Love Healing Manual

Chapter 126 Unofficial decision
Thanks to the secret recipe passed down through generations of the Lin family, some of their signature dishes are always delicious no matter how they're made, especially the stir-fried cured pork. The smoky flavor that lingered on their lips and tongues truly gave these two Japanese girls a refreshing experience.

As for Kitagawa Ayane-senpai, she had tried it before, but she still liked it and didn't give way to the other two at all.

Of the dishes on the coffee table, the stir-fried cured pork was the most frequently touched and was quickly devoured.

At first, Chizuru said she would eat less rice, but after finishing the rice in her bowl, she went to get another bowl after being persuaded by Suzuo Miyagi and Hayashi Sawa.

With a crisp clinking of glasses, most of the freshly squeezed juice in the glass was drunk.

Everyone participated in the dinner and put in a lot of effort. The atmosphere far exceeded our initial expectations—even the presence of Kitagawa Ayane and Miyagi Suzuo as rivals did not affect the atmosphere at the table.

"I'm afraid after this meal, I won't be able to eat dinner for another week," Sano Chizuru said with a bitter expression.

"Won't you be hungry tonight?" Kitagawa Ayane asked doubtfully.

“There’s nothing I can do about being hungry. Dinner is the easiest time to gain weight. It’s best to avoid it if you can. Look at my waist now,” Sano Chizuru pointed to her waist and then looked at Miyagi Suzuo and Kitagawa Ayane with a hint of envy. “I wish I could be as thin as you two.”

There's nothing wrong with what I said.

Kitagawa Ayane has a naturally good figure, with no flaws whatsoever. She's slim where she should be, with a tiny waist, round hips, and a pair of fair, straight legs. And where she should be voluptuous, she's naturally just as good, with her breasts being the perfect size.

In comparison, Miyagi Suzuo stands out more because she is taller, which makes her proportions better, and she is also thinner, with a waist that can be encircled by a single hand. Since she is wearing a black dress, this thinness is even more obvious, and her bust size is not as large as Kitagawa-senpai's.

on the whole.

Either way, it's the kind of figure most girls dream of having.

"As long as you're healthy, that's all that matters. Blindly pursuing thinness is pointless," Lin Ze offered a rare word of advice.

“Yeah, yeah, I think Chizuru is especially cute. Beauty comes in many forms.” Miyagi Suzuo chimed in, her eyes full of smiles.

"With your words, I feel a little less guilty about eating so much. Oh well, since it's already beyond redemption, satisfying my appetite will be my top priority!"

"That's right."

When the group first started eating, they were quite hungry. Although they maintained the composure expected of women eating, they were clearly picking at their food very frequently. By now, Miyagi Suzuo was actually quite full, as she didn't have a large appetite to begin with.

She took a short rest.

The remaining three were still fighting. As a boy, Lin Ze was naturally the main force in eliminating food, which was understandable. However, Kitagawa Ayane surprised Miyagi Suzuo a bit—the senior looked like she wasn't full at all, and her fighting power was almost comparable to Lin Ze's.

And just like Lin Ze, he ate with his legs apart, holding his rice bowl in his hand, with virtually no difference in posture.

Undoubtedly, this is a very unladylike and unreserved behavior.

Just as Miyagi Suzuo was taking a break, her attention was entirely focused on her.

Suddenly, Lin Ze did something completely unexpected.

He actually took the initiative to pick up a piece of cured meat and naturally placed it in Kitagawa Ayane's bowl.

This caused Miyagi Suzuo's beautiful eyes to widen immediately, revealing her obvious dissatisfaction. The intimacy conveyed by the act of picking up food far exceeded the meaning of the action itself, and after a moment of stunned silence, her cheeks puffed out in displeasure.

An uncontrollable feeling of jealousy spread through my heart.

Even though she knew that Kitagawa-senpai was useful to Lin Ze, she still couldn't help but be petty and calculating.

Sometimes, it's really hard for people to control their emotions.

Putting aside jealousy, Miyagi Suzuo couldn't help but envy her senior for being treated like that by Rinze.

"I'll have to prepare some snacks and put them in the cabinet in the department tomorrow, otherwise it would be really tough if I had to stay on duty until the afternoon and couldn't eat again," Chizuru Sano sighed.

