Chapter 22. Immediate Success

"So you are now Party A and Party B?"

On the other end of the phone, Cao Xinyu opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"Not really. Actually, there's no distinction between A and B. We're just working together."

Ke Fan paused and answered slowly.

After discussing cooperation with Yi Lingjia a few days ago, she and Lao Xie have added the data provided by the fishery to the Oasis system in the past few days, and the offshore wind power + marine ranch project has been officially put on the agenda.

I took a break from my busy schedule today and reported my recent situation to Xinyu.

"Is this the difficult project you mentioned before?" Cao Xinyu asked again.

"Hmm..."

Ke Fan held the phone and suddenly became quiet.

Not just that.

Cooperation with Yishi Fishery is indeed part of that project - Yi Lingjia's treatment plan, but this alone does not seem to be enough to push the treatment to the second stage.

She couldn't help but think of the content in Dr. Xu's email.

Step 1: Emotional Re-experiencing.

The first stage is emotional re-experience. Increase contact with Yi Lingjia within a non-intimate "safe distance" to help him break the frozen shell in his heart and regain his emotions.

Step 2: Emotional Reconstruction.

The second stage is emotional reshaping. Through stronger external stimulation, Yi Lingjia can vent and empty his negative emotions, and relearn the ability to create positive emotions independently.

How to achieve emotional reshaping?

She was inexplicably a little stuck.

Cao Xinyu knew that Ke Fan was different from herself. She was not someone who liked to publicize what she was doing.

Whether it was the national scholarship in her freshman year, the direct doctoral offer in her senior year, or the work at the wind power plant, she always mentioned them lightly after they were accomplished.

Therefore, during Ke Fan's slight hesitation, Cao Xinyu keenly noticed her difficulty in speaking, and changed the subject with a chuckle:

"No problem, no matter which project, the same old saying applies: instant success!"

Ke Fan felt warm in his heart.

From the moment we met, Cao Xinyu has been the most considerate and kind friend.

When he first entered university, before receiving a scholarship, Ke Fan had to work part-time to earn tuition while also maintaining a good GPA.

At that time, she often ran around in the dormitory, library and workplace, and didn't even have time to go to the cafeteria.

Once she fainted in the dormitory due to hypoglycemia, which scared Cao Xinyu. After that, Cao Xinyu would often take her out to eat.

At first, Ke Fan insisted on splitting the bill, but later, Cao Xinyu showed her her monthly living expenses, a staggering six-digit amount.

"Don't save money for my old man~~~I'll be very happy if you can have dinner with me."

To Ke Fan, Cao Xinyu is always like a little sun.

Ke Fan knew that no matter what happened to him, she would always be there to take on all his emotions.

But regarding the matter of treating Yi Lingjia, it is not something that can be explained in a few words, and what is even more unclear is that her own heart seems to be...

At the beginning, she just wanted to prevent things from getting any worse, but now, it seems that he is not the only one involved.

She bit her lower lip, but still felt unable to tell Cao Xinyu everything. She wanted more time to sort out the matter.

Moreover, even the little sun has its own troubles.

Good friends should never have a one-sided emotional outpouring, but should have a two-way exchange and support each other.

"Okay, let's not talk about me anymore. How have you been lately?" Ke Fan asked.

"Don't mention it. The old man keeps asking me to quit my job early, saying: What's the point of doing regular training year after year, especially now there is that 0+4 one-step clinical training. You 5+3+3 people really don't see any way out. You might as well come back and work for my company early." Cao Xinyu said in a rough voice, imitating her father's tone.

Ke Fan burst out laughing and said, "So what do you say?"

"Alas, the residency training is very hard... But since I've already embarked on the medical school, I have no choice but to stick with it. After all, my dream is to become a doctor!"

Ke Fan recalled asking Cao Xinyu when they first met: "Why do you want to study medicine?"

"Of course it's to save lives, how cool!" At that time, she was so passionate that she looked like a character in a middle school comic, and she said firmly with her fists clenched.

Ten years passed in the blink of an eye. Cao Xinyu had endured five years of undergraduate study, three years of master's degree, and now three years of regular training.

During my training, I worked long hours, often exceeding eight hours a day. Sometimes I had to work more than ten hours straight during emergency situations or night shifts. But this was the norm for doctors and was bearable.

However, during regular training, medical students are both students and laborers. They have heavy workloads but do not have the decision-making power of formal doctors. Sometimes they are misunderstood by patients as "interns" or incompetent doctors, which is almost like a basin of cold water poured from head to toe.

Moreover, the salary during the training period is very low, making it difficult to cover living expenses, while at the same time one needs to pay for examinations and training.

Yes, there are exams.

Rotation in dozens of departments will involve different fields and certificates. During the regular training period, continuous and stable learning is required in addition to busy work.

The most torturous thing is that even after doing all of this, it may not allow you to stay in the position you want.

This period was long and painful, and everyone involved was suffering with their passion still lingering.

Fortunately, Cao Xinyu is very good at comforting herself, and Ke Fan also pays attention to her emotional problems from time to time.

Finally, in the last year of these three years, she finally received some good news.

On the other end of the phone, she chuckled and said, "By the way, Keke, the next department I'm rotating to is orthopedics!"

Orthopedics is a unique specialty among all medical departments, requiring a high level of physical strength from doctors. Lifting a thigh after anesthesia can require several adults. For this reason, orthopedics tends to be dominated by men.

But Cao Xinyu wanted to go to the orthopedics department the most, so she has been actively exercising to increase her muscles and strength:

"I just want to prove to my old man that if a man can do it, I can do it too. Don't force me to go back to his comfortable nest, find an easy and leisurely job in the company, and make marriage and having children the top priority for women."

"Career and dreams should be our top priorities." Ke Fan added tacitly.

After so many years, although they have different majors and personalities, the two are still best friends because they have very similar inner values.

There is a blazing flame in their hearts, which is the women's persistence and attempt to break the shackles of gender.

Ke Fan pursed his lips and smiled: "Then I also wish you immediate success in orthopedics."

After chatting with his friends, Ke Fan's fatigue of the past few days was swept away.

She stood up and stretched widely.

In the summer in Jinshi, the windows are filled with greenery.

She lowered her head and clicked on an unread message that had been sent during the call.

The old man in the avatar walks alone and firmly between heaven and earth, with a warm orange sunset and endless fields in the distance.

Lu Qiaoyuan's message was brief:

"Xiao Fan, I'll come to Jinshi tomorrow."