Preface

The specifications of the room are quite spacious, neatly divided into individual small rooms by thick frosted glass. In addition to the doctor who is focused on treating patients, there is another small separate compartment containing a doctor and a nurse.

The freshly washed hands feel slightly cool

"The tooth... the innermost one on the right..." Her voice was muffled because her mouth was being held open.

Nianxiang nodded pitifully, indeed it has been a long time; if it weren't for the unbearable pain, she would probably still insist on not coming here

As I walked over, my toothache was so severe that I could barely open my mouth. After taking a light breath, I quietly said: "Doctor, my tooth hurts, could you please take a look for me..."

He held her chin with one hand, gently pinched her jaw with the other, opened her mouth, his fingers touching her skin, and softly asked: "Where does it hurt?"

It appears that a patient has just finished their appointment, still wearing a mask that reveals only their eyes. They are holding their registration slip in hand, intently looking at something.

Many years later, on another autumn day filled with falling leaves, he sat in a chair and couldn't help but smile slightly as he looked at the words "Nostalgia" in the appointment column

Xu Runqing raised her head, her eyes clear and bright like a mountain stream, quietly gazing at her

Lost in thought, she was caught by his gaze, her finger poking her face, and she stared at him foolishly like that

She was taken aback for a moment, and after her name was pronounced more clearly for the second time, she quickly got up and walked inside

The sky is somewhat overcast, with the clouds hanging very low. Even in the early morning, it is difficult to discern the sunlight.

This is an autumn from many years ago

Nianxiang sat on the bench in the hospital, her chest filled with the echo of a racing heartbeat due to anxiety. She covered the right side of her face with one hand while unable to resist focusing intently on the dental chair inside the opposite door.

Just when she thought she would continue to waste away indefinitely like this today, she finally heard someone calling her name amidst the haze of her toothache

... ...

Although the distance is somewhat far and the view is not very clear, this does not hinder her from empathizing with the patient receiving treatment in the dental chair

... ... is me. Because there are very few surnames, and my given name is somewhat unique, situations like this, where people repeatedly confirm or want to see what someone with this name looks like, ... ... I have long since become accustomed to.

At first, she was his patient

Xu Runqing seemed to smile slightly, her eyes curving gently, as she lifted her finger to support her chin

She has been waiting here for nearly half an hour

After pondering for a long time, he finally set down the registration slip in his hand and stood up

He is quite tall, and upon hearing this, he raised her chin slightly and bent down a bit to carefully examine her teeth. His handsome brows slowly furrowed as he spoke in a flat tone: "Your dental issues have been present for quite some time."