45: Chapter 45 Su Wan's Daily Life! What's the Use of a Doctor Becoming Famous?

At the same time.

In a small county town over two hundred kilometers away from Jiangcheng City.

Su Wan sat behind the window of the government service center, a pile of forms spread out in front of her.

She wore a uniform work outfit, her hair was tied up in a bun, she had light makeup on, and her posture was upright.

Outside the window, a long line stretched, and an elderly man in his sixties stood in front of the counter holding a stack of materials, searching for his ID card over and over again.

"Sir, your ID card, give me your ID card."

"Ah, wait a moment, where did I put it..."

The old man rummaged in his pocket for a long time.

He pulled out a packet of peanuts, a lighter, and two crumpled tissues, but no ID card.

Su Wan took a deep breath, maintaining the smile on her face.

"Sir, please look again, maybe it's in your bag?"

"Bag? I didn't bring a bag."

"Then, could you check your pockets again?"

The old man rummaged again and finally pulled out a crumpled ID card from his back pants pocket.

When Su Wan took it, the ID card still carried the smell of tobacco.

Suppressing her discomfort, she entered the information into the system.

This was her job.

Working at the window of the government service center, facing these kinds of things every day.

People applying for certificates, checking social security, submitting materials, asking endless questions.

Sometimes, a simple task could be dragged out for half an hour by the person handling it.

Su Wan felt she was already patient enough, but after getting off work every day, she still felt completely drained.

It wasn't physical exhaustion, but mental exhaustion.

This job was completely different from what she had imagined.

When she took the civil service exam, she thought of stability, respectability, and social status.

Only when she actually sat behind this window did she realize that grassroots civil service positions were, frankly, service jobs.

Repeating the same procedures every day, saying the same things, facing all kinds of people, including those with extremely poor attitudes.

But even so, she still felt she had made the right choice.

Because of the stability.

Because it was within the system.

Because her mother had told her to marry someone within the system, and she herself should be within the system for security.

That's why she broke up with Lu Chen.

A Trainee Physician from an Orphanage, no background, no house, no car, sending half his salary back to the Orphanage every month.

What future could there be with him?

The match her mother introduced to her worked at the county education bureau, his family owned two apartments. Although his looks were average, his conditions were solidly there.

Su Wan felt her choice was not wrong.

During lunch, her colleague Xiao Liu walked over with her phone.

"Su Wan, look at this video, he's so handsome."

Su Wan took the phone and glanced at it.

It was that video of the person blocking the thugs at the Hospital.

The image wasn't very clear, but you could see a man in a white coat standing steadily in front of the gurney.

"Can't see his face clearly, how do you know he's handsome?"

"The comments say so. Many people are trying to find out his identity, saying he's a young doctor at Jiangcheng City Central Hospital."

When Su Wan heard the words 'Jiangcheng City Central Hospital,' her hand paused.

"Which department?"

"I think it's the Emergency Department. Someone in the comments said his name was something... Lu something?"

Su Wan's expression changed slightly but quickly returned to normal.

"Don't know him."

She handed the phone back to Xiao Liu.

"Just a video. You can't take online stuff seriously."

"But many people say it's real, saying this doctor immediately confronted those thugs on the spot."

"So what?"

Su Wan picked up a bite of food with her chopsticks.

"Being a doctor, especially a young one, how much money can they make?"

"Grinding away at the Hospital for eight or ten years just to become an attending physician, what's the point?"

Xiao Liu glanced at her and didn't say anything more.

Su Wan lowered her head to eat, her expression calm.

But her chopsticks stirred around in her bowl several times without picking up a single bite of rice.

Lu Chen.

Of course, she knew that name.

Her ex-boyfriend whom she had dumped.

She thought she had already moved on from this person, but seeing that video now, she still felt an indescribable emotion in her heart.

Not regret.

Definitely not regret.

She, Su Wan, was within the system, had a secure position, had security, had a future.

And Lu Chen, a poor kid from an Orphanage, what difference does it make even if he becomes popular online?

