15: Chapter 15: Is this face really that powerful?
After Zhou Xiaoman left, the clinic finally became quiet.
But it didn't stay quiet for long.
A little after 4:00 PM, two more girls arrived.
This time they weren't from the Emergency Department, but were Resident Trainees from the Cardiology Department next door.
The two girls stood in the Green Zone corridor peering around for a long time before sneakily pushing open the clinic door.
“Excuse me, is this Dr. Lu's clinic?”
Lu Chen looked up.
“I am. And you are?”
“We're from the Cardiology Department. We're here to deliver the follow-up review report for that myocardial infarction patient.”
“Shouldn't the report be delivered to the Yellow Zone?”
The two girls looked at each other.
“Uh, Teacher Zhao said to bring it to the Green Zone for you to take a look.”
Lu Chen took the report and glanced at it; it was all Cardiology Department content and didn't have much to do with him, an intern.
But he still read through it seriously.
“Alright, I've finished reading it. Thank you for bringing it over.”
The two girls didn't leave.
“Dr. Lu, are you the intern who identified the myocardial infarction?”
“I suppose so.”
“Wow, that's amazing! The whole Cardiology Department is talking about it—saying an intern arrived in the Emergency Department and identified a myocardial infarction even before the Associate Chief Physician.”
“It's not that exaggerated; I just happened to notice some details.”
“You're so humble.”
One of The girls said with a smile, her gaze scanning over Lu Chen's face several times.
Then the two nudged each other and whispered in low voices.
“Ask him.”
“No, you ask him.”
“You were the one who wanted to ask first.”
“Clearly you were the one who said we should come.”
Finally, the bolder one spoke up.
“Dr. Lu, do you have a girlfriend?”
Lu Chen: “No.”
Both girls' eyes lit up simultaneously.
“Really?”
“Really.”
“Then what type do you like?”
“Healthy ones.”
Both girls choked at the same time.
Healthy ones.
Are you looking for a partner or performing a physical exam?
“Then, are you free this weekend? Our department is having a dinner gathering on Saturday; do you want to come along?”
“I'm on the night shift this Saturday.”
“What about Sunday?”
“Day shift on Sunday.”
“Then when are you free?”
“Not for the time being.”
The two girls' enthusiasm finally hit a wall, and they left dejectedly.
They even looked back several times as they walked away.
Sitting in the clinic, Lu Chen suddenly felt that the atmosphere today was a bit off.
He had been sitting in this clinic for half a day, and five girls had come by.
Two were delivering things, one brought milk tea, one brought a sandwich, and two from the Cardiology Department ran over to 'deliver a report.'
Moreover, the behavior of every single one of them was a bit unnatural.
Either they lingered without leaving, or they asked if he had a girlfriend, or they stared at his face incessantly.
What exactly was going on?
Lu Chen thought for a moment and looked down at himself.
His white coat was a bit old but very clean, the buttons were neatly fastened, and his chest badge hung straight.
As for his face, it was just like that—washed daily with Safeguard soap, nothing special.
It shouldn't be to the point of attracting so many people just because of this face, right?
He shook his head and threw the question to the back of his mind.
It was probably a coincidence.
...
But facts proved that it was no coincidence.
Because over the next few days, more and more girls came to the Green Zone to find Lu Chen.
Some brought fruit, some brought milk, and some brought self-baked cookies.
There were Nurses from the Emergency Department itself, training students from neighboring departments, and even female patients who, after their consultation, asked to add him on WeChat.
Every day between 4:00 and 5:00 PM, several girls would inexplicably appear at the entrance of the Green Zone clinic.
They would either pretend to pass by and peer inside,
Or use all sorts of excuses to come in and stay for a while.
One day, when Zhao Yaqin passed the Green Zone, she saw three girls standing at the door, peeking and poking their heads inside.
She walked over with a frown.
“What are you doing? Do not congregate at the entrance of the Green Zone clinic.”
The three girls were startled and scattered like birds and beasts.
Zhao Yaqin glanced into the clinic.
Lu Chen was sitting inside, seriously measuring an elderly man's blood pressure, completely unaware of the situation outside.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, hitting his profile.
His features were clean, his lines well-defined, and as he lowered his head, his eyelashes cast a small shadow on his face.
The white coat fit him well, the collar slightly raised, revealing a slender neck.
His entire aura was quiet and serene as he focused intently on the task at hand, completely immersed in his own world.
Zhao Yaqin stood at the door and watched for two seconds, then she understood.
Oh.
No wonder.
She shook her head and turned to leave.
A thought popped into her mind: If this kid keeps working in the Emergency Department, he probably won't even need to practice medicine; he could double the outpatient volume just with this face alone.
...
That night.
At the Nurse Station, several female Nurses were chatting.
“Don't you think that new intern is way too handsome? I took one look at him today and completely forgot what I was supposed to be doing.”
“He's more than just handsome. Look at how serious he is when he's doing a physical exam. My god, I only had one thought in my head at the time.”
“What thought?”
“I want to be examined by him.”
“You can get lost now.”
“And I heard he grew up in an Orphanage, has no background at all, and got into medical school entirely on his own merit, ranking first in his year.”
“Really? That's so inspirational.”
“It's true. Sister Wang said so; word came over from the General Surgery Department.”
“He doesn't seem to have a girlfriend. He had one before, but they broke up.”
“Breaking up is good; isn't this a god-given opportunity?”
“In your dreams. Look at those people lining up at the door; you think you're the only one who has an eye on him?”
“I went to deliver something today, and there were three girls just standing at the Green Zone door. I couldn't even squeeze in.”
“It's too competitive.”
“It really is too competitive.”
The group was chirping and chatting, completely failing to notice Lu Chen walking up from behind.
