In her dream, Xu Shengnan kept shouting at herself not to go astray, but it was no use. She couldn't stop anything and could only watch helplessly as she was forced to recall all that pain.
Sure enough, Xu Shengnan soon saw the broadcast announcement that the college entrance examination would be reinstated, and Wenhui successfully passed the exam and returned to Yanjing. After she went with him, Wenhui looked down on her for her low level of education and flirted with female classmates. Her in-laws also disliked her as a burden. She made a scene several times, and once she had a fight with Wenhui and accidentally miscarried. Her in-laws used this as leverage to force Wenhui to divorce her.
What could a country girl like her, who knew nothing, do in Yanjing? She could only work as a nanny, but because she was pretty, she was kicked out by two different mistresses and suffered endless humiliation. She wanted to find a good man to marry, but the one she liked was swindled out of all her money.
Later, the old man died, and she ignored him. Then, her parents died, and she went back to her hometown for their funerals, taking the opportunity to inherit their house, land, and 30,000 yuan that they had saved for many years.
It was then that she discovered Xu Jingwei had graduated from university and become a respected middle school teacher in the county. Meanwhile, Song Xin, who had become one of the top business owners in the county through contracting projects and real estate, and his wife, driving luxury cars and wearing designer clothes, led a life completely different from hers!
She was almost furious. Song Xin was the man she was interested in! If she hadn't still had some sense, she might have made a scene! She played the victim and successfully got Xu Jingwei to soften her heart and let her stay at her home temporarily, and even offered her a job at Song Xin's company.
She took great care of herself, thinking that being close to Song Xin would help her win him back. However, as soon as Song Xin discovered her feelings for him, he had her move to the staff dormitory and rarely saw her again.
She was both angry and resentful—angry that Song Xin was clueless about romance, and resentful that Xu Zifan had betrothed Song Xin to Xu Jingwei, but at the same time, she liked Song Xin even more. Having met several fickle men, where could she find a man like Song Xin, so devoted and capable, so deeply in love with his wife?
Unfortunately, despite her efforts over seven or eight years, she couldn't win over Song Xin. As she watched Xu Jingwei's happy life grow more and more enviable, she felt that all of Xu Jingwei's happiness was stolen from her. And then, she died in an accident.
When that life ended, Xu Shengnan finally woke up, but the pain of dying in the nightmare still affected her, causing her a heart-wrenching and suffocating pain. She couldn't help but clutch her chest and gasp for breath.
"Shengnan? Shengnan, you're awake?" Liu Xia was sleeping by the bedside. As soon as she moved, Liu Xia woke up immediately. Seeing her looking unwell, she was terrified and panicked. "Shengnan, what's wrong? Don't scare Mom! Dajun, Dajun, come and see Shengnan!"
As soon as Xu Dajun ran to the bedside, the woman in the next bed frowned and said, "Go find a doctor quickly, only a doctor will know what's wrong."
"Oh, right, find a doctor!" Xu Dajun ran out in a panic and quickly brought a doctor with him.
The doctor gently moved Xu Shengnan's hand, which was receiving an IV drip, aside, adjusted it, and then examined her carefully. He said, "Now that she's awake, she's fine. The snake venom has been controlled, but it's hard to say how well she'll recover; it depends on her own physical condition. If things don't go well, the medical expenses may increase, so be prepared."
After the doctor left, Liu Xia started crying, which gave Xu Shengnan a terrible headache. She frowned and said, "Mom, stop crying, you're disturbing others. I'm all better now, aren't I?"
Liu Xia couldn't help but complain to her, "Can't you just listen to me? You're my only child, and you really scared me to death today. Besides, what's wrong with you? Didn't you hear the doctor say we need to prepare more medical expenses?"
Xu Shengnan was in a bad mood because of the nightmare, and she became impatient when she heard this. "You keep saying you're worried about me, but what you're really worried about is the medical bills, right? Am I more important than money?"
"You! What are you saying? I knelt down and begged your second uncle and aunt to borrow money for your medical expenses, and I even went to the brigade leader to ask them for IOUs. I've accumulated a lot of debt, and now how can you say this to me?" Liu Xia was trembling with anger.
Xu Dajun retorted angrily, "Xu Shengnan, how dare you talk to your mother like that? The older you get, the less sensible you become. If you hadn't been poisoned, I would have beaten you up!"
Xu Shengnan, her face grim, shouted, "Who needed you to save me? I'm lucky; I could have survived without anyone saving me. Did I ask you to borrow money to pay for your debts? Do I need these things? You're trying to pin your own mistakes on me. What kind of parents are you?"
"Fine, it's just money, isn't it? How much money is it that's worth you all yelling at me?"
"Five hundred! A full five hundred yuan! This is money to save your life, and you don't appreciate it, instead you blame us? You—you—"
Seeing Xu Dajun speechless with anger, Xu Shengnan rolled her eyes. "It's just five hundred, right? I'll pay it back myself! I need to rest now, so you can all go back. I don't need anyone to take care of me. And stop making a scene here. This is a public place, and I don't want to talk to you anymore."
Xu Shengnan rolled over and buried her head under the covers. She thought it was a lot of money, but it was only five hundred. That's nothing, and it's not worth them acting like the sky is falling, coming here to harass her. How annoying!
Xu Dajun and Liu Xia were both angry and heartbroken. How could their daughter be so insensible? Seeing the scrutinizing looks from the other patients, they felt ashamed to stay any longer and got up to leave the ward. However, still worried about their daughter's health, they sat in the corridor, their hearts heavy with sorrow.
