"Ji Xiuwen, don't overthink it. Go help them fetch the medicine first. After work, we'll have a good talk about digestive system diseases."

Seeing Ji Xiuwen still deep in thought, Lu Xuan reached out and touched his arm, reminding him.

Only then did Ji Xiuwen come to his senses. He took the payment receipt handed over by Su Kenan, got up, and walked towards the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy.

Seeing Ji Xiuwen enter the pharmacy, Liu Zhendong did not stay long in the clinic either. After saying goodbye to Lu Xuan, he got up and left.

Once Liu Zhendong left, Lu Xuan signaled Su Kenan to call the next patient while picking up the water cup beside him to take a sip.

This time, Lu Xuan deliberately checked to make sure he hadn't picked the wrong cup before tilting his head back to drink.

Su Kenan, noticing Lu Xuan's cautious demeanor, blinked her twinkling eyes, a slight blush appearing on her cheeks. She softly said, "I put the cup here, so you don't have to worry about picking the wrong one, and besides..."

"Even if you pick the wrong one, it's okay."

At this point, Su Kenan's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

Lu Xuan hadn't expected his subconscious action to be noticed by Su Kenan, so he casually found an excuse: "I was just thinking about some things, don't overthink it."

"Oh."

Her fair, oval face lowered slightly, and the slight blush that had just emerged slowly faded, the sparkle in her eyes dimming quite a bit.

She pursed her lips and cautiously asked, "Dr. Lu, is it because I'm too timid that you don't like talking to me?"

Lu Xuan looked at her, "Why would you think that?"

"Because..."

Su Kenan raised her head, her clear eyes suddenly misting over, her tone carrying a hint of uncertainty: "My aunt has always said I'm too introverted and timid, which isn't good. Also, I've seen Dr. Lu and senior Ji Xiuwen chatting and laughing while going out to eat, so I was wondering if that's why Dr. Lu doesn't like talking to me."

The clinic's cold light fell on Su Kenan's delicately crafted features, reminiscent of fresh spring snow, a hint of self-reproach in her expression.

Su Kenan was indeed introverted and didn't like talking much, but she wasn't foolish.

Women often have sharp intuition. Since childhood, she had few friends; it was always like this, even in university. In her dorm, she was the girl who kept to herself, rarely speaking with others. At night, she mostly listened to her roommates talk about various happenings at school.

Sometimes, she wanted to join the conversation, but after hesitating, she chose to retreat.

Over time, her dorm mates naturally distanced themselves from her.

And those boys who pursued her, the way they looked at her made her uncomfortable, unlike Dr. Lu's pure gaze, devoid of any desire.

She really liked this feeling.

Unlike before, she didn't have those worries, only a small sense of envy, and then she returned to calm.

Once you've had something, you don't want to lose it.

"It's not like that. Ji Xiuwen and I have been classmates for many years, and after graduation, we hadn't met for a long time, so naturally, we talked more. Plus, since you're a girl, I don't know what to say, so naturally, we talk less."

Lu Xuan took a deep breath: "Don't forget, we are friends now. I wouldn't refuse to talk to you just because you're introverted."

Alongside helplessness, he also gained a new understanding of this shy girl.

"We're friends?" She asked this with a hint of delight.

"Of course, aren't we friends?" Lu Xuan asked in return.

"Yes." Su Kenan nodded vigorously.

Lu Xuan reached out and gently patted her shoulder, seriously saying, "Since we're friends, don't overthink."

"Okay."

The slightly affectionate gesture made Su Kenan's heart flutter.

"Alright, call the next number. Ji Xiuwen should be done with fetching the medicine soon. We shouldn't wait for him."

Just as Lu Xuan spoke, Ji Xiuwen emerged from the pharmacy.

At this moment, the patient, Pan Yuqian, whose number was called, pushed the door open, entered, and greeted Lu Xuan after sitting down.

Without waiting for Lu Xuan to prompt her, she began to speak about her issues, along with some test reports from the hospital.

Patient Pan Yuqian, female, 30 years old.

On the 11th of the month before last, without obvious cause, experienced chills and fever, with a temperature ranging from 37.7 to 40.8℃, accompanied by a slight cough, no phlegm, no vomiting or nausea, no abdominal pain or diarrhea;

No obvious frequent urination, urgency, or pain, no clear joint pain;

Had been treated in the hospital with anti-infection drugs like "penicillin and cefazolin", while also using antipyretic analgesics and steroids, which temporarily reduced fever but temperature soon rose again;

A month ago, was hospitalized and received injection of ceftriaxone and sparfloxacin with no effect, stopped all medication for 5 days, showing a remittent fever pattern, trial anti-malaria treatment was ineffective, switched to erythromycin, temperature ranging from 36.3 to 39.3℃, showing an intermittent fever pattern;

Due to no apparent cause, had a comprehensive systemic examination, which revealed no significant abnormalities, heart and lungs normal in shape and structure, no abnormalities;

Fast heart rate, ECG showed "sinus tachycardia", liver, spleen and superficial lymph nodes not palpable, no rash;

Multiple blood tests: RBC (3.42~4.19)×10¹²/L, Hb 98~120g/L, WBC (3.2~5.8)×10⁹/L, Neutrophils 0.58~0.86, Lymphocytes 0.12~0.34, PLT (138~258)×10⁹/L; multiple erythrocyte sedimentation rate 50~85mm/h: C-reactive protein 41mg/L; blood eosinophil count 40×10⁶/L;

Weil-Felix reaction, Legionella test, autoantibody test, blood cultures, bone marrow cultures, midstream urine, sputum cultures all normal; bone marrow cytology indicated "active hyperplasia, eosinophilia".

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