Peerless Beauty – Chapter 107
by Little PandaGrown Taller
Roll oneself into a caterpillar
“Emergency broadcast, ladies and gentlemen, there is a passenger in the cabin who has suddenly become unwell and needs emergency rescue. If there are any doctors or nurses among the passengers, please press the service call light to indicate!”
Jian Qing’s face was cold and indifferent, looking at the service light with the human-shaped icon above the seat, hesitating to reach out.
Lu Yinxi lowered her head.
This… is also good…
It’s the last month, what will happen is still unknown, staying put and maintaining the status quo is indeed the best choice.
Only, morality and conscience will be roasted on a fierce fire…
After the fifth broadcast ended, no one responded. Jian Qing hesitantly reached out her hand.
Lu Yinxi caught a glimpse of her movement from the corner of her eye, and before her, reached out and pressed the service call light above her own seat, raising her hand to signal.
The flight attendant hurried over: “Hello ma’am, are you a doctor?”
Lu Yinxi, wearing a mask, replied: “Hello, I’m a medical student. If there are no other doctors on the plane, I can go take a look at F.”
She had livestreamed several times online, and recently was the hot topic in social news. Jian Qing’s appearances in online videos and photos were all pixelated, but she exposed her real appearance when livestreaming.
Walking on the street, some people could recognize her, so recently when going out she always wore a mask.
The flight attendant said: “Alright, thank you for your help. If there’s still no doctor responding later, we’ll come back to request your assistance.”
Lu Yinxi nodded: “Okay.”
“Emergency broadcast, ladies and gentlemen, there is a passenger in the cabin who has suddenly become unwell and needs emergency rescue. If there are any doctors or nurses among the passengers, please press the service call light to indicate!”
The sixth broadcast sounded in the cabin.
Jian Qing looked at Lu Yinxi, her eyes showing confusion.
Lu Yinxi held Jian Qing’s hand, shaking her head, indicating not to worry.
She didn’t want Jian Qing to step forward again. If anything else were to happen, let it come at her instead.
The eighth, the ninth broadcast, still no one responded.
The flight attendant came over, allowing Lu Yinxi to go help.
Lu Yinxi pulled Jian Qing along, and they both walked to the medical room at the tail end of the cabin.
The patient was a woman in her 50s, with a pale face, blue lips, rapid breathing, drenched in sweat all over, clutching her chest, constantly shaking, and describing herself: “My chest hurts terribly… I feel like I can’t breathe…”
Lu Yinxi couldn’t determine what illness it was, feeling uneasy inside, but striving to maintain calm on the surface, she turned her gaze towards Jian Qing.
Jian Qing said: “Is there a blood pressure monitor? We need to measure blood pressure.”
The flight attendant’s face was apologetic: “The blood pressure monitor is in the first aid kit, but the airline has regulations that we can’t just open the first aid box. Only qualified medical personnel can use it.”
Lu Yinxi clicked her tongue: “Regulations are dead, people are alive. What’s more important, saving people or following regulations?”
Jian Qing didn’t say much, took out her phone, opened the photo album, and showed the head flight attendant her medical qualification certificate and medical practitioner’s license in her album.
In public places like high-speed trains, airplanes, and stations, one often encounters patients who have accidents, and broadcasts seek help from doctors, who then go to help.
In the era when medical practitioner qualification information was not yet digitized, some experienced doctors learned to take photos of their certificates and store them in their photo albums, ready for use at any time.
Jian Qing participated in many domestic and international academic exchange activities every year, and occasionally encountered patients with emergencies on the way. In her phone’s photo album, she also stored photos of her certificates.
The head flight attendant saw Jian Qing’s name, then looked at the practice area which was Jiangzhou University First Affiliated Hospital, and then looked back at Jian Qing, with a somewhat surprised gaze.
She had naturally heard about the fake case incident in society, with public opinion in an uproar. She didn’t expect the person involved to appear before her.
Jian Qing’s expression remained unchanged: “I have a practice certificate, but my practice qualification is currently suspended. Whether I can provide aid or not, the decision is yours.”
The head flight attendant hesitated for a second, then immediately reported the situation to the captain.
The captain, without hesitation, made a prompt decision: “Save them! The passenger’s life safety comes first. I’ll take responsibility. Go get the first aid kit for the doctor.”
The flight attendant brought and opened the first aid kit. Jian Qing took out the blood pressure monitor and stethoscope, helped measure the patient’s temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and comforted her emotions.
“Don’t be afraid, don’t be nervous.” Jian Qing asked the patient, “What kind of pain is it, is it a stabbing pain?”
“Yes…”
“Do you have any regular illnesses? What medications do you take?”
