Around six in the evening, while in the middle of surgery, Yan Feifan noticed a figure wavering in his peripheral vision.
He looked up. It was Wang Chuan, who had left the operating room more than two hours ago, now back again.
Yan Feifan noticed the deep worry etched on Wang Chuan’s face and couldn’t help but ask, "Is Mr. Tang’s condition that bad?"
"Bad doesn’t even begin to cover it. It’s a complete disaster!"
Wang Chuan replied with a sigh, then explained, "His face was corroded by concentrated sulfuric acid. You could say his condition is even worse than Yanyan’s."
"From below the right cheekbone down to his chin, most of the muscle was severely carbonized. I had no choice but to cut it away."
"I also had to remove the right side of his nose and the tip."
"There are also scattered acid burns on his neck, scalp, and other areas of his face."
"His right palm was also severely burned."
"The only saving grace is that his eyes were unharmed."
Wang Chuan let out another pained sigh and continued, "I debrided his wounds again and applied an artificial skin coating."
"I also implanted some subcutaneous tissue expanders in his abdomen and thighs."
"The priority is to generate some skin tissue as quickly as possible for a facial graft, to keep his condition from deteriorating further."
After listening to the explanation, Yan Feifan couldn’t help but ask, "Weren’t they in the middle of negotiating compensation?"
"Why did the bride-to-be suddenly snap and attack him so viciously?"
Wang Chuan said with a heavy sigh, "We’ll have to wait for the police interrogation to find out the full story."
"According to Jio Xin, they couldn’t agree on a compensation amount because the other party was unyielding. Tang Zheng then threatened to end the negotiations and told them to take legal action, saying the amount they were demanding was too high."
"Tang Zheng also warned them that according to the pre-operative agreement signed by both parties, they likely wouldn’t get a single cent in compensation if it went to court."
Wang Chuan surmised, "Tang Zheng’s threat was just a negotiation tactic. The bride-to-be must have taken him at his word and decided to take a desperate, extreme measure."
Hearing this, Yan Feifan was suddenly struck by a sense that no one was safe.
Vicious attacks on doctors are reported in the news from time to time.
As a doctor, it’s impossible for every diagnosis or surgery to go perfectly smoothly.
If a doctor was unfortunate enough to have a failure or make a mistake, and then happened to encounter a patient or family member with a violent, extreme personality... the consequences would be unimaginable.
This made Yan Feifan think of the assistant he had mentioned to Mr. Liu that morning.
’The assistant I hire,’ he mused, ’must know how to fight. Someone who can protect me when it counts...’
At 7:30 PM, the female trainee’s full-face plastic surgery concluded.
After handling some post-operative tasks, Yan Feifan immediately rushed to the sterile ward to visit Tang Zheng.
Tang Zheng was still unconscious from the anesthesia.
Dressed in a sterile gown, Yan Feifan carefully inspected Tang Zheng’s injuries before leaving the room.
Jio Xin, who was keeping watch outside the ward, saw him through the large glass window and hurried over. She asked worriedly, "Mr. Yan, he... he can recover, right?"
Yan Feifan said after a moment’s thought, "His situation is similar to Yanyan’s. There is hope."
"It will just require a significant amount of time."
"And it will be very difficult to restore his original appearance."
Jio Xin let out a long sigh of relief. "As long as he can recover, that’s what matters," she said softly. "As for his face... given his condition, we can’t be too greedy. Just looking presentable will be enough."
"I will do my best."
Yan Feifan affirmed, then asked, "Why are you the only one here? Where is Mr. Tang’s family?"
"And his fiancée?"
Jio Xin explained, "His family is on their way from out of town. They said they’ll arrive tonight."
"As for his fiancée..."
Jio Xin shook her head. "They’ve had several arguments recently because of the failed surgery on that bride-to-be."
"And now that this has happened..."
"Mr. Yan, it’s probably over between them. You understand."
Yan Feifan nodded in understanding.
That rich girl was with Tang Zheng largely for his exceptionally handsome face.
Now that he’s disfigured, the foundation of their relationship no longer exists.
Yan Feifan asked again, "Any news from the police?"
Jio Xin nodded. "We just got an update. The bride-to-be confessed. Her fiancé, the one who called off the wedding, got together with her best friend—the same friend who talked her into getting the surgery. And they’re getting married at the same hotel, on the same date she had originally booked."
"She just snapped."
"She brought a bottle of concentrated sulfuric acid to Mr. Tang, saying she didn’t want any compensation, as long as Mr. Tang was willing to marry her."
"Marry her?" Yan Feifan found it unbelievable.