Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In Yun Hua Hospitalâs meeting room.
The wind from the air conditioner blew gently. It felt a little warm and a little dry. It felt as if the breath of the homeroom teacher blowing on your neck, stirring up the urge to give that teacher a slapâ¦
The leaves of the devilâs ivy were a little curled up, like a programmer who had worked overnight. It also made a pretense of having two of its leaves fall. But seeing as it was a young devilâs ivy, it remained unclear where exactly on the plant did the fallen leaves come from. It appeared to be very healthy in the flower potâ¦
âYour devilâs ivy is wilting. Itâs time to replace it.â A patient with the appearance of a programmer revealed a bitter face fuelled with resentment as he rolled the wheels of his wheelchair and came into the room. He was just observing the arrangement in the room as if he could just pick up one of the decorations anytime to run rampant on a cockroach.
âThere are people who are running this company who will handle this,â Houseman Yu Baoke replied and dug out the medical case in his hands as he cleared his throat and said, âYour body conditionâ¦ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIt would be better to get rid of the withered devilâs ivy. It would be better to get rid of it earlier than later. Donât people say that devilâs ivy can absorb formaldehyde and something else? What do people say if it has withered away?â
âDehydrated?â Yu Baoke had studied biology before.
The patient with the appearance of a programmer sighed. âWhat you said might apply to other plants, but a plant like the devilâs ivy is different. Devilâs ivies are smart plants, or else, why do you think it wants to absorb formaldehyde? Devilâs ivies are just like working dogs among the plants, just like detection dogs.â
âHow does your Achilles tendon feel now?â Ling Baoke did not want to talk about the devilâs ivy.
The patient with the appearance of a programmer who had not fully expressed himself pouted and said, âPainful. But I can take it. Itâs better to have my Achilles tendon torn compared to hair loss.â
âYou donât work out normally, right?â
âI will still suffer hair loss whether I work out or not. Why canât you guys understand that this is hereditaryâ¦â The programmer immediately flew into a rage.
Yu Baoke did not bother to console the patient. He just looked at the patient coldly. He waited until the patient had calmed down before he said, âFor patients who do not work out normally, there is no need to undergo open surgery for Achilles tendon repair.â
âDidnât you say that your Zhu-Ling Achilles Repair Technique is the best?â
âBut not suitable for you, just like how we will not make you undergo chemotherapy to treat your Achilles tendon rupture, get it?â Yu Baoke tried his best to explain.
The patient laughed cheerfully, âActually, I am not afraid even if you used it on me since I am beginning to lose my hair. If you did, I can say that you used the wrong medicine on me and apply for a large sum of compensation money. After that, I can quit my job and start my own company. I can hold on for three to four years before declaring bankruptcy. By then, my life will be considered successful. By the end of it, I can use the remaining compensation money to start a tea shop, or perhaps a fruit shopâ¦â
The patient was muttering as he sank into his own wonderful hallucination, and this was a scene commonly found when he worked overtime on a daily basis.
Yu Baoke furrowed his eyebrows intensely as he slowly said, âYou are not an athlete. You donât need to undergo open surgery Achilles tendon repair. Minimally invasive surgery will provide an outcome that is almost similarâ¦â
As a houseman, Yu Baoke spoke strictly based on the words which his senior doctors taught him.
The patient smiled gently as if some program in his brain was activated as he said, âI am preparing to go hiking on Mount Everest.â
Yu Baoke was stunned for a moment.
âHiking is considered as a workout, right? A man of my age and with the type of work I do should be able to do that as well.â
âEven though hiking is a type of workoutâ¦â Yu Baoke sighed and said, âYou have never hiked before, right? Are you sure you want to suffer for a few more months just because you have that plan?â
The patient shook his head and said, âDoctor, I want to undergo the best surgery. I cannot afford to wait until I retire only to realize when I want to work out that my Achilles tendon is not working anymore, right?â
âThere is no good or bad when it comes to surgery. The condition of your Achilles Tendon will be different than now when you retire,â Yu Baoke said pointlessly.
The patient shook his head. âNo matter what, I want to receive the Zhu-Ling Achilles Repair Technique. I want to go hiking on Mount Everest.â
Yu Baoke sighed and said, âHave you gone hiking on Mount Everest before?â
âNo.â
âHave you gone hiking on that sort of tall mountain before?â
The patient hesitated for a few seconds before he said, âMount Tai.â
âHiking on a mountain like Mount Tai doesnât require you to receive open surgery for your Achilles Tendon repair.â Yu Baoke tapped his thigh as he spoke cheerfully, âYou see, you do not need to undergo open surgery. You do not need toâ¦â
âI want to go hiking on Mount Everest.â
âIt is futile even if you think about it. With your current athletic condition, you will not be capable of hiking on that mountain. There wonât be any difference whether you improve your physique or notâ¦â Yu Baoke sounded a little pumped. If Zuo Cidian were here with him, the patient might end up agreeing.
