Thirteen years later
It was October and the breeze had become cold. Winter had gradually engulfed the whole city.
At the intersection of the business streets, a young girl in a black suit was handing out leaflets to the passersby. She had a sheaf?of leaflets in her hands. On her arm was a cloth bag which was filled with the leaflets.
"Hello, these are the latest promotion actions of our shopping mall. Please have a look at it."
"Hello, please do have a look."
"Thank you."
The girl was polite and she was treating the people walking by with warmth and passion, because she held the belief that all these people were potential consumers and they could benefit her company.
Meanwhile, the giant video screen on the shopping mall building at the intersection was showing a young and handsome face. At the bottom of the screen, a line of subtitles attracted people's attention saying 'Highly-educated and handsome talent has come home from abroad, the XS Hospital is ushering in new development opportunities.'
As the subtitles appeared on the screen, a report started broadcasting. Then from the audio, the announcer's voice boomed.
"At the airport yesterday, our correspondent interviewed the handsome talent Greg Xiao who has come home from abroad. As a famous cosmetic surgeon, Greg Xiao has ignited numerous women' revelry with his returning. Dr. Greg has stated that he would work as a cosmetic surgeon in his family hospital. He also asserted that in the future new breakthroughs are going to be achieved for the XS Hospital's development."
A group of women clustered together under the screen, staring at it and feeling deeply attracted to the perfect face.
"Ah, what a handsome man. We must surely go to the XS Hospital to see Grey Xiao."
"I have heard that it's not easy to get an appointment with Dr. Greg unless you have an acquaintance who can help you with that."
"No problem at all. I have a friend who works in the XS Hospital. I am sure she would gladly help us."
"No, no, if it is possible, I'd like to be Dr. Greg's girlfriend. Then I will see him every day and I believe he will make me so beautiful."
"Don't be so arrogant, okay? What if he already has a girlfriend?"
"She is right. Dr. Greg is a handsome man and quite successful in his career. How can he be single till now?"
"Trust me, I have read some stories about him before. In a recent interview, he has mentioned that he is still single."
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