The Life I’m Learning to Keep #2 — When Old Patterns Start Calling Me Back
Healing Isn’t Always Linear Gu Yan once believed he had already outgrown the fear that Zhao An was never truly his. After everything they had been through, he thought those insecurities had finally disappeared. He married her, built a family with her, and now they shared a two-year-old son, Gu Fangzhou. By all appearances, he had already “won.” But healing does not always move in a straight line. One afternoon, Gu Yan visited Zhao An at the hospital together with their son. While waiting for her shift to end, he noticed Zhao An talking closely with a younger male doctor. The two looked comfortable together, exchanging smiles while discussing patient files. Logically, Gu Yan knew there was nothing strange about it. Zhao An later explained that the doctor was only a junior physician she was mentoring. Still, a familiar discomfort quietly returned to his chest. He hated how quickly the old thoughts resurfaced. The Old Patterns Never Fully Disappear Even after Zhao An reassure...