Travel Companions

Dr. Qin Chuwen of the cardiothoracic surgery department is known throughout the hospital as an untouchable beauty, a cool, aloof heartthrob with a bright future, according to the young nurses. He is a mountain few can climb. Then one day, people notice that Dr. Qin seems to have changed. He is no longer so cold, and seems more human. Some eagerly seize the chance to conquer this mountain, only to discover as soon as they approach that the ice block is still the same ice block. He is willing to melt only when Dr. Su from anesthesiology appears. So the heartthrob isn’t cold. He’s just not warm toward you. Anesthesiology has long been called the hospital’s “120,” sent wherever help is needed. As the newest chief resident in anesthesiology, Su Mu is either working or on her way to work every day. She’s so busy it feels like a war zone, and she even takes her phone into the shower. She has long heard the rumors about Dr. Qin in cardiothoracic surgery. But apart from at the hospital, she has barely ever seen him, so she’s always been a little skeptical. Until, after finally making it to a day off, her family insists she go on a blind date. There she runs into Dr. Qin, who is also on a blind date. He says something with his cool, handsome face fixed in place, and the woman across from him bursts into tears, even dumping a cup of coffee all over him! Su Mu: “…” For a moment, she can’t tell who has it worse. After the woman leaves, their eyes meet. The man, drenched and disheveled, remains perfectly calm. His voice is cool as jade. “Dr. Su.” Su Mu: “…Dr. Qin.” Now she believes the rumors. He really is cold, the kind of cold that can’t feel heat. The road of medicine is long. I’ll walk it with you. Both leads are doctors. Anesthesiology x Cardiothoracic Surgery Anesthesiologist x Surgeon Reader’s Guide 1. The professional knowledge in this story comes from online courses and papers, including Clinical Anesthesiology. Any resemblance to real cases is coincidental. 2. The author is not a medical professional, and the hospital in the story is fictional. 3. I’ve listened to lectures and consulted reference materials, but there are still many shortcomings in the medical details. I can’t guarantee complete accuracy, though I’ll do my best. Please be understanding if you notice any issues. Thank you so much. ﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎﹎ Coming next: Black and White Fairy Tale Chen Xiangsong was born and raised in the mountains. In the first twenty-eight years of his life, he had only two wishes. The first was to leave the mountains, and he has already achieved that. The second is to buy a home of his own in the city where he lives and put down roots there. To make that second wish come true, he works during the day and spends his evenings hauling goods on a tricycle at the wholesale market. He is an ordinary man among countless others, content to know his place and never daring to dream beyond it. Until a girl with snow-white skin and the haughty gaze of a princess suddenly appears, and he finally allows himself one impossible thought. After meeting Xia He, he has a third wish at last. Xia He’s life came to a halt the day her family went bankrupt and her parents killed themselves with charcoal fumes. Her former glory vanished overnight, leaving her with nothing but resentment and bewilderment. An aunt who used to work for her family takes her to an old-fashioned courtyard house. Looking at the shabby scene before her, Xia He suddenly feels that she is just like the old courtyard: presentable enough on the outside, but already crumbling within. Going after Chen Xiangsong is her last act of defiance. No matter how much Xia He could have imagined, she never thought she would one day be sitting in a thirty-thousand-yuan old Santana, eating a fifty-cent ice pop, and still grinning like a fool. She has heard all kinds of sweet nothings, but Chen Xiangsong’s words are the ones that touch her most. He has just showered, his sleeveless undershirt clinging to him, the lines of his muscles showing faintly through. In the most matter-of-fact tone, he says, “I’ll work hard and make money. We’ll buy a house and put your name on it. You’ll still have a home of your own.” Completed novels Best Warm Welcome: Landlady with Ten Apartment Buildings x Super-Rich Second-Generation Heir Rose in the Blazing Sun: Journalist x Special Forces Soldier When the Moon Appears: Entertainment industry story, Gorgeous and Elegant Heroine x Steady and Dependable Hero Theme: Reverence for life