Chapter 12

Lin Ye loved to read, she enjoyed both Chinese and foreign classics, and she was also willing to take the time to go to the cinema to watch classic adaptations.

“Alice in Wonderland” was a movie she had recommended to Tang Feiwai, so Tang Feiwai naturally understood the implication of her words. But at that time, she deliberately pretended to be clueless, wanting to hear a more direct confession from the other party, she shook her head cunningly, “I don’t know.”

The air was silent for a few seconds, and then Lin Ye’s soft voice rang out in her ear. Her pronunciation was very light, with a hint of a smile, as well as a lazy tenderness that was both captivating and alluring.

“Because, I like you, no reason.”

The letter paper slipped silently from her hand. How sweet the memories were, how much Tang Feiwai regretted it now. Curled up in the corner of the big bed, she lowered her eyes, her chest heaving, letting tears wet the pillow she was hugging.

The next day was her day off, Tang Feiwai didn’t set an alarm clock, and when she woke up, it was already noon. She put away the letter paper beside her and neatly placed it in the iron box. Generally speaking, domestic letters sent abroad can choose international surface mail or international registered airmail. Registered mail is relatively safe, the sender can track the information, but the ones Tang Feiwai received were all ordinary letters.

It was only when the tenant in the next room moved out, and the shared mailbox for the two rooms was opened, that she found these four letters.

No wonder Lin Ye occasionally asked her if she had received any letters from anyone, but she hadn’t taken it to heart at the time…

For lunch, she had three slices of whole-wheat bread and a bottle of yogurt. Tang Feiwai finished watching two surgery videos by domestic bigwigs. She had decided before going to bed last night that she wouldn’t give up, and she went out with the beautiful thought of being able to go to the gym with Lin Ye.

She returned home two hours later, she didn’t see Lin Ye, thinking that the other party was deliberately avoiding a private meeting, Tang Feiwai’s mood plummeted, and she could only choose to continue watching surgery videos to numb herself. Fortunately, during dinner time, Lin Ye gave her a shot of confidence, she sent a document to the work group and said, “My thoughts on the emergency medicine academic conference I attended this weekend, those who are interested can take a look.”

Tang Feiwai was the first to reply, “Received!” So enthusiastic, like she was flattering her leader.

Lin Ye didn’t say anything after that, but Tang Feiwai’s mood, which had been like falling into an ice cave, suddenly warmed up because of a document.

Doctors’ days off are mostly spent in training, attending meetings, and self-study. Tang Feiwai, who couldn’t wait to go to work every day, arrived at the hospital early, and Lin Ye, who left two minutes later than her, drove and arrived at the changing room one minute earlier than her.

Tang Feiwai knocked on the door, she didn’t hear anyone answer, she twisted the doorknob and went in. She had just taken two steps when she saw someone standing in front of the wardrobe, her long hair was down, her figure was slender and tall, her light-colored chiffon shirt was half-undone, making the skin on her neck look exceptionally white.

A back so familiar, Tang Feiwai’s breath caught in her throat, she froze in place, her heart suddenly exploded, and the beating of her heart made her ears buzz. She didn’t dare to look any longer, she quickly looked away and escaped. A colleague from the third group happened to push open the door, swiped her card to get a scrub suit, seeing her flushed cheeks, she concernedly asked, “Doctor Tang, are you feeling unwell?”

Tang Feiwai stammered and made up an excuse, “It’s, it’s hot.”

The female doctor walked towards her own wardrobe, seeing that she was holding a scrub suit, she casually asked, “Aren’t you changing clothes?” She caught a glimpse of Lin Ye in the corner, instantly understood, and said with a smile, “Doctor Tang, we’re all women, what are you shy about?”

As soon as she said that, Tang Feiwai could feel her face getting hotter, she could only pretend to be calm and just smiled, “No, nothing.” She closed her eyes and moved two steps towards Lin Ye, took out her key and looked straight ahead, opening her single-person wardrobe.

There was less than a meter between them, Tang Feiwai was at a loss, she stared blankly at the white coat in the wardrobe. The female doctor from the third group was efficient, she changed her clothes and quickly left the changing room, but Lin Ye, who had come in first, didn’t move for a long time.

Why didn’t she leave? Could she be as nervous as I am?

Tang Feiwai’s unfounded guess was like a seductive snake, desperately trying to burrow into her chest, making her unconsciously turn her head, accidentally bumping into Lin Ye’s eyes, which she had been longing for day and night.

Was she looking at me too?

Their eyes met, and Tang Feiwai suddenly remembered the night before she went abroad in July 2010, and something in her heart started to feel hot.

At that time, the hospital’s residency program was still in its infancy, Lin Ye graduated with a master’s degree and stayed at the emergency department of the Second Affiliated Hospital. As a resident physician, she had three day shifts, two night shifts, one day off, and one 24-hour shift per week. On July 19th, although it was a day shift, it was almost midnight when Tang Feiwai called her.

“The plane leaves at 8 am tomorrow.”

“I’ll go see you off.”

“But, Teacher Tang is here.”

“I just watched you from afar.”

“What about now? Do you want to see me?”

“What?” The sound of water splashing, Lin Ye couldn’t hear clearly.

“Are you taking a shower?” Tang Feiwai confirmed that her parents were asleep, she “ran away from home” late at night, and now she was standing outside Lin Ye’s rented apartment, using the key the other party had given her to open the door.

“Yeah.” The single room in the rented apartment had a bathroom attached. Perhaps she heard the sound outside the door, or perhaps it was telepathy, Lin Ye turned the switch to turn off the water, put on the bath towel from the washbasin next to her, and stepped out of the bathroom door.

“You guess where I…” Tang Feiwai closed the door and turned around, the words that were about to come out of her mouth stopped abruptly because of what she saw.

Lin Ye met her gaze, her eyes were gentle as water, and there was an undisguised joy and a reluctance to part.

Tang Feiwai just stared blankly into her eyes, even though the bath towel was half-covering her, Lin Ye’s graceful figure was revealed in the humid air, she didn’t move her gaze for a second.

“Tangtang.” Lin Ye had just finished showering, her eyes were flushed, she called her nickname, and kissed her slightly hot lips.

They had tasted the forbidden fruit two years ago, on Tang Feiwai’s 20th birthday, logically, it shouldn’t have been awkward. But she was being kissed by the person in front of her, her soft tongue was being teased and danced with, the passionate and surging love was boiling. At first, she responded cautiously, gradually realizing the other party’s reluctance, she raised her hand and took Lin Ye’s nape, letting her kiss deeper, her lips and teeth intertwined with hers.

They stumbled and fell onto the soft double sofa, Tang Feiwai leaned down to peck her eyes, her nose; to gently bite her chin, her collarbone; to chase after kissing her sensitive ears, her flawless side neck…

Little by little, inch by inch, warm kisses bloomed on her slightly flushed skin, lingering in her misty forest.

The bath towel loosened, Tang Feiwai’s left hand unconsciously caressed her slender waist, Lin Ye responded, panting softly, her fingers restlessly weaving through Tang Feiwai’s long hair.

That night, they seemed to have endless things to say to each other, they possessed each other, they lingered, again and again…

“Doctor Tang, after you finish your shift, a patient will be transferred from general internal medicine, you’re in charge of receiving them.” Lin Ye’s voice suddenly rang out in her ear, like a sharp sword cutting through her inappropriate thoughts.

Tang Feiwai immediately came to her senses, her throat was a little dry, listening to Lin Ye’s receding footsteps, she turned to look at herself in the mirror.

A face flushed with blood, red as a drop of blood.