Hao River was once the moat of Tong City, but now, with the development and expansion of the city, it has long become a scenic river.

So, many times, the so-called changes of the world are not as far away as imagined.

At this moment,

on a bench by the river,

sat a woman with long, flowing hair.

Her back rested gently against the bench, her posture graceful.

There was no despair of being on the verge of collapse, nor any resentment towards heaven or others; she seemed to be able to maintain her own elegance at all times.

She sat there, probably enjoying the breeze and the night view.

Across the river was New Era Square, the fountain was closed, but the neon lights flickered, while this side of the bank seemed much quieter.

Her eyes were still bright, so bright that when Zhou Ze emerged from the darkness, the speech he had prepared was completely useless.

She didn't need comforting; she was strong, even to the point where you could clearly feel that she didn't seem to care much.

"You're here."

Doctor Lin stood up.

She was wearing a khaki trench coat today, unbuttoned, and underneath, a pair of long legs in black stockings were faintly visible, dignified and charming.

Zhou Ze nodded and took the initiative to walk to the other side of the bench and sat down.

"I didn't want to disturb you."

Doctor Lin turned her head, her long hair falling to one side like a smooth waterfall.

There was a smile on her lips, and she looked very sunny, not the kind of pretentious sunshine, with no intention of forcing a smile.

She seemed very relaxed.

"I just wanted to see you, but you haven't been around for the past six months."

"Yeah, I had some things to take care of outside."

Doctor Lin nodded. "Yes, you're very busy."

Doctor Lin knew a little about Zhou Ze's identity, but not much, limited to knowing that Zhou Ze was now doing work similar to the ox-headed and horse-faced deities in ancient stories.

"I know about your situation." Speaking of this, Zhou Ze suddenly frowned and said with a hint of anger, "Why didn't you take precautions? What did I teach you in the first place!"

Zhou Ze knew that although Doctor Lin had her own hospital, she often participated in surgeries.

Some medical practitioners eventually take the administrative route, gradually distancing themselves from the front lines of medical care, but some people simply like the feeling of performing surgery, like the sacredness of healing and saving lives, and disdain other things and mundane affairs.

The solution to this problem is actually very simple, and that is to open your own hospital.

She was very young, really young, and her life and career should have had a long, long way to go.

And occupational exposure is almost a nightmare for doctors, a nightmare that happens in reality and can instantly ruin everything,

your life,

your career,

your past,

your future,

a nightmare that buries everything!

In recent years, the country has indeed developed rapidly in all aspects, but the protection of doctors from occupational exposure has only truly received attention and has truly changed since the SARS outbreak in 2003.

That was an awakening and a change made at the cost of the safety and lives of that batch of medical practitioners.

"There wasn't enough time. A car accident, a rescue, there wasn't time to do a pre-examination, and it was a mess at the time, so..."

Doctor Lin pursed her lips, still smiling.

Many times, it's true that doctors can't avoid it simply by paying attention. When something happens to you, it's often so unexpected.

Surgeries under conditions with preventive measures are better; there are indeed risks, but as long as the protection is in place and the operation is performed properly, the problems won't be too big.

Zhou Ze had participated in many surgeries on patients in this situation before.

But if accidents could be controlled, they wouldn't be called accidents. Moreover, there are those who deliberately conceal their condition or even find excuses to avoid pre-operative examinations.

"There will be a way."

"There's no cure for this disease in modern medicine."

"I'm saying, I have a way."

"There's no need. Anyway, I won't die right away. I really don't care much. It was too late to take blocking drugs when I first found out about the situation.

The only pity is that although I have my own hospital, I can no longer stand on the operating table.

But this is also good. I can have a lot of free time to do some things that I used to want to do but felt were a waste of time."

"I said."

"Hmm?"

"You're so cheerful, how am I supposed to comfort you?"

Hearing this,

Doctor Lin bit her lip,

her smile even brighter.

"Zhou... Teacher."

"Hmm."

"Actually, I don't even know if I still like you."

"What are you saying all this for?"

"It's not easy to see you once, to be able to sit down and chat, so I have to find something to talk about."

Doctor Lin was really cheerful tonight.

"Okay, continue."

"I won't say anymore. I suddenly don't want to say it anymore."

"Why?"

"If I keep talking, and then feel that I don't like you or miss you as much as I used to, that it's just a little obsession, then I'll definitely regret it."

"That's true."

