Only after the police arrived did the fight finally stop. After understanding the situation, Xu Xiaonan was sent to the Hospital.
At this point, she gradually realized what The bixian's 'price' was.
In her transaction with The bixian, she lost her luck.
And the series of unfortunate events that followed were all consequences of her losing her luck.
That was the price she paid.
Her ankle injury was quite severe and required her to stay in the Hospital.
During her stay in the Hospital, she also inexplicably developed a high fever, once fainted, and only improved after a few days, but she can only continue to stay in the Hospital now.
However, the car accident was more complicated.
Although Xu Xiaonan was certain that the woman hit her a few seconds after she got out of the car.
But the woman insisted that Xu Xiaonan was not looking where she was going when she got out of the car, suddenly appearing, and that's why she was hit.
There were no surveillance cameras nearby, and the scene was also disturbed, so the police could not figure out the truth.
However, in the end, based on experience, it was determined that the woman bore primary responsibility.
But the woman was not convinced, her attitude was very tough, she firmly refused to admit it, and would not pay a single cent, and the police had no way to deal with her.
Xu Xiaonan's parents also came and repeatedly went to the woman's home, but the woman just adopted a stubborn attitude, not caring about anything.
No matter what you do or say, she just wouldn't pay a single cent.
Sometimes, the law has no way to deal with such a rogue who doesn't care about anything.
Going through legal procedures is long, costly, and time-consuming; you can't sacrifice yourself for such a rogue.
In the end, Xu Xiaonan's parents could only reluctantly give up on seeking compensation.
Now, half a month has passed, and Xu Xiaonan has almost recovered and will be discharged from the Hospital soon.
She lay on the Hospital bed, looking at the comments on her phone, and angrily threw the phone onto the bed.
"What kind of people are these?"
She reached out to caress her rapidly rising and falling chest, calming her anger.
That day, a video of her fighting with the woman was edited and posted online.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this, but the key was that the publisher used a shameless title to attract attention.
Moreover, those comments were infuriating.
"Is this the quality of university students?"
"Maybe the students are just working part-time; their main job is at a club."
"I know them; they're really good."
"No way, it seems that old lady didn't wrong them."
...
There were quite a few similar unspeakable comments, causing Xu Xiaonan's blood pressure to soar.
She really didn't expect that those people's thought processes would be so abstract, making up rumors on the spot.
Although such comments were only a minority, they were very jarring and infuriating to the person involved.
She reported the person who posted the video and those who were acting crazy in the comment section, but the anger in her heart could not be dispelled.
She really wanted to drag those people out and give them a good beating.
"Why am I so unlucky!"
Xu Xiaonan pondered.
If she hadn't made a deal with The bixian, then she wouldn't have been able to confirm that she could pass the exam.
After taking the exam today, she wouldn't have gone out to celebrate with Jiang Huihui, and thus wouldn't have encountered that incident.
"Is this the price The bixian mentioned?"
The bixian said that the price she had to pay was 'luck'. The most fundamental reason should be that she lost a part of her 'luck', so no matter what choice she made, she would encounter bad luck.
Although it cannot be verified, she felt that it should be.
After all, so many unlucky things happening one after another is really too abnormal.
At this moment, Jiang Huihui pushed open the Hospital room door and walked in, carrying a food container.
"Nan Nan, are you feeling better?" Jiang Huihui walked to her Hospital bed and placed the food container on the table next to it.
"Much better, I can be discharged in two days."
Seeing her good friend arrive, Xu Xiaonan's mood also improved, and she stared at the food container Jiang Huihui brought.
"What delicious food did you bring me?"
Jiang Huihui said, "I made you some chicken soup."
Xu Xiaonan sat up, "My Hui Hui understands me the best."
Jiang Huihui sat down next to her, "You should eat quickly, it'll get cold soon."
Xu Xiaonan took a sip of the soup, and the delicious taste made her feel much better.
"Chef Hui Hui's cooking is as excellent as ever, I love you."
After Xu Xiaonan finished speaking, she found Jiang Huihui sitting by the bed, silent.
Her eyes were fixed on the ground, seemingly lost in thought, and her emotions appeared low.
