Transmigration; Married to My Ex-Fiancé's Uncle-Chapter 340; Hospitalization 1

Lin Yueling closed her eyes and prayed to gods she’d never believed in.

Outside, Lu Cheng stood like a sentinel.

Waiting.

Watching.

Ready to destroy anyone who threatened his grandson’s survival.

Even if that meant destroying the Lin family entirely.

The emergency room doors burst open.

A doctor emerged, still wearing his surgical mask, his scrubs marked with blood. His face was grave.

"Family of Lin Yueling?"

Everyone moved at once.

Lin Feng and Madam Chen rushed forward. Lu Cheng and Mrs. Lu were right behind them, forming an intimidating wall of wealth and desperation.

The doctor looked between them, clearly uncertain who to address first.

"I’m her father," Lin Feng said quickly. "What’s happening? Is she...."

"And I’m the father of the baby’s biological father," Lu Cheng interrupted, his voice hard. "What’s the status of my grandson?"

The doctor’s jaw tightened. He’d dealt with complicated family dynamics before, but this....

This was insane! And they were all powerful...

"Ms. Lin Yueling is experiencing severe placental abruption," he said, his tone clinical but strained. "The placenta has separated from the uterine wall. She’s losing blood rapidly. We’ve stabilized her for now, but...."

"The baby," Mrs. Lu demanded. "What about the baby?"

"The baby is in distress," the doctor continued. "Heartbeat is erratic. If we don’t act soon..." He paused, choosing his words carefully. "We need to perform an emergency surgery. Immediately."

"Then do it," Lu Cheng said. "Whatever you need. Cost is not an issue."

"It’s not about cost, Mr. Lu." The doctor’s expression was pained. "It’s about... choice." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

The word fell like a stone.

Silence.

"What choice?" Lin Feng asked, though something in his eyes suggested he already knew.

The doctor took a breath.

"Ms. Lin’s condition is critical. The blood loss, the trauma to her system, her body is shutting down. If we perform a cesarean section now, we can save the baby. But the surgery, in her current state..." He met Lin Feng’s eyes. "There’s a very high probability she won’t survive it."

Madam Chen’s hand flew to her mouth, a strangled sound escaping.

"But if we don’t operate," the doctor continued, "if we focus all our efforts on stabilizing Ms. Lin, trying to stop the bleeding without delivering the baby, we might be able to save her. But the baby..." He shook his head. "At six months, with the placenta compromised, without immediate delivery... the baby won’t make it."

The words hung in the air like a death sentence.

Choose.

The mother or the child.

"How long do we have?" Lu Cheng’s voice was deadly quiet.

"Minutes," the doctor said bluntly. "Maybe ten, maybe fifteen. We need a decision now."

Lin Feng looked like he’d been struck. His face had gone gray, his hands trembling at his sides.

Madam Chen was crying, her carefully maintained composure completely shattered. "Yueling," she whispered. "My Yueling...."

"The baby," Mrs. Lu said immediately, her voice cold and certain. "Save the baby."

Everyone turned to stare at her.

"Excuse me?" Lin Feng’s voice was low, dangerous.

Mrs. Lu met his gaze without flinching. "You heard me. Save the baby. It’s my grandson. My son’s only child. The only piece of Lu Zeyan that....."

"That’s my *daughter* in there!" Lin Feng’s voice cracked. "You’re asking me to let her die..."

"I’m asking you to think about what she would want," Mrs. Lu interrupted sharply. "That baby is everything to her. Her future. Her security. Her claim to the Lu family. Do you really think she’d want to live knowing she’d let her child die?"

"You don’t know what she wants," Madam Chen spat, tears streaming down her face. "You don’t know her at all...."

"Then let’s ask her," Lu Cheng said quietly.

Everyone stopped.

"What?" Lin Feng turned to him.

"Let us talk to her," Lu Cheng said. His voice was calm, controlled, but there was steel underneath. "If she’s conscious. If she can speak. Let her decide."

The doctor hesitated. "She’s heavily sedated. In significant pain. I’m not sure....."

"Make it happen," Lu Cheng said. "Now."

It wasn’t a request.

The doctor looked at Lin Feng, who stood frozen, clearly torn between protecting his daughter and, and what? Respecting her autonomy? Avoiding a confrontation with the Lu family?

"Please," Madam Chen whispered. "Let us talk to her. Let us... We need to know what she wants."

The doctor nodded slowly. "Five minutes. That’s all we can spare. Follow me."

They crowded into the emergency room.

Lin Yueling lay on the bed, her face pale and sweat-soaked, with an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth. IV lines ran into both arms. Monitors beeped around her, displaying numbers that kept dropping, rising, fluctuating in ways that made the nurses’ expressions tighten with concern.

"Yueling," Madam Chen rushed to her side, gripping her daughter’s hand. "Yueling, baby, can you hear me?"

Lin Yueling’s eyes fluttered open. Glazed. Unfocused. But aware.

"Mother?" Her voice was muffled behind the oxygen mask, weak and thready.

"I’m here, darling. I’m here." Madam Chen’s tears fell freely now. "We need to talk to you about... about the surgery."

Lin Yueling’s other hand moved instinctively to her belly, pressing against the swollen curve even though it clearly hurt.

"The baby," she whispered. "Is the baby...."

"The baby’s heartbeat is there," the doctor said gently, stepping forward. "But Ms. Lin, your condition is very serious. We need to operate. But..." He paused, clearly struggling with how to phrase this. "We may not be able to save both of you."

Lin Yueling’s eyes widened. Even through the pain medication, understanding dawned.

"What are you saying?"

"We can deliver the baby now," the doctor explained carefully. "Emergency C-section. The baby would have a fighting chance. But you, the surgery in your current state, the blood loss...."

"I might die," Lin Yueling finished flatly.

"Yes."

"And if you don’t deliver the baby?"

"We focus on stabilizing you. Stopping the bleeding. You would have a better chance of survival. But the baby....."

"Would die," Lin Yueling whispered.

"Yes."