Chapter 158: Unlucky An Chuxue
An Chuxue said angrily, "It wasn’t until I came here that I realized, the original owner is like a lonely little cabbage swaying in the wind. Her dad seems to be a businessman, her mother is a second wife, and it seemed okay when she was little. But later, the businessman visited less and less, and the mother and daughter had no money to live on, so the original owner was abused by her mother every day, not getting enough to eat, and didn’t dare to make a noise. Her mom, playing on her looks, got entangled with some men living nearby to get some pocket money occasionally. When the original owner grew up and started to look pretty, her mom and a shady man plotted to sell her off for some money. The original owner found out, got scared and tried to run away, but got caught and beaten up badly. She was almost dying, and that’s when I came over. I vaguely have some of the original owner’s memories, but many things are unclear. Knowing if I stayed longer I’d definitely be exposed, I just took a chance and ran away. Honestly, at first, I ran for days and nights, almost starved to death on the road, finally made my way to the Capital City, thinking an opportunity had finally arrived. Who would’ve thought life would be even harder here, nobody believed I knew medicine at all! I’m a surgeon, trying to tell them about stitching wounds, they all thought I was crazy! It was only when a woman had a difficult labor and was about to die, that I risked performing surgery on her, saved her life, and only then did I manage to get started, earned a little money. Since then, I’ve specialized in midwifery, but still, only ordinary families dare hire me. Today, I finally met someone related to an official, and I almost got reported to the authorities!"
"I used to be a surgeon for six or seven years, looking forward to a promotion to some head position, but who knew I’d be so unlucky to die! If that’s how it is, fine, but when have I ever suffered like this! If I weren’t too scared to harm myself, I would’ve wanted to just die again and go back!" An Chuxue thought about her half a year of time travel, and she really hasn’t had a single good day; she’s truly been terribly wronged!
"So, you’re all alone now? Living in the Capital City?" Han Jing couldn’t help but feel sympathetic after listening to An Chuxue, also deeply speechless. A surgeon with X-ray ability, getting into such a plight, really requires talent. Don’t you know there’s a place called a gambling den? Big bets might get you caught, but small bets can totally cover living expenses, right? How could you be so miserable!"
An Chuxue nodded vigorously, "Yes, I’m worried about being found and dragged back, and also afraid of being seen as a monster and burned, so I’ve been keeping a really low profile, I’m truly about to die from hardship!"
Han Jing chuckled, "So how do you feel about my place here?"
An Chuxue was taken aback, "Huh? Your place? You mean... I stay here with you?"
Han Jing nodded, "Since you’ve been honest with me, I have nothing to hide from you either. I don’t know how I ended up here, I had an accident, and when I woke up, I was here. Based on what you’ve said, I think there shouldn’t be others here who’ve time-traveled like you. So, although we didn’t know each other before, now we’re familiar with each other sharing a similar secret. You currently lack the ability to protect yourself, and living outside is indeed difficult. If you stay in the Princess Mansion, of course, I’ll make sure you’re well-provided for. Naturally, I won’t restrict you from doing anything; you’ll just live here as my friend, and we can look out for each other. What do you think?"