Chapter 37: The Sky Darkens
On the rooftop of the inpatient department…
The golden sun attempted to shine its gentle, warm rays of sunlight upon the rooftop, but it seemed as if something were blocking it from entering, dimming the entire rooftop.
Squeak!
The door to the roof swung open. Jiangli tidied up the silver strands of hair that fell upon her temples while leaning on her cane and limping towards the centre of the roof.
In the centre of the roof, a yellow playing card was embedded into the concrete tiles, with an intricate ace of spades pattern printed on it. A faint, metallic lustre radiated from it.
Jiangli bent down and yanked the card out of the ground. The sunlight started to shower upon her as if someone had just opened the curtains of a dark room.
Holding the card between her fingers, she frowned and pondered for a moment before inserting the card back into the ground once again.
When Jiangli returned to the ward, Lu Yibei changed into a hospital gown and lay on his bed. He set up his bed table as breakfast arrived, and he was gobbling it like a hungry ghost. Within seconds, he stuffed a whole bunch of deep-fried dough sticks into his mouth.
Seeing Jiangli enter the room, he swallowed the sticks that hadn’t been chewed properly and took another sip of his porridge before sitting up straight and patting his chest.