Chapter 276: with translation of chapter title

Zheng Ren savored Xie Yiren's movements as she was about to leave, the corners of his mouth turned up, he was extremely happy.

Returning to the emergency ward, he saw Yang Lei writing the operation record.

"Yang Lei, you can go off duty; I'll take today's shift," Zheng Ren said.

Seeing Zheng Ren return, Yang Lei smiled, his smile seeming to carry teasing, banter, and curiosity.

"How is it?"

"What do you mean, how is it?"

"The operating room, empty, lights out, a lone man and woman, love blossoming." Yang Lei's smile grew wider.

"Don't talk nonsense, the operating room has surveillance." Zheng Ren pretended nothing had happened, randomly making up excuses.

"That's true." Yang Lei also didn't want to make things difficult for Zheng Ren, smiling: "A Few Years Ago, the cardiothoracic surgery director and the operating room head nurse of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sheng Cheng Medical University were recorded, weren't they? If it weren't for their extensive connections, the whole internet would have deleted it within hours; who knows how big a scandal this would have become."

"……" Zheng Ren was just making an excuse, but he hadn't expected Yang Lei to follow the topic and steer his words in an unpredictable direction.

"Then I'm off." Seeing Zheng Ren embarrassed, Yang Lei didn't want to make things hard for him, and said with a chuckle: "Speaking of being the Inpatient Chief, it's really not a job for humans. Just thinking that in a few years, for promotion, I'll have to serve a year as Inpatient Chief makes me want to quit."

"Just get through it; after serving a year as Inpatient Chief, you'll be able to do any surgery." Zheng Ren said an old saying.

Yang Lei shook his head, his gaze very strange.

"Your skill, compared to when you went to Di Du, has made a lot of Progress." Yang Lei said: "Although I'm a nobody, my surgical skill is average, but my eyesight is still good."

"It's just that." Zheng Ren laughed.

"Take me with you to do surgeries; my family is in Hai Cheng, I estimate I won't be able to leave this lifetime." Yang Lei said seriously: "Young people in Dong Bei are getting fewer, the economy is worsening, they definitely can't keep someone like you. Teach me some skills; after you leave, I'll also be able to make a living."

Zheng Ren looked at Yang Lei's earnest gaze and nodded.

"Then I'm off." Yang Lei laughed: "I really envy you and Su Yun, those talented folks; sometimes I'm jealous to the point of seeing red."

"Talent?" Zheng Ren thought of that Big Pig Trotter. His own talent definitely wouldn't be higher than Su Yun's; that guy truly is a prodigy.

But…… it's just that.

Seeing Yang Lei off, Zheng Ren said a word to the nurse, then ran to the ICU to glance at the post-op patient.

Su Yun and the ICU's little nurses chatted while recording the patient's various data.

The patient's condition was stable, blood pressure steady with a rise; Zheng Ren took a look and left the ICU.

Because Zheng Ren wasn't at home, the emergency ward didn't have many patients.

Director Pan still prefers open-abdomen surgery; he's old, his adaptability limited, plus presbyopia, so laparoscopic surgery is something he can never do as well as the young.

Therefore, during this period, patients needing laparoscopic surgery were all sent to the rear Inpatient Department.

After checking around the unfamiliar patients, all were stable. Zheng Ren returned to the Zhibanshi, his heart feeling sweet, his mind filled with the image of Xie Yiren wearing the heart-shaped ornament close to her body.

He picked up his phone; Xie Yiren left a message: already home, don't worry.

Zheng Ren hesitated a moment, then replied briefly.

Today both were a bit embarrassed, unlike when they were far apart and would chat a lot every day. After saying a few simple sentences, Xie Yun said she was going to sleep.

Zheng Ren hung up his phone, washed up, and lay down.

He fell into a drowsy sleep; upon waking, the sky was already bright.

If every shift could be like last night, that would be great; Zheng Ren knows it's impossible, yet he earnestly hopes for it.

Early morning rounds, various routine matters.

Zheng Ren, by the way, checked on the patients; Chang Yue was familiar with each patient, they greeted with smiles and chatted enthusiastically.

At 9:16 a. m., the emergency department received a call: a patient with acute appendicitis.

Zheng Ren, as usual, perked up and received the patient.

Routine procedures; the patient had nothing special. Only the fasting time was slightly off, requiring surgery at noon.

But this isn't a big deal; we'll just wait a bit.

At noon, the surgery began, but Zheng Ren discovered Xie Yiren wasn't on duty; the instrument nurse was another one assigned by the head nurse.

"Where's Xie Yiren?" Zheng Ren blurted out.

"She said a classmate from the south had returned at noon and went out to eat." The head nurse said offhand.

Given the staffing of the emergency operating room, being able to give Xie Yiren a day off, even just a few hours, counts as a huge favor.

With Xie Yiren absent, many tasks had to be done personally by the head nurse.

But Zheng Ren's focus wasn't here; it turned out a classmate had come, and he had thought that his own unfulfilled impulse from yesterday had embarrassed Xie Yiren, so she resigned.

People in love are all blind.

Having already expressed his meaning clearly, yet at the slightest disturbance he would indulge in wild speculation.

……

……

In a top-tier hotel in Hai Cheng, Xie Yiren and her female classmate sat together, chatting and laughing.

Sitting opposite them was a refined, genteel middle-aged man—Li Xiaochen.

Li Xiaochen mobilized various resources and finally found Zheng Ren's "team".

Originally he had reservations about Su Yun's words; Zheng Ren, this young doctor, even if his skill were high enough, still hadn't reached the age where he could resist the old director's suppression.

Skill requires talent and effort.

While resisting the chief director's suppression requires long-term accumulation and connections.

At this point, if he chose to resist, the only thing he could do would be to leave Hai Cheng and start over.

"Team?" Which chief director would allow his subordinate Inpatient Chief to bring out a team? This means his wings are full grown, able to shoulder against the chief director.

But after investigating, Li Xiaochen was astonished to discover that this Boss Zheng truly had his own team. Assistant Su Yun aside, he had met and even eaten with him in Di Du; Li Xiaochen's impression of him was that he was handsome like a young lady, or rather, a beauty capable of toppling nations. Moreover…… he really could drink. Down a jin of Maotai and his complexion wouldn't change.

Besides Su Yun, there was also an instrument nurse and two anesthetists.

Such a combination…… left Li Xiaochen speechless.

The American professors hired by Haixia Hospital don't even have their own dedicated equipment nurses, so how does just an inpatient chief from Haicheng have one?

I made some inquiries and heard that the equipment nurse's family is fairly well‑off, though I don't know exactly how well‑off. Besides, the two anesthesiologists are only residents; even though they hold graduate degrees, residency is residency—they can't be employed as proper doctors.

Thus, Li Xiaochen's attention turned to Xie Yiren.

He found a classmate of Xie Yiren from the south and had him come back to act as an intermediary.

Originally, if it were just a matter of poaching an ordinary inpatient chief, there would be no need to incur such a high cost.

However, the news Li Xiaochen received was that Professor Rudolf Wagner, after the awards ceremony, rushed overnight to the capital but failed to find Zheng Ren. He is now in talks with Director Kong, and it seems Zheng Ren's trip to the capital is not far off.

This is a precious time window that must be seized.