Surgery Godfather

Chapter 305: Intrigue within an Intrigue

Director Zhu’s confidence was by no means blind, but rather founded on a comprehensive, in-depth understanding of Yang Ping.

As a former doctor, his decision-making and actions still bear the style of a medic: well-grounded and meticulously careful.

Therefore, he carried out a thorough investigation and appraisal of Yang Ping, not out of distrust, but as a scientific approach to work.

After all, this multinational consultation was a showcase of Anning Insurance’s medical resources. The success or failure of this endeavor would determine the fate of the company’s overseas expansion plans.

The patient, Guo Jingyao, a prominent Malaysian businessman at the age of sixty, has numerous businesses such as mining, ports, rubber, and palm oil. He is a prominent figure in Malaysia.

Guo Jingyao acquired this high-end medical insurance as a personal gift from Ning Qi, the chairman of the Anning Group. Guo Jingyao and Anning Group had numerous business collaborations in China.

If Guo Jingyao’s trust could be won, not only could he promote the purchase of Anning Insurance’s high-end medical insurance among his company executives, but his family and friends also presented potential customers. He could become a natural ambassador for Anning’s premium insurance.

Director Zhu was an intelligent man and felt deeply moved by Yang Ping’s readiness to aid. Regardless of the outcome of this consultation, Director Zhu planned to cooperate with Yang Ping afterward.

With the arrival of the Spring Festival, government departments would be on holiday, which might make passport processing a bit complicated.

However, whether Sanbo Hospital or the Anning Group stepped in, this was not a significant issue. The Public Security System was on duty and could fast-track the process.

International consultation involved many medical-legal issues and could not be treated as a personal matter. Director Zhu contacted Sanbo Hospital on behalf of his company, hoping to invite Yang Ping for the international consultation.

Yang Ping reported the matter to Director Han, who then notified Dean Xia. Considering the importance of this matter, Dean Xia immediately pledged his support for Yang Ping to participate in the international consultation and arranged for the hospital administration to assist in various ways, like contacting the Public Security Bureau for passport processing, facilitating visa applications, etc.

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Soon after the launch of Li Quan Hospital’s new official website, WeChat public account, and Alipay life account, the surgery appointment function began to yield results. Several patients scheduled surgeries for the post-festival period and the service team in the backend immediately launched one-on-one follow-up services.

Dean Cai received reliable news that football star Luo Jin was endorsing Sanbo Hospital’s Sports Medicine Center and shooting promotional videos for free to express gratitude to Yang Ping.

He reported this news to Boss Cheng. Although he was uncertain about the value of this news, he knew that Boss Cheng had extraordinarily sharp insights.

“Old Cai, the situation is evolving too quickly. We haven’t kept pace and it’s risky!” Boss Cheng meditated for a while after hearing the news and then made this unexpected remark.

“Boss, what’s wrong? Isn’t everything fine now?” Dean Cai was confused. He thought a significant issue had cropped up that might lead to a loss on the millions invested in the hospital.

“I’m so confused! I was contemplating raising Yang Ping’s surgical fees to ten thousand, but now, it seems utterly ridiculous.” Old Cheng felt a chill at the thought of potentially missing an opportunity.

“What’s wrong?” Dean Cai was on tenterhooks, yet still baffled.

“Old Cai, prepare a contract right away, and quickly. I want to invite Su Nanchen and Yang Ping to become shareholders. I’ll talk to Su Nanchen first. Let me think about how to approach this.” Old Cheng slapped the table.

“If we invite them to hold shares, will they contribute capital? Such investment usually costs millions. They are earning well with their respective positions and surgical fees, would they take a risk with us?” Dean Cai struggled to keep up with Boss Cheng’s thoughts.

Old Cheng laughed heartily: “Why would they need to contribute any capital? They can contribute with their skills instead. They don’t have to spend a penny, and they will receive dividends at the end of the year. I need to discuss this with Su Nanchen first before he can convince Yang Ping.”

Such matters must be successful at the first attempt. Once refused, it would be difficult to raise again.

The market is capricious, and Old Cheng always had to analyse the situation and make judgments instantly.

He now clearly understood that it was impossible to develop the hospital into an advanced, high-end, international orthopedics hospital on his own. If he could get Su Nanchen and Yang Ping onboard, success was almost guaranteed.

Old Cheng was determined to persuade Su Nanchen to hold shares, which would make it easier for Yang Ping to do the same.

As for the relationship between Su Nanchen and Yang Ping, how could Old Cheng, with his sharp acumen, not be aware?

“That was close! Old Cai, your news came just in time. It’s a good thing we gifted Doctor Yang a respectable car, or it would have been laughably embarrassing. Continue monitoring the news. Let me know immediately if there’s any development.” Old Cheng wiped the sweat off his forehead.

