Chapter 365: Chapter 364: Take It to Heart
Sunday was a bright and sunny day in Binhai.
This made Yan Ziruo, who had been worrying and muttering about it all last night, absolutely ecstatic. She exclaimed that the Binhai meteorologists had actually gotten it right for once.
"Oh, Feifan, I forgot to tell you. Jee Mingzhi is also going to Water World today."
Yan Feifan feigned surprise. "After a dating disaster as embarrassing as that play, he still hasn’t broken up with you?"
"Be careful, Sis. He definitely has ulterior motives."
Yan Ziruo huffed. "What do you know?"
"He already told me he doesn’t like plays either."
"He just followed a friend’s advice who said a date like that seems classy and unconventional."
"He was actually happy when he saw that I didn’t like plays either!"
Yan Feifan snorted twice, saying disdainfully, "Just hearing him say that, you can tell he’s a silver-tongued schemer."
After a short pause, Yan Feifan added a reminder, "Sis, you’ve only met a few times. Are you really ready for the swimsuit-and-no-makeup level of intimacy that comes with a place like Water World?"
Yan Ziruo, still in her pajamas, spun around gracefully and struck a pose she thought was very sexy.
"I’ve got the goods, so what’s there to be afraid of?"
Yan Ziruo said smugly, "I’ve got the looks, and as for my figure... I’ve got long legs, a chest, and a butt!"
"And a little tummy," Yan Feifan mercilessly exposed.
"A little tummy?"
Yan Ziruo sucked in a breath and said angrily, "Where do I have a little tummy? Which one of your eyes saw me with a little tummy?"
Yan Feifan scoffed, dealing another blow, "Sis, I refuse to believe you can spend the whole day at a water park sucking in your stomach!"
Yan Ziruo glared at him and said fiercely, "None of your business! Hurry up and make breakfast. We need to leave early."
With that, she scurried back to the master bedroom...
Today, Yan Feifan made a simple breakfast.
He boiled a pot of wontons and some eggs, sliced up a platter of cured meats, and made a cold dish of shredded bamboo shoots. That was it.
Anyone with a bigger appetite could have some bread.
Tian Yu helped set the table. Then, Yan Ziruo, Yu Suye, and Yu Chuanbai came into the dining room and sat down around the table.
Seeing her brother dishing out the wontons, Yan Ziruo quickly said, "Feifan, I’m not hungry today. Just give me half a bowl..."
"Actually, never mind the wontons. I’ll just have a glass of milk."
Yan Feifan ignored her and filled a bowl to the brim, saying, "Sis, just be yourself."
"You can pretend for a little while, but can you pretend for a lifetime?"
Just then, Yu Chuanbai spoke up. "Guys actually prefer girls who are natural and not pretentious."
"After all, once you’re married, you have to face the realities of running a household."
"A prim and proper life isn’t really suited for day-to-day living at home."
Yan Ziruo nodded, a little embarrassed. "That’s true. I am who I am, I don’t need to pretend."
She picked up her spoon, ate a few wontons, and then asked, "Chuan Bai, are you sure you’re not coming to Water World with us?"
Yu Chuanbai chuckled lightly. "I can’t!"
"There’s a ton of things to do at Extraordinary Medical Technology, and I need to get familiar with the environment and the work as quickly as possible."
Yu Chuanbai smiled again. "Strictly speaking, all of you, except for Xiaoyu, are my bosses."
Yan Ziruo chuckled. "We’re just bosses in name. The one who really calls the shots is Song Yi."
"Hmm..."
She added, "Feifan is one, too."
"But usually, he doesn’t voice his opinion on anything outside of his duties as a doctor."
Yu Chuanbai said with understanding, "I get it."
"Feifan doesn’t offer his opinion easily, but once he does, it’s a final decision that can’t be changed."
Yan Feifan laughed. "I’m not that domineering. My word isn’t law..."
Just then, his phone, which he had left in the living room, started ringing.
Tian Yu eagerly ran over and brought the phone to him.
