Hospital 444
Chapter 407 - 24 Virgil and Lailiya

Chapter 407: Chapter 24 Virgil and Lailiya

Virgil returned to his room with a heavy heart, and Lailiya noticed that something seemed off with him.

"What did father say to you?"

Virgil replied with some confusion, "Father has designated the hotel for Dai Wei and Yalujia’s wedding, deciding to hold it in Malaysia..."

"Southeast Asia?" Lailiya also expressed some doubt, "Most of our family’s weddings are held in Europe. Could it be that Dai Wei is of Malaysian Chinese descent?"

"Absolutely not. If that were the case, I would not be puzzled. My father-in-law also said he would personally see to the various details of the wedding. It’s rare to see him take such an interest in the marriage. When Yalujia first got married..."

At this point, Virgil began to recall the expression on his father-in-law Mephisto’s face just earlier.

"No... I feel that it might not be that simple."

Lailiya thought for a moment and said, "Since father has already made a decision, you shouldn’t worry too much about it. If he hasn’t asked you to do anything, you don’t need to go out of your way to do it."

Watching Lailiya’s expression, Virgil could only respond with silence.

In the years since he married Lailiya, Virgil had come to accept a fact he was very clear about logically: Lailiya had no love for him whatsoever.

Her choice to marry him was merely to tie herself to the Faust family’s chariot, so to speak, or to increase her status within the family. Even her personality wasn’t like what Virgil had imagined initially.

But even with this knowledge, Virgil still chose to be with her. Even though he knew it was nothing more than a purely transactional relationship, he dove in without any hesitation.

It was like the time when Klein gave him the choice to go to the isolation ward or to continue his internship rotation in Dark Demon Surgery.

...

"What have you decided? Will you go to the isolation ward, or will you stay in Dark Demon Surgery for now?"

Virgil, sitting on the VIP ward’s bed, did not directly answer Klein’s question; instead, he asked, "I want to know... what does Lailiya think?"

Klein had not expected Virgil to ask this.

However, he quickly grasped Virgil’s true intention.

"Lailiya’s thoughts are usually the same as mine. Everything we do is for the family’s sake."

"That does sound like her... temperament. Alright then, I understand. I will stay in Dark Demon Surgery for my internship for now, and I won’t tell anyone about what happened that night. No matter who asks, my answer will be that I encountered a Ghoul that night."

Klein was very satisfied with Virgil’s response.

However, clearly Virgil’s response also indicated a fact: the sole reason he was willing to work for the Faust family was for Lailiya.

Virgil had been a person starved of love since childhood. His mother disappeared without a word when he was ten years old, and his father subsequently succumbed to alcohol poisoning due to alcoholism. His father, when drunk, was almost a different person, and he would cry after sobering up.

So when his father died of cirrhosis, Virgil wasn’t surprised at all.

It was during those darkest days after his father’s death that he met Lailiya.

In American schools, compared to academic achievers, people preferred sports stars. The excellent players on the football team often walked around with the beauties of the school on their arms. Virgil, however, was not very athletic; the only thing he was good at was solving problems. He was often the one dragging the team down in the football team.

The important reason he did not fit in was because the students around him viewed smoking marijuana as nonchalantly as smoking cigarettes, which Virgil found extremely distasteful. In America, the rate of illegal drug use among college students reaches as high as 40%-50%, a truly terrifying statistic. He was often invited to marijuana parties, and Virgil refused without hesitation. In China, drug prohibition is deeply ingrained common sense, but in America, smoking marijuana is hardly different from smoking tobacco, and Virgil, who saw marijuana as a scourge, became an oddity. Therefore, he often experienced authentic American-style bullying.

At that time, the only person who appreciated him was Lailiya. Inside the campus, the ostracized Virgil only had Lailiya who was willing to engage with him deeply. They often had lengthy discussions about history, religion, and music. He told Lailiya that he wanted to save money to travel to the Eurasian continent one day, even if it meant working while traveling. Especially, he wanted to visit his mother’s homeland. Although, to this day, he still had no idea where she might be.

"Virgil, just stick to what you believe is right. Your thoughts are correct," Lailiya had told him at the time, which was a tremendous encouragement to him.

That’s why he was willing to do dangerous things for Lailiya, even if it meant risking his life.

So, he continued his life at Dark Demon Surgery.

Still, he was somewhat worried. He was concerned about whether not wearing the red mask at the time could bring him any danger. But having said that, there were no treatment measures in the hospital for this, so it was pointless to fret. Since worrying was useless, he might as well not think about it too much.

For Virgil, what he needed to consider was to keep exploring why this person called "Li An" would appear in the hospital.

This was very important to him now.

Currently, he was almost certain that Mary’s disappearance must be greatly related to this person named Li An. But without solid evidence, there was no way to confront Damon Dailun and Rosa Medel.

In Dark Demon Surgery, the doctors all treated Virgil with great respect; everyone knew that he was the future son-in-law of the Faust family, and naturally, they were generous with their flattery towards him. Virgil had never experienced this in his life before.

And as a resident doctor, he still attended the doctor’s training and observed some surgical operations. As he learned more knowledge, he marveled even more at the wonders of the profession of Paranormal Doctor.

"The construction of the human soul is really fascinating," remarked Virgil, looking at a soul anatomy diagram, "I never imagined humans actually had something called a soul."

"To be precise, it’s a living being," William explained to Virgil, "After a living being dies, most people turn into ghosts. Ghosts are harmless spirits that pose almost no threat to human life. This aspect is represented in many European folktales."

"And if the soul is cursed, then it’s up to us to treat it!"

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