Face can be so harmful sometimes.
The more status one has, the more they value their face.
Especially those involved in academic and medical research, it's even more so.
Ancient civil servants dared to bang their heads against the pillars of the palace when their advice couldn't sway the emperor, ready to accept their fate.
It's not that they didn't cherish their lives, but that they had the dignity of scholars, valuing face more than life.
Director Lian was led all the way to the study.
"Old Yang, Lian Tao is here to see you!"
Director Lian hurriedly walked to the bedside, only to see Director Yang's face sallow like gold paper, with a few books placed beside the pillow.
Practical Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Handbook, Infectious Diseases, 100 Cases of Diarrhea of Uncertain Diagnosis...
Seeing this, Director Yang may be sick physically, but his mind is still on that infant.
He has been flipping through books and doing research in the past few days.
