I Will Never Submit to Miss Grim Reaper - Chapter 441
Chapter 441: Embarking on the Journey
Walking out of the lounge, I found Lu Xinmeng, dressed as a little girl, in front of the fish tank on the first floor.
She was wearing a simple, elegant light blue dress with a white tint, a sun hat, a minimalist backpack, and a pair of pretty sandals. Compared to her appearance in the hospital before, there was no sign of illness or paleness on Lu Xinmeng’s face. Not only was her face rosy and pink, but she also seemed to have grown taller.
Beside Lu Xinmeng was an old acquaintance, the ex-owner of Yae-Do, Lu Xinjian.
“Sister Nuo’er!”
Because the new uniform at the cafe included heeled shoes, I couldn’t help but make “da da da” sounds as I walked. Hearing my footsteps, Lu Xinmeng looked up and saw me coming down, immediately opened her arms, and ran towards me, then hugged me tightly.
“I don’t need to stay in the hospital anymore! Hee hee, I’m completely healthy now!”
Her cheerful mood infected me too. Although I was much shorter than Lu Xinmeng, I still reached out and patted her head.
“Just out of the hospital and already so lively.”
Due to her heart disease, Lu Xinmeng had been hospitalized for a long time. In May, she had just undergone a heart transplant surgery, receiving “Yin Shiren’s” heart. Lu Xinjian, having certain connections, found out the relationship between “Yin Shiren” and me, took me to the hospital a few times, and we naturally became good friends.
Under normal circumstances, after a major surgery like a heart transplant, patients need to stay in the hospital for a long time, sometimes one or two months.
Previously, Lu Xinmeng was able to move around after just one or two weeks, indicating that her body was recovering well. Theoretically, she should have been discharged in early July, but the hospital said her case was special and kept her for an extra half month.
“Sister Nuo’er! This is a gift for you!”
Lu Xinmeng took out a jar filled with paper cranes from her bag and handed it to me.
“Each paper crane has a blessing for Sister Nuo’er and Sister Xiao Mo written on its wings! Every single one is different!”
“Wow!”
I took the jar of paper cranes. “Thank you!”
“Sorry for the trouble my child has caused you.”
As Lu Xinmeng hugged me, her father, Lu Xinjian, came over.
“Originally, Xinmeng was supposed to be discharged two weeks ago, but… there was a slight complication, and the doctor had us do an additional surgery and then observed her for another two weeks.”
“Is everything okay now?”
I asked worriedly, “What kind of surgery was it? Was it serious?”
“Uh, it wasn’t a major surgery. It wasn’t absolutely necessary, but the doctor said it would be best to do it.”
Lu Xinjian smiled, “They said Xinmeng’s case is quite rare in the entire medical field. The transplanted heart has recovered exceptionally well, just like Xinmeng’s original heart. But… well, it might be because the donor was an adult, and Xinmeng had been hospitalized for a long time and was physically weak. Although her heart recovered well after the transplant, it is still an adult’s organ, and she experienced some… discomfort.”
Oh…
I roughly understood what Lu Xinjian meant.
Lu Xinmeng is a little girl, and there are differences in strength and stamina compared to boys. The blood flow speed and blood pressure in her body are definitely different from those of an adult.
Moreover, she had been hospitalized for a long time and was physically weak since childhood. Transplanting the heart of “Yin Shiren,” an adult male, made the heart strong, but Xinmeng’s body couldn’t adapt to it and she felt uncomfortable.
“So the doctors suggested another surgery to make some adjustments.”
Lu Xinjian scratched his head, “I had to persuade Xinmeng for a long time to get her back to the hospital.”
No wonder, I thought she should have been discharged in July, but there was no news for so long.
“It wasn’t necessary at all!”
Hearing her father’s words, Lu Xinmeng turned around and put her hands on her hips.
“I didn’t feel uncomfortable at all! In fact, I feel full of energy!”
“You’re proud now.”
Lu Xinjian said helplessly, “A girl doesn’t need that much strength…”
“Who says girls can’t be strong!”
Lu Xinmeng turned her head to look at me, “During my time in the hospital, I watched the live streams here every day. Sister Xiao Mo is very strong!”
“You’re discharged.”
At this moment, Xiao Mo also came down from upstairs. “Congratulations.”
“Sister Xiao Mo!”
Lu Xinmeng waved her small hand at Xiao Mo: “I’ve watched every video and every live stream from the cafe!”
This child… she seems to have always been this impulsive.
I thought silently to myself.
It seems that when I first saw Lu Xinmeng in the hospital, she gave me the impression of being a lively and energetic girl.
“Is that so.”
Xiao Mo walked down. “What would you like to eat? Today, it’s on us for both of you.”
“Yay!”
Lu Xinmeng ran to a nearby small table. “I want to eat Sister Nuo’er’s sour porridge with white-cut duck!”
“Xinmeng! Don’t be so rude!”
Lu Xinjian instinctively turned around. “Look at you, just had your stitches removed and already bouncing around. Be careful, or you’ll have to go back to the hospital in a few days. And, Sister Nuo’er is so busy, she’s not a chef, she doesn’t have time to make white-cut duck for you…”
“It’s okay.”
I put away the jar of paper cranes and walked over.
“The white-cut duck is already prepared, and there’s enough sour porridge today. It won’t take much time to get it from the kitchen.”
“I’m really sorry, this child has always been like this. She was a bit more restrained while in the hospital, but now she’s getting more and more mischievous after being discharged.”
“Kids will be kids.”
I smiled, “It’s alright. Let’s just consider it a celebration of a good friend’s recovery.”
After a pause, I asked, “Has the hospital said anything about Xinmeng’s recovery? Any issues with rejection?”
“Absolutely no rejection.”
Speaking of this, Lu Xinjian looked both relieved and happy. “That’s why the doctors say it’s a world first. Other transplant surgeries have some degree of rejection, but Xinmeng had none. It’s quite miraculous, and she’s being used as a case study.”
“So Xinmeng will be completely healthy from now on?”
“If anything, she’ll be healthier than normal people.”
Lu Xinjian gestured to Lu Xinmeng, who was pouring tea for herself by the table.
“Other patients with organ transplants… they need to take medication for life, and their bodies are somewhat weaker after the surgery. But for Xinmeng, it’s the opposite. She was weak before, couldn’t handle climbing three or four floors, but now she can climb eight floors without much trouble. Many physical activities she couldn’t do before, she now nearly scores full marks on. I… I don’t even know what to say.”
“Isn’t that a good thing?”
I said with relief, “A serious illness followed by a rebirth.”
At this moment, the background music in the cafe randomly played a relatively slow song: “Take the Journey.” Instantly, a leisurely and lazy atmosphere spread throughout the shop.
“I’ll go prepare afternoon tea for you, please wait a moment.”
Saying this, I motioned for Lu Xinjian to accompany Lu Xinmeng and walked over to Xiao Mo.
“That heart must have something to do with magic, right?”
“Pretty much.”
Xiao Mo nodded.
“It should be the life force in Nuo’er’s soul protecting them, just like you are now, Nuo’er, belonging to the… god of life and stars.”
“……”
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