Chapter 111: Song Qing Reaches His Breaking Point
On the way to the hospital, Song Qing felt a persistent sense of unreality.
Yes, she knew the wolves would come down from the mountain today. In her previous life, it was her eldest cousin, who had gone up the mountain together with Song Yu, who discovered and warned everyone.
Because of that incident, her eldest uncle’s prestige in the village had grown even greater.
But in this life, she didn’t want to witness that scene again. She deliberately found a way to delay her eldest cousin, letting her fourth cousin take Song Yu up the mountain instead.
Her fourth cousin was younger and slower, burdened by a limp, so he certainly couldn’t run fast. By then...
Song Qing’s thoughts darkened. She didn’t want their lives; she only wanted to teach them a lesson so they wouldn’t be a nuisance in front of her anymore.
To this day, even if she could relive it all, she vividly remembered how, in her last life, when she was beaten nearly to death, she begged her fourth cousin, only to be met with his disdainful gaze and haughty expression.
Song Qing thought to herself, she only wanted to live better than anyone else.
As long as Song Yu was gone, no one would stand in her way.
What nonsense about “koi fish luck”?
She just wanted to see if Song Yu’s so-called luck would still work in the face of a wolf pack.
She never expected it would cost her mother’s life.
She had explicitly warned her mother not to go up the mountain today, and her mother had agreed.
So why did she still go? And why with Hu Sihai, that good-for-nothing?
Thinking of the rumors spreading in the village, her expression flickered with uncertainty.
How could her mother have gotten involved with Hu Sihai? And when did it start?
Why hadn’t any of this happened in her previous life?
Her thoughts were in turmoil. When her father came to the hospital, she insisted on following him.
She didn’t even know what she wanted to do here, but she just had to come.
At the first glance upon arriving at the hospital, she saw Tang Banxia, and her gaze was filled with hatred.
It was her—because she hadn’t died—that so many unpredictable events followed!
Tang Banxia frowned and glanced back.
Song Qing immediately withdrew her gaze.
Just then, the door of the emergency room opened.
Out came an employee from the supply and marketing cooperative, someone Tang Banxia had met once before. But now, she wore a white coat and a white cap, shaking her head at the crowd.
“I’m sorry, we did all we could. The young lady lost too much blood and has... passed away. The young man is out of danger...”
“What?” Song Laosan exclaimed, “Dead?”
Song Qing stumbled, then collapsed to her knees.
Suddenly she remembered that in her last life, her mother had died around this same time.
Then, when the wolves came down the mountain, her mother was so shocked she gave birth prematurely, hemorrhaged, and lost the baby—and then her own life followed.
Was it the same this time?
Why?
She had clearly been trying so hard to change her family’s fate!
Why would her mother still die?
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Could it be that all her efforts were in vain?
No!
Since heaven had given her a second chance at life, she absolutely would not sit idly by and await death.
She stood up and threw herself into the arms of Song Laosan’s wife, crying bitterly.
Song Laosan’s tears fell too, but more than sorrow, there was embarrassment.
The scene on the other side was even more chaotic.
Meanwhile, Tang Banxia was exchanging pleasantries with the attending physician.
“Long time no see,” said the woman from the procurement station, extending her hand. “Hello, my surname is Zhao, Zhao Xin.”
“Hello, Zhao,” Tang Banxia replied, shaking her hand. “I’m Tang, Tang Banxia, a barefoot doctor.”
They exchanged smiles.
“Did you treat those two patients?” Dr. Zhao asked.
Tang Banxia nodded. “Yes, please advise if you see anything amiss.”
Dr. Zhao’s expression was admiring. “Very skillful. If it were me, I wouldn’t have done better—probably worse in fact.”
“Thanks to you, that young man could be saved,” Dr. Zhao said, clearly impressed with Tang Banxia.
From their first meeting when Tang Banxia was selling herbs, to seeing how she prepared them, and now, Dr. Zhao found that Tang Qingzhiqing consistently surprised her.
Remembering her own purpose for coming here, Dr. Zhao’s thoughts shifted.
