Rebirth after the college entrance examination

Chapter 218 Those Who Commit Suicide Do Not Enter Reincarnation

Before the pain pump was inserted, the old lady admitted to the doctor that she had been in pain for a long time and experienced pain two or three times a day.

Lin Jiajia, a former head nurse, knew all too well how intense cancer pain could be, yet she had never noticed that her grandmother had ever shown any signs of suffering from it.

It's not hard to imagine that the old lady kept enduring it all, never letting her granddaughter notice.

Lin Jiajia broke down, throwing herself on her grandmother's chest and wailing uncontrollably, almost convulsing. The old lady simply stroked her hair, saying it was alright, it was alright.

As the old lady entered the operating room, Lin Jiajia was still choking back tears. Xia An held this girl, who had once been very strong but was now somewhat weak and about to be left all alone, in his arms the whole time.

No matter a woman's age, if she cries, she's a little girl.

He used the same words Lin Jiajia had used to persuade him to tell her: Don't be afraid, I'm here, I'll take care of you from now on.

Lin Jiajia raised her worried, tearful eyes and asked earnestly, "When will there be a cure for cancer?"

Xia An was speechless. After thinking about it carefully, he shook his head and said, "It's unlikely in the short term, but it's only a matter of time. Didn't Old Man Luo say that there's no such term in traditional Chinese medicine?"

The second uncle, surnamed Luo, has already gone home to pack his luggage.

Lin Jiajia, with tears in her eyes, grabbed his hand and said, "After the eighth day of the lunar new year, you should also go for a physical examination."

Xia An was taken aback. Meeting her bright gaze, he realized that Lin Jiajia was worried about his health.

When a woman falls in love with you, her greatest wish is for you to live a peaceful and safe life, and for you to never be separated from her, only fearing death.

Perhaps because of the many fireworks displays, the temperature in Beijing warmed up today, the snowflakes melted as soon as they landed, and it started to sleet at dusk.

The hospital was busier than the street; people walking in brought muddy patches with them, and the corridors were covered in grime.

But Lin Jiajia's eyes at this moment were so pure—pure fear, pure worry, pure love. Her entire demeanor was like a small flower drenched in snow, swaying precariously.

Since her rebirth, it is undeniable that heaven has favored Xia An, but it has been too cruel to Lin Jiajia. It was just a simple matter of installing a pain pump, but during the process, the doctor came out and said that the old lady's heart rate had dropped suddenly and she needed emergency treatment.

When a critical condition notice was handed to her, Lin Jiajia looked lost and her eyes could hardly focus.

Xia An didn't have time to think much, and signed his name while holding her hand.

Xia An noticed that Lin Jiajia was trembling and quickly comforted her, "Calm down, calm down, nothing will happen. You should know that signing this is just a routine procedure."

Lin Jiajia closed her eyes tightly and slumped into the chair, too exhausted to move.

Xia An gently patted her and then said, "After you're saved, check on Grandma's condition and then go home."

Lin Jiajia gave a weak "hmm".

Both of them were worried, fearing that the old lady would have to go to the ICU as soon as she came out, but luckily, the doctor did not come out to ask if she needed to be intubated during the rest of the rescue process.

Once a tube is inserted, it means the person is completely beyond saving.

The old lady was wheeled back to her ward. After Xia An took Lin Jiajia there, she went straight to the attending physician and had an in-depth conversation with him for twenty minutes.

After Xia An explained that he was not concerned about the expenses, the hospital agreed to his request to send an ambulance to transfer the patient to Dongshan Central Hospital the next day, depending on the patient's condition.

The ward was full, and that night, Xia An and Lin Jiajia took turns sleeping on the floor next to the old lady's bed. They each slept for less than three hours, and Lin Jiajia was even more gloomy and unable to fall asleep.

At 8 a.m. on the second day of the Lunar New Year, the doctor performed a comprehensive check on the old lady's vital signs. They were relatively stable, and the old lady woke up.

Lin Jiajia leaned over the headboard and whispered to her grandmother, "Is it okay for me to go home today?"
A smile appeared on the old woman's pale face, and she nodded almost imperceptibly.

Xia An immediately contacted the Central Hospital, and Lin Jiajia also made several calls to her former workplace.

