Chapter 4: The ECG is Normal

Shen Yuntian drove his Lamborghini, his mind replaying what had just happened at the hospital. That woman knew him? How could that be? Big Brother Shen? Ridiculous. When had he ever given her the chance to call him Big Brother Shen?

The thought of those three words, "Big Brother Shen," brought to mind that damn woman, An Yajing.

Shen Yuntian suddenly slammed on the brakes. His hands clenched into tight fists, veins bulging as he struck the steering wheel with force. "An Yajing, you damn woman, I will never forgive you in this lifetime! You'd better stay hidden in France forever and never come back, otherwise..."

As he spoke, he struck the steering wheel again with a punch.

"Beep... beep..."

The horn blared incessantly, drawing the curious stares of passersby.

A woman wearing casual sportswear and a baseball cap saw the sports car's horn blaring continuously and asked her friend beside her curiously, "What's wrong with that car up ahead? Did there happen to be an accident?"

The friend beside her didn't want to meddle in other people's business. "I don't know! Xiao Qing, let's not get involved in other people's affairs."

Hearing her friend's words, Xiao Qing had no choice but to ignore it and keep walking. However, as she passed by the sports car, she suddenly noticed that the person inside was bleeding from his hand.

"Oh my! His hand is bleeding!"

Xiao Qing hurriedly knocked on the car window and said anxiously, "Sir, are you alright?"

Shen Yuntian rolled down the window. Seeing an unfamiliar woman, he roared at her, "Get lost!"

"I told you not to meddle in things! Xiao Qing, let's go."

Xiao Qing hesitated. "But this gentleman's hand is bleeding! Should we call an ambulance for him?"

Hearing the chirping, noisy voices of the woman by the car, Shen Yuntian was utterly fed up. He had seen plenty of women like this; weren't they all just trying to climb the social ladder? Shen Yuntian roared loudly once more, "Get lost! Don't force me to hit a woman!"

"Xiao Qing, let's go quickly! Hitting a woman? He looks decent enough, but I didn't expect him to hit a woman. He's a psycho."

Xiao Qing was pulled away by her friend.

Shen Yuntian glared fiercely at the two women who had already walked away.

No matter how pure she pretended to be, he wouldn't fall for it again. He would never give any woman the chance to enter his heart.

Even the Mo family wouldn't have a chance. His wife? Hmph, that was merely recognized by law. In the dictionary of Shen Yuntian, the words "wife" would never exist.

Suddenly, a ringtone sounded. Shen Yuntian picked up his phone, saw it was his special assistant, Xiao Song, and pressed answer.

"Xiao Song, what is it?"

Seeing that the Boss had answered, Xiao Song quickly reported the matter. "Boss, the directors are waiting for you in the conference room. They are demanding an explanation for today's events. They said that Madam's behavior today has seriously affected the Shen Corporation."

"Madam"—the term actually appeared in the life of Shen Yuntian. No, that was only legally recognized. "I understand!"

Having said that, he hung up. The directors? Since when did it become their turn to dictate terms? He wanted to see exactly what these directors had to say.

Shen Yuntian restarted the car and sped off toward the Shen Corporation.

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Hospital

Not far away, the sound of stretcher wheels friction against the floor could be heard. "Di... Director Lin, the bed is here!" Xiao Xia said, panting heavily and covered in sweat.

Seeing the stretcher approaching, Director Lin said to Xiao Xia, "Come, move Miss Mo onto the bed!"

While Xiao Ying stabilized the stretcher, Director Lin and Xiao Xia worked together to lift Mo Hanling onto the bed.

Shortly after, Xiao Xia and Xiao Ying pushed the stretcher to the Intensive Care Unit and settled Hanling onto the hospital bed.

Xiao Xia and Xiao Ying skillfully connected the ECG monitor. A moment later, numbers appeared on the device. Xiao Xia reported the figures, "Director Lin, SPO2: 98%, BP: 125/70mmHg, HR: 70 bpm."

Hearing the nurse recite a long string of numbers without understanding any of it, Mo Chongyun asked Director Lin nervously, "Doctor, what does this mean? Is something wrong with my daughter?"

