21st Century Necromancer

Although proposing and taking my girlfriend to visit my "Necromantic Space" took up quite a bit of time, when Chen Yu came back to the former principal's ward, the old man had only just woken up from the anesthesia.

"This time you really went through a lot, Chen Yu. The surgery was very well done—I slept soundly and didn't feel a thing," the former principal lay on his hospital bed, an oxygen tube attached to his nose, and though his voice was somewhat affected, he seemed to be in very good spirits.

"You had a good sleep, but you scared us to death," Chen Yu, relieved to see the former principal looking well, took a seat beside him and told him about the cardiac arrest during the surgery, "You suddenly developed ventricular fibrillation halfway through the operation. I attempted defibrillation three times but couldn't bring you back, and the ECG was just a flat line.

We were almost ready to declare you dead."

"What? Cardiac arrest during surgery?" Hearing this, the former principal was quite startled, but he quickly sighed and apologized to Chen Yu, "It seems the old man almost caused you trouble on his way out. If the old man had really passed away on the operating table, I'm afraid it would've been a lot of trouble for you, wouldn't it?"

As he said this, the former principal couldn't help feeling guilty. Knowing that his student had cancer, he had bravely brought him from within the country to Japan for the operation, which was a tremendous demonstration of teacher-student affection. And there he was, causing a cardiac arrest during surgery!

Even though such matters were uncontrollable, the former principal was a doctor himself and had encountered intraoperative cardiac arrest before. He knew that for any leading surgeon, such a situation could be exasperating.

There you were, performing surgery smoothly, maybe even teaching students with a masterful air, talking about crucial points of the operation, when suddenly the patient experiences a cardiac arrest during the procedure. At that moment, the patient's body is open, and you may be holding a scalpel, peering into the depths to check tissue color. What do you do at such a time?

It's enough to make anyone want to curse.

Of course, no doctor would actually curse in such a situation because saving the patient is the top priority. If the heart stops for three to five minutes, it's usually too late to revive the person, so everything hinges on racing against time, against the "Death God." In such circumstances, no one has the luxury or inclination to curse; there's simply no time for that.

Every doctor's only thought is how to bring the patient back.

Patients after surgery shouldn't experience such big emotional fluctuations, but thankfully, Chen Yu had performed a laparoscopic surgery, and the impact was relatively minor. Moreover, seeing that his spirits were indeed quite good, Chen Yu decided to tell the former principal about the unexpected event during the surgery.

"It's nothing major, just a matter of writing a few reports. Besides, you're fine now, aren't you? Although the ECG stopped during the first three defibrillations, the fourth one brought you back, and the surgery was a success," Chen Yu said casually with a smile. For him, having successfully proposed today, nothing could dampen his good mood.

Hearing Chen Yu say this, the former principal still felt a sense of remorse, but he thanked Chen Yu nonetheless.
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"You shouldn't worry about it, principal. In fact, I should be thanking you! If it weren't for this operation, I wouldn't have proposed to my girlfriend today, and she might not have accepted so easily. You've really played matchmaker for me!" Chen Yu said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Although the order of events was a bit reversed, his successful proposal to Jounouchi Hiromi did indeed have a lot to do with the former principal's surgery, so his remarks were not deceptive.

Chen Yu's words indeed made the former principal feel much better, but he still spoke apologetically to Chen Yu, "Don't console me with such words, Chen Yu. I've been performing surgeries my whole life; I know what intraoperative cardiac arrest means. Don't try to sweet-talk me. But what's this about your successful proposal? You're not making it up to comfort an old man, are you?"

"Principal, you're wronging me here. I really did succeed in my proposal today, and the entire hospital knows about it. If you don't believe me, you can ask Miss Yousen," Chen Yu said, turning to Yousen Yangna beside him. "Miss Yousen, you've heard about my proposal to Dr. Jounouchi, haven't you?"

Yousen Yangna, who was checking the life support monitor, looked up at the mention of her name and quickly responded with a smile, "Yes, it's been the talk of the hospital today. They say Dr. Chen proposed successfully and carried Dr. Jounouchi down from the hospital rooftop. We're all so envious! If only I had a boyfriend as cool as Professor Chen to propose to me!"

"How about Dr. Nakagawa from General Surgery? He's still single, you know!" Chen Yu joked with Yousen Yangna, then turned to the former principal, "See, I wasn't lying, was I? So, Principal, you need to focus on your healing. Once I get you all patched up, you'll have to come to my wedding."

"Hehehe, the old man will definitely be there to toast to your happiness!" the former principal laughed, the sense of guilt fading further after Chen Yu's reassurance.

Satisfied that the former principal was at ease, Chen Yu left further instructions for Yousen Yangna, wished the former principal a good rest, and then left the ward.

But Chen Yu hadn't gone far when he was stopped by Daimon Michiko, "Dr. Chen! I've been looking for you everywhere!"

"Looking for me, Daimon-san? That's really unusual. What do you need? It's not about Dr. Higashiyama's sister's operation, is it?" Chen Yu looked at Daimon Michiko with surprise, wondering what she needed, but could somewhat guess since for Daimon Michiko, nothing but surgery held such concern in the hospital.

Contrary to Chen Yu's expectations, however, what Daimon Michiko had come to talk to him about was not the operation.

"I've heard about it, your successful proposal to Jounouchi, and how you carried her all over the place! It's the buzz of the hospital!" Daimon Michiko mentioned Chen Yu's proposal to Jounouchi Hiromi and extended an invitation, "Jounouchi told Uncle Jing about it. He wants to celebrate tonight by inviting both of you for a barbecue.

I went to look for Jounouchi, and she said you were in the ward, so I came directly here."

"An invitation from Uncle Jing? Is Hiromi going?" Chen Yu raised an eyebrow in surprise. After getting a confirmatory response from Daimon Michiko, he nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's go together after work then."