The countdown began. Lin Jiang’s vision suddenly blurred, but the strange sensation vanished just as quickly.
’Huh?’
Just as Lin Jiang was preparing to feast his eyes, his expression suddenly froze.
In his line of sight was the nurse at the triage desk.
’But what the hell am I seeing?’
’Skeletons?’
’Blood vessels?’
’Meridians?’
’Silicone?’
’Brains?’
’I fucking wanted to see big boobs, not brains!’
’And the woman next to me, you’re not even wearing panties? You have a mission too?!’
’What the fuck!’
It was definitely X-ray Vision.
But the damn X-ray Vision was way too powerful.
It was like Xiao Yan had just left Wutang City, only to be met by the Three-Body Star People.
An ant says it wants a child, and the elephant next to it drops its pants.
’Goddamn Tongzi, everyone looks like an anatomical specimen to me now. Don’t make me install an antivirus on you.’
After roasting the reward, Lin Jiang tapped on the Blink Card.
[Blink Card: Every time you blink, you will receive a 5 yuan cash reward (24-hour time limit)]
’This isn’t bad either.’
Lin Jiang took out his phone and did a quick search. A person blinks about 20 times a minute, which is 28,800 times a day.
With a five-yuan reward for each blink, that would be 144,000.
But people don’t blink when they’re sleeping, so the reward wouldn’t be that high. He figured it would be around 100,000 yuan.
Compared to his previous rewards, that wasn’t a small amount.
"Use Blink Card."
[Blink Card successfully used: 23:59:59...]
His body didn’t feel any different. All he had to do was blink naturally.
"Number 49, Xu Lin, please proceed to Consultation Room 3."
The broadcast announcement interrupted Lin Jiang’s thoughts, and Xu Lin opened her eyes.
"Why do you look so pale?" Xu Lin asked.
’Who could look good while staring at a crowd of walking anatomical specimens!’
"Do I? I feel fine."
"You’re a great guy, just a bit stubborn. Are you worried about me?"
"If you say being stubborn is my only ’hard’ quality, I’m going to have to object."
"Alright, alright, I know you’re impressive."
A smile appeared on Xu Lin’s face, and she seemed to relax quite a bit.
’Married women are the best. They rarely get shy, and they can even banter right back when you make a dirty joke.’
"It’s really nothing. I know my own condition. I’m just scared of getting it checked out. It’s not like I have some major illness, so don’t you worry."
"It’s your body that’s in pain, but my heart that’s aching. My heart feels like it’s being pricked by needles."
Xu Lin cackled.
She was laughing so hard she couldn’t stop. "You’re so cheeky. Let’s go, don’t keep the doctor waiting."
"Okay."
She took the initiative to link her arm with Lin Jiang’s, and the two walked towards Consultation Room 3.
’Holy shit!’
’How is there a new function?’
Lin Jiang suddenly discovered that the anatomical structures he observed through his X-ray Vision now came with annotations!
Whichever organ he stared at, its corresponding name would pop up.
Subconsciously, Lin Jiang turned to look at Xu Lin.
[Gallbladder]
[Gallstone]
[Bile Duct]
’Tongzi, I fucking thank you for this.’
’Afraid I wouldn’t understand, so you even gave me annotations.’
Through his observation, he could see there was indeed a problem with Xu Lin’s gallbladder.
He could see a soybean-sized stone inside her gallbladder, with an annotation identifying it as a gallstone.
Gallstones were one of the more common ailments.
Several of his own relatives had had their gallbladders removed.
While not considered a major illness, the pain could be excruciating. In severe cases, it could even lead to pancreatitis, which would be much harder to deal with.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
Arriving at the door to Consultation Room 3, Lin Jiang knocked.
The doctor was a middle-aged man, appearing to be in his fifties, and was looking at a chest X-ray on his computer.
Lin Jiang took a closer look. The doctor’s lungs were a bit dark, and his liver was coated in a layer of fat—what must be the legendary fatty liver.
"Hello, Doctor."
"Have a seat."
The doctor naturally looked toward Xu Lin. "What seems to be the problem?"
"My gallbladder. It should be cholecystitis."
The doctor glanced at Xu Lin. "You can diagnose that yourself?"
"I graduated from a university of traditional Chinese medicine. I have some experience in this area."
The doctor’s expression softened a little. He was fine with it, as long as she wasn’t another patient who had diagnosed herself online and come in ready for a battle.
"When it flares up, does your back hurt?"
"Yes," Xu Lin nodded and said,
"I had some Fuqi Feipian last night, and I started feeling unwell this morning."
"Eggs and animal organs are high in cholesterol. You should avoid eating them from now on."