For a long-distance transfer of 800 kilometers, the ambulance will charge according to the distance, and there will be a doctor and two nurses accompanying the ambulance, all of which will incur expenses.

Xia An prepared several large red envelopes and distributed them to the drivers and medical team, firstly to express her apologies for the trouble caused during the holiday, and secondly to ask them to take care of themselves on the road.

For a healthy person to fulfill a wish, they need to spend money; for a patient to fulfill a wish, they need to spend even more money.

The transfer was scheduled for 1 p.m. Xia An called Uncle Luo to ask if he was ready. After receiving a positive reply, he told him to wait at the parking lot outside the Third Ring Road.

The Hellcat was uncomfortable sitting in the back, and Lin Jiajia insisted on going with the ambulance, so Xia An went to get the car ahead of time. He, the old Chinese medicine doctor, and a pug then drove back on the highway. At first, the little black bird was very active, chattering incessantly, but soon it became listless and motionless.

Xia An looked back several times and asked the old man if the bird had died.

Old Luo said, "Never mind it, I'm just carsick."

Xia An asked with amusement, "Can it fly? Doesn't it make you dizzy when it flies?"

Old Luo looked around at the interior of the luxury car and said that many people who get carsick don't get carsick when they drive themselves, it's the same principle.

His luggage consisted of only an old brown suitcase and a birdcage, which shows how important the bird was to him.

Xia An asked, "Hatched from an egg?"

Old Luo said no, "It was a gift from an old flame."

Xia An glanced at him and thought, "Oh ho, still looking pretty in her old age?"
It's actually hard to tell his age from his face, but Xia An knew he was almost seventy. However, he had a rosy complexion, fair skin, not a single gray hair, and more hair than Qi Buyang, so he looked to be only in his forties or fifties.

Moreover, he has no children and no history of marriage.

"Do you have a story to tell? You must be tired from your journey. Tell me one to cheer yourself up."

Xia An raised an eyebrow and teased the old man.

"What kind of expression is that? There's nothing to hide. We grew up in the same courtyard. I was poor, and when I was young, I was always running around, working as a barefoot doctor. When I came back, she had already married someone else. A few years ago, I outlived her husband, and I wanted to find her to be my old companion, but she didn't agree. She even gave me this myna bird."

"What do you mean?"

"Let me play with the birds, what else could it mean?"

"and after?"

"What do you mean 'later'? Oh, she died later. It happened last year. I had noticed her health wasn't good before, so I gave her medicine for three years, and then she passed away."

Seeing the old man talking so cheerfully, without a trace of pity, Xia An asked curiously, "Don't you feel any pity at all...?"

"Nothing?"

Old Luo chuckled and said, "At my age, and with the experience of treating poor people in the streets in my younger years, what haven't I been through?"
She actually had a pretty good life. She married a high-ranking official, enjoyed all the blessings she was entitled to, and had both a son and a daughter. Even as she breathed her last, I prepared some medicine so she could pass away without any pain. How wonderful.”

Xia An asked, "Isn't it a pity? You two have no feelings for each other?"

Old Luo took out a cigarette and asked Xia An if he could smoke it in the car.

"Draw whatever you like."

Old Luo lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and squinted his eyes, as if reminiscing.

After a long pause, he only said, "She walked in my arms."

Xia An said, "That's good. You've truly grasped the meaning of life and death."

"Bullshit." Old Luo chuckled, choking on his cigarette, and said, "Do you know what I regret most in my life?"

Xia An asked, "You didn't manage to marry her?"

Old Luo said, "She shouldn't have studied medicine. Before she passed away, she told me to find a family to be reincarnated into and wait for me. She even left me a secret code."

"Wow, a love story set in the next life, how romantic! What does that have to do with your medical studies?"

"If you accumulate a lot of good deeds, you'll be in great health and won't die."

Xia An laughed and teased, "Why don't you get yourself some medicine? If it doesn't hurt or itch, then go find someone else."

Old Luo laughed and said, "The King of Hell doesn't accept those who commit suicide; those who kill themselves can't be reincarnated. Poor her. I guess I'll end up like you in my next life, finding an older sister to be my wife."

(End of this chapter)