Chapter 134: 【134】Fuming with rage3
“Teacher Zhu.” Shen Xifei received Zhang Xiaohui’s troubled look and stepped forward to speak for her, “Doctor Lin must be very busy in the emergency department, it would be better for Xiao Hui to ask in person at the hospital later. It’s still uncertain whether this matter has anything to do with her.”
“How could it have nothing to do with her? Can’t we tell whose signature is on the medical record? Are you suggesting that Old Lin and I forged her signature?” Zhu Huicang exploded in fury, “She can go back to the emergency department right now and clarify what she has done!”
Asking her to leave now?! Dark clouds gathered on Zhang Xiaohui’s face.
“That wouldn’t be appropriate, Teacher Zhu. Doctor Lin might have left on an emergency call. Wouldn’t it be better to ask after Doctor Lin’s shift is over? The incident is in the past, isn’t it?” Shen Xifei said.
The patient hadn’t died, and there was no medical accident, so what did Zhu Huicang want? Shen Xifei also felt that Zhu Huicang was making a mountain out of a molehill for no reason.
“Don’t call me teacher, I don’t have students like you!” Zhu Huicang was furious, “With your attitude, don’t ever say you know me when you’re outside, because I don’t recognize you.”
Shen Xifei took a sharp breath, wondering how she had also become the target of criticism.
“Don’t be so hasty, let’s talk this out calmly,” Chang Jiawei attempted to mediate between the two sides, trying to pacify Zhu Huicang, “We are guests at President Wu’s house.”
Indeed, Comrade Chiang Ying, President Wu’s wife, hadn’t even expressed an opinion on the matter.
Chiang Ying had already backed into a corner. She wasn’t a doctor and dared not to interject. But listening to the conversation, she felt something was very wrong, yet couldn’t pinpoint what it was. As she pondered what to do, she turned her head and realized her husband had used the house keys to open the door and was standing at the entrance, listening in.
When Zhang Xiaohui lifted her head and noticed Chiang Ying’s gaze directed at a particular spot, she felt a chill: could it be that President Wu had come back?
Zhu Huicang was really going to be the death of her now. Why had Zhu Huicang suddenly targeted her? The only thought in her head was that, but she couldn’t consider that perhaps he was simply genuinely angry that she hadn’t done her job well.
“Let me explain to Teacher Zhu,” Zhang Xiaohui, suspecting that President Wu might indeed have returned, could not pretend ignorance any longer and, changing her previous tone, started making excuses, “Here’s the situation: The patient only had a seven-year-old relative, and a child that age can’t make decisions for the patient. So, I was waiting for other family members of the patient to arrive to make decisions. No one signed the critical condition notice I issued for the patient, what could I do about that, dear teachers?”
“Doesn’t the hospital have a procedure? In the case of patients critical and in need of resuscitation, with no family present, one can report to the leadership, and with their signature, surgery can proceed,” Ren Chongda finally spoke up, mainly because the person in front of him was too good at arguing, and he couldn’t stand it anymore.
Father Liu was taken to the operating room after such a procedure had been followed, something Zhang Xiaohui could have done, but now Doctor Lin had to patch things up.
“I know that,” Zhang Xiaohui was compelled to continue looking for other excuses, “At that time, I called the chief resident’s cell phone, but no one answered, I have no idea why.”
Hey, does this person even know who the chief resident is?
Zhu Huicang and Ren Chongda both turned to look at Cao Yong.
Cao Yong’s eyes narrowed into slits, and with his usual smile, he said, “How about this, we directly call the chief resident to confront you? Do you know who is on duty as chief resident today?”
Zhang Xiaohui was taken aback: who was the chief resident, she didn’t know. She was only substituting that afternoon and hadn’t called the chief resident to come down for a meeting, so how could she know who was today’s chief resident.