Chapter 2142: 2068 The Life I Long For

When Zheng Ren and Su Yun returned home, the lights were on inside, but there was no one, not even Heizi squatting on the ground with his tongue out, waiting for a gentle pat on the dog's head.

I had already received a WeChat from Xie Yiren; she took Chang Yue back to Golden Palm.

Looking at the desolate home, Zheng Ren felt a bit unhappy.

In the past, when they came back late, Xie Yiren and Chang Yue would sometimes watch TV on the sofa, sometimes already asleep. No matter what, the house had Xiao Yi Ren's scent; only then did it feel like home.

Although it resembled a collective dormitory, in Zheng Ren's heart, wherever Xiao Yi Ren was, that was home.

The father-in-law and mother-in-law have come back, and it's really troublesome.

Whenever Zheng Ren thought of Ning Shu's steady face with what seemed like a carved smile, he inexplicably felt annoyed.

He didn't even realize he was the pig that had run into someone else's vegetable garden, and yet he began to feel vexed and restless.

"Today has been exhausting." Su Yun took off her shoes, walked barefoot inside, and collapsed onto the sofa.

"Are you okay?" Zheng Ren suppressed his unhappiness and asked, "How did the negotiation go?"

"Without your intracardiac intervention surgery today, the negotiation would have dragged on for at least another half month. But the surgery is done, and it's Asia's first example of this high-precision procedure; they'll probably give up with just a little resistance."

"Where is Ning Shu planning to go next?"

"Rongcheng has plenty of work, rebuilding homes and such… huh? Boss, you wouldn't be… you really are hoping the father-in-law leaves soon." Su Yun figured out what Zheng Ren was thinking in just a few seconds.

"I'm going to sleep." Zheng Ren went upstairs listlessly, his steps unsteady.

"Boss, this isn't right; from now on we'll have to live together day and night, so you'd better change your habits sooner rather than later." Su Yun jabbed him with malicious glee.

Sooner or later… living together…

The key words made Zheng Ren's blood bleed freely.

After a quick wash-up, he returned to his room, Zheng Ren lay on the bed and recalled the entire process of today's surgery.

It went pretty well, and the big pig trotter even gave him two luck points.

No matter how he thought about it, Zheng Ren felt an empty hollowness inside. Without Xie Yiren, even just not being under the same roof made him feel uncomfortable.

【I miss you.】

Zheng Ren couldn't sleep, took out his phone, and sent a WeChat to Xiao Yi Ren.

【Good, pat your head.】

【What are you doing?】

【I'm taking pictures of my mom; her eye wrinkles are gone, she looks much younger, and my mom keeps praising you as amazing.】

Zheng Ren revealed a hint of relieved smile.

【Go to sleep soon, I'll keep chatting with my mom a while.】

【Oh, when are you coming back to live? When you're not home, the house feels very deserted.】

【I'll ask when my dad comes back.】

Xie Yiren sent another smiley face.

【They say today's surgery pushed the negotiation forward, who knows. It's still ongoing, I don't know if we'll have to pull an all-nighter.】

Zheng Ren felt a stir, recalling the surgeries he seemed capable of performing, wondering whether to do two more high-difficulty ones.

But he still had a sense in his heart that one instance was enough; more would be meaningless.

After all, if you squeeze the other side too hard, it really becomes a one-time deal and then they part ways.

Regarding moving the surgeon out of the operating room, Zheng Ren was still quite looking forward to it. Although it's only a short few meters, taking that step would then lead to tens of kilometers, hundreds, thousands!

The first step is the hardest.

【Then I'll sleep first; you should also rest early.】

【Got it.】

【By the way, how is Chang Yue?】

【Sister Yue's mood is a bit low, she looks uncomfortable. But it should be fine; I'll be careful.】

Zheng Ren knew that Xie Yiren took Chang Yue away because she was worried something might happen to her.

Speaking of the ketogenic diet, Zheng Ren also felt particularly helpless. This diet originally emerged to treat children's refractory epilepsy.

Later they found the ketogenic diet still meaningful for treating high blood sugar, so it gradually spread.

Because it involves very little carbohydrate intake, even none at all, yet one can gorge on meat at noon, it's been used as a miraculous weight-loss method.

As for the accompanying rule of drinking only 500ml of water a day or so, Zheng Ren felt it was already akin to witch-doctoring.

Tomorrow I need to persuade Chang Yue; I absolutely cannot let her continue like this.

Emotions have run into problems; although the system panel hasn't given a diagnosis yet, if we persist, something serious will eventually happen.

【Alright, then I'll sleep; you persuade Chang Yue to eat something.】

【Don't even mention eating food; she only drinks 500ml of water a day, not even an extra sip.】

Zheng Ren sighed.

【Good night, I miss you.】

【Good night, go to sleep, go to sleep.】

Xie Yiren sent a kissing emoticon, and Zheng Ren's gloom lifted considerably.

Use the True Eye to look at the future of weight loss?

Zheng Ren felt a stir, but immediately dismissed the idea.

The first time using the True Eye, facing a massive systemic project, caused his whole person to be on the verge of collapse.

That dizzy, light-headed feeling was like riding a roller coaster; recalling it made Zheng Ren feel nauseous.

The second time he used it, only looking at the gastric fundus and gastric left artery embolization procedure, the effect was quite good.

Considering weight loss as this huge, complicated concept, just a glance would probably turn him straight into a mummy.

Zheng Ren still had a sense in his heart that this was a death trap, absolutely not to be stepped on.

Arriving in the System Space, Zheng Ren sat beside the small pond and began to clear his mind.

At the same time, a light rain began outside the window, pattering and gradually growing heavier. A chilly wind blew, bringing a hint of autumn.

……

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A sharp drop in temperature sent Di Du's temperature plunging straight down, falling a full 10°C.

Overcast skies covered the sky, the drizzle making the dawn turn gloomy and gray.

Zhou Litao was sleeping soundly in the Emergency Department; in such weather, people normally would be careful, so the chance of accidents like car crashes would decrease.

As long as it doesn't ice over, everything will be fine.

As for patients whose stones flare up due to the temperature drop, that cannot be avoided; they come to the Emergency Department for an examination, and once diagnosed they either get an antispasmodic and painkiller injection and take some medicine, or are sent straight to the Urology Department for lithotripsy.

Zhou Litao doesn't need to handle such minor tasks.

During the Inpatient Chief's countdown, he himself eagerly anticipated it, even dreaming of dating a girl and watching movies.

That is truly the life to aspire to.

In the morning, Zhou Litao got changed and washed up, then saw a male patient in his thirties lying on the rescue room bed, hunched over like a shrimp.

He was shaking all over from the pain, with cold sweat visible on his forehead and temples.

In this cold, overcast weather, with that posture, it's very likely a urinary tract stone; an experienced doctor can tell at a glance what's going on.

"How was that patient handled?" Zhou Litao asked the doctor on duty.