Astonishing Data, Hospital Follow-Up

In less than a week, Zhang Bo was stunned by the trial results and immediately delivered the Phase II data report.

His face was glowing with excitement, and he could barely contain the thrill in his voice.

"President Wei, this drug of yours is incredible. It takes effect fast—patients can feel it within half an hour of taking it. And oral administration achieves the same results as an intravenous injection. It's extremely convenient."

"It's an outstanding anti-cancer chemotherapy drug. Its primary function is to inhibit the proliferation and spread of Cancer Cells, while also preventing Cancer Cells from generating DNA. Short-term testing shows excellent therapeutic effects on tumors in both the liver and lungs."

"Although the people I found were all early-stage cancer patients, so their conditions weren't too severe, blood tests after five days of treatment showed significant declines in every indicator. CT scans showed that the shadowed areas at the lesions had shrunk, and the Cancer Cells had been effectively suppressed."

"Most importantly, it doesn't harm normal human cells. The patients showed none of the common adverse reactions, nor any rare ones. The incidence of side effects was practically zero."

"I didn't find many subjects. Since the results were so good, we only needed enough efficacy data. From the looks of it, we can move straight into the next Phase III Clinical Trial."

"Of course, that means a much larger number of participants, a longer timeline, and higher costs."

Wei Kang cut him off decisively. "Don't worry. Clinical trial costs aren't a problem. The more participants, the better. Besides the drug trial resources on your end, I'll do my best to find some volunteers as well."

Zhang Bo nodded, rubbing his hands excitedly. "That's wonderful. I'll also start preparing the application and approval process early. The moment we have the data, we'll proceed simultaneously and strive to get it on the market within six months."

"You have no idea. Even though it was a blind trial, the reactions from those test patients were unbelievable. They said the experience was unprecedented—it didn't even feel like they were taking medicine, more like health supplements. Hahaha."

"I thought they were exaggerating at first, but after seeing the data, I'm starting to believe it. Now it all depends on the Phase III data."

"Current national policies offer major support for anti-cancer drugs—various tax exemptions and reductions, faster approval for market release. If it's an exclusive anti-cancer drug, they'll also expedite its inclusion in medical insurance and the centralized procurement catalog. In other words, as long as it reaches the market, there's absolutely no need to worry about sales."

"Especially since this is a newly developed drug you created yourself. Tsk tsk, remarkable!"

Zhang Bo patted Wei Kang on the shoulder and sighed with emotion. "The younger generation is truly formidable! Truly formidable! President Wei, you've achieved so much at such a young age!"

Wei Kang replied calmly, "I was just lucky."

Zhang Bo laughed heartily. "President Wei, you're always so modest. Word has already gotten out that you spend every day in the lab. Everyone says, what company president does R&D all day? You're the only rare talent like that. They all praise you to the skies. Turns out we were just too narrow-minded."

Wei Kang kept smiling, though he laughed bitterly inside. I'd like to hire people for R&D too. But the company is too small—we can't afford high salaries or qualified staff.

Zhang Bo had come quickly, and he left just as quickly.

Watching his hurried retreating figure, Wei Kang fell into thought.

It seemed he had made the right call by using the first extraction slot on an anti-cancer drug. Not only had it saved his life, but it would also receive enough support to become widely available soon. When the time came, he definitely wouldn't need to worry about system points—they would shoot up every day.

However, the company was still badly short of money. The main issue was that prescription drugs like anti-cancer medicine had overly long development cycles. Normally, they took at least two years. His was already exceptionally fast, but it would still take at least another six months before market release.

He couldn't count on the anti-cancer drug to make money over the next six months.

Six months... he truly couldn't afford to wait. The entire company was waiting to be fed.

It looked like he needed to extract some other side effects to create new drugs.

And this time, he needed something with strong commercial appeal and broad popularity.

But he wouldn't make it a prescription drug this time. It would be best to turn it into a health product. That way, it could hit the market quickly and bring in money quickly too.

Suddenly, a crisp phone ringtone sounded.

Wei Kang picked up his phone and found an unknown number. It looked somewhat familiar, so he quickly hung up and checked his call history.

