He is the youngest deputy chief of the cardiac surgery department. He is calm and restrained and never stops for anyone.
She is a patient's family member, gentle and tough, and never dares to expect too much.
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The first time they met, his mother was undergoing emergency treatment for a heart attack. She panicked and collapsed, but his words of "you have me" stabilized her world.
In the next hundred days, she stayed vigil in the ward while he made rounds late at night; she secretly looked at his profile, which was covered by a mask, and he silently wrote down her favorite breakfast.
No one spoke first, but the eyes had already betrayed everything.
Until rumors spread, some said he "violated doctor-patient ethics" and some advised her "not to delay his future."
She thought about letting go, but he waited for her downstairs all night.
"Mu Zhi," he said, "I have seen too many lives and deaths, so I understand better - missing you is more terrifying than anything else."
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This is a story of two-way secret love, restraint of heartbeat, and finally breaking through the obstacles of reality.
This letter is written to all you who are cautious in love but still long to be firmly chosen.
