The woman beside Yu Chuanbai looked to be in her forties or fifties, and she bore a faint resemblance to Yu Suye.

Yan Feifan guessed that this must be Yu Suye’s eldest aunt, Yu Youling, who had just flown in from New York Presbyterian Hospital, USA.

He thought, “She takes excellent care of herself. She doesn’t look like someone nearing sixty at all. It gives a glimpse into the psychological stress and workload of American doctors.”

Having thought this, Yan Feifan sighed inwardly. He couldn’t avoid them anymore, nor were there any side paths left for him to escape down, so he had no choice but to step forward and greet them.

When they met, Yu Chuanbai introduced both parties.

To Yan Feifan’s slight surprise, the young man beside Yu Youling with black hair and gray eyes, who clearly looked to be of mixed Chinese and Western descent, was her son, Yu Zeren. He also worked at New York-Presbyterian Hospital as a general surgeon.

Yu Youling sized Yan Feifan up and said with a smile, “Seeing you in person truly is better than just hearing about your reputation. Mr. Yan, you look even more heroic and handsome than in your photos.”

Yan Feifan replied politely, “Thank you for the compliment.

“It’s mainly because, for public promotional photos, they habitually make me look more mature and steady.”

Yu Youling chuckled softly. “It’s mostly because you’re too young, yet your medical achievements are so outstanding. The contrast is simply too great.

“To be frank, many of my peers in the United States still refuse to believe that the dual-lead-surgeon heart transplant method was actually created by a young doctor under the age of thirty.

“At your age, Mr. Yan, if you were in the United States, the vast majority of people would still be studying in medical school.”

Yan Feifan explained with a serious expression, “I skipped quite a few grades during my various stages of schooling.”

Yu Youling nodded gently, speaking with a tone of admiration. “You continuously skipped grades to complete your primary and secondary education, entered medical school at fourteen, and graduated two years early from an eight-year program.

“After starting work, you lay dormant and accumulated experience for five years before erupting like a volcano, dazzling the domestic and international medical communities.”

Yu Chuanbai did not forget to remind her, “Aunt Youling, during his time working, Feifan also spent nearly two years in a coma and recovering physically.”

Yu Youling shot him a sidelong glance and said, “I haven’t forgotten.

“I believe that the difficult period of physical recovery played a role in the sudden explosion of Mr. Yan’s medical achievements that was no less significant than six years of medical study and three years of medical practice.

“Isn’t that right, Mr. Yan?”

Yan Feifan agreed, “Dr. Yu, that is indeed the case.

“During that incredibly long period when my body was confined to a hospital bed and a wheelchair, I repeatedly chewed over everything I knew and had learned. I suppose you could say it laid a solid foundation for today.”

Yu Youling praised, “Adversity yields success.

“Chuan Bai, Zeren, do you see?

“A person’s achievements depend on what they choose to do and what they actually do during moments of adversity and hardship.”

Suppressing the urge to retort, Yu Chuanbai put on an expression of having been educated and said, “Aunt Youling, you are right. You are absolutely right.”

Yu Youling snorted softly, then explained to Yan Feifan in a gentle tone, “Mr. Yan, I just had lunch and felt somewhat energetic, so I came over to take a stroll.”

She looked around and said, “Compared to my memories from thirty years ago, Affiliated Hospital, and Binhai as well, have undergone far too many changes. It makes me feel as though the world has completely transformed.”

“Dr. Yu, you’ve been here before?” Yan Feifan asked, somewhat curious.

Yu Youling recalled, a hint of sadness in her voice, “I was young then, and I spent some time visiting here.”

Pulling herself out of her memories, she chuckled softly. “Mr. Yan, you should get back to your work. When I’ve recovered my energy and you have some free time, we can sit down and have a proper chat.”

“Dr. Yu, I will take my leave then…”

Yan Feifan parted ways with Yu Youling, her son, and Yu Chuanbai, heading straight back to his office in the Little Red House.

