Overpowered Resident Doctor-Chapter 119: Confined to the Operating Room

Yeu Quan balled up his discarded surgical gown, gloves, and mask, and hurled them into the disposal bin at the entrance of the surgical area as if to vent his frustration.

He felt humiliated, and at the same time, a deep dissatisfaction with Chen Yu grew in his heart.

Yeu Quan understood that his momentary hesitation had caused his teacher to change her mind.

But his hesitation was simply a sign of maturity and caution.

Yan Feifan’s confident assurances, on the other hand, were just empty boasts.

Having followed his teacher for several years, Yeu Quan refused to believe that she didn’t have a clear understanding of his skill level.

And yet, just because of his brief hesitation, she had chosen that so-called genius who was still wet behind the ears.

’Wasn’t she afraid that kid would botch the surgery?’

’In the end, it’s her reputation that would suffer the most damage!’

’Even if that kid gets lucky and succeeds...’

The thought of that kid successfully completing the surgery made Yeu Quan suddenly anxious.

’His teacher would definitely find out about his behavior in the operating room just now.’

’Knowing how strict she was, what awaited him would be anything but pleasant...’

At this very moment, inside the operating room, Yan Feifan was going full-throttle, completely immersed in the surgery.

He had just placed a suture in a blood vessel, and his mind had already run through all the steps for suturing the next vessel, stitch by stitch.

Simulation first, practice second.

With a clear plan to follow, Yan Feifan’s hands moved without pause, advancing steadily at a pace that seemed slow but was deceptively fast.

And this was with an assistant whose coordination was less than smooth.

The short young man, being an intern, was perhaps too nervous. His hands were a bit unsteady, and his technical movements were somewhat clumsy.

However, Yan Feifan could feel that the young man was trying hard to adjust and constantly adapt.

He also noticed that the young man’s performance was improving.

Of course, the more important reason was that there was no one else available for now, so Yan Feifan didn’t kick the less-than-qualified assistant out.

Yan Feifan had no choice but to work a little harder and take on more of the work himself.

Fortunately, for now, it was all still within the scope of his abilities...

In this state of intense mental focus, Yan Feifan lost all track of time.

He was even more unaware that two new observers had entered the operating room.

His teacher, Qin Ying.

And Mrs. Chen, who had left and returned, with an IV line taped to her forehead.

Chen Yu stared at the large screen hanging diagonally above the operating table.

It clearly displayed a suture needle darting between the two nerve bundles being anastomosed, rising and diving like a cheerful, darting fish.

Chen Yu parted her lips and said softly, "That one-year agreement... we don’t need to continue it."

Qin Ying turned her head to look at the woman beside her.

Although a student had thoughtfully placed a stool nearby, she stubbornly remained standing.

"Are you admitting defeat?"

"I am admitting defeat!"

Chen Yu’s response was crisp, and she continued, "However, I refuse to admit that your teaching ability surpasses mine."

"You just got lucky!"

"Look at the level of skill this kid is showing. Is this something you could have taught him in just one short month?"

"Qin Ying, just admit it."

"You just got lucky. Fundamentally, when it comes to teaching, you’re still a failure who’s achieved nothing."

Qin Ying said leisurely, "A teacher for a day is still a teacher, let alone for over a month."

"Besides, Chen Yu, if your eyes aren’t blind..."

Qin Ying added with a triumphant tone, "You can surely see that the unique technique this kid used for the vascular anastomosis just now is the very one I synthesized and improved."

Seeing the other woman about to open her mouth, Qin Ying continued, "You can deny it out loud, but I know that deep down, you know it’s true."

Chen Yu just shot a look towards the heavens, speechless.

"Qin Ying, you get more shameless with age. What ’unique technique you synthesized and improved’?"

"Aren’t you afraid those old masters will climb out of their coffins to settle the score with you? You just cobbled a few things together; you made no unique, outstanding contribution of your own."

Qin Ying said calmly, "Synthesizing several techniques used in different scenarios and refining them into one universally applicable technique."

"That’s not an insignificant contribution, is it?"

"How is that a contribution..."

Chen Yu wanted to refute her, but Qin Ying held up a hand to stop her.

"Mrs. Chen, you seem to have enough energy to argue with me. Does that mean you’ve recovered?"

Qin Ying gestured toward the operating table with her eyes. "Do you want to take over? Or are you going to let my student finish the job for you?"

Chen Yu scoffed lightly and said, "As if I don’t know what you’re thinking. Hmph, this time, I’ll sacrifice my own reputation to let this kid have his moment..."

"Ouch... I have to step out again..."

Another two-plus hours passed. The surgery entered its final phase, and the most thrilling, critical moment had arrived.

Under the watchful eyes of the intern assistant and the nurses, Yan Feifan released two small hemostatic clamps. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Immediately, the pale, severed portion of the thumb changed color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A healthy, flesh tone appeared.

For Yan Feifan, this was his favorite color in the entire world.

A round of enthusiastic applause broke out in the operating room.

Although the sound was muffled by their gloves and not very crisp, to the elated Yan Feifan, it was still a beautiful melody.

He raised his hands to quiet the celebration and said in a clear voice, "The surgery isn’t completely over yet. Let’s keep up the good work..."

Next was closing the skin and flesh, which for Yan Feifan, was a simple and familiar task!

In less than half an hour, he had finished suturing the skin and dressing the wound.

After that, the anesthesiologist would perform another check on the patient.

The scrub nurse and circulating nurse would conduct a meticulous count of all surgical instruments, gauze, and other items used during the operation.

If the first count was off, they would count a second and third time, until the numbers were absolutely certain.

The patient absolutely could not leave the operating room until the count was confirmed.

Those medical malpractice incidents reported in the news, where gauze or surgical clamps were left inside a patient’s body, are always the result of a failure in hospital management.

As the chief surgeon, Yan Feifan didn’t need to concern himself with these detailed follow-up tasks.

His job now was to walk out of the operating room and tell the patient’s family waiting outside that the surgery was a success!

Yan Feifan turned to leave the operating table and was surprised to see Qin Ying and Chen Yu standing quietly not far away.

"Teacher, Mrs. Chen!"

Yan Feifan quickly walked over. "How long have you two been here? Mrs. Chen, your health?"

Chen Yu chuckled. "I’m fine now!"

She continued, "We arrived three hours ago. I told the others not to alert you because I wanted to see if you would notice our arrival on your own."

Chen Yu suddenly asked, "Yan Feifan, did you really not notice? Or were you just pretending not to?"

"Mrs. Chen, I really didn’t know!" Yan Feifan answered honestly.

Chen Yu huffed lightly, then said with emotion, "Director Wang Chuan and Mr. Qin both said you’re a natural-born surgeon, a clutch performer who becomes more reliable the more critical the moment."

"Judging from this surgery, you certainly are."

"Yan Feifan, that was a good performance. You exceeded my expectations."

Yan Feifan said modestly, "It’s mainly because of my teacher’s excellent guidance, as well as your own instruction and trust, Mrs. Chen."

Chen Yu scoffed and chided, "Yan Feifan, you’ve learned to suck up now, have you? If you’re skilled, you’re skilled. There’s no need to be modest."

After a pause, Chen Yu looked toward the operating table, suddenly raised her voice, and said in a serious tone, "Everything that happened today stays in this operating room."

"Is that understood?"

"Understood!" everyone in the operating room replied in unison.

Chen Yu’s gaze fell on Yan Feifan again. "Let’s go. We’ll see the patient’s family together..."