The patient was covered in cold sweat, with dark spots in her vision: “No, I don’t have any, and I’m not taking any medication…”
“Does your back hurt?”
“A little bit…”
Preliminarily judging it might be a heart-related issue, Jian Qing asked the head flight attendant, “Does the plane have nitroglycerin?”
The head flight attendant answered: “Yes.”
“Administer one nitroglycerin tablet sublingually, provide oxygen, and monitor vital signs.”
Using medication on the plane requires signing an informed consent form. After the head flight attendant read the medication instructions to the patient, had the patient sign, only then was the medication handed to the doctor for use.
After taking the medication, at regular intervals, Jian Qing would re-measure her vital signs, while Lu Yinxi helped record the data on the side.
Thirty minutes later, the patient’s pulse and blood pressure tended towards normal.
The patient, gradually recovering, looked at Jian Qing, her eyes full of gratitude: “Doctor, thank you.”
Jian Qing looked at her and softly replied: “You’re welcome.”
Forty minutes later, the plane made an emergency landing. The flight attendants had already taken down the patient’s luggage. As soon as they landed, staff who had been waiting on the ground quickly approached the rear cabin with a wheelchair.
Jian Qing and Lu Yinxi helped the patient onto the wheelchair, and the staff quickly wheeled the patient out of the cabin to the airport medical room.
Lu Yinxi said to the flight attendant: “Please omit our names, don’t make any reports, and she’s not in a condition for any other reports at the moment.”
Usually in such situations, airlines would generally use this as positive promotional material, but today they encountered Jian Qing.
Still a figure in the eye of the storm.
The head flight attendant assured: “Please rest assured, we will keep it confidential. Thank you for your help.”
Not yet having reached X City, Lu Yinxi and Jian Qing washed their hands and returned to their seats.
During the brief landing time, they could turn off airplane mode and connect to the internet.
Jian Qing went online to search for emergency treatment methods for sudden heart attacks, to see if she had done everything correctly earlier.
Lu Yinxi searched for legal provisions related to emergency assistance behavior.
After a while, she tugged at Jian Qing’s clothes, smiling brightly: “The law stipulates that if damage is caused to the person being helped due to voluntary emergency assistance, the rescuer does not bear civil liability. Even if we’re sued, we won’t lose.”
Jian Qing squeezed Lu Yinxi’s palm, saying nothing.
She knew about this regulation.
In fact, doctors’ practice is all regulated within specific scopes. She was a doctor at the First Affiliated Hospital, and without completing procedures for multi-point practice, she could only treat patients at the First Affiliated Hospital. Providing medical treatment in public places like high-speed trains, airplanes, and stations was, according to regulations, practicing medicine outside the designated practice location.
In reality, it happens occasionally—rescuers performing CPR on patients with sudden cardiac arrest might break ribs during chest compressions, and then be sued by the patient’s family, citing broken ribs and practicing beyond scope as reasons to demand compensation from the rescuer.
Later, relevant laws were introduced to encourage acts of bravery and protect rescuers.
If it were before, Jian Qing could have openly provided assistance and gracefully accepted all praise.
Now, saving one person had to be done so secretly, covertly, filled with worry and fear.
The person beside her could be so happy because of such a legal provision.
She didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.
Lu Yinxi reactivated airplane mode, put away her phone, leaned on Jian Qing’s shoulder, and said softly: “I’m a bit cowardly and afraid of trouble. If another accident happens, I might not have the money or time to help you win the public opinion battle.
But, if one day, it’s me, my mother, or you who has an incident on a plane, I would also hope that someone would stand up and help.”
Treat the elderly as we treat our own elderly, and treat the young as we treat our own young.
Jian Qing didn’t speak, her left hand resting near Lu Yinxi’s ear, gently caressing.
Lu Yinxi asked softly: “Why did you choose oncology back then?”
Back then, when Lu Yinxi had asked Jian Qing this question, Jian Qing was straightforward, not pretentious: “Oncology pays well, there are fewer doctor-patient disputes, and it’s easy to publish papers.”
Now, her answer was still similar: “Good pay, less trouble, easy to publish papers.”
Lu Yinxi believed this point, but—
“What else?”
If talking about good pay and less trouble, actually the hospital doesn’t pay the most, but has the most overtime. If she went home to inherit the family business, that would truly be good pay and less trouble.
Jian Qing slightly raised an eyebrow: “What else?”
Lu Yinxi mumbled: “There must be more. You can’t fool me, I’m not the same as before. Tell me, what other reasons?”
Jian Qing wasn’t good at expressing her inner feelings. Her gaze wandered for a moment before she lowered her head and said softly: “Also because… even desperate people have the right to live.”
Like her, people in despair also have a chance to be saved.
