After some discussion, Wang Chuan and the other party reached an initial agreement.

A 500,000 yuan advance on the surgical fees. After all procedures were complete, a bonus would be awarded based on the final results of the cosmetic surgery—ranging from zero, one million, two million, all the way up to five million yuan.

As for how to define the tiers of these results, that would be left to both parties’ lawyers to specify further.

To be fully prepared, Yan Feifan requested that they provide high-definition photos of the celebrity’s face without makeup, as well as HD photos and videos of her various expressions, such as joy, anger, sadness, and happiness.

Yan Feifan also told them that it would be best if he could get his hands on the celebrity’s face for a detailed examination of her facial muscle structure.

Tian Dongshan said with regret that while he could find a way to get the various HD photos and videos, he was powerless to arrange an in-person examination of her face.

Yan Feifan would have to figure that out on his own.

In truth, Yan Feifan knew his request was a long shot.

He was just holding out for a one-in-a-million chance...

After seeing Tian Dongshan and Tang Qing off, Yan Feifan and Wang Chuan started preparing for the morning’s surgeries.

Strictly speaking, the facial nerve transection surgeries for the four volunteers were considered minor procedures.

Yan Feifan just had to use the specific examination data to locate the corresponding undamaged facial nerve on the other side of the patient’s face, dissect it in two, and then separate the parts.

However, to guarantee the precision of the transection, the patient had to remain completely still during the operation, which necessitated general anesthesia.

In that case, the operation had to be conducted in strict accordance with standard surgical protocols.

This resulted in the actual surgery taking less than twenty minutes, while the preparation and wrap-up time before and after took nearly two hours.

The surgeries for these four volunteers took up the entire morning and occupied three operating rooms.

Of course, as the chief surgeon, Yan Feifan didn’t have to work too hard.

He just went to the operating room to perform the surgery after Lin Qian, Qi Xiuping, Meng Yao, Ye Lin, and the others were more or less ready.

After finishing one, Yan Feifan would leisurely wait for the notification that the next surgery was ready.

In Neurosurgery, four volunteers with arm nerve damage also underwent nerve transection surgery, with Director Lo Jun as the chief surgeon...

After lunch, at Yan Feifan’s request, Wang Chuan began teaching him some techniques for transplanting and suturing minute nerves.

Around three in the afternoon, Wang Chuan suddenly received a call from the hospital’s disciplinary committee asking about the surgery Dr. Qu performed last night.

Yan Feifan knew that last night, Friday night, Dr. Qu had secretly come to the hospital to perform the genital reconstructive surgery on the little boy with a congenital gonadal disorder.

This morning, he’d gone to the ward to check on the post-operative recovery of the two children from the orphanage whom he and Yu Suye had operated on. He had also made a special trip to the little boy’s room to check on him.

The little boy’s surgery was quite successful.

Wang Chuan patiently explained things to the person on the phone.

After ending the call, Wang Chuan let out a long sigh and said to Yan Feifan, quite frustrated, "Dr. Qu came to operate last night. I arranged it all very carefully, but I didn’t expect the hospital administration to find out anyway."

"The snitch... it’s impossible to guard against."

He added with disappointment in his voice, "I suspect a temporary injunction against Dr. Qu will be issued soon."

Yan Feifan asked, "Director, Dr. Qu had his reasons. Can’t the hospital just turn a blind eye?"

Wang Chuan sighed lightly and said, "If no one had snitched, the administration could have pretended not to know and let it slide."

"But now that someone has reported it, they have to take some kind of action."

Yan Feifan said angrily, "Who was the snitch? Do they have nothing better to do? What could they possibly gain from reporting it?"

Wang Chuan chuckled. "Heh heh. Maybe they were overcome with a sense of justice, or maybe they just wanted to see someone else suffer even more."

"It takes all kinds to make a world, I suppose."

"Feifan, you have to remember an old saying: you can’t be too careful about guarding against others."

"Alright, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s continue..."

The light rain today had been falling all day without a break.

Around 7:00 in the evening, Yan Feifan returned to his residence at Zuimo Court in the rain, only to find his sister, Yu Suye, and Xiaoyu having a barbecue on the attic terrace under a large patio umbrella.

"Well, aren’t you three enjoying yourselves."

Yan Feifan took a skewer of grilled lamb from Xiaoyu and sat down next to Yu Suye in the space she made for him.

"Sis, why are you back so early? Shouldn’t you have stayed for dinner?"

"Did you two have a fight?"

