Duan Yu studied the motionless figure lying on the ground with open arms and closed eyes.

It was a young woman, seemingly around twenty-three or twenty-four years old. She sported a choppy haircut that covered half her ears, and her facial features were quite delicate and pretty. However, her face was currently deathly pale and drained of color. She was likely either terrified or injured from the fall.

In truth, Duan Yu had already held back. When throwing the woman over her shoulder, Duan Yu had noticed she wasn’t holding a weapon, so she pulled her punch. Otherwise, given Duan Yu’s skills, landing another kick while the woman was mid-air would have been a piece of cake.

Seeing Yan Feifan finish checking the woman’s breathing and carotid pulse before moving on to a head-to-toe bone examination, Duan Yu crouched down on the other side of her body.

“Mr. Yan, how is she?”

“She was just knocked out from the fall, but her life isn’t in danger. I haven’t found any broken bones so far.”

Duan Yu nodded in understanding, suddenly noticing that Yan Feifan was struggling to hold back a smile. “Mr. Yan, do you know her? An acquaintance?”

The smile on Yan Feifan’s face grew wider. “I know her. She’s that wretched girl who used to bully me all the time when we were kids.

“Back then, she used to pull this trick on me constantly. I would either get beaten up by her or have my pocket money stolen.

“Duan Yu, the sight before me right now is what I’ve dreamed of for years. It feels absolutely fantastic to watch.

“Haha…”

He finally laughed out loud.

Despite his laughter, Yan Feifan’s hands didn’t stop moving, and he quickly finished checking the woman’s bones. He found no injuries, which left him feeling somewhat disappointed.

Crouching beside her upper body again, Yan Feifan began patting her cheeks. “Xiaoxiao, Fan Xiaoxiao, wake up…”

Yan Feifan patted her a few more times with moderate force, pinched her nose a couple of times, and even pressed firmly on her philtrum. Under his relentless prodding, the figure lying on the ground finally opened her eyes.

With a bewildered gaze, she looked at Yan Feifan in front of her, then at Duan Yu beside her. Soon, her eyes snapped into focus, locking onto Yan Feifan. Her mouth turned down in a pout, her voice tinged with a sob.

“Yan Feifan, why did she throw me?

“Ouch, it hurts so much…”

“She’s my Zhongnanhai bodyguard, specifically assigned to protect my safety,” Yan Feifan replied, trying hard to suppress his laughter. “Times have changed, and my status is entirely different now. You can’t just play robbery jokes anymore.”

Yan Feifan reached out and hauled Fan Xiaoxiao to her feet. “Hurry up and take a few steps. See if anything feels uncomfortable.”

Fan Xiaoxiao paced back and forth, wincing and baring her teeth. “Aside from my entire body aching, I guess I’m fine.”

Seeing her red-rimmed eyes as she seemingly fought back tears to avoid crying out loud, Yan Feifan silently warned himself, “Do not laugh. Do not laugh. That would be very impolite.”

Even so, the corners of his mouth and eyes still couldn’t help but curve upward significantly.

“Fan Xiaoxiao, I’ve examined you. There are no bone injuries. However, some bruising on your back is unavoidable, and it will probably hurt for a while.”

Fan Xiaoxiao let out a soft sound of acknowledgment and began tidying her clothes. While bending over to dust off her pants, she casually wiped the corners of her eyes, making it look unintentional.

This scene made Yan Feifan sigh with emotion. She had finally grown up and learned how to hide her feelings. At the same time, he felt a bit ashamed of himself for still holding onto childish grudges from so many years ago.

Yan Feifan stepped forward and helped dust off the back of her clothes. “Did you come back together with your nephew?”

Fan Xiaoxiao hummed in confirmation. When she stood straight again, a faint smile had replaced her previous expression, and her complexion had grown much rosier.

“We arrived at Binhai Airport around noon. The little guy couldn’t handle the jet lag, so I let him rest at a nearby hotel first.

“I also rested for a bit, took a hot shower, and then ran over to find you!

