Shen Lian and Ning Sixian were both utterly confused.
Before long, the doctor came out and said politely, "We can begin."
The checkup involved a long, complicated series of tests. Shen Lian cooperated with each one, stopping for a little food along the way, and it dragged on until two in the afternoon.
It was no exaggeration to say that Shen Lian was dazed by the time he emerged from the last examination room.
He sat down on a nearby chair to rest. Chu Yilan glanced his way while still talking to Ning Sixian.
"Is that really necessary?" Ning Sixian chuckled. "When you came to the hospital with your face covered in blood, we were scared half to death, and you weren't even nervous."
"Mm." Chu Yilan gave a perfunctory reply. "Dinner's on me tonight."
"Then I'll invite Yueshan and the others."
"Suit yourself." By the time Chu Yilan said that, he had already walked several yards away.
"Tired?" Chu Yilan stopped in front of him and bent down to take his hand.
The young man nodded. "They scanned me from the tips of my hair to my heels."
"It's not like you have to do it every day," Chu Yilan said. "Weren't you saying you wanted seafood the day before yesterday? I'll take you tonight."
"Deal!" Shen Lian said.
The results came back quickly. Shen Lian sat drinking tea in the doctor's office, not taking any of it seriously.
But after the doctor handed Ning Sixian the report, Ning Sixian frowned slightly.
Chu Yilan's heart tightened by the second. "What's wrong?"
Ning Sixian checked the report several more times, then carefully weighed his words as he asked Shen Lian, "Does your heart ever feel uncomfortable?"
Chu Yilan's pupils abruptly contracted, and even his breathing grew slow and heavy.
"Don't