Free Web NovelChapter 85: Chapter 85: True Double Happiness! Wu Ting’s on TV
As he listened to the crowd’s praise for Wu Ting and the Wu’s Umbilical Hole Laparoscopic Appendectomy, Yao Shi was so ashamed he wished the earth would swallow him whole.
"Dr. Wu, I was narrow-minded before."
"I’ll delete the videos as soon as I get back."
"Dr. Wu, Director Huo, I apologize to you for my shameful antics. I also apologize to the City First Hospital Emergency Department."
Yao Shi then turned to his own department director, Li Baohua, and gave a silent bow.
"I’m sorry, Director Li. I’ve disgraced the City Second Hospital’s General Surgery Department."
After speaking, Yao Shi was too ashamed to stay and made an early exit.
Watching Yao Shi’s desolate, retreating figure, Cheng Feng, Jiang Ming, and the others couldn’t help but sigh.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for vindicating yourself through your own abilities at the Fan City Medical Summit, winning fame and prestige for City First Hospital. You have obtained an entry from Director Yao Shi: Cholecystectomy (Yellow), containing his many years of skill in the procedure.]
[You have obtained an entry from the directors and experts of Fan City present: Rib Fracture Diagnosis (Yellow). Rib fractures are a common symptom of chest trauma and can easily lead to damage to abdominal organs and the diaphragm, as well as various complications such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, and intercostal nerve damage.]
[You have obtained an entry from Professor Shen Guofeng: Thoracentesis with Closed Drainage (Purple). This is one of Professor Shen’s fundamental skills, which he has mastered to perfection, allowing him to easily handle hemopneumothorax.]
Wu Ting was thrilled as he looked at this bountiful harvest of entries.
He also marveled at Professor Shen’s incredible skill. ’Another top-tier drop, just like that: Thoracentesis with Closed Drainage (Purple)!’
While Wu Ting was checking his newly acquired entries, Director Huo began his summary and the next presentation.
No one paid any mind to Yao Shi’s departure. Instead, they all eagerly awaited the presentation from City First Hospital.
It was another original surgical technique. The City First Hospital Emergency Department presented the Suspended Gasless Abdominal Laparoscopic Appendectomy.
Everyone was filled with admiration and amazement to see that an extremely elderly patient with comorbid coronary heart disease and hypertension had undergone the surgery successfully.
After Director Huo finished his presentation, the other experts and directors took their turns to share.
But the most profound memory etched in everyone’s mind was of the young Wu Ting and the brand-new surgical technique he had introduced.
The summit concluded amidst the admiration and thoughtful reflection of all in attendance.
Finally, a leader from the Health Bureau delivered the closing remarks, bringing the event to a successful conclusion.
"...In the future, our city will continue to build platforms for communication and knowledge-sharing, striving to turn this medical summit into a landmark event that is both academically representative and increasingly influential. We will also accelerate the ’Healthy Fan City’ and ’Better Health’ initiatives to promote the high-quality development of Fan City’s medical and healthcare sectors..."
The summit came to a perfect close.
Wu Ting completely stole the show at the summit. He earned the recognition of many experts and directors, who privately exchanged contact information with him. ƒreewebɳovel.com
Wu Ting felt honored to build these connections. He looked forward to collaborating with these experts and directors from various hospitals. ’Maybe I can get entry drops from all sorts of different departments!’
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「Not long after the Fan City Medical Summit ended」
The third episode of "Path to Health" aired as scheduled.
After Yao Shi returned from the summit, he silently deleted all the previous videos about Wu Ting and City First Hospital.
For the past few days at the hospital, he had been actively avoiding Director Li.
Today, after returning home, he sat in front of the TV, preparing to regain some confidence.
He had even set a special alarm for this episode.
’Hopefully, this show can still attract some attention for the department and win back some of our reputation.’
However, as the program aired, Yao Shi was completely stunned.
The expert on the show wasn’t him—it was the handsome and dashing Wu Ting!
On the screen, Wu Ting and Dong Yiren spoke with confidence and ease. Their back-and-forth was full of witty banter.
During their conversation, Wu Ting eloquently detailed his brand-new surgical technique.
