Home / System Came When the Doctor was Thirty / Chapter 545 - 278: Effort Is the Least Worth Mentioning! (Part 2)

Read free on Ficlyn

System Came When the Doctor was Thirty

Chapter 545 - 278: Effort Is the Least Worth Mentioning! (Part 2) · Oct 25, 2026

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter

Chapter List (738)

Page number / 15

501 Chapter 501 - 260: The New Deputy Director! 2026-10-25
502 Chapter 502 - 260: The New Deputy Director! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
503 Chapter 503 - 261: Shield!~ 2026-10-25
504 Chapter 504 - 261: Shield 2026-10-25
505 Chapter 505 - 262: Careful Consideration 2026-10-25
506 Chapter 506 - 262: Careful Consideration 2026-10-25
507 Chapter 507 - 263: Abilities and Schemes 2026-10-25
508 Chapter 508 - 263: Ability and Strategy! 2026-10-25
509 Chapter 509 - 264: You May Be Outstanding! 2026-10-25
510 Chapter 510 - 264: You Are Outstanding! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
511 Chapter 511 - 265: Sooner or Later, You Have to Pay for What You Owe! 2026-10-25
512 Chapter 512 - 265: Sooner or Later, You Have to Pay the Price for Mixing In! (2) 2026-10-25
513 Chapter 513 - 265: Sooner or Later, What Goes Around Comes Around! (Part 3) 2026-10-25
514 Chapter 514 - 266: The Passion of Researchers 2026-10-25
515 Chapter 515 - 266: The Romance of Researchers! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
516 Chapter 516 - 266: The Romance of Researchers! (Part 3) 2026-10-25
517 Chapter 517 - 267: What You Dwell On Will Echo 2026-10-25
518 Chapter 518 - 267: What the Heart Longs For Will Echo (Part 2) 2026-10-25
519 Chapter 519 - 267: What You Long For Will Echo (Part 3) 2026-10-25
520 Chapter 520 - 268: Good Wine Needs No Bush 2026-10-25
521 Chapter 521 - 268: Good Wine Needs No Bush (Part 2) 2026-10-25
522 Chapter 522 - 269: Opportunity Arrives!~ 2026-10-25
523 Chapter 523 - 269: Opportunity Has Arrived!~_2 2026-10-25
524 Chapter 524 - 269: Opportunity Arrives! 2026-10-25
525 Chapter 525 - 270: Hemostasis Technique—Expert Level! 2026-10-25
526 Chapter 526 - 270: Hemostasis Technique – Expert Level! (2) 2026-10-25
527 Chapter 527 - 271: Just Keeping a Low Profile!~ 2026-10-25
528 Chapter 528 - 271: Just Low-Key! 2026-10-25
529 Chapter 529 - 271: Just Low-Key 2026-10-25
530 Chapter 530 - 272: Carnivores 2026-10-25
531 Chapter 531 - 272: Carnivores! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
532 Chapter 532 - 272: Carnivores!_3 2026-10-25
533 Chapter 533 - 273: Observing the Surgery!~ 2026-10-25
534 Chapter 534 - 273: Observing the Surgery!~_2 2026-10-25
535 Chapter 535 - 273: Observing the Surgery 2026-10-25
536 Chapter 536 - 274: The More Professional, the More Inferior 2026-10-25
537 Chapter 537 - 274: The More Professional, the More Inferior! (2) 2026-10-25
538 Chapter 538 - 275: Dong Chang Pays a Visit 2026-10-25
539 Chapter 539 - 275: Dong Chang Pays a Visit! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
540 Chapter 540 - 276: Chen Song Dispels Enchantment 2026-10-25
541 Chapter 541 - 276: Chen Song Unmasks! (2) 2026-10-25
542 Chapter 542 - 277: The Lone Sword Seeks Defeat and Zhang Wuji! 2026-10-25
543 Chapter 543 - 277: Dugu Qiubai and Zhang Wuji! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
544 Chapter 544 - 278: Effort Is the Least Worth Mentioning 2026-10-25
545 Chapter 545 - 278: Effort Is the Least Worth Mentioning! (Part 2) 2026-10-25
546 Chapter 546 - 279: Arguments!~ 2026-10-25
547 Chapter 547 - 279: Argumentation 2026-10-25
548 Chapter 548 - 280: Low-Level Match Is Hard to Win! 2026-10-25
549 Chapter 549 - 280: Low-Level Games Are Hard to Win! (2) 2026-10-25
550 Chapter 550 - 281: One Can Never Be Too Cautious 2026-10-25

Lu Cheng’s expression tightened: ”And then? Or rather, what if not?”

