"By the way, I need to tell you something."

Liu Ziang said to Zhao Heng.

Helping Zhao Heng with a video episode was a small matter for Liu Ziang, and he was happy to do it. After watching videos for a long time, he felt a bit of an urge to try it himself.

"Okay, go ahead, senior."

Zhao Heng nodded.

"Well, next month I'm going to attend the Neurosurgery Annual Conference, and tomorrow's surgery, I want to make it a demonstration surgery so I can use it as material for my speech at the conference."

Liu Ziang said, brainstem artery repair surgery is considered a highly difficult surgery in neurosurgery, as it operates in the forbidden zone of the brain, on the brainstem.

"Senior, you've done so many high-difficulty surgeries in neurosurgery, why not use those cases as material?"

Zhao Heng asked with some confusion after hearing what Liu Ziang said.

"The patient in your case, Sun Xinxin, was at Mayo Clinic for three months and their doctors couldn't cure her."

Liu Ziang was very direct when speaking to Zhao Heng.

Just think about it, a comatose patient that Mayo Clinic couldn't handle ended up being cured by a domestic doctor, which would naturally draw a lot of attention.

The Mayo Clinic is almost like a sacred place in the eyes of doctors worldwide.

So, if this case appears at the Neurosurgery Annual Conference, it's bound to cause a sensation.

By then, Eastern Hospital's neurosurgery department would suddenly gain a lot of recognition and its reputation would skyrocket.

"Sure, I have no problem with that."

Zhao Heng agreed readily.

"Then I'll rely on you, junior."

Liu Ziang said with a smile.

"Senior, you planned this all along, didn't you?"

Zhao Heng asked suspiciously, feeling like he had just handed himself over willingly.

"I'm just riding on your coattails."

Liu Ziang said with a smile.

He had a great admiration for Zhao Heng, considering him a confidant.

"Then you owe me a big meal, senior."

Zhao Heng said.

"No time like the present, how about tonight?"

Liu Ziang replied without hesitation.

"Ha? Are you sure, senior? Then I'm going to eat like a king tonight."

Zhao Heng said half-jokingly.

"How much can you eat with your little appetite? But it'll be weird if it's just the two of us; let's invite a few more people."

Liu Ziang suggested.

"Then let's call Dr. Li from oncology, just the three of us should be enough."

Zhao Heng thought for a moment and said.

He doesn't like having too many people at dinner; it gets too noisy. Also, if he's not familiar with the people, the atmosphere can be quite awkward.

Zhao Heng really dislikes formalities.

"Shall we go to that bar from last time?"

Catching on to Zhao Heng's hint, Liu Ziang understood perfectly.

"Senior, you understand me."

Zhao Heng said with a smile.

Lately, Zhao Heng felt he was increasingly becoming a workaholic, so every now and then, he wanted to relax a bit.

His official girlfriend, Xu Man Ni, seemed very busy lately, as she was in the crucial stage of competing for the head nurse position in the operating room. Thus, she didn't have much time to spend with Zhao Heng. Even though they work in the same hospital, they barely have time to meet during lunch, like a modern-day version of the cowherd and the weaver girl, not spending much time together.

But they had anticipated this situation when they got together; both doctors and nurses are often too busy with their work.

Once Xu Man Ni becomes head nurse, she might get even busier.

That's why most male doctors at Eastern Hospital don't choose nurses as spouses.

Moreover, in real life, doctor-nurse couples often have unstable family dynamics.

"Your partner has been busy campaigning for head nurse lately, right? She probably doesn't have much time to spend with you."

Liu Ziang said, obviously knowing more than Zhao Heng.

"Everyone needs some aspirations. I'm supportive of her campaign for head nurse."

Zhao Heng was very supportive of Xu Man Ni's bid for head nurse. She was never someone who would stay at home and play the role of a virtuous wife and good mother, so when they first got together, Zhao Heng had already foreseen this.

"Have you thought about it, that once Xu Man Ni becomes head nurse, it might take just a few years before you become deputy director, and then you'll really become the new-age cowherd and weaver girl?"

Liu Ziang said.

His words were very pragmatic. In a family, someone needs to take care of the household matters; if both are too focused on work and ignore family matters, the family becomes a mere formality.

"I haven't thought that far ahead."

Zhao Heng said, genuinely not planning that far in advance. When he first started dating Xu Man Ni, it happened naturally without too much trouble.

In fact, they've been together just under two months, so thinking that far ahead wasn't necessary.

"It's something to plan early on; I'm just reminding you. You don't want conflicts to arise later, as it could greatly affect your relationship."

Liu Ziang advised as if he had a lot of experience.

"Senior, you seem to have plenty of experience."

Zhao Heng remarked, looking at Liu Ziang.

For someone who always appeared as a bachelor, it was surprising that Liu Ziang would give such practical advice, making Zhao Heng feel like he was speaking from experience.

"Who hasn't been young? I'm being serious; you must balance family and work. You're still young, but Xu Man Ni isn't getting any younger. I guess in two or three years, you'll be ready for marriage. If you don't address these issues early, it'll be tough for you then."

Liu Ziang said seriously.

Clearly, he genuinely cared for Zhao Heng, or he wouldn't have mentioned these things.

"Big brother, we've only been dating for less than two months, and you're bringing this up..."

Hearing this from Liu Ziang, Zhao Heng couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.

He hadn't thought that far ahead about marriage and family, which felt so distant.

But when Liu Ziang mentioned it, it seemed like an imminent issue... really...

I really thank you!

"It's normal for someone as young as you not to think about these things, but has Xu Man Ni not thought about it either?"

Liu Ziang offered a crucial blow with a smile.

He made a valid point. At twenty-four or twenty-five, one wouldn't usually think that far ahead, but women of the same age typically mature about three years earlier mentally than men.

This means that at the age of twenty, a woman's actual psychological age might be around twenty-three or twenty-four.

Given that Xu Man Ni is five years older than Zhao Heng, her actual psychological age could be about eight years older.

That's one reason why many people are skeptical about older woman-younger man relationships in reality.

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