Let's Start From Zero

After some time passed, the door creaked open from the inside. Nurses walked away while the doctor stayed behind to give Jason a lecture.

"Mister Hui, as her guardian, please prevent her from hitting her chest next time. Fortunately, the wound is not bleeding this time. Though the wound didn't reopen, I still need to prescribe two more creams for the injury. One is for day time, and the other is for night time. Here are two more prescriptions for you."

The doctor said with a frown on his face as he handed the prescriptions to Jason.

"Can I go in now?" He took the prescriptions and stacked it on top of the other ones he had received earlier.

"You could go in now. Just remember my advice to not let her make any large movements. For the time being, her wound needs to be your top priority. Even when she sleeps, she can't lean on her injured side. Understand?"

"Yes." Jason's eyes weren't even looking at the doctor's direction. It wasn't difficult for the doctor to guess what he wanted to do the most. Sighing, he stepped aside and gave Jason a nod. As soon as his path was cleared, he rushed inside like a marathon runner reaching the finish line.

Selina was sitting on the bed with her back against two soft pillows when Jason entered. Catching sight of the familiar figure approaching from a distance, she smiled. "You're here."

"How are you feeling now? Is it still painful?" He sat stiffly on the chair while his eyes were fully fixated on her expression; scanning for the slightest hint of pain.

"You don't have to be so stiff. I'm feeling fine. Didn't the doctor tell you my wound didn't reopen? I just hit my chest with too much strength earlier." Though he didn't say it, it was obvious that he was self-blaming himself for what happened earlier. His shoulders were tensed while his back remained straight as a ruler; making him look like the one who needs the most comfort.

Seconds became minutes and the silence started worrying her. She had many words she wanted to say, but no words were willing to come out. The drought in her throat was like a desert with nothing but sand and hot air. As if sand particles had entered her throat and hot air circulated through her lungs, she started coughing.

She reached out to the water pitcher to find Jason already in the midst of pouring her a glass of water. While gently stroking her neck in a bobbing manner, she took small sips from the glass to avoid choking. Once she had finished drinking one glass of water, he immediately replaced the empty glass in her hand with another filled glass.

Smiling, she took the second glass of fluids at her own pace until her throat stopped itching. "Thanks. I'm not thirsty anymore."

He nodded and quickly placed the pitcher back to its original position. "Are you sure you don't need me to get the doctor?"

"I'm fine! The doctor told me earlier that it's normal for people who got out of comas to have dry throats. I just need to drink more fluids. Don't have to worry too much about it." She waved her hands in a flapping fish tail movement.

"Okay." He agreed and went back to his seat. This time, his body was more relaxed than before as he slouched on the chair.

"So, what is your answer?" She asked.

"Answer?" It took him a minute to understand her meaning.

"Ah! You mean being friends first and getting to know each other?" He stood up with a cheery smile.

"Pffft, finally! I thought I had to repeat myself for you to remember." She laughed heartily at his child-like reaction. He looked like a child going to the amusement park for the first time and seeing a whole new excitement he had never experienced before.

"Sure. It makes sense to start from zero." He smiled as he gave his response.

"Just like that? That easy for you to accept my idea?" She thought it would take more to convince him, but he took it way better than she expected.

"Mm. How hard could it be? Like you said, we've separated for years and all grown up now. Just like how you want to learn about the new me, I also want to know how you are. So, let's be friends first." He extended his hand out to her side.

With a saccharine smile on their faces, they introduced themselves to each other as if it's their first time meeting. "Nice to meet you, I'm Jason Hui."

"Same to you. I'm Selina Gu." As they shook each other's hands, Aaron witnessed the whole scene from the door.

He crossed his arms with a grin on his face. "Not bad, boss. Who gave you the coldest bachelor title in the city? You're the total opposite of being cold when it comes to her. I'm so glad you found her after many years of investigating. But it's so weird how difficult it was to dig up her information. I should check up on this matter."

Quickly taking out his phone, he dialed a private number. Deepening his voice, the jolliness in his tone vanished. "I need you to work on another task. Help me find out if anyone was covering up Selina Gu's tracks from us. It's odd how she lived in the same city, yet nobody ever found her."

The man on the other side of the call replied, "Indeed, we've previously found a few females matching the descriptions we've taken leads on. For some reason, Miss. Gu has never shown up during the investigation."

"Wait, what did you just say? If she never showed up on your list for the investigation, then how did you guys find her?" Aaron's back parted from the wall and straightened up tensely. 'If our investigation team considers itself second in rank, nobody would dare claim the first rank. The resources we have are definitely not easy to trample with. So, how..?'