Healing Doctor

Chapter 442 Taking Empathy a Step Further

"Ji Xiang is quite interesting; he doesn't even blink when he lies," Feng Yuqing laughed. "Men, huh."

"Sister Yuqing, Ji Xiang is really amazing!" Tang Yan's perspective was different from Feng Yuqing's, and she retorted softly.

It wasn't because the other party was a big boss who made her a million-dollar annual salary, but because Tang Yan was completely shocked by Ji Xiang's communication with the patients.

Not only is Ji Xiang an excellent surgeon, but he also demonstrates the qualities that are legendary among seasoned attending physicians who have been through countless trials and tribulations in clinical practice when communicating with patients.

Perhaps ordinary people think that doctors should naturally possess these qualities, but anyone who has been in clinical practice knows how difficult it is.

"Ji Xiang really doesn't tell the truth. He's never been sick, and he's as strong as an ox! He even claims to have 'experienced' things. You can tell from that, you can't believe a single word he says, not even the punctuation," Feng Yuqing said.

"Sister Yuqing, is it true that Ji Xiang has never been sick?" Tang Yan asked, somewhat skeptical.

"Of course, three years ago... no, four years ago, a bunch of people in their circle went camping in the wild," Feng Yuqing said. "But unfortunately, they encountered a mudslide and were trapped on the mountaintop. The others were exhausted and had no cell phone signal, so they could only wait to die. It was Ji Xiang who found the way and carried them down one by one."

"..." Tang Yan was speechless.

That stamina is truly formidable.

"Just like Uncle Ji," Feng Yuqing laughed. "Look at Ji Xiang, he doesn't even blink when he lies, and you think he's telling the truth. The patients are completely fooled, he's a man who talks a lot of nonsense."

Is that really true? Tang Yan was somewhat puzzled.

……

……

After Director Bai and Liu Zhi finished listening to Ji Xiang's conversation with the patient, especially the last part where he played hard to get, Director Liu downed his three-ounce glass in one gulp.

"Ha~~~" Director Liu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling completely satisfied. "Xiao Ji is awesome. His communication skills are miles ahead of General Manager Wu's. If General Manager Wu had this ability, his technical skills would be even better."

"Your hospital director is still very inexperienced," Director Bai said. "If you were put in Ji Xiang's position, you would definitely not be able to do a better job than him."

"Old Bai, how did Ji Xiang's brain work? It's amazing!" Director Liu didn't hold back his praise.

Director Bai smiled but remained silent.

Director Liu, however, was extremely excited. He poured himself a drink and, after two more glasses, said to himself, "Doctors have to deal with all sorts of people, and most importantly, they can't refuse anyone. That's why I've always believed that to become a top doctor, one must have exceptional communication skills."

"Xiao Wu is quite smart, but he lacks empathy. But Lao Bai, you said that once you have enough empathy, you'll be overwhelmed by all sorts of negative emotions; you can't have it both ways."

"5% of people have some degree of antisocial personality disorder," Director Bai said. "This is very evident in the Medical Affairs Department's Dispute Resolution Office. Dazhi, should we transfer General Manager Wu here to experience it? Our Medical Affairs Department is a melting pot; without being tempered by the fire, how can good steel be forged?"

"No way, don't even think about it!" Director Liu glared at Section Chief Bai and refused without hesitation. "Xiao Ji is really good, Lao Bai, do you think he can stay?"

"No." Director Bai gave an answer that left no room for suspense.

"You're really blunt. You should at least leave me some leeway," Director Liu sighed.

"That's to prevent you from having any lingering attachments," Director Bai said. "Keeping Ji Xiang here for three years through residency training is already the limit. You know better than me that he was spotted by Qin Chu from Shanghai less than two months after arriving. Do you still dream of keeping someone like that at the Second Affiliated Hospital?"

Director Liu knew his old friend was telling the truth and sighed deeply.

……

……

Qin Chu closed his eyes, while Ling Tian's expression changed constantly, finally turning into a long sigh.

"Boss, I can't do it," Ling Tian said softly.

Qin Chu remained silent, his eyelids twitching slightly, as if he were entering REM sleep.

After a few seconds of silence, Ling Tian smiled wryly, "Boss, I never imagined Ji Xiang would be this strong."

"Outsiders may not understand, but we do." Seeing that Qin Chu remained silent but did not seem to show any anger, Ling Tian tentatively said, "There are many people who are good at surgery. Those unlicensed surgical beasts in the South are young, have good eyesight, and their microsurgery is amazing."

"But Ji Xiang is different."

Qin Chu sighed softly, "For a moment, I seemed to become dazed."

"In a daze?" Ling Tian replied, as was his habit.

Although he looks arrogant, he always knows how to behave appropriately in front of his boss, including playing the straight man, which has become a habit.

"Ling Tian, ​​what do you think is good about Ji Xiang's communication with patients?" Qin Chu closed his eyes, but his eyeballs remained still, having passed the REM phase.

"He can speak from the patient's perspective, turning what should be a doctor-patient communication about their condition into a communication between patients themselves. He's incredibly approachable, which is surprising. His work style isn't like that of a young doctor; even veteran doctors with over a decade of clinical experience might not be able to do that."

"No," Qin Chu said in a deep voice, "Do you think it's possible that Ji Xiang really did have a similar surgery?"

"Boss, really?" Ling Tian exclaimed in surprise.

Qin Chu opened his eyes, and within just a few minutes, his eyes had turned yellow, as if the years had left incredibly deep marks on him.

Ling Tian was surprised. What was wrong with the boss?

"I have a feeling that Ji Xiang has experienced this," Qin Chu said slowly, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.

"Boss, you mean...?"

"It's not that Ji Xiang himself had his gallbladder removed, but that he was able to reconstruct a similar experience when he came into contact with patients."

"Empathy?"

"It goes even further than empathy," Qin Chu said. "This is a talent, a talent even stronger than surgery."

"!!!"

"Sigh, if only he could have stayed back then." Qin Chu was somewhat lost, his memory returning to the academic conference held for Ji Xiang.

A young person in their prime, with a bright future; and myself, who has a discerning eye and appears as a mentor.

He even invited the only academician in the interventional medicine field to act as a background figure. If all goes well, this will become a beautiful story, and both he and Ji Xiang will be objects of admiration for future generations.

pity.

The more Qin Chu thought about it, the more regretful he felt. His mood became increasingly depressed, his nose tingled, and his feelings were complicated.

That day, he felt as if he had experienced a dreamlike encounter, and it wasn't until he saw Ji Xiang communicating with the patient that he suddenly realized what had happened.

"Boss, take a rest," Ling Tian comforted Qin Chu.

"No, let's finish watching the show first."

The show continued, but the camera had already focused on the other interns.

The awkwardness and naivety of those people contrasted sharply with Ji Xiang's seasoned sophistication.

(End of this chapter)