My Girlfriend is a Cold and Aloof Sickly Beauty 155

Chapter 155: Are We Here on Vacation?

On June 29th, at 8:30 AM, the first round of university application submissions began.

N University had a guaranteed admission policy this time. Jiang Xue had already passed the “comprehensive evaluation admission” and, with her excellent college entrance exam scores, was undoubtedly admitted to the Traditional Chinese Medicine program.

But it wasn’t until mid-July, when she received the admission letter, that she finally understood the question her sister had asked.

During this time, Xiao Luohan had repeatedly tried to comfort her, but Jiang Xue would always shake her head with a smile. “No, Xiao Luo, I have to figure this out myself.”

—”Can you accept it?”

—”Witnessing patients die again and again, powerless to help.”

What if that person was Xiao Luo?

Could she accept it?

In a way, being a highly skilled doctor might not be as happy as being an ordinary person.

Faced with terminal illnesses, ordinary people could say they were powerless, but doctors, after exhausting all their efforts, had to accept this reality.

The wish Jiang Xue wanted to fulfill was related to life and death, so she spent a long time contemplating this.

But she didn’t neglect her other tasks, focusing intently on her driving lessons, only thinking about this during her breaks.

Caressing the crimson admission letter, Jiang Xue took a deep breath and opened it in front of her family, taking out the white letter with her name and admitted major printed clearly within a dark blue border.

The letter, designed like an old-fashioned letter, reminded her of the “Spring Letter” wallet Xiao Luohan had bought for her.

Cheng Shizhu had returned from university. Her application to transfer majors had finally been approved, but along with it came the notification of her one-year leave of absence.

She and Sister Cheng were also considered “extended family” of the Jiang household. Seeing Jiang Xue staring blankly at the admission letter, Cheng Shizhu couldn’t help but say, “It’s okay, even if it’s just for a year, it’s a good experience. If it’s not suitable, you can still transfer majors. I’m not as talented or as focused as you, but look, I successfully transferred, so you definitely can too.”

“Thank you, Shizhu Jiejie,” Jiang Xue said, snapping back to reality and smiling at her sheepishly, then said to her family, “I’m really sorry for making you worry during this time! Although I can’t guarantee whether or not I can complete the ‘5+3’ program, I’ll do my best every day in this major!”

Dr. Qi and Teacher Sui were also present today. Hearing this, Dr. Qi said, “If it’s the university environment that’s affecting your studies, I can also mentor you after you graduate.”

She never made promises lightly. These words meant that it was the Qi family’s intention.

Medical families, like metaphysics families, valued inheritance. They were willing to take this outstanding student, this good child whom they had watched grow up, as their “disciple.”

This way, both her path forward and her fallback plan were clear. No matter what Jiang Xue chose in the future, she wouldn’t be left with no options.

After the “family meeting,” Jiang Xue took the admission letter upstairs with Xiao Luohan and carefully put it away in her drawer.

“It seems you’ve figured it out,” Xiao Luohan said from behind. “Can I hear about it?”

“Of course, I was planning to tell you after I figured it out, but the admission letter just happened to arrive,” Jiang Xue closed the drawer, sat down beside her, and before explaining, hugged her. “Sorry for keeping you in the dark for so long…”

This concerned Xiao Luo, so she had to truly understand before discussing it with her.

Xiao Luohan didn’t tease her or try to lighten the mood. After the hug, she sat up straight, looking intently into Jiang Xue’s eyes.

“I spent a long time thinking about the situations my sister mentioned, whether or not I could face them after studying medicine,” Jiang Xue said. “But now I feel like I’m someone who can barely run 800 meters worrying about whether or not I can win an Olympic gold medal.”

“Since I’ve already decided on this path, I should persevere, at least finish the ‘5+3’ program, experience everything I should experience, and then find a way to become a doctor who can save as many lives as possible.”

She would just study, try her best to overcome any difficulties, and if she couldn’t, at least she would have tried her best.

Even at the peak of her skills, she would still be just a human doctor, not a judge of life and death.

Jiang Xue hadn’t quite understood why her older sister always said “young people are so energetic” before, but after this, she realized that she had been too idle, even having the energy to worry about such things!

She felt a little embarrassed. “It’s such a simple principle…”

“No, if it bothered you, then it’s something you care about,” Xiao Luohan said, shaking her head and taking her hand. “Even if the moment of ‘letting go’ is easy, before that, you truly suffered.”

She wasn’t completely oblivious—Jiang Xue’s silent late-night trips to the bathroom and her sitting in a daze, and her reluctant refusal of help, even with her attempts to hide it, had revealed her sadness and anxiety.

“When I was still in the ancient world, even though I had seen the good things in this world and knew that staying there meant certain death, I still couldn’t open the passage between our worlds because I hadn’t ‘figured it out’…”

She tightened her grip on Jiang Xue’s hand. Before she could finish, Jiang Xue intertwined their fingers.

