CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 28 CAUSING A SENSATION

The moment the nurses arrived with a trolley, the doctor’s gaze finally landed on Xiao Lin. Seeing Xiao Lin’s hand on the patient’s abdomen and the other hand gently manipulating a Silver Needle inserted at a vital acupuncture point, he couldn’t help but exclaim, "Dr. Li, what is he doing? Is he trying to murder her?"

"Murder? Dr. Chen, you must be joking. If it weren’t for Dr. Xiao, this girl would have been dead already!" Li Jingyi, who became the director of the emergency department at the campus hospital, rose from an ordinary staff member to a deputy director. Although she did not flaunt her authority towards Xiao Lin and Xia Xue, she demonstrated a certain level of dominance in front of doctors from the First Affiliated Hospital, who were notoriously arrogant.

"But... is this..." Dr. Chen looked at the girl; her breathing was even, indicating she was not in life-threatening condition.

"Stop hesitating! Don’t you want to save her?" Li Jingyi said impatiently, knowing that the girl’s life was secured one second quicker.

Dr. Chen dared not speak further, immediately instructing the nurses and doctors beside him to lift the patient onto the trolley professionally. Xiao Lin paid little mind; saving lives was all that mattered to him.

Xiao Lin couldn’t help but feel a bit self-deprecating. Did he really not look like a doctor? Just because he looked a bit youthful and handsome? Is this wrong? Well, let’s be wrong for life then.

Watching the girl being safely brought onto the ambulance made Li Jingyi unusually happy; could it be that the first major task since she took office had already succeeded?

At this time, a leader from the academic affairs office approached and asked Li Jingyi, "Dr. Li, there’s no life-threatening concern for this girl, is there?"

Li Jingyi was quite insightful, understanding that this question should originally be answered by her, being the director of the emergency department. However, she wasn’t the type to take undue credit since Xiao Lin’s contribution led to the girl’s rescue. Smiling, she replied, "Director Chen, you should ask our Dr. Xiao!" She then glanced towards Xiao Lin.

Director Chen looked at Li Jingyi with some confusion but did not ask further. Approaching Xiao Lin, he apologized, "Dr. Xiao, I’m sorry; I almost delayed your rescue. The female student should be out of danger, right?" Knowing that the girl’s death would affect the school’s reputation, especially his role, Director Chen felt uneasy.

Xiao Lin wasn’t one to hold grudges, especially since he was often mistaken for not being a doctor due to his youthful appearance and had grown immune to it. Seeing Director Liu inquire, he nodded and said, "If the 120 isn’t full of quacks, this girl should be saved. But since she attempted suicide, there’s definitely a psychological issue. The school should still focus on this aspect to prevent future incidents."

"Ah, students nowadays indeed have excessively fragile mental states!" Director Chen had learned that the girl attempted suicide by jumping because her boyfriend abandoned her.

Director Chen offered some pleasantries, expressing the school’s gratitude towards the campus hospital’s support. Naturally, these social niceties were handled by Li Jingyi, and seeing nothing more involving himself, Xiao Lin returned to the campus hospital alongside Xia Xue and Xiao Ning.

Li Jingyi, meanwhile, accompanied the academic affairs’ leader to the First Affiliated Hospital to check on the girl who jumped and participated in the school’s commendation meeting.

On their way back, although Xia Xue had many questions for Xiao Lin, she held back and didn’t speak to him.

Xiao Lin somewhat admired her for this; women generally couldn’t resist curiosity, yet Xia Xue could control her curiosity and refrained from asking, showing considerable self-restraint.

Although Xiao Lin wanted to chat with Xia Xue, he felt deterred by her indifferent demeanor and suppressed his urge to speak.

Xiao Ning was quite puzzled since Xia Xue was known for being fiery and enthusiastic. Her attire reflected her personality, and ignoring the new handsome doctor Xiao Lin was uncharacteristic. Naturally, Xiao Ning didn’t bluntly inquire Xia Xue.

Directly reacting to Xiao Lin successfully saving the girl who jumped was that Xiao Lin, Xia Xue, and Xiao Ning returned to the emergency department only half an hour before a crowd gathered outside the department.

This was different from his first day at work; the crowd was roughly half male and female, mostly consisting of returning students with only a couple of newcomers.

The hustle busied Xiao Ning, Xiao Mei, and other nurses, while Xiao Lin’s swift diagnosis speed nearly allowed him to confirm a case in one or two minutes. This was mainly because these students didn’t have serious ailments; many came for Xiao Lin and Xia Xue out of admiration, and they conscientiously divided, with males going to Xia Xue and females to Xiao Lin.

Having become accustomed long ago, Xia Xue saw this lightly while Xiao Lin, though not yet fully accustomed, was prepared. However, he hadn’t anticipated his influence to be so significant, attracting even those who merely lacked sleep and sported dark circles to seek consultations; Xiao Lin found himself utterly amused.

Meanwhile, the reputation of Xiao Lin at the campus hospital’s emergency department began spreading around Yan University. News of the handsome new doctor saving a girl on the brink of death quickly disseminated. The school forum was soon flooded with posts discussing Xiao Lin, Xia Xue, and Li Jingyi involved in the rescue.

"The most handsome and beautiful doctors!"

"The campus hospital finally made a difference!"

"This is what real campus hospital doctors should be like!"

"The miraculous acupuncture saved a girl’s life!"

The posts and attention-grabbing headlines were stirring emotions, especially since many students captured the rescue on their phones, fervently sharing it from Yan University’s forums to those of other universities throughout Yanjing.

The extraordinary acupuncture, this ancient Huaxia practice, for the first time appeared prominently on Yan University’s globally renowned modern forum, stimulating thousands of discussions.

And the campus hospital’s dean and emergency department director Li Jingyi were delighted, the school’s higher-ups during a morning meeting highly praised the campus hospital as a guardian of student life, providing an impressive evaluation.

Unaware of the online buzz, Xiao Lin learned of the school leaders’ commendations towards the campus hospital. As he neared the end of his shift, Li Jingyi excitedly returned to the emergency room and told Xiao Lin and Xia Xue, "Let’s eat out for lunch today!"

"Looks like our hospital’s welfare finally came through!" Xia Xue smiled and said.