The vice president had just passed by and overheard everything. After finishing his meal and returning to the hospital, he asked which ward Xu Zifan had visited. The doctor and nurses remembered, so he knew that Xu Shengnan was Xu Zifan's granddaughter.
Hearing their conversation now, I finally understand why Xu Zifan was with him.
They've split up, and he's still acting like this without a conscience. He really isn't a good person. He'll have to tell Director Li about it later, so that people know what's going on.
Xu Shengnan was completely unaware of all this. She was trying to calm herself down and then reflecting on what she had done since her rebirth, and she felt more and more regretful.
She completely missed the point. She used the spiritual spring water to nourish her parents, but then she ran out of spiritual spring water in a critical moment; otherwise, she wouldn't have fainted or needed to go to the hospital. Her conflict with Xu Zifan in support of splitting the family was also wrong. What business was it of hers whether they split up or not? She could secretly earn money on the black market and hide it in her spatial storage; why make the villagers gossip? She was going to live in the village for another two or three years!
She was filled with regret. The thing she should have done after being reborn was to find Song Xin. Right now, Song Xin was just a young man who had never seen the world and didn't have a girlfriend. If she could just hold onto Song Xin's heart, she would have a good husband and money. She wouldn't have to do anything but enjoy being a rich wife!
Xu Shengnan reflected deeply on her actions and decided that she would go to see Song Xin as soon as she recovered. She wasn't in a hurry for anything else; securing a good future for herself was the most important thing.
She lay in her hospital bed for a long time, pondering what to do. The nightmare had finally calmed her, but she couldn't fall asleep. In this place without television or a cell phone, every second felt like an eternity.
Fortunately, she sensed that the spiritual spring in the space had condensed into a small cup of spiritual spring water. After dark, she took advantage of everyone else being asleep to quickly take it out and drink it, and her body felt a little better.
This made her even more resentful of her parents' accusations. She had been quite touched by their pleading and kneeling to borrow money for her, but their constant accusations made her extremely disgusted, since it wasn't her who asked them to lend her the money.
What about the money to save her life? There are so many quack doctors these days. Who knows what kind of medicine they gave her, or whether it had any side effects? She has a magical spring, how could anything happen to her?
However, she knew that her parents were not very capable and could not control her, so she didn't take it seriously at all and quickly forgot about it. But she was unusually concerned about Liu Xia kneeling down.
The second wife is going too far! In her past life, Xu Jingwei stole her happiness, and in this life, the second wife and her husband even made her mother kneel down. Moreover, the second wife clearly had nearly a thousand yuan, but she was only willing to lend her mother a little bit, and she had to kneel down and write an IOU before she would lend it to her. They truly deserve to be called Xu Jingwei's parents; the whole family is equally shameless.
Xu Shengnan secretly vowed that after she married Song Xin, she would definitely avenge them for kneeling and make them suffer!
The next day, Xu Shengnan's spiritual spring condensed into a small cup again. After drinking it, her complexion improved a lot. Although she was still pale, it was no longer bluish. She also had strength in her body and immediately wanted to be discharged from the hospital.
She didn't want to waste money at this small, run-down hospital, and she didn't want to see her parents looking timid and shameful!
Xu Dajun and his wife tried to persuade her to be hospitalized, but she wouldn't listen. They were both anxious and angry. Even the doctor disagreed. But Xu Shengnan insisted on being discharged and demanded that the hospital refund the remaining medical expenses. The hospital had no choice but to let her go and refunded her 200 yuan.
On the way back to the village, Liu Xia kept saying that Xu Shengnan shouldn't have been discharged from the hospital. Xu Shengnan said impatiently, "Aren't you worried about the money? Isn't it good that I got two hundred back after being discharged? I told you long ago that I'm a lucky person with great fortune and nothing will happen to me. But you just wouldn't believe me. If you don't believe me, just watch. I didn't take a single pill and I recovered perfectly well."
What do you mean it's not guaranteed to be completely cured? That's all quack doctors trying to fool you. They've already spent three hundred in a single day, don't you realize you've been scammed?
No matter what Xu Dajun and his wife said, she always had a twisted logic to retort. Xu Dajun and his wife were clumsy with words and couldn't reason with her, so they remained silent, their faces flushed with anger. Reaching the village entrance, Liu Xia finally said sullenly, "Since we just returned two hundred, let's pay it back to your second uncle first. Your second uncle and aunt only owe fifty, and the remaining one hundred and fifty were borrowed from colleagues and friends. Paying them back sooner will save them from owing favors. The brigade still has three hundred; let's find a way to pay that back as soon as possible too."
Xu Shengnan scoffed, "Mom, do you really believe them? Let's go to the school and ask everyone there. I'm sure no one lent them any money. They're just making it up. They're afraid we won't pay them back, so they said the money was borrowed from someone else. They're both so shrewd, how could they possibly give a few hundred yuan to her brother? They've never seemed to have such a good relationship before. Besides, what could they possibly need a few hundred yuan for?"
Xu Dajun said irritably, "How dare you talk like that? Those are your second uncle and aunt!"
Liu Xia was almost furious. "You just think your mother is stupid and dumb, right? She was cheated by the hospital and then by your second uncle. Anyone would try to cheat me. Where do all these swindlers come from? What kind of crooked thoughts are you having all day? Can't you think of people in a positive light?"
Xu Shengnan was already forty years old before her rebirth, how could she stand being scolded like this every day? She immediately retorted without thinking, "Where are the good people? Didn't you and Dad agree to Grandpa leaving with nothing? Is that what you call a good person?"