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My name is Li Ming and I am 60 years old this year. I have a 28-year-old son named Li Xiao. He is a cheerful and warm-hearted person, which is my pride. 3 months ago, Xiao'er finally proposed to his girlfriend Li Li, and I was ecstatic. Lili has a gentle personality and is also beautiful, I like her very much, and I think she is very suitable for my son. The wedding was lively, the new house was bought, and my son started a new life.
Just yesterday, a phone call shattered our family's peace.
"Hey, hello, is this Mr. Li Ming? This is the Municipal People's Hospital. Your son Li Xiao and daughter-in-law were in a car accident on the highway and are in critical condition, please come to the hospital as soon as possible!" The voice of a strange woman on the other end of the phone said hurriedly.
The mobile phone in my hand fell to the ground with a "click", and the person seemed to have been struck by lightning and froze in place.
"Li Ming, Li Ming, what's wrong with you?" My wife shook my shoulders worriedly.
I beat my spirits to calm my wife's emotions, and then immediately drove to the Municipal People's Hospital. Along the way, my brain went blank and my heart was like a knife. The car was driving so fast that I felt sweat soaking through my back.
After arriving at the hospital, I immediately rushed to the emergency room to inquire, and the nurse lady took me to the intensive care unit after understanding the situation.
"Mom, Dad!" As soon as they saw us, Lili's parents, who were waiting in front of Xiao'er's bed, immediately came to hug us, and Lili's mother couldn't stop crying.
"Auntie, how are Xiao'er and Lili doing, what happened?" I asked nervously.
When I walked to Xiao'er's hospital bed, I saw that his head was covered in blood, his face was pale, and his body was covered with all kinds of tubes, and my heart immediately crumbled and I was in pain. "Xiao'er, you must hold on! Dad is here!" I shouted loudly.
Lili on the side was also dying, but her belly was bulging high, and she seemed to be a few months pregnant. My heart is crazy, what if Xiao'er and Lili have a difficult birth at the same time!
At this moment, the doctor pushed the door in: "Mr. Li, the condition is very critical, your son Li Xiao has suffered a serious head injury and is already unconscious, and must be operated on immediately." But his wife, Li Li, is also in critical condition, she is pregnant with an 8-month-old fetus with a very unstable fetal heart rate, and she also needs an emergency caesarean section. Depending on the hospital's equipment and doctors, we can only treat one of them first. You need to make your choice as soon as possible, and the time is very tight. The doctor said with a serious face.
There was a "boom" in my head, as if I had been hit by five thunders. I trembled and said, "Doctor, do you mean that I can only save my son or his wife and one of the children first?"
"It's a pity that we only have this option in our hospital right now. The doctor nodded slowly.
I sat on the floor, my mind blank. My son and the child in his womb, how can I make a choice? I turned my head to look at Lili's parents beside me, both of whom were also looking desperate and sad.
At this moment, the nurse ran over and whispered to the doctor, "Li Li's prenatal test results are out, not Li Xiao's child." ”
I jerked my head up, unable to believe my ears. "Doctor, what did the nurse just say? That child is not my son's?"
The doctor nodded in embarrassment: "What the nurse means is that through prenatal testing, we can confirm 100% that the fetus in Li Li's body is not related to Li Xiao." ”
My heavens are falling apart. Less than half a year after Xiao'er got married, his wife became pregnant with someone else's child, which was unacceptable to me. I looked at Lili's parents, but their faces were pale and they didn't dare to look at me.
I endured the pain in my heart and said to the doctor, "In that case, I choose to save my son first." Please save Xiao'er!"
The doctor nodded and immediately prepared for surgery.
I walked over to Xiao'er's bed and squeezed his cold hand. "Son, you have to hold on! Daddy is waiting for you here!" I shouted loudly, afraid he wouldn't hear.
Turning to look at Lili, her condition was getting more and more critical, and her face had turned pale. That child, even though not my son's, was a new life. I can't bear to see an innocent life die.
"Doctor, I've changed my mind. Please save Li Li and her children first!" I choked up.
"But your son is in critical condition and needs immediate surgery. We may be too late. The doctor said in surprise.
