medical road with you

Chapter 58 Song Zixiang

Hearing Tianhai's thank you, Lu Ping's anger burst into flames.
Looking at his smiling face, it seems that he is looking forward to the wedding.
That's right, she and Su Lin were childhood sweethearts and matched well, so of course it couldn't be a better marriage.
Hmph, thanks to him saying at the beginning that 'Su Lin and I just know each other'.
It's just acquaintance. As soon as I broke up with her, I went abroad with her. It is estimated that the relationship has been cultivated in the past four years. I just wait for Su Lin to return to China and get married.
OK, you have your childhood sweetheart, and I also have my bosom friend.
Lu Ping didn't know which of his tendons was wrong, so he raised his hand and sent a message to 'Song Zixiang'.
After sending it, Lu Ping immediately regretted it.
Song Zixiang kept saying that he was busy, and Lu Ping could feel that he was deliberately avoiding her and didn't want to see her.

Now, she suddenly exerted pressure like this, which seemed to mean that she would not give up if she didn't see her. If she got annoyed and stopped talking to her, what should she do?
It would be a pity for Lu Ping to lose such a friend who talked about everything.

Lu Ping is studying how to cancel the message, beep, the message is here.
[Recalling the Starry Sky]: Alright, tonight, you decide the venue.
Lu Ping stared at the message for ten seconds, and then began to wonder if something went wrong in this world.

The time was set at seven o'clock in the evening, Lu Ping stood in front of the mirror for a full hour, and finally went out wearing the clothes she usually wore.
She's just going to meet a friend, not a date, so why make such an exaggeration.

Lu Ping arrived at the restaurant 10 minutes earlier, found a place to sit down, and Lu Ping never took his eyes off the gate.

Every time a person came in, Lu Ping's nerves tensed up, as if he was being shocked by electricity, not to mention how sour it felt.

After five times, Lu Ping inexplicably relaxed.
This is probably tolerable.
Let him go, no matter how ugly Song Zixiang is, he will never be ugly, no matter how handsome he is, he will not tear the sky apart, and they are friends who share a common language, how can she be so superficial and only care about other people's appearance.

Instead of being nervous, it's better to do something practical.

Lu Ping escaped from his mobile phone and began to research whether there were any coupons for this restaurant. Suddenly, a voice rang in his ear.
“I have bought two packages in Groupon.”

Lu Ping was numb from the sound, and when he looked up, he saw a young man wearing glasses.
Lu Ping suddenly felt a great sense of relief. How should I put it, this Song Zixiang is quite good-looking, with glasses on, he has a strong bookish air.
However, it wasn't exactly the style she expected.
Lu Ping didn't feel lost, but really relaxed, because this proved how ridiculous it was that she had been inexplicably and even somewhat weirdly expecting this Song Zixiang for a long time.

How could Song Zixiang be a person very similar to Jiang Tianhai! ! !
"You are Lu Ping?" The other party asked with a smile.

"Yes." Lu Ping replied with a smile,

"I haven't seen you for many years. Your appearance has changed a lot, but your most characteristic dimples are still there!"

"You, you knew me before?" Lu Ping was very surprised.
"Yeah, I used to be in No. [-] Middle School in Seoul, two years higher than you."

"Is that so, what a coincidence."

"What's more coincidental, I also graduated from Huada Medical School, and then I went abroad to study."

"Then, I really have to call you brother. Hello, brother."

"Hello, Junior Sister."

“Your paper on the thyroid was very well written”

But with a few words, the atmosphere between the two quickly became active.
One night, the two chatted extensively on various medical topics.

Lu Ping had never talked so heartily with others before, and he felt extremely refreshed.
Like-minded, back to the dormitory, after thinking for a long time, Lu Ping finally understood how she felt about Song Zixiang.
Yes, like-minded.
As for the rest, I don't feel anything else.
I don't know if it's an illusion, or the people on the Internet are too different from reality, but Lu Ping always has a strange feeling that this real Song Zixiang is very different from [Recalling the Starry Sky].
"How is it, how is it?" As soon as Chi Na returned to the dormitory, she leaned in front of Lu Ping's face to gossip: "How do you feel about your date with Song Zixiang?"

Lu Ping thought about it seriously: "It's pretty good."

"Very good?" Chi Na was instantly excited: "Then, will he be your second love?"

Before Lu Ping could answer, Chi Na was there praying to the sky and the earth: "God finally opened his eyes. I waited for so many years, and God you finally opened your eyes. Our mediocre second spring has finally come."