Yan Feifan took the phone and saw it was a call from Xv Shuang, a young nurse at the plastic surgery center.
"What is it?"
"Mr. Yan, I’m on the late night shift..."
Xv Shuang’s voice was fast and clear over the phone. "A little while ago, an extremely ugly five or six-year-old boy came to the center."
"He came by himself and gave a printed letter to the colleague on duty."
"The letter said that his family was poor and couldn’t afford to raise him, so they were asking the center to give him plastic surgery and then find a good home for him."
Yan Feifan’s expression darkened.
This was exactly the kind of situation he and Director Wang Chuan had worried about before that TV show aired.
He didn’t expect it to actually happen.
’There really are all kinds of parents in this world. Some people don’t deserve to be parents at all.’
Yan Feifan said into the phone, "Didn’t we hold a meeting about this? Weren’t there specific, clear instructions for this kind of situation?"
"Follow the instructions. Call the police and let them handle it!"
"Yes, Mr. Yan!"
Xv Shuang gave a crisp reply over the phone, then added cautiously, "Mr. Yan, since the show aired on Thursday, the number of people coming to the center for plastic surgery consultations has doubled or even tripled."
"A lot of them are directly asking for full-face plastic surgery, the kind of complete transformation that Wang Dongdong had."
"But... I heard from Ye Lin that you’re not taking on any more surgeries like that, Mr. Yan?"
Yan Feifan patiently replied, "I don’t have time to take them. I’m only at the center two days a week. There just isn’t enough time."
"However, the other doctors at the center can take them. Their skill level is quite good as well."
"Their skill level is good, but..."
Xv Shuang said flatteringly over the phone, "But compared to you, Mr. Yan, they’re not just a little bit behind, hehe..."
Yan Feifan cut her off. "Xv Shuang, is there anything else?"
"No, Mr. Yan, I won’t bother you anymore. Goodbye..."
After hanging up, Yan Feifan briefly explained the situation with the little boy, which immediately drew a chorus of condemnation from everyone at the table.
Yan Ziruo asked with concern, "Feifan, what will happen after you call the police?"
Yan Feifan said softly, "With how advanced surveillance is these days, it should be relatively easy to find the person who brought the boy to the hospital."
"Once they find the boy’s family, the police will usually start with a reprimand and some education. If they don’t show remorse, they’ll be prosecuted for abandonment."
Yan Feifan added in a serious tone, "The plastic surgery center will not accept a single child with deformities or disabilities who is brought in under these circumstances."
"After all, we are a medical institution, not a charity."
"If we set a precedent, they would come in a never-ending stream. The plastic surgery center can’t handle that."
Yan Feifan added, "For families in poor financial situations who bring in their disabled or deformed children for surgery, the center will appropriately reduce some of the fees."
"However, we still need to make a certain amount of profit."
"After all, reconstructive plastic surgery is optional."
Yan Ziruo sighed softly. "Hearing you say those three words, ’it is optional,’ feels so cold and heartless."
"Feifan, are you going to end up becoming a man with a heart of stone?"
Yu Suye came to Yan Feifan’s defense. "Ziruo, one person’s power is truly insignificant."
"Every day at the Affiliated Hospital, there are critically ill patients who give up on treatment due to financial problems and other reasons..."
Yan Ziruo waved her hand. "Su Ye, I know what you’re going to say."
"Even though we work in the finance department, we often talk about the sad, tear-jerking tragedies that happen at the hospital."
"Feifan..."
Yan Ziruo looked at her brother and instructed, "I would never ask you to be a saint. That would be harming you."
"What I want to say is, when circumstances permit, don’t refuse to help just because you’re worried about copycats."
Yan Feifan nodded emphatically. "Sis, I’ll keep those words in mind."
Yan Ziruo smiled. "The mood has gotten a bit heavy."
"Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore."
"Hurry up and eat. We’ll leave as soon as we’re done."
Just then, Tian Yu blinked her eyes hard and called out in a cute voice, "Ruoruo... Mr. Yan..."
The Yan siblings said in unison, "Don’t even think about it. Just stay home and study hard..."
