An ambulance brought in a completely naked young woman, an unknown fluid dripping down her legs. A doctor, flustered, found me and asked me to lead the surgery. He said the girl had multiple objects lodged inside her, making the procedure incredibly difficult. No one else dared to do it. I took the surgical consent form to find the family member. “I’ll sign!” I stared at the man before me and froze. He was my husband, the man I shared my life with. My husband, Daniel, who had used work as an excuse not to see me on Valentine’s Day, had been cheating with another woman. A wave of nausea washed over me as I watched him unhesitatingly write "spouse" on the form. I was in my surgical scrubs, my face covered by a mask. He didn’t recognize me. He grabbed my hand, pleading, “Doctor, you have to save my wife.” I yanked my hand away. The wedding ring on his finger clattered to the floor. 01 Adhering to the principle that all life is precious, I entered the operating room. Looking at the woman on the table—her hair a mess, her face a bloodless, pale mask—my expression darkened. Who would have thought that the person lying on the operating table would be my best friend. All this time, I had never suspected a thing between them. Before I could even process my thoughts, my best friend's legs began to tremble uncontrollably on the table, a clear sign of extreme pain. I knew we had to operate immediately. A cucumber had been inserted inside her, with a tennis ball wedged at the end. It was stuck. If not removed promptly, it would be life-threatening. That something so absurd could actually happen… And the person responsible was the man I shared my life with. I was about to administer anesthesia, preparing to use forceps to forcibly remove the foreign objects. But unbelievably, even in her agony, my friend didn’t forget to flirt with my husband. “Danny, come in and stay with me. I’m scared to be alone.” “Doctor, let him in. Now.” I tried to hold her trembling body down, my eyes meeting the anesthesiologist’s, signaling him to proceed. But she pushed the doctor away, ignoring the pain in her lower body as she tried to sit up. “If he’s not with me, I’m not having the surgery.” The other medical staff in the room exchanged uneasy glances. They had never seen such a bizarre patient. With the situation at a standstill, the department head waved his hand, allowing Daniel to come in from outside. “Get him scrubbed in.” “Once you’re in, don’t move around. Just stand to the side and watch.” After scrubbing in, Daniel rushed past me and took Hailey’s hand. “It’s all my fault. I got too carried away.” Hailey reached up and caressed his face, managing a weak smile. “It’s okay. To make you happy, we can do it again next time.” “It’s because you’re so charming. I’d do anything for you.” Listening to their banter, I froze for a second. The scalpel in my hand slipped and fell to the floor. Seeing my carelessness, Daniel roared at me. “How did someone like you become a doctor? With hands like that, what if you slip and cut the patient?” “I suggest you take this seriously. If anything happens to my wife, this hospital is finished!” “If you can’t do it, just say so! I’ll take my wife to a major hospital. I know people there, much more professional than you.” Wife? A bitter smile formed on my lips. The only reason he had come to this smaller clinic was probably to avoid running into me at the provincial hospital where I worked. But he never could have imagined that I would be here today, supervising a training session. And that I would happen to run into him and his little girlfriend. Almost no one at this clinic knew who my husband was, so he wasn't afraid of anyone telling on him. That's why he could so brazenly pretend to be married to someone else here. He would never, in his entire life, have guessed that I was standing right in front of him. Listening to him spew his filth. The surgery was quick. After the anesthesia, it was a simple matter of removing the objects. After the procedure, as I walked out of the operating room, I heard an impatient voice from the hallway. “Just make up an excuse. I’m busy here. I don’t have time to spend Valentine’s Day with her.” “Tell her I’m in an important meeting and not to call me at all today.” Not long after he hung up, I received a message from his assistant. “Mr. Hayes is in a meeting and might have to go on a business trip out of state. He’ll be busy for the next couple of days. He wanted me to apologize to you.” “The roses he ordered for you have been delivered to your home. That’s all.” “Okay, I understand.” My calm demeanor seemed to surprise the assistant. After all, I was usually very interested in Daniel’s schedule, constantly pestering his assistant for details. After hanging up, I was about to take a break when another doctor came running towards me in a panic. 02 “Dr. Evans, come quick!” “That patient from before, something’s wrong!” There was a large bloodstain on his chest. I was startled. “It’s the patient’s heart. She just vomited blood.” How could this be? I didn’t understand. I rushed to a computer to look up Hailey’s pre-operative examination reports. All I found was blank data. Besides her name and age, all other critical information was missing. A nurse explained anxiously, “The patient was an emergency case. She’s been receiving treatment at the provincial hospital, so we don’t have her records here.” I suddenly understood. For them to be playing so rough, they must have been using drugs. The patient was likely suffering from kidney failure induced by some kind of substance. I immediately contacted the lab. “Get a blood test for her, now. Give me the results as soon as they’re ready.” The patient was rushed back into the operating room. Just as I was about to enter, Daniel blocked my path. Without a word, he slapped me across the face. “It’s your fault, you quack! I knew you were incompetent. Go get the best doctor in this hospital, now!” The muscles in his face trembled with rage, his eyes shot with fury. Other medical staff rushed forward to intervene, shielding me behind them. But