Overpowered Resident Doctor

Chapter 540: Chapter 539: The Meaning of Struggle

After breakfast at the villa, Mr. and Mrs. Tian, Shu Lei and Mrs. Xia, Song Yi, and Zeng Ni all said their goodbyes and left one by one.

Before she left, Zeng Ni secretively pulled Yan Feifan aside.

"Have you gotten the gemstone ring for your engagement to Su Ye yet?"

Yan Feifan was taken aback for a moment. "Engagement?" he asked.

"Where did you hear that?"

"From Ruoruo, of course. And Su Ye didn’t deny it. What, is it not happening?" Zeng Ni’s eyes widened, eager for all the juicy details.

’Great,’ Yan Feifan thought. ’My sister told Su Ye about something that wasn’t even confirmed yet.’

’Now, it looks like I have to get engaged whether I want to or not.’

Yan Feifan felt utterly frustrated, like he was being railroaded into this.

"I haven’t gotten it yet. I’ve been so busy lately. When would I have had the time!"

Zeng Ni chuckled slyly and offered enthusiastically, "Feifan, you need to hurry up and get one, then find the right moment."

"Once you present her with a dazzling gemstone ring, Su Ye will be so swept off her feet she’ll be putty in your hands..."

Seeing Yan Feifan shoot her a glare, Zeng Ni quickly got to the point.

"Feifan, would you like to buy a top-tier gemstone ring for a tenth of the price?"

"In your dreams. Where would you find a deal that good..."

Yan Feifan had barely finished his retort when he suddenly remembered something. His voice turned cold as he demanded, "Zeng Ni, you still haven’t given up on that?"

Zeng Ni gave a sheepish smile. "Feifan, you only have to pay a tenth of the price for three chances to win the genuine article."

"With your photographic memory, it’ll be a piece of cake. You won’t even need three chances—one will be enough."

"I’m telling you, Feifan..."

Zeng Ni continued to tempt him. "The jade and gemstones there are all top-notch. I’ve seen ring stones of Imperial Green and Violet jade, priced at over six or seven million."

"Just think, you could get one for only a few hundred thousand..."

To be honest, this time, Yan Feifan was genuinely tempted.

He said hesitantly, "If they’re daring enough to run a game like that, they must be confident. They probably have some tricks that are impossible to guard against."

"And even if you do pick the genuine one, they might not let you take it..."

"Let them try!"

Zeng Ni declared forcefully, then let out a cold laugh. "I hope they do," she said, her voice dripping with menace.

"That would give me an excuse to trash their shop and make sure they lose everything. They wouldn’t be able to show their faces in Jingcheng again."

Seeing how confident she was, Yan Feifan nodded slightly. "Alright, I have a freelance surgery at Jingcheng Bai Ning Hospital next week. I’ll stop by and check it out then..."

After seeing Zeng Ni and the others off, the Yan siblings, Yu Suye, and Tian Yu began to sort through the housewarming gifts.

Pan Lirong had sent a calligraphy scroll by a famous contemporary artist, bearing the words "The Absolute Sincerity of a Great Physician."

Mr. Zuo’s gift was a landscape oil painting by a renowned Chinese artist.

Yan Ziruo was very pleased with these two gifts.

She decided to hang the scroll and the painting in the living room to give it a touch of class.

Conveniently, they would also cover the two marks on the living room wall left behind after the Lin Family took down their own pieces of art.

As for the Eagle Painting by Mr. Kuchan that Yan Feifan had received a few days ago, Yan Ziruo felt it was far too valuable to be displayed on the wall and was better off kept in storage.

Chen Yu and his wife brought a pair of exquisite porcelain vases, while Qiu Ge and his wife gifted a silver flatware set for four.

Liu Jin and Ren Zhen brought a canister of tea leaves and a tea set.

Wang Chuan and Ouyang Yanran each brought a bottle of high-end red wine.

Song Yi’s gift was a desk ornament carved from red sandalwood.

Mr. and Mrs. Tian brought a large potted houseplant.

Several of Yan Ziruo’s friends brought gifts as well, all of them small, attractive, and symbolic decorative pieces...

After putting all the gifts away, the Yan siblings, along with Yu Suye and Xiaoyu, cleaned the villa and the small courtyard from top to bottom. By the time they were done, they were all so exhausted they collapsed onto the living room sofa, unwilling to move a muscle.

The villa was a bit too big; cleaning it was a ton of work.

Tian Yu whined, "Ruoruo, cleaning this whole place, upstairs and downstairs, every day is going to be exhausting."

"When you think about it like that, living in a villa doesn’t seem so great after all."

