The next morning, Yan Feifan arrived at the Affiliated Hospital and saw Xv Fang waiting for him in the parking lot of the Little Red House.
"Mr. Yan, thank you for taking me on as your assistant. I’ll..."
"Don’t thank me."
Yan Feifan cut him off bluntly. "You should be thanking Mr. Miao."
"And I need to tell you this upfront: if you don’t perform well enough, or even if you try your hardest but still can’t meet my standards..."
"You can go right back where you came from."
As Yan Feifan said this, only one word came to mind.
’Satisfying!’
He’d thought he would have to wait several years before he was in a position to say something like that to someone.
He never expected to achieve it so soon.
"Yes, Mr. Yan. I’ll do my best not to disappoint you!" Xv Fang replied, looking like a well-behaved student.
Yan Feifan nodded, satisfied.
He noticed Xv Fang reach up to adjust his glasses again and couldn’t help but say, "About those glasses... in the operating room..."
Xv Fang quickly explained, "Mr. Yan, I have contacts. I’ll switch to them before entering the operating room."
Yan Feifan hummed in acknowledgment, then added as a reminder, "In an emergency, you might not have time to switch."
"You should probably get a pair of prescription glasses like sports goggles—something that won’t fall off easily and is convenient to put on."
"Mr. Yan, I’ll get a pair tonight!" Xv Fang quickly agreed.
Yan Feifan chuckled. "It’s just a suggestion. It might not be for you. Just do whatever is most comfortable, as long as it doesn’t interfere with your work."
"Come on, let’s go see the patient."
Yan Feifan took his new assistant and met up with Qin Feng to see today’s surgical patient.
Unexpectedly, an unfamiliar soldier guarding the hospital room door stopped Xv Fang.
The man explained that Xv Fang’s background check hadn’t been completed, so he was not yet cleared to participate in the patient’s treatment.
The military patient Yan Feifan was scheduled to see today was reportedly a top expert in the defense industry.
Considering the security factors, Yan Feifan couldn’t vouch for Xv Fang, just to be safe.
Yan Feifan had no choice but to send Xv Fang to find Yu Suye and have him work under her guidance for the time being.
Accompanied by Qin Feng, Yan Feifan met the high-security patient in his room—a forty-seven-year-old man with a brain tumor.
After reviewing the patient’s latest cranial scans and other vitals, he gave the order for the surgery to proceed on schedule...
A little after eleven in the morning, after finishing the brain tumor puncture and injection procedure, Yan Feifan checked a message from Wang Chuan and hurried over to the plastic surgery center.
In Mr. Wang’s office, Yan Feifan met Ouyang Yanran, who had come to negotiate on behalf of the Lin Family.
"What are the Lin Family’s terms?" Yan Feifan asked, cutting straight to the chase.
Ouyang Yanran broke into a radiant smile. "Feifan, you really are direct. No beating around the bush."
"So, what are *your* terms?"
Yan Feifan chuckled. "I’ve never been in this situation before. And since they’re such a powerful family in charge of the Baiyulan Group, I’m worried my demands will be either too light or too heavy."
"Yanran, can you give me a baseline? That way I’ll have a frame of reference."
Ouyang Yanran giggled, but her smile vanished a moment later, and her expression turned serious.
"Last night, Lin Zuo was taken away by the police."
"When the Lin Family found out what happened, they didn’t think much of it. They just planned to use their connections to get him out."
"But the person they called, someone they thought was reliable, initially agreed without hesitation. A little while later, he called back and said there was nothing he could do."
"That’s when the entire Lin Family panicked. They started asking around everywhere and finally learned that the military and state security were involved..."
Hearing this, Yan Feifan finally understood.
’So that’s why the case was solved so quickly and cleanly. A much more powerful force had gotten involved.’
Ouyang Yanran’s voice continued.
"Feifan, the Lin Family having me—someone you’re close to—handle the follow-up negotiations shows their attitude..."
"They’re ready to accept any consequences for this, and they’ll let you do what you want with Lin Zuo."
Yan Feifan was taken aback. "The Lin Family’s attitude is that good?"
Ouyang Yanran gave a faint, sarcastic smile. "It’s not that they want to have a good attitude. They don’t have a choice."
"Who would’ve thought a rising young doctor like you would have such powerful backing? Powerful enough to make the state intervene on your behalf, no less."
"The Baiyulan Group might look big, and it’s a publicly-traded company, but it’s not without its share of shady dealings."
"Against that kind of state power, ten Baiyulan Groups wouldn’t be enough to make a difference."
"Besides, the Lin Family and the Baiyulan Group are two separate entities. The state could easily find a new owner for Baiyulan."