48 Hours a Day

Chapter 717: Repentance

This was also Zhang Heng’s first time seeing Shen Xixi putting the scale to use.

At that moment, she had transformed into what seemed to be an ancient stone statue, one that exuded a majestic aura.

Some might have missed it, but Zhang Heng clearly witnessed something that might not even be real. He could vaguely see a beating heart in the dark. Some inexplicable black matter surrounded this heart. There wasn’t very much of this black matter, and they slowly gathered, then landed on the scale’s tray. It was these black substances that slowly weighed the scale down.

At the same time, 1810 felt like he was suffocating. Nothing unusual seemed to be happening to his body, but he looked like he was gasping for air. His forehead was lined with beads of sweat, and his mind began to transport him back, reliving the vows he exchanged with his first love. Those long-forgotten, sweet memories came rushing back, severely haunting his mind. And in his heart was also the same burdensome guilt he felt when he informed his first love that he was preparing to marry the dean’s daughter. The way she glared at him, those accusing eyes, was something he would never forget.

1810 was expecting his first love to scold and argue with him. However, she did not say a word. She simply turned around, stepping out of his life forever.

After that, his mind shifted scenes. Under the dean’s help, 1810’s career skyrocketed, and he quickly became a renowned figure in the medical industry. Later, someone found him and asked for his help in promoting a new medical device. With the status of expert, he was more than qualified to endorse the product. After practicing as a doctor for some time, 1810 knew that this medical device was not as good as the manufacturer claimed. It might have been useful in certain surgeries, but it required the surgeon to have considerable surgical experience. And it also had some shortcomings as compared to traditional surgery methods. But these flaws were often not mentioned during the promotion of the product. Besides, most surgeries did not require the use of such high-end equipment. At the same time, it was highly likely that certain medical personnel would abuse this product.

At that time, 1810 had felt that it wasn’t right to market medical equipment that had known flaws. Considering the responsibilities he had toward his patients, he did not want the manufacturer to manipulate him. Hence, he disagreed. After that, his father-in-law, a retiree, talked to him and hinted that the purchasing of the medical equipment had everything to do with his bright future. Hence, it would be unwise for him to push something like that away. The older man promised 1810 that he would reap the rewards in the near future.

In the end, 1810 decided to endorse the medical equipment after sleeping on the thought for two nights. During that time, his smoking addiction grew exponentially.

Once again, the scene in his mind changed. This time, he was on a plane.

Only half a minute had passed, but 1810 felt that he had spent a century in his memories.

He was reminded of all the evil he had done in his life. Finally, he recalled that he wanted to keep that five-hundred game points, save Yogurt, and kill Shen Dongxing.

All of a sudden, he heard Shen Xixi’s voice echoing from an unusually remote place.

She extended her hand and inserted it into 1810’s body. He felt no pain, however.

After a while, she retracted her hand, and 1810 woke up from his nightmare. The first thing he did was check his body. He found nothing wrong with it as if nothing had happened to him.

But 1810 knew the punishment had taken effect. He turned to look at Shen Xixi, who was now in front of him. “What did you do to me?”

“I took away your happiness. From now on, you will never feel joy anymore. No matter what food you taste, what beautiful scenery you see, or meeting whoever you love, you will not get a single ounce of happiness,” Shen Xixi said. “But this is not permanent. You can still earn back your happiness.”

“What should I do?”

“Aren’t you a surgeon? Save 300 people, and you will return to normal.”

1810 was left in complete silence. Saving three hundred people did not seem like an impossible task. After all, some surgeons performed more than a dozen surgeries a day. Most of them, however, were small procedures like removing an appendix. An operation as such didn’t qualify as saving one’s life. Surgeries like removing tumors were one of those operations that could save a patient’s life. But what if the cancer cells have metastasized and spread to the whole body even after the tumor had been removed? How long did the patient need to survive to be counted as saving one’s life? The difficulty of this matter depended entirely on the definition of saving one’s life.

1810 looked at Shen Xixi again, but the latter did not intend to explain the matter.

While they were talking, Yogurt had left the shopping mall to look for Shen Dongxing. Although Shen Dongxing’s combat awareness was rather low, he had already noticed that Zhang Heng, Shen Xixi, and 1810 were not too far away from him. He was so frightened that he hid under the table since he could find no weapon to defend himself.

After that, he saw a woman with a choker on her neck coming into the café. She sat on the sofa and looked at him with a smile.

Shen Dongxing recognized the woman as a member of 1810’s team. He realized that this might be the end for him.

“I want you to pay the price for stunning me. Seriously, that was the first time I was stunned by a man since I was born... literally,” gushed Black Swan.

Shen Dongxing sneered.

“But you are lucky, I happen to be in a good mood tonight, and I don’t want to pursue the matter anymore.”

“Really?!”

Shen Dongxing was overjoyed.

“I’m just kidding. I am thinking how to trick you out of the table, then slaughter you.”

Shen Dongxing’s face turned pale again after hearing what she said.

“You are so gullible. No wonder the girls around you could manipulate you so easily.”

“Yogurt... didn’t lie to me,” Shen Dongxing defended her in a low voice.

Black Swan harrumphed and seemed like she wanted to say something. She thought for a while before shrugging him off. “Forget it. Young people should do the stupid things only young people would do. Self-protection is something only older people would think about. Learn to reserve your feelings from your failed relationships. Learn to calculate your gains and losses. With that, you will not get hurt easily. However, after experiencing a failed relationship, you won’t be able to give as much for the next person you fall in love with. Is that a good thing? I don’t know.”

Black Swan finished speaking and saw Yogurt coming out of the mall. She walked to the table where Shen Dongxing was hiding, reached out, and knocked on the table. “Go ahead. At least stop her from doing something suicidal...”