Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

Lin Qingxue was still panting.

Her half-wet hair fell down, obscuring her eyebrows and eyes.

She walked through the bustling crowd until she reached the end of the emergency room corridor.

A figure carrying a backpack and wearing a school uniform just turned the corner.

Lin Qingxue couldn't see clearly; she only felt her heart pounding rapidly in her chest, perhaps because she was running too fast.

"Xiaoxue, how are you? Do you know which ward Uncle Lin is in?"

A shout pulled her back to reality.

Lin Qingxue turned around, looked at Li Wenyan who had also rushed over, and nodded.

"Yes, it's over there. They said the surgery was just completed. I looked at the medical records, and the surgery was very successful."

"That's good."

Li Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief, picked up his phone, and dialed a number.

He then turned around and said something to Lin Qingxue.

"Xiaoxue, you go see Uncle Lin first. I'll call my parents to let them know I'm safe. They said they can't get through to Uncle Lin and they're very worried."

"Okay, sure."

Lin Qingxue gripped the medical record tightly, didn't look at him again, and walked straight to the ward the nurse had pointed out earlier.

Until we reached the door.

Just as she was about to push the door open and go in.

But then they heard a familiar voice making a phone call, seemingly on speakerphone.

"Why did you call Old Li and the others? Oh dear, it's just a small matter, why make it known to everyone?"

"A minor matter? Didn't you have surgery? Besides, I couldn't get through to you on the phone. Didn't I have to ask someone for help?"

A voice, trembling with sobs, came from the other end of the phone.

Lin Qingxue paused, recognizing the voice as her mother, Feng Qian.

"Oh, I don't know who put my phone on silent. I didn't know until I saw the screen on the bedside table light up again."

"By the way, did you tell Lao Li and the others not to tell Xiaoxue?"

"I...I don't know either. Old Li said he talked to Ayan and asked him to go check on you. Old Li is on his way."

"Oh, aren't you being foolish? How could Ayan make up his mind? Didn't you have to tell Xiaoxue?"

"Let's talk about that later. How are you feeling now?"

"I'm really fine. Someone brought me here and stayed with me until the surgery was over. I even had a bowl of hot porridge."

...

Hearing Lin Xinrong's steady voice coming from inside, although she sounded a little weak, she was clearly alright.

Lin Qingxue's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

But what followed was a deep sense of weakness and exhaustion throughout my body.

If Lin Xinrong really gets into trouble, she really doesn't know what to do.

Lin Qingxue took a deep breath and, after calming down, slowly pushed open the door.

......

Inside the ward, on the bed by the window.

A person was half-lying down, with their phone on speakerphone, placed on the bed sheet.

It's Lin Xinrong.

He was still giving instructions to Wang Suling on the other end of the phone.

"Have Lao Li call Ayan again and tell him not to tell Xiaoxue about me."

"It has to be next Saturday..."

Lin Xinrong heard the noise at the door and looked up as she spoke.

Until I saw the figure standing at the door.

His words came to an abrupt halt, and his face froze.

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop talking?"

Feng Qian's voice came through the phone.

"Okay, okay, I got it. I'm calling you from someone else's phone now."

"I'm glad you're alright. I'll call back to Old Li now and see if they're short on cash. Your hand..."

Before she could finish speaking...

"Hey, um, I'm fine, just a few scratches, nothing at all."

Lin Xinrong suddenly lowered her head.

"That's it, I'm hanging up."

He quickly finished speaking, then reached out and pressed the hang-up button.

Then he raised his head and looked at Lin Qingxue at the door.

"Xiao...Xiaoxue, what brings you here?"

His voice was soft, but his expression was somewhat stiff and tense.

Lin Qingxue looked at Lin Xinrong expressionlessly.

She didn't speak, but slowly walked to the chair next to the hospital bed and sat down.

Looking at her daughter's expression, Lin Xinrong felt even more uneasy.

Just as he was about to speak again...

Suddenly.

Lin Xinrong noticed Lin Qingxue's suddenly reddened eyes.

He panicked and frantically searched for tissues.

Finally, on the bedside table, I picked up the packet of tissues with the restaurant's logo that I had left behind when we ate together earlier.

"Why are you crying? Don't cry, let me wipe it off."

Lin Qingxue turned her face away, took the paper but didn't wipe it.

She didn't know why, but at that moment she felt like crying.

She had been holding back her emotions for days.

Today brought another series of highs and lows, almost driving her to the brink of collapse.

"call..."

Lin Qingxue tilted her head back, wiped her slightly moist eyes with her fingers, and tried to hold back her tears.

But this time, the overwhelming emotions seemed impossible to control.

She could only take deep breaths, trying to maintain control.

The more she breathes, the more tears well up in her eyes.

A final, low sob escaped her lips.

"Waaah..."

Her thin, slender shoulders gradually trembled.

Tears streamed down her cheeks like a burst dam.

Lin Qingxue could no longer control herself. She arched her body and suddenly lay down on the bed sheet beside the bed.

"Waaah...waaah..."

The suppressed sobs echoed softly in the ward.

Her thin back trembled.

Tears quickly soaked the bedsheet.

Lin Xinrong was startled when she saw this scene.

Xiaoxue has always been calm and composed; she has never cried like this, no matter how big the problem may be.

Lin Xinrong panicked immediately.

"Little...Little Xue, don't cry."

"Did Lao Li and the others say something? Don't worry, Dad's not that serious!"

"It's a small matter, and there's the money... Yes, you don't need to worry about the money. The person who brought me here said that rural medical insurance can reimburse it."

"Don't cry, Dad's okay."

Seeing that Lin Qingxue was still crying.

Lin Xinrong continued to comfort her.

"It's really Xiaoxue, I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, go get her medical records and see. The doctor told me she's fine."

"How about I call the doctor over? You wait here."

As he spoke, ignoring the pain in his lower back, he struggled to get up.

I could feel the movement from the hospital bed.

Lin Qingxue finally raised her head, and first wiped her cheeks haphazardly.

Then he quickly pressed Lin Xinrong back down.

"Dad, you just had surgery, don't move around too much!"

"I've already received the medical records."

Looking at her red and swollen eyes from crying.

Lin Xinrong looked slightly taken aback, but eventually lay back down and did not resist anymore.

He just sighed and said, "It's my fault for being useless. I didn't listen to you and kept thinking about saving more money, but in the end, I only caused you trouble."

"I'm making you worry now, you're about to take the college entrance exam...sigh..."

Lin Qingxue covered him with the blanket, shook her head, and spoke softly, her voice still nasal from crying.

"You've already done so much for the family."

"As for the college entrance examination..."

As she spoke, she sat down in her chair again, and a smile finally appeared on her pale, tear-streaked face.

"I wanted to call you to tell you this, but I couldn't get through."

"My teacher told me today..."

Before Lin Qingxue could finish speaking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the packet of tissues she was clutching in her hand.

It has a familiar hotel logo printed on it.

Her tone faltered, then she abruptly looked at Lin Xinrong.

"Dad, where did you get this paper?"

......