Chapter 29 - Red Dragon Tattoo (1/2)

Yera contemplated if she should inform Xander about the dinner that her team had arranged for her, as her welcoming party this evening.

In the end, she decided to tell him because she felt a strong urge to do it and she couldn't fight it.

Xander was in a meeting for their hospital's annual fundraising event when his mobile phone beeped.

His eyes widened when he saw whom the message was from, and he naturally broke into a smile.

[ From: My Darling.

Will have dinner with the team as a welcoming party later. Please inform Father-in-law that I won't make it to dinner. Thanks. ]

'Did she just make me a messenger to relay her message to Dad?' He complained. But that simple text message from Yera had managed to make his day. The fact that she told him about the dinner party meant that Yera had thought of him somehow. It was a good progress.

As soon as the meeting ended and everyone was dismissed, Xander looked at assistant Ron and said, ”They will have a welcoming party for Yera tonight. Find out where it is.”

In all actuality, Xander was worried. It wouldn't be much of a welcoming party if there was no alcohol involved. And having been introduced to his wife's other personality when she transformed into the drunken version of herself, he was afraid. Very afraid...

”Sir, I actually received a message from Dr. Gong earlier. He has invited you to the dinner party as well… But you were still in the meeting, so I didn't…” Assistant Ron tried to explain, but got nervous when he saw his boss staring at him with a crumpled face.

”Ron… My wife always comes first… Do you want your yearly bonus to be cut by half?” Xander asked in a threatening voice.

Assistant Ron quickly shook his head and said, ”No. Sorry, Sir. I will definitely keep it in mind. The young mistress must always come first. No matter what…”

”Good. Make sure you don't forget that. Now, please inform my dad that my wife and I won't be having dinner with him at home,” instructed Xander.

”Yes, Sir. One more thing, Sir. Ralf and his team arrived a few minutes ago. Dr. Rui has already made the arrangements, and they are now on basement six.”

”Alright. Where's my wife? I'll go to her.”

....

Yera was in the middle of performing her first major surgery after her long absence from the operating room.

Every surgeon had their own unique routine when they performed a surgical procedure. Hers was to play a piece of soft music as she hummed along with it. That was what she did this time as well.

Dr. Gong, several other doctors, and a few medical students were observing her performance, from an adjacent room that was separated by a wide glass window, through which they could look. There was also a widescreen TV in that room where they could watch the live streaming of the surgery.

The operation Yera was currently performing was that of an acutely inflamed gallbladder that needed immediate surgical removal.

”She's fast and very precise. I can sense another Hand of Midas in our surgical team...” marveled Dr. Scott, the Chief of Neurosurgery, who also came to watch the surgery upon hearing that the much anticipated new general surgeon would perform it.

Dr. Gong smiled and nodded in agreement. As he witnessed Dr. Song's skilled performance, his suspicion grew stronger. As a seasoned surgeon, young surgeons generally didn't impress him. But there was one young surgeon that he had always admired. And that was the one they called the 'Witch Doctor.' The former and deceased CEO of the Life Hospitals group, Dr. Yera Han. He had watched many videos of Dr. Yera Han's surgeries, and the similarities that Dr. Deyna Song shared with her were just too striking to be ignored. Including the soft music and the humming.

He felt a sudden chill run down his spine but quickly brushed it off. These were affairs that should not concern him at all.

At that very instant, Xander entered the room. Everyone greeted him by slightly bowing their heads as a sign of respect.

Xander sat beside Dr. Gong and asked, ”How is she?”

”She's doing great, Dr. Yang. Very impressive, indeed,” answered Dr. Gong.

”By the way, I'll come to my wife's welcoming party later. But I'll need to borrow her for a bit after this operation. Don't worry, it won't be long,” whispered Xander.