Xie Dongsheng's wife had regained consciousness and was helped by a nurse to sit on the bench by the door.
Her eyes were vacant, she had stopped crying but was steadily wiping away her tears, and her sister-in-law held her tightly.
Her uncle kept going to the family waiting area to get water to drink, his hand trembling slightly as he held the cup.
Finally, the lead-lined door was opened, and the patient was wheeled out.
"Family of Xie Dongsheng!"
The family immediately stood up and crowded around the gurney.
The chief surgeon stood at the door: "We managed to save him. His coronary artery has been reopened, a stent has been inserted. He will need anticoagulant treatment later and will stay in the CCU for a few days. This was really a close call given how late he arrived!"
Being alive is more important than anything else!
The family members followed the gurney all the way to the CCU, with his wife constantly holding Xie Dongsheng's hand.