“I didn’t expect…”

Fan Xiaoxiao glanced at Duan Yu beside her and asked in a low voice, “Zhongnanhai bodyguard? Seriously?

“Yan Feifan, are you more than just a doctor?”

“She’s my work assistant now,” Yan Feifan said vaguely. “Special forces background, you know how it is.”

Fan Xiaoxiao dragged out a long “Oh.” Losing interest in Duan Yu, she looked Yan Feifan up and down again, even using her hand to gauge his height.

“Yan Feifan, you used to be so short and skinny. I can’t believe you shot up this tall!

“Are you a meter eighty yet?”

“A meter seventy-nine!” Yan Feifan provided the exact number, having just measured himself a few days ago.

Fan Xiaoxiao took a step back, looking Yan Feifan up and down a few more times.

“At first glance, it’s still you!

“But upon closer inspection, you look less and less like yourself!

“They say girls really do change as they grow up, but Yan Feifan, you’re not doing too bad yourself. You could even rival those pretty boy actors on TV.”

“Just average,” Yan Feifan replied dismissively. “Fan Xiaoxiao, you’ve gotten prettier too.”

Fan Xiaoxiao shook her head and sighed. “Yan Feifan, you don’t have to lie to me. I know I lost my childhood charm. Everyone says I’m not as pretty as I used to be.”

Not wanting to continue this idle chatter with her, Yan Feifan changed the subject. “Fan Xiaoxiao, how is your body feeling now?

“If you’re still uncomfortable or worried, I can have someone take you for a checkup.”

Fan Xiaoxiao assessed her body and said, “It doesn’t hurt much anymore. No need for a checkup.”

“That’s good!” Yan Feifan continued, “Fan Xiaoxiao, I still have work to do. If you don’t have anything else going on…”

Acting quite understanding, Fan Xiaoxiao replied, “Yan Feifan, you go ahead and get busy then. We’ll find another time to catch up.

“I’ll go find Ruoruo…”

Yan Feifan pointed out the office building where Ruoruo worked, then headed to the Cardiac Surgery Department with Duan Yu.

Inside Mr. Liang’s office, all five top experts had already arrived.

“Feifan, the research on the cardiac splicing transplant surgery will have to wait until after the observation seminar before we can proceed.” Liang Zhao Kui explained, “Although the observation seminar officially begins next week, some attendees have already arrived early.

“We need to start taking care of some administrative tasks.”

Yan Feifan nodded, only to hear Deng Chunming interject, “Yan, I’ve reviewed the file on the child with the heart deformity you gave me yesterday.

“Compared to the boy from last time, her condition is relatively milder. Her surgery will also need to be scheduled after the seminar.”

Deng Chunming added, “Yan, this time, I want you to come up with a surgical plan for me as well.”

Yan Feifan nodded in agreement.

Liang Zhao Kui waited for the two to finish before continuing, “Tomorrow, several leaders from the Jingcheng Ministry of Health and the Medical Association will be coming to inspect our preparations for the seminar.

“Feifan, can you make it?”

Yan Feifan quickly waved his hand dismissively. “I’m not good at handling those kinds of occasions, and I have a lot on my plate tomorrow.

“Professor, I won’t be coming.”

Liang Zhao Kui chuckled. “Alright, just focus on your own work. We’ll handle the pleasantries of greeting and entertaining the guests.”

He then looked towards Deng Chunming and Zhang Shi’an, reminding them, “Mr. Deng, Mr. Zhang, the physiological structure of experimental pigs differs significantly from humans. Practice a few more times over the next couple of days, and make sure you don’t drop the ball during the demonstration.”

Liang Zhao Kui also cautioned Gu Lin and Ni Leixing, “You two shouldn’t slack off either. If one of your patients happens to receive a heart donation that day, you’ll be the ones taking the stage to demonstrate.”

Seeing how seriously they all took his words, Liang Zhao Kui felt a surge of immense pride.

“We have nearly a hundred international attendees and almost three hundred domestic ones, possibly even more.

“This should be the largest international surgical observation and seminar we’ve ever hosted.

“I want everyone in the department to be on their A-game…”

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