From humble beginnings to the pinnacle of life

She closed her eyes, clenched her jaw tightly, and tensed up all over.

It's obvious that this brat is really afraid of pain.

I felt sorry for her because she was delicate and afraid of pain, so I moved with extreme gentleness, gently placing my warm palm on her swollen ankle.

The moment the touch reached her ankle, Su Qing trembled violently, and a soft cry escaped her lips:

"Ouch! That hurts! Be gentler!"

"I'm already very light."

"Still not good! Be gentler... I can't take it!"

Su Qing trembled in pain and instinctively raised her hand to grab my shoulder tightly.

The fingertips were used too forcefully, and the nails almost dug into the flesh, digging fiercely and refusing to let go.

"Damn it! Pinch me gently!" I cried out in pain as I was pinched.

She didn't care whether I was in pain or not; she gripped my shoulders tightly with both hands and kept calling out to me.

It attracted the attention of passersby, who might have imagined some outrageous scenes from the commotion, making me feel incredibly embarrassed.

Finally, it was over, and I quickly took her hand off my shoulder.

Looking at her again, her face was flushed red; she looked like she was in real pain.

I looked at my shoulder and saw ten clear fingernail marks, several of which were slightly broken and red from being pinched.

What terrible things have I done?

But seeing how much pain she was in, I couldn't bring myself to say anything. I just wanted her to ask:

"Does it really hurt? Should we go to the hospital for an X-ray? It would be troublesome if it's a fracture."

Upon hearing that she needed to go to the hospital for an X-ray, Su Qing's brows furrowed instantly, and her tone became panicked:

"No, it's not that serious, there's no need to make a fuss about it."

"That's why I'm asking you, does it really hurt? If the pain is unbearable, it's possible you have a fracture!"

She carefully moved her ankle slightly, managing a wry smile: "It hurt a little when you massaged it earlier, but it doesn't seem to hurt as much now."

"Then bear with it, there's another medicine."

"There's more?!" Su Qing's pupils shrank, and she almost burst into tears on the spot, her face full of resistance.

"I bought them as a set at the pharmacy. One type is for wiping, and the other is for spraying. The spray is supposed to be for pain relief."

"Hurry up and spray, stop dawdling." She immediately closed her eyes tightly, clenched her fists tightly, and prepared to endure the pain.

I took out another bottle of medicine, opened the cap, and this time kept my distance from her to avoid her grabbing my shoulder again.

But when I sprayed the medicine on her ankle, she didn't react at all, and there was no pain on her face.

I sprayed it twice more, but she still didn't react.

Su Qing opened her eyes blankly and asked in confusion, "Did you spray or not? I didn't feel anything."

"It sprayed out, didn't you feel it?"

She shook it, and made me spray it again.

She immediately laughed: "It doesn't hurt, it's cool and refreshing, and it feels quite comfortable."

I breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to her, "If there's nothing else, let's go back to the station. It's not appropriate for us to sit on the roadside."

"I can't walk, carry me on your back."

"Can't I help you?"

"You saw it yourself, it took you so long to help me walk these few steps. How long will it take us to get back to the station?"

I was speechless, mainly because I didn't want to waste my breath and was too lazy to get entangled with her.

I simply squatted down, and Su Qing limped behind me, then jumped onto me with the agility of a monkey.

This demeanor doesn't look like someone twisting their leg at all.

I picked her up and carried her towards the station, saying:

"You really didn't do this on purpose, did you?"

"I'd be a dog if I lied to you, okay?"

"You're so agile? Like a monkey."

"Who told you to squat so high? How could I possibly reach that?" She even turned around and blamed me.

I stopped talking and walked quickly toward the courier station.

Su Qing pressed her entire body against my back, her warm body temperature seeping through my thin clothes, and the fragrance of her hair made me feel a little awkward.

After walking quietly for a while, she suddenly spoke softly, "Do you know why I cried when I fell just now?"

"It hurts, what else could it be?" I replied casually.

She puffed out her cheeks and gave my shoulder a light bite, muttering aggrievedly, "No way! Everyone around me has either tried to please me since I was little, but no one has ever done anything like you, running around buying medicine for me. No one has ever cared about me so much."

I paused for a moment, then chuckled softly, "So you were moved to tears by me?"

"Touched my foot!"

She was stubborn, but then she sighed, "Sigh! I just feel sorry for my bad luck. My father doesn't love me, my mother doesn't care for me, and I'm all alone here suffering."

I replied, half-laughing and half-crying, "If everyone is considered unlucky, then most ordinary people in the world wouldn't be able to make a living."

"You don't understand, I don't blame you." She pretended to be profound, leaning against my back and ceasing her playful antics.

They joked and laughed all the way back to the entrance of the courier station.

Upon closer inspection, several formally dressed, refined, and elegant middle-aged men were standing in front of the shop.

My heart skipped a beat, and I instinctively thought that I had run into troublemakers again.

I walked quickly to the door, carefully put Su Qing down, and helped her sit on a chair inside the shop before turning to look at the new customer.

"What happened?"

My cousin quickly said to me, "Yezi, you're back just in time. They said they were looking for you."

I looked at the people at the door; they didn't seem like the kind of people from the streets. They even wore glasses and looked quite refined.

Among the four, a middle-aged man around forty years old stepped forward and said gently, "You must be Mr. Lin Ye, right? My name is Pei Chengwen, and I work at Longjiang University of Science and Technology."

A teacher at Longjiang University of Science and Technology?

I was completely confused. Why would someone with such a completely unrelated relationship want to talk to me?

I immediately asked, puzzled, "Hello, Professor Pei, what exactly do you need me for?"

Pei Chengwen smiled sincerely: "Our entire group came here specifically to express our gratitude."

"Thank me?" I was completely stunned and utterly confused.

My cousin, Luo Peng, and a few others gathered around, looking completely bewildered.

The other middle-aged men nodded in agreement: "That's right, we are all former students of Teacher Yuan. We learned that Teacher Yuan suffered a sudden stroke at home, and thanks to your timely first aid and transport to the hospital, we decided to come and thank you in person."

My cousin leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Yezi, when did you meet a university professor?"

At that moment, it dawned on me.

Thinking back to the elderly woman I rescued from picking up a package that day, I never imagined that the kind old woman was actually a retired professor from Heilongjiang University of Science and Technology.

The group of distinguished middle-aged people in front of her were all her students, and each of them looked successful in their careers.

I quickly waved my hand and said modestly with a smile, "Oh, it's just a small matter. You're all too kind. It was nothing at all."

Pei Chengwen shook his head solemnly: "Mr. Lin, please don't take this so lightly. We went to the hospital to understand the details. If the treatment had been delayed by even a few seconds or made a slight mistake, Teacher Yuan's life would have been in danger. You have essentially saved our mentor's life."

"That's right, Mr. Lin, we must repay this kindness. Please accept this small gift."