The patient was stubborn and said, âThen I can go hiking on Mount Godwin-Austen.â
Yu Baoke hesitated for a few seconds. âAre you kidding me?â
âMount Godwin-Austen is the second-highest mountain in the world. You can check your phone.â
âYou will not be capable of hiking to the top of the second-highest mountain.â Yu Baike did not check his phone. He persisted with his view and said, âForget about even the highest or second highest mountain, you canât even scale the twentieth highest mountain in the world. With the current condition of your body, you are really not fit to undergo open surgery Achilles tendon repair. There is no needâ¦â
âKhunyang Chhish.â
âWhat?â
âItâs the 21st tallest mountain in the world, and itâs in Pakistan.â
âYou are kidding, right?â Yu Baoke could not believe him this time. He took out the phone and started searching.
A while later, Yu Baoke put down the phone in puzzlement as he looked at the patient and said, âIs your hobby geography?â
âAre you crazy? Who on earth would have geography as his hobbyâ¦?â The patient paused for a moment and said, âI have previously made a game. The core method of playing the game is called climbing the mountain. It uses the height of the mountains to represent b**bs⦠do you understand?â
The patient gestured with his hand and said once again, âThe top 100 tallest mountains in the entire world are Orange Cards. Players must pay a great amount of money in order to get them through my gacha system⦠Forget about the top 100 mountains, I know quite a lot about the top 1,000 tallest mountains. The people also need to spend money on those Purple Cards, you know?â
â¦â¦
On the next day, Ling Ran stretched his body as he yawned. He then walked out of the operating theater.
Yu Yuan followed Ling Ran from behind him. She was yawning even louder. âIâm so tired. I know that being a chief resident is often quite tiring, but I didnât expect it to be even more tiring than I imagined.â
âJust relieve yourself from duty for the day if you are tired. I can give you a massage.â Ling Ran took out a bottle of alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Yu Yuan lowered her neck obediently.
Ling Ran squeezed the alcohol sanitizer and put his hand on her neck like he was carrying a puppy by its neck. He started lifting and pulling as he started performing massage manipulation on Yu Yuan.
Yu Yuan narrowed her eyes. She felt that her neck was sore and in pain. She followed Doctor Ling in unorganized footsteps. She said, âDoctor Ling, we cannot give the patients the freedom to undergo any surgery they have in mind. I am about to vomit doing Achilles tendon repairs.â
She did not dare mention the Zhu-Ling Achilles tendon repair, but everyone could tell that was what she meant.
Ling Ran applied pressure on her neck and said, âNo need. The patientsâ request is also reasonable to a certain level.â
âIt might be reasonable is reasonable, but our Achilles tendon repair wastes too much timeâ¦â
âHow can performing surgery be treated as wasting time?â Ling Ranâs eyes burned.
In comparison to the 30-minute Achilles tendon repair, Ling Ran would naturally be more willing to perform a surgery worth 130 minutes. That was like playing a game. Why would he play 30 minutes when he could play for 130 minutes?
Yu Yuan was stunned for a moment before she cursed herself and said, âI already forgot. I was just spewing nonsenseâ¦â
âYes. It is a good thing that there are patients coming to us for treatment.â Ling Ran put on a smile on his face. He then massaged Yu Yuan a little more before he released her.
Yu Yuan exercised her neck a little and said in amazement, âMy neck doesnât seem to be in so much pain anymore.â
Ling Ran hummed and said, âYouâll be alright after a good nightâs rest back home. I canât solve all problems with osteopathic manipulationâ¦â
âDoctor Ling.â Zuo Cidian jogged over to his side.
âThere is another a patient being sent in?â Ling Ran did not show the slightest shock.
âThis time, it is a patient with liver cancer. Heâs seventy-three-years-old, has high blood pressure, diabetes, alcoholic fatty liverâ¦â Zuo Cidian reported a series of medical conditions as he spoke, âFrom Guangdong.â
âHow terrible.â
âThatâs just too much.â
âThatâs great!â
Everyone voiced their opinions at the same time. But their opinions were completely different from Ling Ranâs âThatâs great!â, which was uttered in praise.
âDoctor Ling?â Zuo Chidian felt gloomy.
âGo have a look. I can also operate on those with liver cancer.â Ling Ranâs walking speed increased slightly. In comparison to Achilles tendon repair, liver cancer surgery would provide a new experience.