Chapter 395: Invitation to a High-Difficulty Operation (1)
Ke Yanbin felt bitter.
It wasn’t like his men were monitoring Jiang Yu 24/7.
It was impossible for them to know every single phone call Jiang Yu gets.
“He probably only made one call and haven’t met, so… my men didn’t know about it.”
“What is Feng Le’an trying to do?”
Feng Linbai’s fingers tapped on the table repeatedly. “Could it be that he really wants to tie Feng Tianrui and Yu’er together?”
Ke Yanbin said weakly, “Perhaps, it’s really for tutoring? After all, Miss Jiang got full marks in the five-subject prelims…”
Feng Linbai immediately shot Ke Yanbin with a sharp gaze and Ke Yanbin immediately changed his excuse. “But Feng Tianrui isn’t that stupid. Moreover, he knows that Master, you…”
After all, he had been treated as a pawn a few times. Feng Tianrui definitely wouldn’t dream of snatching Feng Linbai’s wife, right?
Feng Linbai smiled. “Then we can borrow Feng Le’an’s strength.”
Ke Yanbin tactfully kept quiet.
…
It was the end of the year and the chill was starting to set in.
Jiang Jingnian had originally come to China to attend a seminar. That was some time ago but he still hadn’t returned to X-Institute.
Over at the research institute, David had called him a few times to summon him back, but Jiang Jingnian rejected him every time.
Although X-Institute was based abroad, it also had a branch in China. It was set up in Beijing to facilitate some research and to collect successful cases to send back to headquarters.
At this moment, Jiang Jingnian was sitting in the office of the branch in Beijing going through some files.
Outside the office, someone knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
A woman wearing a turtleneck sweater dress and black boots walked in. “Doctor Jiang, here’s your coffee.”
After arriving at the research institute in China, for convenience, Jiang Jingnian didn’t use the name Alex anymore. Instead, he asked everyone to address him as Doctor Jiang.
However, the people from this branch of the research institute didn’t have the right to know his full name.
Jiang Jingnian’s file belonged to headquarters. The people from the Beijing branch couldn’t access his file except for… people like Jiang Yu, who could easily hack into other people’s systems without anyone knowing.
Jiang Jingnian heard the voice and raised his head. He pointed at the table and said, “Just put it there.”
“Doctor Jiang, according to your taste—black coffee, no sugar. Try it, please,” the woman said. “I heard from the people in the headquarters that you like this brand of coffee beans. It was shipped in this morning.”
Jiang Jingnian saw through the woman’s intentions but he didn’t show it. He only said politely, “Thank you.”
Kong Zhihui had already inquired with the people at headquarters. Jiang Jingnian was a very easy person to get along with.
Moreover, during the time that he had been in China, Kong Zhihui had indeed felt that Jiang Jingnian was upstanding and gentlemanly. He didn’t put on airs like some of the other high-ranking doctors in X-Institute.
Therefore, she dared to ask, “Doctor Jiang, although you are from China, you have been abroad for so many years. When you come back, do you have to readjust again? The capital has changed a lot since you left. If you’re bored of staying in the office, I can accompany you for a walk to get some fresh air.”
Jiang Jingnian closed the file in his hand. “Thank you for your kindness in advance.”
Kong Zhihui thought that she had a chance. “Then, Doctor Jiang, if you need anything, you can call me anytime.”
The smile on Jiang Jingnian’s lips didn’t change. “I’ll remember it.”
Kong Zhihui left happily.
After she left, the smile on Jiang Jingnian’s face disappeared. Then, he dumped the coffee she had brought into a flower pot.
Chapter 396: Invitation to a High-Difficulty Operation (2)
He pinched the space between his eyebrows and felt a little tired.
He turned on his phone and found a video to relieve his fatigue.
It was the video of the song Jiang Yu and Jiang Xingyi had sung together.
The girl in the orange sweater on screen had a pleasant voice. It looked like all the lights on stage were focused only on her.
Jiang Jingnian automatically ignored Jiang Xingyi, who was standing right next to her.
He thought, ‘it seems that I haven’t seen Jiang Yu for a while?’
Hmm…
What reason should I use to look for her?
She got first place in the five-subject examination… Should I go and congratulate her?
As he was thinking, the video on his phone was cut off as a call came in.
It was a call from an overseas number.
Jiang Jingnian picked up the phone. On the other end, David asked curtly, “Alex, when will you be back?”
Jiang Jingnian ignored his question, “Have there been any high-profile cases recently?”
“Not really,” David answered, “I’m not used to it without you here.”
Jiang Jingnian said, “David, everybody has to learn to grow up eventually.”
David: “…”
Thinking of the fact that Jiang Jingnian had gone to another country and was reluctant to come back, David wondered, “What’s so attractive about China? Is it because it’s your hometown? So now you want to stay in your hometown and don’t want to come back?”
Jiang Jingnian didn’t deny it. “Maybe.”
David became even more resentful. “Don’t leave me, Alex…”
“Okay, don’t talk like I’m your girlfriend,” Jiang Jingnian interrupted. “You didn’t call me to talk about this, did you?”
“Alright, let’s get down to business then. I do have something else to talk to you about.”
