Looking at her delicate and slightly pale face, she displayed an unusual calmness, as if she had long prepared her mind for everything, including the most terrifying accident. He wondered at the time, how could she be so calm?
Death was a possibility.
Perhaps she didn't fully understand what Tang Sili had said. But he was different; he was a doctor, trained for this, so he knew much better than she did how dangerous this surgery truly was. The problem was, besides performing the surgery immediately, they had no other choice.
His hand involuntarily clenched into a fist, feeling somewhat powerless.
Unconsciously, he walked out of the room where he had spoken with Tang Sili and into the corridor, passing by the doorway where Gu's mother and Grandma Xiao were talking.
Gu's mother and Grandma Xiao were discussing post-delivery preparations for the child and the mother, seemingly forgetting the surgery had yet to begin and the risks that could still arise.
