Li Zhe had initially believed that Zhong Shan should have been out of danger by now.
However, the situation had exceeded his expectations, and his inquiry received no response.
Li Zhe found it quite strange and asked a few more times.
Yet, even then, he did not get a reply from Zhong Shan.
Zhong Shan indeed seemed to have woken up, but he was merely opening his eyes and breathing, with no other indication of consciousness, as if he were just a wooden puppet with open eyes.
"How could this be?" This situation finally made Li Zhe feel a bit panicked.
He quickly used his stethoscope to check Zhong Shan's condition.
But something was wrong. Zhong Shan's heart had clearly resumed beating, so why was there no reaction at all?
This situation also made Zhong Shi realize something was amiss. He quickly asked, "Doctor Li, what's wrong? Why hasn't Mr. Zhong woken up?"
Li Zhe was unsure of what had happened. He said, "Don't worry, it should be nothing serious. Let me check again."
As he spoke, Li Zhe began performing chest compressions on Zhong Shan again.
However, this time, a major problem occurred. After just a couple of compressions, Zhong Shan suddenly let out a piercing scream!
Li Zhe was too frightened to continue. Zhong Shan clutched his chest and writhed on the ground.
Finally, he spread his hands and became completely still!
This scene stunned everyone present.
Zhong Shi asked tremblingly, "Doctor Li, what just happened? Mr. Zhong... he's alright, isn't he?"
Li Zhe, who had been able to answer confidently earlier, now dared not reply.
He quickly listened to Zhong Shan's heartbeat again.
But the moment he placed the stethoscope, his pupils contracted sharply.
Then, he was violently thrown backward and landed on the ground!
"Wh-what could have happened..." he stammered, his eyes trembling. "It's impossible, this is impossible!"
Zhong Shi knew the situation was dire and asked loudly again, "What is it, what's happening now? Give me an answer!"
Li Zhe looked at Zhong Shi in horror, swallowed, and then said with disbelief, "Mr. Zh-Zhong... he's dead!"
"What did you say?!" Upon hearing this, even Bai Ruoqi was greatly shocked.
"Dead?!" Zhong Shi couldn't believe his ears.
He raised his voice and shouted, "What do you mean dead? Explain it to me clearly!"
Li Zhe said tremblingly, "Dead... means dead. Mr. Zhong's heart has stopped beating, and he cannot be saved!"
Boom!
At this moment, everyone present, except for Wu Tian, seemed to hear a massive thunderclap outside the window.
Zhong Shi grabbed Li Zhe by the collar.
He said excitedly, "You must make things clear to me today!"
"You said there was no problem, so how could my elder brother die if there was no problem!"
Seeing Zhong Shi's ferocious expression, Li Zhe was terrified.
He said tremblingly, "I... I don't know either. Logically, Mr. Zhong shouldn't have had any problems, but how could this have happened..."
"How dare you ask me!" In his rage, Zhong Shi threw Li Zhe to the ground.
His veins bulged on his forehead, and he roared menacingly, "I don't care about anything else. Since you are my elder brother's personal doctor, you are responsible!"
"Otherwise, I will never let you off!"
Li Zhe's face turned pale upon hearing this.
He immediately said, "This was an accident, an accident! I never expected things to turn out this way!"
Bai Ruoqi said coldly, "You didn't expect things to turn out this way? But why didn't you listen to what Wu Tian warned you about earlier?"
"Ultimately, you were just too arrogant."
Li Zhe glared at Bai Ruoqi. This girl was really stirring up trouble!
At this critical moment, why was she saying such useless things?
He knew now that he was in deep trouble.
Having caused the death of the CEO of the Zhong Corporation, even if he survived, he would lose half his life!
Under immense stress, he quickly said to Zhong Shi, "Please give me another chance. I will never make such a mistake again. I promise!"
Zhong Shi kicked him away and cursed, "Another chance? You've already killed someone, and you want another chance!"
"I'm telling you, this matter is far from over. You'd better be prepared to face the wrath of the Zhong family!"
Li Zhe was almost scared to death.
He stared blankly at Zhong Shi's furious expression, feeling as if his doom had arrived.
Seeing his stunned, dazed state, Wu Tian felt no pity.
He stepped forward and said, "Doctor Li, you haven't forgotten our bet, have you?"
"From the looks of it now, I've won. And since I've won, shouldn't you honestly fulfill the bet?"
Li Zhe's body trembled violently, and then his gaze towards Wu Tian seemed to spew flames.
Damn it, the situation was already so dire, and this guy was still causing trouble?
Wasn't he wishing for his death!
He gritted his teeth and shouted at Wu Tian, "Shut up! What bet? I don't understand what you're talking about!"
"Don't talk nonsense to me now. If you don't let me off, I won't let you off either!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "What do you mean by that? Are you in a hurry?"
"I can understand you, but what does your situation have to do with me?"
"I'm only concerned about the bet between us. I don't want to and cannot manage other matters, so please, fulfill the bet first."
Li Zhe was so angry he felt like his lungs would explode.
He certainly didn't want to fulfill the bet. He was already annoyed enough, and if he had to do something like this, wouldn't he go mad?
Seeing that he remained silent, Wu Tian smiled again and said, "What's wrong, Doctor Li? You proposed these terms yourself. What, are you going to go back on your word?"
Li Zhe, pushed to his limit, said, "Go back on my word? That's a joke. When did I ever say I would go back on my word?"
"But do you have a comprehension problem? I don't think I've lost to you."
"Oh?" Wu Tian raised an eyebrow. "I said you'd get into trouble if you gave him the cardiac stimulant, and you didn't listen. Now that it's happened, doesn't that mean you've lost to me?"
Li Zhe said with a sinister smile, "That's not true at all. You must be mistaken!"
"What I mean is, you must save Mr. Zhong. Otherwise, I won't admit it!"