Chapter 678: [(678)] Powerful Competitor Chapter 678: [(678)] Powerful Competitor Tao Zhijie stepped aside from the chief surgeon’s position. At that moment, he slightly turned his head, looking toward the spot where Xie Wanying stood. She was following the surgical staff’s movements, shifting her position to better observe the doctors performing the surgery.
Even as an observer, her level of concentration was terrifying. Tao Zhijie remembered the first time he saw her in the General Surgery Department Two operating room. He was deeply attracted by that expression on her face.
After putting on the gloves provided by the nurse, Song Xueling stepped forward, as instructed, to the chief surgeon’s position, and took the ultrasonic scalpel in his hand. His somewhat delicate face appeared young, and the eyebrows peeking out above his mask were like light ink strokes, resembling a boy who hadn’t yet reached adulthood. After all, his age showed; a medical graduate was like a chick just out of its shell, still possessing a fledgling’s naivete.
If you really saw him that way, you would be completely wrong. Don’t forget, this is the young doctor who was immediately appointed by the chief surgeon to perform tumor excision on his first visit to the operating room.
Only to hear Tao Zhijie say to the newcomer on stage, “If you’re ready, you can make the incision at any time.”
This was giving complete freedom to the newcomer. Don’t think it was just a matter of trusting the newcomer, this was also a display of immense technical self-confidence. This is what a boss looks like.
The whole operating room fell silent upon Tao Zhijie’s declaration.
Xie Wanying’s mind immediately thought of Teacher Tan. So one shouldn’t underestimate how softly Senior Tao speaks, his commanding presence was no different from Teacher Tan’s.
Hearing the chief surgeon’s words, Song Xueling uttered softly from behind his mask, “Hmm.”
Not a single superfluous word.
With his hand holding the laparoscopic ultrasonic scalpel, Song Xueling’s brows deepened with indifference. There was no furrowing or raising of eyebrows–his expression was as calm and undisturbed as still water. His dark brown eyes were like two lenses, quietly scanning the monitor.
What was most surprising was that the range of his hand movements seemed very large–completely opposite to the three doctors who had been operating up to that point. For a moment, Gong Xiangbin and He Guangyou were astonished by his actions, at a loss as to how to coordinate with this peculiar newcomer.
It seemed that no other person’s cooperation was needed. Song Xueling was operating entirely on his own, with no intention evident from his silent mouth to open for collaboration, as the ultrasonic scalpel in his hand moved steadily downward on the monitor.
He Guangyou and Gong Xiangbin stared at the monitor, where the ultrasonic scalpel appeared, their eyes narrowing to the size of pinholes, not able to discern what the newcomer needed their cooperation for, so they continued to stand still.
Snip, snip, snip, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle–the ultrasonic scalpel alternated between cutting and electrocoagulating to stop the bleeding; without the need to interact with anyone, it handled both tasks simultaneously with crisp efficiency.
The crowd watching around were as if blinded.
Xie Wanying’s heart skipped a couple of beats, she sighed inwardly: This is the strength of a medical student who graduated two years before her, only slightly older in age. Such a frighteningly excellent senior pressed an enormous weight on her, a younger colleague not far apart in age.
Because a department full of talent doesn’t recruit every year, it could be a few years before they hire someone new. Like the Cardiothoracic Surgery, she wanted to join; as far as she knew, it was already overcrowded. In other words, she might very well compete with doctors of a similar age.
Teacher Tan was not the main force in teaching, so before this, she hadn’t encountered strong competitors in General Surgery Department Two. Only with Senior Tao did she start to meet young doctors who were as good as or even better than her.