Chapter 66 You're Doing This on Purpose, Right?

"Hello."

A young nurse stood at the office door, the same one who had brought the coffee earlier.

She was a new face; she probably hadn't seen Zhou Ze before and didn't know who he was.

After all, Zhou Ze and Doctor Lin hadn't been close during the past year.

"What is it?"

Zhou Ze asked, putting down his phone.

"Director Lin asked me to inform you that the surgery is about to begin. Please come with me to prepare."

"Oh, okay."

He followed the young nurse to change into a mask and gown. After washing his hands, she brought him a pair of sterilized slippers, and Zhou Ze walked out wearing them.

"Are you a flying scalpel the director invited?" the young nurse asked curiously.

She could tell that although Zhou Ze looked young, the whole process was something he was extremely familiar with.

"Heh, I guess you could say that."

The boss looked down at his slippers, feeling somewhat sentimental.

Actually, many doctors wear slippers in the operating room. It's not out of disrespect; firstly, sterilized slippers are more hygienic than leather shoes or sneakers and can prevent infection of the patient's wounds during surgery.

Secondly, it's easier to shower after surgery while wearing slippers. If blood or other fluids splashed on them, they're easy to clean.

Pushing open the operating room door, Zhou Ze saw that there were already quite a few people inside; he seemed to be a little late.

Doctor Lin, wearing a mask, nodded to Zhou Ze, who returned the nod.

The chief surgeon was an old doctor with graying hair. Zhou Ze recognized him as a big name in the medical field, one of the most authoritative figures in cardiology, at least in the country.

The boss couldn't help but sigh: It's good to have money and connections.

His father-in-law was lying on the operating table, undergoing anesthesia checks. He didn't seem to be completely under yet and was talking to the renowned doctor. Because they were both professionals, many procedures that were required for other patients were unnecessary here.

Zhou Ze stood next to Doctor Lin.

He didn't have any surgical tasks; he was just there as a mascot.

However,

soon,

his father-in-law's gaze shifted towards him on the operating table.

Then,

his father-in-law's eyes suddenly froze,

"You…"

Immediately afterward,

his expression became extremely painful,

as if he couldn't breathe.

"The patient's heart rate is fluctuating!"

"There's a risk of sudden cardiac arrest!"

The operating room erupted in chaos.

The surgery hadn't even started, and there was already a problem.

"…" Zhou Ze.

What the…

Is this old man doing this on purpose?

How much does he hate me? After not seeing him for a year while wearing a mask, he can still recognize me at a glance.

"Start resuscitation immediately, and continue with the surgery at the same time; there's no time to delay!"

The renowned doctor began to direct, and the doctors around the bed immediately started working busily.

Zhou Ze stood to the side.

Damn it,

this is so awkward.

If this old man dies like this, wouldn't it be said that he was angered to death by me?

Zhou Ze didn't really care if he died or not, but the point was that Doctor Lin would probably feel guilty for the rest of her life since she was the one who invited him, only for him to anger her father to death before the surgery.

The boss moved to the side.

Just as the anesthesiologist stood up to administer medication,

Zhou Ze secretly pulled the stool that the anesthesiologist had been sitting on earlier and sat down.

He reached into his pocket, instinctively wanting to pull out a cigarette, but after looking at the environment, he gave up.

Any heart-related problem is a big deal, and based on experience, heart surgery often takes a long time. Zhou Ze took out his phone, preparing to kill some time.

At this moment, besides the anesthesiologist, who had finished his work and was now giving Zhou Ze a resentful look,

no one else seemed to notice him.

Attorney An sent a WeChat message, saying that he was preparing to change the little boy's name. Fa Ge had just donated his entire fortune of tens of billions to charity, and he felt it was inappropriate for the little boy to keep that name.

Most importantly, it was even more inappropriate for Zhou Ze to be associated with the "father" title. Living people still pay attention to avoiding taboos, not to mention beings from the underworld; those things were likely more deeply intertwined.

The boss didn't care and replied that he agreed.

Then he glanced again.

Zhou Ze noticed that he had been removed from the WeChat group by Teacher Zhu.

"I called on the parents to buy you a house, and you kicked me?"

The boss smiled inwardly; the little female teacher was really irritable; that's not good.

While playing on his phone, his neck started to feel a little sore.

The boss looked up,

twisted his neck,

and then,

he froze.

What the…

Heavens!

His father-in-law's soul was almost floating to the ceiling!

If he continued to play on his phone so intently, his father-in-law's soul would probably have crossed the Naihe Bridge without him even knowing.

His father-in-law's soul was up there.

His gaze held a sense of detachment and helplessness,

but overall, he seemed relatively calm.

Although this old man was a bit feudal and favored sons over daughters, he had a pretty good life. He had seen a lot of ups and downs, life and death, and at this moment, he was able to leave peacefully.

He saw that

the entire operating room,

including his daughter, was busy with the surgery.

Except,

except,

except for that eyesore who had almost angered him to death,

was actually sitting there playing on his phone!

