"Lin Chen, our hospital doesn't need useless people. Pack up and leave."
With one sentence, the department director kicked Lin Chen out of his internship position as if tossing out a piece of trash.
He glanced down at the tattered Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine book in his hand, stunned.
Just moments ago, he was doing his rounds. Now, he was being told that due to "inadequate skills" and a "bad attitude," he was fired.
The irony? Those incompetent doctors who handed out prescriptions like candy were still sipping tea and gossiping in the office, while he, who spent every night studying, got shown the door.
"Lin Chen, someone like you isn't cut out to be a doctor." The director threw that line over his shoulder and walked away.
Bang!
The office door slammed shut. Lin Chen stood alone in awkward silence.
He chuckled bitterly, stuffing his notebook and white coat into his backpack before stepping out into the gray, drizzling weather.
He pulled out his phone and messaged his girlfriend:
[Lin Chen]: I just got fired. Heading back home for a while.
A second later, a reply popped up.
[Su Wanwan]: Let's break up. You're not the type of man I need—I'm a woman with ambition.
He stared at the screen for a long moment, raindrops sliding down the glass like the slap life just gave him.
"Ambition? You asked me to go car shopping with you yesterday," he muttered with a twisted smile, pocketing his phone and dragging his suitcase toward the bus stop.
Sitting on the bus, he watched the raindrops blur the cityscape and mumbled to himself:
"Classic setup. No job, no money, no girlfriend. What's next? Struck by lightning and then a system pops up?"
Right on cue, a mechanical voice echoed crisply in his head:
[Ding! Medical Master System Activated.]
[Host successfully bound. Initial reward ready for delivery.]
[First check-in location: Abandoned TCM Clinic in West Town.]
[Check-in reward: Max-Level "Compendium of Hua Tuo."]
Lin Chen: "…"
He blinked, looked around the bus. Everyone else was glued to their phones or napping.
"I... I really triggered a system?"
He hesitated. "Uh, hello? System?"
[Online. Would you like to view the Beginner's Guide?]
"…Holy crap. You're real? I was just talking trash!"
A floating interface popped up in his mind, sleek and minimalistic:
[Medical Master Sign-In System]
Current Level: Lv0 (Novice Physician)Today's Check-In: Abandoned TCM Clinic, West TownTime Remaining: 03:48:17Reward: Max-Level Compendium of Hua TuoSystem Shop: LockedSystem Missions: Locked
"Hua Tuo… The legendary doctor who did brain surgery before anesthesia?"
If this wasn't a prank, it might be the first good thing that's happened to him in months.
The bus stopped at Old Street, West Town. Lin Chen checked the time—just over an hour left to complete the check-in.
"Well, why not? Worst case, I waste a trip. Best case… I turn my life around."
He stepped off the bus and walked into the rain.
What he didn't notice was that, inside the bus, a girl in a beige coat and white shirt had been quietly watching him through the fogged-up window.
With cool, elegant features and eyes like deep pools, she whispered softly:
"Lin Chen?"
"林尘,我们医院不需要废物,东西收一收,马上走人."
主任一句话,把林尘从实习医生的位置上踢了出去,干脆利落,像扔一件多余的垃圾.
他低头看了眼自己手里那本翻得起毛的"中医基础理论",有点发懵.
上一秒,他还在查房,下一秒,就被告知因为"医术不达标"+"态度不端正",直接开除.
搞笑的是,那些给病人瞎开药的庸医还在办公室喝茶吹牛,而他这个每晚复习,认真看诊的实习生,却被一脚踹了出来.
"林尘,你这种人不适合当医生."主任撂下这句,转身走了.
门被"砰"地一声关上,空气里只剩下他一个人的尴尬.
林尘苦笑,把笔记本和白大褂塞进包里,走出医院大门.天色灰蒙,毛毛细雨下得没个痛快.
他掏出手机,给女友发了条消息:
[我被医院辞退了,打算先回家一段时间.]
消息刚发出去,微信提示"叮"的一声——
[苏晚晚:我们分手吧,你不适合我这种有事业追求的女人.]
林尘盯着这行字,半天没动.
风有点冷,手机屏幕上的雨滴一点一点滑下来,就像他的脸面一样,被生活一巴掌甩得透心凉.
"我不适合?你昨天不是还说要我陪你看车展?"
林尘冷笑一声,把手机揣进兜里,拎起行李,踏上回家的公交站.
坐在车上,他盯着窗外呆了几分钟,忽然自言自语:
"啧...真是经典狗血剧本.没工作,没钱,没女朋友.下一步是不是要我被雷劈了,然后觉醒个系统?"
话音刚落,脑海里竟然真的响起一道清晰机械音——
[叮!神医签到系统已激活.]
[宿主绑定成功,初始奖励即将发放.]
[签到任务已刷新:请于今日18:00前,前往"城西废弃中医诊所"完成首次签到.]
[首次签到奖励:满级"华佗全书"]
林尘:"..."
他愣了两秒,下意识左右看了看.
周围人正常玩手机,睡觉,刷抖音,没人一脸懵逼地看天.
"我刚刚...被系统绑定了?"
他眨了眨眼,试探性地在心里喊了声:"系统?"
[在,请问是否查看新手指南?]
"...卧槽,你真来了?我嘴巴这毒,以后能闭嘴就闭嘴."
林尘心跳加速,脑海中浮现出一个类似全息投影的面板,界面简洁,功能清晰:
[神医签到系统]
当前等级:Lv0（见习神医）今日签到地点:城西废弃中医诊所剩余时间:03:48:17签到奖励:满级"华佗全书"系统商城:未解锁系统任务:未解锁
林尘喉结滚动了一下.
"满级华佗全书...不会真的是那个华佗吧?"
他想起课本里那个"开颅不死"的神医,心里隐隐有些期待.
这一切未免也太玄乎了,但最起码,比现在的破落日子,有盼头多了.
公交车在"城西老街"停下.他看了眼时间,离系统设定的签到截止时间只剩一小时多.
"罢了,不去白不去,万一真能翻身呢."
他拎着行李跳下车,雨还在下,他迎着风往废弃诊所的方向走去.
这时候他没注意到,公交车窗内,一名身穿白衬衫,披着米色风衣的女孩正默默注视着他离开的背影.
女孩眉眼清冷,一双眸子像藏着山雨,嘴角微抿,轻声念出他的名字:
"林尘?"