Chapter 323: Chapter 322: Isn’t It Tiring to Live?

At 9:40 AM, Yan Feifan performed a dehydration and shrinkage test using anhydrous ethanol on the brain tumor tissue obtained from the patient via a puncture biopsy.

Shortly before 11:00 AM, after receiving the test results, Yan Feifan performed a puncture injection on the patient’s cranial tumor with Qin Feng’s assistance.

Although Yan Feifan had been reluctant to take on this surgery, he hadn’t cut any corners in his preparations.

After all, the patient sent over to be a guinea pig had done nothing wrong.

Besides, it was Yan Feifan’s principle to always give his all, treating every patient with one hundred percent preparation and effort.

That said, Yan Feifan had a rather good impression of this "guinea pig" patient.

This was despite the man being under anesthesia the entire time, never having exchanged a single word with Yan Feifan.

The man was forty-three years old, with a square face and a broad forehead.

Because it was a minimally invasive procedure with the incision made through the nasal sinuses, his head hadn’t been completely shaved; he still had his neat, slicked-back short hair.

Only the hair around the puncture site had been shaved.

Overall, the man was quite pleasant-looking.

In Yan Feifan’s opinion, the man looked like he could be a national news anchor.

The surgery wasn’t particularly difficult, and the entire procedure concluded smoothly just after 5:00 PM.

The brain tumor resection, which Qin Feng was in charge of, took nearly four and a half hours.

After completing the puncture injection, Yan Feifan acted as an assistant, observing and helping Mr. Qin up close throughout the entire tumor resection.

Compared to Dr. Qiu Ge’s delicate and precise technique, Yan Feifan found Qin Feng’s surgical style to be more decisive and clean.

Based on the skill he displayed, Yan Feifan believed Qin Feng was a notch above Dr. Qiu.

As for why Mr. Qin wasn’t more well-known—at least, Yan Feifan had never heard much about him—Yan Feifan guessed it probably had something to do with his status and where he worked.

After the surgery ended, Yan Feifan didn’t have a chance to discuss medicine with Mr. Qin before the older man who had brought him there escorted him downstairs and back into the Audi.

Once the car was moving smoothly, Yan Feifan checked his phone and saw several unread messages and missed calls.

He opened the notifications and saw two unread messages.

One was from Yu Suye, asking about his dinner plans. The other was a picture of a grilled steak from Xiaoyu.

Yan Feifan replied to Yu Suye, letting her know he was on his way home and would be there in about an hour.

There were two missed calls: one from Zheng Ling around 5:00 PM, and another from He Pengfei sometime after 4:00 PM.

Yan Feifan called Mr. Zheng back first.

After a few rings, Mr. Zheng answered.

"Mr. Yan, are you all finished?"

"I am," Yan Feifan replied quietly.

"Mr. Zheng, about that surgery this morning..."

"Mr. Yan, that’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about..."

Mr. Zheng’s voice on the phone grew cheerful. "That patient’s family member—the one who was so arrogantly demanding you rush to the hospital earlier."

"Well, not long after that, she came back to apologize, all meek and humble, and even brought a gift."

"She was also trying to subtly ask about your connections and said she wanted to apologize to you in person and offer a profound self-criticism."

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but chuckle. "Forget it. An in-person apology isn’t necessary. I don’t want to see her."

"Let’s just put this whole thing behind us..."

After finishing his call with Mr. Zheng, Yan Feifan dialed He Pengfei back.

The call connected quickly, and He Pengfei’s somewhat weary voice came through the phone.

"Mr. Yan, we had all the little girls from that kindergarten come to the Affiliated Hospital for targeted physical exams today."

"We didn’t find any issues."

Yan Feifan grunted in acknowledgment. "That’s good news."

He then asked, "And the little girl?"

"We found her."

"Her initial exam didn’t reveal any issues."

After a brief pause, He Pengfei’s voice continued, "So I told the examining doctor that you, Mr. Yan, had specifically requested this child receive a priority examination."

"And I’ll tell you, mentioning your name really works wonders."

"An experienced, older female doctor took over the little girl’s examination."

"Before long, we got word that an ultrasound had revealed the little girl actually had testicles."

"Then I heard they were going to do a chromosome test on her."

"Mr. Yan, that’s the situation for now."

’So my diagnosis was correct,’ Yan Feifan thought.

He said politely into the phone, "Thank you for letting me know, Mr. He. I appreciate all your hard work."

After hanging up with He Pengfei, Yan Feifan leaned back against the comfortable car seat, closed his eyes, and began to rest.

"Mr. Yan, we’ve arrived."

The voice pulled Yan Feifan from his daze. He refocused his thoughts and realized the car had already stopped.

The car was parked right in front of the south gate of Zuimo Court, and the sky had grown considerably darker.

Yan Feifan grabbed his briefcase and got out, noticing the older man had also exited the vehicle and was rounding the front of the car.

"Mr. Yan, please return the patient file to me."

Yan Feifan took the file for today’s patient out of his briefcase and handed it over.

He couldn’t resist adding a cold warning, "For your leader’s surgery, you’d best inform me at least a day in advance."

"If you notify me at the last minute and it creates a serious conflict with my schedule, I can’t guarantee I’ll be there."

The older man, who had been stone-faced until now, took the file and, for once, actually cracked a smile at Yan Feifan.

"Mr. Yan, to be honest, there won’t be another surgery."

"The one you performed today... that was the leader’s surgery."

Yan Feifan let out an involuntary "Ah."

The smile on the older man’s face widened as he leaned into the car and retrieved a gift box.

"The leader prepared this gift for you in advance, Mr. Yan. Please accept it."

"Mr. Yan... thank you."

Watching the Audi merge into the main flow of traffic, Yan Feifan couldn’t help but mutter to himself, ’Use the real to feign the false, and the false to feign the real?’ 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

’Are they playing games from the Art of War?’

’Don’t these people ever get tired of living so cautiously?’

Yan Feifan sighed to himself and then inspected the rather heavy gift box in his hands.

He opened the box and found a bottle of liquor inside.

It was a bottle of Maotai, a brand he was quite familiar with.

Judging by the label on the bottle, which was somewhat yellowed and faded, it seemed to be quite old.

Yan Feifan nodded in satisfaction. ’I don’t drink, but this should make for a pretty nice gift for someone.’

When he got back to his apartment, he found his sister, Yu Suye, and Du Qiu were all there, along with Xiaoyu.

"Mr. Yan, Miss Ruo is taking me to school early tomorrow morning."

Tian Yu quickly explained as she eagerly took the briefcase and gift box from Yan Feifan’s hands.

"Mr. Yan, I didn’t just bring you grilled steak, I also brought grilled lamb ribs and grilled pork ribs!"

"Dinner’s all ready. We were just waiting for you..."

Yan Feifan washed up, then went to the dining room and sat down. In the center of the table were two large platters of glistening, slightly charred pork and lamb ribs.

On the plates in front of him and Yu Suye, a very tempting-looking grilled steak sat waiting for each of them.

Just as Yan Feifan was about to dig in, his phone rang again.

It was a call from Chen Yu.

"Kiddo, you and Yu Suye have another chance to get some practice."

"You in?"