Chapter 1

While I was at work, I received a call from my husband's colleague.

"Miss Xu, we haven't been able to reach Doctor Jiang."

"His father had a sudden heart attack and needs immediate heart surgery."

"Can you get in touch with him?"

Upon hearing about my father-in-law's incident, I dropped everything and rushed to the hospital.

My father-in-law's health was already poor, and he was frequently hospitalized; this sudden situation felt as if the sky was falling.

I kept trying to contact my husband, but I couldn't get through no matter what I did; no matter how many messages I sent, there was no response.

When I arrived at the hospital, the doctor was also very urgent.

"Has Doctor Jiang arrived? He's the only one in the whole hospital who can perform this surgery, and he just so happened to take a day off today."

"Get him back as soon as possible; this is a matter of life and death! It's his father, after all!"

I was very anxious, "Can we transfer the patient to another hospital for the surgery?"

"There's no time! The patient's condition is extremely critical and surgery must be performed immediately, otherwise… let's call Doctor Jiang to come over quickly!"

Helplessly, I could only keep dialing my husband's number, but there was still no answer.

Suddenly, I had a brainwave and not knowing why, I borrowed my mother-in-law's phone to make the call.

Sure enough, it connected, but the person who answered was a girl.

Just by the voice, I recognized it was the voice of my husband's first love, He Yan.

"Why is it you again, Sister Xu, do you need something? Brother Ming is taking a shower, oh, don't misunderstand, he just finished exercising and is all sweaty."

"Today is my birthday, he ran over ten kilometers to get a gift, he's exhausted."

I ignored her sarcastic provocations and stated my purpose directly.

"Tell him his father has had a heart attack and must have surgery immediately, have him come back to the hospital right away!"

He Yan stretched out her words to the other side of the phone, "Brother Ming, Sister Xu says your dad is dying, she's telling you to hurry back."

My anxious words became a threat coming from her mouth.

My husband took over the phone, his voice was harsh: "Are you done yet or not?"

"To trick me into coming home, you'd go as far as to curse my dad? My dad's about to celebrate a milestone birthday; do you have a conscience? Say such things again, and I won't let you off easily!"

I knew this wasn't the time for arguing, so I patiently explained to him.

"Jiang Ming! Hurry back, I'm not joking with you."

"Father-in-law is really in bad shape, and the whole hospital only you can perform this surgery..."

But before I could finish, the call was disconnected.

When I tried calling back, all I heard was a shutdown notification from his phone.

Beside me, my mother-in-law had already become emotionally distraught, crying into a mess and being supported by others.

"Where's Ah Ming! Where's Ah Ming! What are we going to do about the old man? He can't have anything happen to him!"

"Get Ah Ming back to do the surgery for his father!"

Tomorrow is my father-in-law's seventieth birthday, and we were planning to host a big celebration to bring him some joy, who would have thought he'd have a sudden heart attack.

My in-laws have always treated me well, treating me like a daughter, and I've always treated them like my own parents in return; even if there's a sliver of hope left, I wouldn't give up.

Now all I could do was hold back my tears and comfort my mother-in-law, "Mom, Dad will be fine, this is his father, Ah Ming will save his dad."

"I know where he is, I'll go find Ah Ming and bring him back now!"