Chapter 341 - 340: Keeping a Low Profile

Chapter 341: Chapter 340: Keeping a Low Profile

Around eight in the evening, Yan Feifan finished his work for the day. Since Yu Suye was on the night shift in the trauma surgery department, he returned to Zuimo Court alone.

When he got home, he asked his sister and found out that she and Xiaoyu—who had come over to mooch a meal again—had already eaten dinner.

However, they had saved some food for him.

Yan Feifan walked into the dining room and saw three dishes and a soup set aside for him in small bowls on the table.

Except...

There was also a large fish platter on the table, but it held nothing but a fish skeleton. Not a single scrap of meat was left.

Judging by the skeleton, it must have been a big steamed fish—at least three or four pounds.

This made Yan Feifan complain, "Sis, Xiaoyu, you two have gone too far! It was such a big fish, and you couldn’t even leave me a single bite?"

"I mean, I’d be fine if you ate it all, but why leave the skeleton here? Are you doing this on purpose just to taunt me?"

Tian Yu ran over, giggling. "Mr. Yan, it’s not that I didn’t want to save you any! It was Ruoruo who ordered us to eat it all."

She added, savoring the memory, "It was a steamed sea bass, over four pounds. So fresh and delicious! I ate so much I’m still stuffed."

Yan Ziruo walked over from the living room, eyeing Yan Feifan and snorting. "Didn’t get any, did you? Feeling pretty sore about it, huh?"

"This is your punishment for not getting me any fish the night before last!"

Yan Feifan was completely baffled.

"Sis, you’re not a kid anymore. We were all at the same table, do you really need me to serve you food?"

Yan Ziruo said huffily, "Yu Suye isn’t a kid either, so why were you so eager to serve her fish?"

She added, her voice full of grievance, "You know I love steamed fish, and that was a wild large yellow croaker."

"It’s such an expensive fish, we rarely get to eat it. With so many people there, I was too embarrassed to take too much for myself."

Hearing this, Yan Feifan was speechless.

’When did my sister get so sensitive and dramatic?’

He did a quick calculation in his head.

’Ah, I see. It’s that time of the month for her.’

Yan Feifan was about to just brush it off, but then he noticed the hurt expression on his sister’s face was genuine.

It was an expression he rarely saw.

In the past, whenever he made his sister angry, she wouldn’t just quietly put up with it. She’d find an excuse to teach him a lesson.

This was...

For once, Yan Feifan was unusually perceptive, and it suddenly dawned on him.

’She’s jealous. She’s jealous of Yu Suye.’

Holding back a smile, he stepped forward and gently hugged his sister. "It was my fault," he apologized. "I won’t make that mistake again."

After a pause, he said in a serious tone, "You’re my sister. My real sister, who’s been by my side since we were kids, through thick and thin. No one can ever change that."

"In my heart, you’ll always come first."

His words instantly lifted Yan Ziruo’s spirits, but she pushed him away, pouting with a look of mock disgust. "Feifan, you’ve changed. You’ve become such a smooth-talker. You’re not as earnest as you used to be."

Just then, Tian Yu tugged on Yan Feifan’s arm and asked expectantly, "Mr. Yan, where do I rank in your heart?"

"Top five? Or top ten?"

"Top ten? You don’t even make the list."

As he said this, Yan Feifan placed his hand on top of Tian Yu’s head and playfully spun her around, pushing her away.

"Go on, do whatever you were doing. I’m going to eat..."

After dinner, Yan Feifan went back to his room to study the medical records of the volunteers with facial nerve damage.

At ten that night, he received a call from Yu Youlian of Baining Technology.

The caller didn’t waste time on pleasantries. "Mr. Yan, about the sponsorship for your seminar—it’s a go."

"However, I have one condition..."

Yan Feifan switched the phone from his left ear to his right as Yu Youlian continued, "Baining Hospital must be listed as a co-organizer."

He replied softly, "Mr. Yu, I don’t think that should be a problem, seeing as you’re the ones footing the bill."

"But you’ll have to talk to Mr. Lo about it."

"He’s the one in charge of the specific arrangements for the seminar."

