He was indeed an A-list celebrity, but a veteran one.

In Yan Feifan’s view, when a woman reached a certain age, she ought to age gracefully according to the laws of nature.

If she had the body of an old woman but the heart of a young girl, the public could still find that quite acceptable.

But if it were the other way around, someone in their fifties or sixties with a face sculpted to look like a young girl’s… he couldn’t speak for others, but Yan Feifan himself wasn’t a fan…

After four in the afternoon, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye went to the trauma surgery ward to check on Guo Fan’s latest physical examination report.

Accompanying Guo Fan for his hospital stay were his parents and his girlfriend.

While flipping through Guo Fan’s test results, Yan Feifan secretly glanced at Yu Suye a few times.

He noticed she had no particular reaction to Guo Fan’s girlfriend, a woman whose figure and looks were clearly inferior to her own. That’s when he knew he’d been overthinking things.

Yu Suye was rational after all, simply treating Guo Fan as a sports star and an idol.

“The test reports are fine. No issues.”

After reviewing the test data, Yan Feifan made his assessment and explained to Guo Fan and his family, “Tomorrow’s surgery is expected to take about eight hours.”

“From eight AM to twelve PM, and then from one PM to five PM.”

As Yan Feifan said this, Guo Fan’s father couldn’t help but interrupt, asking, “Mr. Yan, why is a single surgery split into two halves?”

This… The reason was a bit awkward.

He also wanted to finish the surgery in one go, but alas, he couldn’t!

Slightly embarrassed, Yan Feifan explained vaguely, “An eight-hour surgery requires meticulous and patient work on the injured muscles and tissues for the entire duration. It’s very draining on our stamina and energy.”

“At noon, the medical staff needs to eat something and get some proper rest to replenish our strength and energy.”

Yan Feifan then added, “Guo Fan’s surgery is a collection of dozens of small procedures. It’s not like a craniotomy or thoracotomy. Pausing for a while in the middle won’t cause any adverse effects.”

Guo Fan and his family thought about it and saw his point, so they didn’t dwell on the issue of the two halves.

After giving them the preoperative instructions and answering a few more of their pressing questions, Yan Feifan left the trauma surgery department with Yu Suye.

On the way back to Qin Ying’s medical research lab, Yan Feifan tried to persuade her, “Su Ye, you can go home for the holiday. You don’t have to stay here specifically for this.”

“For Guo Fan’s surgery, I can just grab any intern to assist. It’ll be fine.”

Yu Suye shook her head. “I don’t want to go back.”

“Staying here, aside from the food being a little hard to get used to, I feel everything is great. I don’t have all the troubles I did back in Jingcheng.”

She glanced at Yan Feifan and said pointedly, “Of course, if there are surgeries to perform, it would be even better.”

Yan Feifan chuckled. “Su Ye, I’ll allow you to pick another disabled child from the welfare institute.”

“The conditions are the same as last time. The surgical plan must be approved by our mentor and Mr. Wang.”

Yu Suye was so happy that, for once, she let her girlish side show, exclaiming with a beaming smile, “Feifan, you’re the best! Thank you!”

Yan Feifan replied graciously, “We’re fellow apprentices. As they say, keep it in the family.”

“Besides, you’re an excellent surgeon.”

He then added magnanimously, “This time, I won’t have you work for free. There’s a surgical stipend!”

Yu Suye said in surprise, “Wow, it’s rare to see you be so generous! Even though you’re being generous with someone else’s money, it’s still a rare sight.”

Yan Feifan shot her a look. “I know there are some rumors about me, that I’m a cheapskate who never treats anyone to anything.”

He defended himself, “The truth is, I rarely eat snacks myself, so it never occurs to me to buy them for others.”

“Also, my sister manages all the money at home…”

Yu Suye chuckled lightly. “I get it, I get it. We’ve known each other for a while now. How could I not know what kind of person you are…”

As they spoke, the two arrived back at the research lab, ready to change their clothes, get off work, and go home to rest up.

Even though tomorrow’s surgery had a halftime break, an eight-hour procedure was still quite an ordeal.

Just then, Yan Feifan’s phone rang.

He picked it up and saw it was a call from his neighbor from Happiness Garden, Mr. Guo.

