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Chapter 69: Fateful Path (Part 28)
Li Luwen's Mother agreed with a simple nod and walked out, seemingly having endless conversation with the family in the next room.
I crouched under the hospital bed, puzzled. Why would a Male Doctor need the family to leave for an examination? Then I saw this Male Doctor bend down to pull back the patient's blanket. As he did so, I noticed his strong, robust physique.
Then, as if concerned about being seen from outside, he deliberately covered the patient back up, walked to the window, glanced outside, and then bent down again.
This time he was facing me.
He bent over, his name tag swaying slightly. I focused intently, using my mind to pull closer to see the name on his tag: Sun Yue.
Sun Yue wasn't a Pharmacist? I was taken aback and let out a breath quietly. Then I watched as he began his examination. He first reached under the patient's blanket, moving from top to bottom. I thought he would stop at the patient's abdomen, but to my surprise, he continued downward until he reached the girl's private area.
Suddenly, the girl, who had been sound asleep, opened her eyes and stared blankly at Sun Yue. He was startled and quickly withdrew his hand from its inappropriate place, clearing his throat without even looking at her as he hurriedly left the room.
What the hell! Sun Yue was taking advantage of his position to violate a patient!
I was furious. Looking back at Li Luwen, she blinked her eyes as a tear rolled down her cheek. Just then, her mother came in with a big smile: "Wenwen, Dr. Sun said you can be discharged now."
Li Luwen remained silent, staring blankly at the ceiling as tears continued to fall.
"Wenwen, what's wrong? Does it still hurt?"
"Mom, let's go home now."
"Li Luwen, get up," her mother hurriedly stopped her. "The IV isn't finished yet; you can't move."
"Mom, I want to apply to medical school."
"Sigh, I asked you what you wanted to fill out for your application, and you could never make up your mind. How come you've decided now?"
Li Luwen quietly wiped away her tears and whispered, "I like being a nurse."
"Good girl, you need to remember, if you're not a doctor or a nurse this time... sigh!"
"Didn't you pay for it?"
"Of course we paid! Your dad had to borrow money from your grandparents."
"Mom, go call the nurse; I'm done with the IV."
Li Luwen's mother looked at the nearly empty IV bag and nodded before rushing out. I quickly crawled out from under the hospital bed and stood directly in front of Li Luwen.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Ma Qi, here to help you. What did that doctor do to you?"
Hearing my question, Li Luwen became angry and threw a pillow at me, cursing, "Men are all beasts." I couldn't believe it; I was just trying to help. I was furious—if it weren't for her, I wouldn't have come here, scared and worried for nothing.
Just as I was about to leave, Li Luwen's Mother and a nurse entered the ward one after the other.
I had no time to hide and could only stand there, frozen in place.
To my surprise, Li Luwen's Mother and the nurse seemed not to see me at all. They went straight to her, quickly removing the IV from her hand and asking, "Feeling better? Your complexion looks much better."
"Mm."
The nurse left, and I remained standing in the same spot.
Li Luwen glanced at me and said to her mother, "I want to go to the bathroom."
"Do you want me to take you?"
"No. I can go by myself." When Li Luwen said this, she looked at me deeply. At that moment, I felt like a ghost; to everyone else, I was invisible, existing only in her sight.
Was Li Luwen hinting for me to follow?
I silently trailed behind her. Li Luwen's Mother truly couldn't see me. Perhaps I was from a future time, playing a virtual role in this era, like a shadow following Li Luwen toward the bathroom.
The hospital was indeed a bit run-down, with uneven concrete floors and similarly shabby hallways. The walls were worn and peeling, and even the lights were outdated, dim old bulbs casting a gloomy glow. The hospital wasn't large; as Li Luwen and I walked down the corridor, I faintly heard the sound of a baby crying from somewhere nearby.
There were many departments in the hospital—acupuncture, surgery, internal medicine—of course including Gynecology, where women must go from pregnancy to childbirth. The baby's cries did not sound like joyful wails of a newborn but rather expressed fear and resistance to death. Drawn by the cries, I couldn't help but want to take a look.
"Do you know about abortion?" Li Luwen suddenly asked.
"Yeah."
"I have a boyfriend now, and I'm pregnant. The doctor even examined me down there. Are all men this bad?"
"I'm a man too. Aren't you afraid of me?"
"I'm not afraid because you're not human." What does that even mean? I cursed silently in my heart. She quickly replied, "You're a ghost. Only ghosts are invisible to others, but I can see you."
Well, it seems her mother can't see me either. It looks like she really thinks of me as Ghost Grandpa.
"Alright, I am a ghost. Aren't you afraid?"
"No, I'm afraid of humans."
"Ah! That's something we have in common."
"You feel the same way?"
"Yeah." As I exchanged questions and answers with Li Luwen, I pondered whether she brought me to this era to enlighten her and help her avoid unnecessary mistakes in the real world.
"I hate them," Li Luwen said, each word seeming to be spat out through clenched teeth. Then, with a blank expression, she continued, "To be honest, I've had two abortions and he was never by my side. I've lost all hope in men."
I was speechless. Isn't this just painting everyone with the same brush? As a man, I consider myself to be decent... I thought to myself, feeling a bit smug. But then again, I didn't really know her well, and as a fellow man, I honestly didn't know how to handle this situation. Well, she was willing to listen and didn't seem to mind my presence; if I said something unpleasant, she might end up hating me, this "ghost," too.
"Do you know how the full-term baby died?"
"I don't know."
It seemed that Li Luwen wasn't here just to use the restroom; she wanted to tell me something. She sat down on a chair instead of rushing off, engaging in this idle chatter.
"They were left alive in an empty bucket after being separated from the warmth of their mother's body until they cried themselves hoarse and froze to death..."
Wait! I feel like I've heard about this before, and it relates to my own background. I looked at Li Luwen, confused about why she would bring this up. Seeing my bewilderment, she gave a wry smile and gently stroked her belly. "I wanted to give birth to him, but I didn't expect to be in so much pain from the worms. I took a lot of medicine and spent quite a bit of money just to keep the doctor quiet. Dr. Sun is scum; he told the gynecologist Sha Hong that the baby couldn't be saved and that I should get an abortion..."
"Who is your boyfriend?"
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