novelraw Chapter 466 - 226. Nan Wan heard Bai Ruoshu say to her that Nan Huaiyu once liked her very much.
Chapter 466 - 226. Nan Wan heard Bai Ruoshu say to her that Nan Huaiyu once liked her very much.
Feeling the gaze upon her, Bai Ruoshu slowly raised her head and saw Nan Wan standing not far away. She smiled, "Doctor Nan, good morning."At around ten, it was actually not that early.
The bench was in a spot particularly favored by the sunlight; when she sat, her whole body was bathed in warm light. As she stood, the shade covered her from the neck up, making her vision clearer.
"It’s been a while, I thought you weren’t in this office anymore."
Nan Wan suddenly recalled that the first time she saw Bai Ruoshu in Shen Zhimei’s office, she looked just the same.
Wearing simple-styled clothes, her black long hair neatly braided into a fishtail, revealing a clean forehead, with a few stray hairs by her ears framing her face delicately.
Her voice was soft, and there was an air of literary elegance in her every move.
Her smile was like a warm sun in winter.
Nan Wan stepped up to her with a gentle and clear voice, "Long time no see, I just went for rounds."
She opened the office door, placed her belongings on the desk, and walked to the water dispenser, "It’s a bit hot outside, come in and chat."
It was Bai Ruoshu’s first time at Nan Wan’s office.
Previously, they only knew each other by sight, merely nodding acquaintances. Nan Wan was in a different department than Shen Zhimei, separated by several floors, so they only occasionally met.
There was nothing different about the office compared to others, except the faint scent of disinfectant was almost imperceptible.
That’s because a faint floral fragrance masked it.
Although Bai Ruoshu grew up in an ordinary family, her strict upbringing made her sit with her back straight on the sofa.
Upright and proper.
Her gaze lingered a second longer on the orchids on the windowsill.
"I came to see Doctor Shen, but her office was locked."
After making tea, Nan Wan put an extra cup around it before handing it to her, "Zhimei is on vacation, she probably won’t be back to work anytime soon. You can call her."
"I see," Bai Ruoshu nodded, reaching for the cup with a gentle smile, "Doctors are so busy, they rarely get to rest and surely don’t want to be disturbed. It’s nothing pressing; I can come another time."
They were not particularly familiar with each other, so after some simple pleasantries, there was a brief silence in the office.
Nan Wan didn’t return to her office chair but chose to sit next to Bai Ruoshu instead.
Though the white coat brought a sense of detachment, when she didn’t smile, her mixed-race refined features had a touch of aloofness, yet it wasn’t an unapproachable feeling, just not easily engaging.
Her tone was bland, with no detectable special emotions, "Seeing you in Qing City, I’m surprised."
When someone who was once entirely gone suddenly appears before you one day, what is that feeling like?
Of course, it is... all the memories of that person rush back to one’s mind, the good and the bad, crowding the nerves.
Chaotic and blurry, with no clear lines.
Bai Ruoshu took a sip of tea, her eyes always carrying a light smile, "A familiar city, familiar dishes, familiar faces, I feel a sense of warmth."
The world might label Paris as fashionable and romantic, but to her, no place was more detestable than Paris.
To hate something because of its association is probably what it means.
To detest a city because of one person.
Hearing Bai Ruoshu’s words, Nan Wan was slightly stunned.
She used ’warmth’ to describe a place that should have been a terrifying nightmare...
Indeed, things have changed.
Having stood all morning, Nan Wan’s calves ached slightly. She relaxed her body against the sofa, her eyes slightly closing, her scattered hair falling before her eyes.
"I thought you wouldn’t want to see me."
The aroma of tea in the air, mingled with floral scents, was quite pleasant.
"Does Doctor Nan think so because of Xiao Zhi?" Bai Ruoshu mentioned her brother without the slightest change in her expression. Instead, there was a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, "I visited that patient Mr. Mu found yesterday; although the surgery was successful, the immune response is severe."
The office’s air conditioning cooled the tea quicker, so it didn’t feel hot to hold.
Her gaze was clear, "If that heart had been transplanted into Xiao Zhi, the situation wouldn’t have been much better. The time left to live in this world might only be half a year, maybe a year, or perhaps three years..."