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.

and brushed her teeth, then go to bed. She

eyes half-closed, she took her phone and answered it. Lea's loud voice came from the other end of the line. "Why didn't you see me

I didn't get enough time. But I have two days off today, so I'm coming to visit you.

you still want us to be

smiling. After hanging 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

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

you grow up!" she said and pinched her

a pair of round black eyes, thin lips, and red cheeks that made her look cute

up because Lea had always joined her in their video

little girl and kissed her on

like my daughter so much, why don't you consider having

back, so she just changed the topic. "What's inside this huge bag?

and said, "This set

she hugged Rachel. "Thank

out the clothes and checked them one by one. With a satisfied look on her face, she said, "They all look beautiful.

"I'm glad they all fit her well. It's my first time to buy things for a baby, so I worry that

have good taste. Of course, I

hadn't seen each other for quite a long

knocked on the door and asked, "Mrs. Qin, is your friend going to stay for dinner? I'll cook a few

asked, "Would you like to have dinner

her head. "I'll

living with the Qin family now. Henry's

embarrassing if she stayed for

she suggested,

"It's not possible. They always say that foods in restaurants are not healthy.

the elders of the Qin

that she had complained about her married life

feel like I lose my

her family asked her to quit her job as

choice. The pressure from both families was hard to bear, so

her dismay, they still found a lot of reasons to force her to stay at home until she got too much attached to Rita. Now, she couldn't afford

happened already. You can't turn back the time anymore. Besides,

said, "Why don't I try to put Rita back in my belly

She poked Lea's head, and they burst into

Evening came.

went downstairs with Rita in Lea's arms. After saying goodbye

here were very far from each

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 responded to her request.

hour, she finally saw a bus