“I plan to bring more chocolates with me,” Miyagi Suzuo said softly, glancing at Lin Ze’s chopsticks. “Lin Ze-kun… what flavors do you like? I’ll pick some.”

"Hazelnut, I guess."

I prefer dark chocolate.

“I understand,” Miyagi Suzuo nodded. “But we’ll be rotating to the First Surgery Department in two weeks. I heard that the interns there have a tougher time.”

"Yeah, I saw everyone in the class discussing it in the LINK group the other day. The First Surgery Department is recognized as the most demanding department. Compared to that, our lives are relatively comfortable."

“Comfort isn’t necessarily good,” Lin Ze said casually, picking up a piece of green pepper. “More challenging environments temper people more and bring greater rewards.”

"That's true, but I've heard other rumors from some senior students about the system of interns rotating through different departments in the affiliated hospital," said Chizuru Sano with an air of seriousness.

"What rumors?"

"Chizuru-san, have you heard something amazing?" Miyagi Suzuo asked curiously, taking a sip of orange juice.

"It is said that some senior students do not have to go through the regular process when rotating through departments. Don't we need a year or even close to two years to learn clinical knowledge? However, if they perform exceptionally well during this period, they can get a recommendation letter from the department director and stay in the department for specialized training."

"Specialized training?" Lin Ze frowned.

“If you're talking about that, yes, I’ve heard of similar systems…” After hesitating for a moment, Miyagi Suzuo shared, “If an intern decides to specialize in a particular area and has a recommendation letter from the department head, they can completely save time that would otherwise be spent on meaningless rotations. However, this usually requires exceptional performance, and…”

She glanced at Lin Ze and Miyagi Suzuo.

It's definitely too early to talk about this now.

As the eldest daughter of a shipping company, and with her father, Miyagi Shun, being a close friend of Vice President Okamura, Miyagi Suzuo naturally possesses more inside information, and her knowledge extends to a wider range of areas.

“If such a system really exists, it’s reasonable. The internship period is a golden time for learning and improvement. For example, if an intern decides that they must enter surgery and dedicate their life to the operating table, then learning a wide range of clinical knowledge would not be very meaningful. The time saved can be used entirely in one direction,” Lin Ze continued.

Kitagawa Ayane listened to the three's discussion, but she couldn't quite join in, glancing at one now and then at the other. However, she did understand the specific content being discussed.

She bit one end of the chopsticks, and at that moment, Miyagi Suzuo's clear and melodious voice rang out again.

Miyagi first shook her head, then said firmly, "It's not that simple." She continued, "You can't get a recommendation letter just by being excellent."

As soon as she finished speaking, the eyes of the three people at the table all turned to her and focused on her.

Seeing that there was no point in hiding it anymore, Miyagi Suzuo told them everything she knew.

"Essentially, this is a kind of 'pre-arranged' deal."

"Decided?"

"Yes, the changes in the head positions in each small department are mostly pre-planned by the management, including the professor positions in large departments. For example, the current professor of the First Surgery Department is Yuta Takada. If he were to be promoted to another position or retire, he would pre-select a trusted confidant to take over the professorship in order to maintain the influence of the First Surgery Department. The same applies to the small departments. Because the previous head has too much weight in the change of positions, he will only cultivate a confidant to take over."

"What does Miyagi-kun mean by that?"

"Logically speaking, the price to pay for obtaining a recommendation letter is to join the faction of the department head in exchange for the recommendation letter. Otherwise, it is impossible to be selected based on one's excellence."

"Huh?" Sano Chizuru was surprised to hear such inside information for the first time.

"Is there any downside to joining? For an intern, being indecisive is not a good thing, is it?" Lin Ze asked after thinking for a moment.

“I should put it this way: joining a faction is just the first step. Even if you get a recommendation letter and are groomed as a confidant at this stage, you’re still just a nobody, unable to access anything deeper. But it’s only when you get a higher position that you start to pay the real ‘price’,” Miyagi Suzuo said seriously.

She continued recounting the inside stories she had heard from Vice President Okamura and her father: "For example, the head of our gastroenterology department is Director Niijima. He was a close confidant of Vice President Okamura. He only became the head of the department by joining Okamura's faction. When Okamura ran for vice president, he had to vote in favor of him and could only hope that Okamura would win the election. Otherwise, if he lost, he would lose his own position as well."

