Final Countdown

Heaven played a cruel joke on Bai Jin. She was a doctor, and she had cancer.

A colleague told her it was liver cancer, and she didn't have much time left.

After filing her leave request, she walked down the corridor, surrounded by the many curious looks of those around her.

Bai Jin didn't care. There was only one thought in her mind:

"How can I make Feng'an forget me?"

She had a same-sex partner six years younger than her, named Shen Feng'an.

They had evaded the world's judgment and shared a secret romance for many years. Now it was time to say goodbye.

Bai Jin rehearsed her breakup speech in front of the mirror many times, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her poor acting was exposed by Shen Feng'an at a glance.

With a heart full of guilt, Bai Jin continued her treatment and made it safely through that summer.

At her bedside, Shen Feng'an, exhausted from all the years of caring for her, fell asleep with her fingers clasped around Bai Jin's.

Bai Jin gazed at her clean, gentle features. With tired, sickly fingertips, she dragged a pen across her diary and wrote:

"This summer is about to end. Will I still be able to spend next summer with you?"

Blurb written on 2023.7.8 at 4:55 a.m.

A realistic, angsty story.

Doctor with cancer & younger academic

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[Blurb]

When Shen Shishan was sixteen and planning to drop out of school, she met a young woman.

The woman wore a shirt and glasses. Her refined, scholarly air stood out in the dusty, rundown train station.

Shen Shishan swung the lodging flyer in her hand, carried a plastic bag full of assorted drinks, and went straight up to her.

During their brief week together, the woman listened to her troubles, went herb-gathering with her, and taught her to read...

When she left, all she gave Shen Shishan was a letter promising financial support for her education.

The place was empty after the woman left, but Shen Shishan couldn't forget her.

She couldn't forget the woman's face as she tied up her hair and looked at her with clear, cool eyes in front of the narrow bamboo house.

Water dripped into the wooden basin, and into her heart.

Wanting to see her again, Shen Shishan gritted her teeth and went back to school, putting up with it all.

She stayed in school for six years.

Shen Shishan grew up to resemble the woman in her memories, but she never saw her again.

Not until an interview years later.

Shen Shishan pushed open the door and saw the elegant woman in the main seat, adjusting her glasses as she looked through the documents.

At the sound, the woman closed her fountain pen, raised her eyes, and looked at her with the same clear, cool gaze.

Just like she remembered.

Philanthropic entrepreneur & special education teacher

Younger devoted lover's sister complex comes true

Ten-year age gap

[Content warning: Wen Shu has had a girlfriend before. She truly loved her, and they did everything couples do.]

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Blurb written in the early hours of 2023.6.3

Theme: Cherish life and live healthily