Before long, Zhao Heng and Shu Xin arrived at a milk tea shop and ordered two cups of milk tea.
"Look, Senior!"
Shu Xin was sipping her milk tea while scrolling through her phone, suddenly seeing something that changed her expression, she handed the phone to Zhao Heng and said.
"What’s up?"
Zhao Heng was somewhat puzzled. What did the younger schoolmate want him to see?
However, he still took the phone.
After taking a look, Zhao Heng froze, because Shu Xin’s phone was playing the video of him rescuing someone earlier.
The video title was indeed quite sensational.
"I guarantee you’ve never seen it, cutting open a person’s neck on site, can they still survive?!"
Looking further, just an hour after Zhao Heng’s rescue, the video posted on Douyin swiftly went viral, amassing over half a million views, more than ten thousand likes, and a thousand comments, with the numbers still climbing.
Zhao Heng returned the phone to Shu Xin, his expression turning somewhat grim.
Although the video wasn’t heavily edited and Zhao Heng’s rescue act was mostly clear, showing the video shooter still had a basic moral baseline, using such sensational titles and videos to gain clicks and traffic is indeed a bit too much.
Neither the middle-aged woman and her child nor Zhao Heng, who appeared in the video, wanted to be thrust into the public eye and gain attention in such a way.
"It’s infuriating, how can these people record and post anything with such titles!"
Shu Xin said angrily.
Shu Xin’s anger was justified because a proper rescue operation turned into a shocking social incident with such a title.
Moreover, Zhao Heng’s act of saving someone earlier was out of necessity; now that it’s exposed to the public, who knows if someone might nitpick unnecessarily?
"Senior, should we contact the video’s author to have them take it down immediately?"
After a pause, Shu Xin added.
"It’s too late; with the current speed of self-media circulation, the video is probably already shared on multiple websites."
Zhao Heng also expressed some helplessness.
He didn’t regret rescuing the person despite the circumstances today, though he didn’t wish to gain such unwanted fame.
Some might wish to become famous to gain traffic, but Zhao Heng disagrees.
"Senior, look on the bright side; maybe you’ll become famous and turn into an influencer!"
Shu Xin suddenly thought aloud.
"Influencer? Then make videos, attract traffic, and do live stream selling?"
Zhao Heng said with a disdainful smirk.
"There’s nothing wrong with that, Senior. How about registering an account to declare you’re the rescuer in the video and clarify the facts, avoiding any nitpicks?"
Shu Xin considered and said.
Seizing the initiative, this might be a workable solution.
"Forget it, let’s leave it be."
Hearing Shu Xin’s suggestion, Zhao Heng slightly shook his head. Sometimes not responding is better; responding might bring more trouble.
"Alright then."
Shu Xin nodded, initially hoping to record a video for Senior.
"After such a tense afternoon, you must be tired. Head home; I’m heading back too."
Zhao Heng suddenly stood up and told Shu Xin.
"Senior, can’t you stay a little longer?"
Shu Xin stood up too, somewhat reluctantly saying.
"Maybe another day, I’m a bit tired today."
Physically, Zhao Heng was fine, but he felt mentally fatigued.
"Alright, Senior, if you come to school again, be sure to find me."
Shu Xin said again.
"Okay, see you."
Zhao Heng nodded.
"Senior, can I hug you before heading back?"
Shu Xin suddenly looked at Zhao Heng with burning eyes, saying.
Zhao Heng didn’t speak, opened his arms, and gently gathered Shu Xin without a full embrace, barely touching before parting.
Before Shu Xin could react, Zhao Heng had finished embracing.
"Okay, you’ve been hugged, head back."
Zhao Heng smiled and said.
"What? You hugged so quickly, I didn’t really feel it. No, I want another hug!"
Shu Xin pouted, expressing dissatisfaction, then swiftly bear-hugged Zhao Heng when he was off guard, truly embracing him.
Sensing Shu Xin’s petite body tightly clinging to him, Zhao Heng caught a whiff of milk fragrance from her.
Only after a while did Shu Xin reluctantly loosen her grip and leave Zhao Heng’s warm and wide embrace.
Zhao Heng looked at Shu Xin in front of him, unsure of what to say; the girl’s boldness and courage genuinely surprised him.
"Senior, remember to find me!"
Seemingly only now feeling shy, Shu Xin laughed and told Zhao Heng before jogging out of the milk tea shop.
Uh...
Watching Shu Xin’s bashful face running out of the milk tea shop, Zhao Heng wondered if the shyness came a bit late, can embarrassment be delayed?
With a slight shake of his head, Zhao Heng picked up his stuff, rushed for the subway, and headed back to his dorm.
As soon as he entered the room, Zhao Heng smelled a musty odor; apparently due to the recent continuous rain, poor ventilation and lack of sunlight led to mold on the walls.
Moreover, this less than twenty square meter room had only a bed, a table, and besides these, just a wardrobe with an external shared bathroom.
Still, it cost 800 yuan a month; this was even in an urban village, prices would double in the city center.
Of course, there were places for 300 or even 200 yuan a month, but then you’d rent a bunk, sharing a room with over ten people.
With Zhao Heng’s previous salary, he could only afford such housing.
He frowned slightly, opened the window, lit an incense stick to partly remove the musty smell.
Thinking again, following Gao Jun in anesthesiology, unknowingly a few more weeks, it’d be almost a month.
Then, the agreed surgery attendance fee could be paid to Zhao Heng, plus his original salary, maybe he could rent a single room near the hospital.
Yes, a single room, a full rental would still be beyond Zhao Heng’s budget.
A penny may bring a hero to a standstill.
Thinking of this, Zhao Heng pondered if there were alternative income sources.
But pondering repeatedly, he couldn’t figure anything, given his exclusive skills were in medicine and nothing else.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Zhao Heng’s mind.
Self-media, short videos!
Yes, Zhao Heng abruptly remembered this.
If he created medical educational videos, utilizing his appearance, demeanor, and abundant professional knowledge, there might be potential?
This idea once emerged became irresistible; Zhao Heng couldn’t help but start conceptualizing how to produce his first medical educational video.
By becoming a medical educational content creator, he could spread medical knowledge to the public and possibly earn extra income if viewership was high, improving his current living conditions.
At the very least, live better!