"He should be fine for now," Zheng Ren said to Wen Xiaonuan.
Wen Xiaonuan held Little Rock's hand and looked at Zheng Ren with her head slightly raised. Tears glistened in her eyes but she did not speak.
"If there are no changes, three days later … Let's observe first." Zheng Ren pursed his lips and patted Little Rock's hand.
Perhaps it was an illusion, but Zheng Ren felt Little Rock's hand move at that moment.
The timeline seemed to be pulled back to the day when they had a long talk. Zheng Ren felt Little Rock wanted to punch him.
Upon closer inspection, he was lying quietly on the hospital bed. Only the sound of the ventilator could be heard, making the ward even colder.
The aftereffects of using the Real Sight were getting worse. Zheng Ren sighed. If he kept hallucinating, how would he perform surgeries in the future?
"I'm going to study the current situation," Zheng Ren said softly to Wen Xiaonuan before turning to leave.
Just as he walked out of the room, Wen Xiaonuan's voice came from behind.
"Doctor Zheng!"
Her voice was not loud, as if she was afraid of disturbing Little Rock's sleep. Even the sound of her footsteps was soft.
"Yes?" Zheng Ren turned around.
Wen Xiaonuan quickly walked out of the ward. She had a lot to say but did not know what to say or how to say it.
Looking at Wen Xiaonuan's expression, Zheng Ren smiled slightly. "I'll try my best."
Wen Xiaonuan used her hand to lift her cheeks and the stray hair by her ears before bowing deeply.
Zheng Ren had seen many patients and their families express their gratitude. However, at this moment, his heart was struck by Wen Xiaonuan's action and he was stunned.
"Doctor Zheng, thank you for your hard work," Wen Xiaonuan said softly.
"You're welcome," Zheng Ren said, "The next step of treatment … To be honest, I haven't counted yet."
"Can Little Rock wake up?" Wen Xiaonuan tried to speak calmly, as if she did not want to put too much pressure on Zheng Ren.
"He should be fine."
Wen Xiaonuan nodded and forced a smile. "Then I'll go back. I'm worried that he'll be scared when I'm not around."
"Go, talk to him more," Zheng Ren said. "I'll sort out the documents and we'll take shifts to accompany him."
Having said that, Zheng Ren turned and left.
He felt that he was too weak. It might be another side effect of using the Eye of Truth. His mental state was average. At this time, he should remain calm and think about his future path from an objective point of view.
With Dr. Karl's help, Zheng Ren organized all of Little Rock's information and prepared to analyze it.
He sent a few messages to her to report that he was safe and asked about the situation at Su Yun's house. This attempt had left a deep impression on Zheng Ren.
Little Rock's disease was just a branch of mucus overflow, and his Energy Points were already insufficient. What if it was the disease described in the strange handwriting on the system panel of Old Roche and Christian?
Ten thousand Stamina Points might not even be enough.
Thirty years was still a little short. The specifics still depended on the System.
Yi Ren did not know what Zheng Ren had encountered. She told him to eat properly and not to suffer from hypoglycemia.
Su Yun said that he had already comforted Old Roche and Christian. They were waiting for Zheng Ren to return and asked when he would be back.
When it came to the time, Zheng Ren could not decide. He also told everyone in the work group that he might be staying out for a few days. The surgery had to be done steadily and if there were any special situations, he would ask Su Yun to solve it.
After calming down, Zheng Ren touched his' young white hair 'and smiled helplessly. In the past, he had always laughed at Liu Zewei. He did not expect that he would be troubled by his hair so soon.
It seemed that only his hair had changed. Now, his body did not feel anything. It was not like the first time he used the Eye of Truth. After that, he had been unconscious for a long time. This time, when he woke up from his sleep, he was full of energy as if nothing had happened.
Only when he looked at the mirror in the changing room and saw that half of his hair had turned white did he know that there were still changes.
Looking through Little Rock's case, Zheng Ren sighed softly.
To be honest, he had almost memorized this case. Zheng Ren knew what happened every day, every hour, and what changes there were in the data.
What should he study? Zheng Ren suddenly felt a little confused.
As a clinician, Little Rock did not need to be treated at this time. Through surgery and drug treatment, his life had been extended by a few months, but that was all.
He sat silently in front of the table and looked at the introduction of the condition, recalling the subsequent treatment plan. However, the subsequent treatment that he saw in the Eye of Truth was blank. He could not remember anything.
The System library had lost its function. Now, as long as he wrote every step, it would be a top-notch SCI article for others to use as a reference.
There was no road ahead. With more people walking, there would be a road. In the past, Zheng Ren was used to walking the road that others had walked. This time, he was really confused.
Technical means were secondary. Gradually, Zheng Ren knew what he was hesitating about.
When he saw Little Rock, he saw that he had lost a lot of weight. Zheng Ren felt an indescribable strange pain in his heart.
Although he had a long talk with Little Rock, there was a 50% chance that he would do it twice! These words still echoed in his ears from time to time.
But did he really want to continue? It was time to let go. It should be a good choice to suffer less.
All kinds of thoughts in his mind were tangled and collided with each other. Zheng Ren did not know what to do.
Time passed little by little and the night became darker. Zheng Ren could not understand, so he simply picked up all the information and went to the ward.
He replaced Wen Xiaonuan and let her rest. Zheng Ren sat in front of Little Rock's bed.
The child had lost a lot of weight. Lying on the hospital bed, his chest rose and fell with the rhythm of the ventilator. His blood pressure, heart rate, and pulse were still stable.
Zheng Ren looked at him quietly for a few minutes and said softly, "Little Rock, do you think we should continue the treatment?"
When he spoke, his voice was very calm, as if Little Rock could hear him. The two of them sat opposite each other and communicated calmly.
"I think you're suffering too much now. You shouldn't have to bear all this. Isn't it tiring to live?
"Actually, sometimes death is also a kind of relief. People are always seeking benefits. If the benefits are not big enough, there's no need to do something.
"You're working so hard to live, but it's very hard. I know that before you were on the ventilator, every breath was very hard, but there was no way to breathe oxygen. At that time, you must have felt very desperate.
"Should we continue? To be honest, even if you don't breathe and your lungs stop working, with ECMO, you can still live for at least a month or so. However, I'm not sure if you still want to live.
"Su Yun is right. I'm still very afraid. I'll leave this question to you. When you wake up, tell me the answer. "
Zheng Ren's voice became softer and softer, as if he was singing a lullaby to coax Little Rock to sleep.
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