Sprawled on the sofa, Yan Ziruo playfully poked Xiaoyu’s leg and back with her foot. "That’s a poor person’s mindset," she teased.

"If you’re rich enough to live in a villa, you naturally hire people to do things like cleaning, laundry, and cooking."

After saying that, Yan Ziruo stretched out a long leg and kicked at Yan Feifan, who was slouched in a chair on the other side of the room.

"It’s noon and I’m hungry again. Go make something to eat."

Yan Feifan didn’t move an inch, replying lazily, "If you’re hungry, have some fruit. That can tide you over until dinner. Besides, it’ll help you lose some weight."

"I am not fat!"

Yan Ziruo indignantly kicked her brother a couple of times, then pinched the flesh on her stomach. "I’m at a perfectly normal weight, okay?"

She urged him again, "Hurry up. Go make lunch, unless you want a real beating."

Under the threat of violence, Yan Feifan had no choice but to get up and cook.

Fortunately, Yu Suye took pity on him and went to the kitchen to help.

Yan Feifan simply boiled a few bowls of noodles, sliced some cured meats, and mixed a couple of cold side dishes, getting them through lunch...

A little after three in the afternoon, more guests arrived at the villa: Wang Chuan, Yanyan, Mrs. Hua, and the little dog, Helen.

After touring the villa, Yanyan asked expectantly, "Mr. Yan, are you going to live here all the time now?"

Yan Feifan shook his head. "I’ll just be here on weekends and holidays. On workdays, I start early and finish late, so I’ll still stay at Zuimo Court."

Yan Ziruo chimed in, "For the time being, I’ll be living here, and Xiaoyu will be here too."

"Yanyan, you can stay here too."

Tian Yu said excitedly, "Yanyan, we can play games together at night! We can pull an all-nighter..."

She hadn’t even finished her sentence before Yan Feifan gave her a flick on the forehead.

"Xiaoyu, do you realize that most high school students who got into top universities are either taking prep courses right now or doing things like internships and volunteer work to improve themselves?"

"But you? You just spend all day eating, drinking, and goofing off."

Tian Yu pouted and said pitifully, "Mr. Yan, this is the most relaxing break I’ll have before the college entrance exams start."

"Can’t you just let me relax properly for once?"

"Exactly!"

Yan Ziruo put an arm around Xiaoyu. "Feifan, don’t try to be a tiger parent with Xiaoyu," she chided.

"Summer vacation is for completely relaxing and having fun."

"Xiaoyu, Yanyan, let’s go! We’ll go team up in the master bedroom and play some games..."

Watching the three of them happily scamper up the stairs and vanish in a flash, Yan Feifan was left speechless.

Wang Chuan let out a hearty laugh. "Feifan, isn’t the reason we work so hard so they can live happy, carefree lives?"

"If we made them work as hard as we do all day, then what would be the point of our own struggles?"

Yan Feifan gave a sheepish grin. "You have a point."

He was touched by this and sighed softly. ’I’ve had to rely on myself since I was a kid,’ he thought. ’I didn’t have a choice, and I’ve just gotten used to it.’

’I’ve always believed that being capable on your own is the only thing that really counts.’

Hearing his sister and Xiaoyu’s boisterous laughter from upstairs, Yan Feifan couldn’t help but break into a smile.

’He’s right. If they have to struggle all the time too, then what’s the point of me working so hard?’

Yan Feifan turned to Yu Suye and declared grandly, "Su Ye, you don’t have to work so hard either."

"I’ll take care of you!"

A wave of pure happiness washed over Yu Suye. Her eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. "I love hearing that. I really, really love it."

"But, I’m an independent, modern woman."

"Besides, I don’t think my work is a hardship..."

Just then, Yan Feifan’s phone rang.

He picked up his phone and saw it was a call from Mr. Qi.

Although he was a little afraid of being scolded, Yan Feifan didn’t dare reject the call.

As soon as he answered, Yan Feifan launched into his defense. "Mr. Qi, you can’t blame me for this."

"Between what Mrs. Qin said and the doctor-patient confidentiality agreement, I really couldn’t disclose any information to you back then."

"Besides, I only learned about that guy’s relationship with Dandan in the last two or three weeks..."

"I’m not calling about that..."

Qee Sheng cut him off. "The driver responsible for that electric car crash yesterday—the husband..."

"He keeps claiming he has no memory of anything before the crash, that a sudden medical episode caused him to lose control of his body."

"He’s requested a comprehensive physical examination here at my department."

"This case is getting a lot of public attention. We need to get results quickly, and those results need to be conclusive."

"Feifan, you were practically a witness to that accident yourself."

"I need you to come in tomorrow to assist with the examination and diagnosis."

"As for Mrs. Qin, I’ll clear it with her..."