roof leaks, and other quality problems. Now they've had such a major accident."

"Hmm-hmm, I guess the properties at Phoenix Perch Home District will be hard to sell."