As Yu Chen and Hiromi Jounouchi prepared for their wedding, Chen Yu also published her paper.
Originally, Hiromi Jounouchi had planned to publish her paper after the success of the Artificial Womb experint, but after listening to the words of Professor Kube, she decided to publish it now after so internal deliberation.
After all, if she waited until the Artificial Womb experint succeeded, she and Yu Chen would be getting married, and if she published the paper after the wedding, she would only be able to marry Yu Chen as an Associate Professor.
But if she published the paper now, then according to Professor Kube, she had a chance to be appointed as a Professor.
Although Hiromi Jounouchi didn't care much about such things, she still hoped that the gap between herself and Yu Chen wouldn't be so large.
It was precisely because he understood Hiromi Jounouchi's thoughts that Yu Chen didn't raise any objections to her publishing the paper and even helped her by sending it to the editor of the United Kingdom dical journal "The Lancet," which he was familiar with.
"Mr. Chen Yu, do you think 'The Lancet' will publish my paper?" Hiromi Jounouchi said, looking nervously at Yu Chen who had sent off her paper.
Yu Chen completely understood Hiromi Jounouchi's nervousness; he had felt the sa tension and anxiety the first ti he submitted to "The Lancet."
However, such feelings tended to dissipate after one or two such experiences and becoming familiar with the related processes.
"Don't worry, with the content of your paper, there's absolutely no problem getting it published," Yu Chen reassured Hiromi Jounouchi, and explained further: "As an authoritative journal, 'The Lancet' won't decide whether to publish upon receiving a submission. They first have it assessed and argued by reviewers.
This step serves to screen out submissions that don't et requirents or are theoretically unfeasible. Only papers that pass the reviewers' scrutiny can be officially published in 'The Lancet.' And since there's usually more than one reviewer, this step can be slow, perhaps taking a month or two to get a response. So, you really don't need to worry right now."
"But I still hope my paper gets published sooner so that I can beco a Professor!" Hiromi Jounouchi insisted, her face brightening with anticipation.
"Ha ha, didn't Professor Kube also say that the hospital would consider your post based on this paper, regardless of its publication? So there's no need to worry about it too much!" Yu Chen pulled Hiromi Jounouchi into his embrace and comforting her, said, "Plus, even without the paper, didn't Professor Kube ntion promoting you to Associate Professor? No matter what, you'll be Professor Jounouchi in the future!"
Hiromi Jounouchi turned her face away disdainfully and snorted, "Associate Professor and Professor are not the sa! And Mr. Chen Yu, you're a full Professor already! Might others not know the difference, but how can we not? Being an Associate Professor sounds nice, but compared to a full Professor or a Professor, it's just not the sa thing!"
"So what? Once I beco the head of General Surgery, who would dare treat Hiromi poorly? And by then, I could even promote your post to full Professor, so people can rightfully call you Professor Jounouchi!" Yu Chen boasted a bit, though the matter of taking over as head Professor was still up in the air. But what did it matter to brag to his soon-to-be wife?
However, hearing Yu Chen say this, Hiromi Jounouchi hurriedly covered his mouth with her hand, looked toward the office door, and then sternly said, "Mr. Chen Yu! You mustn't talk so carelessly in the future!
You're at a crucial point in being appointed full Professor, and if the wrong person hears such talk, it can lead to gossip. Especially if Professor Kube were to find out, thinking that you can't wait to be head Professor, it could spell trouble!"
Seeing how anxious Hiromi Jounouchi was, Yu Chen couldn't help but give a wry smile. He kissed her fingers that were covering his mouth and said, "Alright, I understand! I won't say such things in the future!"
Assured by Yu Chen's promise, Hiromi Jounouchi's worries eased slightly.
She was indifferent about whether she could beco a Professor herself, adopting a stance of fortune for gain, fate if not, but she was much more concerned about whether Yu Chen could beco a full Professor and head Professor than about her own prospects.
As an "old" doctor who had worked for many years in the hospital bureaucracy, Hiromi Jounouchi was sowhat aware of the intrigue surrounding professorial elections. Although Yu Chen had Professor Kube's support, she still wanted to do sothing for him.
Thinking this, Hiromi Jounouchi asked Yu Chen, "Mr. Chen Yu, do you know about the Professors' Wives' club at the hospital?"
"I've heard a little about it. When I visited Professor Kube's place before, his wife ntioned it; they apparently have frequent get-togethers." Yu Chen nodded, he knew a little about such matters: "Co to think of it, it's been half a year since I was made Associate Professor, why hasn't anyone invited you to join the Professors' Wives' club?"
Although he spoke half-jokingly, Yu Chen did find it sowhat strange, since in so respects, a Professor's Wife's status in the club was a reflection of a Professor's standing in the hospital.
"That's because we aren't formally married yet!" Hiromi Jounouchi was well aware of this; she wrinkled her nose and pouted, "Speaking of which, the club mainly consists of the hospital Professors' wives, but if I'm also a Professor, does that still et the requirents for joining?"
"Hiromi, why are you suddenly concerned about such things? This doesn't seem like you at all!" Yu Chen was sowhat surprised to see Hiromi Jounouchi fret over this.
Hiromi Jounouchi glared at Yu Chen unhappily and snorted, "It's all for you! You're about to beco a full Professor, and Professor Kube has even ntioned you taking over his position as head of General Surgery. I just want to use the club to foster so good relations with other Professors for you! That way, it might help you secure so votes during the Professorial election."
"Thank you, Hiromi! I never even thought about these things; to have you do so much for ..." Touched by Hiromi Jounouchi's words, Yu Chen was deeply moved. What more could a husband ask for?
When Yu Chen said this, Hiromi Jounouchi felt sowhat embarrassed: "Don't talk about that now! I just think that since we're going to be husband and wife, I should take care of these matters."
At Hiromi Jounouchi's words, Yu Chen couldn't help but hold her more tightly…
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