Meanwhile, Uncle Liu had already been put into an ambulance.

Jiang Ning staggered out of the car, and the moment her feet touched the ground, her legs went weak. If someone hadn't been there to support her, she probably would have collapsed to her knees.

"vomit……"

Seeing Jiang Ning like this, Old Zhang quickly opened a bottle of water and handed it to her.

"Sixth grade."

Jiang Yan drove along the path that everyone had cleared when the fire truck and ambulance came in.

Upon hearing Jiang Yan's voice, Jiang Ning hastily wiped her mouth and looked at Jiang Yan with pleading eyes, "Second brother, eldest brother, he..."

Jiang Yan helped Jiang Ning walk towards the ambulance. "Are you dizzy? Nauseous? Did you hit your head?"

Jiang Ning shook her head haphazardly, "Big brother..."

A warm palm was placed on the back of Jiang Ning's neck, and Jiang Yan spoke gently, "Don't be afraid."

Seeing Jiang Ning nod, Jiang Yan tilted his head and looked at the emergency personnel. "I am a neurosurgeon at West China Hospital, and also a patient's family member. My older brother has an adult-onset atrial septal defect, and has a history of old fractures in his lumbar spine and both knees. I can assist you if needed."

The paramedics nodded. "The patient's blood pressure is extremely low, undetectable by cuff, with a weak arterial pulse, heart rate of 148, blood oxygen saturation of 87%, and loss of consciousness."

On the way to the hospital, Jiang Ning huddled in a corner, her eyes fixed on Jiang Guanqing, who lay pale on the bed. Paramedics and her second brother were performing first aid on her eldest brother.

Jiang Ning was terrified; whenever the instrument emitted any unusual sounds, her body would shudder in response.

When the ambulance arrived at the hospital, Jiang Ning followed behind Jiang Yan, jogging as she watched Jiang Guanqing enter the operating room.

Jiang Yan stopped at the door, her hands trembling slightly at her sides. Jiang Zhuo and the others had been waiting at the hospital for a while.

"Xiao Liu, are you alright?" Jiang Zhuo walked to Jiang Ning's side, her eyes filled with worry.

"Xiao Liu, shall I take you to get your wound treated?" Jiang Ting took Jiang Ning's hand.

Jiang Ning doesn't look well right now. She has two cuts on her face with congealed blood, a red mark on her forehead, and her clothes are stained with blood.

Jiang Ning looked up sluggishly, shook her head in refusal, "No, I want to stay with my older brother."

Jiang Yan calmed down and walked over to Jiang Zhuo and Jiang Ting. "Take Xiao Liu for a physical examination. He needs a brain CT scan, and we need to treat his external injuries."

Jiang Ning shook her head again, meeting Jiang Yan's serious face. "Little Six, be good. When Big Brother wakes up, he'll be sad to see you like this."

After hearing Jiang Yan's words, Jiang Ning finally agreed to go for a checkup.

Bai Xin and Gong Bolin stood on either side, their eyes fixed on the operating room door.

There were people outside, so Jiang Yan hurriedly rushed to the other side.

"How is Uncle Liu doing?"

Hearing Jiang Yan's voice, Jiang Huai turned around, glanced at him, and shook his head. "Uncle Liu is still inside undergoing examination."

Jiang Yan nodded and leaned against the wall in the corridor.

Uncle Liu and Jiang Ning's test results came out one after the other.

Uncle Liu suffered a mild concussion, fractured ribs, and multiple soft tissue contusions, but his life is not in danger. He has been transferred to a regular ward for observation.

Jiang Ning suffered a mild concussion and soft tissue contusion in her left arm. The injuries were not serious and could be treated simply. However, the examination report showed that Jiang Ning's thoracic vertebrae had slight compression changes. Although surgery was not required at the moment, she had to strictly rest in bed.

Jiang Ning didn't understand what thoracic spine compression changes were. He felt fine and stubbornly shook his head, "I won't lie down, I want to stay with my brother."

Jiang Yan took a deep breath and reached out to brush away the stray hairs from Jiang Ning's forehead. "Xiao Liu, you injured your thoracic spine. You need to rest and recuperate. I'll tell you as soon as I hear any news from your older brother, okay? Otherwise, he'll worry when he wakes up."

Jiang Ning pursed her lips tightly, lowered her head, and after a long while, she managed to squeeze out a "okay" from her throat before following Jiang Ting to the ward.

The nurse was treating Jiang Ning's wounds, and Jiang Ting watched with heartache, holding Jiang Ning's uninjured hand.

After the nurse left, Jiang Ning stared blankly at the ceiling. After a long while, she suddenly spoke, her voice light and airy, "Fifth Brother, when Big Brother lunged at me, I heard his bones crack."

Jiang Ting's eyes welled up with tears, and she opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word.

Jiang Ning blinked, and tears slid down her cheeks and onto the pillow.

"He clearly has heart disease, and his back and legs are also bad, so why did he lunge at me?"

Jiang Ting couldn't help but shed tears as well, and held Jiang Ning's hand tightly.

Jiang Ning's body was trembling.

"Little Six, don't be afraid, your big brother will be alright, all the brothers are here."

Jiang Ting repeated these words, both to comfort Jiang Ning and to comfort herself.

"Waaaaah..." Jiang Ning couldn't hold back her sobs and burst into tears, "I'm scared..."

This was the first time in Jiang Ning's life that she was so afraid.

Outside the ward, Jiang Yan clenched her fists and stood there for a long time before leaving and returning to the door of Jiang Guanqing's operating room.

After waiting outside for an unknown amount of time, the red light above the operating room finally went out.

Jiang Yan and the others hurriedly went to greet them.

"The patient is out of danger for now. He has extensive soft tissue contusions and lacerations on his back, with the deepest piece of glass embedded three centimeters deep. The wound has been cleaned and sutured. He also has a stress fracture in his lumbar spine from an old injury and needs to stay in bed."

The surgeon looked at Jiang Yan and said, "You're a doctor too. It's best to schedule heart surgery as soon as possible."

Jiang Yan nodded. "Doctor, when will my older brother wake up?"

"He should be conscious after the anesthesia wears off, but he will be extremely weak and will need to be observed in the ICU for at least 48 hours."

"Okay, thank you, doctor."

When Jiang Guanqing was wheeled out, his face was pale under the oxygen mask, his breathing was so weak that his chest was barely rising and falling, and his body was covered with tubes.

Jiang Ning had somehow run out of the ward and was now standing against the wall at the corner of the corridor, watching this scene from afar.

Jiang Yan was the first to notice him. She quickly walked over, her brows furrowed. "Why are you up?"

Jiang Ning's face was streaked with tears. "I want to see my older brother..."

Jiang Yan felt a pang of pain in her heart. Jiang Ning was the youngest child in the family, and she had always been rebellious and mischievous since childhood. She had never looked so vulnerable before.

Jiang Yan softened her tone, "Little Six, be good. Big Brother needs to be observed in the ICU. Go back obediently, and I'll arrange for you to share a room with Big Brother. I'll let you know as soon as Big Brother wakes up."

Jiang Ning rarely cried as a child, but today it was like a faucet had been turned on, with large drops of tears falling down her face. In a hoarse voice, she replied, "Okay."

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