On Sunday evening, Yu Youwen and Yu Beihua hosted a dinner at Luo’s Private Kitchen for four chief physicians from Baining Hospital who had come to the Affiliated Hospital to participate in project research and advanced training.

Yu Yougan from the Neurology Department tasted the home-style dishes on the table one by one. He nodded in praise. “They look like ordinary home-cooked meals, but they have a very unique flavor! Not bad, not bad at all. We must come here often!”

Yu Youwen said with a hint of regret, “This will probably be our last time here. The place is shutting down after the tenth.”

“Why?” Yu Yougan asked, surprised.

Yu Beihua explained, “The restaurant’s owner and head chef caught the eye of a big shot, who hired him away with a hefty sum to be a private chef.”

Yu Yougan came to a sudden realization. “With such culinary skills, it’s no wonder! Then we should come over frequently over the next few days. We have to try every dish on the menu at least once.”

Yu Youwen chuckled. “All reservations up until the tenth are already fully booked. I only managed to secure our table tonight through Yu Suye’s connections.”

Yu Beihua added, “Aunt Su Ye and Mr. Yan are both investors in this restaurant.”

Yu Yougan let out a soft sound of acknowledgment and suddenly asked, “Yuwen, does that girl Su Ye really have the qualifications to teach you?”

Yu Youwen took a sip of tea and slowly replied, “Gan, Su Ye is the perfect example of someone who has changed so drastically that you have to look at her in a completely new light. Her growth rate is astonishing. In some aspects, her skills have even surpassed those of a chief physician.”

Yu Beihua chimed in, “With Mr. Yan’s personal and constant guidance, along with Aunt Su Ye’s own exceptional intelligence, her incredible rate of improvement is only to be expected.”

At this moment, Yu Youqu from the Cardiac Surgery Department chuckled. “Yuwen, Beihua, judging from your tone, it sounds like you’re completely used to it and find nothing strange about it at all. It takes at least ten years to grow from a resident doctor to a chief physician. The accumulation of experience and the perfection of skills are not things that can be skipped or rushed.”

Yu Youwen smiled. “Mr. Yan is exactly the kind of person who can break this convention. Otherwise, how could he be called a medical genius? Que, do you still not believe that the dual-lead surgeon method was developed by Mr. Yan?”

Yu Youqu remained silent for a moment before replying, “It’s not that I don’t want to believe it. It’s just that it goes completely against common sense. Without decades of immersion in heart transplant surgeries, it’s impossible to improve and create this dual-lead surgeon method.

“In my opinion, it seems more like Mr. Yan had a flash of brilliance and wildly came up with the concept, while the five big shots were the ones who put it into actual practice. The five big shots didn’t want to fight for the credit, so they pushed most of it onto Mr. Yan.”

Yu Beihua defended him, “Mr. Que, my teacher is not the type to steal someone else’s credit. Besides, the dual-lead surgeon method is a massive honor that will go down in medical history. Would the five big shots of cardiac surgery just give that up so easily?”

Yu Youqu still wanted to argue, but Yu Yougan, the oldest among them, spoke up first. “Let’s not argue about this. Mr. Yan’s achievements have been rolling out one after another. Even if the Affiliated Hospital used the entire hospital’s resources to artificially construct his image as a medical genius, those dazzling projects aren’t things that can just be conjured out of thin air.

“Furthermore, as a surgeon, no matter how much you brag, wouldn’t it all be exposed the moment you step onto the operating table? Mr. Yan has long proven himself through countless surgeries.”

His words made Yu Youqu silently eat his food in a somewhat sulky mood.

Yu Youwen provoked him further, “Que, you must have studied the video of the dual-lead heart transplant surgery co-led by Mr. Yan quite a few times by now, right? How do you think Mr. Yan’s surgical skills and proficiency compare to yours?”

This made Yu Youqu’s face flush red. He turned his head away, ignoring him.

Yu Yougan glared at Yu Youwen and reminded everyone, “Putting everything else aside, this dual-lead surgeon method, the infrasound project for awakening patients in deep comas, and that penile reconstruction surgery are all genuinely solid breakthroughs. The hospital spent a fortune sending us here, and the goal is for us to master these techniques as quickly as possible.”

