After Transmigrating Into A Cannon Fodder Character, I Only Want To Survive (GL) - Chapter 4

At seven o’clock in the evening, the afterglow hung in the sky, and if it were any later, it might be swallowed by the stars.

In the villa’s attic, the doctor glanced at the temperature reading on the thermometer and sneered, “Fang Bai, I really don’t know why Xia Xia would entrust her daughter to you. If Xia Xia knew how you treated Yuning, wouldn’t she come looking for you in the middle of the night?”

The doctor’s name was Liao Li, and she was friends with the original owner and Lu Xia.

Before Lu Xia passed away, the three of them often hung out together, but after Lu Xia’s death, Liao Li and the original owner’s contact decreased.

Liao Li was 27 this year, and she was 24 the year she met Lu Xia and Fang Bai. Lu Xia was 32, and Fang Bai was 21. At that time, Liao Li was surprised that people with such a big age gap could play together.

But as long as they had fun, who would care about age?

Liao Li had been studying abroad these past few years and only returned to China a month ago.

After returning, Liao Li had been busy with work and didn’t have time to visit Ji Yuning at Fang Bai’s house.

However, when she was abroad, she had called Fang Bai. Each time during the video call, Ji Yuning’s condition seemed fine, so she always thought Fang Bai was treating Ji Yuning well.

A few days ago, she heard from a former friend that Fang Bai wasn’t treating Ji Yuning well. When she first heard the news, Liao Li wanted to come to Fang Bai’s house, but she was held up by a surgery.

Today, she had time to call Fang Bai and say she was coming, but who knew that as soon as the call went through, Fang Bai told her Ji Yuning had a fever.

After arriving at the villa, Liao Li had the urge to give Fang Bai a sedative.

Damn it, three years ago, she was still a chubby little thing! After three years, Fang Bai has turned her into a skinny monkey! And what kind of room is this she’s living in?! It’s not even as big as my bathroom!

This is what Fang Bai called the best treatment?!

Seeing the scene in front of her, Liao Li immediately knew that what those people said was true. Ji Yuning had indeed suffered at Fang Bai’s house.

But despite her anger, Liao Li calmed down and examined Ji Yuning.

After the examination, Liao Li was even more furious. This kid was only 16 years old, and just by looking at her, she could tell that her physical condition was very poor. Her physical age was almost over forty.

Looking at the many scars on Ji Yuning’s body, Liao Li suppressed her anger and finally found the cause of the fever: wound inflammation.

Liao Li kept staring at Fang Bai while speaking. She wanted to see if Fang Bai had any guilt. She didn’t know if Fang Bai did, but she herself did.

Thinking of how much abuse Ji Yuning had suffered over the past three years, Liao Li felt guilty for not giving Ji Yuning more care.

She had trusted Fang Bai too much.

Liao Li had already decided when she was speaking that when Ji Yuning woke up, she would take Ji Yuning away, away from Fang Bai, or she would be letting Lu Xia down.

Fang Bai looked at the person on the bed, pushed Liao Li’s words to the back of her mind. In the current situation, she didn’t have the mind to pay attention to Liao Li.

Fang Bai said, “Let’s give her an IV first.”

“Give her an IV here?” Liao Li said coldly, “This place is too small, too cluttered, not suitable.”

Mainly, the light was too dim.

The light bulb in the attic had broken a long time ago. The original owner wouldn’t replace it, and Ji Yuning could only take a few yuan from her savings to buy a low-wattage one. The brightness couldn’t even illuminate the corners of the room, let alone find a vein.

Fang Bai’s tongue pressed against her upper palate. Before Liao Li arrived, she had touched Ji Yuning’s forehead. It was very hot, and she didn’t know when the fever started.

If they delayed any longer, she might get brain damage.

Fang Bai bent down and helped Ji Yuning up, then she sat on the bed and put Ji Yuning’s upper body on her back, then looked up at Liao Li and said, “Give me a hand.”

Liao Li knew that Fang Bai was going to carry Ji Yuning on her back.

Liao Li subconsciously reacted and helped Fang Bai successfully move Ji Yuning onto her back.