"What's wrong, are you worried about something?"
"Huh?" Jiang Huihui suddenly looked up, her expression a little flustered. She seemed not to want others to see that she had something on her mind.
"Wha-what's wrong, is something the matter?"
Xu Xiaonan sighed, "I'm asking you, has something happened?"
"No, nothing at all."
Jiang Huihui quickly covered it up, "Nan Nan, are you, are you feeling better?"
"You still say nothing's wrong, you're absent-minded. Didn't I just ask you?"
Xu Xiaonan reached out her arm, hugged her from behind, and lightly placed her hand on her shoulder,
"What exactly is wrong? Did someone bully you? Tell me, I'll get even for you."
Jiang Huihui shook her head, "It's really nothing."
"Is it because you saw those infuriating comments online? It's fine, they're just trash, don't mind what they say."
Jiang Huihui shook her head, "It's not that."
"Then what is it?"
Jiang Huihui lowered her head, remaining silent.
"Okay, if you don't want to say, I won't ask, but if there's anything I can help with, be sure to tell me."
"Mm," Jiang Huihui continued to lower her head, silent for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Nan Nan, are you sure your exam results are related to, to that The bixian?"
Xu Xiaonan ate a piece of chicken, "Mm, very sure, why?"
"What about the price? What do you think the price you paid was?"
"I think the price is my hospitalization. Am I very unlucky? And I've never been this unlucky before."
Jiang Huihui nodded and said nothing more.
Xu Xiaonan suddenly felt uneasy, "You, what exactly is wrong?"
Jiang Huihui was silent for a moment, a hint of hatred flashing in her eyes, "I, I saw him again."
Xu Xiaonan raised her eyebrows, "Who?"
"It's about my, my younger brother's incident."
Jiang Huihui's voice was very low, and her eyes, she didn't know when, had become moist. A tear she couldn't control fell, dripping onto the back of her hand.
Xu Xiaonan's expression changed drastically, and she quickly lowered her voice, "Are you saying, that, that murderer who... murdered your younger brother?"
Jiang Huihui nodded, her voice choked, "Mm, he's still alive, living well, but my younger brother is gone forever."
"Why does a demon like him get no punishment for killing someone? After only a few years, he can live like a normal person.
But my younger brother will never come back."
Xu Xiaonan's mood also became heavy.
That was something that happened when Jiang Huihui was in high school; at that time, they didn't know each other yet.
Jiang Huihui's younger brother, Jiang Jie, was murdered, and the killer was his classmate.
Jiang Jie was only 12 years old then.
Jiang Jie was introverted and was often bullied by several classmates, who also extorted money from him.
At first, Jiang Jie would tell his parents and teachers, but once the bullies found out, it only led to intensified retaliation.
No one could control them, and they became more and more outrageous.
Then one day, that group of people took Jiang Jie to a forest a kilometer away from the school, and Jiang Jie was beaten to death by them.
Afterward, they took shovels from home, dug a pit, and buried the body.
The next day, they went to school as if nothing had happened.
Finally, the truth came out, and all four people who killed Jiang Jie were arrested, but Jiang Jie never had the chance to get justice.
Due to their age, those who killed him were not held criminally responsible for it.
At that time, Xu Xiaonan saw this incident online, and she even cursed the murderers online. It wasn't until later, when Xu Xiaonan met Jiang Huihui, that Jiang Huihui, by chance, talked to her about it.
"This is indeed very unfair."
Xu Xiaonan clenched her fists.
Let alone this incident happening to Jiang Huihui, even if it were someone completely unrelated to her, her sense of justice would make her hate those murderers.
A life for a life—this is the most basic human emotion and what everyone considers justice.
If it were out of necessity or an accident, then it might be excusable.
But this was a malicious, intentional act.
She couldn't imagine how painful it must be for the victim's relatives to know that the murderers were exempted from responsibility when something like this happened.
Even after several years, the scars in their hearts are still far from healed.
She suddenly thought of what Jiang Huihui had just asked her.
"Hui Hui, you're thinking of letting The bixian..."
"He, he deserves to die!"
Jiang Huihui said fiercely.
Her usually innocent and lovely face was now covered with resentment.