Chapter 583: 【583】Preoperative mobilization

"There could be someone else there," Ren Chongda insisted, as if determined to counter Cao Yong's remark.

"You've just come back, who else could have come to pick you up besides her? Didn't you just have an incident with her that you wanted to address?" Cao Yong said.

The two exchanged words as if they were chatting about everyday matters.

To others listening, the conversation might seem puzzling—wasn't it the most critical moment for surgery?

Seeing the counselor's facial expression, Xie Wanying didn't dare to relax, thinking to herself that she had guessed correctly that Senior Cao was intentionally using other topics to lessen Teacher Ren's preoperative stress.

While Ren Chongda and Cao Yong spoke, their hands never stopped moving, disinfecting the child patient's skin, draping sheets.

The surgery was about to begin immediately.

The tense air instantly filled the small makeshift operation room inside the treatment area.