Chapter 7 (2/2)

“Your family runs a business?”

“Previously yes, but not anymore. My family owns seven blocks of building in Linyin Street, so the monthly rental collections are more than enough for a living.”

Linyin Street was located in a central business district and there were many white-collar workers with high salaries working in the area.

Zheng Ren sighed in response. Rent collection from seven properties in Linyin Street alone would definitely be enough for anyone to live a comfortable and enjoyable life.

“Why are you even working when you already have seven houses?” asked Zheng Ren curiously since his imagination was limited from being poor at a very young age.

“Not seven houses… Seven blocks of building. Just like the Wumao Tower.” Xie Yiren corrected him.

A one hundred percent critical hit! One-hit and Zheng Ren was instantly knocked out.

An eerie silence followed in the emergency department’s corridor. Zheng Ren’s vision became blurry and he tried to recover from the psychological shock.

“Why are you even working, then? Wouldn’t it be better to travel around the world with your parents?” asked Zheng Ren after a while.

“I want to attend surgeries.” This appeared to be Xie Yiren’s only concern in her stubborn mind. “There won’t be any surgery in the emergency department, so I guess I’ll have to spend some time checking if any other hospital is hiring a scrub nurse…”

“…” What an idealistic, ambitious, and n.o.ble young lady who strove valiantly for the great renaissance of the Chinese nation.

Every glorious word that Zheng Ren could think of was bestowed upon Xie Yiren in that instant.

“Not crying anymore? I’m currently working in the emergency department and will occasionally perform some surgeries,” Zheng Ren paused for a brief moment to regain his cool and continued. “Work with me until you resign for a new job.”

“Most cases tend to be wound closures in the emergency department…” Xie Yiren hesitated for a while before summoning up her courage and said, with glistening eyes, “Doctor Zheng, I actually came here for you.”

“For me?”

“Yes. Chief Surgeon Liu and his team need at least six to seven hours to complete a pancreaticoduodenectomy, but you did it within half an hour. My instinct told me that I will get to attend countless surgeries if I follow you.”

This young lady’s ambition was too great, glorious, and righteous.

Her family owned seven blocks of building and yet she wanted merely to be a scrub nurse… Was she the same as those rich folk who drove around in their Maserati?

Even though the scrub nurse did not give him an impressive impression in the operating theater yesterday, he recalled that she was able to pa.s.s him every instrument that he required throughout the operation.

She must be quite proficient in her profession.

Let her a.s.sist him in emergency surgery, then.

“Report yourself to duty first, after that…” Zheng Ren suddenly realized that a scrub nurse was absolutely unnecessary and would be a complete waste of manpower in the emergency department since there was no major surgery in this place after all.

“Are you thinking about the matron?” asked Xie Yiren kindly.

“Yes, she will be a little troublesome.”

“Don’t worry about her. Her brother established a company in one of my family’s properties, so I made a phone call this morning and waived three years of his rental fees. The matron basically permitted our collaboration and my only responsibility is to be your scrub nurse from now on.”

“…” Zheng Ren noticed that he was speechless more frequently in this one conversation with Xie Yiren than he had ever been in his lifetime.

Would this be considered a gift exchange?

Who cared, anyway? At least he could save some time by having someone a.s.sist him in surgery, even if it was just plain and simple wound closure.

The decision was made.

“Why were you crying just now?”

“I was worried about the lack of surgery in the emergency department.”

Suddenly, a high-pitched squealing of car brakes from outside the building pierced their ears.

The metallic scent of blood a.s.sailed their nostrils a few seconds later as two men appeared in the hallway.

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