Guoguo waited for her mother to fall asleep before coming out of the ward, carrying her school bag in her hand.
She hadn't been to school for a while, her studies lagging significantly behind. With the lights off in the ward, she could only study her textbooks in the lit hallway.
Every day, she wished time would slow down, so she could spend more time with her mother.
The on-duty doctor saw the little girl reading on the bench in the hallway and immediately recognized her as Qiao Yu's family.
When others fall ill and are hospitalized, the whole family gathers around.
But this mother and daughter seem to have no relatives; Qiao Yu's only family is her daughter.
A shadow fell across the textbook, and Guoguo looked up to see Doctor Dai.
"On duty tonight, Doctor Dai?"
Doctor Dai didn't stand imposingly over her; he sat down, leaving a chair between them.
