After a moment, he hung up the phone and told Tiantian.
"I'm sorry. Can you flag down another car to go back? I have something urgent to attend to at the hospital."
Naturally, Tiantian's thoughts turned to the sick child again.
She subconsciously checked the time; it was nine o'clock in the evening again.
"Going to the hospital so late?"
Chen Dongyang's brow furrowed. "The child has a fever. Here's the umbrella for you. Sorry about this."
Tiantian didn't feel he needed to apologize; he wasn't intentionally leaving her behind.
However, thinking about the hospital last time, she felt it necessary to remind Chen Dongyang.
"May I ask what the child's illness is? Why do you have to go to the hospital every few days?"
It was indeed rather presumptuous. Chen Dongyang clearly didn't want to discuss it with her.
He silently lowered his gaze, closed the laptop, and put it in his bag, pretending to be busy.
Tiantian had to explain, "I don't mean anything else. It's just that I have someone I know at the First People's Hospital. The reputation of the First Hospital is much better than the Third Hospital. If you need it, I can help you put in a word."
Hearing this, Chen Dongyang quickly looked up, his eyes filled with surprise as he met her gaze.
"Then... will it be too much trouble for you?"
Given their acquaintance, it wasn't really worth Tiantian using her connections for him.
But who could resist helping a child? If she could help, she would.
"It's no trouble. Hurry up and tell the driver the address."
The two of them went to Changjiang West Road again.
Just like last time, they picked up the woman and the child by the roadside.
Chen Dongyang put the child in the car, and the woman sat in the back seat. He moved to the front passenger seat.
The rain outside intensified. The woman held the child in one arm and the umbrella in the other, getting a bit wet.
After getting into the car and seeing Tiantian there, she was surprised at first, then apologetically greeted her.
Tiantian said it was fine, "I'm wet anyway."
Then she reached out and touched the child's forehead. He was indeed very hot.
She asked the woman what the child was ill with and which department they should register for, so she could inform her acquaintance in advance. The woman seemed a bit taken aback.
She didn't know Tiantian was going to help, so Chen Dongyang turned back to explain.
"Miss Jiang has an acquaintance at the First People's Hospital, so she's decided to accompany us. You can explain the situation to her."
"Oh, I see," the woman nodded gratefully at Tiantian and then quickly explained.
Tiantian then learned that the child had congenital heart disease and couldn't get too excited.
But as he grew older, he was now in the rebellious phase of infancy and toddlerhood, insisting on doing many dangerous things. The woman didn't dare to indulge him, and their back-and-forth would make the child angry, leading to fainting spells.
This was the second time recently, and she was scared to death.
Tiantian called the hospital director in front of them, briefly describing the situation. The director said he would personally come in to work overtime.
When they arrived, they were to go directly to the director's office in the cardiac surgery department to find him.
After the call ended, Tiantian said the director would personally see them. The woman was overjoyed.
"Director Gao Yajun of the First People's Hospital?"
"You've heard of him?"
"He's a renowned expert in cardiac surgery. Good heavens, I never dreamed I'd be able to get an appointment with him. Miss Jiang, thank you so much."
Tiantian felt it was nothing. If she could truly help them, her unlucky day would have a perfect ending.
Finally, they arrived at the hospital. When it was time to pay, Chen Dongyang handed his laptop bag to the back seat.
Since the woman was holding the child and couldn't carry it, Tiantian took it.
After paying, he got out first, took off his jacket to shield his head, then opened the rear car door and took the child into his arms.
Tiantian and the woman got out closely behind, and the three of them ran in the rain.
Fortunately, the outpatient building wasn't far, and Chen Dongyang had long legs, rushing inside in a few strides.
Once inside, the clothes on his head blocked his vision. Tiantian quickly stepped forward, took the jacket off him, and pressed the elevator button.
The office was on the third floor, and they reached it in seconds.
Tiantian led the way and soon found Director Gao.
Director Gao looked serious and had already arranged a nursing bed. After the child was placed on it, he looked and asked if the medical records were brought.
The woman's face fell, "You need to bring the medical records? We didn't bring them."
"How can you be such a muddled mother? Without the records, and at this late hour, I can't examine the child thoroughly to analyze his condition. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Go back and get the medical records. I'll arrange for an emergency examination for him in the meantime."
The woman, already thin and nervous, almost lost her balance upon hearing this.
Tiantian understood her feelings and patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, don't worry. With Director Gao here, nothing will go wrong."
"You can't go back. If the child wakes up and can't find you, it will be troublesome. I'll go get them for you."
The woman fumbled in her pocket, took out a set of keys, and handed them to Tiantian.
"Thank you, thank you. My home is at, my home is at..."
She was too nervous and her mind went blank, unable to speak clearly.
Seeing this, Chen Dongyang walked over, "You stay here and do as you're told. I'll go get them."
Saying that, he reached out to Tiantian, "Give me the keys."
Tiantian put the keys into his hand.
Director Gao, accompanied by nurses, pushed the bed towards the emergency room. Tiantian followed.
"Uncle Gao, you drove here yourself, didn't you? Can I borrow your car?"
"It's in my jacket pocket, in the office. Go get it yourself."
Chen Dongyang had already rushed out. Tiantian ran to the office, got the keys, and told the woman.
"It's inconvenient to take a taxi, so I'll go with him to get it. I'm leaving now, don't be nervous."
As soon as the elevator door opened, Tiantian caught up.
Chen Dongyang was startled, thinking something else had happened. Tiantian jingled the car keys in her hand.
"It's so late, it's inconvenient to get a taxi. Let's drive to get it, I'll go with you."
They had rushed out and forgotten to ask Director Gao where his car was parked.
They only remembered at the entrance of the outpatient building, but he had already entered the emergency room and likely didn't have his phone with him. They would have to find it themselves!
Tiantian gritted her teeth and was about to dash into the rain when Chen Dongyang stopped her.
"Your clothes are already wet, don't get caught in the rain again. Wait for me here, I'll go find it."
After saying that, he draped his jacket over Tiantian, snatched the car keys, and rushed into the rain.
Tiantian waited anxiously, thinking that a Porsche wasn't something just anyone could drive, and some people couldn't even find the start button. She worried he might crash the car in his nervousness.
In less than two minutes, Director Gao's Porsche drove out from a row of parked cars.
Chen Dongyang flashed the headlights. She put her coat over her head and got out.
The car stopped steadily in front of them. He opened the door, got into the passenger seat, and before he could even fasten his seatbelt, Chen Dongyang floored the accelerator and sped off.
However, he was driving blindly, unfamiliar with the roads in this area. It was only when they were nearing the main gate that he said to Tiantian.
"Please help me turn on the navigation, thank you. I'm not very familiar with the roads around here."
Tiantian turned on the navigation and then realized he was actually quite skilled at driving.