After Yan Feifan finished, Yu Youlian’s soft laugh came through the phone. "You certainly like to keep things simple for yourself."

"But you’re right. Your valuable time shouldn’t be wasted on such trivialities."

"I’ll discuss it with Mr. Lo."

After a brief pause, he heard her ask, "You’ve invested in a new medical technology company and plan to invite Chuanbai to manage it?"

Yan Feifan answered vaguely, "I had an idea and thought I’d take a chance on it. It’s just a small venture, nothing major."

"Heh, if it got Chuanbai this excited, it clearly isn’t something so simple."

Yu Youlian sighed softly. "Personally, I hope Chuanbai takes this chance to go out on his own and truly temper his skills."

"True gold will shine wherever it is."

Yan Feifan asked for confirmation, "So he’s made up his mind?"

"It seems he has."

"Chuanbai asked for my advice on the matter. I suggested he accept your invitation. The experience of building something from the ground up, from small to large, will be incredibly valuable for him."

After this brief explanation, Yu Youlian sighed again. "The current climate within the Yu Family is becoming increasingly hostile toward him and his sister."

Yan Feifan asked, confused, "Mr. Yu, Yu Chuanbai and Yu Suye are both incredibly talented. Why would the family...?"

Yu Youlian sighed once more over the phone. "That delves into the grudges and conflicts of the older generation."

"Chuanbai’s grandfather was once the designated heir to lead the Yu Family. But during that chaotic era, everything was turned upside down."

"So, there has always been a sense of wariness towards their branch of the family."

"On top of that, the two siblings are performing exceptionally well, and their grandfather makes no effort to hide his ambitions. He’s still obsessed with taking back control."

"And with what happened recently, it’s inevitable that some people would seize the opportunity to stir up trouble and deliberately suppress them."

Yan Feifan began to understand.

He sighed to himself. ’Su Ye’s grandfather has so little patience or foresight. If he had been in charge of the Yu Family back then, they probably wouldn’t have reached their current level of success.’

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but wonder, ’Should I be keeping a lower profile myself?’

’I haven’t been too high-profile recently, have I?’

Yu Youlian’s voice brought him back. "Oh, I heard about that scam at the Affiliated Hospital, the one where they were using your name."

"What were the details?"

"It was a young nurse from Ren’ai Hospital..."

Yan Feifan briefly summarized the incident, adding, "The patient was desperate for treatment, so they readily believed her and fell for the scam."

"Mr. Yu, if that surgical robot could be brought to market sooner, so many patients wouldn’t be stuck waiting desperately for me."

Yu Youlian’s voice was tinged with helplessness. "I want to launch it sooner too, but these things can’t be rushed."

"The main bottleneck is still the conversion accuracy of the MRI scans."

"Our technicians are working overtime, using massive amounts of data and tests to improve the design model."

Yu Youlian chuckled. "Mr. Yan, for the time being, you’ll just have to enjoy the feeling of being in such high demand."

"Let me tell you, Baining Hospital was originally planning to publicize your bi-weekly visits."

"We didn’t expect that before we could even start, we were suddenly flooded with patients with intraspinal tumors."

"A lot of them are from Binhai and the surrounding provinces."

"They must have heard the news from your end and came running..."

After ending the call with Yu Youlian, Yan Feifan turned to find Tian Yu standing quietly behind him in a nightgown.

"It’s after ten. Why aren’t you in bed?"

Tian Yu giggled. "I was just about to. I came to say goodnight."

"Goodnight, Mr. Yan! Sweet dreams!"

After saying that, she asked, as if it were a casual thought, "Mr. Yan, you have a photographic memory and know lots of things, right? So, do you know what’s special about August 16th?"

"August 16th?"

Yan Feifan thought for a moment. "The Eight-Nation Alliance sacked Jingcheng?"

"The United States subprime mortgage crisis went global?"

"The launch of the first quantum science satellite?"

Tian Yu chuckled. "Mr. Yan, besides all that, there’s another major event..."

"Fifteen years ago, a beautiful and adorable girl named Tian Yu was born."

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but laugh.

"You’re thinking pretty far ahead. First, focus on your studies and pass your high school entrance exams."

"If you get good grades, I’ll get you a birthday present then..."