Chapter 445: Chapter 444: Please Understand

Yan Feifan was more than happy to do something that would both let his uncle get some payback and punish the bad guys.

He didn’t bother Mr. Yi of the Public Security Bureau, instead contacting Mr. He Pengfei, the head of the Dacheng Street Police Station, directly.

After hearing Yan Feifan’s story, Mr. He readily agreed.

He said that although the residences and usual haunts of these individuals weren’t in his jurisdiction, he could conduct a private investigation first.

Once he found solid evidence, Mr. He would forward it to the relevant sister unit with jurisdiction and ask them to follow up with their own investigation.

After ending the call with Mr. He, Yan Feifan began to think about his work schedule for the next few days.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, besides the pitiable twin sisters, the female trainee from Korea, along with Mr. Vega and the brain tumor patient from the United States, would all be arriving.

Yan Feifan weighed his options and ultimately decided to postpone the reconstructive surgery for the deformed child from the welfare institute, which had been scheduled for this Thursday, until next week.

After informing Mrs. Gu from the welfare institute of his decision over the phone, he began to quiet his mind and focus on optimizing the surgical plans for the two intraspinal tumor puncture and injection procedures scheduled for tomorrow morning...

Around five in the afternoon, Wang Chuan returned to the office.

Seeing his mentally drained expression, Yan Feifan asked with concern if he had run into any trouble.

Wang Chuan let out a long sigh, downed a glass of cold water, and then lamented, "I just got back from Zhiyin Medical Beauty. I was involved in the mediation between them and that bride-to-be."

Yan Feifan asked curiously, "Have the two sides finally sat down at the negotiating table to discuss specific compensation?"

Wang Chuan grunted in affirmation, then added, "It looks like there’s going to be a lot to talk about."

"The bride-to-be’s side is demanding a total of thirty million in compensation for various damages, and they’re being very firm about it."

"Tang Zheng and his fiancée only spent ten or twenty million to take over Zhiyin Beauty, didn’t they?"

Yan Feifan suggested, "What about legal proceedings?"

Wang Chuan sighed again. "That would be difficult, too."

"If it goes to a court ruling, they probably wouldn’t have to pay that much, but the bit of popularity Zhiyin Medical Beauty has recently built up would also evaporate."

"If they want to grow again after that, they’d probably have to rebrand."

Yan Feifan didn’t have much sympathy for the predicament Tang Zheng now found himself in.

Both he and Wang Chuan had advised him not to take unnecessary risks.

’But some people just have to hit a wall before they’ll turn back.’

Just then, Wang Chuan held his phone screen up for Yan Feifan to see.

"Feifan, in a situation like this, is there anything you can do to fix it?"

Yan Feifan took the phone and saw that the bride-to-be in the photo had a nose in Dr. Ling Weidong’s typical style—a high bridge and a very delicate tip.

However, several distorted ridges of flesh had appeared on her cheeks, pulling her mouth and eyes into new, noticeably altered shapes and causing severe asymmetry.

This made the otherwise perfect nose seem jarringly out of place, giving Yan Feifan the impression of a clown’s nose that drew all the attention.

He thought for a moment and said, "After the damage from two consecutive surgeries, a repair would be very difficult..."

Yan Feifan added thoughtfully, "It’s possible to achieve a certain degree of facial improvement."

"But it’s hard to say just how much improvement is possible."

Yan Feifan handed the phone back to Mr. Wang, not forgetting to add, "It would have to be at least half a year from now, to let the facial muscles mostly release their new muscle memory."

"Before the wedding? Definitely no chance!"

"There is no wedding anymore."

Wang Chuan took the phone back and explained, "The bride-to-be said through her tears that she was tricked into getting the plastic surgery by her best friend. She did it behind her fiancé’s back, wanting to give him a surprise."

"She never expected the surprise to turn into a shock. The fiancé has already called off the engagement, and now she’s an ex."

