nucmednet Chapter 12 The scars left to us by the past will be healed by the future.
Chapter 12 The scars left to us by the past will be healed by the future.
Liu Sisi, in her early forties, embodies the image of a mature doctor who commands the trust of her patients.
There are a few shallow lines at the corners of her eyes, but she doesn't look old.
Her fair skin had a faint blush, and although time had left some marks on her face, it was still easy to see that she had once been a beauty.
She sat solemnly opposite Liu Lang, her long, black hair piled up neatly, with a few stray strands hanging down beside her ears.
"Mom, I have something to tell you," Liu Lang said solemnly.
Then he took out several stacks of documents from his backpack and pushed them in front of his mother.
"These are my enlistment documents."
"Join the army?" Liu Sisi was somewhat shocked when she heard Liu Lang use this unfamiliar word.
But she still picked up the document and looked at it carefully. It was summer vacation, the time when new recruits were enlisting, and she didn't believe Liu Lang would joke about something like this.
After reviewing the documents, she didn't even notice her phone vibrating on the table while she was reading them.
"You...are you serious?" Liu Sisi had already seen the document; it was genuine.
But she still couldn't believe it.
Liu Lang has always had good grades since he started school, and he studied all the way up to the college entrance examination. Even if he stopped studying after that, getting into a good university would not be a problem at all.
Even getting into Tsinghua University, the best university in the entire Great Xia Dynasty, in the capital city, wouldn't be a problem.
But now he's suddenly telling her that he's joined the army?
“That’s right.” Liu Lang nodded, looking at Liu Sisi’s expression—unchanged.
Although shocked, Liu Sisi, who frequently undergoes surgery, possessed exceptional composure and showed no emotion whatsoever.
But in Liu Lang's eyes, it was completely unmoved.
Although Liu Lang had already anticipated this, he still had an indescribable feeling when Liu Sisi actually showed it.
Liu Lang looked into Liu Sisi's eyes with an expectant gaze, hoping to see the same anticipation in her eyes.
Liu Sisi and Liu Lang looked into each other's eyes, and for the first time since Liu Lang had grown up, Liu Sisi saw a look of expectation in his eyes...
“You’re almost eighteen, practically an adult. You need to be responsible for your words. Are you sure you’ve thought this through? Why don’t you reconsider?” Liu Sisi looked at Liu Lang, trying to read something in his eyes.
"I've thought it through. I want to join the army," Liu Lang said, suppressing his emotions and enunciating each word clearly.
"No regrets?"
"No regrets."
"Then I respect your choice." After saying that, Liu Sisi answered the phone that had been ringing several times on the table.
The phone wasn't in speakerphone mode; Liu Lang could hear it very clearly.
"Director! There's been a major traffic accident in the northern suburbs. The Second Hospital is short of beds and can't accept so many patients, so many have been transferred to our First Hospital! Our emergency room doctors, Dr. Liu and Dr. Wang, are simply overwhelmed. We need you to come and handle it." The voice on the other end of the phone sounded extremely anxious and exhausted.
After listening to what was said on the other end of the phone, Liu Sisi frowned slightly.
In this situation, as the head of the emergency department, she had to get to the scene as soon as possible.
She glanced at Liu Lang, then said into the phone, "Okay, I'll be right there!"
After hanging up the phone, Liu Sisi stood up, her posture upright, her height about 1.65 meters, and her figure well-proportioned.
"Langlang, there's an urgent matter at our hospital that I need to handle. We can talk about your matter after I'm done."
But remember, whatever choice you make, Mom will support you!
"Go ahead, Mom, take care of yourself."
Liu Lang watched Liu Sisi's departing figure, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
After Liu Sisi had been gone for a while, Liu Lang curled up in a corner of the dining table, his emotions surging uncontrollably.
If there were no sign-in system, this world wouldn't be the world of Godslayer, and he wouldn't have had a previous life.
Now, Liu Lang, sitting across from Liu Sisi, is probably not talking about joining the army anymore.
Rather... it was his terminal illness.
He was dying. He didn't understand why God was so unfair to him when he had never done anything wrong.
He had always thought that death was something far removed from him, but its sudden arrival caught him completely off guard.
It was like this in the last life, and it will be like this life too...
Endless emotions welled up and flowed down like a raging flood.
Liu Lang sat at the dining table, covering his face with his hands, tears slipping through his fingers.
Large tears fell onto the documents scattered all over the floor...
