When Huo Xiao rushed to the hospital, his father, mother and grandma on crutches all appeared outside the operating room with sad and panic expressions on their faces.
"...On September 2, the patient suddenly lost consciousness while washing at 9:13. He fell to the ground. The aortic pulse disappeared and breathing stopped. He was considered to have cardiac and respiratory arrest. Rescue was started immediately and the airway was opened and the chest was opened. Heart compressions..."
With cold sweat on his head, Huo Xiao felt weak in his hands and feet and numb all over, and he slowly sat down on the cold chair.
"...At 9:31, the patient had no spontaneous breathing, no aortic pulse, continued intravenous infusion of epinephrine, balloon-assisted ventilation, and external chest cardiac compressions..."
Huo Xiao turned his head and glanced slightly. He saw a thin and slender woman leaning against the corner with her head lowered, her hair hanging down, and the expression on her face could not be seen clearly.
"The patient's ECG monitoring still showed that the large arterial wave of ventricular tachycardia disappeared, 200J electric defibrillation was performed, and 300 mg of amiodarone was administered intravenously..."
A nurse came out of the emergency room, and my mother surrounded her and wanted to ask about the situation in the operating room, but her face was serious, she said nothing and walked away in a hurry.
In the operating room, the cold white light shone on Huo Yan's face. His eyes were closed tightly, and his naked body was pale and white without any warmth.
"The patient's ECG monitoring showed a straight line and no spontaneous breathing. Adrenaline 1mg was administered intravenously again and cardiopulmonary resuscitation continued..."
"...At 10:25, the patient's heartbeat has not recovered, the aortic pulse has disappeared, the bilateral pupils have dilated to a fixed size of about 5mm, and the light reflex has disappeared..."
"Declared clinically dead after resuscitation failed..."
With a painful cry, the mother was overstimulated and had a respiratory reaction. The father and grandmother also had red eyes and choked up sobs.
Huo Xiao and the nurse quickly took their mother to an empty ward to rest.
Dozens of minutes later, the doctor told them they could pay their last respects.
Afraid that his mother would not be able to withstand such a shock, he let her rest temporarily in the ward. Huo Xiao and his father entered the mortuary first.
With just one glance, Huo Xiao turned his head away, as if he had been hit hard, and a sour feeling surged in his nose.
He couldn't accept it.
He couldn't accept that his dear brother suddenly turned into a cold corpse.
It was obviously fine a few days ago...
He didn't even see him for the last time...
Huo Xiao clenched his fists, tightened his jaw, and took a few deep breaths to brace himself.
He didn't have time to digest these sad emotions for the time being, and now he still had to plan all the procedures for his brother's dignified death.
"...Can I go in and have a look..."
The woman leaning against the wall walked up to him and asked gently, raising her head, her face paler than the wall behind her.
Huo Xiao was startled, and his heart trembled suddenly.
Her raised face was expressionless, showing no trace of sadness, and there was no trace of tears in her eyes.
Before Huo Xiao could say anything, she walked around him and walked in.
When hospital staff came to ask the family members to sign the death certificate, Huo Xiao remained silent. In the end, it was his father who signed the document.
After that, heavy formalities and rituals followed one after another, and even grief was seamless.
"I am sorry for your loss."
"Thanks."
After not sleeping for several days, his physical strength and energy were quickly fading. Huo Xiao handled all the funeral procedures like a robot.
Maybe this kind of numbness can be better in the dead of night.
Bright bouquets surrounded Huo Yan's photos. The photos were taken when Huo Yan was a student. In the photos, he has handsome features and a smile on his lips, which is very vivid.
Everyone who came to the funeral looked sad and the atmosphere was solemn.
Huo Yan doesn't have many friends, but he treats people sincerely and considerately. Everyone who has come into contact with Huo Yan has felt his warmth.
The good things in the world are not strong, and the colorful clouds are easy to scatter and the glass is broken...
Even friends are like this, and people close to him are even more painful when facing his passing. My mother was so sad that she couldn't even get out of bed, so she was supported throughout the funeral.
Huo Xiao walked outside and felt no warmth from the afternoon sun, and even the white clouds were eerily quiet.
He turned around and saw a woman staring blankly at a large leafy tree.
Huo Xiao frowned.
After Huo Yan died, Ming Yao behaved very calmly throughout the whole process, without saying a word. She just wore black clothes and stood silently like a ghost. When the manpower was too busy, she stepped forward to receive the guests.
But he knew that Mingyao was actually a very emotional girl who could cry even when watching a movie. There was no reason why she wouldn't even shed a single tear after witnessing the death of her beloved.
The calmer she acted, the more uneasy Huo Xiao felt...
He wanted to talk to her several times, but he swallowed the words as soon as they reached his lips. They have both lost the people closest to them, and they share the same sadness and pain. If they want to continue living, they can no longer rub salt in each other's wounds.
“…The wind and rain are urgent but do not add to their sound; the frost and snow are zero but do not change their color.
Throughout your life, you are kind and upright, tenacious and open-minded, generous to others, extremely caring, and do your best to help those around you.
Even when facing illness, you are optimistic and brave.
No one can relate to your pain.
You must be very tired, so take a good rest.
Death is not the end of life. When we remember and talk about you, you live in our hearts.
Huo Yan, good night. "
No matter how important people leave you, the remaining people have to continue to live.
A few days later, the funeral was over, relatives and friends dispersed, and Huo Xiao returned to the company.
The same work, meetings, smiles, everything seems to be no different from before.
Just every tiny scene will trigger distant or not distant memories.
Even when I was washing, I would feel a little dazed looking at the face that looked similar to my brother's in the mirror.
"elder brother."
It seemed as if he saw Huo Yan's smiling face greeting him.
Huo Xiao felt pain in his chest and wiped his face.
He drove back to the mansion to pick up a document and also...to see her.