"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

Boss Zhou heard this,

raised his head,

looked up at the starry sky,

thought for a moment,

and said:

"I actually do."

"Then say it, I'm listening."

"I don't have to struggle with the problem of whether or not you'll sleep with me anymore."

"............" Doctor Lin.

"Really, this problem troubled me for a long time at first."

"Teacher, it's not like you didn't have a chance. If you didn't have a chance at first, how could you not have had a chance later?

I'll bear the ethical and moral condemnation and torment. You just need to find the pleasure you want.

Hey,

Teacher,

am I being too immodest

by talking like this?"

"No."

"No?"

"A little."

"A little?"

"Hehe."

"Hehe, it doesn't matter anyway. I don't need to dwell on this issue anymore."

Zhou Ze scratched his head,

and said slowly:

"Actually, my body is least afraid of viruses, so theoretically speaking, the problem is still there."

"Teacher, you could have not told me, and I might have been more moved."

Zhou Ze's Adam's apple bobbed.

Doctor Lin stood up,

facing the Hao River,

and said:

"I've always felt that the reason for all of this was caused by me. Sometimes I feel like I'm Zhu Yingtai, and sometimes I feel like I should be the kind of shameless woman who gets drowned in a pig cage.

In the beginning, I kept avoiding Xu Le's matter. I tried my best not to think about him, preferably never thinking about him again.

A woman like me, after death, goes to hell, and even the King of Hell won't let me go, right?"

"In fact, the King of Hell has been killed by m…………"

"I'm very happy that you could find this place and talk to me."

Zhou Ze shook his head and said, "I can find a way to help you…………"

"Please give me the opportunity and the right to choose to face death."

Zhou Ze was stunned.

Why

is this always the reply?

Are you all so enlightened?

Boss Zhou suddenly fell into deep thought.

Doctor Lin bent down,

and kissed Zhou Ze's cheek lightly.

Both were doctors, so they knew that this level of contact would not be contagious.

Even kissing wouldn't be, unless both parties had wounds in their mouths, but if both mouths were bloody and they still insisted on kissing, then they deserved to get sick.

"I'm leaving. I plan to visit a few scenic spots in the country to relax. I was going to see you before I left, but you haven't been around."

After Doctor Lin finished speaking,

she wrapped her trench coat around herself,

turned around,

walked to her Audi parked by the side of the road, and got into the car.

Zhou Ze was still sitting on the bench.

After the Audi started and left,

Zhou Ze suddenly smiled,

and muttered to himself:

"That's it?"

"What…………else…………do…………you…………want?"

"............" Zhou Ze.

"You suddenly coming out at this time really ruins the mood."

Boss Zhou silently took out his Sabi pen.

"Heh…………heh…………"

This was revenge, deliberate revenge!

Zhou Ze knew that it was because he had been bubbling in hell, that Ying Gou remembered him, and now, he had returned.

Damn it,

when he thought about the atmosphere just now, the environment just now, the conversation just now,

there was a third party,

an old thing who had lived from ancient times to the present eavesdropping,

Zhou Ze had a deep sense of chills.

Just like when Ying Gou took a bite of old ginseng in hell and had to feel the heartache, that feeling of being stifled!

"Hey, you iron-headed idiot, let me ask you something."

"What…………is…………it…………"

"Can you cure this disease?"

Modern medicine can't solve it, so we can only expect some other methods.

From an emotional point of view,

Zhou Ze was unwilling to turn Doctor Lin into a zombie,

because he felt that,

if the Old Daoist became a zombie, then the Old Daoist would still be the Old Daoist.

The Old Daoist's personality and experience, as well as his early adaptation, would allow him to feel at home in the bookstore even if he became a zombie.

Anyway,

the number of zombies in the bookstore has always been a large proportion,

becoming a zombie is like going home.

But for Doctor Lin, Zhou Ze had always rationally maintained a distance, at most occasionally lingering his gaze on her stockings for a few seconds when they met.

But Zhou Ze had always hoped that she could have her own life. He wouldn't change it, nor did he want to change it.

"Let me state in advance, excluding directly turning into a zombie or a walking corpse puppet, just simply curing the disease, treating her body well, so that she can continue to live as an ordinary person."

"What…………kind…………of…………disease…………"

"HIV."

There was a long silence in his heart.

Just when Zhou Ze was getting a little impatient,

finally,

Ying Gou's response came,

"Speak…………human…………language…………"