Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand

“That day, I finished twelve surgeries in twenty-one hours. | was not proud of it since | was acutely aware of the frailty of life, and I felt shocked deep in my heart,” Dr. Cooper continued.

Anna could understand his thoughts. She’d heard that many young military men and women who returned from battlefields would have psychological problems. They needed psychological therapy, and some even committed suicide because they couldn’t cope with reality.

“What shocked you the most at the time, Dr. Cooper?” The host asked.

Dr. Cooper seemed to have responded to this question during the rehearsal. However, after hearing the host’s question, he still shuddered slightly.

“I had just finished my first operation at that time, and later | found the corridor was packed with patients. Before | could take off my surgical gown, my assistant dragged me to another operating room. As soon as | opened the door, | heard a dreadful howl from the person on the bed.” Dr. Cooper replied in a calm tone.

At this point, everyone was quiet. Sitting in a chair the staff brought her, Anna heard her own heartbeat and held her breath.

“A mother and her daughter were on the operating table. The woman was shopping for clothes with her child at a nearby mall when the incident occurred. When the explosion happened, she held her daughter in her arms tightly to protect her. The woman, who was just in her early twenties, suffered from severe burns. She had countless glass particles in her body and organ damage.” 480 The Most Shocking Thing

“When they entered the surgery room, their bodies had already been glued together by their wounds. | was assigned to complete the surgery because the doctor who performed the separation surgery on them fainted.”

“in all, the situation was terrible. The woman was still alive, but she was critically injured. The little girl’s condition was stable, although she had a low tolerance of pain and bleeding in her chest cavity. Her situation could have deteriorated if | hadn’t operated on her.” Cooper recalled the scenario and told the story slowly in his flat yet firm voice.

“What happened after that?” the host asked, his grip on the microphone tightening

Dr. Cooper snapped back to his senses. He said hastily, looking around the room, “Other doctors in the hospital were performing surgery at the time. Among the remaining doctors, | was the only one qualified to operate. However, | was asked to treat two patients who needed emergency surgery at the same time. And I’d like to ask these training doctors on stage a question. What would you do if you were in this situation?”

He smiled at the six intern doctors, including Anna. Everyone was surprised and embarrassed because they had not anticipated him asking this question. Only Anna appeared calm. She said nothing and didn’t even look around.

he knew the correct answer, saying, “If I were

480 The Most Shocking Thing — them, Nancy’s mouth opened wide in surprise. Several interns around

a little more on the counter, crossed and flattened, but his face was expressionless. “Go on,” he said, seemingly interested in what

people at the same time. However, | would have to prepare everything before the operation and assess the possibility of any accidents occurring,” He smiled and said, “Of course, | just graduated from college, and I’m not as professional as you. Dr. Cooper. But | value life and love my job. | intend to

polite and flattering. People around him frowned, and one even muttered in hushed tones,

admire young people like you.” Cooper clapped his

Dr. Cooper turned to Anna and asked her, “Although you applaud, I can tell you

me what

he would ask her to speak. She froze for along time before slowly rising from

hear about it and consider your

“Okay. Ifit were up to me, I’d save the child. Of course, | admire number

an emotional standpoint. |, too, am a mother, and | understand 480 The Most Shocking Thing ool how this woman felt. She would rather risk her life to protect her child. So, if she had the ability

there were no injuries outside the child’s body

would miss the best opportunity to save her. Because there was a high probability that the woman had organ damage, the situation could not be determined until | dissected her. If she had extensive organ damage, not only would she be in danger, but the time frame would be impossible to predict. So if | save the woman first, they may

expression darkened after hearing her words. He fixed his gaze on Anna, waiting for

the child first. | don’t believe we can perform the surgery simultaneously. Nobody knows what might happen until we see the specifics of the injured patient’s abdomen. If |

that point, Dr. Cooper motioned with his hand for her to stop. Raising her brows in disbelief, Anna shut her mouth and

busy stopping the model’s

nodded calmly and removed the fragments

sigh of relief. Before moving on

stage. As she removed the stitches