Chapter 568 Wen Luoyun's Predicament
Wen Sichen took a deep breath and wiped away her tears: "I don't know, let me think about it, I... let me think about it."
Seeing that he looked unsteady on his feet, Wen Luoyun finally felt a little pity for him: "Then think about it. I won't be here for long. My train is at seven o'clock. I'll wait for you at the station. I hope you won't disappoint me."
After saying that, she turned and left.
After she left, it took Wen Sichen half a day to finally lift his feet and return to school like a walking corpse.
Sitting in the waiting room, Wen Luoyun finally received a message from Wen Sichen when she checked her phone for the twelfth time.
It's a picture—a study abroad application form.
Wen Luoyun's pupils contracted, and she immediately sent him a message: "What do you mean? You want to go abroad?"
The message came back after a while: "Yeah, our school is organizing an exchange program for studying abroad. I was thinking of going too, but I haven't told you guys yet."
Unwilling to give up, Wen Luoyun immediately made a phone call, berating him: "Wen Sichen, are you really not going to take revenge?!"
The voice on the other end was muffled: "Yeah, I don't want revenge. These conflicts make me feel so tired. Sister, I advise you to let it go too."
Wen Luoyun was furious: "Wen Sichen, are you even a man? Let me tell you, I won't pay a single penny of your expenses for going abroad!"
“I don’t need you to pay for it,” Wen Sichen said, clearly having already thought it through. “I’ve received a lot of New Year’s money over the years, enough for my tuition for the next few years.”
Wen Luoyun breathed heavily a few times: "Fine, go ahead and pay up if you want. From now on, I'll pretend I don't have a brother like you."
After saying that, she hung up the phone without waiting for the other person to say anything more.
It seems that she can't rely on anyone else in the medicine lineage; she can only rely on herself!
Whether she relies on herself or not, she originally thought Wen Sichen was a burden, but now that he is self-reliant, she feels no burden at all!
She took a deep breath, got up, and went straight into the station.
As the car drove towards the new city, Wen Luoyun pondered her future life arrangements.
Normally, her food, clothing, and daily necessities are all provided by the Wen family. Now that she's out here, all she can use is the pocket money she's saved up over the past few years.
She originally had a seven-figure allowance, enough for her to open a clinic after she got out, and then buy a spacious apartment to live comfortably. Unfortunately, she spent all of her savings in one go when she auctioned off the lotus last time.
Therefore, she had no choice but to settle for second best and plan to find a place to stay after arriving at the destination, and then go to the clinic to find a suitable job.
She had a well-thought-out plan. Once she found a suitable job, she would quickly be appreciated and given important responsibilities by her boss, thanks to her medical skills. At that time, she could ask for any conditions she wanted, and soon she would be able to return to her former position of being the center of attention!
With this in mind, she finally got off the train in a coastal city not far from Kyoto.
When she first arrived, she felt that everything was full of hope.
However, after a few days, she realized that she had oversimplified things.
The recent family turmoil in the Wen family has already spread to all the traditional Chinese medicine clinics, big and small. Now, the name Wen Luoyun can no longer earn her the respect she once had. On the contrary, as soon as the owners of the clinics hear who she is, they simply kick her out.
Just kidding. With a mother who's a murderer in jail and an uncle who sells fake medicine, even if her medical skills are good, isn't the reputation of her clinic more important than anything else?
So Wen Luoyun worked hard to find a job for a long time, but in the end she couldn't even guarantee her own food and clothing!
Only at this moment did she realize that without the Wen family's halo and without the big tree she had to lean on, she was nothing.
Even if she has superb medical skills, no one is willing to give her a chance. What good is her vast knowledge if she still has to live a life where she has to think twice before even eating a boxed lunch!
Unwilling to give up, she gritted her teeth and took a risk, deciding to go into the mountains to collect precious medicinal herbs to sell. Unfortunately, the wild mountains outside were not the same as the sacred mountains of the Imperial Academy. She didn't find any precious and rare medicinal herbs, and she was almost scared to death by the wild beasts on the mountain.
Since gathering herbs in the mountains was not an option, she had no choice but to turn her attention to the sea.
This coastal city relies on the sea for its livelihood. If wild sea cucumbers can be caught, dried, and used as medicinal materials, they can earn a considerable amount of money.
Wen Luoyun never expected that this time at sea, instead of catching sea cucumbers, she would save a woman, and this woman would give her a second chance.
The woman Wen Luoyun saved was named Xu Ruoyun. They had quite a connection, as both their names contained the character "Yun".
The woman was rescued by accident. She had rented a fisherman's boat to go out to sea that day, but after a whole day of netting, she hadn't caught a single sea cucumber except for a few small fish and shells.
As it was getting dark, she had no choice but to return the boat dejectedly.
She saw Xu Ruoyun on the way back. At the time, the other person was floating on the sea holding a piece of wood, and she thought she was seeing things.
When she realized that the other person was actually a human, she was taken aback. She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to save the person.
After a great deal of effort, she managed to pull the unconscious woman out of the water.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the person was still alive, but had suffered a severe back injury, which appeared to be caused by a collision.
She was carrying a large crossbody bag, which she clung to tightly even while unconscious. Wen Luoyun tried to tug at it, but couldn't budge it for a moment.
She clicked her tongue, didn't insist any further, performed basic first aid to help the person vomit the water from her chest, and then took her back to her rented courtyard.
Because she was short of money, she rented a place in a remote area with little foot traffic. The advantage, however, was that nothing she did would attract the attention of her neighbors.
After one acupuncture session and two doses of strong medicine, Xu Ruoyun frowned slightly on the bed, let out a muffled groan, and then relaxed, falling into a deeper sleep.
Although he hadn't woken up, Wen Luoyun knew that the person's critical period had passed and his body was currently undergoing self-recovery.
Her gaze then fell on her handbag, and this time she tried it out easily.
While the person on the bed was fast asleep, Wen Luoyun quickly rummaged through the backpack and was surprised to find a pair of antelope horns inside.
Antelope horn is a precious traditional Chinese medicine. It is said to have remarkable effects in detoxification, migraine relief, and emotional stability. However, it is very expensive, and high-quality antelope horn is extremely rare. Even the Wen family's warehouse does not have as much as this pair.
The woman had antelope horns in her bag, and upon closer inspection, she noticed some other miscellaneous medicinal herbs. Could she be a doctor too?
The thought flashed through her mind, and she immediately went to rummage through the small pocket inside her bag, where she unexpectedly found her cell phone and ID card.
The woman's information was clearly printed on her ID card: Xu Ruoyun, 28 years old, from Changping.
Wen Luoyun knew her name, age, and address, but other than that, she knew nothing about her background or origins.
After thinking for a moment, she figured the person in bed wouldn't wake up anytime soon, so she quietly took Xu Ruoyun's phone.
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