21st Century Necromancer

Chapter 53 Hanayama Mikie (Seeking Recommendations! Seeking Favorites!)

As a well-known and beautiful celebrity chef, Hanayama Mikie, even though she was now living in the hospital with cancer, still blogged every day, maintaining her personal image and popularity. After all, for someone like her who rose to fame through the internet, this was her career, the work she had to complete daily.

Although Hanayama Mikie was worried about her cancer, thanks to the encouragement from her attending physician, Doctor Higashiyama, and his detailed explanations about her condition and the possibility of recovery, which prevented her from bearing an excessive psychological burden, she did not seem hopeless or overly anxious like other cancer patients.

While she did not worry much about her illness, the ongoing impact on her sense of taste still weighed heavily on her mind. Compared to the possible threat to her life from cancer, losing her sense of taste meant a death sentence for her career; she had to heal her tongue.

For this reason, she even rejected the surgical option previously suggested by Doctor Higashiyama, preferring to delay in hopes of finding a way to save her sense of taste.

Fortunately, her persistence wasn't in vain. Just when Hanayama Mikie was about to give up, Doctor Higashiyama told her there was another patient in the hospital with esophageal cancer, much more severe than hers, but the patient's attending physician had proposed a new surgical option to reconstruct the esophagus with the colon, preserving stomach function.

Hanayama Mikie learned from Doctor Higashiyama in detail about this new surgical option, and understood that it was much more difficult than the one Doctor Higashiyama had originally proposed. Even Doctor Higashiyama himself was not confident he could perform the surgery, but she still insisted on choosing this option.

As a chef, she had to preserve her sense of taste and avoid any potential threat to her future career.

While Hanayama Mikie was pouring her feelings into her blog, Doctor Higashiyama and Chen Yu walked into her hospital room. Find more adventures on empire

As a celebrity chef known on the internet, Hanayama Mikie naturally didn't stay in a regular large ward, but in a comfortable, single VIP hospital room.

"Miss Hanayama, how are you feeling today?" Doctor Higashiyama walked into the room with a warm smile and greeted her gently.

Chen Yu looked at Doctor Higashiyama with some surprise. He roughly understood why there were rumors about Doctor Higashiyama having special feelings for Hanayama Mikie. His attitude was not that of a typical doctor toward a patient; it seemed more like he was courting her.

Clearly, Hanayama Mikie reciprocated his feelings; otherwise, her eyes wouldn't have lit up and her face wouldn't have brightened with a joyful smile when Doctor Higashiyama entered.

"I'm feeling pretty good today, just that I still can't taste anything in my mouth, I can hardly eat anything." Hanayama Mikie didn't seem too keen on discussing her taste issues and covered up her own problems by blaming the food: "The meals at your hospital are really too tasteless. It seems that after I recover, I'll have to develop a few recipes for the hospital to use!"

"Ha-ha-ha, with your cooking skills, Miss Hanayama, it's no doubt that it would be delicious! When the time comes, I'll definitely suggest our hospital cafeteria switch to your recipes," Doctor Higashiyama naturally echoed Hanayama Mikie's statement without pointing out that her sense of taste was compromised.

Yet, it was Chen Yu at the side who frowned at this, clearly dissatisfied with Hanayama Mikie's evasive attitude. But since she wasn't his patient, and Doctor Higashiyama was aware of her taste issue, Chen Yu refrained from saying anything.

However, Hanayama Mikie evidently noticed Chen Yu's presence and turned to ask Doctor Higashiyama, "Doctor Higashiyama, do you have any business here? And who is this doctor...?"

"Hello, Miss Hanayama, my name is Chen Yu, and I'm also a surgeon at this hospital." Chen Yu took the initiative to introduce himself, stating his purpose as well, "Since your surgery will use a surgical plan I designed for another patient, Doctor Higashiyama has asked me to come and assist with your surgery. I'm here today to greet you, please take care of me."

"Ah, hello Doctor Chen! I'm Hanayama Mikie, please take care of me." Upon hearing Chen Yu's introduction and recalling what Doctor Higashiyama had shared with her about the surgical plan, she instantly understood that Chen Yu was the one Doctor Higashiyama had brought in to help, and she quickly introduced herself enthusiastically, her gaze towards Chen Yu brimming with hope.

At the side, Doctor Higashiyama also introduced Chen Yu to Hanayama Mikie, not forgetting to sing his praises to reassure her, "Doctor Chen is the youngest and most promising surgeon in our hospital right now. He recently completed a study that can greatly increase the survival time of patients with terminal cancer.

Everyone is saying that Doctor Chen's study may even be nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine!"

"The Nobel Prize in Medicine? That's amazing! Then I'll entrust my surgery to you, Doctor Chen!" Hanayama Mikie's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Chen Yu, clearly startled by Doctor Higashiyama's flattery. But the effect of these words was immediate, instilling Hanayama Mikie with added confidence in Chen Yu.

"Miss Hanayama, you flatter me, Doctor Higashiyama is just singing my praises. I'm not as formidable as he says, and the Nobel Prize in Medicine is just a pie in the sky.

They're merely joking about that," Chen Yu said modestly, clearly not wishing to leave the impression of arrogance or conceit, and he inquired of Hanayama Mikie, "Miss Hanayama, I don't mean to be indelicate, but I would still like to know when you started losing your appetite and feeling that food was tasteless?"

The question from Chen Yu immediately changed Hanayama Mikie's expression, as she glared at Doctor Higashiyama with dissatisfaction and said to Chen Yu quite emotionally, "How could there be anything wrong with my sense of taste! You're slandering me! As a cook, how could my taste possibly be flawed! If others heard this and it affected my reputation, could you afford the consequences?"

"I think, if that's all there is to it, I should be able to afford it," responded Chen Yu, unperturbed by Hanayama Mikie's heated words, and spoke to her seriously, "Miss Hanayama, you're the patient, and I'm the doctor. If you're unwilling to tell me the truth, I won't be able to diagnose your condition, nor determine the treatment you truly need. As for your privacy concerns, you needn't worry.

Keeping a patient's secrets is the most fundamental professional conduct for us doctors. You do not have to avoid medical care out of concern for privacy."

"Hasn't my illness already been diagnosed as esophageal cancer? What else is there to diagnose!" Hanayama Mikie, although her expression had eased a bit with Chen Yu's words, was still clearly reluctant to tell the truth, maintaining a resistant stance towards Chen Yu.

Chen Yu raised his eyebrows, surprised at the strong resistance from Hanayama Mikie, but he still told her honestly, "Because even in the fourth stage of esophageal cancer, it wouldn't affect your sense of taste."