"Others will be scared when they see me."
"That’s for others."
"How did you guess so quickly that I have porphyria?"
"Your clothes. In such hot weather, covering your head and face, it’s probably this illness."
"Ah? That’s all?"
"What’s so hard about that?"
"I guess for a doctor, it’s not hard at all."
Zhou Mo Sen did indeed determine that she had porphyria from the way she dressed.
Of course, it was also because of her face that hadn’t seen the sun for a long time.
But, this illness isn’t easy to diagnose.
As mentioned before, in ’Dr. House’.
The little girl who was almost made into a human stick by House had porphyria.
This illness is quite strange, mostly congenital, meaning it’s in the genes.
However, it can also develop later in life.
But it is quite rare.
Yet historically... indeed, Europe’s vampires were actually porphyria patients.
The most noticeable symptom of porphyria is ’photosensitivity’.
In simple terms, it’s a fear of light, just like vampires.
And back then, people didn’t know how to treat it, so some patients drank blood.
Actually, drinking blood doesn’t cure porphyria.
But during the vampire legend era, people simply didn’t understand.
They thought drinking blood could cure the illness.
Moreover, perhaps there were certain nutrients in blood that could help a little.
And that’s how the vampire legend came to be.
You must understand one thing, human medical progress.
Is explosive in nature.
Specifically, it has been like an explosion in the past few decades.
In the vast course of human history.
Medicine was in a long period of ignorance.
As we all know, the founding father of the United States, George Washington, died in 1799.
Less than twenty days before the turn of the century, he contracted pneumonia.
Then four doctors came to ’treat’ him.
The ’treatment methods’ included, but were not limited to.
Injecting mercury, sweating with steam, and bloodletting, etc.
The old man was pretty tough, losing two liters of blood before feeling he couldn’t make it.
Generally speaking, losing one liter of blood without fainting is considered having a strong constitution.
So, it’s quite normal for people in the past to think porphyria patients were vampires.
What about now?
The general public isn’t very aware of this illness either.
After being accurately ’diagnosed’, the girl seemed very happy.
But Zhou Mo Sen had something he wanted to ask.
"What do you actually know?"
The girl was not in a hurry, "I know what you want to know."
???
Zhou Mo Sen couldn’t help but feel a bit irritated, "Since you came to find me, you definitely want to talk, right?"
"Smart." The girl smiled, "So, you have to..."
"What do you want from me?" Zhou Mo Sen was quite curious.
The girl seemed to have finally thought of something and laughed, "How about you treat me to something?"
"Treat?" Zhou Mo Sen frowned slightly.
...
If you want money~
go-to-the-hell~
If you want love~
go-to-the-hell~
Zhou Mo Sen didn’t understand music, couldn’t tell if this was heavy metal rock or some other rock genre.
But it should be rock.
Looking at the people on stage, dressed in bizarre costumes, with exaggerated makeup, like demons from hell.
Screaming their lungs out while singing, not sure if they’re in tune.
Forget it, anyway, this ’bar hopping’, Zhou Mo Sen had an ulterior motive.
This bar named ’Blazing Hell’.
Was designated by the girl.
Up to now, the girl hadn’t given her name.
Which left Zhou Mo Sen quite frustrated.
The two of them sat at a table.
To be honest, even before Zhou Mo Sen’s transmigration, he hadn’t been bar hopping.
Dr. Zhou saw no issue with the act of bar hopping.
But simply because he had too little time.
Spending all day at the hospital was already exhausting, so any free time was spent sleeping.
Any extra time was for watching movies or going for a run.
Having no experience, he didn’t know how this bar charged.
Or how American bars differ from Chinese ones.
But the girl seemed very familiar.
She came in, ordered drinks and beverages, and then listened to the singing.
Some were dancing around.
She didn’t go, but...
"You this..." Zhou Mo Sen was very surprised to see the girl take something out.
"What’s the matter?" The girl smiled, "Didn’t I say, I’m a vampire?"
What she took out was a ’blood pack’.
Not a blood pack from a game, but a physical blood pack.
It seemed it was taken from the hospital.
And she added it to her drink.
This... she can’t drink alcohol because of porphyria.
So she adds blood to her drink?
Zhou Mo Sen couldn’t really understand.
As a doctor, he couldn’t help but say, "This blood is meaningless to you."
