Chapter 107: Sense of Achievement
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Dr. Xu quickly said, “Comrade Ye, you’re being too modest!”
Min Nan, who had been listening to their polite conversation, was growing impatient. Ye Ling was already very tired, and this doctor just kept talking without any regard for her exhaustion.
Min Nan interrupted Dr. Xu with a cold tone, saying, “Do you have any other business here? There are still many injured workers over there. If you have nothing else, please go about your work.”
Dr. Xu was taken aback by Min Nan’s words and felt somewhat embarrassed. Dr. Xu had sensed that the relationship between the two of them was unusual when Min Nan had explained on Ye Ling’s behalf earlier.
However, he didn’t dare to speculate and suppressed his curiosity. He then turned to Ye Ling and said, “One more thing, Comrade Ye. You have made a great contribution to this rescue operation at the mine. You can rest assured that I will report it truthfully to the village committee…”
Upon hearing this, Ye Ling hurriedly said, “No need! You see, Dr. Xu, I haven’t obtained a medical license yet, so treating the workers without authorization was already against the rules. Besides… I don’t want too many people to know that I came to the mountain today. So, I hope you can keep it as confidential as possible. Just say that the workers were treated by your clinic.”
“This…” Dr. Xu was completely surprised by Ye Ling’s refusal to take credit. It was a significant honor.
Reporting to the village committee might earn her recognition on the list of accomplishments for educated youth supporting construction. In the future, such achievements would be very useful when selecting outstanding individuals.
Dr. Xu suddenly felt a bit ashamed of himself.
As a doctor, he knew that medical professionals shouldn’t seek fame or fortune. However, he was also an ordinary person who needed to feed his family. How could he not consider financial matters?
Before coming to find Ye Ling, he had even entertained some dark thoughts. He had initially believed that after their rescue operation on the mountain today, the clinic would gain significant recognition. However, Ye Ling’s appearance had overshadowed their clinic’s efforts. If all the credit went to Ye Ling, it would mean that their clinic had come all this way for nothing, and the medicines and bandages they brought wouldn’t yield much gain.
In Dr. Xu’s view, there was no one without ulterior motives, as everyone had their own selfish desires. This was entirely normal.
However, after seeing Ye Ling, Dr. Xu realized that his view was too lame!
In this world, there were truly pure-hearted angels in white coats, and Ye Ling was one of them!
Now, Ye Ling even wanted to give away her credit to the clinic. Dr. Xu felt a mix
of excitement and shame.
After a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth and said, “Alright, since Comrade Ye wants it to be kept secret, I will shamelessly let the clinic take the credit for saving lives. But Comrade Ye, rest assured, even if others don’t know what you’ve done, I know. If you ever need help from me or the clinic in the future, don’t hesitate to come find me. I will do my best to assist you!”
Dr. Xu, after finishing his statement, felt that his words might have been misunderstood and hurriedly added, “Of course, I’m not cursing you to get sick! ”
Ye Ling found this somewhat amusing and nodded, saying, “That’s good then. Thank you, Dr. Xu. If there’s ever anything I need your help with in the future, I’ll come and trouble you.”
After a brief exchange, Dr. Xu turned and left.
Watching Dr. Xu’s departing figure, Min Nan’s gaze shifted to Ye Ling, and he sighed, ‘You gave so much tonight, but in the end, you got nothing.”
Ye Ling smiled and replied, “It can’t be put that way. Healing and saving lives are a doctor’s duty. Being able to help those workers teetering on the brink of life and death made me very happy. The look in their eyes was filled with the joy and gratitude of a second chance at life. In that moment, the sense of accomplishment in my heart is something that can’t be traded for any material reward.”
Ye Ling’s eyes sparkled, and Min Nan, looking at the petite girl in front of him, couldn’t help but feel that at this moment, she exuded a sacred radiance, like an angel of mercy and kindness descended to the mortal world.
Min Nan’s tone carried a hint of self-reproach as he said, “I had overly materialistic thoughts.”
As the dawn broke, the villagers and clinic staff, who had been busy all night, were utterly exhausted. Later, some people brought stretchers up the mountain and carried the injured workers down.
Ye Ling had not left until all the workers were brought out of the mine. However, she was too tired. At one point, she leaned against a tree trunk and fell into a light doze. When she woke up, she felt a piece of clothing draped over her.
Ye Ling was momentarily puzzled, so she reached out and caught the garment that had slipped down from her shoulder..
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