There was something else Wang Chuan didn’t tell Yan Feifan.

The bride-to-be had originally planned to come to the Affiliated Hospital to find Yan Feifan for her full-face plastic surgery.

But someone had persuaded her that Tang Zheng was Yan Feifan’s genuine senior colleague from the same school.

Now that Tang Zheng had "graduated" and started his own medical beauty clinic, his skills were naturally a cut above Yan Feifan’s...

At Zhiyin Medical Beauty, Wang Chuan had also seen his own name prominently mentioned more than once on several promotional posters inside the clinic.

In that moment, Wang Chuan was surprised to feel a surge of shame and anger.

Wang Chuan realized that he was, finally, disappointed in Tang Zheng.

’What a waste of his potential!’

Just then, Yan Feifan asked, "Mr. Wang, the bride-to-be’s wedding is off. But Mr. Tang’s wedding should be fine, right?"

"Didn’t someone say their wedding was set for the end of the year?"

Wang Chuan shook his head. "I’m not sure about that."

"In the few hours I was at Zhiyin Medical Beauty, his fiancée never showed up."

He added with a sigh, "Men and women are different. For a man, the greatest appeal for conquering a woman still comes from his own strength and abilities."

"If Tang Zheng’s career doesn’t show any improvement, a relationship like theirs, where the woman is the stronger party, won’t last very long."

Yan Feifan chuckled. "Mr. Tang is still skilled. Like they say, you live and you learn. After this setback, he’ll surely settle down and build up Zhiyin Medical Beauty step by step."

"Let’s hope so!"

Wang Chuan sighed wistfully and dropped the topic, turning instead to discuss the plastic surgery plan for the female trainee arriving tomorrow.

Wang Chuan looked over the three mock-ups for different surgical approaches that Yan Feifan pulled up on the computer, and he once again felt the difference between Yan Feifan and Tang Zheng.

When Yan Feifan did something, Wang Chuan always felt at ease, reassured.

As for Tang Zheng, Wang Chuan always had a lingering worry in his heart.

This different feeling was something Yan Feifan had earned, one surgery after another, with only pleasant surprises and never disappointments.

Tang Zheng, on the other hand, had given him both surprises and disappointments.

Overall, the number of surprises and disappointments wasn’t high. Most of his work was good, or at least acceptable.

To be fair, Tang Zheng’s performance—with its failures and successes, but mostly consistent quality—was what one should expect from an excellent young doctor.

Yan Feifan, however, was a freak of nature, far beyond merely ’excellent.’

Watching Yan Feifan lost in thought, Wang Chuan thought to himself, ’You kid, you’ve drastically raised my standards for young doctors. It’s hard for me to tolerate their clumsy performances anymore.’

Suddenly, the melody of "Jasmine" began to play.

Yan Feifan picked up his phone and saw it was another call from Dr. Qin Feng.

"Mr. Yan, I have to trouble you again..."

Before the other man could finish, Yan Feifan cut him off. "Mr. Qin, my schedule is a bit tight recently. I don’t have time to take on any freelance surgeries at the moment. Please understand."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng’s voice came through the phone again.

"Mr. Yan, don’t be so quick to refuse. The patient I’m talking about is a national hero who has rendered meritorious service to the country."

Yan Feifan replied in a serious tone, "Mr. Qin, my schedule is completely full for the next two weeks."

"If he can wait, then it will have to be after that."

"If he can’t wait, then you’ll have to figure something else out, Mr. Qin."

After a moment of silence, Qin Feng’s voice sounded again. "Mr. Yan, can’t you squeeze in a little time?"

"The patient’s condition... I don’t think he can wait two weeks."

Yan Feifan hardened his heart and slowly replied, "Mr. Qin, I have family and friends. I have people who love me, and people I love."

"I’m still young. I want to enjoy my life."

"I love my job as a doctor, and I do my best to save every patient I take on, but it’s not my entire life."

"Mr. Qin, please understand..."

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