Lu Ping pressed Chi Na's hand down: "Miss Chi, what are you thinking about? I said it's good, I mean I had a good chat with him, what are you thinking?"

"Then, what are you talking about?" Chi Na leaned closer to Lu Ping: "Is he single, did he have a girlfriend before, and what kind of girl he likes."

Lu Ping gave Chi Na a white look: "We talked about the thyroid gland, motor neurons, and neuromuscular junctions."

"Pfft!!!" Chi Na deflated instantly like a balloon with a hole poked in it: "The world of a top student is really boring. Boring, boring, really boring!"

Chi Na went to take a shower dejectedly, while Lu Ping lowered his head and continued to study the type of disease 'progressive muscular atrophy'.

Hearing Song Zixiang mention that one of his friends had a similar disease, Lu Ping couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

There are many reasons for progressive muscular atrophy. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ASL) is one of the most common types. The great physicist Hawking died of this disease.

However, according to Song Zixiang's description, this friend of his does not seem to be ASL.

Lu Ping met a patient with ASL during his internship in the Department of Neurology. His shoulder and back muscles were severely atrophied.

Song Zixiang's friend's condition was good and bad, which is the most significant feature that distinguishes it from ordinary motor neuron disease.

However, no matter what causes muscle atrophy, if the root cause cannot be found, and no treatment plan can be found, then the outcome is the same, that is, the respiratory muscles fail and eventually die.

Hey, thinking that Song Zixiang's friend was still so young, Lu Ping couldn't help sighing.

***
The next day, as soon as Lu Ping entered the endocrine ward, he saw a few nurses gathering together to gossip.

Lu Ping was not interested in gossip, but it happened that she was going to collect medical records, so she could hear the words of the nurses clearly.

"Have you heard that a super handsome young male doctor has come to the Department of Neurology?"

"No way, Xinxin, you have moved on so quickly, haven't you always had a crush on Director Jiang?"

"Director Jiang is getting married soon, and I still have a crush on that fart. Let me tell you, this Dr. Song is very powerful, a doctor who graduated from Johns Hopkins University."

"It's a pity that we can see this single nobleman from a distance, but we can't even touch it."

Ph.D. in neurology from Johns Hopkins University?
Lu Ping's eyes lit up. It would be great if he was lucky enough to know Dr. Song and ask him about muscular dystrophy.

However, it's probably over. She has already finished her rotation in the Department of Neurology. If she wants to get acquainted with Dr. Song, there is probably no way.

At 10:30 in the morning, Lu Ping was testing the patient's blood sugar when suddenly there was a commotion at the nurse's station.

"It's him, it's him, it's really him, Dr. Song is coming to our department for consultation!"

Patients with chronic diabetes will be accompanied by peripheral nerve damage, manifested as sensory loss at the extremities, in a glove-sock-like distribution.

Therefore, it is very common for the Department of Endocrinology to consult with the Department of Neurology.

Lu Ping also lifted her spirits and turned her head. She also wanted to see how divine this Dr. Song was.

In just 2 minutes, a tall figure in a white coat came out of the elevator and walked towards the nurse's station.

"Can I have a look at the medical records of the patient in bed 32?" the white coat asked politely.

The nurse on duty was stunned for three seconds before realizing: "Yes, yes, where can I go for you?"

A little nurse next to him calmed down a lot: "Excuse me, are you Dr. Song from the Department of Neurology?"

"Yes." Dr. Song raised his eyes and smiled slightly.

The little nurse who asked the question immediately laughed tremblingly.

This is Dr. Song?

Lu Ping wrote down the measured blood glucose data, packed the blood glucose meter, and walked towards Dr. Song.

"Hello, I am..."

Before Lu Ping finished speaking, the white coat turned around with the case in hand, and Lu Ping choked on his words.

"Song Zixiang, why is it you?" Lu Ping asked with staring eyes.

Song Zixiang did not expect to meet Lu Ping here: "Lu Ping, you are doing an internship here."

"Aren't you the editor of the medical journal, why are you here?" Lu Ping was confused.

"This..." Song Zixiang was stunned for a while, before he realized that Jiang Tianhai was lying casually again, and smiled embarrassedly: "This is a bit of a misunderstanding. Why don't you eat in the hospital cafeteria at noon, I Go too, I will invite you at noon and explain to you."

Lu Ping nodded blankly, and returned to the office under the almost murderous eyes of several nurses.

"This Lu Ping, after failing to seduce Director Jiang, came to seduce Dr. Song again. She was really quick!"

"It's just that Director Jiang just ignored her. She's going to marry a famous lady."

