1novels Chapter 88 An Yue: Something's Not Right
Chapter 88 An Yue: Something's Not Right
Chapter 88 An Yue: Something's Not Right
"Dedicated, you mean Guo Ziyuan is very capable?"
In the spacious doctors' lounge of the emergency department, Qian Shuhang and Peng Jingye sat at a mahogany round table and lit cigarettes.
Smoke rings were exhaled only sparingly.
After Qian Shuhang underwent surgery, Guo Ziyuan applied to leave the emergency department.
Peng Jingye nodded, then became a little bolder: "Brother Qian, I think it's possible? He's no worse than you."
"However, it's also possible that I lack the knowledge to see the specific details clearly."
Qian Shuhang leaned to the side, put the cigarette butt in his mouth, and took a deep drag.
Throughout the entire process, his expression remained unchanged: "He didn't contact you at all today?"
"And he didn't say anything nice either?"
Peng Jingye nodded: "Compared to yesterday, Guo Ziyuan today feels like one of our brothers from the same hospital."
"His behavior was completely unrefined, and he didn't display any of the so-called 'intelligence' or 'sensibleness' he was supposed to be!"
"Except for ordering takeout for lunch."
"That operation this afternoon, after you and I were both in the operating room, Wu Xianliang said he couldn't handle it, so I let Xiao Guo take over."
"In my opinion, either Xiao Guo is too smart and can integrate into our group very quickly."
"Or he's completely different on the surface; he doesn't actually like the competitive atmosphere at the teaching hospital."
"Coming here is where your true nature is revealed."
"That sense of ease can't be faked!"
Just kidding, Guo Ziyuan spent nearly ten years at Yilan Central Hospital in his previous life, so he went home, okay?
Why would I need to pretend anything?
It's completely in a relaxed state.
"That's very interesting." Qian Shuhang lowered his right hand and flicked off his cigarette ash.
In the afternoon, at six o'clock, the shadows cast by the setting sun were very long.
The mountain shadows are tinged with red at dusk.
A coffee shop in Yishi.
An Yue bought Guo Ziyuan a cup of coffee, but she didn't take any for herself.
Guo Ziyuan didn't stand on ceremony and picked up the coffee to drink, pretending that An Yue had already had his, and said casually, "You've run into a local bully trying to intimidate you."
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An Yue understood his situation: "But I didn't do anything. I've always been very polite and courteous."
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Guo Ziyuan nodded: "For example?"
An Yue said earnestly, "For example, if I need to do something, I will report to others and I will take the initiative to ask for instructions."
"After I'm done, I'll have the teachers here take a look, but it seems they're not very willing—"
Guo Ziyuan nodded; he knew it would be like this.
Who is An Yue? He is a doctoral student in an eight-year program at Kyoto University, an employee of the Provincial People's Hospital, and an associate researcher.
My purpose here is to conduct research and collect data for a National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) grant proposal.
Would you consider someone like that to be outstanding?
But why are you being so polite to someone as outstanding as you?
Imagine someone who gets excellent grades speaks and acts very cautiously, pretending to be very knowledgeable about social interactions.
Could you please take a look at this question and see if I got it right?
Are there any other methods?
That sounds very polite, doesn't it?
In reality, most people would think this person looks pretentious and hypocritical.
In a top-tier teaching hospital, this approach is certainly acceptable, since there are plenty of people more outstanding than you!
But if you work at a prefecture-level city hospital, people will just think you're a slacker.
What are you pretending for?
Are you afraid that others won't know you have good grades or that you are polite?
"You don't think you did anything wrong, right?" Guo Ziyuan nodded.
An Yue thought about it seriously: "Should I? It's never a bad thing to be polite, is it?"
An Yue is very intelligent. If she wanted to learn how to behave, she could quickly learn how to behave. As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face.
But there's a certain sense of proportion she's not quite sure about, and that's the essence of social etiquette!
"Well, I don't know which kind of politeness you mean when you say 'too much politeness is no offense,' but I suggest you slow down your pace a bit."
"You need to understand this: it's you who needs to urgently collect data, not others!"
