Chapter 640: The Soft Persimmon

"Xiao Ji, so many!" Zhao Zhe held a thick stack of signed jerseys, murmuring to Ji Xiang as if he were dreaming.

Among them were several jerseys worn by Neymar, which Neymar had specially had mailed over because Ji Xiang needed them.

To a fan, these jerseys were worth a fortune.

"It's alright," Ji Xiang smiled. "When a doctor asks a patient for an autograph, it seems very few patients will refuse. After all, I am the Chief Surgeon."

"..."

Zhao Zhe had never encountered the matter of asking for autographs, and in a backwater place like Yuanliao, there was no one worth him asking for an autograph.

Following Ji Xiang, every day felt like a dream, until the dream came true.

However, the dozens of signed jerseys in his arms, with the world's only signed content right before his eyes, were objectively real.

Zhao Zhe felt happy inside; he hadn't expected that, in his old age, he would actually have a time for chasing stars.

"Zhao Zhe, are you working as a sanitation worker at the Affiliated Hospital now?"

A voice came over.

Zhao Zhe lowered his arms to make space; a man in his forties with a full beard stood at the entrance of the ward with several others.

"Ah! I forgot." Zhao Zhe exclaimed, the latter part of the sentence directed at Ji Xiang.

The man spoke rather rudely, with contempt in his eyes and at the corners of his mouth, which made Ji Xiang feel slightly displeased.

Zhao Zhe was a member of his own medical team; what right did this man have to speak to Zhao Zhe in such a tone?

"Who is this?" Although displeased, Ji Xiang still asked very politely.

"This is Xie Kai, a former colleague of mine from Yuanliao City," Zhao Zhe said, holding the jerseys as he introduced him. "Old Xie, this is Ji Xiang."

"He's the one who mentioned a while ago that the teacher of his child at home had blood in their stool, remember?"

Zhao Zhe leaned into Ji Xiang's ear and whispered the introduction.

Only then did Ji Xiang remember that a few days ago, Zhao Zhe had received a call where the other party was in a great hurry, asking Zhao Zhe to help introduce an Expert at the Affiliated Hospital for a consultation.

As it turned out, they had arrived so late that he and Zhao Zhe were just about to head home.

It didn't seem as urgent as they had claimed.

Moreover, this doctor named Xie Kai was particularly rude, and Ji Xiang did not like him.

"Zhao Zhe, you've really started acting big lately! You're really something!" Xie Kai walked over and gave Zhao Zhe a muffled punch; Zhao Zhe's thin frame let out a 'thud'.

"Oh, I'm just doing some Auxiliary work for Xiao Ji."

"Just like this?" Xie Kai glanced at the jerseys and scolded, "Even a Nurse is better than you; and you still call yourself a Doctor."

Zhao Zhe chuckled and did not retort.

Ji Xiang frowned, "Doctor Xie, if there is nothing else, we are going back to rest."

"You..." Xie Kai had long been accustomed to riding on Zhao Zhe's shoulders and doing whatever he pleased; being cut off by Ji Xiang, he was a bit stunned.

People like this are just like that; used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, he would definitely squeeze Zhao Zhe hard, seeing him as a soft persimmon.

"When asking for help to see a doctor, one should have the attitude of someone seeking a favor; even I, at twenty-two, know that," Ji Xiang said, blocking half of Zhao Zhe's body and looking down slightly at Xie Kai's bearded face.

"Old Xie, Xiao Ji is the leader of my medical team. We've finished filming here and are preparing to go home tomorrow. Look at you, you didn't even call me before coming; we almost missed each other. What's going on? Who is the Patient?"

Zhao Zhe chuckled, trying to smooth things over as much as possible to save Xie Kai from losing face.

Xie Kai's momentum had already been suppressed by Ji Xiang; in truth, he had no real momentum, it was just a habit formed from bullying Zhao Zhe for so long.

Stung by Ji Xiang's two remarks, Xie Kai had nothing to say.

Following the step Zhao Zhe provided, Xie Kai pretended nothing had happened and began the introduction.

"This is Sun Laoshi," Xie Kai said. "A month ago, she started noticing a small amount of blood in her stool. She had an Intestinal Endoscope done in Liaoyuan and found a 2.5cm polyp."

Xie Kai was an experienced Doctor after all; although his manner was unpleasant, he explained Sun Laoshi's situation quite clearly in a few simple sentences.

Ji Xiang's gaze moved past Xie Kai to look at the Patient behind him.

The Patient was about 30 years old with a ruddy complexion, but no matter how one looked at it, it didn't feel like a healthy ruddiness, but rather carried a hint of illness.

It shouldn't be Tuberculosis, Ji Xiang thought to himself.

She was holding a bottle of purified water; just as Xie Kai was talking to Zhao Zhe, the Patient had already taken two sips of water.

Her hand trembled slightly while drinking, and a little water spilled out, but the Patient herself did not notice.

"Hello, Sun Laoshi." Ji Xiang walked over and greeted the Patient with a smile.

"Zhao Zhe, I came to you to ask for a consultation with an Expert from the Affiliated Hospital, not for just any Tom, Dick, or Harry to treat her," Xie Kai said with a dark face.

"Old Xie!" Zhao Zhe's face also darkened.

He didn't care what Xie Kai said about him, but mentioning Ji Xiang touched Zhao Zhe's sore spot.

"How can you talk like that!" Zhao Zhe said. "Xiao Ji's diagnostic level is very high; to be honest, it's no worse than the Deputy Director at the Affiliated Hospital. And to find..."

"Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom." Sun Laoshi handed the purified water to her family member and hurried off to the restroom.

This action interrupted the argument. Xie Kai's displeasure was undisguised, but Ji Xiang didn't mind; he smiled, "Then come early tomorrow morning, and I'll ask Deputy Director Zou to help take a look."

Xie Kai was slightly satisfied.

He hadn't intended to find Zhao Zhe when he came in the evening, but was thinking of scouting the place first to get the lay of the land.

Otherwise, if Zhao Zhe said to go somewhere tomorrow and he didn't even know where it was, that would be embarrassing.

Xie Kai took a deep look at Ji Xiang and watched them leave.

"Xiao Ji, I'm sorry, Old Xie just has that kind of temper."

"Heh, it's only that temper after seeing you, right?" Ji Xiang smiled. "Zhao Ge, you are a member of our medical team; being bullied all the time isn't right."

"Oh, I've been used to it for so many years; a few insults won't cost me a piece of flesh. I'm an old Attending Physician; I gave up on the idea of moving up a long time ago, so it is what it is. But I know things are different now; I'll be tougher in the future."

A leopard cannot change its spots; Zhao Zhe was just saying that.

The two returned to the hotel, and after asking, Zhao Zhe carefully put away the specially signed Neymar jersey.

Early the next morning, the two of them hurried to the Affiliated Hospital.

The program recording had ended, and today's task was to bid farewell to everyone at the Affiliated Hospital.

During this time, Ji Xiang had come into contact with many doctors: Yang Zhuren, Zhai Yuhan, the drooling Zou Fuzhuren, Miao Pu the General Manager, and so on.

Thinking back, there were plenty of memories.

The program recording went very smoothly, and it was only natural to visit the various departments to say goodbye before leaving.

Zhao Zhe received a call very early and arrived at the Affiliated Hospital, where he saw Xie Kai waiting early with Sun Laoshi at the main entrance.

"Then let's go to Gastrointestinal Surgery first and take a look at Zou Fuzhuren. You brought all the materials, right?"