Chapter 1342: 1302 Kiss Syndrome

Leaving the Office Building, Zheng Ren thought of Lao Li's condition, feeling somewhat helpless and at a loss.

In the face of current science and technology, this is a situation where one is powerless.

So-called fate probably refers to this kind of situation.

The tumor cells have a long dormant period; that's good luck. Perhaps once the elderly person develops other age-related illnesses, there won't be explosive growth.

If the luck is bad, explosive growth could happen at any time.

As for specific triggering factors, there is no related research or definitive explanation worldwide.

Forget it, thinking won't help; better wait until Lao Li agrees to a CT scan. A full-body 3D reconstruction, plus my own image-reading ability, might reveal some clues.

As for what comes after, who knows how to do it.

Don't dwell on what you don't understand; that's one of Zheng Ren's strengths.

He never gets stuck in a rut, and certainly won't make things difficult for himself.

He took out his silent phone, Zheng Renxian turned on silent mode and glanced at it. No missed calls; Su Yun had left a few voice messages.

The Di Du hepatobiliary side had scheduled surgery for tomorrow; if nothing comes up, the day after tomorrow we'll fly to Xilin Town to go to the hospital where Liu Xu zhi works and open a map. (Note 1)

As for Professor Mehari's side, Zheng Ren felt somewhat reluctant to leave. After all, the daily discussions on turbulence let him update his understanding of that transparent ceiling he had already leapt over but still didn't comprehend.

Besides, Xiao Yi Ren left a message asking if Zheng Ren was busy.

Quite simple; it looks like there's no surgery today, so Xiao Yi Ren is especially bored.

Zheng Ren's mouth curved into an arc, his smile beaming.

【Just finished work, what are you doing?】

【I'm lying in the duty room, so bored.】

Indeed, it's pretty much what Zheng Ren had guessed.

【Let's go get coffee and discuss what to eat tonight.】

【Sure, see you in the basement.】

Zheng Ren's heart pounded; had he been too busy lately? This wasn't right. To hell with Doctor Mehari and turbulence—spending more time with Xiao Yi Ren is the proper thing to do.

After changing clothes in the department, Zheng Ren went to the underground parking garage.

But did they really need to find a place for coffee? He immediately recalled the last time he and Xiao Yi Ren went out to play, riding the roller coaster.

That really wasn't a pleasant experience, even with Xiao Yi Ren beside him. Coffee is better—quiet and safe.

「Yah! 」

Zheng Ren turned the corner from the first floor to the fire escape of the underground garage when a voice suddenly came from behind.

It was Xiao Yi Ren.

「Huh? Why are you here? 」 Zheng Ren turned back, curiously looking at Xie Yiren.

「Really boring, you're not scared at all? 」 Xie Yiren pouted and asked.

「Uh……」 Zheng Ren scratched his head and laughed. Only flatbed carts and rescues could push his heart rate above 120 beats per minute.

Roller coasters work too, but you can choose not to ride them.

That kind of joke wouldn't happen.

「Anything going on in the department? 」 Zheng Ren asked offhand, changing the subject.

「Mm. 」 Xie Yiren said: 「If you're not doing surgery, I've got nothing to do. I just finished watching a drama this afternoon, really boring. 」

「Want to go play where? 」

「Just go out for a walk, anywhere is fine. 」 Xie Yiren also has that easygoing personality; where to go doesn't matter.

「Let's not drive; let's go to the nearby park and stroll, okay? 」 Thinking of the sunny afternoon, Zheng Ren felt happy holding Xie Yiren's hand as they wandered.

Lately he's been really busy, which isn't good, so Zheng Ren immediately began self-reflection.

「That works too, otherwise during rush hour we'd get stuck in traffic, then after picking up Yue Jie we wouldn't know when we'd get home. 」

Di Du isn't Hai Cheng; if it were Hai Cheng, driving at 30 mph on the empty midnight roads would give a sense of solitude.

But in Di Du, during the afternoon, traffic jams make people irritable.

They quickly reached a consensus, left the underground garage hand in hand, passed two blocks, and a central park came into view.

The park isn't large, with lush green grass, elders playing chess, singing, walking dogs—a scene of peace and tranquility.

They walked slowly, occasionally chatting, and Zheng Ren felt joy in his heart.

「Zheng Ren, I heard from Yue Jie that we're going to the Gobi Beach in a few days? 」 Xie Yiren asked.

「Yeah, we'll do two surgeries at Liu Xu zhi's side. Su Yun has been organizing a trip to the desert Gobi, saying it's fantastic. 」

「When I was little, my dad took me once; the Milky Way was gorgeous. 」 Xie Yiren took Zheng Ren's right hand with her left, raised her right hand, pointed at the sky, and drew a big arc.

「The sky is full of stars, like a dream. 」

「We'll be able to see it soon. 」

「Under the stars, no matter what you eat, there's a feeling of becoming pure inside and out. 」

Zheng Ren laughed; Xiao Yi Ren, this little foodie, thinks of eating whenever she sees stars.

Shouldn't one fully embrace the baptism and become exceptionally pure? That's how the definition of an artistic young woman goes.

Xiao Yi Ren is just a foodie, definitely not artistic.

Walking along, Zheng Ren suddenly stopped.

His eyes went straight.

Xie Yiren curiously followed his gaze toward something not far away.

Two young people also walked hand in hand in the small park. The boy was tall, his back view exuding a dash of handsomeness. The girl wore a white dress, like a lily.

「Hey, what are you looking at? 」 Xie Yiren bounced up to Zheng Ren, smiling as she asked.

「They're sick. 」 Zheng Ren said softly.

"Huh?" Xie Yiren curiously tilted her head, her long hair brushing over Zheng Ren's nose, slightly itchy.

"What illness? Love sickness?" Xie Yiren asked.

As she spoke, the girl stopped, pulling a tissue from her handbag.

"It's not lovesickness, it's KISS syndrome." Zheng Ren watched the young couple; the boy didn't know how to express his concern, feeling anxious. The girl was dealing with her most hated runny nose.

Obviously, she didn't want the boy to see her embarrassing moment, constantly dodging.

"Oh, this is also an illness?" Xie Yiren curiously asked.

"Unexplained headache, fever, enlarged liver, dehydration, diarrhea—these are the onset symptoms of KISS syndrome." Zheng Ren said professionally.

If Su Yun were here, she'd surely spit a few sentences that would blast Zheng Ren onto the wall, impossible to scrape off.

Bro, you're on a date, can't you not make it feel like an academic exchange?

You have to see a doctor just for strolling with your girlfriend—did water get into your brain?

However, Zheng Ren felt nothing; the girl not far away, light as a butterfly, ran to a trash can with a tissue, threw it away, then took out a wet wipe to clean her hands and carefully wipe her face.

"Maybe it's a cold?" Xiao Yi Ren asked.

"No... it's infectious mononucleosis, abbreviated as mono." Zheng Ren said: "KISS syndrome is a very romantic name."

"How do you know they kissed?"

"They're holding hands while strolling here." Zheng Ren's logical thinking began to make detailed inferences, and at that moment he felt the small hand gripping his own tighten slightly.

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Note 1: The previous place names were real, can't be used…… naming-incompetent alien, coming up with all sorts of names, finally happened to think of Xilin. Forget it, no more struggling, let's just go with this.