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 appeared assured and determined as if he knew the correct answer, saying, “If I were you, | would pick the most capable assistants among the available candidates and set up

and began talking after hearing his words. Like 480 The Most Shocking Thing — them, Nancy’s mouth opened wide in surprise. Several interns

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

in this situation. If | already had your credentials, | would try to save two 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. |

polite and flattering. People around him frowned, and one

and said, “It’s good to have ambition, and | admire young people like you.” Cooper clapped his hands several times before the

the applause stopped, Dr. Cooper turned to Anna and asked her, “Although

me what

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

like to hear about it and consider your options.” Cooper

for a moment before nodding and saying, “Okay. Ifit were up to me, I’d save the child. Of course, | admire number 3’s bravery and ambition. But, if

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

injuries outside

was a high probability that the woman had organ damage, the situation could not be determined until | dissected her. If she had extensive

fixed his

gradually concluded, “So, in terms of risk prediction, | would definitely save the child first. | don’t believe we can perform the surgery simultaneously. Nobody knows what

her to stop. Raising her brows in disbelief, Anna shut her mouth and locked

stopping the

calmly and removed the

exhaled a sigh of relief. Before moving on to the next organ repair, Anna let her assistant continue to stop the

time passed, and the surgery proceeded to the final stage. As she removed the stitches after