"Similarly, Dr. Tomura is a confidant of Chief Niijima. If Chief Niijima were to run for head of the internal medicine department, then Dr. Tomura would have to vote in favor. If Chief Niijima lost, then Dr. Tomura would lose his future."

"If you want to win, it's best to keep winning. It's not just about being a small department head, but also about being a section chief, the director of the entire affiliated hospital, and the head of the medical department. Every major change of position means that all other factions will be purged, and the person who wins the election will become the ultimate beneficiary. The beneficiary will receive support from the Medical Committee, the Japanese Medical Technology Association, and large conglomerates. The beneficiary will also give back to the conglomerates to help promote certain drugs and medical devices... That's roughly how it works."

Accompanied by a "click".

The chopsticks in Sano Chizuru's hand fell onto the coffee table. The sound brought her back to her senses. Her slightly parted lips hadn't even closed yet, and her eyes were full of shock.

"So, from the moment the interns are selected, which ship they'll be on is already fixed, right? It's an opportunity, a ticket, and also a choice about their future." Lin Ze quickly understood the rules of the game and raised an eyebrow as he spoke.

"correct."

"That sounds a bit too dark. It seems that being an unknown nobody isn't so bad, at least it's safe..." Sano Chizuru swallowed and couldn't help but say.

She initially just wanted to talk about the pre-arranged deal, but she didn't expect it to involve so much.

But hospitals have clear class distinctions, and promotions are not as simple as one might imagine.

Is it true that as long as you have superb skills, high talent, and work hard, you can climb the ladder step by step?

That's not the case at all.

Matters concerning power have always been inextricably linked to the word "darkness".

Moreover, these things are not far off; anyone who wants to get a recommendation or a pre-selected qualification has already become a player in the game of rules.

Those who work quietly behind the scenes, such as Dr. Murakami in the gastroenterology department, have almost no presence. They wear glasses, heads down, and endlessly work on medical records and write documents at their workstations.

Such people are not even in the game, or rather, they are not even qualified to be included in the game because they lack competitiveness.

“There’s something I actually want to say,” Miyagi Suzuo pursed her lips and turned to look at Lin Ze: “Lin Ze-kun, Chief Niijima treats you very specially. He might actually be thinking of recruiting you. Have you noticed that?”

“Yes, yes, that’s definitely true,” Sano Chizuru quickly replied.

“When they took me to the joint consultation last time, I was indeed the only intern there,” he replied.

Lin Ze recalled the scene when he participated in the joint consultation.

If careful teaching and guidance are Dr. Niijima's usual duties, then his role in the consultation is quite clear; at least, no similar situation has occurred in other departments.

"Of course, Lin Ze is also very outstanding. In addition, Vice Dean Okamura is your senior brother. There is actually no harm in being absorbed into their faction. It is precisely because of both advantages that there are various preferential treatments." In her spare time, Miyagi Suzuo had already thought about Lin Ze's future path.

This is something a good wife's assistant should naturally do.

She was happy to see this situation, after all, her father had a close relationship with Okamura, and if Lin Ze belonged to the same faction as him, his future path would be easier.

“I never thought that my heart was in internal medicine. I just learned from Dr. Niijima’s teaching,” Lin Ze shook his head and said firmly, “If possible, I still want to go to surgery.”

“But surgery is even harder,” Miyagi Suzuo said anxiously without hesitation.

however.

As soon as she said this.

Sano Chizuru and Kitagawa Ayane both turned their gazes to her, and a moment of silent observation ensued.

No one spoke either.

Miyagi Suzuo noticed the two people's gazes. Realizing that she had been somewhat out of line, she couldn't help but blush, lowering her delicate face and avoiding eye contact.

Ugh……

Chizuru Sano couldn't help but think.

Gongcheng is good in every way, but when it comes to Lin Ze, she easily gets flustered and loses her composure. Just like her nervous appearance just now, it was a bit too obvious. Anyone could guess what she was thinking; it was written all over her face.

She didn't want Lin Ze to suffer at all...

"It's okay. Only surgeons get promoted faster because they're in the spotlight. My dream is far away, and it's only natural that I have to work hard to achieve it," Lin Ze replied without hesitation.

"OK then……"

(End of this chapter)