[Government worker + age gap + both leads' first relationship + sweet romance]
Pei Ling worked diligently, never imagining she would have any connection to him.
But as it happened, he was a distant relative of her best friend.
She didn't want to see him, yet kept running into him.
**
That time, she took the wrong person's hand. When she hurriedly pulled away, his grip tightened a little, and she noticed.
Later, when she was panicked and at a loss in the hospital, he offered her his shoulder. "If you want to lean on me, I'm always here. If you don't, just say the word and I'll leave at once. I won't force you to stay with me, but I won't give up easily either."
**
She thought he was holding himself back.
In truth, he simply had enough patience...
