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"Director Zheng, the incident happened quite suddenly. We hope you can issue a notice and find a way to notify each patient who has already made an appointment."

"I need to apply for personal leave." Before even leaving the operating room, Fang Ziye immediately called Zheng Jiong, the director of the medical affairs department.

Zheng Jiong had already finished get off work but was still driving: "Professor Fang, please wait a moment. I'm driving. You just finished speaking without a speakerphone."

"I'll pull over and find a parking spot first."

Fang Ziye said, "Okay."

About half a minute later, Director Zheng Jiong's voice came again: "Professor Fang, what did you say..."

Fang Ziye repeated it.

Zheng Jiong frowned instantly: "Professor Fang, tomorrow is your clinic day. Do you want to cancel your appointment now?"

"Can't you leave tomorrow afternoon?"

"Professor Fang, as you know, there are a lot of patients booking appointments with you right now."

Fang Ziye explained that Bai Xi, who attended the event, was not a direct relative of his, but an elder with whom he had little connection.

Fang Ziye was just a guest attending Bai Xi's wedding.

Fang Ziye tapped his forehead with the back of his right hand and said, "Director Zheng, that's how it should be, but I have some other things to do and need to go to Shanghai."

"Teacher Gu, who I was quite close to, also left."

"What?" Zheng Jiong hadn't checked his phone. He was still on his way home from get off work and didn't know about Academician Gu's passing.

Fang Ziye continued to explain, "Director Zheng, another senior colleague who was very close to me also passed away. He came to offer his blessings in person when I got married in April. I still have to go to Shanghai first..."

Of course, Professor Gu's family did not inform him of his passing.

However, it should be noted that Professor Gu's condition was extremely urgent from the time he suffered a sudden heart attack at work until his death.

It has only been twenty-odd minutes since the news of his death was confirmed on the official WeChat account. Professor Gu passed away a little later than Dr. Chen Song.

Even if Professor Gu's family did not notify Fang Ziye, Fang Ziye still had to go.

Even though Fang Ziye didn't have much interaction with Professor Gu, and their relationship wasn't that deep on the surface.

Friendships are built up through repeated interactions. Fang Ziye still remembers the scene when Professor Gu and Professor Qiu scolded him, and he vaguely remembers the kind old man saying he would take his things to teach him a lesson. Later, the old man helped him arrange the on-site hearing for his bone tumor research project...

There are always some elders and benefactors you can't be with and take care of in this lifetime, but they will indeed do you a favor that you will always remember.

"Your hand surgery professor, Academician Gu, has passed away? How could this be so sudden? When did this happen?" Zheng Jiong was quite surprised.

There are quite a few academicians in the medical field, but only a handful are associated with Zhongnan Hospital and have visited the hospital.

The arrival of Gu Yuandong and Qiu Zhenghua was related to Fang Ziye, so Zheng Jiong was also very familiar with Professor Gu.

"Yes, Director Zheng, this is an official communication; it can't be fake."

"Therefore, I hope Director Zheng can do me a favor... I also need to trouble some colleagues in the Medical Affairs Department and Outpatient Department to notify each patient who has already registered..."

"Fang Ziye thanks you in advance." Since this was something that required others to do, Fang Ziye had to show his proper respect.

"Okay!~"

"Professor Fang, you can go ahead and do your work. If you need anything else, please feel free to contact me," Zheng Jiong quickly said.

Fang Ziye's sudden closure of his outpatient clinic is no small matter. It will take considerable effort to address the concerns of so many patients who have made appointments.

If it were a regular junior doctor, Zheng Jiong would have refused to let him leave immediately.

But what if a great professor like Fang Ziye is bound by rules too tightly and has no regard for human feelings? What if he runs away?
……

Of course, although Fang Ziye stopped his clinic, he still had to look for alternatives.

One option was to postpone my own outpatient clinic day; the other was to ask my professor, Professor Deng Yong, to come to the new hospital campus and temporarily open an extra day of outpatient service…

If a patient who has already made an appointment with their own doctor is unwilling to wait for the next few days, then they can go to Professor Deng Yong's clinic for a consultation.

Naturally, after calling Deng Yong, Fang Ziye also called Professor Wang Ou of the Department of Spinal Surgery.

Professor Wang Ou cannot attend in person tomorrow because it is the day of surgery, but he promised to have an associate professor from his team come to help with the consultation.

