Hospital 444
Chapter 149 - 26: Prophetic Dreams

Chapter 149: Chapter 26: Prophetic Dreams

"When my dad died, I was actually being a bit obsessive. Looking back, I guess I was mentally unbalanced at the time. Why were Dai Lin’s parents cured, but my father contracted an illness and died?"

After hearing everything Luo Ren said, Lu Yuqing never imagined that these two had such a history together.

"So that’s how it was..."

"That’s why I said some things that hurt him. My thoughts at the time were actually kind of dark. I would rather have..."

Luo Ren didn’t finish his sentence, but Lu Yuqing quickly understood. At that time, he would rather it had been Dai Lin’s parents who died.

Even the kindest people have a dark side when it comes to their own interests, and Lu Yuqing could deeply empathize with this.

"I think, Dai Lin must be a good doctor, right?"

A bitter smile crossed Lu Yuqing’s mind.

Obviously, this "good" was not only about medical skills but also about medical ethics. However, in Hospital 444, doctors who adhered to medical ethics lived very difficult lives.

"Do you ever regret it? Giving up on medical school back then?"

"Sometimes I do," Luo Ren said, clenching his coffee cup. "Countless times, I’ve fantasized about standing at the operating table, scalpel in hand, saving lives from the grasp of death."

"Why... why are you telling me all this?"

"I think, you guys are amazing."

In the past, Luo Ren had only seen Lu Yuqing as a colleague of Dai Lin’s, not too familiar with her.

But after visiting Hospital 444 in person, the shock was naturally completely different.

"Your profession can be said to be even more dangerous than that of an infectious disease doctor. Each surgery could be life-threatening," Luo Ren said with utmost sincerity. "Although you’re completely different from ordinary doctors, you are still saving lives and healing. And, you seem to work in a surgical department that’s even more dangerous than Dai Lin’s, right? You look so delicate, but you are really amazing."

Even with Lu Yuqing’s temperament, her cheeks felt hot upon hearing this. Luo Ren didn’t know the inside story, but didn’t she know that Hospital 444’s mission was not at all the same as saving lives and healing, but rather unrelated?

"However, I have a question for you."

"Well, let me make it clear, if you’re going to ask about the hospital, you’d better not unless you are a patient."

Upon hearing Lu Yuqing say this, Luo Ren could only swallow the rest of his words.

"Then... never mind."

It seemed that Luo Ren’s question was indeed about the hospital.

It was normal for an ordinary person who suddenly learned about such a place as Hospital 444 to be curious and dig for answers. But as a doctor, she couldn’t divulge hospital details to non-patients.

...

After leaving the coffee shop, Luo Ren said to Lu Yuqing, "I have a car, do you want a ride for a bit?"

"No need. My rented apartment is nearby," Lu Yuqing said, and then suddenly sizing up Luo Ren, she said, "Actually, if you wore a white coat, you would probably look quite handsome."

"Really?" Hearing this, Luo Ren actually laughed.

This was the first time Lu Yuqing saw Luo Ren laugh.

"By the way, I found out... you don’t really understand coffee. Just like what you told me before..."

"Mind your own business! I just like making coffee!"

Lu Yuqing watched Luo Ren get into his car and leave, then turned to look back at Dailin’s home.

She actually hadn’t planned to harm Dailin’s family; she had long considered opening her own coffee shop. Selecting this location... was just to scare Dailin.

"Saving lives and healing..."

As she uttered these words, she did so with a touch of self-mockery.

And as Luo Ren drove away, he couldn’t help but take a few more glances at Lu Yuqing through the rearview mirror.

He found it hard to imagine how such a delicate-looking woman saved patients from the terrifying ghosts. And Dailin... what kind of life was he living in that hospital?

When he got home, he replied to a few emails in English on his computer, took a shower, and went to bed.

Since entering Hospital 444, he found his sleep quality wasn’t very good.

Having drunk coffee, he felt he might have an even harder time falling asleep.

But unexpectedly... he fell asleep quickly.

...

Luo Ren got home.

