Chapter 217 - Familiarity in a Foreign Land (Part 4 of 5) (2/2)

The smile on Qin Liren’s face froze.

Was this guy a trainee doctor?

Although he was not familiar with the hospital’s hierarchy, Qin Liren knew the difference between trainee and in-house doctors.

The young man from his province was honing his skills in this hospital.

Qin Liren was somewhat disappointed. He had hoped to ingratiate himself with the doctor to milk favor but he knew that a trainee doctor had little clout.

His plan had been to stuff a few thousand yuan into Zheng Ren’s pocket and ask for a single room; not that that would work now.

“Little Zheng, how long have you been training here?” Qin Liren asked with a warm smile. The thoughts in his mind did not affect his genteel demeanor.

“I’m not training. I came here to observe and will be leaving in a few days,” Zheng Ren replied and followed up with a question, “Have you experienced any discomfort lately?”

Qin Liren was baffled. Was this man not even a practicing doctor?

He was only here to observe and Qin Liren was still supposed to entertain his questions?

Qin Liren felt the doctor was wasting his time.

“Li—Little Zheng, how about you do some of the ch.o.r.es?” He ignored Zheng Ren’s questions.

“I’m here to get your medical history. Once Chief Kong is ready with the CT scan, we’ll do it first thing in the morning. I’ll perform the scan reconstruction and if everything goes according to plan, I’ll operate the day after tomorrow,” Zheng Ren clarified.

The muscles on Su Yun’s face twitched.

Zheng Ren was likely the only person who could be this oblivious in such a situation.

All he could think of was the surgery.

‘This man…’ Su Yun was speechless.

After hearing Zheng Ren’s explanation, Qin Liren’s face darkened. He refused to answer Zheng Ren’s questions and laid back down on his bed. He covered his face with the hospital blanket that he had previously complained about.

The reaction shocked Zheng Ren. He shook his head and left the hospital room.

“Did you really not know what that man was thinking?” Su Yun asked from behind him.

“I did.”

“And yet you told him the truth.”

“That was his choice. I have no right to refuse if he wants Chief Kong to perform the surgery.” Zheng Ren returned to the office and reported the incident to Department Chief Kong.

Department Chief Kong remembered the phone call from two days ago. Qin Liren was a patient whom he had personally handled.

He went to speak with the patient but did not manage to persuade him. Qin Liren was adamant and refused to let Zheng Ren operate on him.

Department Chief Kong was frustrated but respected the patient’s wishes.

Patients with liver cancer had mean tempers, so Department Chief Kong did not bother prolonging the argument. A brief conversation later, he placed Qin Liren under his research graduate, Shen Liang’s care.

He would let Shen Liang—also the department’s chief resident—handle the surgery. Perhaps he would go in and observe if someone asked him to. It was sufficient for him to inform Chief Resident Shen of the diagnosis and course of action based on pre-surgical tests and examinations.

Department Chief Kong was confident in the quality of the research graduates here. They were on par with the department chiefs of prefecture-level Grade A hospitals.

Just like that, Zheng Ren’s number of patients went from five to four.

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