Elena's POV

Just like before, Dr. Li spoke as if he were standing on a small stage rather than in a hospital corridor.

Even when addressing a patient, his tone carried an exaggerated brightness, light, humorous, brimming with optimism. Every sentence sounded as though it had been carefully polished to make people relax, to lower their guard. Nurses liked him. Patients trusted him. Even people who met him only once would instinctively categorize him as a good person.

That was precisely what ...