“Sister Wang, the IV for bed 3 is almost finished. Do we need to change the bottle?”
“Ah!”
The group was startled simultaneously.
Lu Chen stood at the Nurse Station entrance, holding an empty infusion bottle, his expression so calm it made one want to hit him.
“How... how long have you been here?”
“Just arrived.”
“What did you hear?”
“I didn't hear anything. Why?”
The Nurses looked at each other and collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
“Nothing, nothing. I'll go change the IV for bed 3. You go back to your work.”
“Alright, thank you.”
Lu Chen left.
As soon as he turned around, the Nurses began whispering again.
“Look at his back just now.”
“I saw it.”
“Good looking.”
“So good looking.”
“Have you all had enough? You're on duty.”
Zhao Yaqin's voice came from behind the Nurse Station, icy cold.
The group instantly shut up and dispersed to their respective tasks.
Zhao Yaqin walked to the front of the Nurse Station, looking in the direction Lu Chen had gone, frowning slightly.
If this kid stayed in the Emergency Department any longer, she suspected the work efficiency of the entire Nurse Station would drop by thirty percent.
She pulled out her phone and sent a message to Director Li Sen.
[Zhao Yaqin: Director Li, regarding the new intern Lu Chen, I feel that the work in the Green Zone might not be enough for him. Do you think we could consider letting him participate in some Yellow Zone work?]
Li Sen's reply was quick.
[Director Li Sen: Didn't you tell me just last week that he caused trouble in the Yellow Zone?]
[Zhao Yaqin: He was right in that matter; it was Zhou Ze's judgment that was flawed.]
[Director Li Sen: I know. Zhou Ze already spoke with me; that matter has been handled internally.]
[Zhao Yaqin: Then what about his arrangement?]
[Director Li Sen: Let him stay in the Green Zone for one more week. If there are no issues, he can start rotating between the Yellow and Green Zones starting next week.]
[Zhao Yaqin: Understood.]
Zhao Yaqin put away her phone.
She glanced toward the Green Zone again.
Over there, two more girls who had appeared out of nowhere seemed to be walking toward the clinic.
Zhao Yaqin took a deep breath.
Forget it.
I can't control it.
...
Lu Chen returned to the clinic, and as he sat down, there was another knock on the door.
“Come in.”
When the door pushed open, it was a girl he didn't recognize.
She was wearing a white coat, and her chest badge said Rehabilitation Department.
Rehabilitation Department?
That was in another building of the Hospital; why run all the way to the Emergency Department?
“Hello, are you Dr. Lu?”
“Yes, how can I help you?”
The girl pursed her lips.
“I'd like to ask a question regarding... regarding the early atypical manifestations of acute myocardial infarction.”
“Our department is doing a learning sharing session recently, and I heard you've researched this quite a bit.”
Lu Chen glanced at her.
Rehabilitation Department.
Learning sharing session.
Early atypical manifestations of acute myocardial infarction.
Putting these three things together felt a bit far-fetched no matter how you looked at it.
But Lu Chen had a trait: as long as someone asked him a medical-related question, he would answer it very seriously.
Regardless of what the other person's motive was.
“Sure, what aspect do you want to know about?”
The girl immediately sat down beside him, pulling out a pen and notebook, looking like a diligent student.
“Well, for example, how do you differentiate between an inferior wall myocardial infarction and gastrointestinal diseases?”
“That's a good question. Among the atypical symptoms of an inferior MI, nausea, vomiting, and upper abdominal discomfort are easily misdiagnosed as Acute gastroenteritis. There are several key points for differentiation...”
Lu Chen began to explain—seriously, in detail, and with clear logic.
The girl took notes below, but her notebook only had three lines of text; the rest of the time she spent looking at Lu Chen's face.
Fifteen minutes later, The girl left.
Her face was red when she walked out.
The notebook had three lines of medical knowledge written in it.
And in the corner of the last page, she had secretly drawn a little heart.
Lu Chen was completely oblivious to this.
He just felt that so many people had come to ask him questions today.
Had he become famous in the Emergency Department recently?
Well, it was probably that myocardial infarction case spreading around.
Everyone coming to seek medical knowledge was quite good; the learning atmosphere was very strong.
Lu Chen nodded with great satisfaction and continued to bury his head in organizing medical records.
He remained entirely unaware of the truth behind the 'learning atmosphere' his face had brought to the Emergency Department.
...
Back in the Duty Room that night.
Lu Chen lay on the lower bunk of the iron frame bed and opened the system panel.
[Host: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Intern Doctor (Jiangcheng City Central Hospital · Emergency Department)]
[Skill Panel (Experience points will be converted into percentages; values are calculated according to percentages)]
[Manual Hemostasis: Master Level (Progress: 23/100)]
[Suturing: Perfect Level (Progress: 15/100)]
[Basic Surgical Operations: Proficient Level (Progress: 0/100)]
[Internal Medicine Diagnostics: Entry Level (Progress: 12/100)]
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine Mastery Progress: 22%]
[Title Bar]
[Currently Equipped: enemy of yama (Primary)]
[Effect: When a dying patient is within 10 meters of the host, the rate of decline in vital signs is slowed by 50%]
[Gratitude Points: 250 points]
[Available Lucky Draws: 1 time]
The progress for Internal Medicine Diagnostics was slowly rising.
The theory for Emergency Medicine had also risen from the initial 12% to 22%.
The speed wasn't considered fast, but the direction was correct.
Once he entered the Yellow Zone and encountered more cases of moderate difficulty, the acquisition speed of experience points would step up to another level.
And if he had the chance to enter the Red Zone and encounter truly critical cases,
Then experience points wouldn't just rise bit by bit, but would jump in large chunks.