A Phoenix Queen

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The fast and furious car ride finally came to a halt in front of a cliff.

Lie Wei turned to look at Wang Yu Yan from the rearview mirror. He was shocked.

She was sitting upright, relaxed as one can think. Not a single trace of fear in her eyes, Even smiling faintly.

What a brave girl!

Wang Yu Yan turned towards him and smirked provocatively. She was very pleased to see the shocked expression on Li Wei's face.

"The drive was quite fun, Mr. Lie!" she commented.

Lie Wei turned towards her and smiled. The anger that earlier took over him was finally suppressed.

Even there was a little trace of admiration in his eyes.

He had never met a girl like her.

In his eyes, she was like a phoenix queen. One which is beautiful as well as fierce, like a rose.

Beautiful but surrounded by hundreds of thorns.

Like fire, the flames are beautiful but will burn anyone that comes close.

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Because of windy weather, the winds were blowing rather fast.

Lie Wei, for a long time, didn't say anything.

Seemingly, Wang Yu Yan also kept her silence and looked at the night sky ahead.

The atmosphere inside the car became relatively warm.

Compared to the cool and freezing winds outside, the temperature in the car was warm and peaceful.

Suddenly, Li Wei opened the door and went to stand in the front, leaning lazily on the trunk of the car.

He put both his hands in his side pockets and stood still.

His black hair was swaying in the winds.

There was a glint in his eyes.

Wang Yu Yan suddenly felt dazed by looking at his side profile. The scene of him kissing her earlier replayed in her mind. Her face turned pink.

There were hundreds of women out there waiting for him, with a stronger background than her yet he chose to look out for her.

But she dared not to fall for him afraid that she'll only get hurt in the end.

This thought was either because of the failure of her past relationship or because everyone said that he was the so-called playboy of the rich class.

Suddenly she felt suffocated inside, thus, she also went out and leaned against the trunk.

The winds outside were indeed cold.

Perhaps, she was wearing a thin cotton blouse, she felt quite cold.

She subconsciously wrapped her hand around her shoulders.

Lie Wei glanced at her firmly and frowned.

He immediately took his jacket and wrapped it around her.

Wang Yu Yan was stunned by his sudden actions.

She reached out to caress his jacket for a moment with her hands.

The smell of peppermint mixed with vanilla emitted from it, just like before. Moreover, there was a manly warmth possessed by it.

Wang Yu Yan frowned.

She was feeling conflicted by his actions not only these but every action of his towards her. Several questions started buzzing in her mind.

"What do you want from me?" she finally asked.

Lie Wei turned towards her. Her long brown chestnut-like hair was swaying beautifully in the air. There was a slight blush on her cheeks.

And when you notice more carefully, there seems to be a long burning fire in her eyes.

More or less, there was something in her that made him attracted to her unconditionally.

"I don't know." he murmured.

She frowned. "What's the meaning of this?"

"You shouldn't know," he said.

She frowned deeper, "Why are you like this?"

She sighed.

"I have changed. I don't know when and why but, all I know is that you have caused this change." he finally chose to speak out his frustrations.

He added, "Lately, everything around me has become bland. I feel lonely. And it's quite disturbing. I was never like this before."

Wang Yu Yan: "..."

"Anyways, I'll drop you home." His voice was sulky.

He went towards the door and got in the car. Wang Yu Yan followed him silently.

The rest of the journey was silent. No one spoke a word.

They reached Dream Heights.

"Thank you." she murmured and unbuckled her seat belt.

She then reached for the door handle and unlocked it.

"Wang Yu Yan!" he finally spoke up, voice quite husky.

She turned towards him, "huh?"

He said nothing but pulled her into a tight hug.

She was shocked. The cold that was on her body was replaced with the warmth of Li Wei.

Wang Yu Yan's cheeks turned red because of this warmth.

The atmosphere in the car was a pin drop silent.

Wang Yu Yan wanted to push him but she can't seem to do so. This warmth was new but felt nice to her.

Suddenly a thought came to her, 'When did everything change to this moment?'

When did her life change so much? How?

Before she could answer this, she started to feel empty. Why? When she came back to her senses, Li Wei had let go of her.

He finally let go of her. Till then, her face had become red.

"Goodbye!" he said smilingly.