After arriving in X City, before getting off the plane, the head flight attendant personally brought them two large bags of X City specialties and souvenirs.
She wore a standard smile on her face: “Welcome aboard X City International Airlines. We wish both ladies a pleasant journey.”
Knowing this was an expression of gratitude and respect to Jian Qing, Lu Yinxi smiled and thanked her, accepting the gifts.
After checking into the hotel, the two ordered a meal and sat by the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel, eating while planning their upcoming itinerary.
Lu Yinxi asked: “Provincial Museum in the morning, temple in the afternoon, and the sleepless city at night. Any objections?”
Jian Qing shook her head: “No objections.”
When going out to play, she was happy to let Lu Yinxi arrange everything clearly.
As the saying goes, travel best tests whether two people are compatible. Spending time together in an unfamiliar city, considering all aspects of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, can reveal a person’s organization, independence, sense of responsibility, problem-solving ability, and interests.
But they had lived under the same roof for nearly a year, their personalities and interests had already been well-matched.
Lu Yinxi leaned over and kissed Jian Qing’s face: “I just love you like this.”
Not talkative, and not picky.
The next day, when they were about to go out, Jian Qing suddenly received a text message from the airline.
It was a thank-you letter forwarded on behalf of the family of the patient from the plane.
The family didn’t know her name or contact information, so they had to ask the airline to forward it on their behalf.
The letter said the patient had been discharged from the hospital, they were very grateful for her help, and if she was willing, to reply with her name and contact information.
Jian Qing read it word by word, didn’t reply, put on her own mask, then took out another mask and called Lu Yinxi over.
Lu Yinxi was still doing her makeup and getting dressed. Hearing the call, she hurriedly finished dressing and grabbed her bag: “Coming! Coming!”
She ran to Jian Qing.
Jian Qing pinched her chin: “Put on a mask.”
Lu Yinxi slightly raised her chin, a cool fragrance lingering around her nostrils, as a light blue mask was placed over her face.
Jian Qing stood in front of Lu Yinxi, placed the mask horizontally over her nose and mouth, brushed aside the hair near her ears, hooked the straps over her ears, smoothed out the mask’s wrinkles, then along her nose bridge, pressed the metal strip on both sides, ensuring the metal strip adhered to her face, completely covering her nose and mouth.
The next second, the cool fragrance faded.
Lu Yinxi followed the direction Jian Qing had pressed, rubbing the metal strip of the mask, pondered for a moment, then smiled: “You seem a bit happy this morning? Did you win the lottery?”
Jian Qing shared the thank-you letter with Lu Yinxi to read.
Lu Yinxi read it carefully, smiled with satisfaction, and commented: “This time we encountered a normal person.”
She also didn’t think about replying, and pulled Jian Qing out to go play.
After playing for a day and a night, they returned to the hotel close to 10PM.
Lu Yinxi was tired from playing, sprawled on the sofa unwilling to move. Jian Qing pulled her into the bathroom to wash up.
After showering, she dried her hair, wrapped in a bathrobe, took a tape measure, straightened her back, and measured her height.
Jian Qing, passing by after her shower, casually asked: “Did you grow taller?”
At the beginning of the year, Lu Yinxi had been clamoring that she could still grow taller, taller than her.
As a result, she didn’t grow taller, but two wisdom teeth grew in, causing her pain for two weeks and making it difficult to swallow food.
“I’ve. Grown. Taller!” Lu Yinxi announced word by word.
She put away the tape measure, bounced in front of Jian Qing, put her hand on top of her head, and compared heights with Jian Qing.
“I’ve grown 1.5cm, I’m now 168.5cm. If I wear shoes with a bit of a heel, I’ll be the same height as you.”
Now that she was as tall as her, she could protect her too, and she could try to rely on herself as well.
Lu Yinxi stood on her tiptoes, trying to become as tall as Jian Qing.
Their foreheads touched, nose tips met, breaths intertwined.
Jian Qing suddenly reached out to embrace her shoulders, and like a dragonfly skimming water, kissed her lips briefly.
She froze like a clay sculpture or wooden carving, looked at Jian Qing once, and a hint of blush unconsciously appeared on her face.
Jian Qing stared at that blush on her cheeks, smiled slightly, and turned to rummage through the suitcase for finger cots.
She understood, gently bit her lip, bounced onto the bed, took off her bathrobe, and rolled herself into a caterpillar with the white air-conditioner blanket.
The caterpillar watched Jian Qing’s back, happily rolling from the head of the bed to the foot.
Jian Qing walked over, looking down at the person on the bed.
“So happy?”
The caterpillar poked out a head: “Grew taller, so happy!”
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P.S.: Speaking of which, you had several excited comments in the previous few chapters that were deleted by the review process. Don’t get too excited, okay?
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