“Tang Qingzhiqing, do you have time now?”
Tang Banxia was momentarily taken aback, then glanced toward the noisy side. “Maybe not.”
“You saw what happened in our village...” The sentence hung unfinished, but the meaning was clear.
“My apologies for being abrupt,” Dr. Zhao said. “How about this—when you’re done, come find me at the commune pharmacy.” She pursed her lips. “Is that alright?”
Tang Banxia was surprised inside but still agreed. “Alright.”
Dr. Zhao smiled and pointed toward the others. “They seem to be looking for you. You should go.”
Tang Banxia looked over, then nodded politely. “See you later.”
“See you,” Dr. Zhao waved and headed toward the director’s office.
Watching this, a flicker of thought crossed Tang Banxia’s eyes, her lips curling slightly—this was getting interesting.
“Tang Banxia, it’s all your fault!”
“It’s your fault! You killed my mother!” Song Qing raged, struggling fiercely in Song Weimin’s arms.
Blue veins bulged on her temples, and her gaze toward Tang Banxia was filled with murderous hatred.
Tang Banxia sneered, walking over indifferently without acknowledging Song Qing. She simply asked, “Team leader, may I leave now?”
Song Weimin wrapped his arms around Song Qing. “Tang Qingzhiqing, sorry, she’s lost her mind. Please don’t take it to heart.”
“How could it be? Team leader, you’re too kind,” Tang Banxia said coolly. “Losing one’s mother is painful—I understand that.”
She glanced lightly at Song Qing. “It was an accident, after all. Who could have expected the wolves to come down the mountain so suddenly? If we’d known earlier, this tragedy could have been avoided.”
Song Qing, struggling desperately, paused, then wailed, “Mother~”
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Tang Banxia showed no sympathy.
Losing a mother was indeed tragic, but was that reason enough for reckless accusations?
“Team leader, it’s getting late. I should be going.” Tang Banxia smiled faintly. “Xiao Bai is here to pick me up.”
Song Weimin looked toward the hospital entrance and saw a large, noisy group gathered outside, feeling a throbbing headache coming on.
Hu Sihai’s family had come—Hu Zi’s family as well. Hu Sihai was Hu Zi’s younger uncle; this time the entire family had come.
Also present were two other Song family girls, the elderly Song matriarch, Song Er’s wife escorting Song Si, and the relatives of Song Laosan’s wife.
Lastly came Wen Mubai and his two younger brothers, Hu Qixin and Sun Wenming.
This boisterous crowd filled the corridor, leaving no space to pass.
Tang Banxia nodded to the crowd. “Xiao Bai, let’s go back.”
Wen Mubai took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders. He pulled out a lunchbox and a thermos. “Eat something first. It’s cold at night. Warm yourself up before we leave.”
Tang Banxia felt warmth in her heart and smiled sweetly at him. “Okay.”
With a handsome and charming husband attending to her side, Tang Banxia’s bad mood vanished instantly.
“It’s too noisy here. Let’s eat over there,” Tang Banxia said, pointing further inside.
Wen Mubai nodded.
Hu Qixin and Sun Wenming naturally followed without hesitation.
The four of them sat in a circle. Sun Wenming asked eagerly, “Sister-in-law, is it true that Hu Sihai really had an affair with Song Laosan’s wife?”
“True,” Tang Banxia said, slurping her noodles.
Hu Qixin asked, “What about now? What’s the situation?”
Tang Banxia took a sip of water and swallowed. “One dead, one disabled.”
Song Laosan’s wife didn’t make it despite the rescue efforts; Hu Sihai survived but lost the use of one leg.
The tendons in one leg were completely severed; he would be a cripple from now on.
“That bad?”
Tang Banxia nodded. “Saving a life is already a blessing.”
Sun Wenming and Hu Qixin both sighed.
They still had some friendship with Hu Sihai, but ever since following Wen Mubai, they rarely hung out with him.
Now learning of his fate, they felt uneasy.
But after this incident, the two of them became more cautious.
Better to stay away from women for safety!
If only Sihai had controlled his lust, he wouldn’t have ended up crippled...