The Rescued Girl 2

She lowered her head, about to scoop up some water and splash it onto her face, forcing herself to calm down with the icy chill—

The very next moment.

Knock, knock.

"It's here!"

Two clear, rhythmic knocks pierced through the rushing sound of water and reached her ears with perfect precision.

The sound was not loud, yet like two pebbles falling into still water, it sent ripples spreading through her heart.

Mayu froze instantly, as though her heart had skipped a beat.

Had he already arrived? A little earlier than promised.

She had no time to react, not even time to turn off the tap.

"Excuse me."

A calm, magnetic male voice came from outside the door.

The voice was not loud, yet it carried an innate penetrating quality.

As the words fell, the hospital room's doorknob turned, and the door was pushed inward at an unhurried pace.

"—"

Afternoon sunlight poured in through the opened doorway and the bright corridor outside, instantly illuminating the dust in the room.

Mayu instinctively narrowed her eyes. When she opened them again, every bit of her attention, her entire mind, was firmly captured by the figure standing backlit in the doorway.

Her mind went blank for a moment.

That person's features were like a work of art meticulously carved by the finest craftsman from the most precious materials.

Though "beautiful" might not have been an appropriate word for a man, Mayu could find no better one.

His brilliant yet non-dazzling golden hair seemed to flow like melted honey beneath the corridor lights.

His skin was almost translucent in its fairness, bearing an ivory-like texture in the light without the slightest flaw.

But the most striking feature was his eyes.

They were sapphire-blue, as clear as the purest lake on a high plateau, yet