That’s right, porphyria was indeed considered as vampire in the past.
But in reality, drinking blood doesn’t really help.
In fact, it’s not as good as eating a bit of carrot.
But to Zhou Mo Sen’s surprise, the girl smiled and revealed her small fangs.
"Who said I drink blood to cure a disease?"
??
Zhou Mo Sen was quite helpless, watching her add a lot of blood to the beverage, then a sip... a bit of crimson trickled down the corner of her mouth.
This scene... was actually quite beautiful.
After the girl finished drinking, she smiled and said, "I drink blood because I want to become a vampire."
???
Zhou Mo Sen couldn’t understand, "I don’t want to interfere, but this sounds inconceivable."
"What’s so inconceivable about it?" The girl was rather curious instead.
"Vampires don’t exist at all," Zhou Mo Sen spoke the truth.
"So what?"
"Ah?"
Zhou Mo Sen was really confused by this girl.
Fortunately, the girl gave a simple reason.
"Since you know that I have porphyria, you should know when it was discovered, right?"
"Oh... could it be..."
"That’s right, it was when I was a child, and at that time, I became the... vampire of the entire school! Hehe..."
"..."
Zhou Mo Sen was silent, he already understood.
Most porphyria is discovered at a very young age.
And at that time, this girl was probably in elementary school.
Then, she was most likely bullied.
This girl’s current actions might be a form of retaliation.
You say I’m a vampire, then I’ll be an actual vampire!
It’s probably that kind of mindset.
More than that, Zhou Mo Sen couldn’t guess.
Actually, the fact that Zhou Mo Sen can guess these things, has a lot to do with him having interacted with many patients.
An experienced doctor can quickly see through a patient’s reluctance to admit illness.
Besides... a word of advice.
For those guys who are good with their hands, don’t consult Chinese medicine doctors, and if you do, it’s best to go alone.
Otherwise, it would be quite awkward.
And now, the two finally got to the point.
"I know what you want to know." The girl was very confident.
"Really?" Zhou Mo Sen wanted to coax her a bit.
"But you have to agree to my terms." The girl wouldn’t be fooled.
"What conditions?" Now it was Zhou Mo Sen’s turn to be curious.
He really couldn’t figure out what this girl wanted.
But he saw the girl, resembling a vampire, smile.
"You’re a cosmetic surgeon, can you make me look like a vampire? A real one?"
"Ah?"
It must be said, Zhou Mo Sen was really taken aback.
An ordinary person doesn’t want to be, and instead wants to be a vampire?
But immediately, Zhou Mo Sen was relieved.
Foreigners are like this.
I’ve heard of people undergoing plastic surgery to look like Barbie dolls.
And some even more extreme cases where people modify themselves to look like dogs.
Such bizarre news, he had indeed seen before.
From a medical perspective, this must be a psychological issue.
But when it comes to the girl in front of him...
"You already look a lot like a vampire."
Zhou Mo Sen spoke the truth, but it was also a bit of a tease.
The girl caught on, but she wasn’t angry.
"I want to look even more like one, or, if your skills are superb, then turn me into a real vampire."
She said it very candidly.
Zhou Mo Sen was somewhat silent.
But at this moment, the girl said, "Someone is spreading rumors that are unfavorable to your clinic, right?"
She actually knows!
In fact, even just now, Zhou Mo Sen thought this girl might be bluffing.
Now he’s completely sure, she definitely knows some key information.
"You know, cosmetic surgery requires a psychological evaluation beforehand."
As soon as he said that, the girl laughed.
"Your clinic has violated regulations before."
This...
"No! That’s a rumor!" Zhou Mo Sen was a bit angry.
But the girl took his hand, "I can tell you’re a good person."
Ah? Did he just get friend-zoned?
Zhou Mo Sen said a heartfelt word, "Actually, you really don’t need to undergo such surgery, you already look a lot like one."
The girl was amused, and then she said.
"I heard you Chinese people don’t like to owe others a favor, so I’ll tell you first. The one spreading rumors is Dr. Howard from Howard Clinic."
Is it him?
Zhou Mo Sen immediately asked, "How did you know?"
This question was very ordinary, but the girl’s answer took Zhou Mo Sen by surprise again.
"My name is Alice Howard, he’s my father."