Lu Ping didn't hear a single word of these words. She only had one thing on her mind. Song Zixiang was a doctor of neurology who graduated from Johns Hopkins University.

At noon, as soon as he entered the gate of the cafeteria, Lu Ping was stopped by a call.

"Lu Ping, come here!"

Song Zixiang had already bought portions for two people, and was waving to her.

Lu Ping hesitated for a moment, but still walked over.

Song Zixiang coughed and began to organize his words: "It's like this, as you know, whether it is at home or abroad, papers must be kept secret until they are published, especially for competitors who are also doctors. I was afraid that you would treat me He became vigilant about his identity, so he falsely claimed to be an editor of a medical journal."

"Oh." Lu Ping nodded.

"Eat quickly, it won't taste good when it's cold." Song Zixiang pushed a portion of rice in front of Lu Ping.

Lu Ping picked up the chopsticks and began to eat in small bites.

For several minutes, neither of them said a word, and the atmosphere became awkward.

"Uh-huh"

Song Zixiang cleared his throat: "Last night I was on the night shift, and my partner was a new little nurse. In the middle of the night, a patient had a stomachache. I went to see it, and it seemed like intestinal spasm. I said to the little nurse, 'Call 6542', and then I went to bed. I just lay down, the phone rang, and the little nurse said to me '6542 said, stomach pain is not their business'!"

'Pfft', Lu Ping laughed, this joke is a bit cold, but still funny.

Song Zixiang also smiled: "Okay, it's okay now, let's chat like yesterday, is that okay?"

Lu Ping raised his head and replied with a smile: "Of course."

A lunch was finished in 10 minutes at Lu Ping's usual speed, but while talking and chatting with Song Zixiang, we ate a meal for a full half an hour.
The aunt in charge of cleaning the canteen came to collect the dishes, and Lu Ping realized that there was no one around.
"Okay, I'm full, it's time to go back to the dormitory."

"Okay, goodbye, we will have dinner together when we have a chance."

As soon as Lu Ping left, Song Zixiang took out his mobile phone.
"Jiang Tianhai, tell me honestly, what did you do in the name of Song Zixiang, and what did you take from Lu Ping. When she saw me today, she asked me if the sweater fit."

Tianhai vomited eye circles, did not answer, and asked instead: "You, have you fallen in love with Lu Ping?"

Song Zixiang is quite generous: "I can't say how much I like it now, I just think this girl is very special, and I want to chat with her more."

"oh."

Tianhai hung up the phone.
"Hey, hey, Jiang Tianhai, you haven't told me the truth yet." Song Zixiang was yelling into his phone when a message came.
"This is the WeChat account and password of 'Song Zixiang'."

Seeing this message, Song Zixiang smiled with satisfaction.
Tianhai put the cigarette out in the ashtray, walked to the window and looked out, a figure was walking towards the girls' dormitory.
The figure disappeared around a corner, Tianhai looked in that direction, and muttered to himself: "This way, it's actually pretty good!"

***
Recently, Lu Ping seems to run into Song Zixiang all the time, especially when eating.
Sometimes, Lu Ping came early and was eating with Chi Na, and there would be an extra plate in front of him while eating: "Lu Ping, are you early today?"

"Brother, you are a little later today, is there something in the department?"

The two chatted like this, completely ignoring Chi Na's existence.
In the evening, Song Zixiang chatted with Lu Ping through WeChat, and he could explain the trivial things in the department very humorously.
Hahaha.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Lu Ping hid under the blanket and giggled again. Chi Na couldn't take it anymore and sat up.
"Miss Lu Pingping, today, tell me honestly, are you dating this Song Zixiang?"

Lu Ping was a little surprised: "No, how could you have such a strange idea."

"Weird!!!" Chi Na was a little annoyed: "Everyone in the hospital has seen it, you two are tired of being together, and you still say I'm weird."

"We're just chatting."

"Just chatting? Have you ever seen a boy chatting with a girl if he has nothing to do? If he didn't have thoughts about you, he would keep looking for you?"

"Oh"

It was only then that Lu Ping realized that she had really gotten a little close to this Song Zixiang recently.
To be honest, Lu Ping liked Song Zixiang quite a lot, but it was definitely not the kind of liking between a man and a woman.
Lu Ping is very happy to be good friends, but to be boyfriend and girlfriend.
Eh, what does Lu Ping think, why does he feel that something is wrong all over.
"I'm going to go to bed."

Lu Ping sent a message to Song Zixiang and turned off his phone.
(End of this chapter)