"Goodbye..." she spoke softly.

"Oh right, your jacket...", she recalled his jacket was still on her.

"It's alright you can give it to me afterward." he smiled.

Wang Yu Yan was very much in Deja vu that she gave small okay and absent-mindly walked in.

Lie Wei gazed at her till she actually disappeared, then finally drove ahead.

….

When she entered the house, everything was silent. Probably because Wen Mei had fallen asleep.

Her hand landed on the jacket, thank god Wen Mei was asleep or else she must've created a great havoc on seeing a man's jacket on Wang Yu Yan.

Thinking this, Wang Yu Yan entered her room. She kept the jacket aside.

In need of shower, she wanted to enter the bathroom, when her phone rang.

The caller ID was Wan Meili.

"Hello"

"Uh, Dr Su. there is an emergency and we are short of staff," Wan Meili said hurriedly.

Wang Yu Yan sighed inwardly, and said, "I'll be there."

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In the First hospital

The cardiac department was in uproar. All of a sudden there were patients that had to be handled as well as many doctors were busy with the operation of a VIP patient.

The staff was limited and so the doctors of cardiology who had gotten off work, like Wang Yu Yan, had to rush to the hospital.

Arriving at the hospital, Wang Yu Yan rushed to the cardiology department and from there to the I.C.U. on the second floor.

In the room, Wan Meili, some nurses and a doctor who seemed rather unfamiliar were standing.

Entering the ward, Wang Yu Yan stood beside Wan Meili who seemed to be deep in thoughts.

In the room, on the patient's bed laid a petite and weak woman, unconscious.

"Oh Dr. Su you are here" said Wan Meili with a wry smile.

Wang Yu Yan nodded lightly.

"Dr. Su, meet Dr. Chen. He is a very famous and top gynecologist of our hospital." said Wan Meili introducing both of them.

Wang Yu Yan turned towards the direction, and saw a man maybe in his late twenties, with jade black hair, wearing a professional outfit and with a doctor's coat on.

Bowing he said, "Nice to meet you, Dr. Su" while he gave out a hand for a handshake.

Accepting it, Wang Yu Yan said, "Same here, Dr. Chen" with an expressionless face.

After introductions were done, Wang Yu Yan said, "So, what is the matter?"

Instead of answering, Dr. Chen handed an echocardiogram report to Wang Yu Yan.

Accepting it, Wang Yu Yan started to read the report.

As she read word by word, her eyebrows twitched.

After five minutes, she said, " Pulmonary atresia."**

To this, Dr Chen and Dr Wan nodded and were somewhat surprised to have Wang Yu Yan guessed it in a very short time.

"She is the baby's mother. She just had her delivery and is unconscious" said Dr. Chen.

Wang Yu Yan examined the mother for some time and said, "Can I see the baby?"

…..

Wang Yu Yan, Wan Meili and Chen Bo entered the N.I.C.U. wearing masks and necessary protections.

They stopped before a neonatal incubator inside which a newborn baby was laid surrounded by all the complicated machines.

The newborn baby had a bluish skin colour and looked like he had problems breathing which were the symptoms of Pulmonary Atresia.

"We need to operate now, or else it will be too late," said Wang Yu Yan checking the report of the baby.

"But if our head is in other surgery it will take much time to complete," said Wan Meili.

"Where are the others?" asked Wang Yu Yan.

"Many of our senior doctors are already in a surgery or are busy," said Wan Meili.

"What did the guardian say? Is he ready for the operation?" asked Wang Yu Yan.

This time Chen Bo said, "They have no guardian. It seems like she is a single mother and we are unable to reach her family."

Wang Yu Yan had the sudden urge to pinch her eyebrows, but she controlled it and stared at the baby.

If they were too late, the baby might die.

Wang Yu Yan sighed.

Suddenly Wan Meili said, "Dr. Su please perform the surgery" leaving Wang Yu Yan dumbfounded and did not say anything.

Seeing her being silent, Wan Meili said, "We have no choice Dr. Su. If not, the baby might die!" with a helpless expression.

Wang Yu Yan sighed, she had to do the surgery but if she did, it would create a great havoc because it was impossible for a newbie doctor to perform such a difficult surgery and if it did people will start to suspect that she could not afford at any costs.