The following morning, the rain had stopped, but the ground was still wet, and the air smelled fresh, almost like herbs after they had been dried in the sun. Huo Yi woke early, his heart still full of excitement from the day before. He washed quickly, dressed in his uniform, and glanced at his phone on the desk. A new message notification blinked at him. For a moment, his pulse raced.
Could it be Liang Chen?
But when he opened it, disappointment swept over him. It was only a message in the class group chat about their schedule. He set the phone down with a sigh, telling himself not to expect too much. Liang Chen had been distant lately, and the silence between them was growing heavier each day.
Still, today was important. Today was another step on his journey to becoming a true doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
