Chapter 1040

After some time, she heard Dr. Su's voice. "We're done!"

The sharp tingling on the back of her hand subsided, and Ling Yiran breathed a long sigh of relief before opening her eyes.

Gu Lichen's forearm immediately caught her eye.

Ling Yiran finally realized she had been grasping his forearm and immediately let go. "I'm sorry!"

"It's fine. I asked you to grab it in the first place," said Gu Lichen as he withdrew his hand.

Dr. Su said to Ling Yiran, "Alright, come again this time next week. Be careful and don't touch water for three hours after you get back. Don't lift anything heavy with your hands either."

"Okay," said Ling Yiran.

When they left Dr. Su's small clinic, Gu Lichen said, "I'll drive you home."

"I… can take the bus myself," she said, turning to leave.

He stopped her and said, "Sending you home doesn't mean you have to promise me anything. You don't need to avoid me like this."

"I just don't want to give you any more trouble." She pushed his hand away, making him gr