Even through two layers of fabric, Fang Bai could feel the heat of Ji Yuning’s body. Without hesitation, Fang Bai slowly got up and carried Ji Yuning out of the room.

Ji Yuning probably weighed about eighty pounds. Carrying her on her back was like carrying a slightly heavy bag, not heavy at all.

Liao Li saw Fang Bai’s small frame carrying someone and was afraid that she would throw the person on the ground after a few steps, so she followed closely behind Fang Bai, supporting Ji Yuning’s back.

Both of them were focused on the question of “will Ji Yuning fall?”, and neither of them noticed that the person they were worried about had quietly opened her eyes.

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In the afternoon, Ji Yuning washed the flour-stained clothes while Fang Bai was taking a nap.

While washing clothes, Ji Yuning’s eyes swept over the showerhead. After hesitating for a moment, she closed the bathroom door and took a shower.

Ji Yuning washed everywhere the woman had touched, washing away the scent the woman left on her.

After taking a shower, Ji Yuning went downstairs to do her homework in the gazebo in the yard.

The light in the attic was too dim for studying.

Ji Yuning would often take advantage of Fang Bai’s inattention to do her homework in the study or living room, but after Fang Bai discovered her behavior once, the study door was locked, and she was explicitly forbidden to use the living room.

Since then, Ji Yuning often went to the gazebo in the yard. However, since Fang Bai didn’t let her do her homework at home, Ji Yuning often finished her homework at school.

The summer breeze was warm.

But when it blew on Ji Yuning, it was as cold as winter.

Ji Yuning stubbornly finished her homework. By the end, she felt dizzy and returned to the attic, falling asleep on the bed.

After falling asleep, Ji Yuning dreamed of Lu Xia.

She rarely dreamed of her mother. After this dream, she watched her mother’s gentle smile, calling her by her childhood name, asking her to come to her side. When Ji Yuning wanted to run over and hug Lu Xia, she suddenly felt a coldness on her forehead, very comfortable, making her unable to help squinting.

The coldness quickly left her forehead. She hurriedly opened her eyes to chase it, but saw that the place where Lu Xia was standing had turned into a person in a black robe. When Ji Yuning looked closely, that person was Fang Bai.

Seeing her, Fang Bai smiled and walked towards her, her mouth full of fangs.

Ji Yuning wanted to run, but couldn’t move.

Just as Fang Bai was about to bite Ji Yuning, a faint sweet scent broke through the darkness and came to Ji Yuning’s side.

Then Fang Bai disappeared.

Ji Yuning followed the direction of the sweet scent. She escaped the demon behind her and stepped into a flower-filled meadow.

“…”

Ji Yuning blinked her eyelids, knowing she was dreaming.

Her head was dizzy, and Ji Yuning felt her body swaying from side to side.

She opened and closed her eyes, and after a few seconds, she opened her eyelids again and saw layers of hair in front of her eyes. A few strands of hair fell near her nose, tickling her.

Ji Yuning raised her hand to move the hair away, but she couldn’t feel where her hand was.

…Fang Bai had indeed broken her hand.

Ji Yuning, with a 40℃ fever, was “clear-headed” thinking.

Ji Yuning subconsciously arched, and after arching away the tickling sensation near her nose, Ji Yuning couldn’t resist the heaviness of her eyelids and closed her eyes again.

Ji Yuning’s movements were very small, only Fang Bai felt her behavior.

Fang Bai’s body stiffened for a second, but her footsteps didn’t stop.

Fang Bai couldn’t stand the original owner’s perfume, so she took a shower before her nap. The original owner’s perfume smelled bad, but her body lotion was quite nice, a faint sweet scent, not greasy or pungent.

Carrying Ji Yuning downstairs, Fang Bai’s body was covered with a thin layer of sweat, and the scent of the body lotion was stronger.

Fang Bai smelled it, but she quickly concentrated and carried Ji Yuning to the second floor’s side bedroom.

Wu Mei cleaned this room every day, and the bed was very clean and tidy.

Wu Mei, who had gone to Liao Li”s car to get the medicine box at her request, happened to witness the scene of Fang Bai carrying Ji Yuning into the second floor room.

Seeing Fang Bai carrying Ji Yuning, Wu Mei was shocked.