"Don't be too proactive, and don't be too polite either."
"If the people here agree to let you do it, then just do it openly and honestly."
"Don't let them check the quality after the operation is complete."
"That's called showing off."
"By acknowledging that you came here to collect data, we implicitly acknowledge that your abilities are above the average level of our institute."
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"If you then ask others to evaluate the quality of your performance, that's called showing off. What are you trying to achieve?"
An Yue didn't quite understand. She stood warily a meter away from Guo Ziyuan: "But, isn't what I'm doing to make the teachers here feel more at ease?"
"I'm doing this at the Provincial People's Hospital, is there any problem?"
Guo Ziyuan nodded: "That's right. You're fine doing it this way at the Provincial People's Hospital. If I asked you to check the quality of my procedure, you wouldn't think there's a problem either."
"But what if my teacher, my mentor, or your department head asked you to evaluate the quality of his operation? What would you think?"
An Yue's pupils shrank instantly.
"How could I dare?"
Guo Ziyuan then said, "We're all working adults, and we're all just doing our jobs. Why are you trying to hold others hostage?"
"Does it make you seem like the only one who understands social etiquette, while everyone else is just clueless?"
"Or do you think you're smarter and better at speaking and acting than others?"
"You think you're so great at everything, and everyone else is an idiot?"
"You want to utterly dominate every aspect of my life?"
An Yue: "But online, haven't many teachers taught us to learn some sociological knowledge, like 'You can't hit someone who's smiling at you'?"
"Yes, it's good to learn some sociology, and it can't hurt to be polite."
"But in real society, it's not that if you do something sensible or say something sensible, people will think you are very good at interpersonal relationships."
"It has to be just right."
"This is difficult to explain in words; it can only be understood intuitively."
"If you're willing to listen, slow down your pace a bit and don't seem so rushed. You need to integrate into the hospital environment and follow the work rhythm of others."
"If someone gives you instructions, just do them. After you're done, treat them to a drink and a boxed lunch."
"Don't even think about treating people to a big meal. The people around you now can't do without a big meal you treat them to."
"For example, if you asked me to dinner today, I would have refused outright. Why should you invite me to dinner?"
"What do you want from me, and can I give you?" Guo Ziyuan analyzed the situation objectively.
Upon hearing this, An Yue turned pale, his eyes vacant, feeling like a child in front of Guo Ziyuan: "What about the coffee?"
Guo Ziyuan continued, "A cup of coffee only costs a few dollars?"
"You think I'd risk my life for you just because I drank a cup of your coffee?"
"But what if you come up here and insist on treating me to a big meal, or even give me a red envelope?"
"I'll run away right now. Who knows what kind of wicked thoughts you have?"
After thinking about it carefully, An Yue nodded seriously.
She has a classic oval face, almond-shaped eyes, natural eyebrows, and eye bags.
It's not that girls with eye bags are beautiful, but her eye bags are a perfectly placed feature.
An Yue's lip color wasn't a standard bright red, but rather a pale apricot: "How do you know so much?"
"Don't ask me why, and don't be curious about me for no reason."
"I don't want to appear mysterious in front of you, and I have no other intentions. You asked me, so I'm telling you all this."
"Right now, we're just doing business, we're partners."
"You've achieved your goal, because no matter what, your data collection speed here is faster than that of the Provincial People's Hospital, right?" An Yue pursed his lips, unable to refute, and nodded coldly, like a mindless idiot.
"right."
"That's right."
Guo Ziyuan, carrying a cup of coffee, walked out: "Tomorrow is a workday, I'll be in the emergency room. Call me if you need anything."
"Let me emphasize again, I did not play hard to get, nor did I try to appear profound."
"If I were to play any tricks on you, you would have been trapped long ago."
"You're still too young!"
"I'm not interested."
An Yue finally couldn't help but gasp for breath: "How am I small?"
I'm twenty-six.
Guo Ziyuan looked An Yue up and down, then pushed open the door and went out, his back view cool and natural.
There was not a trace of lingering attachment.
An Yue gritted his teeth: "You're only twenty-five, you're younger than me."
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