Healing Doctor

Chapter 427 Since We're Here

With her hair covered in dew, Zhai Yuhan returned to the ward.

She felt a little irritated when she saw the camera. The hospital and the variety show seemed incompatible, and she felt a deep-seated resistance to it.

"I still have to film everyday scenes," Zhai Yuhan complained in a low voice, sounding annoyed.

Ji Xiang also felt that this was a rather unreliable idea, but when he thought about how he could promote and publicize partial nephrectomy, he didn't have too many reservations.

The daytime work allowed Ji Xiang and Zhao Mengmeng to better understand the working environment and procedures of the First Affiliated Hospital. Ji Xiang adapted quickly, while Zhao Mengmeng, who ranked first in the interview and second in the written test, was extremely worried.

Clearly, clinical work is much more complex than the experiments she does in the laboratory.

As the busy day came to an end, while the other doctors and professors went home, the film crew carried their equipment back to the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery.

"The hospital has prepared a meal, would you like to eat together?" Although Zhai Yuhan didn't like dealing with the film crew, she still asked out of politeness.

Today, the film crew is more complete, and Director Fan is also with the crew.

"No need, you guys eat yours," Director Fan replied. "We'll just have something to eat later."

Zhai Yuhan didn't stand on ceremony. When she saw that it was lunchtime, the cafeteria delivered boxed lunches, and she invited Ji Xiang and Zhao Mengmeng to eat together.

There were three lunch boxes on the office desk, each containing the same three dishes. I wondered if they were any good or not.

No one has high expectations for the cafeteria food. Zhai Yuhan usually doesn't eat the food provided by the cafeteria because it's hard to swallow. She just hopes that since there's a film crew here today, the cafeteria can cook something better.

"Let's eat." Zhai Yuhan sat down at the table, and after speaking, she opened the door and smelled a familiar yet nauseating aroma.

Zhai Yuhan didn't know what to say, so she picked up her chopsticks and tried the rice.

Damn it, it's undercooked again, Zhai Yuhan cursed inwardly.

The food prepared for the medical staff was slightly better than pig slop, but not by much, and Zhai Yuhan had long been used to ordering takeout. Although it was high in oil and salt, and she didn't know what kind of technology or grueling cooking techniques were involved, at least she could swallow it.

She was very unhappy that she couldn't refuse to eat in front of the film crew, but she could only frown and force the food down her throat.

"Dr. Zhai, say a few words, have a brief chat." Director Fan gestured to remind Zhai Yuhan.

Zhai Yuhan forced a smile, maintaining her composure and warmth in front of the camera.

"How was the food at school and hospital?" Zhai Yuhan asked casually.

Zhao Mengmeng wanted to answer the question, but once the question crossed her mind, she seemed to freeze, staring blankly at the lunchbox, lost in thought.

While shoveling food into his mouth, Ji Xiang replied, "It's alright where I live. When I was in school, I would get up early every morning to run a half marathon. I would pass by the pig farm near our hospital, and as long as I heard the sound of pigs being slaughtered, there would definitely be braised pork for lunch."

"Does your school also have a pig farm?" Zhai Yuhan asked.

"Sometimes pork bought outside has pox, so the school built its own pig farm for the students' health. They also raise rabbits, mice, and other small animals for experiments."

Ji Xiang was very talkative, and his words eased the awkwardness.

"Won't this be a bit troublesome?"

"Fortunately, the braised pork in our school cafeteria is still very delicious. Every time I hear the sound of a pig being slaughtered, I skip class for ten minutes at noon and go to line up for lunch early."

"Slurp slurp~" Ji Xiang said as he ate.

Zhai Yuhan looked at Ji Xiang with a puzzled expression. "Dr. Ji Xiang, do you think the food in our cafeteria is delicious?"

"It's not tasty, the rice is undercooked," Ji Xiang said honestly.

"..."

"Professor Zhai, you eat so slowly. Will the emergency patients go to surgery on an empty stomach?"

"Whoosh whoosh~"

"!!!" Zhai Yuhan really wanted to sew Ji Xiang's mouth shut with No. 7 thread and tie a surgical knot.

On duty, how can you say that an emergency patient will arrive soon?

"The teachers I met during my internship and residency training were all very overweight because they were too busy to exercise and they didn't eat on time, resulting in stress-induced obesity."

"Whoosh whoosh~"

Ji Xiang put down his lunchbox and chopsticks. The half-cooked rice and three dishes were devoured by Ji Xiang in two minutes.

"You..." Zhai Yuhan really couldn't understand why Ji Xiang could eat half-cooked rice so deliciously, looking like a refugee.

"Doctor, doctor!"

The sound of a patient calling for the doctor came from the doorway.

Zhai Yuhan's expression changed. After a helpless, bitter smile, she glared fiercely at Ji Xiang, as if the patient was brought in because of Ji Xiang's careless remarks.

Ji Xiang seemed completely oblivious to Zhai Yuhan's expression. He immediately stood up and said, "I'm here. What's wrong? Teacher Zhai, please eat first. I'm going to see the patient."

After saying that, Ji Xiang strode out.

Judging from their appearance, it seemed as if Ji Xiang was the family doctor, and Zhai Yuhan and Zhao Mengmeng were his two students.

Director Fan was also taken aback for a moment.

During the day, when filming other students, everyone was cautious and treading on thin ice, basically just background figures. They rarely remained silent unless the doctors from the First Affiliated Hospital repeatedly asked them questions.

Ji Xiang, however, represents the other extreme.

The photographer immediately asked, "Director, who is the camera following?"

"Ji Xiang," Director Fan said without hesitation.

The camera zooms in and shows two people standing at the entrance of the ward, with Ji Xiang talking to them.

Director Fan's understanding of patients is that they should be sitting in a wheelchair or hunched over, with a pained expression.

But as the camera zoomed in, Director Fan and the crew noticed that the two people opposite Ji Xiang had normal expressions, unlike patients.

Is he asking for directions?

Zhai Yuhan walked over and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

The woman said shyly, "Doctor, this area used to hurt."

She pointed to her stomach and said, "The emergency room is busy with a major emergency. I asked a nurse, and they said it might be something to do with the gastroenterology department."

Zhai Yuhan was speechless, as were Director Fan and the film crew behind him.

This is an emergency patient coming to us on their own. It's understandable that the emergency department is busy with major resuscitations. We already told you it's gastroenterology, so why did you come to hepatobiliary surgery?

"It's nothing," Ji Xiang said with a smile. "Is this the only place that hurts? You don't seem to be in pain now."

"This area." The patient drew a large circle on his upper and middle abdomen with his hand. "It all hurt, but it's better now. It's strange, it still hurt when I got off the elevator."

Ji Xiang glanced at Zhai Yuhan, asking silently.

Zhai Yuhan asked, "Dr. Ji Xiang, would you like a physical examination?"

"The patient is already here."

Since we're already here... this is a standard, fresh-faced clinical statement.

Only novice doctors are interested in patients. Residents like Zhai Yuhan, if a patient has a disease that is not in their department, will tell the patient to go to the relevant department as soon as possible. Saying even one extra word is considered a sign of a good mood today.

(End of this chapter)