Chapter 494: In front of her, I am just a patient’s friend. Chapter 494: In front of her, I am just a patient’s friend. “Thank you, Dr. Xie. If you allow it, I’ll stay with him in the ward for now, and when my secretary returns, he’ll need someone to accompany him for the examination, won’t he?”
“Certainly,” Xie Wanying nodded her approval for him to stay in the ward, then turned and briskly walked back to the nurses’ station to attend to other matters.
After watching her retreating figure, Qi Yunfeng turned and went back into the ward.
Upon seeing him return, Old Kim, with recollection, commented, “A very young female doctor.”
“Anyone serving as a doctor at Guoxie has to be excellent, what’s there to worry about?” Qi Yunfeng said, patting his arm reassuringly.
Old Kim thought there was some truth to this: the mere brand of Guoxie attracted the attention of the common folk. Youth didn’t signify anything. What was most important was that this statement came from the mouth of Qi Yunfeng himself.
Who was Qi Yunfeng? He was the most formidable young President in the history of their group, a renowned scholar genuinely gold-plated from overseas, full of wisdom and understanding, and he was leading Guo Neng, a major conglomerate company of considerable influence.
With Qi Yunfeng’s perspective, it was very easy to judge the competence of a doctor.
“She seems not to recognize you,” Old Kim thought again, recalling Xie Wanying’s expression which showed no sign of knowing Qi Yunfeng’s identity.
“She’s a doctor, what does it matter if she recognizes me?” Qi Yunfeng almost laughed, letting out a soft cough twice.
“But we at Guo Neng are so well-known, and besides, we sponsor their medical school,” Old Kim said, sizing up Qi Yunfeng again, “President Qi, you went downstairs for an inspection today, dressed too plainly. That’s why she didn’t recognize you.”
“I’ve already said, she’s a doctor, and to her, I can only be a patient or a friend of a patient,” Qi Yunfeng said.
President Qi’s approachability was not without reputation, hence the excellent reviews both inside and outside the circle.
“When Secretary Liu comes back, he can stay with you, and I’ll head back first. Tomorrow I will call and ask the head of their department to see when your surgery can be scheduled. If I’m available, I’ll come back to visit you,” Qi Yunfeng said.
“No, no, no, President Qi, I feel embarrassed,” Old Kim said with a flushed face, “I should have had someone else bring me.”
“There’s no need to feel embarrassed. You’ve been in meetings until now, handing over important work, and delayed getting admitted. It was only right for me to bring you here. Of course, I’ll need to talk to them about letting you be admitted after the meeting was over. Even if you insisted, they shouldn’t have allowed it,” Qi Yunfeng’s face grew a little more serious.
Facing some criticism from the leader, Old Kim dared not make a sound.
“Go to sleep, I’ll call you if something comes up,” Qi Yunfeng said, glancing at his watch, it was almost twelve o’clock now. The continuous sound of medical staff bustling along the corridor passed by, casting a contemplative shadow over his face.
Back at the nurses’ station, Xie Wanying reported to Teacher Sun the preliminary examination results of the patient in bed 49.
Upon hearing that the new patient didn’t require emergency surgery, Sun Yubo took a long breath of relief.
“Teacher Sun, did you call Teacher Shi?” Xie Wanying asked.
“I didn’t. I thought later that we should wait for the examination results. Since you didn’t rush it, I suspected something was off,” Sun Yubo said, his glance at her laden with meaning.
Teacher Sun was always anxious, hence often chastised by Teacher Tan and others for being easily flustered, but once calmed down, he was quite capable.
“Regarding a hiatal hernia, do you know how to handle it?” Sun Yubo asked the student.
“If it’s not severe, conservative treatment can be carried out,” Xie Wanying answered her teacher.