"Are you sure you're heading back now?" Edward squinted coldly at him and flashed a sly smile. He did not make any stops at all and kept walking into the hospital. He didn't care about whether Tom was following him or not since he was confident that Tom would not run away now.
"Edward, tell me about him. What is he to you? You're obviously concerned about him, otherwise you wouldn't make me come here so frickin' early." Edward was right. Tom wouldn't leave now. He knew better. He ran to catch up with Edward, complaining all the way.
"Rival in love." Edward's reply was extremely simple but impressive. Tom, who was following him tightly behind, was in a total mess. But Edward stayed calm and cool, as if nothing serious happened at all.
"What did you say? I seem to hear you say rival? Or am I missing something? You dragged me out of a warm bed at the buttcrack of dawn for your so-called rival in love? What's wrong with you? And more importantly, why do you want me to save his life?"
Tom did not think he could understand the weird ways of love nowadays. It must be that he'd stayed in his laboratory too long. How could a man be so generous to save his rival in love? Why? Wouldn't he want his rival stay as far away as possible, or even to die an early death? Wouldn't those two options make more sense?
Just save him. Don't talk too much." Edward stopped walking all of a sudden. He turned his head and shot a cold stare at Tom. Tom was shocked by what he saw and almost walked into Edward.
"I didn't say I wouldn't save him. What the heck are you doing? You scared me," he said to Edward in a hurt voice. Tom patted his chest. His heart kept thumping wildly due to Edward's cold and threatening demeanor. Edward was used to bullying Tom into doing whatever he wanted.
Edward glanced at him coldly and then continued walking through the hospital. But he was not going to the ICU room. Instead, he went to Hero's doctor's office. After all, Tom was from another hospital. Even though he was an excellent doctor in the city, Edward could not just let him treat Hero without the permission from the original hospital. So, there were some procedures they needed to follow.
In the city, many people knew Edward Mu and Tom Qin. After all, one was the most powerful business man and the other was a genius doctor in the medical field. When they appeared in front of Hero's doctor at the same time, the doctor was taken aback. But he was more delighted since he would never get to see such powerful men under normal circumstances. He snapped to attention right away.
Tom conducted a series of examinations on the patient. How he was doing, what his vitals looked like, and the final prognosis. He finally had the chance to see the Edward's so-called rival in love. He could not help stealing more glances at the patient during the process. He was seriously pale at that moment. But he must admit that the man was not bad-looking. Tom figured that this guy was probably an outstanding man, and no wonder Edward was really worried about being replaced in Daisy's heart. He didn't want to lose her, after spending all that time apart.
"Dr. Qin, how is he? Is there any hope?" Hero's doctor had accompanied Tom during the exam. Seeing the frown on Tom's face, he could not help asking. If Tom concluded that there was nothing they could do to save the patient, then he was definitely going to die and no miracles would happen. He was a miracle doctor, true, but he couldn't bring the dead back to life, or change a man's fate.
"There's still some hope. But it's going to be touch and go. If you are fine with it, I suggest the patient be transferred to my hospital because we have more advantages compared with this place. The better and more advanced equipment in my hospital will be of great help for his treatment and recovery." If this man wasn't the man Edward wanted to save, Tom really did not want to go to all this trouble.
"But the patient is so weak now. I don't think he is strong enough to be transferred." Hero's doctor did not want to reject Tom's suggestion. But right now, the hospital could not devote so much advanced equipment to transfer a patient safely. The man was on life support after all, and transporting those machines alone was a costly endeavor.
"It's not a problem. The ambulance in my hospital has all the equipment he'll need. So all we need to worry about now is how to keep him alive between here and the ambulance. These few moments will be critical." To be the most expensive hospital in the city, a hospital must be able to have the most advanced treatment equipment at the very start. So before other hospitals could purchase that equipment, Tom's hospital always stayed one step ahead. What's more, he had the rich boss Edward at his back, so he was never worried about funding problems at all. Considering this, Edward was actually one of the stakeholders in Tom's hospital now.
