Chapter 98: Out Of Danger, Affirmation From Xu Li’s Family!
12:18 AM.
A Mercedes-Benz GLS pulled up to the roadside at the scene of Xu Jiantao’s car accident.
Pushing open the car door to get out, Xu Li gasped after seeing the license plate on the rear of the JAC T6 pickup truck.
“It’s my brother’s car!!!”
“Quick, save him!”
Without a word, Jiang Tao and Xu Li rushed down onto the road.
*Crrk, crrk, crrk!*
Jiang Tao tugged hard at the door handle a few times and found that the car door was locked from the inside and couldn’t be opened at all.
At this moment, he was incredibly grateful that when he called emergency services at 120, he had also called the fire department at 119.
Even though it was already the First Day of Lunar New Year and all government departments had closed for the holiday.
Due to the possibility of various unexpected accidents.
Many emergency departments had arranged for on-duty personnel to remain, which was commendable.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the 119 responders arrived before the 120 ambulance.
Professionals do professional work.
What Jiang Tao and Xu Li couldn’t do, they managed to break open the car door with ease.
The firefighters are in the business of rescue every day and have responded to all sorts of traffic accident scenes.
Naturally, they had more experience than Jiang Tao and Xu Li.
Without Jiang Tao needing to remind them, several firefighters did not disturb Xu Jiantao and quietly waited for the rescue.
After waiting for another five minutes or so, the ambulance, flashing its red and blue lights, arrived belatedly.
Fortunately, there were many people on the scene providing strength; otherwise, with just a few medical personnel, they truly wouldn’t have been able to lift Xu Jiantao.
The ambulance sped off. When they reached the hospital, Xu Li’s uncle’s family, who had been informed by a phone call, as well as his father-in-law and mother-in-law, had already arrived.
Xu Li’s uncle’s wife saw her son unconscious and covered in blood, and immediately burst into tears.
Her piercing cries carried far into the silent night sky.
However, in a place like a hospital, such scenes were not uncommon.
Just tonight, due to heavy drinking, car accidents, or various sudden illnesses, Xu Jiantao was not the only one in the emergency room.
During the Spring Festival, friends and family gathering to drink is originally a joyous occasion.
But if the moderation is not handled well, a joyous occasion can turn into a funeral.
Some things, if you don’t experience them, you always feel they are far away from you.
Only through personal experience can one feel the preciousness of life and maintain reverence for it.
At the end of the emergency room corridor, by the window.
Xu Li held Jiang Tao’s arm, rested her head on his shoulder, her eyes red.
“Husband, I regret it so much…”
Xu Li’s sudden, unprovoked statement left Jiang Tao bewildered.
“Regret what?”
Jiang Tao lowered his head and looked directly into Xu Li’s tear-reddened eyes.
“I really regret being separated from you for these six years.”
“Life is short, and no one knows whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.”
“I was so foolish; I should have followed you to the Capital City to beg for food, but I should have been with you.”
“Life is so short, with so many accidents, how many six-year periods can we have together? I was so foolish…”
As Xu Li spoke, tears involuntarily streamed from the corners of her eyes, and she held Jiang Tao’s arm even tighter.
Women are emotional beings, and Xu Li was deeply moved by her cousin’s ordeal tonight.
“Silly girl, what’s past is past. It’s no use talking about it now.”
“From now on, our family of three will be together every day and never separate again. That’s the life we should live.”
Jiang Tao pulled Xu Li’s body closer to his own with force.
At this moment, it was as if their souls had forged an even deeper and stronger bond.
2:30 AM.
After more than two hours of rescue efforts.
Xu Jiantao had finally passed the critical stage of danger to his life, but he remained in a coma.
As for when he would wake up, only Heaven knew.
“Jiang Tao, thank you. You saved your cousin’s life.”
“The doctor said if he had been sent half an hour later, your brother would have missed the golden window for optimal rescue.”
Xu Wenchao, Xu Li’s uncle, remained relatively strong, suppressing his grief to express his gratitude to Jiang Tao.
Xu Wenchao felt a chill run down his spine just thinking about it.
What made him even more furious and disheartened was.
Even now, after the surgery was completed, his daughter-in-law, Yan Ping, still couldn’t be reached!
Xu Wenchao and his wife, Gao Yunting, had called their daughter-in-law dozens of times without success.
WeChat calls also didn’t go through, and she hadn’t replied to over a hundred messages.
She was probably following the trend of young people and taking the two children somewhere to celebrate the New Year!
With a daughter-in-law like that, how could you expect her to discover that her husband had been in a car accident in the middle of the night?
If Jiang Tao and Xu Li hadn’t discovered Xu Jiantao’s car accident so early tonight, he would likely be dead by now.
He wouldn’t have needed rescuing; they could have just sent him directly to the morgue.
“Uncle, you don’t need to be so formal with us. We’re family, so saying thank you is too distant.”
Jiang Tao had no intention of seeking favors in return.
Even without any reward or benefit, he would not have stood by and done nothing about this situation.
“Great kindness needs no thanks. Jiang Tao, Lili, if you ever need anything from your uncle in the future, don’t hesitate to ask.”
“Your cousin owes you his life; our family will repay this debt.”
Xu Wenchao reached out and patted Jiang Tao’s arm, his eyes filled with both gratitude and a sense of guilt.
This was also the first time he had begun to accept Jiang Tao as his niece’s husband in his heart.
When Xu Li was unmarried, her uncle’s wife, Gao Yunting, who was Xu Wenchao’s wife, had introduced Xu Li to many eligible bachelors.
The wealthiest had tens of millions, and the most powerful were at the department-level official rank.
Compared to those potential suitors who were wealthy or influential.
Jiang Tao, apart from being handsome and honest, had no other comparable qualities.
Today’s incident completely changed Xu Wenchao’s attitude towards Jiang Tao.
“Uncle, please don’t say that. It’s not about owing anything; we’re family. The most important thing right now is for me to take good care of my brother.”
Seeing her uncle being so polite to her husband, Xu Li was moved to tears.
It had been over six years, and her family was finally starting to accept her husband.
This change filled her with immense relief.
“Sigh, during the Spring Festival, it’s too much trouble for you.”
“Once your brother’s condition stabilizes, after the New Year, Uncle will host a proper banquet to thank you both.”
Xu Wenchao’s words to Jiang Tao and his wife were not just polite but filled with sincerity.
“Yan Ping!!! Where did you go! Jian Tao is at the hospital! Come over quickly!!”
As Jiang Tao and the others were talking, a woman’s angry roar suddenly came from the corridor.
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound and saw Uncle’s wife, Gao Yunting, holding her mobile phone to her ear and making a call.
It seemed she had finally managed to get through to her eldest daughter-in-law, Yan Ping.
Her son had just returned from the brink of death and was still unconscious.
Her daughter-in-law had gone to celebrate the New Year, and despite hundreds of calls, she couldn’t be reached.
Even though Uncle’s wife was usually well-behaved, she couldn’t suppress the anger within her.
Jiang Tao and Xu Li exchanged glances; they didn’t know how to comment on such a matter.
However, what their eldest sister-in-law had done was indeed going too far.
Even with so many people at the New Year celebration, it was impossible to not hear so many phone calls!
