Chapter 599
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Li Tianhong had started carrying out rehabilitation exercises, and he was getting better by the day .
He was only a little over twenty years old . Coupled with the fact that he was an athlete, his body's ability to recover was a few times better than that of ordinary people .
The only question mark was, how much of his athletic capabilities could be recovered?
Someone had even opened a thread about this on the official forum of his football team . That person posted updates and made speculations every day, and the thread enjoyed great popularity . As the days went by, more and more fans visited Li Tianhong in the hospital .
"Tianhong, your fans seem to care about you quite a bit . Look, so many people are visiting you . It's not my intention to make comparisons, but I reckon that even Liu Weichen did not get so many visitors when he was hospitalized . " When the manager saw that Li Tianhong was wearing a gloomy expression, she quickly consoled him .
Li Tianhong who was lying on the bed snorted and said, "They're probably just here to check on the object of their bet . "
"Hey, don't put it this way . People only make bets regarding your condition because they care about you . They won't even bother to do so with other people . " The manager tried her best to comfort Li Tianhong .
Li Tianhong pursed his lips . "By this line of argument, those betting on horse racing certainly care about the racehorses very much . Besides, as you can see, more than half of the betters put their money on me quitting the national team . "
"The national team will never win any trophy anyway . What's wrong with quitting it?"
Li Tianhong stared sternly at his manager .
The manager said diffidently, "I was just joking…"
"I know that you were joking . I can't believe that you of all people are joking about my injury . "
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"No, I was just trying to say that…"
"I was just joking too . " Li Tianhong cut his manager off . There was not a single hint of a smile on his face, and he turned away .
The manager sighed . She knew athletes like Li Tianhong very well . Li Tianhong had been running a few miles a day ever since he was young, and no movement in the world was too hard for him . Now that he was suddenly injured and had to receive surgery, not only was he stuck in bed, he was not even able to go to the bathroom by himself . It was only normal for him to be in a bad mood .
People who were in a bad mood often took their anger out on other people, and those closest to them suffered the most . In this case, the manager was the victim .
"I'll ask Doctor Ling Ran to check on you and ask him when you can be discharged . " The manager was trying to flee the scene .
Li Tianhong hummed and said, "There's no need to ask him about this . It's not like I'll get better instantly after you talk to him . "
"Still, I'll ask him to check on you . " The manager put on an act of ignorance and giggled . Her main priority right now was to get out of the ward, as the atmosphere here was becoming icier .
She hurried out of the ward and quickly went to the doctors' office .
Even though her main intention was to escape the moody Li Tianhong, it was true that she wanted to ask Ling Ran about when Li Tianhong could get discharged .
Among all the athletes managed by her, Li Tianhong was the one with the brightest future . Hence, the manager was very concerned about the extent to which Li Tianhong could regain his athletic capabilities and how long he would take to recover .
As usual, the doctors' office was so empty that it looked like a grazing land .
A houseman looked a little lost as he wandered around the office . Even though he was new and had not gotten used to the environment to the office yet, he was left to fend for himself in the barren office .
"Hello, how may I address you?" The manager did not immediately ask him about Ling Ran's whereabouts .
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"My surname's You . " The houseman recognized her though and went straight to the point . "You're here for Doctor Ling, aren't you? He's not usually in the office at this time of the day . "
"I see . What time approximately would he be back?" The manager laughed a little .
Houseman You smiled . "Who knows? You have Doctor Ling's phone number, right? You can just give him a call if there's anything you want to ask him . "
"It's not really an urgent matter . " The manager did not dare to offend Ling Ran . Hence, she would not disturb Ling Ran by calling his cell phone unless the circumstances really called for it .
Houseman You reckoned so too . Hence, he did not say anything else .
Calling senior doctors was a very big deal, and Ling Ran was practically a super senior . Houseman You would never call Ling Ran unless it was absolutely necessary . Moreover, Ling Ran might be carrying out a surgery right now .
"Can I sit here for a while?" The manager did not feel like going back to the ward immediately .
Houseman You did not object . He took a seat too .
"Care for a smoke?" The manager held out a box of Chunghwa .
"You're not allowed to smoke in the hospital . "
The manager glanced at Houseman You's fingers and waved the box of cigarettes before him . "It's 330RMB per box . I asked someone to buy it for me . "
Urban legend had it that Chunghwa cigarettes which had a price that started with the number '3' tasted even better than usual Chunghwa cigarettes . The ones that cost 330 RMB tasted especially good .
Houseman You could not help but rise and say in a hushed tone, "Come with me . "
Two minutes later, Houseman You and the manager arrived at a small room that had not been renovated . They stood beside the window and exhaled puffs of smoke .
"Every single time I arrive at a new place, I would first scout for places where I can smoke," Houseman You said earnestly, "There are often unused rooms in large places like hospitals . Of course, there aren't many empty rooms in Yun Hua Hospital . "
"What was this place used for?" The manager was a little curious as he glanced around the small room . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
"You mean it's actual use?"
"Yeah . "
"It used to be a temporary mortuary before . "
"Ah!" The manager immediately leaped out of her chair .
Houseman You laughed out loud .
The manager said in resignation, "Can't you make a more proper joke?"
"I was just trying to scare you . " Houseman You laughed so hard that there were tears in her eyes . She then continued . "Besides, I wasn't lying . This place was really a temporary mortuary . "
The manager's hands were trembling so violently that ashes kept falling off the end of her cigarette .
"I'm heading outside . " The manager had no choice but to waste her precious 330RMB Chunghwa cigarette .
The manager waited outside the office for a few hours before she caught sight of Ling Ran .
"Doctor Ling, can we talk privately?" The manager immediately went forward .
There were a few patients' family members trailing behind Ling Ran . They were also here to ask Ling Ran's questions .
Not all patients and their family members were made the same, and they each had their own personality . Like the manager, certain patients and their family members would only feel at ease after asking the doctors the same questions repeatedly .
"Is it something that the doctor-in-charge isn't able to help you with?" Ling Ran had just performed three surgeries, and he did not really feel like putting on a show of politeness in front of the manager .
"Yeah," the manager said hastily . "As we value our athletes' privacy very much, can you communicate with us through email…"
"Ling Ran!"
"Doctor Ling . "
As the manager spoke, she saw Department Director Hong from the Respiratory Medicine Department charging toward them .
As Department Director Hong was a heavy smoker who smoked three packets of cigarettes a day, even though he was charging at full speed, he was going slower compared to speed walkers .
"Doctor Ling, I have a favor to ask . " Department Director Hong had no time for pleasantries . He stood before Ling Ran and said, "My oldest brother's daughter is experiencing postpartum hemorrhage . The doctors at the local hospital are unable to stop the bleeding, so she's being sent to Yun Hua Hospital now . Can you help out?"
Ling Ran was puzzled and said, "Since she's experiencing postpartum hemorrhage, shouldn't you consult the Gynaecology Department?"
"But I have more confidence in you when it comes to bleeding control," Department Director Hong said, "Doctor Ling, please do everything you can to save her . "
Since Department Director Hong was pleading Ling Ran so desperately, there was no way that he could say no . He headed straight to the Gynaecology Department .