Although Patient Five, who had been in a deep coma, woke up, the results of his examination were somewhat grim.

While all four of his limbs responded to stimuli and his sight, hearing, and sense of smell were intact, his cognitive function remained at an extremely low level. ‘He’s practically a simpleton,’ and his speech was so slurred that no words were discernible.

In his assessment of the situation, Yan Feifan concluded that the cognitive information pathways passing through the brainstem had been severely damaged.

Yan Feifan didn’t hold out much hope for the extent of Patient Five’s future recovery.

Of course, his waking up once again confirmed the effectiveness of the infrasound resonance stimulation therapy, so Yan Feifan was still quite pleased.

Patient Five would remain in his ward at the Little Red House for a month of close observation. If no other negative side effects were found, he could go home or be transferred to the neurology department to rest and recover.

After finishing the examination, Yan Feifan left the patient’s room. Xv Shuang, who was trailing behind him, started chattering away.

“Boss, Patient One woke up when his daughter fainted and fell on him, breaking his ribs. Patient Four is a mother; she was stimulated to wakefulness by her son’s loud crying after he was hit.”

“And Patient Five was woken up by his relatives arguing.”

Looking as though she’d made a major discovery, Xv Shuang said excitedly, “Boss, Boss, should we have the families of Patients Two, Three, and Six, the ones who haven’t woken up yet, do something the patients care deeply about to try and stimulate them?”

Yan Feifan shook his head. “Xv Shuang, you’re a medical professional. How can you only look at the surface of things?”

“The three patients who woke up may seem to have been roused by accidental stimuli, but in reality, their experimental treatment had already prepared them to awaken. They had reached the waking threshold.”

“Otherwise, you could set off firecrackers next to them and they still wouldn’t wake up.”

“Once they reached that threshold, even without any external stimulus, they would have woken up a few days later at most.”

After a pause, Yan Feifan added, “Tell the families of the other three patients not to worry. Everyone’s situation is different, so naturally, they will wake up at different times.”

“Tell them to just keep talking to the patients as usual, turn them over frequently, and give them plenty of physical massages.”

Xv Shuang chuckled and agreed.

Yan Feifan suddenly asked, “Xv Shuang, are you nurses still talking about… Dr. Tang being small down there?”

“Of course! It’s a hot topic.”

With a gloating look, Xv Shuang said, “Boss, let me tell you, it’s been confirmed.”

“Someone asked his ex-fiancée for confirmation. She said it herself: not only is it small, but he doesn’t last long either.”

“A lot of people in the group chat are saying that God is fair after all. If He gives you a face that can captivate the masses, He’s bound to give you a major flaw to go with it.”

“All show and no go, heehee…”

Yan Feifan shot her a glare and chided, “Do you have too much time on your hands? Wasting it on this nonsense?”

“You should focus more on improving your professional skills. And put some effort into your foreign language proficiency, too.”

Xv Shuang quickly put on a well-behaved expression. “Boss, I do study hard normally.”

“Boss, I’ll work even harder…”

It was Saturday, so Yan Feifan didn’t have to wait until the end of the workday. Once he finished up his tasks, he returned to Zuimo Court.

Returning to his apartment in the complex at nearly five in the afternoon, Yan Feifan found Yu Suye, his sister, his uncle, and his aunt were all there.

Yan Feifan sensed the tense atmosphere in the living room and asked tentatively, “Did you sort everything out?”

His aunt, Liu Xia, shot his uncle a sharp look and said in a cold voice, “Feifan, I’m not an unreasonable person.”

“This happened before your uncle and I met, so I can’t say too much about it.”

“If that child is really your uncle’s, I won’t stop him from fulfilling his duties as a father.”

“He can visit, he can give money, but I will not agree to raising the child with us.”

Yan Feifan said, “Oh,” and turned his gaze to his uncle.

Shu Lei, who was hunched over on the sofa, noticed Yan Feifan’s stare and said in a small voice, “I’ll spend the next few days getting things in order first, making arrangements for your aunt and the restaurant.”

“I’ll try to fly to Malaysia next week to talk to them face-to-face and confirm things.”

Yan Feifan said, “Oh,” again and turned his gaze to his sister.

This kind of major family conflict was a subject Yan Feifan preferred not to touch, one he would even try to avoid.

He didn’t know what to say.

Yan Ziruo, naturally aware of her brother’s anxieties, stood up, pulled him over to her side, and sat down with him on the sofa.

“Feifan, our uncle and aunt are grown adults. They’ll handle this.”

“You don’t need to worry about it.”

After briefly comforting her brother, Yan Ziruo stood up again. “Uncle, Aunt, now that you’ve seen Feifan and told him the next steps, we should be going.”

“Feifan had another major surgery today, so we shouldn’t disturb his rest.”

Shu Lei hesitated. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but then he caught Yan Ziruo’s stern gaze and swallowed his words.

He obediently got up and followed Liu Xia out…

After seeing the three of them off, Yan Feifan felt like he could breathe easier.

The heavy atmosphere from before had truly felt suffocating.

Yan Feifan would rather deal with a hundred difficult cases or complex surgeries than face a family dispute.

“Feifan…”

Yu Suye snuggled up to him and asked with concern, “Do you want to go take a nap for a bit?”

“I can wake you up at eight for dinner, how does that sound?”

“Feifan, is there anything in particular you feel like eating?”

Yan Feifan waved his hand. “I’m not sleepy right now, and I’m not that tired! Besides, Mrs. Lan isn’t here. Whatever you wanted to eat, you’d just have to order takeout.”

“Right now, I want to do something to take my mind off things…”

Yan Feifan stood up. “How about this? We can make dinner together. Noodles with gravy? Wontons or dumplings?”

Duan Yu, who had been sitting quietly to the side, suddenly offered an enthusiastic opinion.

“Dumplings! I suggest dumplings. I know how to roll the wrappers.”

“Dumplings it is!” Yan Feifan made the final call.

The three of them got busy in the kitchen.

Yu Suye was in charge of kneading the dough.

Yan Feifan and Duan Yu were in charge of making the filling.

The two of them rummaged through the refrigerator, and after a bit of an argument, they ended up playing rock-paper-scissors. The winner, Yan Feifan, decided they would use two baby napa cabbages and pork belly for the filling.

Not minding the extra work, they opted for the old-fashioned method of mincing the filling by hand, busily setting to work with their cleavers, CHOP, CHOP…

And what do you know, all that activity unknowingly lifted Yan Feifan’s spirits considerably…

As for wrapping the dumplings, each of the three made a different shape.

Duan Yu made the most traditional-looking dumplings. Yu Suye pinched hers with both hands, making them look like yuanbao ingots.

As for Yan Feifan, he made his look like large wontons…

The three of them fussed around for nearly two hours before they finally got to eat the dumplings they had made with their own hands.

Served with a few side dishes, black vinegar, and some minced raw garlic that Duan Yu had prepared, the three of them enjoyed a satisfying meal…

A little after eight that evening, Yan Feifan received a call from Zhao Xiaoting.

“Feifan, a Mr. Wu from Lingnan Cultural Investment contacted me. He said he wants to arrange plastic surgery for his eighteen-year-old daughter.”

“Only eighteen? And as a rich kid, she’s already so concerned about her looks?” Yan Feifan was a little puzzled.

Zhao Xiaoting explained over the phone, “This Mr. Wu is in film and television investment. He has a wealth of resources at his disposal.”

“His daughter wants to break into the entertainment industry, but her looks are a bit too plain.”

“So, he was hoping you could give her an ‘upgrade.'”

Yan Feifan let out a soft “oh” and said, “Send me her information first so I can take a look…”

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