Rebirth Space Pretty Girl Chapter 1: throw out
Chapter 1 Throw it out
"Keeping their belongings brings nothing but bad luck. Get this out of here immediately!" A woman's voice rang out as she callously tossed a bag toward the ground.
Murong Lingran felt a dizzying sensation in her head, while a heavy weight pressing against her chest made breathing difficult. Slowly, her consciousness began to sharpen.
She attempted to open her eyes, but her body lacked the necessary strength to even lift her eyelids.
At that moment, she overheard another woman speaking: "Sister-in-law, you cannot do this. She is a sick child. To cast her out while her father and brother are away is no different than killing her."
What?
Hadn't she just risked her life to save a child from being struck by a vehicle in the middle of the street?
What kind of heartless hospital would try to throw out a person who had performed such a brave act?
wait a minute?
What were those words she just heard?
Father and brother? She was an only child, and since her parents had passed away a month ago, where could these relatives have come from?
Before she could process this, the first woman spoke again with a sneer: "Hmph, her father and brother haven't returned for two days. They were likely devoured by the tigers and bears on the mountain, or perhaps they viewed her as a burden and abandoned her. She's already half-dead. If I don't get rid of her while she's still breathing, am I supposed to let her die inside my house and bring me misfortune?"
"But the belongings of her father and brother are still here. She has been in a coma for the entire twenty days they've stayed here. We have all witnessed how devoted her father and brother are to her. She is their life; there is no way they would have simply left her behind."
"Sister-in-law, I have come every day at her father's request to provide her with water and medicine. She is still clinging to life. Furthermore, villagers go up the mountain daily to gather wood. If something had happened to them, it would have been discovered by now. Surely they have just been delayed and will return soon. You must wait."
Murong Lingran was internally shocked by what she heard. Had she really been unconscious for twenty days? It was no wonder her entire body felt so stiff and restricted.
Could it be that the driver who hit her hadn't taken her to a hospital, but instead moved her to a rented room, pretended to care for her for a few days, and then fled?
One of the bystanders looked at the senseless girl and stepped forward to check her breathing. Unable to remain silent, they said: "Though the girl’s breath is shallow, she is certainly alive. They have stayed here for twenty days and the silver for this month has already been paid. By throwing her out like this, you are breaking your word. If something happens to her, how are you any different from a murderer?"
"Indeed, you are taking this too far. The Murong father and son will surely return, so just be patient."
"Life hasn't been easy for that father and son. Kicking them while they are down is truly immoral."
…
As the neighbors continued to reprimand the woman named Gao, Murong Lingran finally began to piece together her situation from their conversation.
She had actually traveled back in time, and only twenty days had passed in this world.
She remembered clearly that her father had been the youngest imperial physician in the Taiyuan Hospital. Three years ago, their family had been framed and exiled to the frontier at Saiyuan mansion.
Recently, during the Queen Mother's birthday celebrations, the Emperor had held a prayer service and declared a general amnesty. Her family had been pardoned and granted permission to return to the capital.
However, just as they neared the capital, they encountered a group of bandits on the official road who were being pursued by the military.
Her final memory was being shoved down a five-meter-high embankment during the chaos. As her vision went dark, she had been reborn as an infant in the 21st century.