Famous Among Top Surgeons in the 90s-Chapter 1957: The Price to Pay

Senior Tao’s smiling eyes fell on the phone she was holding: Do you want to leak the news?

Xie Wanying quickly put her phone back in her pocket.

Lunchtime

Pan Shihua followed nervously behind the advisor. Unlike Student Xie, it’s his first time being invited by the teachers and senior students for a meal.

Upon hearing the situation, their class monitor, Yue Wentong, handed his lunch box to Student Geng and wisely slipped away.

Today’s lunch gathering was destined not to be peaceful.

Lau Jingyun and Hu Zhifan booked a small private room at a food stall across from the hospital, waiting for Xie Wanying to join them for a meal. When she arrived, they suddenly noticed a group of unannounced guests, and the two of them were momentarily stupefied.

"Senior Sister, Teacher Ren said not to call you." Xie Wanying explained to Senior Sister and Brother Hu her reason for not giving an early warning.

"You booked a private room. There aren’t many people having lunch at noon, so there’s no worry of running out of chairs. In the afternoon, everyone has to return to work, so there’s not much time for lunch. Just adding a few more chairs is fine, no need to bother informing beforehand." Ren Chongda said, "Lunch is on me."

"No, no, no, Teacher Ren, you’re too kind, of course, it should be our treat." Lau Jingyun immediately welcomed the teachers and senior students. After saying that, she understood that everything Teacher Ren said was just an excuse, the real reason being that the ’big boss’ came. She thought, well, it’s good. She couldn’t manage some of her boyfriend’s bad habits, and having the chief doctor handle it would be best.

Hu Zhifan made eyes at his girlfriend: Hey, that person is—

"Teacher Tao, where would you like to sit?" Lau Jingyun ignored his look and asked the senior.

"Anywhere." Tao Zhijie replied.

The group casually pulled out chairs and sat down, everyone needed to hurry with lunch since they had to work in the afternoon.

Xie Wanying went out to get a lunchbox delivered to Doctor Song on duty, as instructed by Senior Brother Huang. When she returned, Senior Brother Huang waved her over: "Yingying, sit here."

The empty chair in the middle was between Senior Cao and Teacher Ren. Not thinking much, Xie Wanying went over and sat down. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Everyone was enthusiastically discussing the menu. Only Hu Zhifan, like a dejected rooster, hung his head and distractedly knocked on the chopsticks in his hand.

Tao Zhijie didn’t say anything to him. There was no need for him to speak up. The excellent mentor brought Student Pan to let the student handle it. Pan Shihua was sweating all over, knowing that dining out with senior students came at a price, which is why they admired how Student Xie dared to join the seniors for a meal repeatedly.

"Say what you need to him." Lau Jingyun, as the senior sister, leaned towards her junior and encouraged Student Pan to educate her own boyfriend.

Doctors need to educate patients without scaring them off. Pan Shihua struggled to find the right words in his head and started by expressing concern for the patient: "How have you been feeling lately?"

"Pretty good, very good." Hu Zhifan raised his head, assuming a heroic posture ready for sacrifice at any moment.

Lau Jingyun rolled her eyes.

"Dr. Tao said you haven’t been coming in for your follow-up visits as scheduled." Pan Shihua told the patient, "That’s not good. Your condition needs regular check-ups. The doctors need to know if you’ve been taking your medication properly and if you’ve corrected past dietary mistakes to prevent a relapse."

"Yes, yes, yes, I take my medicine, wouldn’t dare not to." Hu Zhifan repeatedly assured that he was an exemplary patient who followed medical advice.

"I heard you’re free this afternoon, why not come to the hospital for a follow-up check?" Pan Shihua took the opportunity to suggest.