This unknown number had actually called him continuously for several days. After thinking about it, he decided it probably wasn't a spam call. After all, spam callers weren't usually this persistent.

So he called back.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Is this Wei Kang? I'm Li Xuemin." The voice on the other end sounded somewhat familiar. Whether it was his imagination or not, it also seemed faintly resentful.

Wei Kang couldn't recall who this Li Xuemin was. "Li Xuemin? Do we know each other?"

The other side fell silent for three seconds before quickly introducing himself. "I'm Dr. Li Xuemin from First People's Hospital. You came to my outpatient clinic a week ago. Do you remember?"

"Oh, I remember now. Dr. Li, sorry about that. What did you need?"

"You haven't come to the hospital for several days. We wanted to ask when you might have time to come in for another follow-up examination."

Wei Kang suddenly understood. He remembered that he had apparently promised the doctor he would return for follow-up examinations every few days.

He hurriedly apologized. "I'm really sorry. I've been too busy lately, but I'm free today."

"Don't worry. I'm heading to the hospital right now. I'll have Dr. Jian do the follow-up examination."

With that, he hung up and hurried out the door.

On the other end of the call, Li Xuemin stared blankly at his phone, countless question marks floating above his head.

"???"

"I was clearly the one who contacted you, so why are you going to Dr. Jian for your follow-up?"

"Hey, she's a surgeon. You aren't having surgery, so why are you looking for her?"

"Why don't you just come directly to me?"

As Wei Kang headed out, he didn't forget to send Dr. Jian a WeChat message in advance.

"You there? I've been taking the medicine all week. Can I come over for a follow-up now?"

A minute later, a brief reply arrived.

"Okay. Come directly to the Oncology Department and find me."

Wei Kang slipped his phone into his pocket without replying further, focusing instead on driving.

Yet for some reason, he seemed to be in a rather pleasant mood.

Maybe her simple, straightforward way of speaking suited him well.

She seemed like a doctor who would be easy to work with.

He had already formed a good impression of her during their last meeting.

Come to think of it, young and beautiful female doctors really were rare.

They should be able to work together pleasantly.

Before long, he arrived at the department office. Only two or three people were inside, their heads bent over medical files in complete silence.

The moment he entered, he spotted a slender figure from behind.

He silently walked over. She was focused on her computer.

Her profile was exquisitely soft—long lashes, a straight nose, a delicate chin, and lips as red and lovely as flower petals, tender...

He stared for more than ten seconds.

She suddenly sensed something and turned to look at him.

He hurriedly greeted her. "Hello, Dr. Jian. I just got here. You looked so focused that I didn't dare disturb you."

Dr. Jian smiled and stood up. "Let's go. I'll take you for the examinations."

With a doctor leading the way, Wei Kang got to enjoy special treatment for once. Every examination went smoothly; he could cut in line as soon as he arrived, get the results at top speed, and no longer had to wait miserably. It felt amazing.

Jian Lianyun studied the various test reports in her hands and fell into deep thought.

Wei Kang secretly observed her, feeling that her concentration and dedication carried a familiar sense of closeness.

She's a lot like me—serious about learning and devoted to work.

A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his lips.

Jian Lianyun quickly finished comparing the data. Astonishment appeared on her face again. "This... this effect is astonishing."

"The Cancer Cells that had previously spread to the lungs, stomach, and other places have already decreased."

"Now, we mainly need to watch the several lesions in the liver. The large shadowed areas there still remain and require continued observation."

"To achieve this kind of result without surgery or chemotherapy... it's simply a miracle!"

Wei Kang remained calm, but he soon remembered something important.

"Oh, right, Dr. Jian. Our anti-cancer drug has completed Phase II testing, and we're now launching the Phase III Clinical Trial. Would it be possible to recruit a group of volunteers from your hospital to test the drug?"

Jian Lianyun agreed readily. "No problem. I'll recommend it to patients in the Inpatient Department. The patients from last time also made a WeChat group, so I'll ask there as well. But you'll need to give me a copy of the Phase II data."

"Of course. That's only proper. Thank you, Dr. Jian."