My Youth Began With Him

7

It actually took less than ten minutes to walk from the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department to the director's office, but Jessica managed to stretch it to fifteen by walking slowly.

Director Jones was a man of over fifty, with a square face, sharp eyes, and an old-fashioned way of doing things.

Of course, as a nurse intern who had been working at the First Hospital for less than a year, Jessica had yet to have the honor of meeting the director in person.

She had only seen him in photographs on the hospital's official webpage. From what she had heard, the director was an outstanding orthopedics professor in his youth.

In addition, he was a visiting professor in Europe many times in the past.

Without realizing it, she arrived outside the director's office. Standing at the door was a fancy man in a crisp suit and gold-rimmed glasses.

"Are you Ms. Henderson?" the man spoke first.

"Yes."

"The director's waiting for you inside. Head on in."

"Okay." Jessica nodded. Then, being slightly anxious, she knocked on the door.

"Come in." A deep, solemn voice rang out from inside.

Jessica walked inside to see the director. As expected, he looked pretty much the same as in his photos, and the white physician's lab coat was extremely bright.

Although the director was not yet sixty years old, his hair was already streaked with white, and there were clear wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

"Are you Jessica Henderson?" The director began the conversation.

"I am."

"Come and sit down." The director's attitude was surprisingly amicable. This, however, made Jessica even more uneasy.

"It's alright, I'll just stand." Jessica was still a little withdrawn.

"Don't be afraid. Let's sit down and talk." The director gestured, motioning for Jessica to have a seat.

Jessica thought that if she were to refuse again, she might appear unreasonable. So, she walked over and sat down gently on the black sofa.

"Here's the thing: I called you here today because I have a very important task for you."

Jessica nodded, "Okay, director. Please tell me. As long as it's within the range of my capabilities, I promise I will do my best."

"Yesterday, an official from the capital city came to inspect. However, he suddenly suffered acute cerebral hemorrhaging and was brought into our hospital's most exclusive VIP suite last night. Our medical facilities and equipment aren't really top of the line to begin with. However, the official's condition is dire and he's not stable enough to be transferred to another hospital. With his critical condition, the slightest move can result in severe intracranial hemorrhaging. Therefore, the other executives and I held an emergency meeting and decided to perform the craniotomy here, at this hospital. The surgery will take place three hours from now, and the top neurosurgeons will personally perform the procedure."

After the director had finished, Jessica nodded her head. She understood the situation now; it was dire indeed.

Since the official came from the Capital City, he or she must hold a highly important position within the government. No wonder the director was taking this matter so seriously.

"Director, is there anything I can do to help?"

"I would like you to be the scrub nurse for this surgery."