A quiet week flowed by, as seamless as water.
The setting sun bled across the horizon, draping the distant mountains in a gauze of orange-red light. A cool evening breeze stirred the leaves.
Li Fan saw his last patient out and, noting the late hour, prepared to head to the back. Before leaving the consultation room, he gently picked up Li Xiaoxi, who had been sitting on the table. "Let me know if anyone comes," he said.
Li Xiaoxi nodded
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