But... she had sworn in her next life she'd never want to be a midwife again!
Despite diligently devoting herself to her work, Lin Zhi had long grown tired of such a life. She dreamed of a different kind of life, she yearned for perfect love, and wanted a happy family.
She wanted to be cherished and loved tenderly, for someone like her, lacking in love, what she needed most was love... not affirmation in her career!
Especially as she aged, the more time she spent alone, the more she craved a stable family life.
"King Yan, since you want to reward me, why not bestow upon me other benefits?" Lin Zhi tried to secure some advantages for herself.
After all, she was a star-crossed individual, who knew when she could achieve perfect merit? Better to seize the opportunity to fulfill her dreams at once.
"Oh?" King Yan's tone lifted slightly, "What kind of benefits do you desire?"
Lin Zhi gritted her teeth in secret and blurted out, "Well, King Yan... actually, you could grant me a cool, wealthy, devastatingly handsome husband who would love me for a lifetime!"
"..."
The air seemed to freeze for a second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds...
"Lin Zhi, I think you should just come back to hell with me..."
"I'm sorry, King Yan, I'll go back and continue to diligently cultivate my virtues!"
Fearing King Yan might take her to hell, Lin Zhi turned and dashed into the ray of light, her consciousness once again sinking into darkness.
......
"Lin Zhi, wake up, please wake up."
Lin Zhi felt someone pushing her, and she woke up groggily to find herself slumped over the desk, asleep.
Having spent over a decade in the hospital, she was very familiar with the smell of it. This place was a hospital, the air was filled with the scent of disinfectant.
In her haze, she still thought she was the 35-year-old head nurse Lin Zhi, and the business about King Yan was all just a dream.
"Lin Zhi, why are you still sleeping? Hurry up, the patient in Bed 7 is going into labor, go help, don't delay!" The girl speaking sounded very anxious.
Lin Zhi also got a clear look at her face, and then her eyes widened in surprise.
Xu Wei!
Why was it her?
No, that's not right, this Xu Wei was too young, her skin was a bit darker, looking just like she had back in their school days.
Xu Wei continued to urge her, "Come on, hurry to Bed 7, I have other things to do, I have to go!"
"Wait a moment..." Lin Zhi stood up and called after her, "Did you say Bed 7?"
"Yes." Xu Wei nodded, her eyes flickering with an inexplicably uncomfortable shift.
Suddenly, Lin Zhi remembered many things, the kind that one could never forget in a lifetime.
She recalled that when she was twenty years old, she and Xu Wei were assigned to intern at the best hospital in the city. Their professional grades were the highest, which is why they got such a great opportunity.
However, not long into the internship, Lin Zhi experienced a medical accident. One of the mothers she was assisting in childbirth had complications, and the baby died!
To appease everyone, the hospital fired her, and she lost the opportunity to work at this top hospital after graduation.
There was only one job opening available at the time, meaning that after the internship, only one of her or Xu Wei could stay.
Everyone at the hospital had high hopes for her, and she was more capable than Xu Wei. But that medical accident ruined her career and even led to her not being employed by any hospital for the next three years.
Later on, it took a lot of effort for her to stand back up and start over.