The wine ordered by Dr. Xia Chengtian arrived quickly, and it was just an ordinary pint of beer.
As a doctor, but he came here to drink so much beer in the middle of the night, it was obvious that Dr. Xia had a lot of distress in his heart.
At this time, after all the questions were finished, Gao Ying immediately picked up the beer and poured it for Dr. Xia, and asked, "Doctor... what's bothering you? Drinking alone at night?"
"Recently, the business of the clinic is not very good..." Dr. Xia sighed: "If this continues, the rent of the clinic will become a problem. Although as a doctor, it is a good thing that the business is not good..."
"Doctor Xia, you were supposed to be a surgeon in a big hospital, right? Why didn't you consider..."
"I can't do surgery anymore..." Dr. Xia took a sip of wine, his expression darkened: "Now, I can't recall the time when I took the scalpel... After my wife passed away, I can no longer do it to others. The patient had an operation…”
Charlene mentioned something about Dr. Xia Chengtian. Dr. Xia was admitted to National Taiwan University School of Medicine, which was rare in this small town, and soon became an excellent surgeon after graduation. All the turning points were because his wife was suffering from cancer. According to Charlene, Dr. Xia has always blamed himself, but as a doctor, he failed to discover his wife's illness early. At that time, the cancer cells had already spread, so it was meaningless to have surgery, and the only way to maintain life was through chemotherapy. He saved countless patients on the operating table, but in the end, he could only watch his wife walk towards death step by step. In the end, Dr. Xia was unable to pick up a scalpel because of a psychological barrier. Later, he took his wife who was dying and his daughter who was still studying, back to the town where he was born, and opened this clinic.
This is a very sad past, but it seems that it has little to do with this exam. However, Zhu Sunling could empathize with Xia Chengtian's pain. Her uncle is also a surgeon, and he has always wanted to train his children to become doctors, so at home, the uncle often mentions things in the hospital. Zhu Sunling has heard too much about life and death, and she knows very well... People always have to face the cruel fact that they are walking towards death step by step. The average lifespan of a human being may sound long, but this average is meaningless in every individual. Maybe at some point, the god of death will suddenly call, and everyone who is still alive just happens to be alive. Survival has never been a matter of course, but it is a pity that too many people do not understand this truth.
"Doctor." She suddenly stretched out her hand and took down the wine glass, "You are a doctor, you should know that drinking alcohol is not good for your liver."
The doctor froze.
"You don't need me to educate you about the relationship between alcohol and hepatitis?" Zhu Sunling took the beer and said, "It is extremely difficult to live healthy. Please, don't take this as a matter of course. .”
Her words also surprised Gao Ying. In his view, Zhu Sunling is a pragmatist and basically does not do unnecessary things. From this point of view, it seems that he didn't really understand Zhu Sunling.
"Let's go." Of course, Zhu Sunling would not use an absolute order to persuade Dr. Xia to drink. His health is his own. Zhu Sunling and him are neither related nor related. up.
After Zhu Sunling left, Gao Ying quickly stood up, nodded to Dr. Xia, and walked out.
Doctor Xia Chengtian watched the two go away, and then looked at the wine glasses on the bar.
"Forget it..." He stood up and said to the bartender, "I'll go first."
Watching the doctor leave, another bartender came over and said, "Doctor Xia's wife's death day seems to be coming soon?"
"Well... the doctor seems to be getting more and more emaciated now. He was such a good person, but his wife passed away early. The doctor would cry when he was drunk here, and then call his wife's name... Now a good man like a doctor who is so infatuated can't That's a lot."
…
Gao Ying and Zhu Sunling continued to ride their bicycles.
Along the way, Zhu Sunling's expression was a little dignified. Gao Ying could see that the conversation with Dr. Xia seemed to have aroused her thoughts. Zhu Sunling is obviously a person with a story.
Of course, Gao Ying wouldn't ask her either. If she wanted to talk, she would take the initiative to tell Gao Ying.
It's just... Gao Ying could feel that Zhu Sunling's heart was actually quite painful. Moreover, his intuition told himself that this pain was not because of this devil's exam, but because of what happened before the exam. And this kind of pain has been tormenting Zhu Sunling's heart to this day.
In the past month, after contacting Zhu Sunling and the people around her in the K examination room, Gao Ying can be sure that everyone feels that Zhu Sunling has a different obsession with immortality than ordinary people. If most people knew in advance that they would have to experience so many horrible things, even if they knew that immortality was true, few people would choose to take this damn exam. What's more, it also means selling your soul to the devil and becoming a so-called devil messenger. However, Zhu Sunling seemed to choose to take this exam even though she knew she would go through it.
However, Gao Ying still had a hard time believing such a thing. Frankly speaking, if he could go back to the past, he would definitely not say anything when he was writing a composition, and he would definitely express his rejection directly. It's just... He noticed that when she persuaded Dr. Xia not to drink, Gao Ying could see from her eyes that she did not have any calculations, but it didn't seem like she cared about Dr. Xia. People just meet by chance. Therefore, Gao Ying felt that this was probably a kind of empathy.
Eight thirty in the evening.
The two came to a downhill road, and the surrounding area was different from the bustling night market before, it seemed much deserted.
Therefore, Gao Ying and Zhu Sunling were quite vigilant. Although it is said to be in a safe state now, the devil's methods are too weird, so there is always no harm in being more cautious.
Both... both slowed down on their bikes. Also, start paying attention to your surroundings.
At this time, a person walked in front of him while looking at his mobile phone. Gao Ying stopped immediately and asked, "Excuse me, sir, I want to ask... There should be a coffee shop near here, right?"
The man raised his head, looked at the map Gao Ying handed over, and saw the map clearly with the help of street lamps and the light of his mobile phone.
"It's right there..." The man pointed in a certain direction.
"Okay, thank you." Gao Ying nodded and thanked the man.
Afterwards, Gao Ying and Zhu Sunling drove in that direction. And then... Gao Ying's strong premonition of danger began to sprout again...
(end of this chapter)