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The woman widened her eyes in shock and asked in disbelief, "Where did they find you? Little young for a doctor, aren't you? I think you're pulling my leg." While checking the patient's medical records, Sheffield took out his I.D. badge from his pocket, and showed it to her, holding it at eye level so she could see it.

If he weren't a doctor, why would he give a damn about her business?

There it was, as plain as day: Dr. Sheffield Tang, Nephrologist, Y City First General Hospital.

From his title, many people would know that Sheffield was the top kidney transplant surgeon. But today, he was facing an ignorant woman. "So you're a doctor. They made a big deal about you and made me wait for you to get here. I thought you were the president of the hospital! I want to see the director of your department! Find me someone who can tell me what's going on!"

At this moment, a woman's voice came from the hall. "So, you know he's a doctor, right?"

Everyone turned to look. A lovely, elegant lady walked into the room. When the woman haranguing Sheffield heard Evelyn's voice, her face stiffened. She opened her mouth but didn't say a word. The others wondered if she was biting her tongue.

Evelyn walked towards the woman and stared into her eyes. "Doctors save people's lives. I think people should have more respect for doctors, don't you? They're much better than the idle, lazy people who live off their parents. If you were dying and wanted to live, you would rely on the doctor's medical skills to save your life."

The woman knew what she meant more than anyone else. She knew Evelyn was referring to her son, but she had been put in her place and remained silent.

The doctors and nurses all looked at Evelyn with admiration!

Sheffield felt warmth spreading in his chest. For the first time, he knew the feeling of someone he loved having his back. He chuckled and said to Evelyn in a low voice, "Honey, it's okay. She's just upset." This woman was hardly the worst person he had to deal with.

Evelyn cast a reproachful glance at him. 'How can he be such a pushover?'

Sheffield wanted to mollify her. But he had more important things to do now, so he had to give up. "They'll need both dialysis and hemofiltration. Put the patient on oxygen and get the continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration machine ready. I'm going to check on him," he ordered.

"Yes, Dr. Tang."

woman wanted to follow Sheffield, but Evelyn called out

the name, Sheffield turned and said, "You two

want to nod, but she had no choice.

Sheffield glanced at Nova

said, playing with her lapels

cold voice, "How is Uncle Evander?"

atrophy and the disease has reached the stage of uremia. So they're talking about kidney transplant surgery," the

hospital for. "When did he figure

You know, he can't speak. He won't tell me when he's in pain. What can I do?"

smiled all day long, and he hid his

condition had gotten so serious, it was useless for Evelyn to blame anyone. "Listen to the doctors. If the kidney transplant surgery can save

expensive! There's no way I can cover that! Besides, he's lost both his kidneys! Even surgery is dangerous! I don't want to lose him, but I don't know if I can

and asked, "What happened to the money

corner, Nova Yu

he in?" Evelyn didn't want to say one more word to her. She knew that the money her father

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Evelyn

focused their attention on Bed 2,

middle-aged man half-leaned against the bed, oxygen mask still in place,

asked, "Where is the patient's

who was standing at the door,

asked Nova Yu, "How long has he been swollen like this? Did he watch how much water he drank? How often and how much did he pee?" Sheffield checked

husband had arteriovenous fistula surgery last month. Neither of them cooked at home, and they