The Commander Has Two Loves, So I Have Come to End Things

"Mom, I'm planning to go to Lijiang to find you and work with you as a doctor with Doctors Without Borders."

One burst of static after another came through the landline receiver. I knew they were the sounds of artillery on my mother's end.

Hearing what I said, my mother sighed.

"Qile, have you thought this through? Life is very hard here."

Looking at the black-and-white photograph in my hands, I lowered my eyes and gave a firm nod.

"If you've made up your mind, then come. I'll be waiting for you here."

There was a note of relief in my mother's voice.