Chapter 710: Chapter 709: A Tacky Condition

Around five in the afternoon, a Cadillac van carrying Yan Feifan, Feng Jian, and Yu Youyi departed from Baining Hospital.

Once the van was on the main road and driving smoothly, Yu Youyi spoke up.

"Mr. Yan, I’ve been watching and studying the videos of your macroglossia correction surgeries, Dr. Peng’s surgical videos, and your targeted questions and guidance for Dr. Peng."

Yu Youyi analyzed, "I’ve discovered that you have an incredibly strong command over the entire procedure, Mr. Yan. From the very first incision, you already know how to make the final one."

"Every incision, every movement during the surgery—nothing is redundant. It’s all a series of perfectly interlocking steps."

"And your questions and guidance for Dr. Peng, Mr. Yan..."

Yu Youyi let out a soft sigh and continued, "From my perspective, you’re looking at it from a God’s-eye view, analyzing and correcting Dr. Peng’s surgery from a much higher level."

"I’ve reflected on my own skills..."

Yu Youyi said with a look of admiration, "I can’t do that. I can only nitpick and point out the shortcomings in Dr. Peng’s surgery. I can’t look at it from a higher perspective to see the fundamental flaws in his process."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan realized that Yu Youyi had a very keen eye.

’It was true. Every surgery he performed himself was a result of countless mental simulations, a process of constant improvement and perfection.’

’As for his questions for Dr. Peng, that was just him replaying the entire procedure in his mind, identifying areas that seemed inefficient or could be improved.’

Yan Feifan met Yu Youyi’s gaze as the older doctor said with great sincerity, "Mr. Yan, you have a gift for observation."

"More than that, you can look at the surgery as a whole and spot shortcomings in how individual steps are handled."

"Mr. Yan, I have a favor to ask, though it may be a bit presumptuous..."

As he spoke, Yu Youyi took a USB drive out of his pocket.

He fiddled with it in his hand, a sheepish look on his face. "This is a video of a macroglossia correction surgery that I performed. I was hoping you could take a look and point out any shortcomings or areas for improvement."

He quickly added, "I know this is a big ask. It will take up a lot of your time and energy."

"Mr. Yan, I already owe you a favor."

Yu Youyi took a deep breath, sat up straight, and said, "Mr. Yan, from now on, I am willing to treat you as my teacher..."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan quickly cut him off. "Dr. Yu, please, don’t say that."

"You’re Su Ye’s elder. I couldn’t possibly accept such an honor."

"Someone else said the same thing once. Now, I never even see him, and he’s about to resign from the Affiliated Hospital..."

The person Yan Feifan was referring to was Zhou Xian.

After hearing from Mr. Liang that the man had submitted his resignation, Yan Feifan had slowly started to understand.

’Damn it. He hadn’t seen the guy once since his heart transplant surgery.’

’Granted, the Affiliated Hospital was huge, with three or four thousand medical staff members. It wasn’t easy to run into someone by chance if you weren’t specifically looking.’

’But a month had passed since the surgery, and the patient was through the dangerous post-operative recovery period. He should have come by to report the good news by now.’

’What’s more, Yan Feifan had spent two days studying and working in the cardiothoracic surgery department, and the stir he’d caused each time had been anything but small.’

’But there had been no sign of Zhou Xian.’

Yan Feifan finally understood. Zhou Xian was avoiding him.

’After thinking it through, the only reason Yan Feifan could come up with for Zhou Xian avoiding him was that old promise to treat him as a teacher.’

’When he’d been desperate, burning his bridges, he was naturally willing to say anything.’

’But now that he had succeeded, for an associate chief physician to take a mere resident as his teacher... he couldn’t bring himself to do it. He couldn’t swallow his pride and bow his head.’

’Yan Feifan figured that while avoiding him wasn’t the main reason for Zhou Xian’s resignation, it was certainly a significant contributing factor.’

Yu Youyi said with a serious expression, "Skill makes the master. You have given me tangible guidance, Mr. Yan, so it is only right that I treat you as my teacher."

