Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 234 - 235 Heart Illness

Chapter 234: Chapter 235 Heart Illness

The small outpatient clinic was densely rooted in the winding alleys, with worn-out floor corridors and the blue sliding windows that could only be seen in the last century. The green chairs in the hallways were all semi-old and not new.

Because it was a place that provided medical services, He Jinxia’s long-term use of a mask did not attract anyone’s attention.

Moreover, always wearing a hat and without any makeup, nobody recognized that this new intern bustling through the corridors was actually the rising star!

"Xia Jinhe, someone needs an IV drip over here, hurry up!" the head nurse shouted in the hallway.

In the small clinic, a shout could easily carry from the eastern door to the western door, the sound crisp and hard to ignore.

He Jinxia lowered her voice, sounding a bit hoarse as she responded, and quickly ran to administer the IV drip.

All the solutions were already prepared, and He Jinxia skillfully tied the strap on the patient, patted the person’s arm, asked the patient to clench their fist, and looked for the blue vein under the skin. One swift insertion and it was done.

In her previous life, she had learned some medical skills and was familiar with various acupoints on the body, having also dabbled in acupuncture; so, in this life, a small task like drawing blood wasn’t a challenge for her.

At first, He Jinxia was worried that she had no knowledge of medicine and would be completely ignorant about the hospital, but after coming to this small clinic, she realized she had been worrying needlessly.

Among the batch of interns recruited, only a few specialized in the field, and even they had just theoretical knowledge without practical experience.

As for the others, when the head nurse recruited them, she only asked a few brief questions such as "Do you faint at the sight of blood?", "Are you afraid of dead people?", and "What would you do if there’s a conflict between patients and medical staff?" Those who answered satisfactorily were hired.

Even though it was a small clinic, there was still a shortage of hands. An ineffectual person was still a labor force, and after a day or two of training, they could get a handle on the most basic tasks like administering an injection.

Having been there for only two days, He Jinxia had already felt a lot of negative energy from all the helplessness of reality.

Sometimes she thought that even if the film didn’t turn out ideal in the end, just the experience of living the role was enough to make it worth this journey.

Compared to some people, her journey from the moment she crossed into this world had been smooth sailing, after all.

Although it was an unpleasant thought, He Jinxia deeply agreed with it, feeling that sometimes, one really needs to compare themselves with those who suffer more to appreciate their own happiness.

No matter how tough or tiring life could get, there would always be some who had it tougher and more exhausting.

"Xia Jinhe, take this person for a lab test!" The head nurse called out her alias again, and He Jinxia hurried over.

Approaching was a girl with her head hung low, pale-faced and looking somewhat out of it, not particularly thin, but walking as if floating, as if she might collapse at any moment.

He Jinxia came to her side and asked in a low voice, "What test do you need to do?"

The girl didn’t speak but clutched the slip of paper in her hand tightly. He Jinxia frowned, finding it very strange.

A female nurse came up behind, telling He Jinxia to move on first, and that she would accompany the girl instead.

He Jinxia nodded, and after a few minutes, when she saw the nurse come out, she couldn’t help but approach and ask curiously, "What’s with that woman? A psychiatric condition?"

The nurse shook her head and sighed, "A miserable girl, only eighteen years old!"

"You weren’t on night shift last night, I heard from other colleagues, that child rushed to the hospital at three in the morning, crying for a check-up, afraid she might be pregnant or something, her lower body was all bloody, it looked quite frightening.

After inquiring, colleagues found out she had been raped; reportedly, it happened when she was passing through a pitch-black area and was dragged away and directly assaulted. In a panic, the hospital advised her to call the police and gave her temporary treatment."

The nurse sighed again: "There, she had just returned from the police station early this morning after giving her statement, and hurried over for an examination. Those injuries are evidence."

He Jinxia had always only read about such incidents in the news and never expected them to happen so close to home, which gave her a shiver down her spine.

She asked in a low voice, "Where was the girl hurt?"

The nurse frowned and said, "Where else can a woman be hurt in such an incident? It was lucky she didn’t carry a knife and commit rape followed by murder. I looked at the report, a second-degree laceration down there, it looks painful, the perpetrator is a beast!"

He Jinxia also felt a heavy heart, "Is she okay?"

The nurse replied: "Other than reassuring her to take it easy, there’s not much we can do. Jinhe, you don’t know, working in our profession, we’ve seen through life, aging, illness, and death. Some illnesses can’t be cured with money, but some can’t be cured with money either, those are illnesses of the heart."

He Jinxia watched the nurse walk away then glanced back at the busy corridor, her eyes filled with complicated thoughts.

From that day on, the girl stayed in the small outpatient clinic, and because He Jinxia took good care of her, she was assigned by the head nurse to duty in the girl’s ward.

"Ah! Don’t come near, don’t come here, go away, get lost, all of you get lost!"

The girl who had been lying quietly in the hospital bed suddenly opened her eyes and started talking nonsense, with a terrified expression, smashing everything on the bedside table, including the cup and the lunchbox.

He Jinxia just happened to be on duty in her room and rushed over when she heard the noise.

Inside the ward, several nurses dodged to the side while the girl not only threw other objects but also tossed the pillow and bedsheets from the hospital bed. Her IV needle came out as well, and blood suddenly began to seep out, streaming down her pale arm, creating a stark and eerie contrast.

"Get lost! All of you get lost!" the girl screamed hysterically, her neck veins bulging.

Seeing the situation unfold improperly, He Jinxia quickly ran over, kicked away the knife at the girl’s feet, and embraced her: "Tongtong, what are you trying to do, calm down!"

The other nurses promptly came over to help, holding her down.

Tongtong struggled against them, indignant, it was hard to imagine such a fragile body could muster such great strength, nearly shaking the three of them off.

In just the short span of three weeks in the hospital, Tongtong had lost over ten pounds. Her spirit was also sinking bit by bit, showing signs of depression, and it was unexpected that today she suddenly burst out like this.

"Let go of me! I don’t want to live anymore, it’s so hard to live! I don’t want to live..."

More doctors and nurses ran over from outside, subdued Tongtong, and administered sedatives to calm her down, and she fell asleep after a short while.

He Jinxia stepped out of the ward and overheard the head nurse discussing with the doctor:

"So, it’s confirmed that she has depression, severe?"

"Yeah, the situation doesn’t look good. She’s already showing suicidal tendencies. From now on, the patient’s room must not have any sharp metal objects, the straps must be taken away, the windows cannot be opened, and I suggest moving her to a room without windows."

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