The surgery could proceed because of the blood supply. Through this operation, everyone present got to know the president of the hospital better. He was an elegant and decent man, yet he was cool-headed and indifferent too. Probably that was because there was a deep friendship between Edward and him! His best friend was lying on the operation table, so no wonder he lost control of his feelings.
"Mrs. Mu, perhaps you should take a seat for a while! Or you might get sick before Mr. Mu's operation is done." Luke said in a worried voice, looking at Daisy who seemed to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
"I'm fine." Daisy moved her mouth a little and forced a response. Her tired face was still pale.
Just then a loud sound of hasty footsteps approached them. Soon, Rain, the charming devil, appeared in front of them.
"Daisy, how's Edward doing?" Rain panted slightly and asked. When he got the phone call from Tom, he was accompanying the clients in a resort of a remote village. He drove back as fast as he could upon hearing the news. But there were traffic jams all over the city. That's why he came so late.
"How did you come to know, Rain?" Daisy bit her lip a little and forced the corners of her mouth to move upwards bitterly. But there was no sign of a smile. She looked miserable and lonely.
"Tom called and told me. Don't worry, Daisy. He is a gifted doctor." While talking, Rain took off his coat and put it on Daisy. It happened so spontaneously that one could easily perceive that he was a man of subtle and refined sensibility. He cared about others for the smallest of things. However, he kept a safe distance from Annie, which was what he regretted the most.
"Yes! Thank you!" Daisy gathered and closed his coat around her. Thanks to his kind act, she could cover the gruesome blood stains on her clothes.
More hurried footsteps were approaching them. Daisy raised her head and saw Duke and Belinda walking quickly towards her. Their faces were drenched with worry. They must have headed for the hospital in a hurry. Looking at all this, Daisy felt a lump in her throat. They were what people called friends! No matter how many times they had mocked each other, everyone was worried sick because of this sudden crisis. This was what real friendship looked like. They stood by each other through thick and thin.
"Are you alright, Daisy?" asked Belinda. She was a true friend. Belinda cared about Daisy the most. So when she saw Daisy sad and depressed, she immediately asked her in an anxious tone. She didn't even mention Edward who was on the operation table.
"Why would all of you come here, Belinda?" It seemed that Tom had informed them. After all, only a few people knew that Edward was severely injured.
"Girl, this is so critical and urgent. How could we just stay at home and wait?" They got a call from Rain and were able to get the information from him. However, the whole city was trapped in a massive jam. It was quite unusual to find this much traffic at midnight.
"Thank you!" Said Daisy. She did not know what else she could say to express her emotions except for these two words.
"Hey, girlfriend! We are best friends! Don't be so formal with me." Belinda softly hugged Daisy. She knew what Edward meant to Daisy. So she understood very well how helpless and afraid Daisy must be feeling. She had been chasing after him for so many years, and finally, she had succeed. But Edward was in terrible danger now. There must be a horrible stillness in her heart!
"Don't worry, Justin. Your dad is a good man. God will bless him, and he will live a long life." Rain sat down beside Justin. The usual cynical smile had disappeared from his face. Instead, he was being calm and composed which was quite different from his usual self.
"I know uncle Rain. I am not worried, because daddy is the greatest man ever and so is Uncle Tom. I trust them." Justin's childish words inspired everyone. Indeed, Tom was the best in the medical field. If he couldn't treat a bullet wound, they would be the first to ruin his reputation.
"How's it going inside?" Duke frowned and stared at the closed door intently as if he could see everything inside.
"I don't know. I just arrived. But no news means good news, right? It's probably going well." He arrived after the blood shortage conundrum had been averted. Otherwise, he would not have used the words "going well".
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