His uncle was his blood relative, and he couldn't understand why his screams had alerted his uncle, who was watching TV in the living room. But his uncle just ran in, glanced at him, and asked, "Xiao Chen, what's wrong? Why are you crying?" before nonchalantly returning to the living room to continue watching TV.
Thinking of this, tears welled up in An Chen's eyes.
Bi Xie paused for a moment, then quickly wiped his face, saying, "Brother, did I say something wrong? Don't cry. Are you still reluctant to leave Uncle and Aunt? You heard what Uncle and Aunt said to us last time. They don't treat us like family at all. They wish we would cut ties with them!"
"Don't worry, even if we can't cure him this time, I will continue to take care of my brother. We'll treat him slowly, and we'll eventually meet a good doctor!"
"Brother, don't cry. He's not worth it!"
An Chen slowly stopped crying, her eyelids a little red. "An An... I won't... I won't have any more contact with my uncle's family. When my brother gets better, he will work hard to earn money and save up a generous dowry for An An."
"My An'an is a little angel from heaven, she deserves... she deserves the best!"
Bi Xie's eyes stung, and after a moment of choking back tears, she laughed, "Brother, do you want to see me cry? I'm only 17 years old, and you already want to marry me off? I'm not even an adult yet, I don't even meet the legal marriage age."
Hearing her teasing, An Chen burst into laughter through his tears and hurriedly said, "Brother... Brother didn't intend to marry An An off so soon."
Bi Xie glanced at his phone; it was already 6:10.
"Brother, I'll be going now. I'll talk to the nurse later and ask her to take good care of you." The girl simply slung her backpack over her shoulder. "Eat some of the lotus seeds on the table. If you can't finish them, that's fine. Get some rest early tonight."
An Chen hummed in agreement: "Be careful, An An."
"Okay," Bi Xie walked to the door and closed it slightly. "Goodnight, brother."
As I passed the nurses' station, two young nurses on night duty greeted me, "Little sister, going out?"
"Mm," Bi Xie replied with a sweet smile, taking out two hundred yuan from Ali's backpack and giving one to each person. "Nurse, I won't be back until tomorrow morning, so please take care of my brother tonight."
The two nurses were taken aback for a moment, then quickly refused: "No, no, we're on night duty tonight and will check on your brother more often, so you don't need to pay, little sister."
Seeing that there was no greed in their eyes, Bi Xie smiled and took the money back, saying, "Thank you both, sisters. You've worked hard."
Nurses often have to work through the night, especially circulating nurses in the operating room, who often stay up all night preparing instruments for the doctors in the operating room. It can be said that nurses and doctors are among the busiest professions.
The two nurses felt warmed by Bi Xie's comforting words.
After booking a car using a mobile app, Bi Xie headed towards the hospital exit.
The first floor of the hospital was much quieter than when I came in the morning; most of the nurses and doctors had gone home.
At 6:50 p.m., Xinghui Internet Cafe was packed with people and filled with noise.
As soon as Bi Xie walked in, the lively hall suddenly became as if chili oil had been poured into a pot, causing it to boil over!
"Hey pretty girl, come on over, I've already saved you a seat!" The buzz-cut guy rushed over, leading Bi Xie inside and shooing away anyone who tried to take his place.
Bi Xie didn't refuse and sat in the camera seat that the boy with the buzz cut had set up for him.
"Hey beautiful, the Immortal Alliance tournament officially starts at 7 o'clock. I was worried you wouldn't come. With our terrible skill level, it's wishful thinking for us to participate in the Flying Immortal Peach Blossom Spring player gathering. Could you add me on WeChat and give us a live stream?"
"Yeah, beautiful, can we add each other on WeChat? We're all decent guys, no flirting, we just really want to see what a player gathering in Flying Immortal Peach Blossom Paradise is like! We heard it's going to be a big event this time! We're all really curious!"
"..."
Bi Xie logged into his game account and, upon hearing the voice, opened his WeChat profile: "Add me."
A group of young people immediately started adding each other on WeChat with great excitement.
The WeChat notification sound kept ringing as I added friends.
A few minutes later, Bi Xie added everyone as friends and pulled them into a group chat.
At 7 o'clock, the Xianxia Yuanmeng competition officially began.
The noisy internet cafe quieted down, with only the sounds of keyboards and mice clicking, occasionally punctuated by excited exclamations and frustrated sighs.
The Xianxia Yuanmeng competition consists of seven rounds, each lasting two hours, with players drawing lots to determine the venue.
Once a player is eliminated in one of the matches, they will lose the right to continue participating in the event and can only watch from the sidelines.
Less than half an hour into the match, many players in the internet cafe were already pounding their chests and howling in frustration.
"Damn it! What kind of lousy competition system is this? Other games have best-of-three matches, but I just accidentally lost one game and got kicked out of the competition! What the hell?!"
"Help me up, I can try again!"
"Can you give the child another chance? I really just missed it, just one more time..."
"Holy shit! I spent 15,000 last night, and I got a game over in the very first match! They gave me back all my money! My dignity has been completely crushed!"
Bi Xie commanded his character in the game to unleash a move called "Parting Sorrows," causing a pillar of purple fire to rise from the ground and instantly deplete the opponent's last bit of health.
"Good! Beautiful!" A loud shout suddenly rang out from behind.
Even with his headset on, Bi Xie was shaken by the vibration.
Looking back, I realized that quite a few players had gathered behind me without me noticing.
They should all be players who were eliminated in the first round.
"Wow, the skills of Qimen are so cool! Holy crap, I regret not choosing the Qimen profession!"
"A true master is a master! That god-tier gear is so cool!"
"The Five Poison Needles can be used like this? I've learned something new!"
"Damn! Why did I see the pro player suddenly heal himself? I didn't see him use any potions! Does Qimen have skills that allow you to heal yourself?"
"..."
After a two-hour match, Bi Xie breathed a sigh of relief.
She was lucky today; she didn't encounter any opponents from the top ten of the leaderboard, and managed to get through the first round with some trepidation.
This event of the Xianxia Yuan Alliance was seven parts luck and three parts strength.
If a player encounters a pro player right at the start of the game, they're doomed.
However, if a player is lucky and encounters opponents who are not as strong as themselves, they can still overcome all obstacles and win one of the 300 spots.
Bi Xie thought of Yun Qi, wondering if her competition went well.
She has changed her SIM card, WeChat account, and phone number, so she can no longer contact Yunqi.
After seeing Bi Xie's smooth gameplay, the group of young people felt confident in themselves. Even though they lost the match, they still wanted to play the game.
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