Can popularity be eaten as food?

Can it buy a house?

Can it give her the life she wants?

Su Wan pushed her bowl away and stood up.

"I'm going back first."

"Hey, you haven't finished your food yet."

"Not eating, no appetite."

She turned and left.

When she walked out of the Cafeteria, the sunlight was strong, making her squint.

She glanced at the gate of the government service center, the dark blue signboard with gilded letters printed on it.

This was the path she had chosen.

This path was right.

It had to be right.

She told herself this.

...

Time passed quickly.

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Chen worked in the Yellow Zone for seven days as a Resident Physician, handling a large number of emergency cases, and the experience values for his various skills steadily increased.

But the cases in the Yellow Zone were starting to be insufficient for him.

It wasn't that there were no severe patients in the Yellow Zone, but the case types there were relatively fixed, and the experience growth they provided was getting slower and slower.

He needed a higher-intensity battlefield.

The Red Zone.

The core area of the Emergency Department.

Cardiac arrest, severe trauma, major hemorrhage, multi-organ failure—the most critically ill patients were all there.

That was the true training ground he needed most now.

Moreover, on his system panel, several skills were nearing their upgrade thresholds; all they lacked was the experience stimulation from high-difficulty cases.

But regarding going to the Red Zone, he couldn't decide on his own.

He needed Director Li Sen's approval.

...

On Monday morning, after the morning meeting.

Lu Chen didn't immediately return to the Yellow Zone. Instead, he knocked on the door of Director Li Sen's office.

"Come in."

Director Li Sen was reading a document. Seeing it was Lu Chen, he put down his pen.

"What is it?"

"Director Li, I'd like to request a transfer to the Red Zone."

Lu Chen got straight to the point, without beating around the bush.

Director Li Sen looked at him but didn't answer immediately.

"Have a seat."

Lu Chen sat down.

"How long have you been working in the Yellow Zone?"

"Less than a month."

"In such a short time, you already feel the Yellow Zone isn't enough for you to showcase your abilities?"

"It's not about showcasing abilities. I want to learn more. I'm already quite familiar with the case types in the Yellow Zone. The resuscitation procedures and handling of high-risk cases in the Red Zone are what I most need to improve right now."

Director Li Sen leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk twice.

"The Red Zone isn't the Yellow Zone. Patients who come in there every day are those who could die at any moment. One wrong judgment means a human life."

"I know."

"What do you know? How many real Red Zone resuscitations have you handled? You participated in that car accident case before, but that was under the direct supervision of Zhao Yaqin and Zhou Ze. Your experience independently handling Red Zone cases is almost zero."

"That's precisely why I need to go to the Red Zone to learn."

Director Li Sen didn't speak, just looked at Lu Chen.

His gaze was sharp, as if evaluating something.

Silence lasted about ten seconds.

"I don't doubt your ability, but the staffing in the Red Zone is carefully considered. Every position is weighed repeatedly. You are a Resident Physician now, your seniority is still shallow. If I put you in the Red Zone, what will others think?"

"They'll think you, Director Li, are showing favoritism."

"Good that you understand."

Director Li Sen sighed.

"It's not that I don't want you to go. I'm worried that the pressure you'll face after going there will be too great. You're still young, there's no need to be in such a hurry."

"Director Li, I don't think this is being in a hurry. It's a normal need for growth."

Lu Chen's tone was calm, but his attitude was firm.

"I've accumulated enough experience in the Yellow Zone."

"If I continue staying in the Yellow Zone, there's limited room for my improvement."

"I want to take the opportunity while I'm still young to be exposed to more high-difficulty cases."

Director Li Sen looked at him, his mouth opening slightly as he was about to say something.

Suddenly, the office door was knocked twice.

"Director Li, sorry to disturb you."

A person stood at the door.

Director Wang.

Director Wang from the Medical Affairs Department, President Zeng Dayang's man.

He wore a dark gray shirt, holding a folder in his hand, looking as if he just happened to be passing by.

But there aren't that many coincidences in this world.