Mu Nanshu really couldn’t hide her urgency about things. When she encountered issues, she’d either rush to solve them or shut herself away.

If Mu Nanshu was merely reading literature for her project, she wouldn’t be behaving so seriously and earnestly.

The project is a long-term task, not something that can fundamentally change in one or two hours.

Mu Nanshu said, ”Otherwise, it would be a lose-lose situation.”

Lu Cheng didn’t get angry, nor would he blame Mu Nanshu.

The things Mu Nanshu did were indeed quite ”sneaky,” not a righteous path.

But it was Mu Nanshu’s subjective choice, what she wanted to do.

”So what do you think?” Lu Cheng asked.

People are independent individuals. When others are forced into a corner, they might also take the ”extreme” path like Mu Nanshu!

”Honestly, I’m not afraid... My project isn’t tricky or large; I just seek a safe graduation. If they want to reject this project, they’d have to topple at least four to five basic project plans first.”

”To withdraw my paper, they’d need to spend time and effort to overturn other project foundations, which would be a total waste.” Mu Nanshu had done thorough preparation in the early stages.

She had considered all aspects in the topic selection of the paper.

”Haven’t we all stopped doing that? Why are they still coming after you?” Lu Cheng felt very puzzled.

Mu Nanshu’s email was open; this is the kind of contact many scholars must provide when publishing papers to facilitate communication with readers.

So it wasn’t surprising that they could reach out to Mu Nanshu.

Mu Nanshu chuckled, ”Brother, do you think Huashan Hospital is Xiangzhou People’s Hospital?”

”Withdrawing a few papers and publishing a few more, as if nothing happened at all??”

”Do you think Dai Linfang came to our project group for no reason?”

Mu Nanshu rubbed her thumb and forefinger together.

Having a paper retracted impacts primarily on academic integrity and ethics, and secondly, it traces back to project funding.

Once a paper is retracted by a journal, the influence in the academic circle ends there, but troubles for the individual just begin.

Lu Cheng immediately understood that they were talking about the previous paper issue, closed his laptop, and made a decision: ”Forget about past matters!”

”If they can discern the truth, let them discern it.”

”If they can’t, it’s their fault!”

Mu Nanshu didn’t refuse Lu Cheng’s boldness, ”But if they come to trouble me? What should we do?”

Lu Cheng calmly replied, ”Let them come.”

”If we’re wrong, we’ll admit it and correct it.”

”I don’t have an individualistic mindset. If I’ve truly not done well enough, it’s normal for them to correct us.”

”Will you shield me from harm?” Mu Nanshu stood up with a bit of a playful and coquettish tone.

”Yes!~” Lu Cheng looked at his skill points, then at his daily skill point earnings, nodding heavily.

Lu Cheng didn’t want to take the ”obscure cold path” that Mu Nanshu chose for ”revenge,” pleasing oneself by damaging others.

But if the other party was really going to force it, Lu Cheng wouldn’t mind digging in for a decade to mess with their minds directly.

Surely, what Mu Nanshu did was not quite above board, targeting someone’s vital area, and she was the one who provocatively initiated it.

But Mu Nanshu was Lu Cheng’s Mu Nanshu, so Lu Cheng would always stand by her side.

”There are actually better ways to handle and resolve this.”

Mu Nanshu brushed her hair, a strand unintentionally flicking onto Lu Cheng’s face.

Lu Cheng was not so easily teased and immediately scooped Mu Nanshu into his embrace, holding her close: ”Like what?”

Mu Nanshu shrugged her shoulders lightly, ”They contacted me and thoroughly understood the things from back then. They said they were willing to offer some compensation.”

”To give us some conveniences now.”

”We can’t always look back...”

”The paper I just reviewed actually served two purposes: one was checking for omissions, and the other was selecting the project direction.”