"Thank you, Professor Wang, for passing on a message to Brother Luo. I will definitely thank you in person when I return to express my respect," Fang Ziye said.

"We'll talk about thank you when we get back."

"Everyone has emergencies and inconveniences at times," Professor Wang Ou said politely.

……

After Fang Ziye hung up the phone, Luo Tingzhu sent him a message asking if he wanted to go to Enshi. She said that if it was inconvenient for Fang Ziye to go, she would go alone first.

She had a good relationship with Chen Xixian, and the old Chinese medicine doctor Chen Song was also very kind to Luo Tingzhu. She had to attend the funeral of the old Chinese medicine doctor Chen Song.

Luo Tingzhu spoke quickly: "Senior brother, it's very easy for me to ask for leave, because the sanatorium has plenty of staff."

"Honey, don't go back to Enshi with Chen Xixian yet. We need to fly to Shanghai first."

"Professor Gu Yuandong passed away a little after six o'clock this afternoon."

"Huh? Professor Gu is in pretty good health, isn't he?" Luo Tingzhu exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, it was Professor Gu Yuandong. He died suddenly of a heart attack while working in his office, without any warning!"

Professor Gu is in very good health, otherwise he wouldn't be working overtime on the weekend, and his family wouldn't allow him to take himself so lightly.

Myocardial infarction is something that can take the life of a strong adult man or an energetic child, let alone an elderly person in their eighties or nearly nineties.

Even if Professor Gu had fallen ill in his office at the hospital, he might not have survived even at a top-tier hospital like Huashan Hospital.

This is what makes this disease so dangerous.

"Senior brother, I'll pack up and drive to your place right away, and then..." Luo Tingzhu was a little flustered.

"You pack first, I'll drive over right away. I don't need to bring much luggage, just pack me a couple of outfits and we'll leave!"

"I'll have my parents go over to Dr. Chen's place first."

“My parents were able to pay social security and now receive their pensions, all thanks to the help and opportunity given by Dr. Chen. They can also go and see him.”

"It was mainly because Uncle Chen Guangbai called me immediately, but I was unable to attend to him."

“That’s fine too!” Luo Tingzhu said.

"My dad and mom are also in Enshi. Wait a minute, my dad called, senior, let's talk later!"

This was one of the few times that Luo Tingzhu proactively hung up on Fang Ziye.

Fang Ziye had no suspicions. After hanging up Luo Tingzhu's call, he called Professor Zeng Duoqin in the department again to inform Professor Zeng in advance to help manage the ward, act as the head of the department, and oversee the emergency room.

At the same time, Fang Ziye also sent a message to Lan Tianluo, informing him of his departure and telling him to be a little more cautious when treating emergency cases, as there wouldn't be a Fang Ziye waiting to clean up his messes anymore; his margin for error was decreasing. ...

When Fang Ziye picked up Luo Tingzhu in his car, Luo Tingzhu had already changed into a pair of jeans and a shirt, and wore sneakers. This was a simple yet formal outfit that would make it easier to get around.

"Senior, we can go now. Let's just park the car at the airport."

"I've already bought the plane tickets..."

After Luo Tingzhu finished speaking, she added, "At the surgical ward, apart from a few professors who stayed behind, all other surgeries have been suspended. Professor Li Yongjun and others are already on their way to Enshi."

“My grandfather also said he was going to Enshi and asked if I wanted to go. If I did, he said he could take us with him.”

Chen Song, an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor, is not well-known outside the public, and almost no one knows him.

However, he is highly discussed and recognized in the military medical community and the traditional Chinese medicine community.

Many people know him, and many patients have benefited from his medical skills.

"Ah."

"Two people who were exceptionally kind to me, who could be considered my greatest guardians in this life, have both passed away today." Fang Ziye's voice was slightly choked with emotion.

Fang Ziye is neither Chen Song's grandson nor Professor Gu Yuandong's student.

At first, in the eyes of the two old men, Fang Ziye was nothing but a young man with slightly better aptitude.

However, in their subsequent interactions, Fang Ziye gained a clear understanding of this.

Both of them treated him like their closest junior and cared for him deeply.

Dean Chen Song placed his unconditional trust in Fang Ziye, entrusting his life to him.

Professor Gu Yuandong spared no effort in arranging an academic report and a hearing for the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Fang Ziye.

This is what paving the road is all about.

Even Professor Gu's own students may not have enjoyed such treatment.

