Chapter 17 - 012: Why Are You Always Looking at Me?
Second Uncle has been in the operating room for six whole hours and still hasn't come out. Yi Luowa felt as if something was clutching at her heart, making her suffer—self-blame, worry, dread. She clenched her collar tightly, wanting to cry, but no tears came. They say when sadness reaches a certain point, there are no tears. This time, she believed it.
A pair of shiny leather shoes entered her sight. Yi Luowa slowly followed the straight pant legs upward. A white doctor's coat; this doctor was unusually tall. In order to see his face clearly, she had to tilt her head nearly to a ninety-degree angle, but all she could see was a face tightly covered by a mask.
"I'm your attending physician, Mai Zekai. You're the patient—you shouldn't sit for too long," he said sternly.
Yi Luowa rubbed her neck. "Will my Second Uncle be okay?"
The attending physician replied irritably, "I'm only responsible for you!"
"Your glasses are ugly, and your name doesn't sound good," Yi Luowa muttered, pouting, then turned to Ao Lie, who had been by her side the whole time. "I want to switch attending doctors!"
Ao Lie's mouth twitched slightly. "The doctor is doing what's best for you. I'll wait here for Second Master; you should go rest."
"You're a patient too. Why isn't your attending doctor taking care of you?" Looking at Ao Lie's hands and face, which were both wrapped in bandages, Yi Luowa lowered her gaze to her toes. She had already made up her mind: once they were both better, she would distance herself from them to avoid anyone getting hurt because of her again.
"What are you thinking about?" Ao Lie quickly caught on to her mood and asked in concern.
"Nothing much. Just hoping you both recover soon," Yi Luowa forced a smile at Ao Lie, but the result was more painful than crying.
Doctor Mai turned and glanced at her sideways. "Hideous!"