After some time, she heard Dr. Su's voice. "We're done!"
The sharp tingling on the back of her hand subsided, and Ling Yiran breathed a long sigh of relief before opening her eyes.
Gu Lichen's forearm immediately caught her eye.
Ling Yiran finally realized she had been grasping his forearm and immediately let go. "I'm sorry!"
"It's fine. I asked you to grab it in the first place," said Gu Lichen as he withdrew his hand.
Dr. Su said to Ling Yiran, "Alright, come again this time next week. Be careful and don't touch water for three hours after you get back. Don't lift anything heavy with your hands either."
"Okay," said Ling Yiran.
When they left Dr. Su's small clinic, Gu Lichen said, "I'll drive you home."
"I… can take the bus myself," she said, turning to leave.
He stopped her and said, "Sending you home doesn't mean you have to promise me anything. You don't need to avoid me like this."
"I just don't want to give you any more trouble." She pushed his hand away, making him groan with a frown.
She was a little surprised. She had not pushed his arm away with much force! Just then, Ling Yiran suddenly stared at Gu Lichen's sleeve.
‘He’s wearing a white shirt today, but now there’s a faint tint of red on his forearm near his wrist. Is that…'
Standing in front of Gu Lichen, she said, "Put your arm out first."
He smiled faintly and held out his right arm as she had asked. It was only a minor injury, but seeing her so serious put him in a good mood.
It was as if... she cared about him!
Ling Yiran lowered her head and carefully rolled up Gu Lichen's sleeve. Then, she put the adhesive bandage on his arm. "Don't do that again. I can't control my strength when I'm in pain."
He said, "It was of my free will! It was only through that I could experience how much pain you were suffering. However, I only experienced a small part of it. The pain you suffered during the treatment must have been far greater than this."
He could not bear that pain for her, so suffering the pain with her was probably a good idea.
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