"I'm afraid we may have difficulty making it unless he gets past the most dangerous period. It will be much easier for him to be transferred at that time." Hero's doctor looked at Tom. Tom was actually younger than him, but his talent in medical field was far beyond him. So there was nothing but admiration in his mind now. And to meet the man! That was a tale he could tell to his kids.
Tom stroked his jaw, considering all the options. He finally spoke, his voice full of gravitas, as if he had made some important decision, "How about this? He'll stay here tonight. But tomorrow he'll need to be transferred to our hospital, Renxin Hospital. It doesn't matter if he's past the dangerous period or not. We'll take care of everything from here."
"That's probably the only option we have now. Our hospital doesn't have the advanced equipment, not to mention so many excellent doctors. I will talk with the president about it later." Hero's doctor knew he did not have the capability to treat Hero's wounds. He might heal, but he might never come out of his coma. So he would definitely agree with Tom's advice as long as it could help his patient. As a doctor, he should think about the patient's good health first, and not worry about who was going to pay and how much. And he would never feel jealous about Tom and try to purposely make problems for him. Tom had the reputation to protect anyway, not him.
"Good. Then you need to keep a close eye on the patient. Here's my card. You can call me if this man's condition changes in the slightest." Tom took a look at all the data indicators on the screens of the various equipment before he walked out of the room. He then took off the mask and gloves outfits one by one.
"How's he doing?" Seeing Tom step out of the door, Edward walked over to him and asked worriedly.
"The outlook is not optimistic. But there is still some hope. So I suggested we transfer him to Renxin hospital and see what we can do." Tom knew that Edward cared about Hero, so he told Hero's doctor to call him if any emergency happened, or really, any change in his condition at all.
"It's good as long as there's still some hope. Let's go! Tell me more after we get outside." Edward did not like hospitals much. Probably it was because he had stayed in the hospital for quite a long time when he got hurt before. So he did not want to stay in the hospital even if he was not the patient. He wanted to go other places to talk with Tom.
Edward, can you tell me why? Why do I have to save him?" Tom asked, following Edward. He was quite intrigued by Edward's attitude towards this man. It was extremely abnormal. That was not like Edward at all.
"Because Daisy doesn't want him to die," Edward stated calmly. Daisy was the reason. And also he had his own reasons. If Hero really died this time, Daisy would feel uncomfortable about his death in her mind. After all, Hero got caught and Daisy had something to do with it. If Hero did not love her, he would not have taken the risk. Although he knew there were people waiting for him inside, he still chose to break in for Daisy. Not only that, but he knew that Daisy might harbor some resentment against him if he didn't do everything in his power to save Hero.
"Oh, I see now. It's because of Daisy. So you mean, Daisy wants to save him, right?" Tom's curiosity became a terrible itch that needed to be scratched. If what Edward said was the truth, then he thought it was time for him to have a new impression of Daisy.
"Come on, do you think she would ask me to save him? I volunteered to do it because I don't want her to be sad." Edward stopped walking for a second. To tell the truth, he really hated it when his woman felt sad for other men. But he also realized one thing; if a woman did not have a kind and grateful heart, she would not be worthy of his love.
So, when faced with such an situation, Edward felt tough and stumped too. But he would put himself in other people's shoes. He might be childish about some things. But those things were irrelevant and unimportant. Daisy was his wife, the one he loved with every inch of his heart, every fiber of his being. He would surely care about her mind and soul.
"I know Daisy wouldn't ask you to save him." Tom finally relaxed and sighed. He knew it! Tom was a fairly bright chap when given a chance. How could an elegant woman like Daisy do such a rude thing?
Whether she did or not isn't the point. Please save him. If not for me, then her! Just let me know if you need anything. Money will never be a problem." Edward was not pretending to be generous. He said that to let Tom know that he was determined to see Hero healthy once more.
Got it. I'll take care of it. Don't worry! As long as there's a shred of hope, I won't disappoint you and Daisy," Tom said. He did not feel relieved at all after he gave out his promise. Instead, his thoughts weighed heavy on his mind. Hero's condition was a real problem for him, and not easily solved. So he decided to go home later and research it carefully to see what could he do to make things right. He might have to use some experimental procedures to save this guy's life.