Chapter 81: A Love-Hate Relationship

Jiang Nian didn’t feel anything unusual. After all, a blow to the head could indeed cause amnesia.

But compared to other terrible consequences, like paralysis, amnesia wasn’t that serious. It wasn’t like he had become stupid.

Most importantly, it wasn’t someone she knew, so she didn’t feel anything.

Director Qi interjected, “Comrade Jiang, we can’t let that man die. We heard that you cured a fool, and we assume you’re also very good at this. We’re desperate for your help. Please take a look.”

“I can take a look, but it has to be here, not in your hospital. If you really want to treat him, bring him here.”

First, she didn’t like either of these two men.

Second, this kind of treatment wouldn’t be done in a day or two. They were asking her for a favor. Why should she inconvenience herself to accommodate them?

It was always more comfortable to be in your own space than someone else’s.

“This…”

Director Qi wanted to use this opportunity to coax the man to the hospital so she could see the difference between the city hospital and her clinic. But to his surprise, Jiang Nian wasn’t tempted by this opportunity at all.

He was baffled.

Although they both wanted to save Song Yanbai, there was a difference between Yan Jin and Director Qi.

He also thought it would be more convenient to bring Song Yanbai back.

After all, he was only at the hospital because his mother was hospitalized. He would be back in a couple of days at most. It wouldn’t be convenient for him to take care of Song Yanbai in the city.

Besides, he had a selfish motive.

If Song Yanbai was at Jiang Nian’s place, he could use the excuse of visiting him to get closer to her.

Yan Jin felt that Jiang Nian was so cold to him because his mother had made a scene, but also because she didn’t know him well.

As long as he got to know her better, he would have a chance.

Director Qi wanted to persuade her again, but Yan Jin pulled him out. “Dr. Jiang, Director Qi and I will go outside to discuss this.”

Jiang Nian didn’t care about the outcome. If they didn’t get their way, she wouldn’t treat him.

When they went outside, Yan Jin said, “Director Qi, I think Dr. Jiang’s request is reasonable. As for other concerns, you don’t need to worry. Dr. Jiang hasn’t been here long, but her reputation is well-known. Since she’s willing to treat him here, she definitely won’t let anything happen to him.”

He didn’t know that Director Qi’s real goal was to steal the man from him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so polite.

The Yanjiazhuang Health Center had already been built. If it hadn’t been for Yan’s mother’s incident, he would have been thinking about coming here in the next couple of days to talk to Jiang Nian about merging the clinic into the health center.

Everyone knew that for a clinic or a health center to function, it needed good doctors.

If he poached the only doctor, Jiang Nian, wouldn’t his health center be a joke? It would be closed before it even opened!

Director Qi wanted to make a last stand. “Director Yan, you don’t understand medicine. You don’t understand these things. The main thing is that the patient still has serious external injuries. The environment is very important for recovery. I have to admit that Dr. Jiang is skilled, but the environment here is too chaotic. There isn’t even a proper bed. How can he recover properly? What if his wound gets infected? Who will be responsible for that?”

Yan Jin pondered for a moment before saying, “Director Qi makes a good point, but I’m still willing to trust Dr. Jiang’s medical skills. After all, she was the one who saved Major Song. And she performed the surgery under such poor conditions. Even Director Qi admitted that she’s a good doctor, didn’t he?”

Director Qi was about to explode. “I said, you’re as stubborn as that girl! I admit she’s good, but medical skills aren’t everything. You haven’t experienced the hardships of those years. You don’t know how many surgeries have failed because of the harsh environment. Especially for serious injuries like this, once they get infected, it’s fatal!”

Jiang Nian could even hear their argument outside. She calmly poured herself a glass of water before going out to remind them, “Actually, there’s another option. You can let him recover and then come back.”

She had limited manpower and didn’t want to take care of an injured patient.

“That won’t work. Major Song…” Yan Jin frowned and stopped. Song Yanbai’s arrival might be related to spies, but this was a secret. He was just guessing.

In this situation, if they delayed anything important, it would be bad. So, they needed to treat him as soon as possible.

“Anyway, he needs to recover as soon as possible.”

Director Qi was also a retired military doctor. Seeing Yan Jin’s hesitation, he guessed that the situation might not be as simple as he thought.

Although there were some disagreements, they had to be rational in the face of a greater cause.

“It’s not impossible to bring him here,” Director Qi said, his eyes fixed on Jiang Nian. “Young lady, it’s good to be energetic and confident, but too much confidence is bad. I’m putting him in your hands. You must be careful.”

Although Jiang Nian seemed easygoing, her pride was hard to hide. Director Qi was afraid that she would be arrogant and reckless and end up harming the man.

Jiang Nian smiled. “Old Director, you’re asking me for a favor, not the other way around.”

This was also why Jiang Nian both liked and disliked this era.

Everyone was shouting slogans about serving the people and being selfless, but she only liked the simplicity of others. She didn’t like being morally bound.

Director Qi was speechless. He looked at Yan Jin, but Yan Jin couldn’t help him.

He was speechless himself. He wanted to win the beauty’s heart, so he couldn’t take the lead.

Director Qi sighed. “Forget it, forget it. I’m an old man who’s meddling in things that don’t concern me. Do as you please.”

Director Qi left with his hands behind his back. Yan Jin then said, “Dr. Jiang, Director Qi has a point. It is a bit crowded here. We won’t have enough room for another person to recover. How about this? The Yanjiazhuang Health Center is basically finished. I’ll have someone clean it up quickly. You can move there sooner. It will be more spacious.”

Jiang Nian had actually thought about this problem.

She could choose not to go, but the Yanjiazhuang Health Center had already been built. The Zhoujia Village clinic would no longer be necessary. This wasn’t just about convincing Yan Jin. The town government wouldn’t allow it either.

If they made it a private practice, she would be in trouble.

Just like she had clearly expressed her unwillingness to go to the health center, Yan Jin couldn’t stop it from being built. It was a request from below, but it was approved from above.

If approvals were so easy to overturn, the operation of all departments would have been in trouble long ago.

But being led around by the nose wasn’t Jiang Nian’s style.

“Director Yan, if you’re not busy, let’s sit down and talk.”