“Nothing! Just thinking about how to die! Dr. Chen, bye-bye!” she replied, waving cheerfully as she swaggered out.
Once again, her antics made him feel like he was losing his mind. He believed that when she finally became normal, he would definitely go crazy.
Dr. Chen adjusted his short hair, feeling numbness in his right hand. Shaking it off, he blew on it and casually walked out, remarking, “Since the sunlight is so beautiful, why waste life? Friends, don’t be like Lingling; that would be disrespectful to the sunshine!”
Ah! Can’t even die! Lately, had he been offering fewer incense? Maybe the heavens were punishing him, especially after cursing them last time. They were too petty! Was it really worth getting so angry over just a few words?
Chen advises, “Keep talking about the heavens, and you might get struck by lightning!” Lan Lingling laughs mischievously, “I wish!”
Suddenly, a sharp female voice broke through the atmosphere. “Help! Please save my baby!” People on the street rushed over to witness the commotion.
“What’s happening? What’s going on?” Lan Lingling thought, feeling overwhelmed by the chaos around her. The situation seemed to toy with her patience.
The young woman knelt, crying and begging passersby, “Please, kind people, quickly go down and save my child! I can’t swim!”
People murmured in fear, “What can we do? The water is too deep! No one who has gone in has ever come out alive!”
“I heard a good swimmer jumped in once but didn’t resurface. They found his body later; it was tragic.”
Despite the cries for help, no one stepped forward to save the child, who appeared to be around ten years old and was struggling against the water, slowly sinking.
What cold-blooded people!
All talk, no action!
Lan Ling’er looked at the faces around her and jumped into the water to everyone’s surprise.
“Come, grab my hand! Don’t let go!” She paddled desperately toward the drowning child, despite having never swum before. But she was clever and determined.
“Sister, save me, save me!” The child, making a final struggle, reached for her hand.
“Don’t be afraid! I’ll pull you to shore, then climb up quickly!” The water felt strange, pulling at her legs, making it hard to swim.
