Chapter 1383 549: The Body's Second Heart, Secretly Registered for a Consultation (2)

Even if you replace it with a brand-new heart, there's still a chance heart failure will happen again.

Take uremia causing blindness, for example. No matter how heaven-defying the technique is, even if you replace the entire vitreous, it's useless. Because the root cause isn't in the eyes at all, it's the kidneys failing, toxins not being excreted and building up.

"You're still thinking about your 'state affairs' while eating?"

Su Qianqian asked with a laugh beside him.

"Heh, I just ran into a tricky case and couldn't find the cause! This is my job, of course I have to be responsible for the patient. That kid is only seventeen, works so hard and is really motivated, I really can't bear to watch a future pillar of the country wither like this. Don't you think the saying 'Heaven is jealous of talent' has some basis?"

Zhou Can really had discovered that many idioms all come from real life.

And they keep playing out over and over.

"Why do you say that?"

Su Qianqian tilted her head and asked back.

"Look, back then you got kidney disease and almost couldn't be cured. Now this kid is also outstanding and has come down with some strange illness that's hard to treat. In clinical work, I often see especially sensible, especially smart children and young people get incurable diseases. It feels like God is jealous of them and deliberately sends disaster down on them."

In the past, Zhou Can never believed in things like the Heavenly Dao or fate.

After seeing so much in the clinic, his understanding of fate seemed to deepen a bit.

"Didn't Mencius say in ancient times that when Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first torments their spirit and toils their muscles! If someone wants to achieve something, they're bound to endure more hardship and磨砺 than ordinary people! You keep thinking about the cause of that patient's illness, I won't disturb you."

She liked quietly staying by Zhou Can's side.

Zhou Can also very much enjoyed having her there with him.

"What are you staring straight at my legs for? There are so many people watching!"

Su Qianqian scolded him shyly.

Even though they'd been together for several years, in public she was always as bashful as a young girl. Maybe she was a traditional woman to the core.

Zhou Can had no reaction, he even stopped eating, just stared unblinkingly at her legs like that.

Seeing this, Su Qianqian realized he was probably thinking something through.

After a long while, light suddenly flashed in Zhou Can's eyes.

They shone as bright as the stars.

"I know where the problem is!"

Zhou Can said, extremely excited.

"Hey, work is work, but you can't skip meals! Your body is the capital of the revolution. Only if you yourself stay healthy can you treat others."

She grabbed Zhou Can so he couldn't leave.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to my lady and go after I finish eating."

Zhou Can really did enjoy being managed by her.

"Hehe, you and your sweet talk! You haven't even married me yet!"

The address "my lady" pleased her immensely.

Sometimes what a woman cares about is really just a man's heart.

Between her and Zhou Can there had never been grand vows of eternal love, just two hearts crashing fiercely together, and plain everyday life. She had given her best years to Zhou Can, followed him through the days—what was she after?

Wasn't it just a proper title? Wasn't it just that she wanted Zhou Can to value her, to keep her in his heart, to keep loving her?

"You must be anxious from waiting, right? Once I get through this busy stretch, I'll go back to your hometown with you, and we'll set the wedding date. When the time comes, I'll marry you home in style, with a big wedding procession, and make you my wife."

Zhou Can gave her a promise.

"Okay!"

She was clearly very satisfied with this answer, gazing at Zhou Can with tender eyes full of laughter, her happiness practically spilling over her face.

Zhou Can never made promises lightly, but once he did, he had never broken one.

This golden credit made her never doubt his words.

That included people under him like Qiao Yu, and even senior doctors like Dr. Xu and Director Xue Yan, who all trusted Zhou Can immensely. Building credit as a person is by no means easy, but to destroy it, breaking trust once is enough.

An adult with credit is definitely someone others respect.

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After eating, and after finishing rounds in the Emergency Department inpatient ward, Zhou Can hurried to Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Once in Cardiothoracic Surgery, he headed straight for the bed where that young man was.

"Dr. Zhou, you're here!"

The young man saw Zhou Can and immediately greeted him politely.

You could tell he was very happy that Zhou Can had come.

He had come all the way from the Imperial Capital to seek treatment here, specifically for Zhou Can. Now that Zhou Can had taken him to heart, of course he felt glad.

This was truly mutual choice and effort on both sides.

"Lan Ke, let me examine your legs."

After greeting him, Zhou Can was already impatient to examine the patient.

The middle-aged man guarding the bedside still had an indifferent face, watching everything Zhou Can did with a faintly disparaging look.

It's obviously heart failure, why examine the legs?

Even he, a non-professional, knew the legs had nothing to do with the heart.

"Hehehe… ah… hahaha… can you not mess with my legs? I'm ticklish!"

The young man tried hard to pull away.

Zhou Can was kneading here and there on his legs, especially his calves.

"Doctor, I really have to say something. We're here for treatment, not to play with you, and certainly not to be your guinea pigs. The legs don't have a damn thing to do with the heart, so what are you fiddling around there for? Besides making people think your medical skills are rock bottom, this is completely useless for treating the disease."

The middle-aged man pulled Zhou Can away and snapped at him a couple of times.