Stuck in you

'A handsome man?'

Rachel wondered. As far as she could remember, Lucas was the only handsome guy close to her.

She thanked the nurse and walked towards her office. When she saw a man sitting on the couch, she immediately recognized him. She asked in surprise, "Bill? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to see you," Bill answered with a smile. He was still wearing his morning sports suit.

With a worried expression on her face, she asked, "Are you sick?" She immediately took out the stethoscope from her pocket and went closer to check him.

But he only laughed. "I'm not sick. I happened to pass by here, and I remembered you were on the night shift. Can I invite you to breakfast? It's sad to eat breakfast alone."

Feeling relieved, Rachel said with a smile, "You scared me. I thought you have another heart attack."

In the past two years, she had been seeing Bill constantly because of his heart problem. She kept on reminding him not to exercise too hard and not to stay up late, but he never listened. Sometimes, he would just reply, "I'm not afraid of heart attacks because I have you, a good doctor, as my friend."

Every time he said that, she was rendered speechless.

She looked at her watch and said, "I still have ten minutes to finish my shift. Are you willing to wait?"

"Sure. Can I rest here while waiting for you?"

She nodded and went out of her office. After handing over the patients' records to the day shift doctor, she changed her clothes, went back to her office, and said to Bill, "Let's go. Where do you want to eat?"

"Do you have something in mind? I don't normally eat breakfast outside, so I'm not familiar with good restaurants here."

They walked side by side while chatting.

The nurse station was in an uproar when they passed by.

Since most of the nurses there were in their early twenties, they liked to gossip.

So, while watching Rachel's and Bill's receding figures, they stopped what they were doing and started to chat.

"Is he Rachel's boyfriend? They look perfect together."

"Seriously? As what I've heard, Rachel is already married."

"She got divorced a long time ago."

Rachel kept on sneezing while walking. She couldn't understand why her nose suddenly become itchy although she didn't catch a cold.

They agreed to have some porridge in a restaurant near the hospital. After eating and chatting for a while, they bade goodbye to each other.

Although she was not busy last night, she still couldn't sleep during work hours.

to bed. She was already in a deep sleep when the phone under her pillow kept

loud voice came from the other end of the line. "Why didn't you see me when

she said, "Sorry, I didn't get enough time. But I have two days off today, so I'm coming to visit you. I'll be at the airport in a

you still want us to be best friends, you better

up the phone, she checked the time. There was still an hour left before her alarm clock rang. But since Lea had woken her up already, she decided to pack her things and went to the airport. After getting off the

was playing alone on the floor, greeted her. The two-year-old little girl called

you grow up!" she said and pinched her

black eyes, thin lips, and red cheeks that made her look

up because Lea had always joined her in their video

little girl and kissed her on

you like my daughter so

it was already late to take it back, so she just changed the

dimmed for a moment, but it suddenly disappeared. She put Rita down, opened the bag, and said, "This set of organic skin care products

as she hugged Rachel. "Thank you

one. With a satisfied look on her face, she said, "They all look beautiful. Rita has a lot of new clothes to wear

"I'm glad they all fit her well. It's my first time to buy things

have good taste.

other for quite a long time, they had

on the door and asked, "Mrs. Qin,

at Rachel and asked, "Would you like to

her head. "I'll

was living with the Qin family now. Henry's parents and grandmother

embarrassing

the disappointment on Lea's face, she suggested, "How about we and

yes immediately. But instead, she said, "It's not possible. They always say that foods in restaurants are not healthy. Henry and I

was referring to the elders of the Qin

recalled that she had complained about

added helplessly. "I feel like I lose my freedom. I never thought that being

and her family

it, but she had no choice. The pressure from both families was hard to bear,

a lot of reasons to force her to stay at home until she got too much attached to Rita. Now, she

sadness in her eyes, Rachel tried to comfort her, "Everything has happened already. You can't turn back the time anymore. Besides, you have a beautiful daughter now. I'm sure you will be free again once Rita goes to a

Lea said, "Why don't I try to

poked Lea's head,

Evening came.

they quickly went downstairs with Rita in Lea's arms. After

situated alone on a hillside. Houses here were very far from each other, and everyone had a car, so taxis rarely came

problem because she thought that she could book a taxi through Uber anytime. However, she had been standing outside for nearly ten minutes now, but no one

half an hour, she finally saw a