He couldn't possibly appear every single time.
One couldn't place their hopes on others.
After a moment of silence, Lu Tong spoke, "It's alright, let's take it one step at a time."
The hostility from the Grand Preceptor's Mansion had come prematurely, and upon returning to the Medical Officer Institute, she was about to face an even fiercer onslaught of challenges, but...
But fortunately, some things had reached the point where they were bound to happen.
In the following days, the Grand Preceptor's Mansion should be very busy, too preoccupied to deal with her, a mere "ant."
As she was thinking this, a shadow flashed across the white tent, and Ji Xun's voice arose from outside, "Doctor Lu."
Lin Danqing was taken aback and asked Lu Tong in a low voice, "Why is he here?"
Lu Tong shook her head.
During the daylight hours on the mountain, Ji Xun spoke up for her in a way that was unexpected not only to others but also to Lu Tong herself.