Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 685 - 683 Don’t be sad_1

Chapter 685: Chapter 683 Don’t be sad_1

"If I could, I would also hope that this was impossible!" Xia Ningxing’s voice trembled fiercely as she finally broke down completely and turned away to cover her face and sob quietly.

She was still so young, yet she had to say goodbye to the world prematurely!

It was too cruel!

"Ningxing, don’t be sad," Jiang Miaomiao, having just taken her medication, weakly opened her eyes and looked at Xia Ningxing and Jiang Bai, trying hard to smile at her.

"And Bai, you shouldn’t be too sad either."

She spoke with tender comfort, as if nothing had happened.

The more she acted as if everything was normal, the more everyone felt a sharp pain in their hearts!

"Miaomiao! You’re finally awake!" Jiang Bai took trembling steps to her side, and seeing her frail appearance, he felt an anguish like a knife was twisting in his heart, his hands holding hers tightly.

"Tell me quickly, how do you feel now? Are you still in pain?" He was so worried that he nearly fainted, wishing he could take on her pain for her.

Jiang Miaomiao held his hand back and shook her head: "It’s okay now, the pain is not so bad."

Hearing this, Jiang Bai felt like a parched traveler who had found a spring of water, and he was instantly filled with a surge of vitality.

"That’s good, that’s good," he repeated, his voice filled with relief, and then he asked,

"But Miaomiao, tell me the truth, did you know about your illness a long time ago?" At this moment, Jiang Bai finally understood her previous strange reactions and unexplained sadness.

Mr. Jiang and Jiang Miaomiao had never mentioned the family’s hereditary disease, so he had been unaware of it.

"Yes." Jiang Miaomiao nodded, no longer hiding it from him.

"Then why didn’t you tell me earlier?"Jiang Bai’s pupils showed tiny cracks, a result of strain.

If I had known earlier, perhaps we could have controlled it!

As if she knew what he was thinking, Jiang Miaomiao shook her head: "Bai, I didn’t mean to keep it from you, I just didn’t expect that I would inherit it too. Usually, this disease doesn’t affect females."

"By the time I fell ill, I intended to compose myself and find the right words to tell everyone, but I didn’t expect it to progress so quickly..." Tears once again fell from Jiang Miaomiao’s eyes.

Logically, their family’s hereditary disease usually began in middle age, and from the onset to death, there was at least half a year or more. Yet, she showed symptoms in her twenties, and the progression had been so rapid that in just a short week’s time, it had worsened to the current state.

"The reason it happened this way is because of your overexertion!" Xia Ningxing wiped away her tears, turned around, and explained the doubts in her heart: "If you hadn’t participated in the auditions and filming during that time, maybe the illness wouldn’t have manifested for another ten or even several decades! It could have also been a recessive gene that might never have become active."

Her voice broke multiple times as she spoke, taking a long time to finish her thoughts.

The intense training had already pushed her body over its limit, which was why this had happened.

"So that’s why." Jiang Miaomiao nodded in understanding, then said firmly, "But I have no regrets."

She said with a faint smile:

"If I hadn’t gone to the auditions, I wouldn’t have met Ningxing. And if I hadn’t met Ningxing, how could I have received such great help from Mr. Lu, or have seen my Bai again." With that, Jiang Miaomiao lifted her tear-stained face toward Jiang Bai, the pale corners of her lips striving to form a smile.

Her smile was beautiful, like a branch of pear blossoms.

"Bai, you have no idea how happy I am to see you again!" she exclaimed with joy that surpassed winning a mega-million lottery!

Even if I were to die right now, it would be worth it!

Watching her smiling face, Jiang Bai couldn’t help but berate himself in guilt, "In the end, it’s all my fault! My fault!"

If it weren’t for trying to fix him, she would have never gone through the hardship and fatigue of acting and certainly wouldn’t have triggered the onset of her genetic disease, shortening her life by so many years!

"Bai, don’t do this to yourself!" Jiang Miaomiao quickly tried to stop his actions, grasping his hand with all the strength in her body, "How can this be your fault? Everything was my own choice."

"And besides, all of us humans will eventually die, right? But being able to see you again before I die, I’m already so content."

"If I could live a long healthy life but never see you again, I’d rather die early than live every day in pain and despair."

"Bai, do you know? I have no regrets left in this life, even if I were to leave this world right this instant, it wouldn’t matter!"

Jiang Miaomiao spoke sentence after sentence, her eyes gazing into his, her voice soft and earnest yet relaxed, as if she was not afraid of death.

However, her slightly trembling fingers betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

Who can truly not fear death?

She just didn’t want to make him worry too much.

"Stop talking! I don’t want you to die!! I don’t want that!" As she repeatedly mentioned the word, Jiang Bai suddenly collapsed, burying his face against her cheek, looking at her with heartfelt pain.

Jiang Miaomiao’s tears started flowing again.

She didn’t want to die either, but her body had reached its limit. Unless there was a miracle cure for her disease, there was simply no way out.

"Miss Xia, you’re so talented in medicine, you must be able to find a way to save Miaomiao! You can do it, I beg you! Please, save her! Save her! I’ll do anything if you’re willing to save her," Jiang Bai suddenly stood up, approaching Xia Ningxing, gripping her shoulders with a humbled, painful, and desperate plea.

Hope filled his eyes, as if she was the last glimmer of light and the lifesaver in his life.

The utterly helpless Xia Ningxing couldn’t bear to meet his gaze, her head bowed, silent and sad, unsure of what to say to him.

"Bai, let go of Ningxing right now, don’t trouble her!" Jiang Miaomiao’s fingers clung to the headboard, as she strained to rise from under the covers, her brow furrowed and eyes sorrowful as she looked at Jiang Bai.

"Ningxing is talented, yes, but she’s still just a normal person, she can’t solve every medical mystery. Let her go, you’re hurting her," Jiang Miaomiao’s voice was laced with urgency.

Before Jiang Bai could let go, Xia Ningxing had already pushed him away and stepped toward Jiang Miaomiao.

She looked down at her and said, "Miaomiao, no matter what, I will do everything in my power to treat you."

Xia Ningxing held her hand, her eyes filled with resolve.

No matter what, she had to try, she couldn’t give up without a fight.

Jiang Miaomiao was overwhelmingly moved and couldn’t help but hug her, "Ningxing..."

She called out through her sobs.