“Dr. Tao, you’re finally back. We’ve been waiting. The workshop sent an urgent message about an important patient urgently needing instruments. We’ve booked a flight in two hours and are preparing to leave,” said the lead maintenance worker.
Tao Yu’s brow furrowed: “But Mr. Yue’s final examination hasn’t been done.”
“There’s no other way. That patient’s mental state is deteriorating. Without treatment, they might not survive. Mr. Yue’s physical condition is no longer critical. If he still wants an examination, he can come to the US,” the worker said gently.
Tao Yu looked at him helplessly and finally nodded. What else could she do? Saving the more critical patient came first, though she wondered if Yue Linze would understand. She sighed and went to find Yue Linze to explain the situation.
Yue Linze was silent for a long time. When Tao Yu was about to speak, he asked with a furrowed brow: “Are you going with them today?”
Tao Yu was stunned, not expecting him to be fixated on this. Yue Linze misunderstood her silence and raised his bandaged hand dissatisfied: “I became like this because of you, and you’re just going to leave? Isn’t that heartless?”
His voice grew cold with anger, seriously holding up his white bandaged hand like a schoolchild demanding compensation. Tao Yu couldn’t help but laugh, which earned her an even more displeased look.
She quickly reassured: “Don’t worry, I’m not leaving.”
“Really not leaving?” Yue Linze raised an eyebrow.
Tao Yu thought carefully: “I won’t go back for now. In a few days, when your hand is better, we’ll go to the US together for the final examination.”
“And after the examination? Will you stay there?” Yue Linze pressed.
Tao Yu frowned: “I worked hard to stay there. I don’t want to give up for other reasons.” Giving up her career for love was something she’d never considered.
Yue Linze, seeing her expression, was surprisingly accommodating: “Do what you want to do, then love me. Don’t worry about anything else.”
Tao Yu laughed, a big stone finally dropping from her heart. She thought he might try to stop her from returning, which would have put her in a difficult position.