"I have made all your favorite dishes for you," said a woman coming out of the kitchen.

"Your investment bank is really something, working overtime even today?"

Luo Ren smiled wryly: "Can’t help it, our company is foreign-owned, and many clients are foreigners, they don’t have our holidays."

Looking at the full table of dishes, he smiled, walked over, and hugged the woman.

"You’ve worked hard..."

"See, they’re all your favorites, aren’t they?"

"Actually, I want to eat you..."

"How come I never realized you were so improper before?"

Luo Ren kissed the woman’s forehead and said, "Will your holidays change because of an emergency?"

"No, I’m not in the emergency department. We start work on the fifth day of the new year."

"That’s good."

"After the holiday, I’m going to assist the department head in a high-difficulty surgery," the woman continued, "I’ve always been learning by observation for the A—level surgeries concerning the Double Ghoul Curse, but this time I can finally pick up the scalpel myself. The patient was admitted to the hospital on November 1st last year, he’s one of the rare cases cursed by a double ghoul, and his surgery has finally been scheduled."

"All right, let’s not talk about work anymore, let’s eat..."

After finishing dinner, not long afterward...

Luo Ren carried the woman into the bedroom, and after that, the scene became indescribable...

...

When Luo Ren opened his eyes, he was shocked to find that he was lying in bed.

"I... how did I?"

He immediately got up, checked his phone to confirm the time, and his complexion turned very unsightly.

"How is this possible???"

He went online on his phone, and after a few minutes, he finally confirmed...

The date was November 1, 2021, 4 a.m., All Hallows’ Eve.

"I... was I just dreaming???"

As inconceivable as it seemed, that was the only explanation.

But the dream from before was too real!

Dreams usually lack coherence and logic, and most are forgotten upon waking, so it’s hard for people to accurately describe their dreams to others without a bit of verbal embellishment.

But...

Luo Ren could vividly remember everything that happened in the dream.

The dream was extremely clear, all the scenes naturally evolved from his own experiences, and he didn’t feel at all like he was dreaming. Moreover, he remembered everything he had gone through in the dream with intense clarity.

Frankly, the dream was so real that he even wondered if he was hallucinating.

"What on earth happened to me?"

Luo Ren clutched his hair tightly, his head against the wall, digesting the news of the dream.

He still couldn’t accept that everything that had just happened was just a... dream?

It was too absurd!

How could all that be... false?

If that was false, could his current experience also be a dream?

Luo Ren began to worry about his mental state.

He turned on the light and sat up.

Afterward, he picked up a piece of paper and began to sort through his dream.

He remembered the date in the dream vividly.

February 1, 2022.

A whole three months from now!

Exactly on the first day of the lunar new year.

Of course, the head office of the investment bank he worked for was overseas, and they didn’t celebrate the New Year. So even though it was the first day, he still had to work overtime.

In the dream, he felt no gap in his memory of those three missing months but naturally...

However, more important than that, there were two incredible things in the dream.

In the dream, it was the first day of the lunar new year, but in his memories of that day, there was no existence of his mother, nor did he have a video call with his mother and stepfather overseas to wish them a happy new year.

And another thing...

"Lu Yuqing? Her?"

Luo Ren could remember every detail of the dream vividly, in the dream, he and Lu Yuqing...

"My God..."

Luo Ren had completely lost the desire to sleep.

When daytime arrived, he went to work at the office, attended a meeting where he listened to subordinates report on recent investment projects, though he was somewhat distracted.

By the time the meeting ended, it was eleven o’clock.

He finally made up his mind and called Lu Yuqing.

After Lu Yuqing answered the phone, she asked, "Luo Ren? What’s the matter?"

"You..." Luo Ren didn’t know how to ask properly when, at that moment, he heard a voice.

"Dr. Lu... the inpatient department wants you to come over, about that newly admitted patient with the Double Ghoul Curse, the inpatient department hasn’t seen such patients in a long time..."

November 1st...

A patient with the Double Ghoul Curse!

Luo Ren’s face turned pale.

It was exactly like in the dream!

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