That morning.
Capital Airport, Terminal 2.
The Spring Festival travel rush had yet to arrive, but the airport was still packed with people. A glance around revealed nothing but dense crowds. Dong Xuebin pulled a suitcase ahead of him, holding the boarding passes he had just collected as he searched for Gate 15. Yu Meixia, dressed in a Mink Coat, followed closely behind. She wore a thick white mask over her face, her hair pinned up, and hesitation and nervousness occasionally flickered in her gentle eyes.
"Xiao Bin." Yu Meixia bit her lip and looked at him. "Are we really going?"
Dong Xuebin broke out in a sweat. "Why are you still saying that at a time like this? Of course we're going."
"I... I'm not mentally prepared yet. I..." Yu Meixia's thoughts were in a complete mess.
"What is it?" Dong Xuebin asked with a wry smile.
"Nothing, nothing." She bit down on her lower lip. "Let's go."
Dong Xuebin was not Sister Yu, but at that moment, he could somewhat understand her complicated feelings. She wanted the surgery, yet feared it would fail and take away her last hope. On top of that, it was her first time on a plane, her first time leaving the country, and perhaps she also had an instinctive fear of the very word "surgery." Thinking of that, Dong Xuebin showed no impatience at all. Smiling, he comforted her a few more times and expressed his absolute confidence that the operation would succeed.
Waiting for a plane was a terribly boring thing.
Their flight to Seoul was delayed, and the gate did not open until after nine. When flights landed at Capital Airport, the planes generally pulled directly up to the boarding gates and connected with the jet bridges. Once passengers had their