"Hey?" Wendy was curious. "Dr. Sanchez, how do you know that I intend to speak now?"

Noah pointed to Wendy's face and said, "I didn't know that at first, but after you came out, I could tell your intent from your face."

Wendy touched her face in confusion and tilted her head. "Then can you tell what I'm going to say to you?"

Noah held back his laughter and helplessly pressed his temple. "Wendy, you are making things difficult for me. I don't know how to read minds!"

Wendy was amused by Noah and burst into laughter. She approached him step by step and said, "Since you don't know that, I'll tell you."

Noah glanced at Gavin out of the corner of his eye.

Maybe it was because he had already instructed Noah that he now appeared very calm. He looked as if he didn't know anything, and there was no expression on his face.

Noah was relieved. He gave Wendy a look and said, "Well, go on."

"Dr. Sanchez, you are very handsome today, and you look even more handsome than before!" Wendy first praised Noah and then made a request. "When Gavin undergoes the surgery, I want to be there with him. You are so handsome. Could you agree to my request?"

"Well... I'll answer your first question first." Noah fiddled with his hair. "I'm indeed very handsome, and everyone is aware of this. There's no need to emphasize this and it can't be denied."

Wendy was speechless.

Noah was not the kind of person who would be arrogant after getting some praise.

He had always been so narcissistic.

Wendy could only keep telling herself that she had to talk Noah into her plan, so she should let him be narcissistic for a while.

"Even if I can't help it, I have to endure it for the sake of my plan!"

Noah was used to being criticized by Wendy all the time. But now, she didn't speak, which made him very satisfied.

He nodded with a smile and continued, "Now, let's talk about the second question."

Finally, he got to the point.

Wendy smiled brightly in an instant. "Okay." she said in an expectant tone, "Tell me, I'm listening."

Noah knew what Wendy was looking forward to.

However, it was a pity that he couldn't agree to her request.

He instantly became solemn and his voice became particularly serious. "Wendy, I can't agree to that."

When she made the request, Wendy still had a glimmer of hope in her heart.

She was also a doctor, so she was well aware of the rules of the hospital. Of course, she knew how excessive her request was.

"However, Noah and I are friends.

"Besides, I have connections with the executives of this hospital.

"It shouldn't be hard to get this thing done, right?

"If it doesn't work, I can bring up my cousin and cousin-in-law. That will make it work, won't it?"

Wendy had been highly optimistic before, but Noah shattered her optimism with a few words and turned her down.

"Damn, can you not be so heartless?!"

Wendy was so furious that she almost jumped up. She looked at Noah angrily and asked, "Why can't you agree to that?"

Looking at Wendy's posture, Noah kept having a feeling that if he didn't explain himself clearly, she would haunt him for the rest of his life.

In this case, he might as well make things clear.

Noah said with some embarrassment, "Let me put it bluntly - you overestimated your willpower."

Wendy was far less confident than Freya. After hearing Noah's words, she was stunned for a moment and began to doubt herself. She asked uncertainly, "Really?"

Noah pulled Wendy to sit down and said, "Calm down. I'll analyze it for you."

"Well, okay."

Wendy sat down obediently and looked at Noah like a good student.

"This is just the beginning. I still have a chance to talk Noah into my plan, so I'll be quiet for the time being.

"If he still refuses to agree, it won't be too late for me to pounce at him and beat him up by then!"

Noah didn't know what Wendy was thinking at all. He put his hands together and analyzed earnestly, "Wendy, I know that you are a medical student. I also know that you are used to the various scenes of surgery. But you've left one thing out..."

Wendy tried her best to pretend to be ignorant. "What is it? Since I've left it out, then tell me what it is!"

Noah continued, "In general operations, doctors are only responsible for the patients and have no feelings for them. This is the best-case scenario because doctors can maintain the greatest calm when conducting the operation and ensure success to the greatest extent. Do you understand?"

"I'm well aware of those truths. You don't need to tell me that." Wendy emphasized with a serious face, "Besides, I won't participate in your operation. When I accompany him, it won't affect you."