Daniel was relentless, shouting abuse. “If anything happens to her today, none of you will get away with it. Especially you! You’ll pay with your life!” The faces of the doctors around me turned grim. The man’s words were vicious. This madman was a completely different person from the charming, sophisticated man I thought I knew. It was only then that I truly understood. I had never seen him for who he really was. “What is wrong with you? Doctors aren’t gods. They can’t cure every disease. Besides, if her condition was so serious, why didn’t you go to the main provincial hospital?” “Yeah! If you’re so well-connected, why not go to a major hospital?” people in the crowd started to chime in. Daniel was, of course, unable to answer. He wouldn’t dare go to the provincial hospital. Too many people there knew him. The lab report arrived. I glanced at the data and immediately understood the situation. All the indicators pointed to one thing. Hailey had overdosed on stimulants. No wonder her heart rate was so high. What was even more infuriating was that Hailey was also pregnant. It must have been too early for them to have noticed. There was no time to wonder who the father was. I held up the report and roared at Daniel. “She’s pregnant, and you let her take those drugs? You’re worse than an animal!” “In all my years as a doctor, you are the most despicable man I have ever seen!” Daniel’s face turned deathly pale. He mumbled, “The guy at the pharmacy said… it was harmless.” I was about to retort when, from behind me, my best friend’s furious voice cut through the air. “I took the drugs willingly! What business is it of yours, you outsider?” “You uptight women will never understand my kind of happiness!” She wanted to say more, but her body could no longer support her shouting. She began to convulse violently and then passed out. There was no time to lose. I quickly assigned tasks to the surgical team, and we prepared to enter the operating room. Just then, my arm was grabbed. It was Daniel, holding a bank card. “All this talk, it’s about this, isn’t it?” “There’s ten thousand on this card. Fix her up, and there’s a bonus in it for you.” I took the card from him. A flicker of pleasure crossed his face. Then, right in front of him, I threw the card on the floor. “Get out of my way.” 03 Hailey’s condition was extremely critical. I had never dealt with a similar case, and the difficulty of the surgery skyrocketed. We had to consider her physical state and the side effects of the drugs. I was giving it my all, but we were at a point where we had to choose between the mother and the child. Since the fetus was still small, we had to choose the mother. The doctors in the room looked troubled. They knew that with this level of trauma, it would be nearly impossible for her to have children in the future. But the patient’s fading vital signs left us no time for hesitation. I looked up at one of my assistants. “Go have the family member sign the critical condition notice. Inform him of the situation. The fetus cannot be saved.” I was just about to focus on the next step of the procedure—stopping the bleeding and suturing—when a sharp, tearing pain shot through my abdomen. It was so intense I almost collapsed. I had to sit down and rest. Fortunately, we hadn’t reached the most critical part of the surgery yet, and a colleague took over for me. I gasped for air, and after a moment, the pain subsided. Then, I forced my weakened body to complete the most difficult part of the surgery. After more than two hours, the operation was finally over. We observed her for a while longer, and only after confirming that Hailey’s vitals were stable did we wheel her out of the operating room. The moment I stepped out, my legs gave way, and I nearly fell. The other doctors rushed to support me. “You’ve been through so much, Dr. Evans. Performing surgery while pregnant… you’re incredible.” “You’re a true national treasure in medicine. It’s an honor to learn from you.” “Don’t worry, we’ll report this to the director. We’ll make sure you get an award for this.” I touched my stomach, a bitter twitch at my lips. It didn’t matter anymore. This child… I wasn’t going to keep it. They helped me back to the break room. Before I even got inside, I saw Daniel, his face contorted in a snarl, his fists clenched, storming towards me. Before anyone could react, he kicked me hard in the stomach. “You’re the one, you quack! You killed my child!” “I knew the doctors here were useless! You can’t even handle a simple case!” His shout drew a crowd in the hallway. Daniel pointed at me on the floor and roared. “My wife was fine when she went in, and when she came out, the baby was gone!” “This doctor just thought the money I offered wasn’t enough. Five thousand dollars! A whole five thousand, and she thought it was too little! She threw the card on the floor!” “Everyone, be the judge! We can’t let this murderer get away with it!” The kick felt like a bolt of lightning. I collapsed to the floor, shaking uncontrollably. The other doctors, finally reacting, rushed to restrain him. But Daniel was like a ravenous beast. He shoved them aside and dragged me to a corner. “You tell me! Why did you give up on saving my child? It took me so long to have this child, and now, because of a vicious doctor like you, it’s gone!” “You small-time clinics should all be shut down! You can’t even save a baby!” “If I had known you were all so useless, I would have gone to the provincial hospital!” He vented his rage hysterically. And under his rough handling, I lost consciousness. Daniel was still not done. He took out his phone and reached to pull the mask from my face. “I’m going to expose you online! I’ll let everyone see what a butcher you are.” He ripped off my mask, still ranting. “Hmph, don’t be shy. Let everyone see your face!” He got closer, grabbing my hair, the camera lens fixed on my face. The moment he saw who I was, he froze completely, stumbling back several steps in disbelief. “How can it be you? ... You, what are you doing here?”
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