Pausing for a moment, Yu Yougan continued in a solemn voice. “Although our Baining Hospital is known as the best private hospital in the country, you all know the truth… Those top-tier public hospitals look down on us. They think we rely on nothing more than our state-of-the-art medical instruments and equipment, and that we have very few departments actually worth boasting about. It’s harsh to hear, but it’s basically the truth. The hospital has placed high hopes on us.”

Yu Yougan then warned them with a serious tone, “I won’t elaborate on the real reason why we were able to come to the Affiliated Hospital to study these projects at the earliest opportunity. You must all know exactly how to treat Mr. Yan and Yu Suye. I’m sure everyone was given clear instructions before coming here…”

At this very moment, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye were also having dinner at their residence in Zuimo Court. They were the only two sitting at the large dining table. As for Duan Yu, after learning that Yan Feifan wouldn’t be going out today, she had left in the morning to meet her boyfriend.

“Hey, Feifan, let me tell you something…” Yu Suye said worriedly. “The nurses told me that since yesterday, Qingyu has been subtly asking around about you, me, and my young uncle. She also went out for quite a while this morning. I’m guessing she might have left the hospital to scout out Xinfeng Restaurant. I think that woman is a bit of a green tea. She’s not simple!”

Yan Feifan asked in return, “Are you worried she’ll cling to your uncle and refuse to let go?”

Yu Suye hummed in agreement. “Before, in her mind, my uncle was just an ocean-going sailor. His living conditions were nothing special. But now, his circumstances have changed completely. It’s almost inevitable that she might be tempted. Besides, there’s the child. The current situation in Malaysia is far worse than in Binhai.”

Yan Feifan thought for a moment, then shook his head and sighed. “It’s normal for that young mother to have such thoughts. Just let your uncle worry about resolving this himself. He has to deal with the mistakes he made in his younger years. You just focus on treating the child’s injuries…”

Right then, Yan Feifan’s phone rang. It was a call from Vice President Chen Yu.

“Feifan, I conducted a brief investigation. The feedback indicates that the dozen or so medical journals in Jingcheng have indeed been targeting us recently with manuscript rejections and returns. Fifteen postgraduates and young doctors reported that over the last three to four weeks, papers that had previously been accepted were suddenly returned by the publishers. As for outright rejections, the number is even higher. Only three chief physicians reported that the papers they submitted in recent weeks were accepted.”

Yan Feifan pondered for a moment. “Are they only targeting postgraduates and young doctors?”

“It seems so for now!” Chen Yu sounded indignant over the phone. “Chief physicians never have to worry about finding avenues to publish their papers. But for postgraduates and young doctors, it’s not easy to get a paper published due to their limited qualifications. Moreover, there are mandatory publication requirements for graduation and professional title evaluations. This targeted blackout from those journals affects them the most.”

Yan Feifan furrowed his brows and asked, “Mrs. Chen, can we file a complaint with the relevant authorities about their blackout?”

“That would be very difficult!” Chen Yu sighed softly. “Paper acceptance involves a lot of subjectivity. They certainly won’t admit that they’re rejecting manuscripts because of a blackout. Instead, they’ll give some high-sounding excuse, claiming that the submissions from the Affiliated Hospital simply aren’t up to standard and were therefore rejected.”

Yan Feifan found himself in a tough spot. Those postgraduates and young doctors were suffering collateral damage this time because of him.

He thought for a moment and said, “Mrs. Chen, I don’t think it’s appropriate to have mandatory publication requirements for graduation assessments and professional title evaluations. It should be a bonus criterion, not a mandatory one. What’s far more important should be their day-to-day performance, research capabilities, and medical skills.”

Chen Yu scoffed lightly. “This publication requirement has always been controversial, but it involves too many complex factors. We’ve never been able to find a more suitable alternative assessment standard. Besides, it’s too late for us to make any changes now.”

Shifting the topic, Chen Yu warned, “Feifan, rumors of the blackout will probably spread very soon. When that happens, the affected postgraduates and young doctors might harbor a lot of resentment toward you. Just keep that in mind and be prepared. I’ll bring this matter up at the office meeting on Monday to see if we can brainstorm a countermeasure…”

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