Chapter 629: Emergency rescue is imperative Chapter 629: Emergency rescue is imperative “Ninth floor, right? We are taking the elevator now,” replied Wu Lixuan.
Xie Wanying stood up, just about to step out.
From the corridor came the voices of several nurses: “Dr. Tao is back.”
“Yes, I’m back, thank you all for your hard work while I was away this afternoon,” replied Tao Zhijie, acknowledging his colleagues’ concern as he went.
In the blink of an eye, He Guangyou, who had accompanied him, appeared at the door of the doctors’ office with Tao Zhijie.
Xie Wanying, who had just stood up, was face to face with the incoming senior brother and had to greet him first, “Senior Tao.”
“Are you here to see me?” Tao Zhijie asked with a smile, his eyes intentionally humorous as he squinted at her.
“Yes –” Xie Wanying suddenly felt a tightness in her chest and, for some reason, a bit of anxiety set in.
“It seems she has some private matters to discuss with you,” He Guangyou whispered to Tao Zhijie’s ear.
Tao Zhijie’s smiling eyes sparkled, and he said, “In that case, it would be more convenient to talk in my private office.” Then he turned and saw Qiu Ruiyun with Song Xueling, “Xiao Song, come to my office for a chat.”
Zhao Zhaowei was crouching behind Li Qi’an, almost dropping his head to the floor.
The ringtone of her cellphone went off, and Xie Wanying picked up the call again.
“Yingying, she just got out of the elevator in so much pain, she fainted right by the elevator entrance. Where are you?”
“Are you on the ninth floor now?”
“Yes, the ninth floor.”
“Senior brother,” Xie Wanying turned back to Senior Tao, “I need to step out for a bit.” There was no time to delay; saving a patient was the priority.
Hearing her, Tao Zhijie turned back to look at her serious face, his smiling eyes reflecting a moment of thought, and he said, “Go ahead, you go.”
“Thank you, Senior Tao. I will come back and talk to you later –” Thinking of the urgent task Teacher Ren had requested, with the hope that the other party could respond within the next few days, Xie Wanying felt a pressing sense of urgency.
“No worries, you know I’m easy to talk to,” Tao Zhijie said to her with a slow nod, his smile unwavering as if to calm her anxious emotions.
Xie Wanying felt grateful for this, thinking to herself that her senior was indeed kind, as she rushed out of the office with her cellphone in hand.
Li Qi’an and Zhao Zhaowei were left behind, clueless about what had happened, standing there dumbfounded as they watched her suddenly run off. Naturally, the questioning eyes of the assembled doctors fell upon the two of them.
Their colleagues’ gazes seemed to spell out a question: Why hadn’t they run off with her when they had arrived together? What was going on?
“Ah?” Li Qi’an had no idea how to answer this question from the others and turned to Zhao Zhaowei.
Zhao Zhaowei swallowed, gesturing Li Qi’an to stop looking at him; he really didn’t want to attract anyone’s attention at the moment.
“How has Professor Zhao been feeling lately?” Since he had encountered the grandson of a retired distinguished professor from his own department, Tao Zhijie naturally extended his cordial greetings.
Being questioned by such a respected figure, Zhao Zhaowei’s heart almost leaped out of his chest, and he stuttered uncontrollably, “My grandfather, he, he’s doing very well–”
“He is?” Song Xueling, upon hearing their exchange, seemed to realize Zhao Zhaowei was not just any medical student.
“His name is Zhao Zhaowei, the grandson of Zhao Huaming, the former professor of our department who has retired,” explained Qiu Ruiyun, clarifying Zhao Zhaowei’s identity for him.
“I see,” said Song Xueling as if understanding something.
“What did you say?” The three of them, Tao Zhijie included, immediately turned to look at him, sensing an undertone in his words.