Affiliated Hospital, Qin Ying’s Medical Research Office.

As noon approached, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye finished their morning practice. They began tidying up their workstations, getting ready to go to lunch.

"Feifan, have you come up with a good solution for that case I gave you last week? The patient who lost half his penis."

In response to Mrs. Qin’s question, Yan Feifan admitted, "Mrs. Qin, I haven’t come up with anything yet."

Qin Ying’s voice was laced with disapproval. "It’s not that you can’t think of anything. I suspect you just haven’t truly applied yourself, Feifan, have you?"

Having known Mrs. Qin for some time, Yan Feifan knew she was just strict, not the type to be unreasonable.

He explained, "I really haven’t been able to figure it out."

"It’s probably due to a lack of practical experience. Perhaps if I had performed more similar surgeries and gotten a better feel for them, it might help spark some inspiration."

Qin Ying huffed. "If you want more practical experience, take it up with Chen Yu."

"She’s your teacher now, too. She should take some responsibility for your development."

Yan Feifan just said, "Oh," as Mrs. Qin gave him an order. "Next Monday, for better or worse, you are to give me a treatment plan for reconstructing that patient’s penis."

"Understand?"

"Understood," Yan Feifan replied meekly.

After tidying up their workstations, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye washed their hands and left the research office.

They walked out of the emergency building and headed to the first staff cafeteria for lunch. On the way, they ran into Mrs. Gu from the orphanage.

For the past few weeks, children from the orphanage had been coming to the plastic surgery center for operations one after another.

To care for the children after their surgeries, Mrs. Gu had practically been living at the hospital.

Occasionally, colleagues from the orphanage or kindhearted volunteers would come to relieve her or help out.

"Mr. Yan, Dr. Yu, off to lunch?"

After the pleasantry, Mrs. Gu hesitated for a moment before asking directly, "Mr. Yan, the orphanage wasn’t notified to send any children over for pre-surgical examinations this week."

"Well..."

"My director wanted me to ask, Mr. Yan... is the charity program being put on hold for a while?"

Yan Feifan let out a soft "ah" and explained, "We have a new research project starting this week, so things are a little busier."

"That’s why we’re pausing for this week. It will resume next week."

Noticing Mrs. Gu’s expression visibly relax, Yan Feifan added, "Mrs. Gu, the funds we have left can probably support plastic and corrective surgery for another eight to ten children."

"Once the special feature that Mr. Xiao filmed gets broadcast on TV, we should receive more donations from kindhearted people."

"Mrs. Gu, as long as the plastic surgery center has funding, this charity program will continue."

A relieved smile appeared on Mrs. Gu’s face. "Mr. Yan, thank you on behalf of all those poor children."

"This Saturday is our Children’s Day performance showcase at the orphanage. I was wondering if you might have time to come see it, Mr. Yan?"

Yan Feifan declined politely, "Mrs. Gu, I don’t think I’ll have time that day..."

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Gu, Yan Feifan and Yu Suye went to the first staff cafeteria. After getting their food, they found a secluded spot and sat down.

They hadn’t even started eating when Yu Suye couldn’t help but ask, "Feifan, what about that child... the one who was born without thumbs?"

Yan Feifan replied unhurriedly, "What’s the rush? The child is at the orphanage. It’s not like he’s going to disappear."

"You’ve only just performed one thumb replantation. It would be rash to immediately take on a pediatric thumb reconstruction. That’s a pretty big leap."

Yu Suye pouted and said plaintively, "I want to keep doing finger replantation surgeries, but the problem is, I don’t get the chance."

Yan Feifan asked, "Then why not go back to Baining Hospital for a few days?"

Yu Suye said in a deflated tone, "The chances there are even slimmer."

"As you know, Baining Hospital is in the suburbs of Jingcheng. Emergency surgeries like that are rare there to begin with."

"Besides, as a private hospital, they rarely let us junior doctors take the lead on surgeries to ensure the best possible outcomes."

Yu Suye explained further, "Feifan, most of the junior doctors in the Yu Family are sent to public hospitals in the city to gain experience. The only exceptions are a select few who are personally mentored by the senior family members."

"The training opportunities Baining Hospital can offer us are actually quite limited."

"Patients who need minor surgery rarely travel all the way out to Baining Hospital for it."

It seemed to dawn on Yan Feifan. "I see. Baining Hospital mainly takes on patients with major, critical illnesses or complex and difficult cases."

"The prerequisite being that these people also have to be rich."

Seeing Yu Suye still pulling a long face, Yan Feifan added, "I’ll talk to Mr. Chen and see if he can get you and me some more practical opportunities."

Yu Suye’s face instantly lit up like a flower in bloom. "Hehe, Feifan, I knew you were the best!"

"Mwah..."

Yan Feifan shot her a disdainful look, then his expression grew troubled. "Why is Mrs. Qin so invested in that patient who lost half his penis?"

"I’m seriously drawing a blank here."

Yu Suye speculated, "Is Mrs. Qin short on cash?"

"Or does she know the patient? Or was he referred by an acquaintance?"

"Or maybe she made a bet with someone and oversold your abilities?"

Yan Feifan glared at her. "Stop the wild guessing and help me think about it for the next few days."

"If we really manage to earn that five million, you’ll get a cut too."

Yu Suye giggled, a wicked glint in her eyes. "Feifan, if you let me study a live specimen and explore the principles of how it gets bigger and smaller, it might just give me a stroke of genius, you never know."

Yan Feifan simply ignored her and buried his head in his lunch.

Yu Suye giggled, but then her face suddenly flushed red, and she quickly lowered her head to eat as well.

Their silent meal was soon interrupted by someone.

"Mr. Yan, there you are. I’ve been looking for you."

Dr. Qiu Ge clapped Yan Feifan on the shoulder and sat down in the empty seat beside him.

"Mr. Yan, interested in earning five million?"

’Five million again!’

Yan Feifan met Qiu Ge’s gaze and said, "If it can be earned legally, then of course I’m interested."

"No one complains about earning too much money."

Qiu Ge chuckled. "Here’s the deal. Yesterday, I participated in a consultation regarding an eight-year-old boy with a craniopharyngioma."

"The tumor is massive, and it’s become entangled with his optic nerves."

"The consensus we reached is that successfully removing the boy’s craniopharyngioma would inevitably damage his vision, causing blindness."

"The family said they’re offering a ten million reward if his vision can be saved."

"Tempted? We could partner up. We’d split it fifty-fifty."

Yan Feifan smiled. "They must be seriously wealthy."

At that moment, Yu Suye spoke up. "Dr. Qiu, if the patient’s family is that wealthy, have they been to any renowned medical institutions abroad?"

Qiu Ge glanced at her and said coolly, "Don’t put blind faith in foreign medicine. In terms of surgical skill alone, the average level of our domestic doctors is far higher than theirs."

"Our country’s enormous population base gives us far more opportunities to practice and improve."

"Of course..."

Qiu Ge said pragmatically, "Those internationally renowned medical institutions do have a very high overall standard of medical care."

"But their high standard is mainly reflected in their experimental therapies, trial medications, and access to the world’s most advanced medical technology and equipment."

"It’s not in their clinical diagnostics or surgical abilities."

"And let me tell you something else..."

Qiu Ge huffed. "The family has already taken the child to several renowned hospitals abroad. The result? They returned home disappointed."

"Otherwise, they wouldn’t be offering such a hefty reward..."