Chapter 308 – Disputes! (1/2)

Dong Xuebing brought Yu Meixia to the hospital in Seoul City Central in a taxi.

This area is not the famous ‘Plastic Surgery’ street. It is a large hospital, and Dong Xuebing had researched about this hospital before they come. This hospital is not as good as the other plastic surgery clinics for breast enlargements, etc. but is famous for skin grafting. Many top celebrities had come here for skin grafting procedures.

“Are you Dong Xuebing?” A woman in a doctor’s gown walks up to Dong Xuebing at the entrance.

Dong Xuebing replied. “Yes. You are Doctor Zhang Jingjing? Nice to meet you.”

The woman smiled and nodded. “Nice to meet you, Chief Dong. Let’s talk inside.” Dong Xuebing had spoken to Doctor Zhang over the phone a few times.

2nd floor. Doctor Zhang’s office.

The hospital is much better than China’s hospital, and it is not crowded. In Beijing, if you don’t start queuing up at 5 am, you might not even get to see a doctor. After some introductions, Zhang Jingjing walked over to Yu Meixia and removed her face mask. She examined the scars on Yu Meixia’s face and did not say anything. After that, she made a phone call and brought Yu Meixia upstairs for further checks.

Ten minutes…

Twenty minutes…

One hour…

The office’s door opened, and Zhang Jingjing returned.

Dong Xuebing quickly stands up. “Doctor Zhang, how is it?”

“We had looked at the patient’s scar, and it should not be a problem with the operation.” Zhang Jingjing was holding a set of documents, and she flipped to a page. “The scars are concentrated on one side of her face, and one operation is enough. Also, the area of the scars is not too big, and the patient’s buttock’s skin tone matches her face. If we use the skin from her buttocks, we should cover up the scars. But we got to wait until the operation is over before we know the result.”

Dong Xuebing was relieved. “Where is Sister Yu?”

“I had arranged for her to stay in a ward for further checks on her skin.”

“… is the operation today?”

Zhang Jingjing shook her head. “If you and the patient agree, the earliest will be tomorrow morning. We need some time to prepare for the operation.”

Alright. Thank you so much.”

At around 4 pm, Dong Xuebing met Yu Meixia again.

Yu Meixia is lying on the bed in her ward, and her face is covered in bandages again. Some medications are applied onto her face, and skin samples on her buttocks were sent for tests. Yu Meixia looks at Dong Xuebing worryingly. “Xiao Bing, I heard the operation is tomorrow?”

Yu Meixia is not accustomed to foreign surroundings. “Then… I… I will not return to the hotel tonight?”

“Yes. You need to prepare for the operation tomorrow.” Dong Xuebing asked curiously. “Do you want to return to the hotel?”

“Sister Yu, just speak your mind. What is it?”

Yu Meixia bit her lips. “I… am scared to stay here alone… I… I don’t know Korean…”

Dong Xuebing understood. “Ah… it’s not a big deal. Don’t worry. I will accompany you tonight.”

Yu Meixia blushed. “Really?”

“Yes. I will accompany you until your operation tomorrow morning.”

Yu Meixia sighed in relief and quickly explain. “I… I am not scared of the operation… I am… I…”

Dong Xuebing smiled and patted the back of her hand. “I know. Have a good rest.”

“Ok. Thank you.”

That night, Yu Meixia didn’t sleep well. She kept tossing and turning and was thinking about the operation. Dong Xuebing didn’t sleep well too. The moment he closed his eyes, the image of Yu Meixia’s scars appeared. He only fell asleep in the early hours of the day and had nightmares. He dreamt the operation had failed, and the scars become more visible and covered Yu Meixia’s whole face, making him wake up in cold sweat.

Whew… luckily, it’s just a nightmare.

Dawn. A few nurses entered the ward to check on Sister Yu’s face again.

Dong Xuebing knew it’s time for the operation, and he gave some words of encouragement to Yu Meixia. Yu Meixia’s face was pale, and Dong Xuebing had to tell her some jokes to calm her before leaving the ward.

At around 9 am, Yu Meixia was pushed into the operating theatre.

The operating theatre is out of bounds for visitors, and Dong Xuebing walks out of the hospital to have a smoke.

Nothing must go wrong with Sister Yu’s operation!

Ten minutes…

Half an hour…

Suddenly, Dong Xuebing, who was waiting in the hospital’s main lobby, heard sounds of hard braking. He saw a few ambulances stopping outside, and medics are pushing stretchers into the hospital. There is a total of seven stretchers, and all the patients were seriously injured. Some were fainted and had blood on their faces, and some were holding on to their arms in pain. All of them are wearing Taekwondo uniforms, and they are either yellow or green belts.

What happened?

Why are there so many people injured?

Because of the incident on the plane, Dong Xuebing does not have a good impression with Korean Taekwondo. He minded his own business and wondered if Sister Yu’s operation is over. But when he was about to walk upstairs, he overheard something that made him stopped in his tracks. It was one of the young men in Taekwondo uniform. His injuries are not as severe as the rest and were not on the stretcher. He is following behind the medics worryingly.

“Da Liu, Lao San, Xiao Lui… we are at the hospital. You all must hang on!”

That young man is speaking in mandarin.

Dong Xuebing turned and look at them.

A young man on the stretcher said in pain. “I am fine. Check on Sun Zhi first. His injuries are more serious than me!”

The young man’s eyes are all red. “Lao San, your ribs are broken. Stop talking!”

These people are speaking in Mandarin and should be Chinese students studying in universities here. One of them even had a Hebei accent.

Dong Xuebing paused for a second and followed them.

Ring, ring, ring… Dong Xuebing’s phone rang. His phone is still in service as he is using auto-roaming.

Dong Xuebing asked. “Hello, Doctor Zhang?”

Zhang Jingjing said. “The operation is over. Can you come over?”

“Ok… I will go over now.” Dong Xuebing looked at the back of those students and ran upstairs to Zhang Jingjing’s office.

When Dong Xuebing entered Zhang Jingjing’s office, he saw her speaking to two other doctors.

Dong Xuebing took a deep breath and asked. “Doctor Zhang, how is the operation? Is it successful?” He looked at Zhang Jingjing’s lips and was afraid she would tell him, “I’m sorry.”

Zhang Jingjing put down the file she is holding and nodded. “It is Teacher Kim who handled the operation, and I joined in later. But from what I saw, the operation is very successful as the skin tones are almost identical. Teacher Kim said that the patient has a high chance of recovering her looks. The critical part now is the post-ops treatment. We have to take care of her diet and her facial movements. I will write a list of what to look out for in Chinese for you later, and she must remain in the hospital for a few more days as we must monitor the healing of the grafted skin. If everything is fine, she can be discharged in around three weeks.”

Success!

Dong Xuebing quickly walks over to shake Zhang Jingjing and Doctor Kim’s hands. “Thank you… Thank you so much.”

Zhang Jingjing laughed. “Let’s go and look at the patient.”

“Ok. How is Sister Yu now?” Dong Xuebing asked.

Zhang Jingjing and Dong Xuebing walked out of the office. “Her general anesthesia is not ever yet, and she is not awake yet.”