Shortly before 9:00 AM, at Jingcheng West Suburb Baining Hospital.

After performing a puncture on a liver cancer patient, Yan Feifan was warmly ushered directly into the hospital director’s office by Yu Youhai.

Yan Feifan accepted a heavy, yellowish-orange piece of metal, sealed in transparent packaging, that Yu Youhai handed him.

“Mr. Yu, what is this?”

“A thank-you gift from the Zhou Family. Two hundred grams of gold!”

Yan Feifan let out a soft “Oh.”

Based on the current bank price for gold, this bar was worth around 80,000.

To earn 80,000 from a single freelance surgery… this was equivalent to more than half a year’s income for him in the past.

The compensation was quite substantial, and Yan Feifan was very satisfied.

Just then, Yu Youhai handed over an exquisite box bearing the Rolex logo.

Yan Feifan took it, opened it, and saw a men’s Rolex watch inside.

Yu Youhai chuckled softly. “A famous watch for a famous doctor.”

“Mr. Yan, you’re not the same person you were before. You should have a suitable brand-name watch to match your status.”

‘So this is the payment for the liver cancer patient’s puncture,’ Yan Feifan realized.

‘Hmm, I’ll have to look up how much this watch is worth when I get back.’

He said politely, “Mr. Yu, thank you.”

Yu Youhai chuckled. “No need to be polite. You earned this with your own skills. It’s what you deserve.”

He then added with a sigh, “Our last meeting is still fresh in my mind, as if it were just yesterday. But seeing you again now, the change is astonishing.”

“The old saying about seeing someone in a new light after just three days apart doesn’t even begin to describe my amazement.”

Yan Feifan gave a faint smile in response.

“Mr. Yan, you’ve seen our facilities. I can’t claim they’re the best in the country, but I’m confident we’re in the top three.”

“Are you interested in coming here to develop your career?”

Yu Youhai continued his tempting offer, “Baining Hospital is willing to provide a salary and benefits package at the chief physician level.”

“A house, a car, a work assistant… we’ll provide you with everything.”

“I can also guarantee unlimited support for research funding, with no upper limit.”

Yan Feifan was taken aback for a moment. “Mr. Yu, you had an agreement with our Mr. Liu.”

Yu Youhai replied without the slightest hint of embarrassment, “That was then, this is now. Mr. Yan, the value you’ve demonstrated is more than enough to make me break that agreement and abandon all face.”

He then added pointedly, “Su Ye is only doing her advanced training at the Affiliated Hospital. In a few months, she’ll be coming back here to work.”

Yan Feifan replied earnestly, “Mr. Yu, thank you for your generous offer and high regard. It’s just that I’ve lived in Binhai my entire life.”

“I was also trained by Binhai University Medical College and the Affiliated Hospital. I’m still in a phase of learning and growth.”

“I… have no plans to leave at the moment.”

Yu Youhai wasn’t particularly surprised by this answer.

He nodded lightly. “Mr. Yan, you have limitless potential. You could become one of the world’s top doctors.”

“For now, the Affiliated Hospital is indeed the most suitable place for you to learn and grow.”

“However, the Affiliated Hospital is a public institution, which comes with significant restrictions when it comes to allocating resources preferentially and acting with flexibility.”

“Mr. Yan, when you feel that your development is being constrained, please give Baining Hospital priority consideration.”

Yan Feifan replied perfunctorily, “I definitely will…”

Following that, Yan Feifan politely declined the invitation to stay for lunch and announced his departure.

This time, Yu Youhai had an office employee drive Yan Feifan and Yu Suye to Shoudu Capital International Airport.

As the car was about to turn onto the airport expressway, Yan Feifan asked, “Su Ye, are you sure you don’t want to go home for a visit?”

Yu Suye shook her head. “Going back, I don’t feel any family warmth, only repression and exhaustion.”

“It’s better if I don’t.”

Seeing her melancholic expression, Yan Feifan didn’t press the issue and switched the topic to work.

“The surgical plan for the girl with the leg deformity from the welfare home?”

The mention of work seemed to lift Yu Suye’s spirits, and her voice grew louder. “The surgical plan is still being perfected.”

“I’m aiming to get the plan approved by Mrs. Qin and Mr. Wang this week, so we can perform the surgery next week.”

Just then, Yan Feifan received a call from Director Wang Chuan.

