Reborn! I Ditched the Run and Married the Heir-Chapter 317: Not Yet Time for Surgery

Xiao Li’s heart skipped a beat. She quickly took out a thermometer from the cabinet and checked her temperature. Seeing a low fever, she immediately put on a mask and called Bai Yu.

Bai Yu’s heart tightened when he heard she was showing symptoms.

The thing they feared most had happened.

Call after call went out, the hospital was sealed off, the quarantine ward’s level increased. Previously, accompanying helpers were allowed, but not anymore. All family members were uniformly arranged for isolation.

The hospital also temporarily stopped accepting other patients.

All the teachers, students, and parents of Siheli Primary School were initially placed in home quarantine, waiting for further instructions.

After Xiao Li was infected, Yue Wenwen also showed symptoms, and the doctors and nurses on duty last night were also quarantined for observation.

Xiao Li and Yue Wenwen had both experienced the previous pandemic, so they only panicked a little at the beginning, quickly calming down afterwards.

The night nurse from last night, Nurse Liu, had participated in the previous anti-pandemic efforts, so she had a better mindset.

The mindset of the other younger nurses wasn’t as good. As soon as they heard they were quarantined and that a colleague showed symptoms, they panicked immediately.

In the director’s office, upon learning that Yang Wangcheng was also quarantined, Director Yang’s hand trembled slightly while holding a pen. But he quickly regained composure and continued signing documents.

Xiao Li had already moved from the lounge to the ward. Before going to the ward, she sent a video to Qin Xiao, telling him about her being infected.

She knew she couldn’t hide it. Once inside for treatment, personal items like her phone couldn’t be taken in.

When Qin Xiao heard the news, his lips pressed tightly. Before hanging up the video, he only said to Xiao Li, "Don’t be afraid, I’m here!"

Xiao Li smiled faintly, "I know, I’m not afraid."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiao got out of the car and went directly into the hospital.

Meanwhile, Xiao Li went into the isolation ward, and staying with her was Yue Wenwen.

As soon as Yue Wenwen saw her, he smiled wryly, "Sister, years ago I was the patient and going into the isolation ward was fine.

How come now that I’m a doctor, I still have to become a patient and be treated."

Xiao Li smiled, "Doctors can’t get sick? Alright, maybe it’s just that they saw you were too tired from night shifts and wanted you to get some rest!"

The two lay on the hospital beds, obediently accepting care from their colleagues.

Day by day passed, and the number of patients in the ward increased daily. But one good thing was that although the disease was contagious, its transmission wasn’t very strong. Those who got infected were mostly people who had close contact.

The new patients during this time were mostly students and parents from Siheli Primary School, and some people who had close contact with their parents.

After a small range of spread, under emergency handling by health departments, the transmission chain was cut off.

In addition, there was another piece of good news. The disease’s fatality rate was not high. As long as it was treated promptly, it was quite curable. Patients admitted with mild symptoms generally got better in two to three days, and those with slightly severe symptoms were discharged in seven to eight days.

Only the few who developed pneumonia had a slower recovery, like Li Xiaofeng, who had both pneumonia and myocarditis, making his treatment even slower.

Especially at the beginning, his parents were unreliable, delaying his condition at home, and even after hospitalization, they still made a fuss.

Now, Li Xiaofeng was the most heavily monitored in the hospital; besides him, Xiao Li was also a key focus.

Because her infection this time triggered her heart condition.

Heart problems, when not acting up, seem fine, but once they do, they are very troublesome.

That’s the case for Xiao Li now. Her other symptoms were manageable, but her heart condition had doctors worried.

For her issue, Bai Yu even invited both the chief of cardiology and the chief of cardiovascular surgery for a consultation.

After some discussion, the surgical chief advocated for surgery, while the cardiology chief felt her condition didn’t yet warrant it.

After some debate without a conclusion, Bai Yu had no choice but to call Qin Xiao.

At that time, Qin Xiao was still leading people in cracking this viral strain. When Bai Yu called, he was bent over, looking at data.

"Hello, Bai Yu, what’s up?" Qin Xiao answered while looking at the data.

"It’s about Xiao Li’s situation. Let me tell you."

During the following time, Bai Yu explained the situation to Qin Xiao one by one. After listening, Qin Xiao simply said, "I’ll come over to find you later, we’ll talk then."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Xiao asked Zhang Yang to keep an eye on things and then hurried to the respiratory department.

In the respiratory department, upon seeing Qin Xiao, Bai Yu said, "You really don’t look much better than Xiao Li. Do you have to push yourself so hard? Your own injuries haven’t even healed yet."

Qin Xiao waved it off, "Let me see Nini’s medical record."

Bai Yu handed over the medical record, and Qin Xiao sat to the side to review it.

The office was very quiet, with only the sound of Qin Xiao flipping through the records.

After a long while, Qin Xiao finally spoke, "Nini’s current indicators are still pretty good, and her symptoms are already improving.

The trigger of her heart condition this time was due to this viral flu. I agree with Chief Huang from cardiology; Nini’s condition hasn’t reached the point of requiring surgery yet.

The damage to her heart is irreversible, and surgery proposed by the surgical team is merely to transplant an artificial heart.

Though we do have the technology for artificial hearts, honestly, as doctors, we all know artificial hearts or livers can’t compare to human organs.

These technologies are mainly to save patients’ lives and extend their lifespan.

Under the premise of saving lives, patients are generally willing to accept any inconveniences these technologies bring.

However, Nini’s heart hasn’t reached the stage where she needs an artificial heart to save her life. Without heart replacement, surgery for other repairs doesn’t make much sense.

Thus, I agree with cardiology to observe further!"

Bai Yu listened, then gave Qin Xiao a thumbs up, "Didn’t expect someone in inspection to also have insights into cardiology and cardiovascular surgery."

Qin Xiao said lightly, "Back when I studied medicine, I took anatomy courses. After Nini’s accident, I focused on cardiac and thoracic knowledge specifically.

Bai Yu, can I not even go see Nini now?"

Bai Yu shook his head, "According to epidemic prevention requirements, no."

Qin Xiao nodded, "Understood! Please take good care of her for me!"

Bai Yu nodded, "You can rest assured on that!"

After finishing their conversation, Qin Xiao returned to the laboratory. As he was about to leave, Bai Yu couldn’t help but say one more thing, "Qin Xiao, your injury hasn’t healed yet, aren’t you afraid of collapsing from overworking yourself?"

Originally, Qin Xiao had a bullet lodged in his spine; it hasn’t been long enough, the gunshot wound hasn’t fully healed yet.