Chapter 407 - 263: Ruijin’s Top Surgeon
She finished in a single breath, then turned her head away and quickly wiped her eyes.
Jiang He’s tone was calm. "You don’t have to thank me. Just take better care of yourself from now on. That’s better than any thank you."
Zhang Jiaqi gave a muffled "mhm."
After comforting Jiaqi, Jiang He and Gu Qingyan left the hospital room and went to the end of the hallway.
"I really don’t know how to thank you for what you’ve done for Jiaqi," Gu Qingyan said, looking at Jiang He with sincere eyes.
"You’re too kind, Teacher Gu. It’s just my job," Jiang He said.
Gu Qingyan smiled and got to the point. "Actually, even if you hadn’t come today, I was planning to look for you. Professor Weber from Charite gave me a call yesterday."
Jiang He’s expression flickered.
"Professor Weber asked me to pass on his regards. Ever since you announced the early screening system in Baltimore, the internal evaluation of you at Charite Medical School has been extremely high. They’re very eager to maintain a closer, long-term relationship with you."
"Also, next October, Charite Medical School will be co-hosting the world’s most prestigious pancreatic cancer summit in Berlin, along with the European Pancreatic Pathology Society (EPC). Professor Weber is formally inviting you to attend as a special guest speaker and hopes that you’ll present the latest progress on either the KRAS targeted drug or the early screening project at the conference."
The EPC, the European Pancreatic Pathology Society.
In the field of hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, this was the absolute pinnacle.
To be able to speak as a special guest at a conference of this caliber was a truly incredible achievement.
’If the KRAS targeted drug project shows some results by then...’
’This would be the best stage to showcase it.’
Jiang He thought for a moment, then nodded. "Please thank Professor Weber for me and ask him to send the official invitation to my email. If I’m going abroad now, I have to notify the country first."
That was a rather domineering thing to say.
As Jiang He’s status continued to rise,
𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
the international competition for him would likely grow more and more intense.
Some people would resort to shameless tactics you couldn’t even imagine.
For example, finding a random excuse to forcibly detain you for an investigation.
That was why he now had to clear any trips abroad with the government first.
Gu Qingyan watched Jiang He for a moment.
She felt this young man was far too calm.
She couldn’t help but tease him. "You know, I originally thought my career would nosedive after I applied to the hospital to suspend my position as regional director to come back and be with Jiaqi. But I never expected that because I’ve become the bridge for communication with you here in the country, Charite is now treating me like a treasure. They even explicitly said my position and salary are reserved indefinitely, all they ask is that I maintain a good relationship with you."
"Jiang He, you’re the hot commodity of the international medical world now. MD Anderson, Hopkins, Charite... In the future, countless top institutions will surely come poaching with offers you can’t refuse. You have to resist the temptation, you hear?"
Jiang He understood the subtle warning in her words.
His voice was calm. "Don’t worry, Teacher Gu. I’m not leaving."
After saying goodbye to Gu Qingyan, Jiang He stopped by Du Xunsheng’s room.
"Hey! Dr. Jiang! You’re finally here!"
Du Xunsheng was sitting on the edge of the bed packing his things. When he saw Jiang He enter, he immediately jumped up, his face glowing with health.
"What’s this? Getting discharged today?" Jiang He asked, looking at him.
"That’s right! Dr. Liu just wrote me the order. I did the contrast-enhanced CT, and they couldn’t find anything! Squeaky clean! My body is perfectly healthy right now! What do you say? Should we do another scan right now to be sure?"
Jiang He said helplessly, "No, CT scans involve radiation. Frequent scans in a short period are harmful to your body. You must wait a while before getting a follow-up."
Du Xunsheng, the master of twisted logic, said, "So you’re saying... until the next scan, I’m technically healthy?"
"Er..."
"Awesome! In that case, during this time, I can eat and drink whatever I want, go back to bartending at night, and sleep with the young nurses!"
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Seeing Jiang He’s speechless expression, Du Xunsheng burst out laughing. "I’m just kidding, Doctor. Don’t be so serious! But for real, are you free tonight? Come to our bar for a couple of drinks. I’ll personally mix you a ’Xunsheng.’ It’s my own creation, named after me. You can’t get it anywhere else."
Xunsheng...
Bitter memories surged in his mind.
Jiang He lowered his gaze, suppressing his emotions.
"I’ll pass on the drink. You should drink less, too. Keep a regular schedule. Even though the early screening came back positive, if you start taking care of your body now, you might be able to delay the process of the tumor becoming solid."
Du Xunsheng waved his hand dismissively. "Oh, come on, Dr. Jiang. It’s going to show up on a scan eventually anyway, right? I looked it up online. Once this thing is confirmed on a scan, the toll it takes on your body is just too much. Major surgery, cutting out parts of your stomach and intestines, plus chemotherapy, losing your hair, vomiting yellow bile... So I figured, since I’m going to suffer so much later, shouldn’t I hurry up and enjoy life while I’m still healthy, while I can still eat and sleep? Might as well live it up, one day at a time."
Jiang He didn’t know how to persuade him.
In the end, all he could say was, "Come back for your follow-up in one month. Be on time."
"Absolutely! Take care, Dr. Jiang!"
Leaving Du Xunsheng’s room, Jiang He went to the ICU transition ward to check on Gu Yizhou’s girlfriend.
The young woman was completely out of mortal danger. Her vitals were stable, and she was currently in the conscious recovery phase.
As soon as Jiang He walked in, the young woman’s parents immediately stood up.
Her father, a simple-looking middle-aged man, came forward, his eyes already red:
"Director Jiang... Thank you. Thank you so much for saving our daughter."