Here we go again; I automatically blocked out her praise and enjoyed the delicious chocolate. After eating the last piece, I looked at the empty box, swallowing hard. Some things, once tasted, become addictive.
Author’s note: I’ll start counting words from this chapter. Someone said twenty thousand words would be enough. I’ll keep my eyes wide open to see how he’ll charm my daughter!
Nanzhou City is fictional, as it involves a corruption case. The heart of a person is deep. Just entering the research room, the associate professor didn’t assign me a formal project but let me observe the morphology of some cancer cells and bacteria to familiarize myself with the project background.
In the fifth-floor laboratory, after observing the proliferation of lung cancer cells all morning and completing the experimental records, I was exhausted, with my waist and back aching. I stood up, rubbed my waist, and walked to the corridor to catch some air.
Inadvertently, my gaze was drawn to the other side of the corridor.
There, a sterile laboratory came into view. Through the glass window, I saw a man in a white coat and mask suturing a wound on a rat. He leaned slightly, the silver needle dancing lightly between his slender fingers. I had never seen such a figure—white tranquility, unwavering stillness, and a sacred solemnity. His gaze was full of respect and tenderness for life, serious and cautious. Every twitch of the rat made him furrow his brow, as if beneath his fingers was not just a rat but someone he deeply loved.
After a time, I remembered to call Qin Xue and invite her to lunch at the cafeteria.
She took a long time to answer, her voice hoarse, “I’m not feeling well today and didn’t go to school.”
“Are you okay? Do you have a cold? A fever?” I asked nervously.
“It’s nothing, I just didn’t sleep well last night and have a bit of a headache…” I recalled her furrowed brow and tear-filled eyes. I couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Why bother?!
“Then eat something, take some painkillers, and get some sleep. That’ll help.”
“Mm! I know, bye!”
“Xiao Xue! Wait a moment…”