Mr. Shi told him that over half an hour ago, Mr. Hou had brought leaders from the Ministry of Health and the Chinese Medical Association over for an inspection tour.

Yan Feifan responded with a casual “Oh,” before Mr. Shi changed the subject, saying, “Feifan, the news that the Jingcheng journals are blocking manuscript submissions from our hospital is already circulating among the young doctors.

“Certain young doctors or graduate students might hold quite a bit of resentment toward you. You need to be aware of this.”

Yan Feifan was somewhat puzzled. “Didn’t the hospital help recommend the rejected or returned manuscripts to other journals?”

Mr. Shi explained, “Feifan, the ones the hospital helped recommend are all papers of decent quality.

“As for the substandard papers, they only had a chance to be published in the first place by relying on some unspeakable behind-the-scenes manipulation.

“Now that they’ve been rejected, it will be quite difficult for them to find similar opportunities for publication.”

Yan Feifan said with a tone of contempt, “If they can’t even write a decent paper, why are they studying medicine or working as doctors? They might as well pack it in and go flip burgers!”

Mr. Shi did not like hearing that at all!

He said in a solemn tone, “Feifan, not being able to write a paper doesn’t mean someone can’t become an excellent medical worker.

“Judging someone solely by their papers and scientific research results is a severely biased and incorrect perception.”

Seeing Mr. Shi’s intense reaction, Yan Feifan finally remembered that the older man had been unable to be evaluated as a full professor right up until his retirement precisely because of issues with papers and research projects.

He offered a sheepish smile and said, “Teacher, please don’t overthink it. I had absolutely no intention of insinuating anything about you.

“The difficulty of them writing a paper just to pass an assessment definitely can’t be compared to the requirements for a professorial review.

“Teacher, please don’t be angry!”

Mr. Shi waved his hand and chuckled self-deprecatingly. “Alright, stop explaining. I know you didn’t mean anything by it.”

He then sighed softly. “There are indeed some graduate students and young doctors who don’t work hard enough. They’re just coasting by for a diploma and idling their days away.”

Pausing for a moment, Mr. Shi went back to reporting on work.

“Tang Zheng and Ji Meng have both completed their discharge procedures and left the hospital. They also asked me to pass on their gratitude to you.”

Yan Feifan let out a soft scoff. “Ji Meng still has to come back for a fine-tuning surgery, and Tang Zheng still needs a major plastic surgery. They’ll have plenty of opportunities to thank me in person.”

Mr. Shi laughed. “You can never have too much gratitude.

“Also, Wu Qize from Lingnan Cultural Investment called to inquire, saying that his daughter has recovered very well.”

Yan Feifan had quite a deep impression of this girl, who had swallowed a tapeworm to lose weight.

“She already had osteoporosis; she couldn’t have recovered that quickly!”

Yan Feifan retorted, then mused, “Since they’re in such a hurry, let them…

“Have them come over the Wednesday after next.”

He suddenly remembered something and added, “Teacher, towards the last ten days of every month, if our research lab’s financial income isn’t looking ideal, please remember to remind me.

“It wouldn’t be good to end up with our expenses exceeding our income like what happened in October.”

Mr. Shi couldn’t help but smile. “I’ll remember that. I will definitely remind you.”

At that moment, Duan Yu walked over holding a phone and reported softly, “It’s an incoming call from the big star Shen Daoran. He’s looking for you. Do you want to answer?”

Yan Feifan took the phone and said evenly, “Mr. Shen, did you need me for something?”

“Mr. Yan, I heard that you’ve developed a magical device for promoting sleep, and that its effects are fantastic.

“Those of us actors in film and television often work with our days and nights flipped. We’re under a lot of pressure, and our sleep quality is generally poor.

“Mr. Yan, about this magical sleep device of yours?”

Yan Feifan replied directly, “Mr. Shen, it’s called a Sleep Promotion Device. Because it requires one-on-one physical testing and custom tailoring based on the test data, it cannot be sold publicly yet. We can only supply a small number of products to clients with existing connections.

“How about this? I’ll have someone from the company contact you…”

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