Lei Yingdian came out of Liu Lang's room at this moment, saying, "The scars left by the past will be healed by the future. Don't be sad anymore, little one."
Upon hearing Lei Yingdian's voice, he opened his blurry, tearful eyes and looked towards the source of the sound, staring at Lei Yingdian as if he had stepped out of a dream.
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The next day, Liu Lang returned to his "home".
It wasn't his mother Liu Sisi's house, but rather his guardian father Liu Liang's house, because Liu Lang's custody was with his father Liu Liang.
He didn't want to come back, but he had to.
Not only did he need to go to Lin Qiye's house to sign in, but he also needed to tell Liu Liang about his enlistment in the army.
Although it's very likely that no one will care.
But there's always a slight difference between saying it and not saying it, right?
Unlike Liu Sisi's 110-square-meter apartment in the affiliated community of the First Hospital of Cangnan City, Liu Sisi's apartment was provided by the hospital when she was promoted to director.
Liu Liang still lives in the old city of Cangnan. Liu Lang's grandparents passed away when Liu Lang was very young.
Now, only Liu Liang and his family of three live in this house.
Before Liu Lang even reached the door, he heard his stepmother Jiang Xiaofang's voice, "Liangliang! Have you brushed your teeth yet? Come and eat."
"Mom~ Didn't you give me a day off today? I'm going to sleep a little longer, I was too tired last night."
"Who told you to throw such a big birthday party last night, throwing cake around like that? Get up and clean up now!"
When Liu Lang entered, he was greeted by a chaotic mess—his “home”.
The tables, walls, and floor in the yard were covered with cakes.
A banner that read "Celebrating Liu Liang's Sixteenth Birthday" was hanging on the wall, making it easy to see that the place was very lively last night.
However, it was not cleaned.
That's true, Jiang Xiaofang wouldn't be that diligent. She'd procrastinate as long as she could. She used to do all the cleaning.
"Honey, why didn't you call the eldest brother back yesterday?"
Liu Liang said nonchalantly, "No need. He didn't even come back for the New Year's Eve dinner last year. I think he's doing fine staying at his mother's place. Why bother calling him?"
He'll come back on his own; I don't need to call him.
Upon hearing Liu Liang's words, Liu Lang couldn't help but think of the time during the Spring Festival when he stood at the door listening to the happy family eating their New Year's Eve dinner in the courtyard.
He came, but he was like a thief, only able to peek at their happiness from the doorway.
But then, like a rat in a sewer, it quietly slipped away.
Liu Sisi was on duty at the hospital during last year's New Year's Eve dinner and was not at home, so he ate fried rice by himself.
Jiang Xiaofang opened the gate to the courtyard and saw Liu Lang standing there: "Langlang is back? What are you doing standing at the gate? Come in and sit down."
"dad."
"Well, what brings you back?" Liu Liang nodded and asked.
Seeing that Liu Lang did not answer for a while, he said again, "Since you're already here, come and help clean up."
The cleaning took more than three hours, and Liu Liang still hadn't gotten up...
It was already afternoon when Jiang Xiaofang brought out the leftovers from yesterday and said, "These are the leftovers from last night. Since you're here, I'll steam some rice and we can have a meal together. It's such good food, it would be a shame to throw it away."
During a break from eating, Liu Lang finally had the chance to tell everyone about his enlistment in the army.
Liu Liang put down his chopsticks and asked in a deep voice, "When is this due? Didn't you go to live with Liu Sisi to make it easier for you to go to school? How come you've joined the army again! Does she even care about me as her father anymore? Is she just letting you mess around like this?!"
"It's not my mother's fault, it was my own idea."
Seeing this, Jiang Xiaofang pretended to be concerned and said, "Langlang, is something bothering you? Joining the army is no small matter."
"No, I just want to join the army, that's all."
Liu Liang pondered for a moment, then said, "Since you've made up your mind, I can't say anything more. However, joining the army is no joke. Are you sure you've thought it through?"
"I've made up my mind, Dad."
After Liu Lang left, Liu Liang wiped his eyes and came out.
"Mom, who just came? I think I heard someone else's voice."
“Your brother is here. He said he wants to join the army. Your dad agreed.”
“That’s great! He won’t be coming back after he joins the army, and this family doesn’t welcome him anyway.”
"Alright, don't say those things in front of your dad. Are you hungry after waking up? What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you!"
"I want to eat..."