As he spoke, the doctor wrote out an order form. "First, go get an ultrasound. If you go now, you can still get in line. When you’re done, bring the report and come straight back to me."
"Doctor, is it possible to skip the ultrasound?" Lin Jiang asked tentatively.
Xu Lin gently nudged Lin Jiang. She knew why he was saying this—he was worried she was scared.
But you couldn’t make that kind of request to a professional doctor.
Without the test, he wouldn’t be able to diagnose her condition or provide an accurate treatment plan.
"How am I supposed to treat you without it? Health insurance covers most of it now anyway, so it won’t cost much," the doctor said, his expression slightly displeased.
"We’re not worried about the money. I know her condition. There’s a stone the size of a soybean."
Lin Jiang leaned over and pointed to the location of Xu Lin’s gallbladder. "It’s right here, quite close to the bile duct."
Xu Lin: ???
The Doctor: ???
"What’s your basis for that?"
’My eyes are my ruler.’
"Well... I also know a bit of traditional Chinese medicine," Lin Jiang fibbed.
"If you told me you could tell her gallbladder was unhealthy based on your experience with Chinese medicine, I might believe you. But you’re telling me she has a gallstone, and you’ve even determined its location and size? Do you think I’d believe that?"
The doctor did a tactical lean-back, staring at Lin Jiang.
"What, you got X-ray eyes or something?"
’I fucking do!’
’And I can see it clear as fucking day!’
"I’m guessing you saw all this on the internet. Don’t spout that nonsense in front of me."
As he spoke, the doctor pushed the order form over.
"If you want a diagnosis, go get the test done. If not, go home and take some Ursodiol. It’s your choice."
"We’ll go pay."
Xu Lin took the form and pulled Lin Jiang out of the room.
"Oh, you. You’re too young and impulsive. Even if you didn’t want me to get the ultrasound, you can’t just say things like that," Xu Lin said softly, leaning against Lin Jiang.
"Let me tell you, professional doctors hate family members like you the most. He was actually quite good-tempered. If it had been one of those old-school senior doctors, he might have kicked us out."
"I know, I was just asking on the off-chance we ran into a good-tempered one and could skip it."
"It’s fine. The ultrasound doesn’t take long. I can manage."
"Okay."
Lin Jiang took the form to pay the fee, then asked a nurse for directions and quickly found the ultrasound room.
There was one patient ahead of them, so the two waited outside a curtain.
Soon, the male patient came out, and Xu Lin went in.
"Family members need to wait outside, please," the female doctor said.
"She’s scared to get an ultrasound alone. I’d like to stay and accompany her. Would that be alright?" Lin Jiang asked politely.
The female doctor glanced at them and nodded.
Xu Lin lay down on the bed and lifted her clothes, revealing her fair stomach.
The female doctor applied the coupling gel, and the examination officially began.
Xu Lin’s hand tightly gripped Lin Jiang’s. She closed her eyes, her brows furrowed.
"Don’t be nervous. Just relax, that’s it..." the female doctor comforted Xu Lin.
About two or three minutes later, the examination was over. The female doctor handed over the report. Lin Jiang took it while Xu Lin went to wipe the gel off her body.
The result was almost exactly what he had seen. There was indeed a stone, and according to the machine’s measurements, it was about the size of a soybean.
Holding the report, the two headed back to Consultation Room 3.
"Where’s the report? Let me see."
"Here it is."
Lin Jiang handed it over. Xu Lin glanced at it, and her elegant brows immediately furrowed. She couldn’t help but shoot several looks at Lin Jiang.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK—
Lin Jiang knocked on the door of Consultation Room 3 again.
Seeing the two of them enter, the doctor performed another tactical lean-back.
It was as if he were saying, ’What makes you think you’re on my level, that you can battle me?’
"Doctor, we’re done," Xu Lin said, handing him the report.
The doctor nodded and took it with one hand, looking at the ultrasound report.
"Hmm?"
Staring at the results on the report, the doctor looked at Lin Jiang, then back at the report.
’There’s a gallstone!’
’Soybean-sized!’
’Near the bile duct!’
’How are the results exactly what he said???’
’No way, dude, were you for real?’
’You really have X-ray vision?’
"Ahem... Young man..."
The doctor cleared his throat and said, feigning composure:
"The situation isn’t as serious as you might think. Go home and take some Ursodiol. If the flare-ups continue to happen frequently, I would then recommend surgery to remove the stone while preserving the gallbladder."
"Understood. Thank you, Doctor."
"It’s nothing, it’s nothing."
The two left the consultation room. The doctor wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
’Folks, who can even understand this?’
’A whole associate professor, getting completely shown up by a patient’s family member!’

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