"Why are you afraid of taking medicine? Just scared, do I need a reason?"
After much struggle to swallow her medicine, Bai Zhi still somewhat disliked the taste of the Western medicine, gulping down water to chase it down. In fact, she preferred traditional Chinese medicine—at least you can pinch your nose and drink without fear of choking.
"Xingxing, lie down and rest for a bit. Wu Wa, can you take care of Xingxing while I go out and talk to Uncle Li?"
Only now had Bai Xin calmed down considerably. She needed to thoroughly understand Xingxing’s situation.
"Okay, Auntie, go ahead; I’m here."
Little Wu Wa immediately assured her, tucking Bai Zhi in with the blanket.
Bai Zhi wanted to say she wasn’t sleepy, but her consciousness began to blur. She thought to herself, this sleeping pill is quite effective.
Li Mo was eating his covered rice, which had gone a bit cold, but still tasted alright. Seeing Bai Xin approaching, he hurriedly set down his lunch box.
"Has Xingxing fallen asleep? Is she sleeping? Right now, resting for a bit would actually be best for her."
Li Mo stood up and poured a cup of hot water for Bai Xin.
She took it, yet felt practically nothing.
"Li Mo, with Xingxing’s condition, what should we do? How can we remove those needles? Can you save her, please? I’m begging you."
Until this moment, she couldn’t imagine what Xingxing had been through all these years. How could such a little girl bear so many needles?
"The pain isn’t as bad for her now. Looking at the position of the needles, they must have been there for seven or eight years and could only have been inserted when she was a child because an older child would resist. It must have been very painful in the first few years, but over time, when they reach the right spots, numbness sets in, so she doesn’t feel them now.
But it’s very dangerous, extremely dangerous, because you never know when problems might suddenly arise; she could end up paralyzed..."
Bai Xin was his classmate and good friend; Li Mo didn’t want to lie to her. If there were only one needle, if it weren’t in such a complicated spot, maybe it wouldn’t be so critical. But there were so many needles, and they were in such troubled places.
"Then, what do we do?"
Bai Xin understood. In other words, Xingxing was in grave danger, extremely dangerous conditions where one wrong move could paralyze her. Xingxing had been so active before—if not for this, maybe it wouldn’t have been so dangerous.
"I’ve already called my master. He’ll be back the day after tomorrow. My advice is, Xingxing should stay in the hospital for now, not go anywhere, and certainly not move, lest the needles shift again."
Li Mo looked seriously at Bai Xin. Even if she didn’t come to him, he would have made this clear to her.
"Also, we have to notify her parents. They need to know about this situation. Who in the world would do this, shamelessly, cruelly hurt a child?"
Li Mo felt this was something no human could do, unless they discriminated based on gender.
"Her parents aren’t the type to value boys over girls, are they? Because they wanted a son so..."
It’s not strange for Li Mo to think this way; such cases were all too common these days.
"Li Mo, tomorrow please take care of Xingxing for me. I have to go back, go back and settle accounts with that person. I’ll sue him, make him go to prison, make him pay." She even thought about sticking needles into Bai Da.
That day she should not have stopped Xingxing. Xingxing should have killed her.
"Okay, no problem. I’m here. Don’t worry."
Li Mo nodded; as a doctor, taking care of a patient was his duty.