At this moment, the text message alert sounded.
He took out his phone and saw a notification from the hospital.
It required him to go to the hospital before 8 o’clock the next morning to handle the admission procedures in preparation for the upcoming kidney replacement surgery.
Pressing confirm, he put his phone back into his pocket.
Continuing to lean on the lakeside railing, he admired the beautiful scenery in the night breeze and found everything extremely clear and bright, and discovered a deep longing for the world inside his heart.
But even with such longing for the world, in his heart, there was something more precious than living.
Time passed and the night enveloped the earth.
Pei Yun closed his eyes, and images from the past surfaced in his mind; days interwoven with laughter and tears, joyful times spent with his mother and friends, and the dreams and pursuits that made his blood boil, each memory became exceptionally clear, as if it was just yesterday, within reach.
The last of his memories was his shout in the Player Forum:
"I must build an invincible Star Vein Combination, wait for me, brothers!"
Game Working Party, is this Beaver, Zui Nai... familiar forum IDs flashed through his mind.
But on the road to chasing dreams, there was a high wall called reality.
Opening his eyes, he could feel his breathing becoming heavy and difficult, each breath felt like a final farewell to the world.
At that moment, he suddenly discovered an unknown figure had appeared beside him.
Turning his head to look, it was a youth about 18 years old, with bright deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and a touch of vicissitude between his brows that seemed inconsistent with his age; he was smiling slightly at him.
"Do you... need something?" Pei Yun lowered his head to wipe the trace at the corner of his eye, asking somewhat awkwardly.
"I’m fine, but I can see that you are troubled, are you unhappy?"
Facing the question, Pei Yun shook his head:
The youth stepped forward, leaned on the railing, and softly said while looking at the rippling lake:
"Being alive bears infinite possibilities."
These words made Pei Yun startle.
Subconsciously, he thought the youth believed he had suicidal thoughts and wanted to persuade him.
Thinking this, he quickly shook his head:
"You are mistaken, I don’t have suicidal thoughts, I still have infinite longing for this world... just..."
Pausing briefly, Pei Yun continued:
"There are more important things for which I must risk my life, there are things I can only choose to do, but have no power to change."
Pei Yun was not sure why he was telling so much to this youth.
It was just that he felt a very familiar feeling from the youth, even a sense of indescribable belonging.
This feeling even made Pei Yun himself find it absurd; he had never met the youth before.
Hearing his explanation, the youth then turned to look at him, showed his white teeth, and smilingly asked:
"Do you believe in miracles?"
"Perhaps." Giving this answer, Pei Yun felt bitterness in his heart, knowing well that there was no miracle for his mother’s illness.
"From your eyes, I can see you don’t believe in the possibility of miracles."
Saying so, the youth stood up, patted his shoulder:
"The road to pursuing dreams is indeed rough, there’s a high wall called reality, but miracles serve as the strength to break through this wall... in any case, continue chasing your dreams, your grand goal has not yet been achieved, I look forward to it."
With that, the youth’s face showed a radiant smile, waved his hand and then turned to leave.
Under Pei Yun’s gaze, the youth walked further away, his figure gradually blurring.
The next day, evening,
In the operating room,
Pei Yun lay calmly on the surgical table, waiting to face the final moments of life.
He cherished all the beauty of this world, his mother’s company, unfulfilled objectives, and so forth.
But after this cherishment, a sense of calm and acceptance beyond life and death surged in his heart.
Life eventually comes to an end, everything he experienced, whether joy or sadness, would become an eternal imprint in his memory.
Just then, the operating room door was forcefully pushed open.
Pei Yun heard the doctor’s exclamation:
"Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable, your mother’s kidneys have recovered activity, healing rapidly, and no longer require a dialysis machine to sustain life."
This sudden news, like a bolt of lightning tearing through the quiet night sky, instantly brightened Pei Yun’s gradually dimming inner world.
Sitting up abruptly, his eyes showed disbelief.
His heart raced, his breathing became rapid, his mind struggled to process the information from the doctor, unable to find the logic to verify the realness of the information.
He couldn’t help but fiercely pinch his thigh to prove to himself he was not dreaming.
Then, he got up and rushed toward his mother’s ward like mad.
The elevator ride agitated his heart.
When he reached the ward and pushed the door open, what he saw was his mother’s pale, haggard face, but with a tender smile at the corners of her mouth.
Seeing him arrive, his mother’s eyes reddened:
"Xiao Yun... the doctor said a medical miracle has happened to mom."
Indescribable emotions surged from the bottom of his heart, like a long drought meeting sweet rain, repairing his cracked heartland, and tears unconsciously slid down.
This moment, boundless joy filled his heart.
A miracle, truly occurred!
He thought of the youth he met last night, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t recall the young man’s face.
At the Primordial Altar.
[Big Boss, mother and son are now embracing and weeping with joy, during which the doctor advised the mother to stay for a more detailed physical examination, also wanting her to participate in medical experiments. Dark Night Will Come is resolutely unwilling, the doctor also firmly disagrees to let them leave, still pleading to stay, almost kneeling down, Dark Night Will Come firmly disagreed with mother participating in the experiments, the tugging continues....]
"Stop! Don’t keep rambling."
Qi Sheng impatiently interspersed the still chattering Guidance.
[Hehe, boss, it’s clear you care deeply about this player.]
"Nonsense, his contribution to the development of the Player Corps has been significant; naturally, real-life difficulties must be assisted."
Saying this, Qi Sheng turned his head toward the floating Guidance:
"How much sacrificial power did it take to treat his mother?"
[3.6 sacrificial power.]
"Secretly find opportunities to deduct it from his earnings."
[You’re wise, boss, principles should never be broken. must deduct it from him!]
Guidance smoothly added flattery.