When it came to business, David’s tone became serious, “Didn’t you successfully invite that medical genius to join our research institute? We’ve already sorted out the papers on her successful heart surgery case and have published them. Not long after, someone came looking for her.
“It’s someone from your country.”
Jiang Jingnian asked, “So you came looking for me?”
“No, to be exact, he came looking for that little genius, and you.”
David continued, “Every country knows that you’re stationed in China now. It’d be complicated for them to come headquarters to look for you, but now that you’re in the China office, it’s much easier for them to go there and look for you. If the other party knows that you’re in China, they’ll definitely want you to help.
“Moreover, that young genius’s precise grasp of heart surgery can indeed increase the success rate of this surgery. After all, the case he presented us with isn’t simple. It’s brain surgery.”
“Brain surgery?”
“Yes, I’ve sent the case to your email.”
Jiang Jingnian looked at his computer screen and saw that he had received a new email. After he had opened it and saw the patient’s information, he suddenly chuckled with a hint of mockery.
David sensed it. “Is there something wrong?”
Jiang Jingnian refused, “I’m not taking this surgery.”
“Why?”
“It’s a personal grudge. I’m not taking it.”
David said in surprise, “You actually have a personal grudge with someone. That’s really amazing… Didn’t you say that you don’t hold grudges against anyone?”
Although David knew that this was just a front.
After spending so much time with Jiang Jingnian, he already knew that this person’s smile was warm but his heart was cold.
He was equally kind to everyone.
But this meant that everyone was the same in his heart and couldn’t him anyway. He didn’t care for anyone at all.
Because they didn’t matter, there was no difference.
Chapter 397: Do I Look Like I’m in Need of Money?
Jiang Jingnian said, “So, you don’t have to ask anymore. The person he offended was that medical genius. It would be even more impossible for her to accept his case.”
David became even more curious. “I’ve also looked into this person. He has quite a high status in your country and has a huge amount of wealth. Why would you have a personal grudge against such a person?”
Jiang Jingnian didn’t bother explaining himself. “The world is just so coincidental. Just reject him.”
David still tried to persuade him. “He’s willing to pay, whatever the price…”
Jiang Jingnian: “Do I look like I’m short of money?”
David: … No.
If he was poor, the rest of the people in the research institute wouldn’t be able to stay alive.
“But this is still a rather difficult surgery. With the flexibility of my fingers, I would definitely reject such a difficult surgery as the rate of success is low,” David said.
“However, now that we have that medical genius on our side, I feel that we can give it a try. With her level of expertise, she might really be able to successfully do this operation. Then she would really become famous throughout the world. She would be able to advance directly from the rank of an intern to a senior doctor within the research institute. Her salary and treatment would become much better than what it is now. Won’t that be a good thing?”
“You already said that it’s a difficult surgery. No one has been able to complete it before so we might not necessarily succeed.”
Jiang Jingnian continued, “Let’s not consider the possibility of failure first. It’s still impossible for her to accept this case because of the personal grudge. Just don’t accept it, just say that you can’t do it.”
David was silent for a moment. “Alright, seeing how decisive you are, I won’t try to change your mind anymore.”
Jiang Jingnian said, “Goodbye.”
Then, he hung up the phone decisively.
David thought to himself, ‘he must think highly of me, that why he’s treating me so mercilessly’.
He won’t be angry with Alex.
However, what personal grudge does Alex have against this person with the surname Jian?
…
In the office.
Jiang Jingnian adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose bridge and looked at the files in his mailbox.
The patient’s name was Jian Hai. He was Jian Hanshen’s father.
Jiang Jingnian hadn’t forgotten that the Jian family had been involved in the mole incident. They had framed An Yimin and caused An Yimin to fall ill, almost losing his life.
If it wasn’t for Jiang Yu, An Yimin would have been an ice-cold corpse by now.
Just as he was thinking, his phone rang again.
Jiang Jingnian’s gaze softened as he picked up the call.
On the other end of the phone, Xun Shaorong asked with concern, “Jingnian, have you been tired from work recently? Are you busy? Don’t tire yourself out. I’ve made some soup for you. Do you want me to send it over?”
Xun Shaorong thought that Jiang Jingnian had joined the hospital where An Yimin had been staying. She was grateful for the fact that Jiang Jingnian had saved An Yimin. Also, Jiang Jingnian was Yu Yu’s older brother.
As simple and honest as she was, she didn’t know how to repay Jiang Jingnian. She only hoped that she could be of some help and did what she could.
“There’s no need. That would be too much trouble, Auntie.”
“It’s no trouble at all. A trip to the hospital won’t take long.”
Jiang Jingnian insisted, “There’s no need, Auntie. I’ve changed units and have been tidying up recently. It’s not convenient to have people over.”
Since Jiang Jingnian had said so, Xun Shaorong didn’t force it on him anymore.
“Alright then. When you’re free, you can come over. I’ll cook for you.”
“Thank you, Auntie.”
After rejecting Xun Shaorong’s kind offer, Jiang Jingnian opened his wallet.
He touched the picture of the woman in his wallet, a hint of pain showed on his face.
Looking at the patient’s information on the computer again, Jiang Jingnian frowned and fell into deep thought.