Chapter 640: Chapter 582: Start of the Competition Chapter 640: Chapter 582: Start of the Competition The strategy may be somewhat devious, yet it’s genuinely useful.

It only took advantage of Dean Xia’s fondness for his own.

The little girl laughed mischievously, “My plan is worth a cup of milk tea and a few pieces of bread, right? I hang around here often and heard them mention Dean Xia, so I thought of it. You can decide for yourself. If you don’t want your Father Xia to be the first to be penalized, then act bravely according to this little brat’s plan.”

The kid was really taking herself as a strategist, spending her free days at this bakery, gathering all kinds of information. Quite diligent, indeed.

“I know everything. The first floor of the Tri-Bo Hotel, especially this bakery, is a hub for gathering information. If you sit here for an hour, you would know which department was in emergency mode today, which department admitted which patients, anyone would tell you,” Sisi said with a proud expression.

Good job, Yang Ping gave a thumbs up.

“Professor Yang, don’t underestimate Sisi. He is pretty shrewd. When I used red for my signage before, not many customers came in. This kid told me to change it to light blue and since then, more customers have been coming in, and the popularity has soared,” said Yushuilian’s husband.

“Look like, I underestimated you,” Yang Ping took a sip of his milk tea.

Sisi held her head high in pride: “Have you noticed that none of the chairs in the public areas of the hospital are red? I didn’t know this before either. I later found out that red can make people restless, while the hospital needs everyone to be relaxed and calm, so only blue has this effect.”

“Where did you learn all this?”

“From the internet, from books.”

Yang Ping never had to pay for meals here, as Mr. and Mrs. Yushuilian always refused to take his money. Initially, he insisted on paying.

But later he thought, if they don’t want to take the money, then let it be. So the couple would feel better this way.

Moreover, they prepare milk tea and pastries every night and deliver them to the doctors and nurses on duty, regardless of the weather.

Having had the milk tea and bread, and after hearing the young girl’s words, his mind felt a lot lighter.

If Dean Xia were left to do as he pleases, Professor Zhang wouldn’t show any mercy, and just whistle to penalize him from the field.

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For the sake of the basketball game, everyone used their off-work hours to practice frequently until past 10 p.m.

On the bright and sunny Saturday, the basketball match finally got underway
A large banner was put up on the basketball court, and several tables were set up outside the court with the scoreboard standing as well.

Professor Zhang, wearing a baseball cap and with a whistle around his neck, was giving instructions to the referees.

As the chief referee, he even went down to blow the whistle personally. Of course, he was only doing so for the matches in which Dean Xia was participating.

This time, it was a clash of the titans.

Sanbo Hospital had a large ground with excellent sports facilities, so there were several basketball courts both indoors and outdoors, and they were all very professional.

Given the good weather, it felt more lively to play outdoors.

Gradually, the spectator seats surrounding the court filled up with doctors, nurses, their families, patients, patient’s families, and a large group of graduate students, standardized training students, interns, and trainees.

Some students from Nandu Medical University also came here to enjoy the basketball game, creating a lively atmosphere.

The logistics staff were moving mineral water, Wong Lo Kat, and Red Bull near the court.

The atmosphere was quite enthusiastic!

The first match was between the Comprehensive Surgery Department and the Administration Department. The Comprehensive Surgery Department and the Surgical Research Institute were under the same unit with two different names. But in Sanbo Hospital, people preferred to call it Comprehensive Surgery Department.

There was still some time, so everyone warmed up and built up the atmosphere.

Dean Xia made his appearance, with his tall and robust stature. He was wearing protective gear on his elbow, wrist, knee, and ankle. He twisted his waist and stretched his body. Someone passed him a ball, and he dribbled it while warming up, then pretended to attack, making a three-step layup, and slam dunk!

Beautiful, the entire audience applauded enthusiastically.

The macho man raised his arms and jogged around the court in response to the audience.

Basketball was Dean Xia’s favorite sport. He often played it with the doctors in the indoor basketball court of the Tri-Bo Hotel.

Over here, Zhang Lin was also fully protected. Little Five threw him a ball. He focused, extended his hand, caught the ball, then demonstrated a layup, his dribbling technique was superb.

The interns cheered, “mighty Teacher Zhang!”

The layup was beautiful!

Damn, he left the ground, letting go of the ball, but it went nowhere to be seen.

Song Zimo, just finishing his warm-up, caught sight of Zhang Lin’s missed basketball shot. He raced forward to snag the loose ball, dribbling it, spinning, and then slam dunking it!

Again, a round of enthusiastic applause erupted!

Both sides had a stalemate during the warm-up, neither showing less spirit than the other.

“Song Zimo, I love you!”

A group of female interns unfolded their banners. They weren’t just displaying banners, they were collectively shouting at Song Zimo, despite Tang Fei being present at the scene.

That’s what you get with idol worshippers!

Finally, it’s time for the serious players to make their appearance – Professor Yang from the Comprehensive Surgery Department.

With calm steps and a confident smile on his face, Yang Ping arrived fashionably late.

“Professor Yang! Go for it!”

Surprisingly, his fans were mostly male, with few faint female voices mixed in. They were all young doctors from the hospital, waving banners and shouting excitedly.

The game hadn’t even started, and the atmosphere was already electrified.

Yang Ping waved back at his fans.

Playing basketball wasn’t really his forte.

Song Zimo threw the ball to him, asking him to give a performance.

Performances were for showing off, like slam dunks, and other flashy moves.

Back in school, he had excelled at long-range shooting. Why not try a three-pointer?

With an arching shot, he scores – Three points!

Lucky shot!

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Li Jun’s biochemical results from this morning indicated hyperkalemia. Li Guodong contacted the dialysis department for an emergency dialysis operation.

High potassium in the blood could easily lead to cardiac arrest, a very dangerous condition.

Following their usual procedure, the nurse took Li Jun’s case report and accompanied Qin Xiaowei to the dialysis department to arrange for the procedure.

Once they had handed over their charge, the nurse returned to her department.

Qin Xiaowei bought some fruit and sat them on the nurse’s station for everyone to enjoy.

As Li Jun was undergoing dialysis, he couldn’t stay inside to keep him company. Instead, he decided to take a walk through the hospital. Hearing about the ongoing basketball game, he thought he would take a look and have something interesting to report back to Ajun.

Recentlty, Ajun’s mood had improved significantly, and he hadn’t brought up suicide again.

After circling the basketball court where more spectators than he’d imagined were present, he found a spot near the gym.

He started doing push-ups and other exercises.

People had recently recommended a rock cliff to him as being an excellent site for freehand climbing. Once Ajun’s stitches were removed, he planned to inspect it personally.

If he could conquer the cliff, he would certainly gain a lot more followers and receive more gifts.

Then, raising money for Ajun’s treatment wouldn’t be an issue.

No one was at the gym, all were watching the basketball game.

He set his phone to ring mode and placed it next to him, then started doing push-ups. Physical training was crucial before climbing, and even if there wasn’t much time, he would have to squeeze in some exercises when he could.

As a professional climber, he was well aware of the dangers of freehand climbing outdoors.

Adequate preparation was essential.

From time to time, he could hear cheers from the basketball court. It sounded like the game hadn’t truly started.

Dialysis tended to be a long process. Qin Xiaowei did more than a hundred push-ups and then checked the time. There was still time to spare.

PS: Performing surgeries every day can be dull, so it’s nice to insert some scenes from the doctor’s daily life to lighten the mood. Interweaving it with the development of the patients’ stories makes it even better!