Chapter 1998 - 1999: Jiang Nuan vs. Fu Yi
Chapter 1998: Chapter 1999: Jiang Nuan vs. Fu Yi
Inside Hibiscus Restaurant.
Jiang Nuan arrived late, and under the guidance of the waiter, she pushed open the door of the private room.
"Doctor Jiang, you finally made it."
The director of the neurology department at the provincial hospital stood up, enthusiastically pulling her over to introduce her to the people in the room, "This is the international expert we invited over, and this research project on the sympathetic nervous system is primarily based on Doctor Jiang’s report."
Jiang Nuan was wearing a beige sweater, paired with a camel over-the-knee skirt, and patent leather ankle boots. She placed her handbag on the chair and greeted everyone at the table gracefully, "Hello, I’m Jiang Nuan, Jiang as in ginger, Nuan as in warm breeze, pleased to meet you all."
This dinner was organized by the director of the neurology department at the provincial hospital, and the provincial hospital’s leaders and key staff were all present. Besides the provincial hospital, Kangfei Hospital also sent representatives.
Everyone had already heard that the doctor leading this research on sympathetic nerve and sweat gland excision was very young and had been living abroad. Seeing her in person, they realized she was even younger and more beautiful than they imagined!
No one dislikes a beautiful and capable woman.
The dean and the others got up one after another, warmly shaking her hand, "Hello, hello, we’ve long heard from Director Zhang that Doctor Jiang is young and promising. It’s better to meet in person than just hear about you."
Jiang Nuan looked at him, her eyelids thin, her almond-shaped eyes holding a touch of flirtatious smile. She extended her hand and shook the dean’s hand, "You flatter me, I probably don’t have much of a reputation in the country."
Implication being, it’s hardly ’better to meet in person’ if she’s not even heard of.
How can someone be well-known if they’ve never been heard of?
The dean, who still hoped to take advantage of the beauty, showed a hint of embarrassment on his face upon hearing this and released his grip with an awkward smile, "Doctor Jiang’s research on sympathetic nerve and sweat gland excision has tackled a longstanding international medical challenge and introduced this procedure into routine operations. Just this achievement alone means Doctor Jiang will inevitably become well-known domestically."
Zhang Ke also didn’t want the successor he favored to offend the leadership upon returning home, so he stepped in between them to mediate, "Exactly, Xiao Jiang, the dean is right. Your research project caused a sensation in the domestic medical community upon its publication. Fame is just a matter of time, the dean and I both have high hopes for your future development. Have you decided which hospital you want to stay in upon returning home this time?"
Jiang Nuan took off her coat, draped it over the back of the chair, her outstanding appearance drawing involuntary attention to her every move. She furrowed her brows, as if she hadn’t considered this question before, and answered contemplatively, "I haven’t planned to stay in the country for now. This time I’m only back at the provincial hospital to give a research report. Once that’s done, I’ll probably be heading back out."
Zhang Ke looked at her as she sat down, disappointment evident in his eyes, "You still prefer to stay abroad?"
Jiang Nuan nodded, candidly saying, "The environment for doing research abroad is a bit freer; I don’t like being constrained, so I’ll probably stay abroad."
In fact, if it weren’t for her former teacher’s invitations to come back and report on the routine procedure for sympathetic nerve and sweat gland excision, she might not have returned.
Except for secretly coming back once a year ago due to some research instrument issues, she hadn’t set foot on this land for five whole years.
When she just got off the plane and heard her familiar native language, she felt a bit out of place.
Returning home meant she might run into that man, and she didn’t want to have any contact with him again!
"It’s not easy to find such a rare talent in the field of neurology; can you really not stay? It would be great if you could take over my position."