The year I graduated from high school, I rejected Gu Cong’s confession in front of the entire school.
I told him I already had a boyfriend.
He nodded politely and turned to leave.
At four o’clock the next morning, he boarded a plane to study abroad.
As for me, I continued my routine, heading out before dawn to snag a spot for my breakfast stall.
Eight years later.
Clutching my last seven thousand yuan, I boarded a train to the Capital with my gravely ill daughter in my arms.
After reviewing her medical records, the doctor shook his head.
“There’s probably only one doctor in the entire Capital who can perform this surgery.
“He’s a specialist who just returned from abroad. He once performed a successful operation on a patient with a condition very similar to your daughter’s.”
As he spoke, he called out to the man behind me with pleasant surprise.
“Let me introduce you. This is the man I was talking about-Gu Cong, Dr. Gu.”
