Sitting on a crowded bus, Lan Lingling coughed and covered her nose. The packed bus in hot weather and the smell of smoke suffocated her.
Nearby, someone complained about secondhand smoke leading to health issues, which made Lan Lingling smile. She took a deep breath of the smoke, silently wishing for illness.
A kind elderly woman warned her against inhaling the smoke, suggesting she might get cancer. Lan Lingling thanked her, claiming to feel suffocated but hoping for illness. The woman advised her about motion sickness medication and its potential harm. Lan Lingling responded that she would avoid it in the future.
No medication is good!” Lan Lingling laughed, sticking out her tongue. “If it could help me die, taking more wouldn’t be bad!”
“West Ming Hospital arriving! Passengers, please exit carefully!” A pleasant voice called, and Lan Lingling jumped off the bus.
Another familiar hospital.
“Oh, another patient died recently. Everyone’s feeling down,” a beautiful nurse complained to her colleague near the entrance.
“Yes, facing death and injuries all the time leaves a shadow on our hearts,” the other nurse agreed.
Another death? Why can’t it be me? Oh God, just grant me a knife from the sky!
Lan Lingling dragged herself up to the second floor.
“Knock knock! Dr. Chen here?” she called, raising her hand to knock on the door.
“Come in! Is that you, Lingling? How have you been feeling lately?” Her attending physician, who had been caring for her since birth, greeted her with warmth.
“I’m okay! Dr. Chen, why can’t I seem to die? What’s the reason?” she asked, feeling comfortable sharing her thoughts with him. He would always keep her secrets.
“You! So young, always thinking about dying! What trouble have you been up to recently?” He knew her well enough to expect mischief whenever he hadn’t seen her for a few days.
But this girl was much more resilient than he imagined, seemingly unable to die. He recalled when she was hit by a truck and suffered only minor injuries, which was hard to believe.
“Forget it! You’re a doctor treating physical illnesses, not mental ones! Dr. Chen, let’s skip the full checkup today! The results are always the same, nothing new!”
