Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 68 - 68 68 Incurable

?Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Incurable Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Incurable Zhao Dachuan had no idea how Director Wei was pondering over him.

In a hurry, he rushed back home, where He Wang hadn’t gone to sleep yet, also feeling somewhat worried, after all, it was a matter of human life.

If he didn’t know, it would be the end of it, but now that he knew, not to try it out, what if there was a chance to save the person?

Seeing her man return, she knew Zhao Dachuan had something in mind.

“Have they gone to bed? Go ask if this thing can be done. If it can, have Bai Xiao come with me. I don’t think that kid’s going to last much longer!” Zhao Dachuan was somewhat out of breath. He hadn’t felt anything until he saw Wang Han, but witnessing a lively young life suddenly become so lifeless, especially at his age, having seen so much life and death, and facing his own mortality, that feeling was even more intense.

He Wang nodded her head and went to the next room without another word, knocking on the door.

“Bai Xiao? Bai Xiao! Wake up, your Aunt wants to talk to you for a moment!”

The light in the room came on, and the sound of two people getting up could be heard. Bai Ju, groggy, said: “Aunt! Just a moment!”

Then the door opened.

Bai Ju, with sleepy eyes, looked at He Wang, “Aunt! It’s so late, why haven’t you all gone to sleep yet?”

He Wang entered the room, and Bai Xiao sat up on the bed, also looking confused, having been sleeping soundly and dreaming of the mother she’d never seen before.

“Aunt, what’s the matter?”

He Wang came in, took Bai Xiao’s hand, and said: “Xiao, you’re such a good child. There’s been an incident. Director Wei’s brother-in-law is about to die; they say he started bleeding from the nose and developed a fever all of a sudden, and now he’s in a bad way. Have a look and see if you can treat him. If you can save him, give it a try – after all, it’s indeed a human life on the line.”

On hearing this, Bai Ju came to her senses first, urging Bai Xiao, “Xiao, go have a look. After all, it’s about saving a life.” Bai Ju had a kind heart.

Bai Xiao shook her head, “Aunt, it’s not that I don’t want to go, but the energy spent with each acupuncture treatment is more than an ordinary person can bear. You know this. I’ve just given He Weng a treatment today. Even if I wanted to save someone right now, I couldn’t. By saving him, I’d be the one dying. You can’t be asking me to trade my life for his, right?” It wasn’t that she didn’t want to help; it was that her special ability was so peculiar. If she kept exhausting herself this way, her time to die would soon come.

It truly wasn’t her being capricious; it was her special ability being capricious. She had experienced this in her past life as well and knew it could indeed lead to death, even being frozen to death. She needed to recover her strength, and that was not something she could do just by talking about it.

Bai Ju wouldn’t stand for this; her sister’s life was more important.

Who could value their life more than Bai Xiao? After all, her parents had snatched her back from Lord Yama’s hands with great difficulty. No matter what, they couldn’t let her get lost.

“No way, Xiao, you get some rest. We’re not professional doctors after all; what’s it to us if someone lives or dies?” Pressing Bai Xiao back into the covers, she said to He Wang, “Aunt, don’t bother Bai Xiao with this. She just treated He Weng today. You didn’t see it, but afterward, she nearly looked like she was going to die. I was scared to death. So, she can’t go.”

Upon hearing this, He Wang also knew there were no options left. It wasn’t as if Bai Xiao refused to treat the sick; it was that treating them might lead to her own death, and that was no joke.

“Alright, then. You get some rest!”

He Dagu returned to the room, and Zhao Dachuan hurriedly asked, “What did they say?” He was very anxious.

“No go!”

He Dagu sighed.

“Why not? I saw with my own eyes that He Weng’s legs seemed fine; that really is a Divine Doctor. Think about how many years He Weng has been paralyzed. In just one afternoon, the person was able to walk; if that’s not the work of someone capable, what is? Is it about money? Fine, as long as she saves the person, wouldn’t Factory Manager Wei and the Wang Family be grateful to us?” Zhao Dachuan thought Bai Xiao was concerned about money.

