Granting You A Second Life

Flash Back- Continuation

When Li Xiuying was finished getting ready she apprehensively headed outside to the car.

Li Xiuying found that Li Wang was already waiting in the back seat of the car. She was shuttled to the hospital.

Li Xiuying kept her head down and eyes tightly closed the whole journey. She gritted her teeth and clenched her fists and kept reassuring herself that she would be safe and this would be over soon.

Li Wang glanced at Li Xiuying from the corner of his eye and said nothing.

When they arrived at Emerald Hospital; Chen Meng and Chen Wei were at the entrance waiting for them.

Chen Meng voice full of superficial sincerity: "Thank you for coming Xiuying. Everyone is waiting for you inside. I know you're going through a traumatic time so I've suggested to the team that you act as an assistant to the lead surgeon so it won't be too taxing on you."

Chen Wei: "Xiuying. I'll also be in the theater so I'll be able to keep an eye on you."

Li Xiuying kept her gaze lowered to the floor.

Both Chen Meng and Li Wang rushed her to the theater changing room.

When she was done Chen Wei who had also changed into a set of scrubs led her into Theater 4.

At the team brief, it was announced that Dr. Yang Zian would be the lead surgeon and Li Xiuying would be the second assistant.

However, when the operation was underway it was Li Xiuying who was forced to take the lead.

Li Xiuying got through the operation by singularly focusing on the task at hand.

She had connected all the vessels and was checking that they were all functional.

Li Xiuying was satisfied.

She turned to the nurse: "Suture."

As Li Xiuying was about to begin suturing Yang Zian shouted: "There's a bleed! Li Xiuying how could you suggest that we close up?! Don't you have eyes?!"

He then elbowed Li Xiuying out of the way and miraculously found the point of the bleed within seconds.

Li Xiuying tried to hold herself together after being pushed. She stood awkwardly to one side and defended herself: "There wasn't a bleed when I checked, It must have been..."

One of the theater staff : "Dr. Li don't you think you've done enough? There are actually competent doctors here that can properly and safely complete the operation. You're services are no longer needed."

Li Xiuying looked over to Chen Wei and met his eyes.

Li Xiuying softly said: "Chen W.."

Chen Wei looked back down at the patients abdomen and began assisting Yang Zian.

Li Xiuying walked out of the theater with her head bowed down and went back to the changing room. Whilst she was changing she thought about the operation. When she had turned her head to ask the nurse for a suture she was sure that she had seen Yang Zian's scissor holding hand move suspiciously.

She finished getting changed and intended to go find Chen Meng to explain the situation. When she left the changing room Chen Meng and Li Wang were both waiting outside the door.

Li Xiuying anxiously said: "Uncle I definitely made sure that there were no bleeds before starting the closure. I think it may have been purposefully done by Yang Zian. He had a pair of scissors..."

Li Wang ignored what Li Xiuying had said: "I'm sorry Xiuying. It's my fault for asking you to take part in an operation so soon after everything that's happened. You clearly weren't ready to operate yet. Let's get you home."

Chen Meng: "Xiuying, don't worry Yang Zian is a talented and renowned surgeon. He'll be able to fix whatever mistakes you made so it won't effect the patient's life."

This "mistake" was the first black mark on Li Xiuying's record.

Rumors started circulating among the medical world about Li Xiuying's incompetence and lack of concern for patients.

Li Xiuying wasn't aware of the rumors until months later when she returned to work at Emerald hospital. The staff all treated her poorly and had no respect for her.

Li Xiuying tried to rectify the situation by doing as many operations as her body would allow in order to prove her surgical skills. But it made no difference how many operations she did perfectly people would still remember that one mistake.

Li Xiuying inevitably realized that no matter what she did. She could never change people's opinion of her.

Li Xiuying came back to reality. She placed both hands on the steering wheel and gazed out the windshield.

Now looking back at the memory she realized the situation was all part of a grander scheme to control her and push her to the point of no return.

Even if she had made the mistake, it wasn't something that she should be ostracized for. Surgeons were human and mistakes happened during an operation and they would be rectified. Li Xiuying could have easily mended the vessel and then completed the closure but she wasn't allowed the opportunity.

Li Xiuying stopped herself thinking about the past situation further. She pulled out of her parking space and headed to the shopping center.

Li Xiuying sighed: "So little time so much revenge."