"Professor Ning is our hospital's Male God."
The operation time was set for the next week on Thursday afternoon as Ning Weijin would be teaching in the morning and would only come in to the hospital in the afternoon. It was only then that he could help her remove the small tumor.
The surgery took place in the outpatient operating room. The moment Zheng Dingding laid down on the operating table, she inevitably became nervous as the lamp shone a glaring light overhead. Her ears picked up the sounds of the assisting nurse organizing the surgical tools. With several deep breaths, she slowly calmed herself down.
For surgeries like this, it was common to opt for local anesthesia. The anesthesiologist gave her a shot of Lidocaine. The needle stabbed into the skin of her chest, cold and painful, and she gently frowned.
Fifteen minutes later, Ning Weijin came to her side.
Dressed in sterile clothing and wearing a mask, one could only see his clear eyes, calm and sharp. He first observed her complexion before reaching out and pressing the part on her chest that was anesthesised. After confirming that everything was good to go, he said, “Alright, let’s get started.”
His two assistants are the female interns in the outpatient room, the long-haired one was Ms. Chen while the short-haired one was Ms. Fu. Before the surgery, they were still laughing and talking, assuring Zheng Dingding, “You don’t need to worry, this type of surgery is child’s play for Professor Ning. It’ll be done in around ten minutes and we guarantee the incision will be very small, fast recovery and the stitches would be very beautiful.
At this moment, the drug began to take effect. Other than a stuffy chest, she couldn’t feel anything else out of the norm.
When Ning Weijin made his first incision, blood bloomed on the white skin. She couldn’t feel any pain, but could sense that something had happened. She realized the surgery had begun and focused her gaze onto the bright lamp without a fuss.
Every so often she would hear Ning Weijin and the two assistants talk. He’ll say a few professional words, seemingly teaching the other two. In the mix was a whirring noise that she did not pick up. This was the sound of Ning Weijin stopping the bleeding with a Bovie.
Her eyes didn’t stray once during the entire process, focusing intently on the shadowless lamp. It wasn’t until her eyes began to feel sore that she looked away, catching Ning Weijin’s attention from the corner of his eyes.
“Feeling discomfort anywhere?” Ning Weijin continued his actions in an orderly manner whilst talking.
His voice was muffled by the mask and sounded rather lazy.
“No discomfort. “
“Relax, it's almost over.” He spoke as he forcefully pressed a gauze on the bleeding point.
The whole operation took twenty-seven minutes, and afterwards, an object the size of a red bean was sent for pathological testing to confirm whether the tumor was benign or malignant in nature.
Ning Weijin took off his gloves and slid off his scrubs before going straight out.
Assistant Chen went to the pathology department while Assistant Fu stayed in the operating room with Zheng Dingding.
“Where's Professor Ning?” Zheng Dingding asked.
“Oh, him? He’s probably out smoking.”
“Smoking?” “
“It's his post-surgery habit, because smoking before a surgery is not allowed. Only after the surgery can he relax and smoke.” Assistant Fu said.
Zheng Dingding nodded in understanding.
“That’s right, isn’t our Professor Ning really handsome?” Assistant Fu suddenly laughed and asked.
“Ah?” Zheng Dingding nodded and said honestly, “He’s quite handsome.”
“Many female patients ask for Professor Ning for checkup just to enjoy his service.”
Zheng Dingding seemed to understand and laughed with her, “Then, I’m guessing his girlfriend must be under a lot of pressure.”
“He doesn't have a girlfriend yet. “ Little Fu lowered her voice, “He’s single, have been frequently going on blind dates recently. None of them have been successful, though.”
“Why?” Zheng Dingding wasn’t as tense having removed her tumor, so she couldn’t help but gossip.
“He’s very picky.” Little Fu said, “Apparently, he hates girls wearing thick makeup, hates girls wearing high heels, hates girls who are fake, hates girls who eat scallion roasted pork, hates girls who watch idol dramas, and many more. In short, he has a lot of taboos.”
“Scallion roasted pork?” Zheng Dingding said, “This pet peeve is quite strange.”
“Because he hates scallions and hates pork. “
“… I see.” Zheng Dingding silently noted in her heart, turns out Professor Ning can be such a difficult man.
They talked for almost twenty five minutes waiting for Little Chen to come back with the report. Little Chen smilingly reported that the tumor was benign and congratulated Zheng Dingding.
Zheng Dingding walked out of the operating room and coincidentally saw Ning Weijin come out of the emergency exit. She walked over to him and thanked him in earnest.
“No need to thank me, it’s my job.” Ning Weijin said, “Little Chen and them will explain in detail the things you need to be cautious about post-surgery. Remember to come back next week to remove your stitches.
“Ok.” Zheng Dingding nodded, at the same time catching a whiff of cigarette smoke on his shirt.
He really did go outside to smoke.
Finished with his speech, Ning Weijin turned away and left. He’s tall and walks with his back straight, one hand hanging on his side and the other in is pocket of his spotless, snow-white robe. His footsteps were slightly fast, smooth and easy, carrying a slight air of ambiguity. It was quite unique to him.
How doctor-like.
The following week, Zheng DingDing took time off at home to rest, idly drawing designs. One night, she was racking her brains for new designs, the icon on the lower left corner of her computer screen dinged endlessly. She opened it confusedly, turns out it was “Blue Skies”. She was quite surprised, thinking, “Professor Ning came to patron at her small store again?”
“Is anyone there? Do you still have stock for the hippo pillows in the catalogue?”
Zheng Dingding typed: “Professor Ning?”
“A-ha…?”