A huge portion of the show was dedicated to Wu Ting, giving him ample time to introduce and promote the Emergency Surgery Department of City First Hospital.
After that, there were the postoperative photos and videos of patients that Wu Ting provided.
Looking at these familiar photos, Yao Shi was immediately reminded of Wu Ting’s impassioned words directed at him during the summit.
At the same time, some comparison photos and videos appeared on the screen.
Below, a small picture-in-picture also appeared. Inside it, Dong Yiren was interviewing another expert, but due to the camera angle, only the expert’s body from the chest down could be seen.
As Yao Shi stared at the brand-new suit and heard the familiar, accented Mandarin, his heart shattered.
’So my recording was just used as a foil to make Wu Ting look better.’
’My videos and photos were all used as cautionary tales—examples of the traditional, outdated, and conventional approach.’
A thought struck Yao Shi. He immediately took out his phone and set his social media feed to private.
Then, he opened his department’s group chat.
But it was too late.
As expected, the group chat was already buzzing with discussion.
At first, some junior doctors were tagging @Director Yao right on time, looking forward to his appearance.
A few others followed up, still offering their congratulations.
But, after a moment, question marks started appearing in the chat.
"Did Director Yao get the time wrong? Why is it all about that young doctor from City First Hospital?"
"Wow, but this doctor is really handsome. And that Wu’s Umbilical Hole Laparoscopic Appendectomy is incredible."
"Hey, don’t you guys think the person in the picture-in-picture looks really familiar? And those comparison photos look familiar too."
"Holy crap, isn’t that the material I worked so hard to prepare? Wasn’t this for Director Yao to use on TV..."
"I’ve seen that suit too, on Director Yao’s social media feed..."
"What’s going on here? How did our City Second Hospital’s work become a stepping stone for someone else!"
"What is the TV station trying to do?"
"Director Yao..."
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Reading the awkward chat history in the group...
Yao Shi collapsed onto the sofa. ’It’s over. It’s all over!’ freёwebnoѵel.com
Today, he, Yao Shi, had truly experienced social death.
And with this broadcast, the laparoscopy project for his General Surgery Department at City Second Hospital was officially dead in the water. And he, Yao Shi, was the one to blame.
Just as Yao Shi was wondering what to do, the group chat was disbanded by the admin.
Then, a voice message from Li Baohua came through.
"Director Yao, the repercussions from this are terrible. You’ve done immense damage to City Second Hospital’s image. At the Fan City Medical Summit, you already made us a laughingstock within our professional circle. Now, you’ve done it in the public eye, causing the reputation of our department’s laparoscopic techniques to plummet."
"The hospital is definitely going to investigate this. I just vouched for you in front of the hospital leadership to get that funding approved, and the hospital promoted the free clinic with such fanfare."
"Yao Shi, you’re going to have to answer for this."
With these words, Li Baohua was clearly washing his hands of all responsibility.
Yao Shi knew he had lost all face. His future in the General Surgery Department of City Second Hospital was ruined.
He would no longer have a place in the public hospital system, either.
After a long period of contemplation, Yao Shi made a reluctant and bitter decision.
The next day, Yao Shi submitted his resignation. He then went to work as a Chief Physician in the General Surgery Department of Fan City Kaiyi Hospital, a new private hospital in the High-Speed Rail New City.
Meanwhile, the influence of Wu Ting’s TV appearance began to fully manifest.
Bolstered by Dong Yiren’s ’Audience Affinity (Yellow)’ entry, the episode featuring Wu Ting reached peak viewership, shares, and positive reviews.
After the show aired, a wave of viewers flocked to leave comments not only on the program’s social media account, but on Fan City First Hospital’s account as well.
The Wu’s Umbilical Hole Laparoscopic Appendectomy shot straight to the top of the trending topics!
Wu Ting’s own fame skyrocketed. Hordes of patients came to the City First Hospital Emergency Surgery Department for consultations, including a significant number from out of province.
In a surprising turn of events, some patients from Xianglin City and Xiao City even chose to forgo top-tier hospitals in their own areas and travel "upstream" to City First Hospital for treatment.
