21st Century Necromancer

"Chen Yu, I'm begging you, can you save him?" Biting her lip, Zhu Yiting's face was filled with struggle, but in the end, she still voiced her plea to Chen Yu. Stay updated with My Virtual Library Empire

"Mr. Chen Yu!" Hearing Zhu Yiting say this, Jounouchi Hiromi quickly tried to stop Chen Yu from agreeing to her.

Helping with a hemostasis surgery was out of compassion, but performing a gastric tumor resection was a completely different matter. Although Jounouchi Hiromi knew that with Chen Yu's surgical skills there shouldn't be a problem, and he was fully capable of completing the surgery under the current conditions, she feared the unexpected, the "Great Ivan." If something really went wrong, Chen Yu would be responsible.

"Hiromi, don't get agitated. Even if surgery is necessary, it's up to me to decide," Chen Yu reassured Jounouchi Hiromi in Japanese before turning to Zhu Yiting and asking, "From what position are you asking me to save this person? Zhu Ting... no, at a time like this, I should call you by your name, classmate Zhu Yiting."

Caught off guard by Chen Yu's response, Zhu Yiting was momentarily stunned; she had not anticipated him reacting this way.@@novelbin@@

In her memories, Chen Yu was still the classmate with average grades, the one who was somewhat shy and didn't talk much, but who had a touch of talent in certain areas and was also kind-hearted.

In her memories, whenever she had asked Chen Yu for help, as long as it was within his ability, he had never refused her.

But now, when she asked for his help, he displayed such a strange attitude, neither consenting nor refusing, which suddenly made Zhu Yiting feel that the classmate she had sat beside for eight years had become somewhat unfamiliar.

Although his facial expression was hidden by the mask, Zhu Yiting could clearly see that his eyes were bright and confident, yet not sharp.

His demeanor was as gentle as in the past, but at some point, the hint of retreat and inferiority he used to display around her, the reason she chose Wang Jiancheng over him, had vanished without a trace. In its place was confidence and pride that she had never before felt from him.

This realization made Zhu Yiting suddenly feel as if this old classmate had become very unfamiliar, so unfamiliar it was as if she had never really known him.

However, the focus of the matter at the moment was not what Chen Yu had become, but whether the surgery should be performed or not.

The problem Wang Jiancheng was facing had become clear; it was a serious gastric bleed caused by a tumor. Performing hemostasis was easy, only considered a minor surgery of moderate difficulty.

But if the surgery was changed to tumor resection, then the difficulty would be completely different.

It would require removing at least two-thirds of Wang Jiancheng's stomach and the lymph nodes around the stomach would need a regional dissection. Both the volume and the difficulty of the surgery meant it was a major operation that couldn't be completed in just a few hours; it could very well last until dawn.

Furthermore, tumor resection was a matter concerning the patient's life.

Originally, out of kindness, performing a swift rescue surgery, Jounouchi Hiromi did not want her fiancé to go from kindly saving a life to potentially being burdened by causing a death.

Yet, looking at Chen Yu, she knew clearly that she couldn't stop him because he had already made a decision in his heart. All he needed was for Zhu Yiting to make her own choice.

Therefore, Jounouchi Hiromi said nothing more, silently preparing for the change in surgical technique.

"I need to make a phone call." Faced with Mr. Chen Yu's question, Zhu Yiting suddenly put down the surgical instruments in her hand and said to Mr. Chen Yu.

"Three minutes." Mr. Chen Yu gave a time limit that wouldn't cause any impact and also signaled to the instrument nurse beside him to put down her surgical instruments as well.

Considering the disinfection in the operating room, Zhu Yiting didn't step out. Instead, she picked up her mobile phone, which was covered with a sterile bag, dialed a number, and walked to a corner of the operating room to speak softly.

"I'm sorry, Hiromi, to trouble you again." Mr. Chen Yu merely glanced at Zhu Yiting and then turned to Hiromi Jounouchi, who was beside him looking helplessly at him, and apologized to her.

"Really, you and Daimon-san as well, why do you both like to change the surgical technique during the operation so much? Don't you know how tiring that is for an anesthesiologist!" Hiromi Jounouchi complained helplessly, which was also the reason why she chose to become a surgeon—it was common to encounter lead surgeons who liked to change the surgical technique midway through a procedure, and anesthesiologists could get quite angry.

"I think I'm not that bad, right? And Daimon-san does it to save people, doesn't he?" Mr. Chen Yu weakly defended himself before asking Hiromi Jounouchi, "Hiromi, you don't blame me for not refusing her, do you?"

"What's there to blame? Both of them are your old classmates; you can't just stand by without helping, can you? Besides, wasn't it me who offered to help first?" Although Hiromi Jounouchi grumbled, she was quite understanding of Mr. Chen Yu's perspective and expressed her understanding in an empathetic manner.

"Thank you, Hiromi, for always supporting me from behind." Mr. Chen Yu thanked Hiromi Jounouchi and felt touched. After all, who wouldn't feel fortunate to have a girlfriend who always supported them so unconditionally?

During the silent exchange of understanding glances between Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi, Zhu Yiting quickly finished her phone call and returned to the operating table.

"I've just called his parents, and the two elders told me to make the decision." Zhu Yiting sniffed.

Although a surgeon must always remain calm, it's nearly impossible for anyone to guarantee their composure if the person lying on the operating table with an open abdomen is their own spouse.

"So what's your decision? To continue with the surgery?" Mr. Chen Yu calmly looked at Zhu Yiting, waiting for her answer.

Zhu Yiting looked at Mr. Chen Yu earnestly, her eyes conveying determination as she had clearly made her decision, "You asked me earlier in what capacity I was appealing to you. I think you don't want me to say that I'm asking as an old classmate, because neither Jiancheng nor I have the right to make such a request.

So now I am appealing to you as a family member of a regular patient. Doctor Chen Yu, please save him, please help him undergo this surgery."

After she spoke, Zhu Yiting bowed to Mr. Chen Yu.

"If I were to refuse at this point, it really would be like leaving someone to die." Mr. Chen Yu smiled and sighed resignedly, "Hiromi, it's going to be tough on you, the surgical technique needs to be changed."

"Understood!" Hiromi Jounouchi nodded with an understanding smile to Mr. Chen Yu and began readjusting the anesthesia for Wang Jiancheng on the operating table.

As Hiromi Jounouchi got into her stride, Mr. Chen Yu turned his gaze to Zhu Yiting, who had returned to her assistant position by the operating table, and to the two nurses in the operating room coordinating the procedure, straightened his expression, and announced, "Change of surgical technique, we'll switch to a subtotal gastrectomy."