Chapter 38 - Goodbye.

Chunlan woke up, pain flowing through her body as the stretcher rolled across the hall in a hurry. She could bȧrėly keep eyes.

Maybe she should go to sleep. She didn't want to stay awake.

"CHUNLAN! Don't close your eyes!" A voice roared.

She opened her eyes abruptly. She saw multiple medical staff by her side, holding the bed. Jihai finally came into view, his clothes dirty and torn, and his face with several cuts and light bruises a blood trail on his lips.

She tried to lift her hand, but the pain was overwhelming. Was it broken again? She could hear voices in the background overlapping the ones in her head.

She saw Menxiang in a white coat crying in distress while holding a phone to her ear.

Where was her family?

She wanted to see them so she tried to turn.

I don't want to die without seeing them one last time.

She turned to the boy whose knuckles were scraped, stained with dried blood. His eyes had turned red from holding his tears.

Who will protect him?

Slowly she could feel her strength dwindling and herself getting sleepy. She was scared to die a second time, afraid she won't come back. That goddess will definitely be mad, torturing her soul.

She sighed. Maybe this was it.

Although she felt resentful, she was powerless in the hands of fate.

As she closed her eyes, the last thing she saw was the panic and pain in their eyes.

Goodbye.

She felt a hand hit her with so much force, she gasped. An angry woman's face was right in front of hers. She rolled her eyes and closed them.

She was waiting for the angel who was meant to collect her soul.

After a while, she heard no noise. So she panicked.

Don't tell me this goddess personally came for her soul? She was finished!

Hey! Where is the ministry of heavenly justice?!

"TANG CHUNLAN! OPEN YOUR EYES AND FACE ME!" Tamara's face had undergone different shades of red at the imprudence of this mere mortal.

Chunlan opened an eye before the other, her heart shaking in fear. She laughed nervously. "Hey....goddess. How have you been? Its been a long time."

Tamara held her tongue, afraid she would cough out blood in anger and could only continue to glare at this stupid mortal before her.

Chunlan felt the rage oozing from the woman so she tried to explain. "It wasn't my fault! I just wanted to save him, who knew that it was a matter of life and death?"

Tamara took a deep breath and gritted out. "Who was it that got distracted when crossing a road?"

Chunlan blinked and lowered her he'd in despair. "It was my fault. Just take me to heaven to await punishment."

Tamara felt her eyebrow twitch. Heaven? Was that a place to wait punishment?

She obviously wanted to enjoy paradise!

"Follow me." Tamara couldn't be bothered to explain anymore and just walked away.

Chunlan frowned but followed her. Together they walked out of the garden and disappeared.

Chunlan gasped when they reached their destination. The place felt familiar but she continued to walk until she realized that this was the hospital that she had died in.

In the hallway, she saw her father with a murderous expression hovering over a man who was surrounded by guards in black, bloodlust in the air. The place was quiet, onlookers shaking with fear at the scene before them. Doctors tried to persuade but couldn't even say a word.

She stared at the man who was in such a pitiful state, his face was bloodied to a point of no recognition. She glanced at the clothes, her eyes widening.

Bai Jihai?!