Neither of them spoke, but everything was understood.

Figuring it out was a good thing. As Taoist Master Xuan Nuo had said, they should just “move on” from the past, not dwell on their past immaturity and indecision.

Everything required a process of experience and growth.

After receiving her admission letter, Jiang Xue proactively sought out Dr. Qi, asking her to assign her “tasks.”

This major required a lot of memorization, and since there were still two months of summer vacation left, she could start early.

So she received a reading list from Dr. Qi, bought all the books on her reading app, and memorized them during her driving lessons.

Whenever she encountered difficult content, if Xiao Luohan was home, she would even ask her, “When you first came here, was studying science similar to my current situation?”

Xiao Luohan thought carefully, then shook her head. “I wasn’t as good as you.”

Although the knowledge she had encountered back then and the books Jiang Xue was currently reading were both “completely unfamiliar fields” to them, Jiang Xue had, after all, been studying for many years, and she could still apply some of her existing knowledge.

And most of the textbooks related to traditional Chinese medicine were more like biology, which was Jiang Xue’s strong suit.

“I think you’re amazing,” Xiao Luohan praised sincerely.

Although it wasn’t much, it still made Jiang Xue blush, and she worked even harder on memorizing the Formulas and Songs of Prescriptions.

At the end of July, Xiao Luohan took the second driving test, while Jiang Xue registered for both the second and third tests, planning to finish them in one go and then prepare for the fourth, the theory test.

The test venue was quite far from their home. Considering that they had to visit the venue for a simulation the day before, Instructor Ma booked a hotel room for them near the venue, so they could sleep there and take the test the next day, without having to rush in the morning.

After practicing with the exam simulation equipment, the two were taken to the hotel reception by Instructor Ma, where they received their room keys.

“I’m staying on the same floor, a few rooms away. Come find me if you need anything,” Instructor Ma said, showing them her room number, then left to rest.

They were staying at the tallest and most luxurious hotel near the test venue, non-smoking and odorless, with excellent soundproofing. Even the toilets were sensor-activated, and there was a voice-controlled smart assistant, so they could just say “turn off the lights” or “draw the curtains.”

After swiping their cards and entering the room, Jiang Xue opened the curtains, looked at the misty mountains in the distance, and said to Xiao Luohan, half-joking, half-serious, “I feel like we’re here on vacation, not for an exam. This place is so nice.”

She even thought that it would be great if they were truly here on vacation, a two-person road trip, going out whenever they wanted, and just relaxing in the hotel when they were tired, free and unrestrained.

“Do you remember that the Non-Dream studio is planning to participate in an exhibition in the neighboring province during summer vacation?” Xiao Luohan said. “We can book tickets half a month in advance. Are you free to go with me? Just the two of us.”

She had calculated the time. The international gaming exhibition Non-Dream was participating in happened to coincide with the time Jiang Xue would be returning to school to collect her files and attend the graduation ceremony, and she was confident that she could take the intermediate-level guqin exam at the end of August after the trip.

“Yes, yes, yes!” Jiang Xue nodded vigorously, her eyes lighting up. “I’ve been so focused on memorizing things that I almost forgot about the Non-Dream exhibition!”

For her, Non-Dream was just a nostalgic “masterpiece,” but Xiao Luo was a die-hard fan. According to the Non-Dream studio’s announcement last year, they might even be able to play the demo of the upcoming HD remake at this exhibition.

As night approached, Jiang Xue examined the bathroom, which was different from the one at home, confirming the functions of the buttons on the showerhead, then called Xiao Luohan over and demonstrated them one by one.

While Xiao Luohan was trying out the shower, she also took out a non-slip mat from the cabinet under the sink and placed it on the floor.

“This is a must. The bathroom tiles here are different from those at home. You’ll slip and fall… I slipped once when I was little, it hurt!”

The shower stall wasn’t very large. Jiang Xue was about to let Xiao Luo shower first while she reviewed her notes from the mock exam, when Xiao Luohan said, “I’m still not very good at operating this, can you shower with me?”

Jiang Xue: …

She didn’t believe Xiao Luo couldn’t operate it. She had been even more proficient than her during the trial run!

Seeing through her but not saying anything, she readily agreed, finding two sets of bathrobes, towels, and bath mats, then disposable soap and shampoo.

It was easy to sweat in the summer, and the air conditioning in the rental car for the mock exam had been unreliable, making both her and Xiao Luo sweat quite a bit. It was uncomfortable not to wash their hair.

She had planned everything well, but after they started showering, she realized that because of the showerhead’s design and the limited space, they couldn’t both wash their hair at the same time.

“…Can you hold the showerhead for me?” she asked Xiao Luohan. “I’ll be done soon! Then I’ll hold it for you!”

Xiao Luohan, of course, wouldn’t refuse, but while Jiang Xue was rinsing the foam from her hair, she couldn’t help but gently stroke her soft and fragrant hair.

It felt so soft and smelled so good.