"Have you forgotten that you're a doctor? You can see the operation process, and what's worse is that you can completely understand it." Noah sighed. "Wendy, anything can happen during the operation. If the situation changes and you can't control your emotions, it will affect us, and it will directly affect the result of the operation. Do you understand what I mean?"

Wendy blinked her eyes and looked at Noah in a daze. "You said that I overestimated my self-control. Does it that you are afraid that I'll lose control during the operation?"

"That's right." Noah nodded bluntly. "Wendy, it's not that we don't believe in you. We just know the patients' family members too well. No matter what your occupation is, as a patient's family member, you are no different from the ordinary ones. You will also have an extreme reaction."

Wendy was stunned and didn't speak.

She didn't know whether she was speechless or she didn't know what to say.

Seeing that what he said had worked, Noah continued, "Wendy, when we operate on Gavin, we hope that we can focus just on him. Your observation will distract us. Do you get that?"

Wendy was silent for a long time. She still wanted to say something to fight for her intent, but from the perspective of a doctor, she found that Noah was right.

In the end, she awkwardly nodded her head and said, "Got it."

Noah knew that Wendy was not the kind of girl who would make trouble for no reason.

He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Since you got it, do you know what to do?"

Wendy didn't speak but just nodded hard.

She knew what to do.

She shouldn't have been so naive.

Before that, she just thought that she was also a doctor and was not afraid of the scene of surgery. She thought that she could absolutely accompany Gavin through the whole operation.

She didn't consider any of the questions Noah mentioned.

The thing was that she couldn't deny that he was very considerate and every word he said made sense.

His words got to her.

It was indeed that the older, the wiser.

Noah looked at Wendy and clearly saw her eyes gradually darken.

He knew that she was very disappointed and also knew why she would be that way.

But he just couldn't help her this time.

Noah sighed and gently patted Wendy's head as if he were pampering a pet. He said apologetically, "I'm sorry, little girl. We must take Gavin as our priority in the operation today. We can't be too considerate about your feelings."

Wendy nodded, and her voice was a little choked with sobs. "I know that."

"I'm glad that you know that." Noah rubbed his hands together and continued, "For the sake of your sadness, I'll make it up to you. You can make a few requests, and as long as they're something I can realize, I will agree to them."

Wendy raised her eyes and looked at Noah seriously for the first time. "Dr. Sanchez, today... I only have one request for you."

Noah could almost guess what Wendy was about to say.

Nevertheless, he would give her a chance and let her speak.

Noah nodded and imitated Wendy's tone just now as he said, "Tell me, I'm listening."

Wendy moved closer to Noah and said in an expectant tone, "After Gavin enters the operating room, I'll hand him over to you. Can you promise me that you will return him safe and sound to me after the operation?"

Noah smiled. He gave Wendy a positive and comforting look. "You don't have to make this request. We will do our best to make that happen."

At this time, no matter how successful Gavin's operation would be, Noah would promise Wendy that he would return Gavin safe and sound to her.

She also knew that Noah's promise was mostly to comfort her.

Despite all of that, her eyes reddened slightly, and then they began to grow redder and redder.

Wendy tried hard to hold back her tears and forced a smile to face Noah. "Okay. I believe in you."

Noah looked at Wendy's cautious look. Thinking of her usual carefree look, he inexplicably felt his heart soften.

In this world, there was a kind of person that whenever they were sad, everyone in the world would want to comfort them.

There was no doubt that Wendy was one of these people.

Noah gently patted her shoulder and said, "Little girl, don't cry. You'll just need to believe in us."

Wendy choked up and nodded hard as if she was going to tell Noah in this way that she really trusted him.

At this time, she had to believe that Noah and Henry would definitely do their best to cure Gavin.

"Alright now. I still have a lot of things to do before the operation." Noah stroked Wendy's hair. "I'm going to work first. You should have a good talk with Gavin."

After a pause, Noah was afraid that Wendy would think of something terrible because of what he said. He continued, "His body may be very weak after the operation. You may not get to chat for quite a long time. I think that'll be quite sad. You should stay with him while he can talk to you now."

Wendy was amused and nodded. "I will do that."