"I know. But that child is also a life. Even if it weren't for my son's flesh and blood, I couldn't let an innocent life die. I said firmly.
The doctor nodded and immediately prepared for Li Li's surgery. I looked at the two hospital beds, and my heart was like a knife. I knew I might lose my beloved son. But I don't regret this choice, because it comes from my sincerest fatherly love.
Doctors and nurses pushed Li Li away in a hurry, preparing for surgery. I looked at her back, my heart filled with sadness.
I walked over to Xiao'er's bed, held his hand, and burst into tears. "Son, you must hold on! Daddy will be here with you. ”
I don't know how long later, the red light in the operating room finally went out, and the doctor walked out with joy on his face. "The surgery was a great success! both mother and daughter are safe!" I was relieved and hurriedly asked, "Is this child born? Is it a daughter?"
The doctor nodded and said, "It's a healthy baby girl who has been sent to the neonatal intensive care unit." Your child can't leave the incubator yet, but you can go and see her. ”
I quickly followed the doctor to the neonatal intensive care unit, and in the incubator, I saw a crumpled little life. She is so young, but she is fighting with death for a chance at life. I couldn't help but burst into tears, thinking that even if you weren't my granddaughter, I would love you like my granddaughter, and I would never let you suffer a little grievance.
At this moment, the nurse ran over with a solemn face. "Mr. Li, your son's condition has deteriorated! He had been calling your name before the operation, and now he has fallen into a severe coma and his vital signs are very weak. Please get to the intensive care unit as soon as possible!"
My heart immediately clenched, and I stumbled after the nurse to Xiao'er's hospital room. "Son, you must hold on! Daddy is here!" I yelled, afraid he wouldn't hear.
Xiao'er was completely unconscious, her face was pale, her lips were purple, and I held his hand, which was cold and piercing. "Doctor, why did my son's condition deteriorate like this? Didn't you say you would do everything you could to save him?" I asked.
The doctor hung his head and said, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Li." We have done our best, but your son's head trauma is so severe that his brain is swollen and compressed, and he has fallen into a deep coma. I'm afraid we're going to be irreparable. ”
I sat down on the floor, tears welling up in my eyes. "No, my son can't be fine! you must save him!" I yelled hysterically.
At this time, Lili's parents also came to the ward. Lili's mother couldn't stop crying. "I'm sorry, but my daughter-in-law hid the fact that she wasn't Xiao'er's child in her belly. Please save Xiao'er!"
I was silent, my heart like a knife. I know that they are not wrong, they were just deceived by their own daughter.
After a long time, I took a deep breath and said to the doctor, "Doctor, I have changed my mind. I ask you to do all your best to save my son, Li Xiao. Even if there is a chance of survival, I want you to try it with all your might. ”
The doctor hesitated and said, "Mr. Li, your son's condition is already critical, and we are not sure if he can be saved." And Li Li, who has just undergone surgery, also needs intensive care. Our medical resources are limited, and I am afraid it is difficult to take care of your son and Li Li at the same time. ”
I choked up and said, "I know it's selfish to ask you like that. But he is my only child, and I can't give up any glimmer of hope. Even if I fail, I won't regret it. Please save my son, I will give anything!"
The doctor was silent, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, for your sake, we will do our best to rescue Li Xiao." I can't guarantee success, but we'll do our best. ”
So the doctors and nurses began to get busy, administering all kinds of first aid measures for Xiao'er. I was so anxious that I could only pray silently.
As the minutes ticked by, the doctors and nurses looked solemn. Finally, the doctor came up to me and said, "Mr. Li, the situation is not optimistic. Your son's vital signs are getting weaker and weaker, and we may not be able to hold out for much longer. Do you want to consider terminating the first aid and letting him go peacefully?"
"No! I can't give up! My son is still so young, he still has a long life to go with, I can't just let him go!" I shouted hysterically.
"Dad, let me go. "At that moment, I heard my son's weak voice.
"Xiao'er, you're awake!" I clenched his hand excitedly.
"No, son, you must live! Daddy will always be with you!" I couldn't stop crying.
"Dad, I'm so grateful to you for giving me these 28 years. It's time for me to go. You still have a lot of work to do, you have to live, okay?" Xiao'er smiled weakly at me.
