Senior, don't be afraid, I'll protect you.

Jiangcheng Medical University.

Li Xia was following her mentor, checking on the condition of one patient after another.

The girl in front of me is only 21 years old and still in college, yet she has a brain tumor. It's really a pity.

Fortunately, it's a benign tumor, so the surgery isn't very risky.

The girl's surgery is about to begin.

After her mentor left, Li Xia stayed in the ward. Since they were about the same age, she had been taking good care of the patient.

Seeing her sitting on the hospital bed staring at her phone, Li Xia couldn't help but ask, "Xin Yue, what are you looking at?"

"Looking at old photos."

Her phone contains photos of her attending various comic conventions.

She looks stunning in the photo, with a radiant smile.

"It will be alright. You'll be even more beautiful in the future than in the photos," Li Xia comforted her.

“I know, Sister Li Xia.”

But Zheng Xinyue's face still showed worry. After all, it was her first time having surgery, and it was surgery inside her brain. It was impossible for her not to be nervous.

But when she was with Li Xia, her face was still beaming with a sunny and cheerful smile.

"Sister Li Xia, you go ahead and get busy."

"Okay, I'll leave first."

Li Xia left the ward, her expression becoming somewhat melancholy.

She performed exceptionally well at school and completed much of her studies ahead of schedule, so she was granted an early internship, a year ahead of schedule.

The school also intentionally nurtured her, making her the student of the hospital's most outstanding neurosurgeon.

Her status at the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangcheng Medical University is like that of Su Bai porridge at Jiangcheng University.

But after arriving at the hospital, besides her mentor's medical skills, there were so many things she needed to learn and accept.

This is her third month of internship. She has never even stepped into the operating room. Her daily work is similar to that of a nurse.

From a girl who was in a car accident right after graduating high school and became a vegetable... to a girl with two million followers whose future should have been bright, but who was diagnosed with a brain tumor...

Is human life really that fragile?

Li Xia stood in the corridor, looking at a young man walking towards her not far away.

The young man was incredibly handsome, possessing the looks of a young heartthrob.

Li Xia was already familiar with this young man.

He visits his girlfriend every weekend.

"Shen Qiao, have you come to see Xiao Lei again?"

"Yes, Sister Li Xia, how is Xiao Lei?"

"Everything is normal. If things continue like this, she can actually be discharged from the hospital and can be taken care of at home."

"Well, I know."

Xiao Lei's hospital room is right next to Zheng Xinyue's, which is also next to Orange Jam's.

Shen Qiao went inside and sat down next to his girlfriend.

From high school graduation until now.

His girlfriend has been lying in a hospital bed for almost half a year.

The girl who used to have a sweet smile now has no expression all day and is even unable to move.

"Little Tears, I don't know if you can hear me."

Shen Qiao held Xiao Lei's hand and began to recount what had happened at school that week.

He shared everything with her.

It was as if by doing so, she would be a part of his life.

"Little Tears, when you wake up, you have to make up for all the time you owe me..."

……

[During surgery]

Three words appeared before Li Xia.

This time, she went into the operating room. Because the risk of benign tumors was not high, her mentor specially arranged for Li Xia to watch from the side.

Yes, she could only watch; she wasn't even qualified to assist.

A brilliant medical student at school, but all she can do in the hospital is this; in terms of experience, she doesn't even have as much as the nurses in the hospital.

Brain surgery will leave a scar on that pretty girl's head, won't it?

Sudden.

The atmosphere in the operating room became tense.

It emitted the sounds that all doctors hate most.

For a patient, this sound could very well be the countdown to their death.

Li Xia watched this scene, not wanting to look away for even a moment.

She could hear the sounds inside; it was her mentor desperately trying to save the patient.

The tumor is in an unusual location, and part of it is already becoming malignant.

So... this isn't a benign tumor?

Will that girl die?

Li Xia watched this scene expressionlessly, but her heart was pounding wildly, and her whole body was tense.

"Intracranial hemorrhage."

"Stop the bleeding."

"Wipe your sweat."

……

Her mentor was a nationally renowned neurosurgeon, and although the surgery was dangerous, it still saved the patient's life.

However... due to the partial deterioration, this girl may never be able to return to her former beauty.

She will have to take medication and undergo regular checkups, and may even face a second or third surgery.

Now, she lies on the operating table, unconscious and unaware of what has happened.

But she'll find out about it soon enough.

The operation is over.

Li Xia left the operating room with a somewhat dejected expression.

Zheng Xinyue has been moved to a higher-level ward for observation.

In another operating room, two nurses pushed a cart covered with a white sheet past Li Xia.

She looked back at the figures that were gradually disappearing into the distance, realizing that she and this stranger, whom she had never met, were now separated by death.

So... what is a doctor?

After getting off work, Li Xia came to a deserted place. Looking at the empty space in front of her, she silently squatted down.

An overwhelming sense of pessimism welled up inside her, and tears began to fall one by one.

She quickly took out her phone and dialed the number of the person she knew best.

“Porridge…”

Hearing the sobbing voice on the phone, Su Baizhou only said two words:

"wait for me."

Not long after, Luo Ye and Su Baizhou appeared at the hospital entrance together.

The moment Li Xia saw Su Baizhou, she threw herself into her arms and burst into tears.

"You're a doctor, why are you still crying?"

Su Baizhou gently patted her back, just like coaxing a child.

“Zhouzhou, I don’t know anything, I can’t do anything. I can only watch the condition worsen. I can’t wake up the person in a vegetative state, and I can’t help that pretty girl.”

A voice trembling with sobs reached Su Baizhou's ears.

"But they are still alive."

Luo Ye said from the side, his expression somewhat downcast, as if he had thought of something.

Upon hearing this, Su Baizhou also spoke up, "Yes, they are still alive, so Xiaxia, there is still hope."

"You must become a doctor better than anyone else, to conquer one medical challenge after another."

Li Xia released Su Baizhou, then nodded vigorously and said, "I will. I will definitely heal them in the future."

……

Su Baizhou comforted Li Xia for a while longer.

During this time, Luo Ye waited patiently by his side.

Soon, Li Xia returned to her dormitory.

Su Baizhou also walked towards Luo Ye.

"Senior, shall we go back too?" Luo Ye asked.

Su Baizhou didn't speak, but took two steps forward, opened her arms, and gently hugged Luo Ye.

"Senior?"

"Junior, you probably need a hug too, right?"