“Stop! Don’t you listen to me anymore? Take this form and go for a checkup!” Lan Lingling always worried him with her strange ideas.
“Alright, Dr. Chen, I’ll go! I’ll be right back!” she said, took the form, and hurried out.
As the door closed, Dr. Chen sighed. Although Lan Lingling appeared fine on the surface, her inner world was more tragic than that of someone her age. At nineteen, she didn’t even have a close friend.
“Dr. Chen! Dr. Chen! Lan Lingling just fainted at the examination door. Please come and take a look!” the head nurse rushed in, anxious.
“What? Quickly take me to see!” This girl never let him rest easy. Each visit to the hospital brought new concerns. He wondered what he did wrong in his previous life to be stuck with such challenges.
Chen.
“Why would you be angry? You’re the one who fell asleep!” he replied, masking his concern with a smile.
“Fell asleep? I just closed my eyes for a moment!” Lan Lingling insisted, still grinning. “So, what did you do while I was napping? Watch the clock?”
Dr. Chen sighed again, glancing at the clock. “I’ve been here the whole time. You’ve been sleeping for hours.”
“Oh, how boring! Didn’t you have any surgery or patients to check on?” she asked.
“I do, but I couldn’t leave you like this,” he said, feeling a sense of responsibility for her well-being.
“Fine, but next time, bring a book!” she joked.
Dr. Chen chuckled, relieved to see her lively spirit returning. “Maybe I will.”
Lan Lingling sat up slowly. “What should I do now? Am I free to go home?”
“Once the doctor checks on you and confirms you’re okay, you can leave. Just take it easy,” he advised.
“Okay, I promise! Just… no more sleeping in hospitals!” she laughed.
Dr. Chen nodded, feeling hopeful that this would be the last time she’d need to stay.
Chen was startled, patting his chest and exclaiming, “You scared me! You really scared me!”
“You’re not dead yet!” He couldn’t help but think how neurotic Chen was.
Just then, Lan Lingling jumped from the bed to the floor, rushing towards the door. Always so rough, he worried she’d bump into something or fall.
