Physical Version: You Hurt My Heart

The next day.

4:30 a. m.

The hospital was bustling with activity again, just like during work hours.

Observation Operating Room.

Dr. Burke was performing a coronary artery bypass graft procedure, and the intern who was fortunate enough to be there was Meredith, unsurprisingly.

Adam and the others sat in the observation seats, chatting as they watched the live surgery.

"I heard you're going too?"

Cristina said casually.

"Aren't you going?"

Adam was somewhat surprised.

"I was originally planning to go, but Liz said it was just a get-together for a few of us, and that we could also see her boyfriend."

Cristina complained, "But now that I hear she not only invited surgeons, Trauma Surgery, and plastic surgeons, but even those little brats from pediatrics and those mentally challenged people from psychiatry, I've completely lost interest in participating. This party is definitely going to be a disaster."

"Passed."

Adam glanced at her.

"What's over?"

Cristina dismissed it, saying, "Aren't pediatricians and psychiatrists just little kids and idiots? Who in their right mind would choose those? When you're choosing a major after your internship, would you choose pediatrics or psychiatry?"

"..."

Adam was speechless.

The hardships faced by pediatricians are obvious.

He consistently ranks last or second to last in the list of highest-paid doctors in the United States.

In a country where money reigns supreme, it's easy to imagine where pediatricians stand in the social hierarchy.

The pediatrician Doug Ross, who examined Joey's new girlfriend's daughter yesterday, is handsome and charming, but he was dumped by nurse Carol.

Of course, the real reason was that Dr. Ross was too promiscuous.

But in Dr. Ross's mouth, it became a self-deprecating remark. "Do you know which doctors have the lowest salaries? Choosing your current boyfriend, a football player, was the right choice."

The only doctors who can be compared to pediatricians are family doctors.

Actually, this is not bad, after all, it is still a high salary that is far above the average income.

In my previous life in the East Country, Adam's brother-in-law was also a pediatrician, and that was truly a miserable life.

Low pay, tiring work!

This is really low and exhausting!

Adam's brother-in-law earns a little over 100,000 yuan a year, which seems like a lot, but that's in Shenzhen.

The average annual salary is 110,000 to 120,000 yuan. A doctor who has completed five years of undergraduate studies, three years of master's studies, and three years of residency training, is actually dragging down the average.

Can you imagine?

As for why it's so low?

It's actually quite simple. The basic salaries are all about the same; the difference in income depends more on the departmental bonuses.

Departmental bonuses are derived from departmental revenue.

How can we generate revenue if a child's dosage is only a fraction of an adult's?

At the beginning, Adam's brother-in-law's bonus was less than that of Adam's sister, who was a nurse. He only caught up after completing his residency training; otherwise, his status in the family would have been precarious.

Not only is the income low, but the work is also extremely tiring.

It's normal to see an average of 100 patients a day.

Children have weak immune systems and are prone to getting sick when they get together.

The start of the school season and flu season are nightmares for pediatricians because these are peak periods for pediatric patients.

When a child goes to the doctor, the whole family usually comes. The young parents are fine, but the grandparents and other older generations often have a bad attitude and are uncooperative.

The pediatric clinic was no different from a noisy farmers' market.

The crying, shouting, cursing, and all sorts of noise can give you a headache.

Adam's brother-in-law chose pediatrics because his grades were average and the job market was tough. He chose pediatrics because it was less competitive and he wanted to find a job more easily.

I regret it now and have been wanting to switch jobs.

Adam traveled through time, there was also the bizarre incident at a hospital where the entire pediatric medical staff applied for job transfers.

If they weren't truly desperate and forced into a corner, how could they, after so many years of studying, dare to do such a thing?

I heard that at that hospital, the monthly performance bonus for pediatrics is 498 yuan (1.0 coefficient), while the bonus for administration and logistics is 2600 yuan (1.0 coefficient), a difference of more than five times...

This is pediatrics.

Psychiatry is a high-paying profession, but just look at Leonard's mother, Beverly, and you'll understand why Cristina said psychiatrists are mentally challenged...

Psychiatrists who can delve into the inner world of mental patients often also have underlying mental health issues.

For example, the psychiatrist who treated the Joker eventually became Harley Quinn...

"If you ask me, why hold this party at all?"

Cristina ranted, "We don't have many days off to begin with. Why would we spend all our time partying instead of having sex with our boyfriends? Tell me, is Liz's boyfriend no good?"

"You can ask Liz about that."

Adam felt that his sharp tongue still needed improvement.

Look at Cristina, in just a short while, she has already mocked everyone she could.

Ironically, what she said actually made a lot of sense.

"But if it's not for that reason, it's more likely that Liz wants to break up."

Adam explained.

"Separate?"

George, having heard this far, finally couldn't help but interject. "Really?"

"You mean Liz doesn't want to initiate the breakup and wants her boyfriend to back down?"

Cristina understood what Adam meant.

"Otherwise what?"

Adam shrugged and said, "Just like you said, we're as busy as spinning tops. Why would we throw an introduction party instead of using our little bit of rest time to unleash our hormones?"

"Liz wouldn't have taken a liking to you, would she?"

Cristina looked at Adam suspiciously. "So that's why she wants to break up with him so she can be in your arms?"

"Don't joke around."

Adam shook his head and said, "Impossible!"

Cristina laughed and said, "But it's normal for Liz to want to break up. They live in different cities, and Liz is so busy every day, how can she have the time and energy to play Plato with him? Without this moral constraint, she can do whatever she wants, isn't that great! But if it were me, I would just break up with him directly, saving him the trouble of coming over."

"We've been working together for a while now, haven't you figured out Liz's personality yet?"

Adam glanced at her sideways. "Let her initiate the breakup and hurt others?"

Cristina was speechless.

Our Saintly Mother of Liz has always been a compassionate person, so how could she possibly want to hurt someone?

"Wait, something's not right!"

Adam's eyes narrowed.

"What's wrong?"

Cristina asked.

A tremendous storm raged within Adam's heart.

In the Operating Room, Meredith held up his heart.

He saw Meredith actually doze off and pinch the patient's heart with his fingers.

This is nothing; my heart muscle is very strong, so a pinch or two won't hurt.

But he had a sharp eye and noticed that Meredith's glove was pierced by a fingernail.

this...

Adam stared intently at the surgery below, watching as Dr. Burke put the heart back in, heated it up, removed the shunt, and prepared to get the heart beating again.

But the heart didn't beat as expected, and everyone became tense.

Is it a transplanted organ?

"It's not stitched up yet, what's the temperature?"

"96, and it's still rising."

"She has to get through this on her own."

"She's dying!"

Adam could no longer contain himself and pressed the intercom, reminding her, "Dr. Burke, check if the heart has been punctured. I noticed that Dr. Grey's glove has been punctured by a fingernail."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Meredith.