You think it’s all over once the colonoscopy and abdominal CT confirm you don’t have colon cancer?
He will continue to suspect other parts of his body.
After eating, he feels a bit bloated, which is quite mon. Vice Director He can’t help but wonder if that bastard Zhou Can was right about my stomach having issues?
Soon after, he will keep doubting himself, until he starts questioning his life.
Eventually, he’ll rush to the hospital for a stomach check.
Once examined, he finds out it’s nothing serious, just a mild gastric ulcer.
Vice Director He doesn’t feel relieved because of this.
He’ll think that Zhou Can’s serious expression and tone of voice couldn’t have been about such a minor issue. Surely, it’s something big.
In the following days, he will constantly suspect this part of his body, that part—getting everything checked.
He won’t rest until he finds cancer.
Living in such constant fear and suspicion, even a healthy body will bee ill.
Zhou Can reprimanded Vice Director He, feeling a bit pleased about it.
The purpose of doing this was also to make Vice Director He put less focus on career petition, indirectly helping Director Xue Yan reduce work obstacles.
He arrived outside Director Xue Yan’s office, which was silent inside.
Knock, knock, knock!
Knocking on the door.
"e in!"
The voice sounded hoarse, dry.
Listening to it, one felt quite sympathetic.
Zhou Can pushed open the door and glanced around, only to see that Director Xue Yan seemed to have aged ten years overnight. Her hair was slightly messy, her expression extremely haggard, her eyes filled with blood vessels.
Judging by the look of things, she probably hadn’t slept all night.
"Zhou Can!"
Seeing Zhou Can suddenly visiting, she appeared a bit flustered and hurriedly tidied her appearance.
Zhou Can closed the door properly and walked to her side.
"Sister Yan, how can you hide such a big thing from me? Back then, Director Hu Kan instructed that if there’s anything going on in the department, I have the duty to help you share the burden."
Xue Yan bit her lip, merely muttering to herself, "Failed, the surgery failed, I’ve pletely led Cardiothoracic Surgery into the abyss! I’m a sinner..." As she spoke, her tears were already slipping down her cheeks.
"Why are you crying now!"
Zhou Can quickly pulled out two tissues from the paper box on the desk and handed them over.
"First of all, you’re not a sinner. What’s wrong with a failed surgery? Which renowned doctor hasn’t experienced failure during their growth? I understand your inner pain. Watching the department’s business shrink day after day while Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Third Hospital and Provincial People’s Hospital thrives. Even the Xinxiang Hospital, which once nearly went bankrupt, is growing against the trend. You’re the department head; you’re more anxious than anyone else."
"You also want to change this unfavorable situation, which is why you risked challenging a high-difficulty surgery. Your starting point was good, all aspects of the surgery were pliant, so you don’t have to blame or feel guilty about anything."
Zhou Can admitted he wasn’t very good at forting people.
Seeing Director Xue Yan so upset now, with her confidence, determination, and will all shattered.
In this situation, if he can’t help her stand up again, regain her confidence, not only Cardiothoracic Surgery would be doomed, but she would be finished too.
"I shouldn’t have been rash, shouldn’t have taken that risk! Although I have no legal responsibility for this matter, once petitors find out, they’ll surely seize the opportunity to heavily report and defame our hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery. If this had happened normally, it wouldn’t have a major impact. But now, when Director Hu just passed away less than two months ago, what will outsiders think?"
Director Xue Yan is a highly educated and intelligent woman.
She surely thought a lot overnight in the office.
She’s already considered the worst-case scenarios.
"I regret not listening to your advice, not being able to hold back. Now it’s all too late."
She painfully closed her eyes, tears flowing endlessly.
Zhou Can squatted down and held her hand.
Previously, although the two had a deep relationship like siblings, they never had such intimate gestures.
She could clearly feel it; she was slightly unfortable and resistant.
Wanting to retract her hand.
"Sister Yan, do you trust me?"
Zhou Can asked in a serious tone.
"Yes, of course, I do."
She opened her tear-blurred eyes and looked at Zhou Can.
"Then I can clearly tell you that Cardiothoracic Surgery can successfully weather this crisis. You will definitely stand up again, and in the near future, bee the new famous doctor of Cardiothoracic Surgery."
Zhou Can said solemnly.
She merely shook her head lightly, deeply aware of how serious the crisis was.
It’s not something that can be overe just because Zhou Can says so.
As for being a renowned doctor, it’s even more difficult.
This time, the surgery she challenged wasn’t even a top-difficulty Cardiothoracic Surgery, yet it still failed; what basis does she have to bee a renowned doctor?
A folk healer can hype themselves into existence.
But renowned doctors in these formal large hospitals, each one of them has experienced numerous battles, truly gaining fame through skill, being a heavyweight figure in a particular medical field.
Those hyped are just like ridiculous foam, easy to puncture.
"Do you know why Director Hu chose you as department head?"
Zhou Can asked her.
"It’s just a mistake!"
She replied like that.
Clearly, she’s still trapped in self-blame, regret, and denial.
"Because Director Hu also believed you could bee a renowned doctor, believed you were fully capable of being the new leading figure in Cardiothoracic Surgery," Zhou Can said unwaveringly.
"I know you still don’t quite believe it. Let me tell you why. First, you have the foundation of a renowned doctor in terms of medical knowledge. This, you surely won’t deny, right?"
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