Director Wang's words made Shen Qiang laugh.

"I think you must have a grudge against him; otherwise, how could you come up with the unrealistic idea of using Medical Skill to teach me a lesson?"

Director Wang just smiled.

Zhang Yujian said coolly, "Shen Qiang, I'm aware that you're the only one in the province who passed the Doctor qualification exam this year, and I've heard you performed quite well in a stomach tumor removal surgery before."

"But don't be so arrogant as to think that these are reasons to be proud."

"Surgery, every surgeon can do it. The difference is that some do it well, and some do not."

"And just so happens, I am someone who can perform surgeries to perfection."

"So, Shen Qiang, you must understand that the gap between you and me is not minor. Don't bother me by talking to Xin Xiaoting anymore; otherwise, I will use my Medical Skill to humiliate you."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "If you dare to harass Xin Xiaoting endlessly, I'll make sure you won't be able to take care of yourself, and that has nothing to do with Medical Skill. As for wanting to humiliate me with Medical Skill, I can only advise you to wake up."

Zhang Yujian sneered, "We'll see about that."

At that moment, Xin Xiaoting stood up and pulled on Shen Qiang's arm, "Shen Qiang, let's go. There's no point wasting words with people like them."

Shen Qiang laughed lightly and left with Xin Xiaoting. When they reached the entrance to the cafeteria, Shen Qiang suddenly stopped, turned his head back, and said, "I think I should warn you very seriously. The dragon has reverse scales, and touching them will invite death!"

"You can use your Medical Skill to humiliate me. If Shen Qiang's Medical Skill is inferior to yours, you can mock me all you want, and I won't retort."

"But if you dare to harass Xin Xiaoting with despicable means, no one in this world will be able to protect you!"

Shen Qiang spoke earnestly.

Xin Xiaoting holding his arm froze, then her beautiful eyes burst with softness and excitement.

"He cares about me! The dragon has reverse scales, and touching them will invite death! Such a dominant phrase, could it be that I am his reverse scale?"

Zhang Yujian in the cafeteria, watched Shen Qiang with astonishment. He wanted to laugh at Shen Qiang's threatening words as childish and ignorant, but for some reason, the strong confidence in Shen Qiang's eyes not only made him not want to mock, but he even felt a hint of fear.

As they left the cafeteria, the charming Xin Xiaoting suddenly became demure, walking beside Shen Qiang with her hands behind her back. Every time she glanced at Shen Qiang, she would purse her lips and sneak a smile.

Once out of the hospital, they walked through a not-so-busy alley to a small restaurant in the residential area.

The restaurant was not big but clean and tidy, though its dishes were slightly inferior to Lv Shuyao's culinary skills.

Fortunately, the taste was good and the prices were affordable. And since it was just the two of them, they thoroughly enjoyed the meal.

After lunch, they returned to Tumor Surgery.

They arrived about half an hour before the time to resume work.

Wu Guoxi handed the patient's chart to Shen Qiang, instructing him to familiarize himself with the case quickly.

This blatant disregard for Xin Xiaoting's style made her feel embarrassed.

But Shen Qiang understood that Wu Guoxi's reason for doing this was probably because Xin Xiaoting wouldn't be of much help in this surgery.

"I hope this surgery is curative!" Wu Guoxi said somewhat irritatedly, "But if the patient's tumor has already spread, we can only switch to palliative surgery, removing part of the tumor to moderately extend the patient's life."

At this point, Wu Guoxi raised his eyebrows and ordered, "You and Xin Xiaoting go to Ward 17 and explain the situation to the patient's family clearly."

Shen Qiang nodded and then took Xin Xiaoting to Ward 17.

As soon as they entered the ward,

Shen Qiang immediately saw an extremely cute little girl, about four or five years old, sitting at the bedside of a patient, drawing with crayons on the bedside table.

An elderly woman, probably in her fifties or sixties, seeing Shen Qiang and Xin Xiaoting, quickly got up and said, "Doctor, are you here to prepare for the surgery?"

Shen Qiang smiled, glanced at the patient on the bed who also looked to be just over fifty, and said, "Hello, could we step outside to talk for a moment?"

The elderly woman's expression immediately tensed.

But after only a slight hesitation, she said, "You can speak here."

Shen Qiang took a deep breath, looked at the medical record, and then said very seriously, "Here's the situation, according to the current test results, the patient has a benign tumor that theoretically can be completely cured."

"However, a shadow was found at the patient's pyloric duodenum, which likely indicates that the tumor has spread. If during surgery it's confirmed, we can only remove part of the tumor to reduce the burden on the patient's body."

The elderly woman was stunned, then, anxiously asked, "Remove part of it? Doesn't that mean my husband can only wait to die?"

Shen Qiang paused for a moment and said, "Please believe that we'll do our best, but some tumor conditions can only be confirmed during the surgery."

Upon hearing this, the elderly woman became frantic and grabbed Shen Qiang's hand.

But before she could say anything, the elderly man on the bed said, "Xiu Zhen, don't make it hard for the doctors. Whatever they can do, let them do."

Hearing this, the old lady's tears dropped pitter-patter.

At this moment, the little girl drawing on the bedside table giggled and said, "Grandpa, Grandpa, I've finished."

Shen Qiang took a glance and saw that the little girl had drawn a very simple crayon painting.

The background was a river, or maybe a grassland, with a man and a woman standing there, waving, and a very small child running towards them with arms raised.

Following behind the child was an elderly man with a cane and an elderly woman supporting him.

The drawing was very simple, childish, and the lines were somewhat crooked.

But this family of five looked really warm and touching.

And almost at the moment when Shen Qiang smiled at the little girl's drawing, he was astonished to see the elderly woman looking at the drawing, tears streaming down endlessly.

"Granny, why are you crying?" the little girl asked, puzzled. Then, she suddenly said happily, "Daddy and Mommy went to a faraway place, but they'll definitely come back. Once Grandpa's illness is cured, we'll all go to the zoo together."

Upon hearing this, the elderly woman immediately broke down in tears.

The old man on the bed also couldn't help but shed tears.

And at that moment, the little girl looked at her grandpa and said, "Grandpa, don't cry, don't be afraid of the pain. After the illness is cured, you can jump and hop again."

The old man smiled through his tears, "Yes, Grandpa won't cry, Grandpa won't cry."

Seeing the old man say that, the little girl turned to look at Shen Qiang. She then took a small plastic bottle from the bedside cabinet, walked up to Shen Qiang, lifted her hand, and said, "This is baby's favorite rainbow candy. I'll give it to you to eat, so you help cure Grandpa."

Looking into the little girl's earnest and hopeful eyes, Shen Qiang squatted down in front of her, took the half-bottle of rainbow candy, and smiled, "Deal."

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