Under the beautiful woman’s enthusiastic invitation, Zhang Yumei tasted a Black Forest cake so delicious it brought pure happiness.
So… so delicious!
“It’s like Alice in Wonderland!” Zhang Yumei couldn’t help but say.
“Alice?” The woman tilted her head, thinking, then laughed heartily. “Hehe! If Xiaomei is Alice, then I’m the rabbit!”
She clapped her hands with an innocent smile.
Indeed, wearing a light blue, fine-striped lantern-sleeved shirt and blue vest dress of an intern nurse’s uniform, Zhang Yumei did look a bit like Alice.
The hospital room was filled with a lush array of flowers, their fragrance mingling with the scent of tea and cake, helping Zhang Yumei forget her previous sadness.
Two young women chatted away like old friends who hadn’t seen each other in years.
“Alice… where’s Xiao Mei?” The next day, after waking up, Shui Jing hadn’t forgotten her new friend, and asked about the “Alice” with whom she had enjoyed cake at noon.
The nurses were battling with her lunch with utmost patience and love – Shui Jing was unfocused while eating, like a three-year-old child, taking over an hour to finish a meal.
“That intern nurse is probably still busy,” the nurse said in a gentle and polite tone with a hint of barely concealed disdain, “Internship scores are very important.”
Hmph! Clumsy little rookie, how dare she sit casually with Miss Fang and have cake and afternoon tea? Where do they, the senior nurses, stand?
“Miss Fang, would you like some more?” Nurse A looked at the exquisite meals personally delivered by Guan Longji with a hint of envy.
Guan Longji, who had received some documents from the fax machine in the reception room, walked into the hospital room with a thick stack of reports and files.
“Is Shui Jing being naughty again?” He spoke softly, looking tenderly at his pouting lover.
“I want to eat cake with Alice…” Shui Jing mumbled.
“Alice?” Guan Longji looked puzzled, glancing at the on-duty nurse.
“She’s the intern nurse from yesterday,” Nurse A quickly explained. “She’s young and doesn’t know better, just sitting down boldly to have afternoon tea with Miss Fang, without any sense of politeness…”
Shui Jing’s face darkened, her tone turning willful, “I want to eat cake with Alice!”
