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  "Sister, do we have more patients or are we done here?" Xie Ming asked the nurse who was standing beside the desk while holding the list of the appointments for the day.

  The nurse checked the list and smiled at her, " No. That was the last patient for today. Seeing the increasing list of appointments every day, you're becoming the busiest doctor in this department."

  " Even Doctor Su doesn't get this many appointments as you do. You're not only famous for your skills but for your beauty as well," she said excitedly.

  Upon hearing her talking about Grandfather Su like this, Xie Ming couldn't help but chuckle. " Don't you have any work left other than flattering? Go and work if you don't want to be told off by Grandfather Su." she laughed and waved her hand to make her leave-

  After the nurse left the office, Xie Ming removed her white coat and went to the washroom to wash her freshen up before getting off work. It's been more than a month since the ritual and Zhao Ming and Ji Cheng went back.

  Because of that incident, her body suffered a great toll and she became extremely weak afterward and tends to get exhausted easily. Seeing her condition, even Liwei was worried and made her stay at the hospital for a week at the least to recuperate well.

  …


  After washing her face, she looked into the mirror and sighed, " I hope everything is fine back then." She walked off the bathroom after wiping her face with the towel.

  She picked up her purse and phone and was about to leave the office when her phone rang. A frown appeared on her forehead when she saw Jian Yan's name on the screen.

  "Brother Jian?"

  Why is he calling her?

  She bit her lips and was hesitant to pick up the call as she was not sure what he has to say but in the end, she chose to pick up the call-

  Xie Ming tapped her fingers on the table as she sipped on the water impatiently while waiting for Jian Yan to arrive.

  She was in the private room reserved by him at a restaurant where he had asked her to meet him. He has reserved this private room for them so that they can talk in peace, without any nuisance.

  She might have left the industry, but Jian Yan is still a hot-shot. Also, if they were spotted together like this by a paparazzi, they will be stuck in an unnecessary scandal.

  "Knock, knock!!"

  She was startled when she heard a knock on the door. She turned around and saw Jian Yan hesitantly pushing open the door.

  Her lips curled in a smile seeing him after so long. He was wearing a blue and white check-print shirt with black trousers and a black cap and a mask to cover his face. He was looking undeniably handsome and charming in those low-key clothes.

  He is Prince-charming indeed. No one can compete with his gentle-innocent-looking yet attractive visuals.

  " Sorry for making you wait. Please sit." He stepped inside and removed his cap and mask, taking a seat opposite her-

  Xie Ming pursed her lips and sneaked a peek at him while drinking her juice that she had ordered. It's been 10 minutes since he has arrived and they have ordered the food, but they still haven't spoken to each other yet.

  There was an awkward silence between them. After his confession, she started to feel guilty towards him. It's like she has done something she shouldn't have.

  He has always helped her and even when they were shooting, he always saved her from unnecessary trouble and has been kind and friendly to her, even though he doesn't interact with other actors.

  However, after finding out his feelings, whenever she sees him, she feels like she is doing something wrong by not reciprocating his feelings.

  After the curse got resolved, Xie Ming started to feel bad for Jian Yan. He might be the reincarnation of Yang Hanying, but he has never tried to harm Xie Ming nor her who is in Xie Ming's body.

  Instead, he has always helped her and even she can feel his feelings towards Xie Ming. If he wouldn't have gone abroad that time, Xie Ming and he might have been together and not with Liwei.

  She also wanted to talk it out and solve the things between them. Why should she push him away just because of the past which is only in their memories? She can't let the past interrupt her present relationships and push everyone away. If she can't reciprocate his feelings, they can at least stay as good friends.

  " Brother Jian-

  "Xie Ming-

  Xie Ming pursed her lips when they both spoke at the same time. Their gazes met and a pleasant smile appeared on her lips, " Please go ahead."

  He shook his head and pointed at her with his eyes and said, " You should go first."

  She nodded and took a deep breath before speaking, " I……I was thinking about it for a long time. Rather than being awkward around each other, why don't we start anew and become friends again?"

  His brows knitted in a frown as he held onto his coffee mug and fidgeted with it while listening to her words seriously.

  " After what you told me about our……childhood encounter, I was trying to distance myself from you as I don't want to give you any wrong idea about my feelings and make you uncomfortable in any way." she hesitated upon seeing his expressions but continued.

  " However……I realized that just because of that, I don't want to lose a friend who has taken good care of me whenever I needed it and was wronged by anyone in any way. We have grown up and along with our faces, our personalities and priorities have changed as well."

  She stared at him with serious expressions and said, " So I think we should handle this situation maturely and start things anew. We should keep the past in the past and have a new start by becoming friends."

  By past, she not only meant about Xie Ming and his childhood memories but their last life memories that she has of Yang Hanying, the man who ruined their lives but it's not Jian Yan's fault.

  He might have started like Xie Ming, but while working with him, she also started to see him as a friend who has always stood by her side in times of need. How can she ruin their relationship because of such petty reasons?

  Jian Yan pursed his lips and stared at Xie Ming with complicated expressions. The bitter smile on his lips made her wonder what is in his mind.

  After staring at her for a good minute, he finally said, " Xie Ming, I don't think we can stay as friends."

  She was caught off guard upon hearing his words. " Oh!" she was shocked and could only exclaim in surprise as she was still in a daze, trying to understand his reasons.

  After a few minutes, he raised his head to look at her and said, " I am going abroad. That's why I said we can't be friends anymore."

  "……"

  Xie Ming's eyes widened in confusion when she heard his words. " What? Going abroad? But why? Don't you have an upcoming drama project this summer? Why do you suddenly want to go abroad?" she asked in worry, wondering if she was the reason for his sudden decision.

  A smile popped onto his lips seeing her shocked expressions. He can't change her feelings for him but seeing her being worried about him, it was enough for him. His first love cannot complete but at least it has left him some good memories and he got to feel the first-love excitement.

  It was enough for him.

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