In late autumn, Kyoto is ablaze with red leaves, and a cool breeze blows.
The office building of Kyoto University's medical school, which blends traditional and modern architectural styles, felt even more solemn than usual.
The long table in the conference room was decorated with fresh flowers.
Sunlight streamed through the tall glass windows, falling on several elderly scholars with gray hair and refined demeanor.
They were all deans, department heads, and several highly respected senior professors from Kyoto Medical School.
A faint aroma of tea and a quiet anticipation filled the air.
The group chatted occasionally, their expectant gazes frequently sweeping towards the doorway, clearly waiting for someone important.
"Tap tap..."
"Please come in!"
The door was knocked on, and only after receiving a response was it gently pushed open.
Bai Yajing walked in with a smile.
She had just come from the hospital, wearing a simple white shirt with a plain coat over it. Her thick, black hair was neatly tied up in a bun at the back of her head, revealing her smooth forehead and a pair of calm, bright eyes.
Her arrival instantly drew the attention of several elderly people in the room.
Dean Professor Lin was the first to stand up and warmly extended his hand to greet her, "Vice Dean Bai, welcome. I'm so sorry to have troubled you with your visit amidst your busy schedule."
Bai Yajing bowed slightly and shook his hand in return, her smile polite and her tone neither humble nor arrogant: "Dean Lin, you are too kind. I am also a graduate of Kyoto University, and it is my honor to receive an invitation from Kyoto University."
"Vice Dean Bai, it's been a long time!"
"Professor Chen, Professor Wang... hello!"
"Vice Dean Bai..."
Bai Yajing greeted them one by one. She knew all of them; she had taken their classes when she was studying at Kyoto University. Everyone responded to her warmly, and after exchanging pleasantries, they all took their seats.
Dean Lin didn't beat around the bush; he adjusted his glasses, his eyes full of appreciation and sincerity.
"Vice Dean Bai, we have studied your paper published in the Kyoto Medical Journal, and it is extremely brilliant."
We've also heard a lot about your internship experience and achievements with Professor Willis in Country A.
Although you are still young, your insights and practical skills in the field of surgery have already reached the forefront of the world.
He paused briefly, and Professor Wang, the department head next to him, took over the conversation, speaking with the same earnest tone: "We know that you have just returned to China and are holding an important position at the General Hospital of the Military Region."
However, Kyoto University School of Medicine has always been committed to attracting the most outstanding medical talents and ideas.
After careful deliberation by our professors' committee, we unanimously agree that your talent and ideas are exactly the fresh blood we urgently need.
Bai Yajing understood immediately; they wanted to invite her to be a teacher.
But... she couldn't abandon the hospital. Her teachers had nurtured her for many years so that she could take on the responsibility of managing the hospital.
Dean Lin leaned forward slightly and said the most crucial sentence: "Therefore, with the utmost sincerity, we formally invite you, Vice Dean Bai, to join the Kyoto University School of Medicine as a full professor of surgery and to preside over related laboratory research."
We believe that your joining us will not only greatly enhance our clinical teaching level, but also drive the research of the entire discipline to the international forefront.
"A full professor??" Bai Yajing was shocked. She had just been approved for the title of associate professor. Her academic qualifications were fine, but her current qualifications were enough to qualify her for the title of full professor.
Full professors must undertake a large number of undergraduate and graduate courses, and their teaching effectiveness and popularity among students are important advantages.
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