Surgery Godfather
Chapter 866 - 769: Headache

Chapter 866: Chapter 769: Headache

In fact, some things that look perfect on the surface have a completely different story behind them.

Guan Ruyan was the rising star of Nandu Medical University, his dazzling academic achievements far surpassing those of his peers. Tall, handsome, and eloquent, with an exceptional image and temperament, he had authored two CNS papers and thirty-two SCI papers. As a young graduate who had studied abroad, he was once referred to online as "the Most Handsome Professor," and his entire life story could have been crafted into an inspirational novel.

But reality is cruel, and nobody knew that this was just a facade, all a crafted image.

Even Principal Ruo had no idea that Guan Ruyan was nothing but a gilded impostor. He had always thought of Guan Ruyan as a talented young man, which is why the competition for the Outstanding Young Talent award was such a difficult decision for him.

It must be said that Guan Ruyan was a top talent, exploiting the value of women to the utmost. He climbed the ladder of success by stepping on one woman after another.

During his undergraduate years, he had a girlfriend who was his high school classmate. This girl gave up on attending university and started working right after high school graduation to pay for his education, scrimping and saving every penny for Guan Ruyan.

Later on, Guan Ruyan met another girl, the daughter of a regional hospital dean, who loved him so intensely she insisted on marrying no one but him. Without hesitation, Guan Ruyan dumped his girlfriend—who had supported his studies—and hooked up with the dean’s daughter, at a time when his high school sweetheart was already pregnant.

The dean also had considerable influence; intent on securing a bright future for his daughter and son-in-law, he spent a lot of effort helping them secure a position directly into a master’s graduate program.

During his master’s, Guan Ruyan met Ding Xinyu, the daughter of Principal Ding. Likewise, Guan Ruyan used his charm, making Ding Xinyu fall hopelessly in love with him and pursue him feverishly.

At that time, Principal Ding was not yet a principal, but the head of the Science and Technology Department at Nandu Medical University. However, Guan Ruyan shrewdly recognized that Professor Ding’s resources were far more substantial than those of a regional hospital dean.

Therefore, he decisively broke up with his undergraduate girlfriend and accepted Ding Xinyu’s courtship.

His undergraduate girlfriend tried to commit suicide several times because of this and eventually became mentally unstable, leading her to take a break from school. Meanwhile, Guan Ruyan broke off the relationship very cleanly and decisively, showcasing his machismo with an iron heart unmatched by others. When his undergraduate girlfriend was hospitalized, he never once visited her or even made a comforting phone call.

Before Professor Ding, Guan Ruyan behaved even more dutifully than a son, trying his best to ingratiate himself. To show his sincerity during his master’s program, he married Ding Xinyu with a certificate.

Once the deed was done, seeing Guan Ruyan as promising, both intellectually and emotionally intelligent, and considering him a moldable talent, Professor Ding came to regard him like a son, nurturing him carefully. To brighten his future, he even managed to replace another candidate with Guan Ruyan for a government-sponsored study-abroad position, and to ensure a smooth study experience overseas, he carefully arranged a study companion for him.

This study companion was named Lu Xiaolu, a truly talented young man with extraordinary gifts, who had been the object of Professor Ding’s private charity aid from high school and had continued receiving support through his university years, enabling Lu Xiaolu to pursue graduate studies and study abroad.

Out of gratitude to Principal Ding, Lu Xiaolu fully accepted his arrangements, dedicating all of his accomplishments to Guan Ruyan. After returning to China, he continuously worked as Guan Ruyan’s assistant. Nearly all of Guan Ruyan’s papers were written by Lu Xiaolu, as were the project proposals and experiments he conducted on his behalf.

Of course, Guan Ruyan was listed as the first author on all the papers. Apart from Guan Ruyan himself, only Principal Ding, Lu Xiaolu, and Ding Xinyu knew the truth.

As Guan Ruyan’s assistant, it was only logical for Lu Xiaolu to carry out the experiments, which is why, for many years, no one saw through the ruse.

Guan Ruyan probably thought rather highly of himself and became somewhat conceited. Hence, lost in arrogance, he attempted to author a paper on his own and submit it. Probably because of his previous glittering academic record, a top domestic journal accepted his article without hesitation. It was this paper that almost turned into a farce.

Principal Ruo couldn’t believe that Guan Ruyan had written this article himself. It’s not that Guan Ruyan couldn’t write a paper—he could, and could write it decently—but it definitely didn’t match the level of someone with two CNS and thirty-two SCI papers to his name.

The paper he wrote in his moment of pride was vastly different compared to his previous works and nearly gave the game away—fortunately, in the end, Lu Xiaolu took the blame, claiming the paper was published by his student without Guan Ruyan’s permission, and thus the matter was finally settled, with Lu Xiaolu receiving a disciplinary action.