Looking back on his life, the old man felt that the worst decision he had ever made was choosing Xu Le as his live-in son-in-law.

Back then, he thought that Xu Le

had lost both parents, how great!

Came from a poor village, how great!

Wasn't particularly capable, how great!

Most importantly, he was good-looking!

His daughter was also good-looking, so their future grandson, no, his grandson, would definitely be good-looking!

But who knew that he would bring in an ungrateful wretch!

If you were going to be proud, you should have been proud before the marriage; why did you suddenly become proud after the marriage and move out for some ridiculous man's pride, delaying my eldest daughter's life!

Suddenly,

at this moment,

the old man saw his live-in son-in-law suddenly look up.

He,

he was looking at him!

Oh no,

he could see him!

A sense of confusion and fear washed over him. The old man was panicking now.

Zhou Ze was even more panicked.

He immediately put down his phone,

moved the stool to the side of the operating table,

and then stood directly on the stool, jumping upwards, trying to grab his father-in-law's soul with his fingers.

Everyone in the operating room

was momentarily at a loss,

forced to stop what they were doing

and watch this man who was suddenly playing high jump in the operating room.

Doctor Lin looked up at Zhou Ze. She seemed to have realized something and immediately said, "Continue the surgery!"

It was an order,

and she didn't pay attention to Zhou Ze.

She knew something about Zhou Ze's identity.

However,

what she didn't know was that

Zhou Ze had almost missed her father's soul because he was too absorbed in playing on his phone.

"Your mom!"

Zhou Ze jumped,

finally grabbing it,

and then the boss himself fell down.

"Clang!"

The chief surgeon's face tightened, and he trembled uncontrollably.

During his surgery,

a mentally unstable guy suddenly ran out, which made him very angry.

Zhou Ze was also very angry.

At this moment,

he didn't care about his previous plan to knead his father-in-law into a ball and play with him.

He walked directly to the side of the operating table

and pressed his father-in-law's soul directly back into his body.

Get back,

inside!

Finally,

he pushed it back.

The boss let out a long sigh

but didn't relax for long

because his father-in-law's soul floated out again.

Could it be that

his lifespan had ended?

Last time, Zhou Ze had encountered a similar situation; it was also an old man whose lifespan had ended. No matter how he tried to push it back, he couldn't. In the end, the patient and his soul knelt down and begged him to let him die in peace and not torture him anymore.

The boss pushed the soul back in again.

But after a while,

his father-in-law's soul came out again.

It could be seen that

his soul was in pain,

as if it could hardly endure the torment.

And because the soul couldn't return for a long time,

the patient's vital signs on the operating table began to fluctuate,

and the doctors around the operating table started sweating.

It wasn't a question of whether the surgery could succeed,

but whether the patient could be wheeled out of the operating room alive!

Don't mess with me like this.

Your lifespan can't have ended yet, right?

Zhou Ze shouted inwardly,

while desperately trying to push the soul back into the body.

At this moment,

Zhou Ze suddenly looked at Doctor Lin beside him and asked:

"How many patients are you preparing to receive for the free clinic?"

Generally speaking, a free clinic provides free diagnoses and some free medication.

"Five hundred people?"

Doctor Lin replied.

The renowned doctor took a deep breath; he was about to explode!

Zhou Ze shook his head and said, "Not enough, too few!"

"Two thousand people!"

"Okay, how much are you planning to spend?" Zhou Ze asked again.

The renowned doctor was about to curse!

At the most critical moment of the surgery,

there was a guy making noise for no reason!

"Two million?"

"Not enough!"

"Ten million!"

Zhou Ze nodded.

"Two thousand people for the free clinic, ten million in treatment fees!"

Zhou Ze pushed his father-in-law's soul back in again.

This time,

it didn't come out again.

Zhou Ze took two steps back,

let out a long breath,

and wiped away the sweat.

The renowned doctor, who was about to get angry, was interrupted by his assistant.

"The patient's heart rate has returned to normal!"

The surgery process was like a roller coaster, very exciting, very frightening;

but with the patient's vital signs returning to normal,

all that was left was a smooth landing.

Zhou Ze pushed open the operating room door,

walked to the window in the hallway,

and reached into his pocket. No cigarettes; he had left them there when he changed his clothes.

"Your clothes, or, are you looking for this?"

The young nurse came over with Zhou Ze's clothes and even proactively took out Zhou Ze's cigarettes.

This little nurse, she's got a good eye.

But too bad,

I'm not some rich son-in-law.

Also,

if you're so attentive to me, and your director finds out,

your job…

Zhou Ze thought of Fangfang from the pharmacy next door to his bookstore.

However,

he lit a cigarette,

took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled, feeling very comfortable.

"Was the surgery successful?"

The young nurse, who hadn't entered the operating room, didn't know that the boss hadn't really participated in the surgery.

"Ah, successful, I guess."

Zhou Ze nodded

and then slammed his hands hard on the windowsill,

silently saying:

"It's good to have money; you can buy life…"