In fact, after discovering that Ji Yuning had a fever, Wu Mei was worried that Fang Bai would ignore her or even say something like letting Ji Yuning fend for herself before she told Fang Bai.

But she didn’t expect that after hearing that Ji Yuning had a fever, Fang Bai’s reaction was beyond her expectations, it was an unprecedented concern.

“…”

Liao Li took the medicine box from Wu Mei and gave Ji Yuning an IV. She turned to look at the person standing by the bed and said in a low voice, “Come out for a moment.”

Fang Bai glanced at Ji Yuning and saw that the girl was sleeping peacefully, and nodded, “Okay.”

The two of them walked out of the room, leaving Wu Mei to watch over her.

Standing in the hallway, Liao Li frowned and said bluntly, “I’ll raise Yuning.”

Fang Bai was stunned. She didn’t expect Liao Li to make this request. After all, in the original story, Liao Li only appeared a few times, and the story didn’t mention Liao Li wanting to raise Ji Yuning.

Perhaps it was because Ji Yuning didn’t have a fever on this day in the story.

Fang Bai had a guess, but still asked, “Why?”

“Why?!” Liao Li repeated in disbelief, “You say why? Yuning has been abused by you like this, how can I rest assured? Can she still live by your side?”

“…”

“I’ll treat her well in the future. Before…” Fang Bai couldn’t think of a way to cover up the original owner’s brutality, she paused, “Before, I was confused.”

Liao Li sneered, “Confused for three years?”

“…Yes.”

“Don’t say such things to me, Fang Bai, Yuning is Lu Xia’s daughter, how could you…” Liao Li was speechless, and after a few seconds, the words she didn’t say turned into a deep sigh, “Let me raise her.”

Fang Bai said without hesitation, “No.”

Although she wasn’t very confident that she could successfully eliminate Ji Yuning’s hatred for the original owner. But if Ji Yuning lived with Liao Li, wouldn’t that be a death sentence for her?

“Why not?” Liao Li said angrily, “Fang Bai, why don’t we go to the police station?”

Seeing Liao Li’s tough attitude, Fang Bai had to ask, “Do you think Ji Yuning hasn’t called the police?”

“You—”

Liao Li was interrupted by Fang Bai just as she uttered a word.

Fang Bai lowered her eyes, her emotions in her eyes were hidden in the shadows, not clear. She said to Liao Li in a hoarse voice, “Give me another chance.”

Liao Li turned her head away, “I’ll ask Yuning when she wakes up.”

“Don’t.” Fang Bai said softly, “Xiao Ning still blames me in her heart. If you ask her, how can I have a chance to change? And if you raise Xiao Ning, will your parents agree?”

Liao Li: “…”

Fang Bai was right.

She was too angry when she saw Ji Yuning’s injuries, so angry that she forgot that the two elders at home wouldn’t agree.

After all, when she was friends with Lu Xia, her parents were prejudiced against Lu Xia’s unmarried pregnancy.

Seeing Liao Li’s silence, Fang Bai waited for a while and said, “If you’re really worried, you can come to my house for inspection when you have time.”

Meeting Fang Bai’s sincere eyes, Liao Li’s heart wavered.

Liao Li thought for a long time, and finally said lightly, “…I’ll come every three days.”

“No need, just come on weekends.”

Seeing Liao Li’s face turn angry again, Fang Bai added, “She boards at school and only comes home on Saturdays and Sundays.”

Liao Li: “…Okay.”

Liao Li didn’t stay long. The hospital called her back.

After Liao Li left, Fang Bai asked Wu Mei to go downstairs to rest, and she stayed in Ji Yuning’s room.

The IV was finished quickly. When she removed the needle, Fang Bai half-held Ji Yuning’s hand. Ji Yuning had no flesh on her hand, and it was a bit bony to hold.

Looking at the pale person on the bed.

Fang Bai was thinking about how to fatten Ji Yuning up.

Author’s Note:

Ji: Don’t want to gain weight!

Fang: You’ve been called a skinny monkey.

Ji: T_T I’m being disliked… Wuwuwu

Fang: Be good, I’m just worried about you.

Problem solved in a second.