SECOND BREATHING(1)

I finally concluded the briefing at 6:30 a.m. by turning over a patient who had just had a life-saving emergency treatment to the Deputy Director of the Department of Surgery. I didn't need to glance in the mirror after the briefing to realize how pitiful and unput together I appeared. The vice dean of the department must be concerned about how my presence will impact the department if I stay around here "He rubbed my shoulder and said, "Xiao Xia, you go back to your room to rest soon; your eyes are already bloodshot. attractiveness" of the hospital. hey." As I dragged myself back to the doctor's waiting area, I made sure to smile brightly at the slightly familiar nursing sister who was handing out breakfast to patients who happened to cross paths with them on the street. I went back to the waiting area and sat down in a vacant spot with the intention of taking a little nap before leaving. When the door to the room opened and Doctor Chung Vien entered, I had just opened a carton of milk and was going to drink it. I momentarily froze, automatically nodded, "Greetings, Dr. Chung. Are you working?" Chung Vien sat down next to me naturally after nodding, and without saying a word, he reached out and pulled the curtain from my lunchbox before putting it in his mouth. When I looked at him with disgust, he grinned widely and said, "What's there to be shy about with you and me, right?" I snorted, turned my back on him, and slowly drank more cow's milk. For years, I've made an effort to avoid spending time alone myself with this man. Because of how that kind of silence always makes me think back to a distant time, recalling the occasions and the son's image that was deeply ingrained in my heart at the time. But that grief does not appear to be present in Chung Vien. Have you heard, Bai Duan will be back next month? he asked, raising his head abruptly and looking me straight in the eye. He had just finished devouring all of my bids with his mouth open. My right hand began to quiver uncontrollably. "You should try harder," Chung Vien cheerfully stroked my shoulder. "If he comes back, he will become the mainstay of that department." There may have been another emergency since Chung Vien's phone rang loudly before I could react.