Baizhu

If the owner of the Bubu pharmacy had known that it would come to this, then, despite his generosity, he would have told you a clear no at the beginning of your difficult acquaintance.

Your sister has been seriously ill for a long time. Trying to find help from doctors, you still came to Baizhu, who, out of his kindness, did not allow himself to charge you a fee that is too much for you. Usually the consequences of such a decision are not serious, but you just... an special case.

You made him agree to help at the pharmacy; you joined his routine life, became friends with Qiqi, and became something more than an unofficial employee who wanted to repay your savior's kindness even after your relative's recovery... And you left behind precious memories.

Searing memories that evoke vague feelings in him, forcing him to look at his phalanges in disbelief. Was he dreaming? What did you say in your delirium? He just sighed, returning to the moment when you tearfully thanked him, kneeling and kissing the fingers of his left hand.

Early evening, the backyard of the Bubu pharmacy, when all the business was completed, Bai was inspired by the views that opened from here: the sea, the mountains... Changsheng has crawled away somewhere, but it seems that he is more comfortable without this white snake at this moment.

His peace was disturbed by the sound of your footsteps, when you sit down next to him on the wide stone step of the stairs, placing a tray with a porcelain teapot and cups of tea between the two of you. As always, on time.

"How is your sister?"The healer casually asks, taking a small sip from the tea, putting the cup back on the tray with a simple but pleasant-looking tea set. The setting sun still tends to burn the earth with its gaze, leaving gaps here and there through the dense canopy of trees. Let the calm day strive to its end, guided by the heavenly god in the coral firmament, accompanied by servants in the form of white clouds.