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《《 One week later 》》

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《《 One week later 》》

[A/N: translations are not added in this chapter. They might be added soon.]

I was focused on updating the diet chart pinned to the refrigerator, scribbling down some last-minute changes based on the new medication schedule

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I was focused on updating the diet chart pinned to the refrigerator, scribbling down some last-minute changes based on the new medication schedule.

My thoughts were so absorbed that when my phone rang, it startled me. I glanced at the screen—an unknown number. My first instinct was to ignore it, but something made me pick up.

“Hello?” I answered, unsure if this was another work-related call or someone selling insurance.

“Hi, is this Heer?” A male voice replied on the other end, polite but a little hesitant. His voice was deep but soft, like someone trying to be friendly without coming across too familiar.

“Yes, Heer speaking,” I said, curiosity creeping into my tone. "And you are?"

There was a pause, then he cleared his throat. “Uh, it's Yash. Dr. Yash, actually. I—uh—your mother gave me your number.”

Oh. Right. That Yash. I nearly dropped the pen in my hand. My mother had mentioned something about a doctor, a proposal, and how she wanted me to 'just meet him once.'

But I didn’t expect the call so soon. Or... at all. I wasn’t exactly prepared for this. I mean, who ever is?

“Oh, right. Dr. Yash,” I responded automatically, feeling a strange mix of embarrassment and awkwardness bubble up inside me. “Sorry, I wasn’t expecting the call.”

“No worries, but please, just Yash is fine,” he said with a chuckle, probably sensing my formal tone. “We’re not in the hospital, after all.”

I laughed nervously, immediately regretting calling him 'Dr. Yash' like some overly formal stranger. “Uh, yeah, of course. Yash it is.”

There was a beat of silence. Neither of us seemed to know what to say next, which made the situation even more uncomfortable.

I could hear him shifting slightly on the other end of the line, maybe pacing, and I realized I was doing the same, fiddling with the edge of the paper in front of me.

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