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"No."

Yoshida Aoba's answer was not unexpected by Aki Tomoya.

However, back in the department, apart from important matters, they are not too overworked.

"Follow-up treatment will require conservative management. We need to be vigilant for pulmonary edema and acute renal failure. Please keep an eye on things in the ICU."

"Dr. Yoshida really knows how to order people around."

"Just go when I tell you to. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's okay to be a little conservative. Things will get better after Madam Omi is discharged from the hospital. Maybe we won't even have to wait for Madam Omi to be discharged!"

Yoshida Aoba shook his head and looked at Aki Tomoya with a smile.

Even without Yoshida Aoba explicitly stating it, Aki Tomoya understood what Yoshida Aoba meant.

VIP patients like these often receive a thank-you gift for the surgeon.

Those who know, know.

However, if Yoshida Aoba hadn't mentioned it, Aki Tomoya would have almost forgotten.

He hadn't paid much attention to it, since the Kanto General Hospital paid him a good amount of money every month, plus various subsidies, and he and Kudo Sayaka didn't lack money in their private savings account.

"Dr. Yoshida, is becoming a doctor just about receiving gifts?"

Aki Tomoya joked.

“In the past, everyone wanted to become a doctor to earn money and pay off their debts. After all, if you didn’t get into a national or public university, you would be in debt after graduation.”

Many people want to become doctors because they can earn money and have sufficient social status.

Patients often give gifts as a token of their appreciation; this has always been the case. Regular patients sometimes give gifts, while VIP patients are known for their generosity.

"Dr. Aki, let's write this surgery into a paper. It's more valuable than your and Professor Yano's research project."

Sasaki Ichiru walked over at that moment and gave him a suggestion.

Compared to being affiliated with Professor Yano at the graduate school and following his research projects, it would actually be much faster to publish this surgery as a paper under his name.

"That's right. Keep a close eye on Mrs. Omi from now on. You should cherish the paper that you were able to write and publish."

When I was in a university hospital, it was common for papers to be well-written but not published.

Since Aki Tomoya was so successful as the lead surgeon this time, he should naturally be put to good use.

"I will. I'll need Dr. Yoshida's help in making the final decision."

Aki Tomoya nodded; this was certainly in his mind.

You can ask Professor Yano for help then.

He can get his master's degree in no time, but the key is the doctoral degree.

There shouldn't be any problems following Professor Yano's research here.

However, he also needs to produce something in his own field of cardiac surgery.

……

On the sixth day after the operation, Mrs. Omi's endotracheal tube was removed, and on the eighth day, she was transferred out of the ICU and placed in a private ward for rehabilitation treatment.

After performing the surgery, Aki Tomoya felt that he had undergone a transformation.

Although no further surgeries were scheduled for him after that one, according to Yoshida Aoba, he now has to choose each surgery appointment in advance, otherwise things wouldn't be so easy.

You should know that there are surgeries in the department every day, and they are all scheduled for later.

"Aki, what is that?"

When Majima saw that someone had taken up the empty seat next to him, he turned around and saw Aki Tomoya holding a thickly wrapped envelope. He couldn't help but ask curiously.

At this moment, Aki Tomoya's feelings were still somewhat complicated. He looked at Mashima with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, and the expression on his face left Mashima at a loss for words.

"I just came back from Mrs. Omi's hospital room."

He had just examined Mrs. Omi in the morning, but in the afternoon, he was summoned over there again for some unknown reason.

He then saw Mrs. Omi's son waiting for him in the ward with his assistant, and Yoshida Aoba was also there, having arrived even earlier than him.

Then he had a gift in his hand that was as thick as a brick.

Upon holding it in his hand, his first thought was, "This is way too thick!"

"Oh!"

Majima nodded meaningfully, then a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

Aki Tomoya didn't pretend to be high-minded; he accepted what he was supposed to accept. As for whether it would have any impact, he would just have Kudo Sayaka deposit it when the time was right.

"You're not on duty tonight either, would you do me the honor?"

Ginza?

"Kabukicho, huh!"

Chapter 492 Leisurely Pursuits (1/4)

"An Yi, how much was the thank-you gift given to you?"

Inside the izakaya, Majima raised half a glass of sake to toast Aki Tomoya.

Recalling the thick package Aki Tomoya had brought that afternoon, this VIP patient must be the type who spends a lot of money.

"Three million yen, please."

Aki Tomoya took a sip of his wine glass and then replied casually.

He didn't know if it was a lot or not, but it was equivalent to several months' salary plus benefits in a single day.

Moreover, Yoshida Aoba received more than him, proving that there are indeed differences between people.

"I never expected you to be curious about something like this!"

Aki Tomoya looked in his direction with amusement.

Majima retorted without any politeness, "With so much money coming in today, you only invited me to a place like this?"

If he didn't know what kind of person the other person was, he would have really thought that the other person wanted to go to places like Ginza or Kabukicho to find a madam.

Aki Tomoya couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this: "You chose the location."

Neither he nor Majima were actually interested in those kinds of places. What was there to experience in a bubble bath? They were upright gentlemen!

"Speaking of which, I really miss Takagi. If he were still here, he would definitely have taken advantage of you without hesitation... Come to think of it, his wedding is coming up soon too."

If Takagi were here, he would definitely be clamoring that they should go somewhere to enjoy themselves instead of leisurely sipping their drinks here; they should be having a blast.

He's definitely the most mischievous and playful person.

However, this very person who is so boisterous is the one who gets married earlier than anyone else among them.

Having settled down and started a family, Takagi is almost at the pinnacle of his life.

However, I guess in that guy's mind, he'll only truly reach the pinnacle of his life when he fights his way back to Tokyo.

"It'll be soon, not long now. Tsk, it'll be your turn next, right?"

As they were talking, Aki Tomoya nudged Majima's arm.

This signals to the other party that it's about time they took action.

"It's hard to say. Although we've been together for so long, marriage is still a long way off for us."

"No way? You actually think that?"

Majima's statement surprised Aki Tomoya.

In his view, Majima is the kind of person who thinks long-term, including about things between men and women.

However, it seems that he himself doesn't have much thought about such things, as if he intends to let nature take its course.

"That means you don't know me well enough, Aki. In fact, it's the same with applying to the University of Tokyo's medical school. I've always been following the path set by my father. In that respect, I'm different from Takagi."

Majima shook his head and smiled wryly.

He was simply following the established procedures, doing exactly what his parents had arranged.

As for the so-called rebellious mentality, he never had any of it; everything felt natural to him.

His father and grandfather were both professors, so he wanted to follow in their footsteps.

Takagi still harbors some rebellious tendencies. Even if she agrees to live as a doctor and inherit the family hospital, she at least wants to do it her own way.

"You're quite smart, but you think less than anyone else."

Aki Tomoya couldn't help but sigh.

In his view, Mashima really was such an easily satisfied person.

At least this guy is definitely not a greedy person. What's his is his, and what's not his, there's no need to steal.

At the same time, he was somewhat envious of Majima, who only needed to follow the steps to smoothly solidify his social class.

If someone with nothing wants to make a leap in the rigid social hierarchy of Japan, the best option would be to get into the University of Tokyo and then marry into the family, or go to either the Arts Department or the Science Department.

Aki Tomoya's situation is considered good. If you can rely on yourself, then you don't necessarily have to rely on others. Everyone has their own pride, or what we call dignity.