He told him over the phone that he was on his way to Shoudu Capital International Airport and expected to be back at the hospital around two or three in the afternoon.

“Feifan, you need to hurry back. You have no idea, I’m at my wit’s end, completely overwhelmed.”

Yan Feifan asked with concern, “Director, what happened?”

“Is it about Yanyan?”

“Yanyan’s fine. It’s the plastic surgery center.”

Wang Chuan explained over the phone, “Feifan, that little assistant you support, Nurse Ye Lin, is really something else. She’s leading a group of young nurses and they’re clashing head-on with the center’s senior nurses.”

“This matter isn’t actually that big of a deal. We can talk about the details when you get back.”

Wang Chuan then said in a troubled voice, “Regarding the suture incident, the hospital’s disciplinary inspection department has finally made its move after a thorough investigation!”

“They summoned twenty-five doctors and nurses from the entire hospital to account for themselves, and seventeen of them are from our center.”

Yan Feifan could hear the deep exhaustion in Wang Chuan’s voice. He asked, “Director, rumors about this have been circulating for a while. Has there been some new development?”

“There has been a new development!”

Wang Chuan’s voice was grave over the phone. “A nurse from the center, hoping to earn merits and atone for her own mistakes, reported Dr. Qu Peng for fabricating a false identity for a business celebrity and performing a complete, face-altering plastic surgery!”

‘Holy crap, something like that actually happened.’

Yan Feifan knew that for typical plastic surgery—a nose job, lip fillers, jaw reduction, and so on—as long as you were still recognizable, you didn’t need to file a record with or get permission from the public security bureau.

However, if you wanted to completely change your appearance to the point where you were no longer recognizable, or even change your gender…

In that situation, it wasn’t a decision you could make on your own.

You first needed permission from your parents and family, then you had to apply to the public security bureau for a certificate of no criminal record and complete a registration.

Those with special statuses required approval from other relevant authorities as well.

For Qu Peng, as the deputy director of the plastic surgery center and a chief physician, to fabricate an identity for a business celebrity and perform an appearance-altering surgery…

The implications were enormous.

“Director, is the report credible?”

Wang Chuan replied in a frustrated tone, “The police are already involved. Dr. Qu has been taken away, and I’ve also been questioned.”

“From all the signs, the report appears to be true.”

“Feifan, tell me, am I a total failure as a director? We’ve had one incident after another.”

Yan Feifan quickly tried to console him. “Director, this isn’t your fault. It’s that these people couldn’t control their own greed and desires.”

“The plastic surgery center is now recognized as one of the top three plastic surgery institutions in the country. You’ve poured your heart and soul into it, Director.”

“It’s just that as our reputation has grown, so have the temptations of fame and fortune, and people’s hearts have become restless.”

Over the phone, Wang Chuan agreed. “Feifan, you have a point. Once our reputation grew, an endless stream of people came for surgery.”

“I was only focused on the daily number of surgeries and the revenue. I basically stopped paying attention to other aspects.”

After a pause, Wang Chuan’s voice came through the phone again.

“Feifan, I have an idea. Should we take this opportunity, with all these things happening at once, to conduct a major shake-up?”

Yan Feifan quickly voiced his support. “Director, I think it’s necessary. As the saying goes, you have to tear down the old to build the new—a chance to be reborn from the ashes.”

“After this shake-up, I believe the center will reach even greater heights.”

Wang Chuan chuckled through the phone. “You definitely just pulled those phrases out of thin air.”

“Still, they’re nice to hear.”

He said slowly into the phone, “Feifan, actually, you’re the one who’s given me the confidence, and the faith in life.”

“I… I’ll give it my all one more time…”

At 10:10 AM, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye arrived at the airport.

At the departure gate, they unexpectedly ran into someone.

Lu Yao!

Yu Suye’s expression turned cold. She threatened, “Are you looking to get hit again?”

Lu Yao flinched back, then forced himself to stand his ground.

“Su Ye, I’m here to tell you to your face that I will not give up.”

Yu Suye said with a look of disgust, “Whether you give up is your business.”

“I’m telling you, I already have someone I like.”

As she spoke, Yu Suye linked her arm with Yan Feifan’s, lifted her chin, and said, “Lu Yao, let me introduce you again.”

“The genius doctor, Yan Feifan. My boyfriend…”

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