597 A Date (2/2)

”Sister Zhang, since the surgery's over, let's not be sad anymore. Instead, we should be happy…” Li Tianhong's manager got agitated by Madam Zhang's cries too. She tried her best to console Li Tianhong's mother. She knew that if she failed Madam Zhang down, she would have to listen to Madam Zhang's cries for the entire day.

Ling Ran was never interested in this kind of conversation.

He followed them for a short while and stopped. He had already done his part, and the nurses of the VIP patient building were responsible for Li Tianhong's post-surgical care.

The following afternoon, Li Tianhong's manager held a press conference. She pushed Li Tianhong, who was sitting in a wheelchair, around the conference hall in front of the reporters.

After resting all day, Li Tianhong was looking good. All the test results came back fairly normal too. Li Tianhong, his family members, members of the national football team and Li Tianhong's sponsors were naturally happy.

At the end of the press conference, Li Tianhong took the microphone and said, ”I would like to extend my gratitude to Liu Weichen, as he was the one who recommended Doctor Ling Ran from Yun Hua Hospital to me. He's a really excellent doctor, and my surgery went extremely well. I hope that my postsurgical recovery will go well, as I can't wait to get back to action…”

The leaders of Yun Hua Hospital who had been paying close attention to the press conference immediately became elated. It was highly risky to operate on celebrities, as celebrities would definitely make their dissatisfaction known if the surgeries were to go badly. If this happened, whether the celebrity took legal action, the hospital would suffer huge losses.

Despite the risk, they still had to build a VIP patient building specifically for celebrities and equip it with the best medical staff. This was because having celebrities in the hospital was great publicity. However, there were pros and cons to this type of publicity.

The publicity brought by Li Tianhong was relatively a good one. This was because Li Tianhong's surgery was receiving a lot of attention, and he had personally praised Ling Ran and the hospital. Yun Hua Hospital would definitely be receiving a lot of media exposure.

Compared to this, those celebrities who only made statements through their manager really did not help much in terms of publicity.

Due to this, Associate Hospital Director Zhou specially headed to Li Tianhong's ward along with a group of doctors to visit him.

Right now, the ward was bustling with chatter and laughter.

Li Tianhong's teammates, friends, and relatives took turns visiting him, and the spacious ward was so lively that it felt like a mall that was offering discounts. Even though the atmosphere was not as grandiose as the party Liu Weichen held after his surgery, this was quite a rare sight in a hospital.

Associate Hospital Director Zhou showed himself with a smile on his face and left.

Li Tianhong's mother was all smiles as she sent them off. As Ling Ran was about to leave, she stopped him. ”Doctor Ling, I've made some Dongpo pork knuckles today. I gave some to Tianhong and his friends, but there's more. Why don't you try some?”

”It's okay…” Ling Ran rejected the offer and was about to turn and leave.

”My father used to be a cook in a state-owned hostel, and my Dongpo pork knuckles are made using a family recipe.” Li Tianhong's mother showed a little of her fiery disposition as she said this.

She smiled and tip-toed slightly. This made her breasts look perkier. In the past, she once gained victory over a flat-chested competitor using this method when she participated in a cosplay competition.

”The king asked me to patrol the mountains…”

Ling Ran's phone rang.

Ling Ran nodded at Madam Zhang and answered the call.

”Ling Ran…” Tian Qi's voice rang from the other end of the line.

”There's some noise.” Ling Ran took a few steps out of the ward to find a spot with better reception.

”It's the noise from the helicopter,” Tian Qi said with a smile. ”I made some Dongpo pork knuckles. A master taught me how to do it. I'm worried that it wouldn't taste good after it's cold, so I took a helicopter. Are you carrying out any surgeries in the afternoon? Let's have lunch together.”

”Oh, sure… Let's go to the small cafeteria beside the operating theaters.” Ling Ran immediately agreed.

”Great! I'll be there in around five minutes.”