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In 2003, an eighteen-year-old named Zhou Huandong vanished from the world without a trace.
In 2023, late at night, a teenager hurried in and pushed open the emergency room door, looking lost. Beneath his battered school uniform, his body was covered in scabs and bruises.
Jiang Li was on duty alone that night. He brought out the disinfectant and supplies, then silently bandaged the boy. But when their eyes met, they both froze for a moment.
“I know you.”
The boy's skin was cold, and his gaze even colder. He stared at Jiang Li and spoke his first words.
The window behind him had been left open, and the night wind blew hard.
Jiang Li laughed and scolded the kid for talking nonsense, then turned around. The hand holding the cotton swab trembled.
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[When the me from the past meets the you of today.]
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Short story
20240917
Theme: Cherish the people by your side
