At 3 a.m., when sleep is deepest and snores are loudest, Du Heng groggily picked up the phone and then sat in a daze for three seconds.
Jiang Feng had spoken too quickly, and Du Heng's brain, buffering slowly, couldn't keep up. But five seconds later, Du Heng leaped out of bed.
After casually splashing water on his face, Du Heng grabbed his car keys and fumbled for the door in the dark.
The first thing he did upon leaving was to call Jin Juan and Lu Guangying, but his calls went unanswered.
Du Heng was furious. In such a large Obstetrics Department, only one on-duty doctor? How lax must the management be? How could they be so careless?
But anger wouldn't solve anything. After calling three more times, Du Heng sat in the car and, in his fury, let out a curse—a true 'National Treasure' of its kind—then hastily drove off.