“You’re not Professor Ning, right?” If she recalled correctly, the one who drove a Porsche and picked up the goods back then was Ning Weijin.
“Oh, Professor Ning is my brother. Something came up last time so I had him pick them up for me.”
That explains it.
“Eh, hold on. Do you know my brother Ning Weijin?” The other party replied.
“He just did a small operation on me.”
“Such a coincidence? How are you doing now? You should rest more, there’s no rush to resume sales.”
“Yeah, I was just casually looking. It wasn’t online these few days. If you want the hippo pillow, I can ship it to you within ten days.”
“Can you still deliver it to the door?” “
“If you're in the same city, no problem.”
“OK, I wish you a speedy recovery.” Professor Ning's sister sent a cute smiley sticker.
A week later, Zheng DingDing went to the hospital to remove her stitches once again with the help of Ning Weijin. He had one hand resting on her breast, the other one gently undoing the stitches with a tweezer, occasionally examining the condition of her wound. This time he wasn’t wearing gloves and his cold fingers directly touched her skin, causing her to shiver again.
His gaze was focused on her wound and he casually commented, “The wound isn’t inflamed, there’s no redness. It’s recovering well.”
“That's great. “
He took another look at her black glossy bra: “Go up a size, this one’s a little tight.”
“... I understand.” Zheng Dingding nodded.
She had accepted that Professor Ning’s already seen all her secrets and can thus openly follow his advice to size up.
“Don't worry.” His eyes were still focused on her left breast, and his voice was a little low, “As long as you follow the precaution and take good care of yourself, it won’t leave a scar.” “
“Okay. “
Zheng Dingding had just finished speaking when a loud female voice could be heard from outside the partition, “Where’s Professor Ning? He’s here today, right? I specially took leave today to ask him some questions. Oh, he must be inside? Alright, I’ll sit here and wait for him.”
When Zheng Dingding followed Ning Weijin out, she saw four or five women present in the office warmly greeting Ning Weijin. Ning Weijin glanced at them casually, only replying with ‘hmm’ and heading over to his seat.
Little Fu, who was retrieving the blood pressure gauge, smiled at Zheng Dingding and said quietly, “Professor Ning is our hospital’s male god.”
Zheng Dingding smiled slightly in return.
The moment Ning Weijin sat down, the woman on the side said boldly, “Professor Ning, I heard you went on a blind date last week. Was it successful?”
Looks like they kept up with Ning Weijin’s every movement. Zheng Dingding was surprised.
Ning Weijin wrote smoothly onto the medical file, lightly saying, “No.”
“How unfortunate, but someone like you don’t need to worry at all, you’ll find someone soon… Speaking of, I have a niece who just graduated from university. Teaching major. Her looks are passable and her personality’s not bad, just a little short at 160cm. Would you like to consider her?”
“Thank you, but I'm not going to think about this matter for the time being.” The tip of Ning Weijin’s pen moved continuously, even his eyelids stayed in place.
Zheng Dingding gathered her things and stepped outside from the crowd. She suddenly heard Ning Weijin say, “Remember to come in next month for review.”
She realized that he was talking to her, turned around and said okay, adding a thanks.
Zheng Dingding walked down from the third floor to the outpatient hall. She saw all kinds of people in white robes busying about, but found after looking for a while that there was no one more doctor-like than Ning Weijin. She suddenly felt that Little Fu’s words were quite reasonable, Professor Ning is indeed outstanding.
Three days later, Zheng Dingding personally went to the apartment complex to deliver the goods. This time, the one who came down to pick up the goods was a cute young girl. Her eyebrows were quite similar to Ning Weijin’s. The girl smiled and introduced herself as Ning Weixuan, Ning Weijin’s sister.
“Forty-two dollars.” Ning Weixuan handed her the money, smiling sweetly, “Thank you for delivering my goods. “
Zheng DingDing handed her the beautifully wrapped gift bag, and after she took it, she looked at the pair of cat ears on the gift bag and was pleasantly surprised, “This bag’s so cute!”
“I designed it myself.” Zheng Dingding pointed to the back of the bag, “there’s also a tail on the back.“
Ning Weixuan turned it over for a look and sure enough, the back of the bag also had a furry tail, “You’re so talented~”
The two people were talking when a car slowly entered the gates to the apartment. Ning Weixuan recognized it in a glance, smiled and raised her chin, “Yo, Great Professor Ning came.”
It was Professor Ning, still driving the Porsche. He stopped in front of them and his eyes fixed on Zheng Dingding when he rolled down the window, as if wondering why she was here.
Zheng Dingding made the move to say hello.
Ning Weijin wore a dark gray suit today, making his aura much more mature and elegant compared to his white hospital coat. On his wrists were black gem cufflinks, the inconspicuous color gave off a distinguished air. He didn’t verbally reply to Zheng Dingding, opting to nod at her instead.
Zheng Dingding pocketed the money, immediately bid farewell to Ning Weixuan and turned on her heels to leave. She had walked a few steps when she heard Ning Weixuan ask, “Brother, was Ms. Liu, your date today, to your liking?”
“Not especially good, not too bad either. There was nothing special.”
“Be careful that you won’t be able to marry out at this rate with how picky you are!”
“What am I rushing for?” The tone was very indifferent.
......
Zheng Dingding heard this and was surprised, turns out Professor Ning lied to the women at the hospital that day. He was still paying attention to this matter privately and was very active in participating in blind dates.
Why would he lie, though? Was he someone to keep his real intentions to himself?
Oh well, what does this have to do with her? Zheng Dingding laughed silently to herself, he’s no one but her attending doctor.
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