Chapter 4The Slow Bloom

I lay on the hospital bed, looking out the window and listening to the noise outside the ward.

"Yes, Mrs. Chen suffers from Kabuki syndrome and skeletal dysplasia. This time it's only a minor fracture. If there are no other problems, she can go home after it's set. She needs to be very careful in the future and cannot..."

"Who asked about her? How's Linda? Is the pregnancy affected?"

"Ms. Linda currently shows no problems..."

"Then check again! If there's even the slightest problem with the mother or child, I'll hold you responsible!"

After a while, it became quiet outside.

A young doctor walked into the ward. He wore a light blue shirt under his white coat and thin-rimmed glasses.

"Mrs. Chen, I am your attending physician. My name is Gu, Dr. Gu."

"June." I spoke slowly. "I am June. Not Mrs. Chen."

Dr. Gu raised an eyebrow, smiled, and nodded. "Alright, Ms. June. May I examine you?"

"Okay."

He took out a small flashlight and carefully observed my eyes. "Any dizziness?"

"A little."

He took out several cards with patterns on them. "Can you tell me what's drawn on these?"

"I don't know."

Dr. Gu was startled. "You can... try to interpret them in your own way."

I took the cards and placed them where the light was even. I told him the color code corresponding to each color block.

His expression gradually became solemn. "Besides color, what else are you sensitive to?"

I thought for a while. "Time. Memory. I remember every second. Remember the traces of dust."

"Then from the moment I opened the door and came in until now..."

"Three minutes and seven seconds... eight seconds... nine seconds..."

He stood up, hurried out, and then came back with some things. I did some strange tests. He asked me to distinguish subtle frequencies and memorize complicated pattern sequences. I did them one by one.

"Ms. June." Dr. Gu's expression was serious. "Your perception ability... I have never seen a similar case. I sincerely invite you to join our research institute. We need your gift. You can consider it."

I didn't really understand. Since childhood, others said I was stupid, said my brain had problems. But I still agreed.

"Okay. Is there a salary?"

Dr. Gu didn't expect me to agree so quickly, and he nodded quickly. "Of course, I promise it will be very generous. I'll report it right away. The relevant department will definitely attach great importance to it and treat you as a treasure. I look forward to your recovery as soon as possible and becoming my colleague."

"Okay."

He shook hands with me in a friendly manner and stood up to leave. At the door, he suddenly turned his head again and smiled. "Your eyes are really beautiful, like they were painted."