The people who are good to you don't necessarily just whisper sweet nothings in your ear. The ones who silently offer you opportunities and help you when you need it most are your benefactors.

It doesn't necessarily mean it will teach you anything.

But at least, Professor Gu Yuandong and Professor Qiu Zhenghua taught Fang Ziye what rules are!

"Senior brother, it's alright!"

"I know you're sad, but we'll grow up eventually..." Luo Tingzhu comforted her.

Fang Ziye's voice was still choked with emotion as he said, "I've discovered that the thoughts and states of comforting and being comforted are completely different."

“In the past, I couldn’t fully understand how my mentor, Professor Deng Yong, felt when Professor Dong passed away.”

"Now I know some things."

"I haven't experienced the death of a loved one yet, but when a senior colleague in my field, especially a very close elder, passes away, I also feel a sense of displacement."

"I realized there's no one standing behind me anymore!"

"From now on, I will have to solve and handle everything myself."

Luo Tingzhu said, "Yes, that feeling is there, a sense of being adrift."

Fang Ziye shook his head: "It's not that I'm drifting or rootless, it's just that I feel a bit drafty."

“My feet and roots are in Zhongnan Hospital, but the walls that shield me from the wind are not only the teachers at Zhongnan Hospital.”

"Perhaps I've received too much pampering..."

Driving, flying, landing, taking a taxi.

When Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu saw Professor Gu's body, they realized they didn't recognize anyone at all...

The only one that was particularly familiar was lying there quietly.

Professor Gu has his own family, his own disciples, his own children and relatives...

Fang Ziye was just an outsider. Apart from the senior people in the hand surgery profession who knew Fang Ziye and exchanged a few polite words with him, the others didn't care that Fang Ziye had come.

Of course, it was impossible to refuse Fang Ziye's farewell to Gu Yuandong.

Friendships deepen with more interaction, and shallow with less interaction.

Personal relationships are unrelated to an individual's family.

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu did not stay long, because there were too many people seeing off Professor Gu Yuandong.

Besides his students, there were also "colleagues", "friends", "former leaders" and "current leaders".

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu were unremarkable and had no familiar social circles of their own.

However, Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu didn't mind. They simply sat quietly with Professor Gu Yuandong for two hours before taking a midnight flight back to Enshi.

On the way out of Enshi Airport, Fang Ziye looked at Luo Tingzhu and said firmly, "Tingzhu, I must find out, at least find out, whether there are any warning signs for absolutely fatal emergencies such as myocardial infarction and aortic dissection."

Upon hearing this, Luo Tingzhu's expression turned somewhat horrified: "That's impossible, isn't it, Senior Brother?"

Of course, after Luo Tingzhu finished speaking, she thought of Dean Chen Song again.

After biting his lower lip, his tone became evasive: "Even if most people knew about this like Dean Chen, they still couldn't afford the corresponding treatment costs."

"Isn't this just a disguised form of waiting to die? Wouldn't that be even more despairing?"

Fang Ziye shook his head: "It shouldn't be that bad."

"Some accidents happen to people that are not irreversible, they just haven't been discovered yet."

"Dean Chen is different from Professor Gu. Dean Chen is really old. As people age, their strength is no longer what it used to be. He is nearly a hundred years old and has reached the end of his life."

"Professor Gu's words suggest that his bodily functions haven't been exhausted yet, and it's not the case of self-damage to the heart meridian as described in traditional Chinese medicine..."

"Therefore, I guess that if Professor Gu could have foreseen the heart attack in advance, he would only need to take medication to manage it, instead of going through so many procedures like Dean Chen and Dean Song did to save his life."

"If you want to be a doctor, you should at least do something related to a life-threatening disease in your life, otherwise you won't have lived in vain."

Fang Ziye and Luo Tingzhu took a taxi.

I went out, remained silent, got out of the car, and arrived at the entrance of a villa area in Enshi.

Before the ride-hailing driver had even left, he was astonished to see the villa's door open, revealing a parking lot filled with all sorts of luxury cars.

Chen Xixian stepped forward, her face pale as she looked at Luo Tingzhu. Unlike the heart-wrenching cries of a spoiled young lady in a TV drama, she simply hugged Luo Tingzhu, her voice choked and low: "Sister Tingzhu, I don't have grandpa and grandma anymore either..."

Chen Xixian used the word "also". (End of this chapter)