“I didn’t quite get it, what was the danger?” Dean Cai wondered as he watched Old Cheng’s edgy reactions.

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Before the Spring Festival, Xiao Su accompanied Yang Ping’s parents to buy clothes, visit the flower market, and helped them embrace a fashionable look. She even treated Yang Ping’s mother to a new hairstyle and light makeup.

Yang Ping’s parents were delighted. Their son had a thriving career and a fulfilling family life. As parents, they could now rest assured. They couldn’t be happier with their daughter-in-law.

In reality, the old couple just wanted an excuse to visit their son, to see first-hand the challenges he confronted to establish himself in the big city.

Yang Ping was deeply moved. He knew that his parents wouldn’t be able to visit often, but seeing them smile with Xiao Su around filled him with a sense of contentment.

Since Su Nanchen’s fiancée, Lin Lan, was spending the New Year with his family for the first time after their engagement, Xiao Su had to accompany her.

Lin Lan, Su Nanchen’s fiancée, is a fundamental researcher in genetics. She was appointed as a professor and doctoral adviser at Nandu Medical University when she was only twenty-eight. Despite her young age, she’s already accomplished a lot in academia and is now the head of Nandu Medical University’s Genome Lab. Lin Lan’s student, Dr. Wen, was recommended by Su Nanchen for investigating the cause of Wei Danian’s disease.

On New Year’s Eve, Xiao Su helped Yang Ping’s parents make dumplings and have lunch, and then hurried back home in the afternoon.

On the first day of the new year, Xiao Su stayed at his own home to accompany his future sister-in-law. On the second day, he visited Yang Ping to be with his parents.

Of course, Xiao Su always justified his visits with the excuse of being on duty, and Professor Su and his wife did not press him for answers, giving their daughter full freedom.

The city’s Spring Festival was a lot quieter without the sounds of fireworks characteristic of the countryside. Fireworks were prohibited in the community, but you could still occasionally hear them.

Xiao Su and Yang Ping’s mum were cooking together while the two men chatted and watched TV.

“Xiao Su, take a break. Let me take over.”

“Auntie, I love cooking with you.”

“Your sweet talk sounds as if you’ve smeared honey on your lips.”

“Auntie, do you think it’s clean? Is it acceptable?”

“Acceptable, absolutely! If Xiao Su cleaned it, it’s definitely acceptable!”

“Today we are making ten dishes for a perfect meal.”

“I’ll help you!”

The future mother and daughter-in-law were joyfully making lunch in the kitchen.

Yang Ping watched television with his father. The television was wishing everyone a Happy New Year, some channels were even replaying the Spring Festival Gala.

His phone hasn’t stopped buzzing since New Year’s Eve with New Year’s wishes, sending and receiving red packets.

“I heard you might be traveling abroad for a medical consultation?” his father asked.

Yang Ping nodded, “A patient in Malaysia with a complex condition has invited me for a consultation.”

Wow, his son is now seeing patients abroad – that’s impressive! As for him, his medical visits were typically limited to a few villages at most.

His passport and visa were quickly processed, and the consultation date was also confirmed.

Guo Jingyao’s condition continued to worsen, with muscle strength in his lower limbs falling to level one. Yingge Hospital was quite anxious and hoped to organize a consultation during the Spring Festival.

According to the lunar calendar, the consultation would be on the sixth day of the Spring Festival.

Guo Jingyao’s condition was very similar to Fang Xiaoyun. His case was a complex one, but his progression was considerably slower.

A complex case usually involves one disease masking another. The biggest challenge comes when a common disease disguises a rare one, as both can cause similar symptoms. The common disease usually gets all the evidence in its favor, while the rare disease is difficult to detect.

This can be quite misleading as everyone gets caught up in the common disease, making it hard to consider the rare one.

This is especially true when the common disease and the symptoms are tightly linked, with the history, physical examination, and additional tests all supporting the diagnosis.

Doctors get caught in this trap, simply going around in circles focusing on the common disease, almost as if they’re trapped in a labyrinth.

Guo Jingyao had a cyst in his spinal canal, the symptoms of which perfectly matched those of a nerve disease.

After the surgery, the patient’s symptoms briefly subsided, leaving no scope for questioning the diagnosis.

But then, a few days later, his lower limb symptoms began to worsen. Doctors naturally assumed there were issues with the surgery, such as haematoma compression or spinal cord vascularity disruption leading to an increase in neurological symptoms in the lower limbs.

No one would think of a rare disease like dural arteriovenous fistula, let alone conduct a DSA of the spinal vessels.

The doctors always base their analyses on CT and MRI scans, but it is hard to reach a conclusive diagnosis using these alone.

Therefore, to unravel such complex cases, the doctor needs to have extensive experience and strong logical reasoning skills.