Chapter 367: Chapter 366: Missed Calls
The whole roasted pig at Water World was slow-roasted, much like a whole roasted lamb. The restaurant claimed they used their own free-range pigs from the mountains, weighing one hundred fifty to one hundred sixty pounds, and marinated them for twelve hours in a secret, proprietary sauce.
Yan Feifan wasnât sure if this was just a marketing gimmick.
But the roasted pork ribs were undeniably savory and fragrant. Paired with crisp, sweet mini cucumbers, they didnât taste greasy at all.
At first, Yan Ziruo had been demure, insisting one pork rib would be enough for her.
But she had one after another, only stopping after sheâd eaten four...
After lunch, the four of them relaxed on beach loungers, chatting idly and resting.
But it wasnât long before Yan Feifan fell asleep...
When he opened his eyes again, it was nearly five in the afternoon. He had slept for almost four hours.
A beach lounger was no substitute for a real bed, and Yan Feifan woke up with a sore back and numb legs.
As he stretched his stiff limbs, he asked Yu Suye, who was waiting beside him, "You didnât go have fun? Have you been watching me this whole time?"
"Where are my sister and that guy?"
Yu Suye chuckled. "Your sister left for the city already. She went in that guyâs car."
"I wasnât watching you the whole time. I had fun with her until four. I came over when I got tired."
Yan Feifan murmured an "oh" and said, "We should get going too..."
When they got to the locker room, Yan Feifan opened his locker with the passcode and found several missed calls on his phone.
To make sure they could all enjoy the day without distractions, Yan Ziruo had made everyone leave their phones in their lockers.
Yan Feifan had thought about his patients and, since none required urgent monitoring, had agreed to his sisterâs plan.
As for any emergency patients who might have tried to reach him today, Yan Feifan could only feel they were out of luck.
Yan Feifan picked up his phone and checked it, finding missed calls from Zhao Xiaoting, Wang Chuan, and Qin Ying.
Zhao Xiaoting, in particular, had called five times.
Yan Feifan first returned Mrs. Qinâs call.
"Mrs. Qin, I was at Water World today. Is there something you need?"
Qin Ying acknowledged this with a soft "oh" before continuing, "Guo Fan, the national badminton player, referred a basketball player to us."
"Iâve accepted the case. Itâs a wrist joint injury."
"Iâm thinking of making Su Ye the attending physician, with you by her side to supervise. Her skills still arenât quite on your level."
Yan Feifan agreed. "No problem, Mrs. Qin. Su Ye and I will take good care of his injury."
After ending the call with Mrs. Qin, Yan Feifan dialed Wang Chuanâs number.
"Finally awake?"
Hearing Wang Chuanâs teasing tone, Yan Feifan chuckled. "Chief, did you speak with my sister?"
"Yes. When I couldnât reach you, I tried your sister. She already got back to me."
After a pause, Wang Chuanâs voice came through the phone again. "Good for you. Life needs a bit of balance."
"I was actually worried youâd just keep slaving away at the hospital like a workaholic until one day you suddenly burned out, had a breakdown, and decided you didnât want to be a doctor anymore."
Yan Feifan chuckled. "Chief, thatâs not going to happen to me."
"Healing the sick and saving lives is my passion. Iâll never get tired of it."
Wang Chuan laughed heartily over the phone. "Donât be so sure. This work carries a heavy weight."
"Oh, and Ziruo mentioned you spotted someone with melanoma at Water World today?"
"Just a suspected case," Yan Feifan corrected him.
"With your Eyes of Golden Flame, Iâd say itâs practically a sure thing."
Wang Chuan offered the praise, then quickly added, "Water World isnât far from my place. Why donât you and Su Ye come over for dinner?"
"I happened to run into Mr. Pan today, and I mentioned the financing for the company youâre founding. Heâs very interested."
"After dinner, you can chat with him about it..."
Yan Feifan agreed. Finally, he dialed Zhao Xiaotingâs number.
"Oh, thank heavens! You finally called back, Mr. Yan..."
Yan Feifan cut her off bluntly. "Get to the point."
"Mr. Yan, you donât understand. I couldnât reach you, and Iâve been getting hounded to death over it."
Zhao Xiaoting explained with an aggrieved tone, then quickly added, "Sheâs arriving in Binhai tonight."
"Mr. Yan, is it possible to arrange an examination for tonight?"
Yan Feifan considered for a moment. "Have her come to the plastic surgery center at midnight. Weâll make the necessary arrangements to ensure confidentiality."
"Okay, I got it!"
"Mr. Yan..."
Before she could finish, Yan Feifan cut in again, "Anything else?"
"No!"
"Then thatâs all."
Yan Feifan hung up, changed his clothes, and walked out of the locker room to find Yu Suye already waiting for him.
"Did you talk to Mrs. Qin?"
When Yu Suye nodded, Yan Feifan added magnanimously, "About that basketball playerâs injury, I want you to handle it with full confidence."
"If anything goes wrong, Iâll take the fall."
Yu Suyeâs eyes crinkled with delight. She looped her arm through Yan Feifanâs and giggled. "With you saying that, I can do whatever I want, tee-hee..."
Yan Feifan quickly added a condition. "As long as itâs something you can reach by jumping."
"Donât get too carried away."
Yu Suye gave him a cute eye-roll and huffed, "Am I that reckless?"
"Letâs go..."
Yu Suye drove to the Phoenix Tail Mountain Villa District. Following Yan Feifanâs directions, she followed the mountain road up to a villa at the very peak.
She followed Yan Feifan into the villaâs small yard, where a little dog came running and barking. WOOF! WOOF! Yan Feifan bent down and scooped it up.
"Fanfei..."
The voice was hoarse and grating to Yu Suyeâs ears, and the words were somewhat slurred.
Then, she saw a young girl with a face that was half-angel, half-demon emerge from the villa.
Yanyan took the squirming little dog, Helen, from Yan Feifan. She looked at Yu Suye and complimented her, "Wow, youâre so pretty."
Yu Suye replied graciously, "Thank you."
"Yanyan, youâre going to be beautiful too. I truly believe that."
Yanyan patted Helenâs head to calm her down. "Iâm confident about that too," she said.
"Fanfei is a genius whoâs always creating miracles."
"Isnât that right?"
Yan Feifan met Yanyanâs gaze and nodded firmly. "Yanyan, just you wait. Youâre going to stun everyone."
"Did you finish your exercises for today?"
"All done!"
Yanyan then grabbed Helen by the scruff of her neck, extended her arm, and began lifting and lowering the dog like a weight.
"Fanfei, I can do this fifty times without even breathing hard."
"Yeah, right," Yan Feifan said, clearly not believing her.
Just then, Wang Chuan appeared in the doorway, smiling. "Dinnerâs ready. Come and eat..."
At the dinner table, Wang Chuan told Yan Feifan that Yanyanâs mother was interested in investing twenty million RMB in Yanyanâs name...
"Feifan, before you arrived, I spoke with Mr. Pan again."
"He said heâs invited a few friends and theyâre waiting for us..."