Yan Ziruo, busy with the barbecue, hadn’t even opened her mouth when Tian Yu started chirping, "Mr. Yan, let me tell you..."

"Ruoruo fell asleep during the play and even drooled. She felt so embarrassed, so she came back."

Seeing his sister’s murderous expression, Yan Feifan burst into shameless laughter.

"Sis... ha... you can’t be blamed for this."

"Plays are so boring... That guy should have taken you to the movies to see an exciting blockbuster... Haha..."

Yan Ziruo threatened angrily, "Yan Feifan, you’re still laughing? I guess you don’t want any barbecue, then?"

"Okay, I’m not laughing, not laughing..."

Yan Feifan was struggling to hold back his laughter. He quickly asked Yu Suye, who was beside him, "You had a big surgery in the early morning?"

Yu Suye, also stifling a laugh, said, "A really miserable guy. Not only were his eyes blinded, but his severed manhood was also ground into a pulp."

Yan Feifan took a bite of his skewer and said, surprised, "The perpetrator is really vicious. To go out of their way to grind it up."

Yan Ziruo huffed, "So, Feifan, you have to remember, never provoke a woman." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"When a woman goes crazy and gets ruthless, she can be more terrifying than any man."

"The perpetrator was a woman?" Yan Feifan was genuinely surprised.

Yu Suye nodded. "The latest rumor going around is that the victim was the husband, and he was bisexual."

"The one who fell from the building was the wife. The man who fell with her was the husband’s boyfriend, and apparently also a friend of the wife."

"Anyway, it’s a total soap opera."

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but click his tongue. "Tsk, tsk. Sometimes real life is more dramatic than fiction."

He couldn’t help but add, "This guy could be a test subject for our manhood reconstruction project."

Yan Feifan looked at the slightly burnt lamb skewer in his hand and volunteered, "Sis, let me do the grilling..."

Amid the slanting wind and fine rain, they ate barbecue, drank red wine or tea, and chatted and laughed. The atmosphere was incredibly pleasant...

The next morning, Yan Feifan tiptoed down from the attic, then paused to listen. There were no other sounds coming from the master bedroom.

Relieved, he went into the bathroom to wash up, then began preparing breakfast with a fair amount of noise...

Before 8:00 a.m., Yu Suye drove Yan Feifan to Binhai International Airport.

After 10:00 a.m., Yan Feifan arrived at Shoudu Capital International Airport.

He walked to the arrivals gate and immediately spotted the person who was there to pick him up.

Lu Yao!

’The welcome party is getting worse and worse,’ Yan Feifan thought with a sigh.

The first time he came to Jingcheng for a freelance surgery, he had been given a grand reception inside the airport, led by Vice President Yu Youbin himself.

The second time, it was Yu Youlian who picked him up at the arrivals gate.

The third time, it was the ever-present Lu Yao, who came to pick him up all by himself.

Yan Feifan couldn’t help but mutter to himself. ’Next time, they’ll probably just tell me to take a taxi to Baining Hospital.’

He clutched his briefcase and walked quickly toward the arrivals gate.

He saw that Lu Yao was chatting with a beautiful, long-haired stranger with a charming smile, and it looked like he hadn’t noticed him yet.

Yan Feifan shook his head. ’I might as well just take a taxi to Baining Hospital and let this guy wait here for nothing,’ he thought.

However, he couldn’t act on this idea. Just as he was about to reach the arrivals gate, the guy spotted him.

"Hey, Feifan, how come Su Ye didn’t come with you?"

Seeing Lu Yao hurrying over to him, Yan Feifan snorted coldly and said mockingly, "You’ve got some nerve."

"You’ve got a new flame, yet you still dare to think about my Su Ye?"

"What new flame?"

Lu Yao retorted, only then noticing that the long-haired beauty he had been chatting with had followed him over.

He quickly sidestepped a step or two, then turned and moved to Yan Feifan’s side, putting some distance between himself and the long-haired woman.

Lu Yao hurriedly explained, "Feifan, don’t misunderstand. She’s here to pick someone up too. We were just chatting casually."

He looked at the long-haired woman and was about to speak when he saw her staring blankly at Yan Feifan.

"You’re Yan Feifan? Yu Suye’s boyfriend?"

Yan Feifan nodded lightly. "I am."

"And you are?"

"It’s good that you’re her boyfriend!"

With those words, the long-haired woman’s right hand brandished a small, sharp knife out of nowhere and lunged, stabbing at Yan Feifan’s chest...