The doctor left, and Gu Ningyue sat by the hospital bed, looking at the elderly man lying there with confusion in her eyes.
The old man’s face was rosy, hardly like soone who had just died once.
Anyone who didn’t know would think he was just a healthy old man taking a nap.
As she was pondering how to speak when the old man woke up, Gu Ningyue’s phone suddenly rang.
Glancing at the caller display, Gu Ningyue stepped outside the door: "Hello? Han Yin, what’s up?"
"Are you free tonight?" Shen Hanyin’s voice sounded sowhat lost: "Shall we go out for a bite?"
Gu Ningyue thought for a mont: "I’m at the hospital now; I’ll call you when I’m done with things here."
No need to guess, it must be Ji Zhiye coming to find Shen Hanyin again.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be in this tone.
Shen Hanyin asked: "Can your cast be removed? I rember it’s not ti yet!"
"No." Gu Ningyue said: "My brother was admitted to the hospital, and additionally, there are so other matters."
After explaining the happenings of the morning to Shen Hanyin, she said angrily: "Why does everything fall on you? Don’t they consider what kind of person his son is? Ignored how he treated you before, and now..."
"Alright, alright, why are you angrier than !" Gu Ningyue felt warmth in her heart, "I’ve already called the police; this matter should be resolved soon."
"That’s good." Shen Hanyin said: "You get busy first, contact in the evening."
Hanging up the phone, Gu Ningyue went back into the ward.
After waiting for an indeterminate amount of ti, the old man on the bed finally awoke gradually.
"Water..."
Gu Ningyue scanned the surroundings, poured a glass of water from the bedside kettle and handed it to him: "Sir, you’re awake?"
The old man slowly sat up and looked at the stunning young girl in the chair: "Who are you?"
Gu Ningyue smiled and said: "Ah, I’m a family mber of the patient downstairs. Just happened to pass by and hear the doctor talk about your situation, got curious, so ca to see you. You don’t mind, do you?"
The old man took the cup and shook his head: "It’s fine, I’m used to it."
Gu Ningyue scrutinized the old man’s expression, "How do you address yourself, sir? You look very healthy, hardly sickly."
The old man seed very thirsty, gulped down a glass of water and then looked at her saying: "My surna is Li. At my age, there are always so chronic illnesses."
Gu Ningyue reached out for the cup: "Shall I pour you another glass?"
The old man shook his head: "No need, thank you, child."
"Grandpa Li, when did things start like this?" Gu Ningyue asked while holding the cup: "Did anything happen in the middle?"
The old man leaned the pillow against his back, looking at Gu Ningyue’s Moonstone necklace: "That pendant is very nice, make sure you wear it well."
Gu Ningyue’s eyes sharpened, it seems this old man really knows sothing.
"This pendant was given by a grandpa, just a simple decoration!" Gu Ningyue said nonchalantly, her smile calm.
The old man chuckled: "This pendant is not ordinary, girl, don’t underestimate it. Your life might hang on it one day."
Gu Ningyue asked: "What do you an by that?"
"The runes on it are unique Peace Life-saving Talismans of the Nanshan Sect." The old man said leisurely, "Not many know how to make it anymore, and this Moonstone material is perfect for recording those runes."
Nanshan Sect? Gu Ningyue asked in puzzlent: "What kind of sect is that?"
Sounds very mystical.
The old man said: "There was a Daoist in my village when I was young, he painted runes like these for every household to ensure safety. Seen it often enough to recognize it."
Gu Ningyue nodded, it seems Mr. Chen’s family had connections to the people of Nanshan Sect?
"Grandpa Li, you haven’t told the situation with your illness!" Gu Ningyue said with a smile: "I’m young and curious about these things, hope you don’t mind."
The old man looked at her and said: "It’s fine, I’m alone every day, having soone to talk to is nice."
"My illness actually started the year before last, I’d get short of breath every now and then. Checked several hospitals but found no issues. Thought to myself it wouldn’t affect my life much, but it got worse later. Eventually, I couldn’t leave the hospital."
Gu Ningyue asked upon hearing that: "Other than that, are there no other symptoms?"
This is too bizarre, how can this be?
The old man nodded, "Yes! But... aside from the physical symptoms, there are other things. You might not believe it, but at tis I can see so people’s past and future."
Gu Ningyue was taken aback, "You an you can glimpse the cause and effect of others?"
"Yes!" The old man’s cloudy eyes fixed on Gu Ningyue: "At certain monts, I can see it. For example, in room 409, the husband of the woman next to . Turns out he had been unfaithful all along but it was never discovered! I saw the mistress co to the hospital, having a big argunt. The woman’s child was lost, and the mistress was beaten up. Initially, I didn’t believe it, but shortly after, the mistress ca to the hospital and the affair was exposed."
Listening to the old man’s words, Gu Ningyue felt everything she heard was incredible.
If it was before, she might think it was so new scam.
How could such things happen?
But after being reborn and experiencing so much, she felt a bit hesitant.
"Is that so!" Gu Ningyue looked at the old man and said: "Grandpa Li, can you see my future?"
The old man shook his head, "Those things appear in my mind only at certain monts, and each ti causes suffocation like happened to in the morning. The feeling is sothing I don’t want to experience again."
Gu Ningyue responded, indicating her understanding: "After all, these are things unrelated to oneself; causing you pain is really not worthwhile."
The old man smiled, "Indeed! At this age, with no children of my own, even if I can’t breathe, I’ll just let it be, but suffering like this, sigh..."
Gu Ningyue said: "If you don’t mind, I can co and chat with you sotis."
It appears the old man must be very lonely here.
The old man looked at her: "That would be best, otherwise, I’m just alone here, very dull."
Gu Ningyue nodded, "I will."
After chatting for a while in the hospital with the old man, she learned so basic information from him before leaving the ward.
As she was leaving, the old man waved to her with a smile.
Sohow, Gu Ningyue felt a chill inside her heart.
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