"This has nothing to do with me being Su Ye’s elder."

"As for how others choose to act, I have no right to interfere. But as for me, Mr. Yan, I will be true to my word."

Yan Feifan said, looking resistant, "No, I can’t accept that condition. It would make things awkward between us."

"Dr. Yu, name another condition..."

"Another one?"

Yu Youyi scratched his head and thought for a moment before saying with a troubled expression, "Mr. Yan, how about you propose the terms instead?"

"If it’s within my power, I’ll do my best to meet them."

Well...

Yan Feifan couldn’t think of anything offhand either.

’Dr. Yu already owes me one favor. What’s one more? The problem is, favors become worthless when you have too many of them.’

Suddenly, Yan Feifan realized something.

’The original question was whether or not to agree to his presumptuous request. How had they jumped straight to negotiating terms?’

Yan Feifan was tempted to backtrack and refuse outright, but the instinct to be a teacher was stirring in his blood.

’Besides, learning is a two-way street!’

’By watching a surgical video from Dr. Yu, hailed as the top scalpel in oral surgery, he should be able to learn a few things himself.’

After some more thought, Yan Feifan spoke slowly. "Dr. Yu, watching your surgical video, analyzing the process, and identifying areas for improvement... the mental energy required is comparable to performing a surgery myself. In fact, it might even be more taxing."

"How much do you charge for a surgery like that?"

"Around one hundred thousand."

Yu Youyi replied instantly, then immediately understood.

"Mr. Yan, talking about money may be a bit crass, but there will undoubtedly be an endless stream of people like me seeking your guidance in the future. It’s true that we need to establish a measurable standard."

"Using the corresponding surgical fee as a benchmark is appropriate."

"But a true master is hard to find, guidance is priceless, and the benefits last a lifetime. That benchmark should be multiplied by... at least three."

"Mr. Yan, I am willing to pay a consultation fee of three hundred thousand for your guidance."

Yan Feifan was quite satisfied with a three-hundred-thousand-yuan consultation fee. At least it was far more practical than the empty, unwilling promise of treating him as a teacher.

More importantly, this was a transaction between equals. There wouldn’t be a repeat of the awkward situation with Zhou Xian, who now avoided him at all costs.

As Yan Feifan took the USB drive from Yu Youyi, he noticed the man’s expression was much more relaxed than before.

’So he was conflicted after all,’ Yan Feifan thought. ’He talked about treating me as his teacher, but deep down, he was resistant to it. The man’s words didn’t match his heart.’

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but grumble to himself...

Yan Feifan’s flight back to Binhai was smooth, and by the time he returned to Zuimo Court, it was already close to nine at night.

While he was eating dinner, he listened to his sister chattering away. "I bought the car. A Porsche sports car. All told, it came to about 1.6 million."

"After paying for it, I transferred the rest of the money to our younger uncle and let him handle the paperwork. I’m washing my hands of it."

"Our aunt said they’re holding the wedding banquet next Saturday at Xinfeng Restaurant for friends and family. I guess that’s their wedding ceremony."

Yan Feifan just said, "Oh."

Yu Suye also gave a report. "The interior and exterior renovations on the villa have fully started. I’ve already transferred the first payment of one million."

Yan Ziruo spoke up again. "Feifan, Su Ye will be going to the Academician District often to supervise the villa’s renovations."

"Having a car would make things more convenient for her."

Seeing the meaningful look his sister was giving him, wiggling her eyebrows, Yan Feifan understood. He said magnanimously, "Then let’s buy one. Su Ye, pick whichever car you like. Money is no object."

Seeing Yu Suye’s face blossom into a smile, Yan Feifan sighed to himself. ’Money really does flow like water.’

Just then, his phone rang.

It was a call from Mr. Liang.

"Feifan, we performed another test surgery today. We got the time down to five hours."

"You’re the creator of this dual-surgeon technique, and we’ve identified some issues during our two trial runs."

"Tomorrow’s work will be to perfect this surgical technique..."

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