After listening to Xiao Xia, Director Lin felt even more puzzled. Just now in the operating room, all vital signs had clearly vanished. Now, not only had they returned, but the heart rate was also normal. When he had used the stethoscope to listen to the patient's heartbeat just now, there were no murmurs either. This was incomprehensible to him; he would have to wait and see the ECG results.

"Mr. Mo, there is no need to worry. The vital signs are very normal."

After comforting Mo Chongyun, Director Lin turned to Nurse Zhao and said, "By the way, Xiao Zhao, go call Dr. Huang to perform an ECG on the patient."

Hearing Director Lin's instruction, Xiao Zhao replied, "Yes, Director."

In reality, Hanling could hear everything clearly. She had woken up not long after being placed on the bed, but she didn't dare open her eyes. She was so scared! Who were these people? And who was this man who looked like her father?

Where was she? She had jumped off a cliff and yet she hadn't died. But even if she hadn't died, she should be at the bottom of the cliff! Why was she in this place? There were no wounds on her body, and she had never seen the clothing of the people here or the things surrounding her.

She also didn't understand a word they were saying, so she could only continue to pretend to be unconscious.

Director Lin was focused solely on the monitor, completely unaware that Hanling was faking her coma. "Mr. Mo, please don't be anxious. Once the ECG results are out, we can determine Miss Mo's condition. It's just that I find it very strange—how did Miss Mo's heart rate suddenly become normal? When I used the stethoscope to listen to her heartbeat earlier, there were actually no murmurs at all."

Based on the doctor's words, had Xiao Ling gotten better? How was that possible?

Mo Chongyun couldn't believe it. He grabbed Director Lin's hand excitedly. "Really? Doctor, are you telling the truth?"

He had consulted so many famous doctors, all of whom said Xiao Ling's condition could only be maintained with medication. As for how long she could live, the doctors only replied that it was hard to say. The only certainty was that she could not have children; if she became pregnant, her life would reach its end. This was why Xiao Ling's mother, who also suffered from congenital heart disease, had passed away shortly after giving birth to her. He was terrified that Xiao Ling might leave him one day as well.

In truth, Director Lin was also incredulous, but with the facts before his eyes, he had to believe it. "It's true. I have never seen a case like Miss Mo's before."

At that moment, a doctor carrying an instrument walked into the ward.

"Director."

Seeing Dr. Huang enter, Director Lin hurried forward to pull him. "Dr. Huang, quickly, perform an ECG on her. Right now, I only want to see the ECG results."

He had never seen the Director so nervous. He was very curious to see what kind of patient this was.

Xiao Zhao's expression just now had been very unusual as well. What was wrong with everyone today?

"Yes, Director."

Dr. Huang walked to the bedside. Seeing Hanling lying on the bed, he realized it was a female patient!

Dr. Huang installed the equipment and waited for the ECG results to appear.

What was so special about this patient's ECG that it would make the Head of Cardiac Surgery so nervous?

Before long, the sound of the printer paper moving came from the machine.

"Mr. Mo, don't worry, the results are out." Director Lin comforted Mo's father, though he was also comforting himself.

He truly had never seen a person without vital signs suddenly come back to life without any medication.

Dr. Huang tore off the ECG strip and looked at it. "Director Lin, the ECG shows normal results."

Dr. Huang's words interrupted Director Lin's deep thoughts.

Dr. Huang found it very strange. Why would a normal ECG make Director Lin so tense? "The T-wave, P-wave, QRS complex, ST segment—they are all normal. The rhythm is regular. Why are you so nervous about someone whose heart has no issues?"

Hearing Dr. Huang's words, Director Lin was shocked. It was exactly as he had suspected.

Director Lin took the ECG strip from Dr. Huang's hand. "Let me see."

Looking at the strip in his hand, it really was normal! Why? What exactly had this woman gone through after leaving the operating room?

"Why? Why..."

Director Lin kept muttering "why" under his breath, then walked out of the ward with vacant eyes.

Seeing Director Lin's abnormal behavior, Xiao Xia chased after him and asked with concern, "Director Lin, what's wrong?"

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