As soon as Yan Feifan answered, Mr. Guo’s slightly high-pitched voice came through the phone, “Xiaoyan, what does it mean when someone suddenly can’t hear? Is it easy to treat?”

“Mr. Guo, there are many causes for sudden deafness.”

Yan Feifan spoke patiently into the phone’s microphone, “You need to describe the condition and symptoms in detail for me to make a proper judgment.”

“Oh, hold on a second!”

Yan Feifan waited for a minute or two before Mr. Guo’s voice came through the phone again. “Xiaoyan, this is my relative’s kid.”

“He’s a high school senior this year. His foreign language grades aren’t great, so he’s been listening to English with headphones every day. Sometimes he even falls asleep with them on.”

“This morning, when he woke up, he suddenly couldn’t hear clearly. People have to shout very loudly right next to his ear for him to hear.”

“Xiaoyan, what’s going on with him?”

Yan Feifan analyzed, “Mr. Guo, his condition sounds like noise-induced hearing loss combined with sudden deafness, likely caused by factors like staying up late and high stress. He needs to go to the hospital for treatment immediately.”

He then reminded him, “Mr. Guo, the effectiveness of treatment for sudden deafness is directly related to how quickly the patient seeks medical attention.”

“The golden window for treatment is within 72 hours of onset. In short, the sooner the treatment, the better!”

Mr. Guo’s voice came through the phone again. “Xiaoyan, they’re already at the hospital. The doctor who examined him also said it’s sudden deafness.”

Hearing this, Yan Feifan felt a little frustrated.

He often received calls like this.

The person would already be receiving treatment at a hospital, yet they would still call him and ask with great earnestness what the illness was and if it was treatable.

He didn’t know if they were trying to test his, Yan Feifan’s, skills, or if they just didn’t trust the diagnosis given by their own doctor.

The truth was, making a diagnosis purely over the phone was the last thing a doctor wanted to do.

Because the same symptoms could manifest in different people for different underlying reasons.

And, compared to a patient’s own description of their symptoms, doctors trusted what they saw with their own eyes and the information gathered from their own examinations far more.

However, the people who called Yan Feifan for consultations like this were always acquaintances he knew.

So he would break that taboo and give his diagnosis as best he could.

Mr. Guo’s voice came from the phone again. “Xiaoyan, the hospital they took the kid to is a district hospital, not a very good one.”

“That doctor also said it’s unlikely the kid’s hearing will ever recover to its previous level.”

“Xiaoyan, he’s just a kid, and he’s about to take his college entrance exams. If his hearing is damaged, it will affect his college applications.”

“Xiaoyan, can you do me a favor and ask an expert from your Affiliated Hospital to take a look at him?”

Hearing this, Yan Feifan was put in a difficult position.

He said frankly, “Mr. Guo, his type of sudden deafness isn’t a rare or complicated disease. There are well-established protocols for treating this kind of hearing loss.”

“If he came to the Affiliated Hospital with this condition, his case would also be handled by a resident or an attending physician.”

“A department-level director wouldn’t take it.”

Mr. Guo pressed on the phone, “Not even for more money?”

Yan Feifan warned, “Mr. Guo, nowadays people are always ready to film and expose things online. Even if you offer more money, no one would dare to take it.”

After a short pause, Mr. Guo’s voice came again, “Ah, Xiaoyan, I can say I watched you and your sister grow up.”

“In the past, whenever your family had any issues, your auntie and I always helped out whenever we could.”

Hearing him play the sentiment card, Yan Feifan started to get a headache.

Setting aside whether this situation even warranted an expert’s intervention, it was the May Day holiday. Finding anyone was difficult.

In every hospital department, aside from the few deputy directors and chief physicians on duty who were too busy to get away, most of the senior doctors were either on vacation or busy making extra money doing freelance surgeries.

Yan Feifan braced himself and continued to listen as Mr. Guo said, “This kid is only eighteen, and he’s about to take the college entrance exams. This is a major life event.”

“Ah, Xiaoyan, I imagine you’ve been at the Affiliated Hospital for quite a few years now. You must know a lot of colleagues.”

“You definitely have a way to get an ENT specialist, don’t you?”

Mr. Guo immediately followed up, “Xiaoyan, you wouldn’t refuse to do your Mr. Guo this favor, would you?”

“Xiaoyan, don’t you worry. You’ll be properly compensated for your trouble…”

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