She remembered the scene and felt somewhat perplexed, "If it was a spleen rupture, how come he didn’t faint right then and there? Instead, symptoms emerged one or two hours later?"
"A spleen rupture generally doesn’t elicit a strong reaction initially. The pain intensifies as blood slowly accumulates in the abdominal cavity, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening."
The doctor explained to her.
At the mention of those words, Ye Ning turned pale again, "How is he now? Is it serious?"
"He needs surgery immediately to remove the accumulated blood in the abdominal cavity, but we don’t have enough blood of his type here. We need to get some from the blood bank right away."
Ye Ning was stunned for a moment, and naturally asked, "What’s his blood type?"
Wasn’t that Xiaobao’s blood type?
Upon hearing his blood type, Ye Ning’s mind reflexively jumped to that conclusion.
Yes, her Xiaobao had that blood type. Back then, she remembered the doctor saying that if the child had this type of blood, then the father must also have the same type, because her own was A, and now the child’s was AB, so the father being AB was the only possibility.
It was such a coincidence that he also had that blood type!
Recalling these painful past events, a hint of bitterness flickered in Ye Ning’s eyes, "I am aware of this blood type; it’s the rarest among the four types."
"Yes, so we don’t have much of it at our medical station either."
"Where is the blood bank? Is it far?"
"Not far, but you’ll need to make a payment first," he said, passing her a form.
When Ye Ning saw it, she finally remembered this crucial matter. At this moment, after both of them had jumped into the sea, they were penniless.
She turned her gaze to the two Japanese people standing behind her.
But now, these two, albeit willing to help, started to hedge when it came to money, especially when the amount was significant.
"Miss Ono, it’s not that we don’t want to help, but we also run small businesses and have many people to support."
"Right, Miss Ono, we really are..."
"It’s alright. How about this? I’ll exchange this for it—the ring!" Without waiting for a response, she started undoing her necklace and took off the ring that she had been wearing for a very long time.
It was a gold ring with a jade setting, not large, but both the carving and the crystal clear green jade in the center indicated that the ring was quite valuable.
On seeing it, the Japanese woman Ono Yoshiko immediately shook her head, wanting to refuse.
However, the Japanese man beside her, upon seeing it, suddenly had a gleam in his eyes...
This item was quality goods. If taken to a jewelry store, wouldn’t it cover much more than these medical expenses?
So, without another word, he took out his wallet, "Alright, today I’ll front the medical expenses for you, and you can take the ring back when your family arrives."
Although he spoke graciously, Ye Ning could tell from the look in his eyes that once she gave the ring away today, it would never come back.
So, she said nothing, took another look at the ring, accepted his money, and went to make the payment.
After paying, the doctor immediately arranged for the transfusion of blood plasma, so Ye Ning began the agonizing wait in the hallway again—and this wait was another two hours.
Two hours later, the sky had turned completely dark. A casual look out the window at the small village, far from the bustling city, revealed nothing but pitch blackness, complemented by the undulating choruses of unidentifiable insects.