The dream

They went back into the emergency department and were relieved to see that most of the patients have been attended to and the only ones remaining only had minor injuries which could easily be taken care of by the nurses and first-year residents, they both retreated into their office after confirming that their attention wasn't needed.

"I am so tired," An Ke said as she sank into her chair and opened the bottle of water she had on her table, gulping it down noisily.

She was about to share her schedule with Yu Yan when she realized that she seemed to be asleep, she turned her chair to face her and gently poked her cheeks but she didn't receive any response.

"Are you seriously sleeping?" An Ke asked rhetorically, she hasn't even gone home for four days now and Yu Yan who had gotten the chance to rest at home yesterday was sleeping while she is still busy working.

"I should be the one sleeping not you," she remarked then continued with her work to let her sleep in peace.

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The black void in her vision suddenly disappeared and she was now standing beside a lake. She looked around yet she couldn't recognise where she is until she heard a voice come from the cave by her left.

She took careful steps as she entered the cave, she could tell she is dreaming right now and all she is seeing is not real.

She stopped when she saw the shadow of a girl then she stretched her neck to see the girl's face but what she saw made her eyes widen...she is dressed in ancient clothing yet has long scarlet hair and orbs but what is surprising is that the girl looks exactly like her without the scarlet features.

She saw the shadows of two men inserting a pin in the girl's head making her scream her lungs out, she felt a blast blow her away.

"No!" she yelled as she jerked up from her seat and opened her eyes with her chest heaving up and down.

She looked around to see everyone in the office staring at her strangely including Xiaomeng, she tucked her stray strands behind her ear.

"It was just a dream," she said before they could even ask her, she rubbed her hands together and wiped her face to erase the traces of drowsiness that remained.

"It must have been scary,". Li Chen remarked.

"Well..." she didn't know what to make of it but everything makes her feel unsettled.

"I want to take a breather outside," she said then left the office, they glanced at each other after she left wondering what dream made her so tense that she even has to excuse herself.

She went to the intensive care unit and recovery room to check on the patients in her care, the boy whom she had operated on was already awake so she checked his vital signs and when she was sure he was okay she went out of the recovery room.

She just couldn't stop thinking about the dream she had just had, it seemed too vivid for her to dismiss, she has had several dreams but this particular dream was disturbing especially the blast...

CRASH!

She turned to look at the person she had just hit and alas it was the one person she would never wish to meet, Alan Chen.

He is the assistant director of the cardiology department and his father is one of the most powerful people on the board of directors, which is the reason why he was given such a high position at such a young age, he is also well known for his arrogant attitude but there is no one who despises him as much asthan Yu Yan.

"I am sorry I didn't mean to hit you," Yu Yan hurriedly apologised, they both bent down to pick his phone which had fallen on the floor, she looked up to see his face almost touching hers. She looked away quickly then she stood up hurriedly and gave him his phone.

"Thanks," he said smiling with his eyes fixed on her face.

The smile he always gave her was what she hated the most about him, he always smiled at her in a seductive and yet displeasing way, he had been trying to woo her ever since she started working at the hospital but she had always ignored his feelings for her.

"I need to go now," she hurried away without waiting for him to reply to her.

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An Ke decided to go to the cafe to grab a drink after doing her inpatient rounds, she ordered a cup of iced americano and looked around for a table to seat, she noticed a table which was at the corner of the cafe then she decided to sit there.

She sips her drink with relish as she looks out of the glass walls of the cafe, she looked away when she noticed that there was nothing interesting to see, as soon as she looks away, she noticed a tall and handsome guy walking towards her, she couldn't help but fixate her eyes on the guy.

She felt like she was in a web drama where the male lead is walking towards the female lead with a bright halo behind him, the hand holding her drink froze while she watched him unexpectedly seat on the table.

"Hope I am not disturbing your peace," he said smiling.

She could see the two deep dimples etched on his cheeks as he smiled broadly, she finally got a grip of herself and snapped out of her fantasies.

"Oh, no problem" She replied, she was giving it all her effort to hide the excitement she was feeling at that moment but could hardly hold it in.

"You have a beautiful name," he commented as his eyes trailed to the ID card dangling on her chest, she was wondering how he knew her name so she traced his gaze then realised he got it from her ID.

Thanks," she responded shyly.

"My name is Wang Li Wei, nice to meet you," he said as he extended his hand to her.

She was delighted at the thought of touching his hands so she hurriedly shook his hand but she quickly let go when she realised she was holding his hand too tight.

"Are you a staff or a patient?" she asked not sure if that was the right question to ask because he didn't seem like a doctor.

"I am not staff or a patient but I will soon become a surgeon here" he answered with a smile on his face.

Really charming!

"Really!" she exclaimed in delight at the prospect of working in the same hospital with this prince seating in front of her.

"What department will you be working in," she asked hurriedly.

"I will be working in the department of neurosurgery " he replied, hearing his answer An Ke was disappointed, she was hoping he would be working in the department of general surgery and her disappointment was so obvious that he could see it written on her face.

"What department do you belong to?" 

"If you already saw my name on my ID card then you should know I am a general surgeon," she lifted her ID card and answered.

"What a pity, I was hoping we would be in the same department," he said with a sincere tone to his words and she could hear a hint of flirting, not that she is new to the system.

She wasn't sure of how to interpret his answer but her instinct told her it is a good thing that he thought of her in that way, she looked at her watch and realised it was past her break and she needed to return to the office.

"I need to go now, I think we will be meeting very soon, bye," she said as she stood up taking her remaining americano with her, he smiled at her as she left and watched her until she left the cafe.

"She is quite interesting," he remarked as he also stood up to leave the cafe.