Eric Carter pursed his lips. At times like this in the past, he would have already changed into his scrubs and joined the rescue efforts. He was the most famous young surgeon in Tongcheng, but now, he could only be a bystander.

This feeling was very uncomfortable, but he had to endure it. Besides, this People's Hospital was considered the best hospital in Tongcheng on the surface, with both the number and quality of doctors beyond question. They should be able to handle it.

Soon, the next group of children was brought in. Their injuries were relatively minor, only requiring some wound care or simple bandaging.

There were traffic police stationed at the entrance to this floor. Some parents who had been notified had already arrived, very agitated, but letting them in at this time could disrupt the rescue work, so they had to be held back for now.

Eric Carter shook his head, stood up, walked to the windowsill at the far end of the corridor, reached out to open the window wider, and then fished a cigarette out of his pocket. He smoked, and Ryan Cooper smoked too, so it was convenient at this moment.

"Uncle, you can't smoke in the hospital."

Just as he bit the cigarette, a crisp little girl's voice came from behind Eric Carter.

Eric Carter turned around and saw a little girl in a lily dress standing behind him, her lips pouting, looking at him angrily.

Ahem,

A bit awkward.

Eric Carter could only put the cigarette away. No matter what, being lectured by a little girl about public manners was always a bit embarrassing.

"Little one, aren't you cold wearing so little?" Eric Carter bent down and asked.

The little girl's skin was delicate, her face still a bit chubby with baby fat, big eyes, very cute, like a life-sized Barbie doll.

"Not cold." The little girl shook her head. "Uncle, you can't smoke in the hospital anymore."

"I understand."

Eric Carter nodded seriously.

"Are you okay?" Eric Carter asked again.

"I'm fine. The other kids are hurt, they're in a lot of pain."

The little girl turned to look at the other children behind her who were having their wounds bandaged. Most of them were crying, not really because of unbearable pain, but because once one started crying, the others followed suit.

The nurses were treating wounds while also trying to comfort the children,

Outside, the parents temporarily held back by the traffic police were shouting and cursing non-stop,

In short,

This whole floor felt chaotic.

"You're really lucky," Eric Carter sighed.

The little girl didn't have a single scratch on her.

"Yeah, I was sitting in the last row, so I'm fine." The little girl nodded, then ran off to comfort her classmates, checking on this one, looking at that one, encouraging and soothing them.

A very sensible and strong child.

Eric Carter turned around, subconsciously took out his cigarette again, but after thinking about it, put it back.

When he walked back to sit on the bench, three nurses and two doctors came out of the emergency room ahead.

One male doctor, one female doctor—the female doctor was his wife.

"It's okay, we did our best." The male doctor reached out, trying to put a comforting hand on Eric Carter's wife's shoulder.

As a husband,

Eric Carter was sitting right there,

But he didn't mind this scene...

That troublesome Ryan Cooper had left him with such a complicated mess: being a live-in son-in-law, a hot-tempered sister-in-law, and clearly difficult in-laws.

Eric Carter almost wished his wife would just have an affair, kick him out, divorce him, and let him be alone in peace.

Who, after dying and coming back to life in a new body, would want to bother with the bittersweet life of a modern city son-in-law?

However, what surprised Eric Carter was that his wife directly brushed off the doctor's wandering hand and pointed at him, saying:

"This is my husband."

There was not a trace of tenderness in her voice—simple, stiff, as if she were saying: this is the husky I keep at home.

"Oh, hello, sir." The male doctor looked a bit embarrassed. No matter what, flirting with someone's wife right in front of them was always a bit awkward.

Eric Carter smiled, counting it as a greeting. It seemed his wife was very proper... but he couldn't feel happy about it, not because of any jealousy,

Just simply, how nice would it be if life were a little simpler.

"I'll go check over there again. The other kids have been taken care of, there shouldn't be any more problems. You and your husband should go home and rest early." With that, the male doctor walked away.

Dr. Sullivan sat down on the bench next to Eric Carter. She took off her mask and gloves and tossed them on the floor.

Eric Carter saw her eyes were a bit red, her teeth gently biting her lip. Clearly, she was in a bad mood, which meant that the severely injured child hadn't made it.

She looked truly pitiful.

Eric Carter could somewhat understand Ryan Cooper now. At least this live-in son-in-law was better off than his peers—the father-in-law's family was better off, and Dr. Sullivan really was beautiful.

"Don't take it to heart. You'll go through this a lot in the future. Just seek peace of mind."