"Brother, I want to see my brother!"
At the hospital!
Ouyang Xuan had been frantic ever since she woke up. Knowing she had only days left to live filled her with panic, anxiety, and fear.
She clutched the nurse's uniform, her eyes bloodshot and her voice hoarse, screaming like a madwoman. "Get my family here right now, or I'll file a complaint for patient abuse! I'll have your entire hospital shut down!"
The nurse was no pushover. With a light shove, she sent Ouyang Xuan tumbling to the floor.
"Still think you're the Best Actress? Your reputation stinks worse than a cesspit. You're lucky you didn't end up sewing uniforms in prison!"
"You're beyond saving. Just enjoy what little time you have left. Stop going on and on about your brother. He has no time for you. He's out shopping with his girlfriend. Hmph!"
With that, the nurse left.
Ouyang Xuan sat dazed on the floor, utterly lost.
As though something had occurred to her, she covered her face and sobbed.
"It was wrong. Everything was wrong. Why did it turn out like this? Why?"
Ouyang Xuan's voice was filled with regret and despair.
I already got a second chance. Why did I still fail? I only wanted to live a decent life. Why? Why was it so hard?
Ouyang Xuan's consciousness grew hazy. Eventually, her illness flared up, and she passed out from the pain.
Over the next few days, no one came to visit her except the nurse.
She knew her brother had given orders to that effect.
Numb and expressionless, Ouyang Xuan could only lie in bed, quietly waiting for death.
By her final day, even opening her eyes had become a struggle.
She begged the nurse to let her see her brother one last time before