Wisdom Teeth

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A new dental clinic opened in the heart of Jiangcheng's most expensive commercial district. In less than a month, it had become famous throughout the area.

The rumors were all about the attending dentist, Yan Jue: great looks, legs that seemed six feet tall, and the aura of an idol. He had the office ladies in the district falling head over heels.

Qiao Yi realized that painkillers no longer worked on her wisdom tooth. Resigned, she opened the appointment app and picked a clinic less than a hundred meters from her office.

After waiting two hours in the waiting room, Qiao Yi grew impatient and was about to leave when someone pushed open the examination room door from inside.

"Next, Ms. Qiao." The man's voice was low and rich, with a hint of the cool crispness of a snowy winter's day in the south.

The women in the waiting room couldn't contain their excitement. Dr. Gu was actually calling the patients himself.

Qiao Yi's ears perked up. There was no way she could mistake that voice.

She looked up sharply at the nameplate she'd been ignoring. Gu Shiyi was written there.

She froze, unable to move.

Dr. Gu? Gu Shiyi?

How had she not made the connection?

Through the door, she heard the call again. "Next, Ms. Qiao."

But Qiao Yi fled in a panic.

Just as she had years ago, on that rainy night when Gu Shiyi walked behind her in the rain, stubbornly calling her name again and again. They walked to the end of the street, and she never once looked back.

A sudden, sharp pain shot through her wisdom tooth.

Gu Shiyi was just like the wisdom tooth that had sprouted during her girlhood. If she didn't have it removed, it would keep hurting.

Bonus scene

Qiao Yi was gathered with her best friend, dipping hotpot ingredients into spicy sauce while suffering from an inflamed wisdom tooth.

The sharp, tingling pain made her want to cry, but she couldn't help exclaiming, "This is amazing!"

Halfway through the hotpot, someone suddenly sat down in the chair beside her.

Gu Shiyi had just gotten off work. He wore a white shirt, his hair neatly combed without a strand out of place. He looked restrained and aloof, completely out of place in the lively hotpot restaurant.

He said calmly, "As your dentist, I don't recommend eating spicy food while your wisdom tooth is inflamed."

Caught red-handed, Qiao Yi said, "I'll just have one bite, just one."

The hotpot coated in chili oil was gone. In its place, Qiao Yi sat at the table and watched Gu Shiyi roll up his sleeves and cook her a bowl of plain congee.

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Three months after their breakup, Chen Yu suddenly appeared. "Su Nian, come back with me."

The handsome face she'd once been utterly infatuated with now looked haggard.

She had chased after Chen Yu for ten years, and their relationship had long since become unrecognizable. She was tired and didn't want to chase him anymore, so why had he shown up now?

Su Nian was dazed for a moment, her hands and feet turning icy cold. Chen Yu tried to take her hand, and she instinctively swatted him away...

Then she saw Lu Ran walking toward her with an impassive expression, and immediately came to her senses.

They were at the opening banquet for the Haihua Island Hotel. She was there as Lu Ran's date, mingling with the guests. She shouldn't be entangled with her ex here and ruin the atmosphere.

During the three months they'd worked together, Lu Ran had been a completely heartless boss, an unfeeling work machine.

From her first day on the job, Lu Ran had been biased against her. He would surely find an opportunity to fire her and pack her off on the next boat off the island.

"Ms. Su, if you've come to the island to escape heartbreak, I don't think you're suited for this job. You're better off as a tourist."

"I don't want employees with no long-term career plans at my hotel."

In the past three months, she'd grown to love Haihua Island and had no intention of leaving. She was just about to explain when Lu Ran took her hand and asked in a low voice, "Why are your hands so cold?"

Keeping Su Nian's hand warm in his, Lu Ran looked at the haggard man before them and said casually, "Mr. Chen, is it? Welcome to our banquet today."

"But I think I'll be the one to take care of my girlfriend."

#You are a bird flying far from shore. I want to be the island where you can always come to rest.#

Theme: We should each live our lives well and wait for the next time we meet.