Mu Nanshu hinted at the other party’s offer of a ’peace proposal’ in a veiled manner, lying quietly to open the ’Car Mastery’ app!

Leaving the rest for the other side to handle.

”We are no longer the carefree young; do we need any conveniences from them now?” Lu Cheng scoffed.

Mu Nanshu turned over, hands draping over Lu Cheng’s shoulders: ”Lu Cheng, you are more stubborn than I am.”

”Isn’t funding good? So many years have passed since those issues.”

Lu Cheng tilted his chin up: ”Of course funding is good, and Huashan Hospital is definitely strong, but these few people you’re talking about can’t represent Huashan Hospital.”

”In Hua Country, not even Huashan Hospital can call all the shots.”

”Can you guess why I went to Kyoto before?”

Lu Cheng had told Mu Nanshu about the matter with Xiao Mingqi, only briefly mentioning his visit to Professor Lu Mang, but didn’t specify what kind of project funding he went to acquire.

”Wasn’t it because Professor Lu helped you apply for some project funding?” Mu Nanshu asked.

Lu Cheng had explained to Mu Nanshu that Professor Lu Mang was someone Xiao Mingqi recommended to return a life-saving favor to Lu Cheng.

”It’s project funding, but not entirely. Professor Lu gave me this project funding because he valued the development prospects of my Liver Suturing Technique and the Liver Preservation Surgery!”

”Recently, a team in Germany officially announced they would launch a project on Liver Preservation Surgery, and many teams in other countries are secretly starting similar projects.”

”Professor Lu said our Hua Country cannot be absent, and the top assigned him a task to participate. Since he couldn’t find the time, he passed the project funds on to me.”

”Those who contacted you, how much can they offer?” Lu Cheng’s voice was full of disdain.

”Even if they have lots of money, it’s just a one-time deal. What I’m on is a long-term investment, following the national steps.”

Hearing this, Mu Nanshu was speechless.

And then said softly: ”Indeed, efforts mean nothing compared to talent.”

”After that person came today, I asked Dr. Dai and Dr. Xie to meet him for me, intimidating him with our networking level until he left Shanghai overnight.”

”Now?”

”We can truly not worry about this matter anymore.”

All nationals, even if not from Lu Province, know that following the path and major direction of the country’s development is the most correct route.

The problem is, where is the door? In which direction does the route open?

Not to mention official documents!

When official documents are released, all the opportunities have been taken by others, leaving only scraps.

This kind of gate, Professor Chen Song doesn’t know about; even at the Xiangya Second Hospital where Professor Chen Song is, they probably know very little.

Actually, Mu Nanshu didn’t really understand the specific nature of this matter, but she could sense that Lu Cheng certainly had stepped a foot into the real gateway of research.

Research is high-end, private matters.

Even in the relatively high-profile mathematics field, those so-called geniuses you know are actually just relatively ordinary people within the industry.

”Then, should we take a shower first?” Lu Cheng whispered in Mu Nanshu’s ear.

Lu Cheng still had to be on standby tomorrow, and it was still early.

”Not too late.” Mu Nanshu was slightly coy...

Mu Nanshu was carried horizontally to the bathroom.

Carried out horizontally and placed in the bedroom.

After an hour and a half, a well-cuddled Mu Nanshu was carried back into the bathroom.

The next day.

Both Lu Cheng and Mu Nanshu felt refreshed, planning to have breakfast and head to the lab to start their new workday.

But Lu Cheng’s phone rang!

It was Tian Zhiliang: ”Xiao Lu, can you come to the department? There’s a small meeting here; the hospital leadership hopes you can participate. It won’t take long.”

Lu Cheng was already in the driver’s seat and replied: ”Director Tian, is it something very important? I have plans with others today.”

The project team also had a group meeting scheduled for the morning.

Lu Cheng was on standby today, a rest day, so he hadn’t even thought about needing to request leave from the department.

”Yes, the meeting is very important.”

”Xiao Lu, this matters to the personnel of our emergency surgery department; you must come.” To pique Lu Cheng’s interest, Tian Zhiliang revealed some information in advance.

”Someone suggested having me move to the trauma center, leaving my current position for someone else.”

Prev Chapter Novel Info Next Chapter