Overpowered Resident Doctor

Chapter 421: Chapter 420: Just This Once

The next morning, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye were walking their bikes through the south gate of the Affiliated Hospital when they ran into someone.

"Hey, Feifan, what a coincidence!"

"Dr. Yu, good morning!"

Realizing it was Sun Le, who had appeared out of nowhere with a sunny smile, Yan Feifan felt a headache coming on.

"Mr. Sun, good morning!" Yan Feifan greeted him.

Before the other man could even bring it up, he politely refused again. "Mr. Sun, I’ve been busy lately. I really don’t have time for the party you’re organizing."

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Sun Le said with a chuckle, "We all know your patients are scheduled six months out. You must be incredibly busy."

"But no matter how busy you are, you still have to sit down and eat, right? We can talk things over while we eat."

Sun Le continued, "Feifan, the main topic of this get-together is to plan the celebration for Mr. Shi’s thirtieth anniversary of teaching."

"Mr. Shi is also retiring this year, so we were thinking of making his thirtieth-anniversary celebration a bit more grand."

"Feifan, you’re Mr. Shi’s star student. I ran into him a while ago, and he specifically asked about you."

Hearing this from Sun Le, Yan Feifan found it hard to refuse again.

Shi Min had been Yan Feifan’s physiology and anatomy professor in medical school.

He was known for being incredibly strict.

When it came to his students, Mr. Shi never turned a blind eye.

Not only that, but in any of his courses, a score below seventy-five on an exam was an automatic fail.

This earned him the title of "King of Killers" from generations of medical students.

Every year, a fair number of students had to retake his exams or repeat his courses.

In Mr. Shi’s own words, there should really only be one standard for the physiology and anatomy course.

Either a hundred percent, or a failing grade.

If you couldn’t be one hundred percent correct about the physiological structure of the human body, how could you be a good doctor?

Unfortunately, Mr. Shi’s exam questions were just too difficult.

In all those years, Yan Feifan was the only exception, scoring a perfect one hundred.

Although Mr. Shi had always been a conscientious and demanding teacher, his achievements in scientific research were few.

That was why, even now, he was still just an associate professor.

"Mr. Sun, I’ll attend the party."

Yan Feifan accepted, then added, "But let me be clear, I can’t stay for long—just for the meal."

Sun Le smiled faintly. "It’s good enough that you can come, even if it’s just for the meal. It’s tonight at six-thirty, in private room 206 at the Lotus Fragrance Restaurant, not far from here!"

He then turned to Yu Suye and invited her, "Dr. Yu, if it’s convenient, you should come along too."

"Thanks for the invitation. I’ll see," Yu Suye replied with a bright smile, giving a noncommittal answer.

After parting ways with Sun Le, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye parked their bikes in the rack behind the emergency building, then went to the research office to change into their white coats and other gear.

Afterward, Yan Feifan left the Emergency Department and hurried to the Neurosurgery Department.

As soon as he entered the director’s office, he noticed the atmosphere was off.

Mr. Lo’s expression was dark, without a trace of a smile.

Yan Feifan asked curiously, "Mr. Lo, you’re in a bad mood. Was there a misdiagnosis in the department?"

"Or a surgical accident?"

Lo Jun just shook his head slightly without offering an explanation and handed Yan Feifan two medical files in manila envelopes.

"These are two surgical patients for next week."

Yan Feifan took the manila envelopes, casually placed them with his briefcase, and noticed Lo Jun looked hesitant to speak.

"Mr. Lo, is there something you want to tell me?"

Lo Jun sighed and said slowly, "Xiaoyan, I’m responsible for scheduling the specific surgery times for every patient."

"Because there’s a long waiting list, and some patients can’t even get a spot, it inevitably creates opportunities for people to pull strings, call in favors, and even seek personal gain through their position."

"Xiaoyan, do you have any thoughts on this?"

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but smile. "Mr. Lo, I have no thoughts on it. Really, none at all."

"If I had to manage the schedule for so many patients myself, with all sorts of people coming to me every day, begging me..."

"With my personality, I definitely couldn’t handle it. I wouldn’t even be able to maintain my own normal work and life."

"Having you in charge, Mr. Lo, has solved a huge problem for me."

Yan Feifan asked tentatively, "Mr. Lo, has someone been gossiping?"

Lo Jun sighed again. "There’s always gossip. People will say anything. I never pay it any mind."

"I just wanted to do my best to create a work and study environment for you that’s as free from interference as possible."

"But... I can control myself, but I can’t control the people around me."

Yan Feifan was a little confused, but then Lo Jun continued to explain, "My daughter-in-law, who fancies herself so clever, has inexplicably accepted quite a few ’benefits’ from others, and she thinks it’s because she’s so capable."

Yan Feifan began to understand.

Yan Feifan didn’t know much about Mr. Lo’s family, only that his son and daughter-in-law both worked in public institutions.

"Mr. Lo, did someone show up at your door, holding this so-called ’leverage’ over you?"

Lo Jun sighed again, then said with a serious expression, "Xiaoyan, don’t worry about this messy business."

"At worst, she’ll lose her job. She needs to learn a good lesson, so she doesn’t bring even bigger trouble to the family in the future."

’If you didn’t want me to get involved, you shouldn’t have said anything at all. Now that I know, how can I just stand by and do nothing?’

’It’s not like he was completely clueless about how the world works.’

’Besides, Mr. Lo was truly and sincerely good to him.’

Yan Feifan gathered his thoughts and said, "Mr. Lo, what that person wants is surely nothing more than to cut in line and get the surgery done as soon as possible."

"There’s no need to make things so tense over something like this."

"Mr. Lo, it’s no problem for me to work a little harder once in a while and do an extra surgery. My body can definitely handle it."

Lo Jun was visibly moved. He asked with concern, "Are you sure? Mr. Yu said that your health..."

Yan Feifan gave a dry laugh. "Mr. Lo, recovering my health isn’t something that happens overnight. According to Mr. Yu, it’ll take at least a year or two to fully recover anyway."

"My current workload is already much lighter than it was a week ago."

"Being busy for an extra day or two once in a while won’t hurt."

Yan Feifan pondered for a moment, then thought, ’Might as well go all the way and be the good guy.’

He then said in a low voice, "I’ve heard that some very popular, high-end restaurants, no matter how many customers they have, always keep one or two private rooms in reserve for unexpected special guests."

"If even restaurants do that, then I, knowing my own limits, should also leave some leeway for special circumstances."

"When it comes to their health, or even their lives, some patients will stop at nothing to get a chance at recovery."

"Mr. Lo, if you receive a request that’s truly impossible to refuse, you might as well agree to it. We can discuss it afterward."

Yan Feifan continued slowly, "According to Mr. Yu of Baining Medical Technology, the surgical robot should be released by the end of the year."

"By then, we’ll have more options, and I think our situation will improve a lot."

These words from Yan Feifan moved Mr. Lu.

"Xiaoyan, hearing you say that is more than enough."

"Don’t worry. This is the one and only time. I will give the people around me a stern warning and tell them to watch their behavior from now on."

Lo Jun then said in a sharp voice, "I’m about to retire anyway. I have nothing to worry about or fear. I’ll definitely keep a close watch for you..."