I burst into tears, nodded, and squeezed his hand. "Son, I love you. You will always live in Daddy's heart. ”
"Son! I shouted loudly, but there was no response. The doctor came up to me and shook his head, indicating that Xiao'er had passed away.
I couldn't cry, and my heart was like a knife. The doctor and nurse silently exited the room, leaving Xiao'er and me one last moment.
I gently stroked my son's already cold face, tears blurring my vision. My son, my pride, has left me in the flowering season of life, and my heart seems to be hollowed out alive.
I don't know how long later, Lili's parents walked in, their faces full of apologies. "Brother Ming, we're really sorry, it's all our family Lili's fault. Lili's mother couldn't stop crying.
"Our family Lili really did something wrong, hiding from everyone and getting pregnant with someone else's child. We as parents also have responsibilities. Brother Ming, the child is no longer here, you must take care of your body and don't do stupid things. Lili's father said with red eyes.
I nodded, silent. I know they're also slashed, and it's not all their fault.
"That daughter, we're going to raise her as an adult. At that time, you will tell her about your greatness. Lili's mother said with tears in her eyes.
I smiled reluctantly and said, "Okay, I'm sure you'll raise her to be a good daughter, a good person." ”
After a while, Lili had regained some strength, and she was helped to me by her parents crying.
"Uncle, I'm sorry, it's all my fault! I shouldn't hide Xiao'er's search for another man, and I shouldn't hide my pregnancy. I killed Xiao'er, you must punish me!" Lili was already crying.
I was silent for a long time before I spoke, "Lili, I won't blame you or punish you. Because that can't get my son back. I only hope that you can correct your mistakes, live well, and raise your daughter to adulthood. Only in this way is the best compensation for Xiao'er. ”
Lili nodded, unable to speak any more. Her parents helped her out.
Watching the ashes slowly sink into the ground, my heart is like a knife. Xiao'er, may you be well in the spirit of heaven. You will always live in Daddy's heart.
In this way, I started my life without a son on my own. I quit my job and bought a small cabin in the middle of nowhere, where I wanted to spend the rest of my life alone.
My wife advised me not to be depressed, but I wouldn't listen. I sat in front of Xiao'er's picture all day long, and I couldn't eat a few bites.
"Husband, you haven't been out for a month, and your health is getting worse, which is not what Xiao'er wants to see. "One day, my wife said to me with red eyes.
"I don't have any point in living anymore. Xiao'er is gone, and I can go and accompany him. I said numbly.
"You still have me, don't you want to be with me? I'm also miserable, but we have to support each other, we can't just give up!" The wife cried.
I was silent, my heart like a knife.
After some time, one day, a little girl came and knocked on my door.
"Who are you?" I looked at the little girl in front of me, who was about 5 years old, in amazement.
"Hello uncle, my name is Li Mei. My mom said you're my grandfather. The little girl said sweetly.
Only then did I realize that this little girl was the daughter born to Lili!
"Meimei, what are you doing here?" I crouched down to make eye contact with her.
"Mom said you are very sad and sad, living alone, I want to come and see you. The little girl said.
My heart was hot, and it turned out that Lili still remembered me.
"Meimei, where is your mother? Does she know you're here?" I asked with concern.
"I sneaked out, and my mother didn't know. I just want to see you with my own eyes. The little girl blinked her big innocent eyes.
I was so excited that I picked her up and spun her around. "Meimei, thank you for coming to see me. With a caring child like you, I won't be lonely. ”
From that day on, Xiaomei often came to visit me and told me interesting stories about her at school and at home, which alleviated my loneliness.
Once, she asked me, "Uncle, why do you always live here alone?"
My eyes immediately turned red, and I whispered, "Because my uncle is very sad and needs to be alone." ”
"Don't be upset, okay, I'll always be with you!" Xiaomei hugged me and said.
I burst into tears, feeling the gloom in my heart finally dissipate. I decided to get back to life and stop being depressed.
I began to actively participate in public welfare undertakings and set up a foundation to help poor children, hoping to make more children feel cared for. I also visit patients in the hospital often and do my best to give them hope.
With Xiaomei and my wife by my side, I gradually got out of my grief and began to live positively, becoming an optimistic old man.