After being separated from my family, I became a darling of the military region thanks to my medical

As soon as it was light, cicadas were already chirping loudly on the branches, and the summer sun was already scorching.

Three long queues formed outside the interventional center. Outside the south gate were reporters carrying Seagull cameras and notebooks, several foreign-related cars with black backgrounds and white license plates were parked at the west gate, and the main gate was crowded with representatives from various regions and hospital leaders who were fanning themselves with documents in the heat.

The family access road is on the north side of the courtyard wall. Gu Zheng, dressed in a crisp short-sleeved military uniform, personally led a group of people to guard it, with a metal registration box at his feet.

Xu Wenqiang ran over with the list in his arms, sweat pouring down his forehead, still catching his breath.

"Commander Gu, the delegations from Shanghai, Tianjin, and Nanjing have all arrived. They're asking if they can come in and enjoy the electric fans?"

Gu Zheng flipped through the pass in his hand.

"Those on the list, enter in batches, don't mess up the formation."

Xu Wenqiang hesitated for a moment.

"There were also a few people with letters of introduction from the provincial department, saying they came specifically to watch the ceremony, and the first thing they asked about was their seats inside the ribbon-cutting area."

Gu Zheng closed the pass and narrowed his eyes.

"Tell them to go to the representatives' reception room for tea."

Xu Wenqiang wiped his sweat.

"They said they knew Vice Minister Li."

Gu Zheng grinned, exuding a reckless and thuggish air.

"Tell them that I also know Vice Minister Li. Anyone who disagrees can come and challenge me."

Xu Wenqiang suppressed a laugh, turned around and ran away.

At this moment, a convoy of black cars slowly came to a stop outside the west gate.

Schroeder got out of the car first, wearing a crisp light-colored short-sleeved shirt, his full head of silver hair shining brightly in the glaring sunlight of the northern city. The sweltering heat of the dog days of summer made everyone sweat profusely. He turned around and helped a little girl out of the car.

Alice was wearing a red plaid puff-sleeved dress, with a red hair tie that Grandma Gu had specially asked someone to buy for her a few days ago. Her cheeks had more color than when she was in Berlin, but her lips still had a faint bluish tinge.

Ye Zhen had just walked out of the hall when she stopped on the steps.

When Alice saw her, she immediately shook off her grandfather's hand and tried to run away, but Schroeder called her back anxiously.

"Slow down, Alice, don't run."

Alice obediently stopped, holding a cardboard card in both hands, and looked up at Ye Zhen.

"Dr. Ye, I've arrived in China."

Ye Zhen walked down the steps, squatted down in front of her, and reached out to feel the little girl's pulse.

Did you feel any tightness in your chest on the way?

Alice shook it like a rattle.

"No, I was very obedient. I didn't run away, I didn't eat anything too salty, and I didn't secretly spit out my medicine."

Schroeder, wiping sweat from his brow, added.

"She stared at the calendar every day, hoping to get to Beijing as soon as possible."

Alice handed the card to Ye Zhen.

"This is the Chinese national flag I drew, I'm giving it to you."

The card has a red flag drawn on it with colored pens, the five stars are drawn crookedly, and there is a small heart next to it with a window in the middle.

Alice spoke in somewhat broken Chinese.

"I'll fix that window."

Ye Zhen held the card, her thumb gently stroking the small window beside it, a hint of tenderness appearing in her eyes.

"Okay, let's fix it now."

Gu Zheng stood behind her, originally intending to make a joke, but upon seeing the purple tinge on the girl's lips, he immediately changed his mind.

"Comrade Alice, welcome back to the team."

Alice blinked her blue eyes.

"Gu, are you still Dr. Ye's bodyguard?"

Gu Zheng bent down and said in a serious tone.

"It's been upgraded now."

Alice was curious.

"What has it been upgraded to?"

Gu Zheng patted his broad chest.

"Family member and bodyguard, the kind who's tied to you for life."

Alice giggled, and Schroeder laughed along.

At this moment, Thomas and the Siemens delegation got out of the back car. Hans was carrying a heavy aluminum alloy case, and despite the hot weather, he was sweating profusely.

He saw Ye Zhen and quickly walked forward.

"Dr. Ye, the latest batch of occluders, balloons, and catheters have arrived. The list is here."

Ye Zhen took the list and, without exchanging pleasantries, went straight to the point.

"Please report Alice's height and weight today."

Schroeder's private doctor immediately handed over his medical records.

"Weight 17.6 kg, height 105 cm, resting blood oxygen 89 to 91. The ultrasound done at the main hospital yesterday showed that the pulmonary artery pressure has decreased significantly since the Berlin surgery."

Ye Zhen turned to the page with the images.

"What about the central venous pressure record?"

The private doctor answered immediately.

"No more than seventeen."

Thomas stood to the side, took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his neck, and spoke very cautiously.

"Dr. Ye, according to the opinion of our Siemens headquarters, today's equipment parameters must be monitored by our German engineers throughout the entire process."

Zhou Hai frowned immediately.

"Mr. Thomas, we have already paid for and accepted the equipment, so it's up to us to make the decisions."

Thomas glanced at Zhou Hai, then turned his gaze to Ye Zhen.

"I did not mean to question your capabilities."

Gu Zheng stood to the side, arms crossed, and coughed softly.

Ye Zhen raised her hand, signaling Gu Zheng not to lash out.

Thomas handed over a thick document.

"This is a memorandum of liability for the incident. If the German engineers cannot monitor the equipment parameters throughout the process, Siemens cannot assume any medical risks arising from the use of the equipment."

Hans stood behind, sweat rolling down his face.

"Mr. Thomas, Dr. Ye's understanding of the equipment parameters is already quite proficient..."

Thomas interrupted him in a low voice.

"Hans, this is a direct order from the headquarters' legal department."

Ye Zhen took the memo, which was entirely in English, and quickly scanned the first page before tucking it into the hard-covered cardboard box in her hand.

"Monitoring is allowed. But I'm making this clear from the start: no interference is permitted. Not even a single value."

Thomas finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That makes sense."

Ye Zhen opened the list of consumables.

"Now check the list."

Hans breathed a sigh of relief and immediately placed the box on the inspection table in the shade.

"The occluders are available in 4mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, and 12mm sizes. We have three sets of balloons, and all the catheters are available in 5F and 6F sizes."

Ye Zhen's cold gaze swept over the rows of numbers, and her finger suddenly stopped on three lines of parameters.

"Remove these three."

Hans was stunned.

Why?

Ye Zhen turned the list to him, her fingertips emphasizing the paper.

"The outer diameter of the 6F long sheath is too large, and Alice's femoral vein condition is not suitable at all. Forcing the sheath in will increase the risk of vascular tearing many times over."

Her fingers continued to move downwards.

"And this balloon, the shoulder is too stiff. I performed a fenestration procedure on her in Berlin six months ago, and the window edges had sutures. Are you trying to tear the edges apart by inserting this stiff shoulder balloon?"

Thomas's professional fake smile slowly crumbled, and his expression gradually turned to shock.

Ye Zhen pointed to the last line.

"A 12mm sealing device can be kept as a backup, but it absolutely cannot be the primary choice. Alice's window was artificially created, not a natural room partition defect. Your engineers applying the standard defect diameter formula won't work."