Chapter 221: Chapter 76 Awakening_2
Du Xixi and Ke Lian slowly walked toward the Veterinary Department. On the way, they encountered many people, most of whom stood not far away, carefully observing this couple with their extraordinary status. However, a few boldly approached to greet Du Xixi and Ke Lian directly.
Although anxious about Miao Miao, good manners did not allow Du Xixi and Ke Lian to ignore those who greeted them with smiles. Therefore, neither of them showed a hint of urgency, only smiling as they greeted others.
In this way, when Du Xixi and Ke Lian arrived at the Veterinary Department and found Miao Miao’s operating room, it was already a few dozen minutes later.
"How is Miao Miao? How did it suddenly come to surgery?" Miao Miao had undergone surgery before, but most of the time, Ke Lian or Du Xixi was informed in advance, and it proceeded with their consent.
Today’s situation, being notified of the owner’s "pet" after Miao Miao had entered the operating room, was usually truly at a critical moment, possibly life-threatening.
It was precisely because Du Xixi understood this that she wanted to come in person. If Miao Miao was fine, Du Xixi would just have taken a few extra steps, but if something happened to Miao Miao in the end... at least Du Xixi could make it to see Miao Miao one last time.
Of course, deep down, Du Xixi didn’t want anything to happen to Miao Miao.
hadn’t had the chance to answer his wife’s question when the door of the operating room opened. The veterinarian who discovered Miao Miao’s critical condition and personally took Miao Miao for surgery walked out, followed by a few veterinarians carefully pushing a small hospital bed with Miao Miao lying on it.
"Marshal, Marshal’s Wife." Veterinarian Zhang knew that when coming out of the operating room, he was likely to face the Marshal Ke Lian, but he did not expect that Du Xixi, who was said to be expecting soon, would also personally come over.
Even at this time, close to delivery, the Marshal’s Wife came personally to see her "pet cat," indicating how important this cat named Miao Miao must be to her.
Veterinarian Zhang marveled at this internally, then addressed the pair, "The surgery on Miao Miao was very successful."
"Veterinarian Zhang." Du Xixi had seen Veterinarian Zhang before when she came, remembering that he seemed to be the best veterinarian in the military hospital. She nodded with deep admiration, "Could you tell me exactly what happened to Miao Miao? Why was it so urgent?"
"Previously, it had some heart rhythm issues, which were detected by two other veterinarians. It was similar to a case one of my former teachers had mentioned, which led me to suspect it might be the same condition." As Veterinarian Zhang spoke, his expression became serious.
He continued, "In the medical field, it doesn’t actually have a strict scientific name, as it doesn’t have a definite cause and barely appears. Initially, I thought it was just a coincidence, but upon closer observation, I noted Miao Miao’s heartbeat was irregular, speeding up and slowing down, sometimes pausing midway, with various life signs gradually diminishing. That confirmed it was the same illness."
"My teacher called it ’Erosion Syndrome’ because it not only appears in animals but might occur in humans too. Once afflicted, it erodes life away slowly, dying in agony, gradually wearing away what little time life had left."
This manner of death didn’t sound particularly violent but was exceptionally torturous. Just imagining it, Du Xixi felt a shiver run through her.
Eroding away life... dying in agony...
The thought that Miao Miao might die under such torment filled Du Xixi with immense gratitude toward the Veterinarian Zhang before her. She sincerely said, "Veterinarian Zhang, I truly thank you for this."
Du Xixi, of course, understood social etiquette. It was clear that this success was the result of all the veterinarians’ collective efforts. In expressing such gratitude only to Veterinarian Zhang, others might become dissatisfied. Naturally, they wouldn’t dare show displeasure to someone of her status, but with Veterinarian Zhang, it would be different.
Not wanting to create difficulties for Veterinarian Zhang, and indeed it being everyone’s joint effort, Du Xixi smiled at everyone and said, "We also sincerely appreciate everyone’s help. Without your contributions, Miao Miao may not have survived. If you ever need assistance in the future, as long as it’s not something too burdensome, feel free to come to me or Ke Lian."
Ke Lian nodded in agreement. Miao Miao had lived with the Ke Family for so long; Du Xixi treated her like a sister, and Ke Lian watched every day and regarded Miao Miao as a sister too. Not to mention, Miao Miao had suffered severe injuries while protecting Du Xixi during the attack on the Ke Family that day.