Of course, everyone accepted this explanation; after all, such a distinguished young talent couldn’t possibly have written such a subpar paper.

If it weren’t for Yang Ping suddenly coming onto the scene, Guan Ruyan would have easily won the Outstanding Young Talent award and continued his meteoric rise.

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For Guan Ruyan, the Outstanding Young Talent award was extremely important, it being a critical step in his ascension.

But for Yang Ping, it was neither here nor there. He simply didn’t want to dismiss the earnestness of the senior who had recommended him.

The research funding came from a dedicated foundation, and he didn’t need any of it. If the Outstanding Young Talent funding could be left for those who needed it, that would be even better.

Even the reason the four papers in "Science" caused such a stir for Yang Ping was not because "Science" was that impressive, but because it could help him accumulate a large number of system points, which were what truly mattered to Yang Ping.

The papers were just a side story, surgery was the main theme of life.

Yang Ping continued his routine of handing over shifts, making ward rounds, and performing surgeries; every day, three operating rooms would run concurrently, with Yang Ping, Song Zimo, and Xu Zhiliang each acting as chief surgeon.

The Comprehensive Surgery Department had gained some scale, but Yang Ping had no intention of expanding it further.

Three operating rooms were enough, as the department’s goal was to handle surgeries that others couldn’t, not to compete with others for any and all surgeries and expand just for the sake of claiming territory. Yang Ping had no interest in that.

His goal was to build the Comprehensive Surgery Department into a unit that combined clinical work with scientific research, into a research-oriented department.

Anyway, these papers were like a depth charge, creating huge waves around Yang Ping; everyone had yet to regain their composure from the shock of the papers.

In the past few days, Xiao Su was also incredibly excited; her husband had silently produced three "Science" papers, filling her with boundless admiration. She thought Yang Ping was like a god descended to earth, the most incredible man in the world.

She knew Yang Ping was talented, but she never imagined he was this extraordinary.

One "Science" paper was enough to make Yang Ping’s phone overheat, now with four "Science" papers, his phone was on the verge of exploding at any moment.

A phone call with Professor Liang from Xiehe Hospital lasted a whole hour; the old professor rambled on excitedly like a child, flitting from topic to topic, becoming more and more animated until finally saying, "My phone’s battery is almost dead. If you have any difficulties, speak up at any time, don’t bottle them up."

Professor Qin from 301 Hospital, who rarely made calls, also called, and they talked for half an hour before hanging up.

The young people from Xiehe, represented by Song Yun; and Wen Rentao from Magic City Sixth Hospital, along with former classmates—

Many called to congratulate him, none of them could have expected Yang Ping to publish so many "Science" papers all at once. While Yang Ping’s former classmates were still anxious over paper publications and professional titles, Yang Ping already held posts as chief physician, professor, and doctoral advisor, with some even asking to reserve a spot as his doctoral student in advance.

His good friend Ning Qi, the gorgeous CEO, inexplicably found out about Yang Ping’s papers too, and was eager to join the excitement. Not only did she insist on talking over the phone without hanging up, but she also visited Sanbo accompanied by Dean Xia, leveraging her status as the largest donor to the Sanbo fund, just to have a legitimate reason to see Yang Ping and shake his hand.

Boss Cheng had his private restaurant ready, with a dinner arranged, saying it was time for the brothers to get together properly. He brought along Huang Jiacai, and Su Nanchen as well.

With his elder cousin being involved, Yang Ping could not refuse, otherwise, he would not have bothered with that guy.

After a few drinks, Dean Cai from Licheng Hospital couldn’t tell north from south and excitedly said, "There are a few S-levels over at the club, does Professor Yang want to go and relax?"

Boss Cheng almost slapped him across the face, but Dean Cai, shivering, said, "They really do play a mean game. I heard they’ve competed in national tennis competitions. Maybe Professor Yang would like to play a match."

"Professor Yang is too busy, how could he have time to play tennis," Boss Cheng said sternly.

Lucky you reacted quickly. You and your big mouth, Boss Cheng cursed Dean Cai inwardly.

Dean Cai broke into a cold sweat, narrowly avoiding giving himself a slap in the face.

Yu Shuilian’s bakery at the hospital put out an advertisement, offering free items for a week to celebrate Professor Yang’s published papers.

Dean Xia could no longer keep a low profile. He hung banners across the hospital, and the official website even put up a festive version to celebrate the publication of three "Science" papers at once. It was probably the first time in history this had happened anywhere in the world.

With just the three papers, it’s already like this; Yang Ping didn’t dare to think about what kind of big event the next nine papers might trigger. He wasn’t sure whether Dean Xia and Director Han could handle it, considering their ages.

Headache!

Yang Ping sat in his office chair, leaning against the backrest to rest, with a bottle of essential balm on the desk.