“It’s not about money. Bai Xiao’s medical skills consume a person’s Vitality. She can only perform Acupuncture once a day. Today she already did it for He Weng, so she cannot do it again, or someone will die. That being the case, I can’t persuade her to treat anyone by risking her own life for the life of another; no one would do that.” He Dagu explained, but as she spoke, she felt some doubt in her heart—was this girl just making up excuses?

She had never heard of such a rule for doctors, but she couldn’t say much. It was a matter of life and death. If she insisted and something bad really happened, she feared she wouldn’t be able to explain it to Bai Ju. Besides, Bai Ju treasured her sister like the apple of her eye, so she couldn’t disregard her niece’s wife.

“Nonsense, what kind of rule is that? Bai Xiao must be making it up,” Zhao Dachuan also didn’t believe it. Such a notion was too strange to exist in this world.

“Whether it’s made-up or not, the fact remains that she won’t go. Stop thinking about it. It doesn’t seem right. Bai Ju said that her treatment relies on Acupuncture, a family secret that consumes a person’s Vitality. This afternoon, after treating He Weng, Bai Xiao almost died. It doesn’t seem like a lie to me. Otherwise, I’ll try again at dawn tomorrow; right now, it’s not appropriate to go back there.”

Zhao Dachuan knew well that medical skills were someone’s expertise, and they were in the position of asking for a favor; there was no room for coercion. But if the child doesn’t survive tonight, even the most remarkable doctor would be of no use once a person has passed away.

It seems they were destined not to climb the ranks of wealth.

Sighing, “Alright then! I’ll be leaving now. Factory Manager Wei’s house is still busy, and it’s not right for me to be absent. It would be bad to be resented. If it dawns, you bring Bai Xiao over there. Let’s leave it to fate!” He hoped the child could hold on until sunrise.

He Dagu agreed and, after sending Zhao Dachuan out and bolting the door, finally got some peace and rest.

Over on the other side, after hearing Zhao Dachuan had left, Bai Ju quietly asked Bai Xiao, “Was what you just said true?” She also suspected her sister might be shirking since they weren’t close to the patient and Bai Xiao might not want to treat them; it was understandable.

Bai Xiao chuckled softly in the darkness, “Big sister, why would I lie to you? It’s true. You’ve seen for yourself what I’m like after treating a patient. Think about it; could I endure it a second time?” Her words were a mix of truth and fiction; no one knew exactly what had happened when she collapsed.

“Well then, get some rest and don’t think about anything. We’re not ignoring a life in danger; we can barely protect ourselves!”

Bai Xiao laughed. Her sister was not well-educated but had managed to use an idiom accurately; she had underestimated her big sister.

In truth, it wasn’t that she couldn’t treat the patient, and she wasn’t lying about the energy consumption. It could be replenished, for example, by eating well and resting enough to minimize any adverse effects. The reason her condition was so serious now was partly because of the complexity of the first disease she treated, and secondly, her body had been malnourished for a long time, hardly able to withstand the consumption and easily becoming utterly exhausted—it was no exaggeration.

Moreover, when treating strangers, there needed to be a proper explanation. They hadn’t come asking for treatment; if she offered herself, it would look like currying favor. Once the patient healed, if they forgot her kindness and instead thought she had waited to help out of ulterior motives, it would be worse.

So the method of saving someone mattered too!

She didn’t want to end up making an enemy after saving a life. Besides, she had to consider the impact on her honest sister and brother-in-law. He Dagu and Zhao Dachuan clearly were much shrewder than He Wang and others. People might neglect potential dangers for immediate benefits, but she wouldn’t leave any hidden threats to her sister’s family.

After all, as long as there was a breath left in the patient, she could save them. It was just a matter of whether the person was lucky or not.