The next day.

8:30 in the morning.

In the office of the anesthesiology department.

Zhao Heng sat at his desk, preparing to start the day's work.

Meanwhile, Xu Man Ni was also sitting at her workstation, getting ready for the day, while her friend Ding Minjun kept chatting with her.

"Sis, how far have you and Dr. Zhao gotten?"

Ding Minjun looked at Xu Man Ni and asked.

All along, Xu Man Ni had been the object of her envy and flattery. No matter in which aspect, Ding Minjun found herself unable to compare with Xu Man Ni.

Initially, Ding Minjun relied on her own good looks to find a high-level manager boyfriend, aiming to show off a bit, but then Xu Man Ni found Zhao Heng, which made Ding Minjun feel she could never match up to Xu Man Ni.

This is how relationships between women are, always comparing with each other. Comparing makeup and bags are minor; the most important thing is comparing husbands, and in the future, even children.

"Just as it is."

Xu Man Ni replied blandly.

She knew that many people were now paying attention to her and Zhao Heng's relationship.

It's not surprising. She was the focus of interest among all the nurses and female doctors before, and now Zhao Heng has become the biggest focus in Eastern Hospital, making them together receive even more attention.

However, Xu Man Ni wouldn't share her personal life, letting it become fodder for others' gossip.

"Hey, sis, I really envy you. Dr. Zhao is so promising and young, unlike my boyfriend, who is already 35 and just reached a management position at Hongji Company."

Ding Minjun sighed, seemingly envious but actually boasting a little.

You found a potential stock; mine isn't bad either, being a manager at Hongji Company.

This Hongji Company specializes in mobile phone assembly business. To put it plainly, it's just assembling finished machines from various phone parts and selling them under a brand name.

To say it nicely, it's the mobile phone assembly business. To say it harshly, it's just a second-hand dealer.

Of course, Ding Minjun didn't know these inside stories; she only knew her boyfriend was in a very prestigious tech company.

"Hongji?"

Hearing Ding Minjun's words, Xu Man Ni looked up and glanced at Ding Minjun with a strange look.

She remembered Hongji Company because her cousin, a senior executive at Huawei, had mentioned this downstream small company inadvertently.

"Yes, it's a very famous tech company."

Ding Minjun said proudly.

"Very famous? Alright then."

Seeing Ding Minjun's proud look, Xu Man Ni couldn't be bothered to explain.

"Sis, my boyfriend's family has a relative needing medical attention, but they couldn't get an expert appointment with Liu Ziang in neurosurgery. You know a lot of people; can you help get an appointment number?"

Ding Minjun, seeing the conversation was flowing, spoke her true purpose.

"Liu Ziang? His appointments are booked to a week later. I'm not familiar with him; I can't help with that."

Xu Man Ni shook her head slightly and said.

"Yes, Dr. Liu's appointments are indeed hard to get. You may not be familiar, but Dr. Zhao and Director Liu are close."

Ding Minjun pressed further.

"He's him, I'm me. You'd better go directly to neurosurgery and find Director Liu."

Xu Man Ni said, not giving face.

She wasn't some young girl inexperienced with the world, who would lose her bearings with a few compliments.

Hearing Xu Man Ni say this, Ding Minjun's face turned a bit awkward, but she still forced a smile and said, "Sis, I've got things to do; I'll get busy first."

Since she was blatantly refused, continuing to talk would truly be shameless.

Seeing Ding Minjun leave, Xu Man Ni slightly shook her head and walked to Zhao Heng's workstation. Seeing Zhao Heng typing away at his keyboard writing a paper, Xu Man Ni didn't disturb him. Only when Zhao Heng stopped did he notice Xu Man Ni standing beside him.

"What's up? Sis?"

Seeing Xu Man Ni standing next to him, seemingly wanting to say something, Zhao Heng couldn't help but ask.

"It's nothing. By the way, has anyone been asking you for favors recently?"

Xu Man Ni thought it over and decided to remind Zhao Heng, to prevent him from stepping into a trap unknowingly.

"No, why? Sis, I'm afraid I don't have the face to do people favors, do I?"

Zhao Heng thought about it. Indeed, no one had come to him for help recently. Besides, Zhao Heng felt he didn't have that much clout to be doing people favors.

"No, you do. Just a moment ago, someone came to me, wanting to get an expert appointment with Liu in neurosurgery through you."

Xu Man Ni shook her head lightly.

"It's that roundabout? And how do they know I have a good relationship with Director Liu?"

Hearing Xu Man Ni's words, Zhao Heng suddenly felt he sometimes oversimplified interpersonal relationships.

Liu Ziang's expert appointments are notoriously hard to get at Eastern Hospital.

But Zhao Heng has a good relationship with Liu Ziang; how did these people know that?

Zhao Heng felt a bit puzzled.

"You underestimate your current face value, as well as the gossip level of people in this hospital."

Xu Man Ni said slowly.

Even though Zhao Heng is officially just a doctor in anesthesiology, his expertise in anesthetics for various complex and critical surgeries, airway management, shock, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, cardiac and respiratory arrest emergencies, critical monitoring, and resuscitation techniques are well-recognized by everyone at Eastern Hospital.

Not to mention, right now, the various surgical departments invited Zhao Heng for anesthesia and couldn't get him on short notice; they had to schedule him in advance.

So, in the major surgical departments of Eastern Hospital, Zhao Heng is indeed quite significant, and those surgeons are happy to cater to Zhao Heng.

Because you never know when you'll encounter a complex surgery requiring Zhao Heng's expertise.

"It's that complicated..."

Zhao Heng murmured.

Xu Man Ni pointed out something he hadn't thought of.

All his time and energy were devoted to work, and he didn't have the leisure to care about such gossip.

"That's why, if someone asks you for a favor, if you think you can help, just help them out. If you can't, just refuse them directly."

Xu Man Ni said straightforwardly to Zhao Heng.

Considering the current scarcity of medical resources, there would soon be no shortage of people seeking Zhao Heng's help.

Someone like Zhao Heng, who maintains good relationships with doctors across various departments and can escort people to see doctors at any time, is considered a very valuable networking resource to some people.

"Of course, I know that."

Zhao Heng nodded and said.

"You might not feel it now, but once your reputation grows, different kinds of people will come to you every day."

Xu Man Ni said.

Why was she so clear about this? It was because her uncle is the director of the operating room, Xu Wenqiang, and every time she visits her uncle's house, she sees crowds of people waiting to meet Xu Wenqiang.

Most of these people are from medical equipment companies.

Just think about it, with the capacity of Eastern Hospital, the annual surgical material consumption is undoubtedly astronomical.

And these matters need Director Xu Wenqiang's oversight in the operating room.

As for Zhao Heng, though it might be early now, with his ability, he would inevitably reach this stage.

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