Chapter 355: Chapter 355: Save More People
Xavier Quincy said, "To be precise, that slap of yours saved me, and it saved yourself too."
Hearing this, Ashley Shaw felt a tinge of guilt and embarrassment in her heart.
"Actually, you don’t know, the second after I hit you, I regretted it and was a bit scared, afraid you’d retaliate once the alcohol kicked in by slapping me back..."
Xavier Quincy couldn’t help but laugh.
"Do you really think I’m that kind of person?"
"Of course not, haha, but hitting someone always makes you a little guilty."
"But I really thank you for waking me up then. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be who I am today, nor would our family be where we are now."
"You can’t say it like that, even if it wasn’t me to wake you up, someone else would have. You’re inherently strong-willed, just temporarily overwhelmed. Even if no one woke you up, you would have come around eventually."
Xavier Quincy gazed at her deeply: "Ashley, do you know what I most admire about you?"
"Huh?"
"You always like to see the best in people. I’m really not as great as you think. Let’s not even talk about strong will. Back then, I just wanted to prove those who kicked me when I was down wrong."
"That’s a kind of motivation too."
Xavier Quincy slightly curled his lips and said, "Thinking too highly of people isn’t always a good thing. Ashley, be honest, do you still like Warren Prescott?"
Ashley Shaw shook her head without a moment’s hesitation.
"I don’t like him anymore."
It’s just... there’s a complex feeling.
Wanting to hate him, but unable to.
The reason being, this time around, Warren Prescott has been quite kind to her.
She is the kind of person who, when someone is just a little nice to her, wants to give back everything in return due to her soft heart.
To make her hate him, despise him, she really... finds it hard to do.
But what she can do is to, after leaving here, not get involved with him anymore.
Xavier Quincy didn’t know what she was thinking, but nodded in agreement: "It’s good that you don’t like him anymore. I don’t want you to repeat the same mistakes. Liking someone you can’t be with is like pushing yourself into hell. I especially hope... that kind of thing doesn’t happen again."
As he said, the experimental machine is very unstable, and if history repeats itself, he’s not sure there will be another chance and luck to try again.
"Don’t worry, Leo." Ashley Shaw said honestly: "This time, I didn’t apply to Aethelgard University."
Xavier Quincy was a bit surprised.
"I remember you studied history later at Aethelgard University, right?"
"Yeah."
"Then this time..."
"Aethelgard Medical University, I want to be a doctor."
Xavier Quincy felt a subtle joy in his heart.
"Being a doctor is great."
"Yeah, this time, I saved my good friend." She said proudly, "So I want to save more people. Heaven and you have given me this luck, and I want to rely on my own ability to help more people, to bring luck to more people."
"Yeah, you’ve made a great decision. But being a doctor is a tough job..."
"I’m not afraid of hard work, I’ve died once already, so why would I be afraid of hardship?"
Xavier Quincy felt a sudden pang of bitterness.
Because he remembered how she looked lying in the ICU.
Skin and bones, practically a skeleton.
Seeing her now, full of life, he felt it was all worth it.
"So, when will I get to see you again on your trip?"
"I’m not sure either, although I can’t tell you the location, I can say that it’s to research that machine again. Of course, calling it a machine might not be quite accurate, it’s a very, very big place. Only when some results are achieved can I come out."
"You’ve achieved it once before, I’m sure it’ll be quick this time."
"I hope so..."
The universe is truly vast, and humans are indeed quite small.
Anything related to the universe is beyond human control.
Succeeding in seven years was certainly due to his ability, but even more due to luck.
There’s no guarantee Lady Luck will visit again.
...
After crying her heart out, Ashley Shaw found herself feeling hungry again.
But the dishes were already cold, so Xavier Quincy asked the waiter to take them away and bring a new set.
By the time they finished eating, it was already past nine at night.
Ariana Grant had sent several messages asking, so Ashley Shaw bid farewell to Xavier Quincy.
"I’ll give you a ride, I drove here."
"No need, Mr. Coleman is outside."
"The Prescott family driver?"
"Yeah... but, not in the way you’re thinking."
"I know, I’m not overthinking it. You don’t like him anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t be friends. I’m friends with Warren too, and I’m glad your relationship has smoothed out."
"Yeah... then I’m off!"
Ashley Shaw waved her hand and got into Mr. Coleman’s car.
Xavier Quincy watched as Ashley Shaw’s car drove away, then turned back to his own car.
There was one thing he hadn’t told Ashley Shaw.
That after Ashley Shaw’s death, Warren Prescott... broke down.
If she had said she still liked Warren Prescott, he wouldn’t have hidden it.
But since she doesn’t like him anymore, there’s no need to tell her.
...
At ten at night, Ashley Shaw opened the door to Ariana Grant’s house.
She saw Ariana Grant on a yoga mat, doing yoga along with someone on TV.
For a moment, Ashley Shaw could hardly believe her eyes.
"The sun didn’t rise in the west today."
Exhausted, seeing Ashley Shaw return, Ariana Grant deflated like a balloon, collapsing onto the ground.
"So tired, why hasn’t science and medicine advanced enough to invent a weight-loss machine?"
"Yeah." Ashley Shaw flopped onto the sofa, saying, "Technology is so advanced, why haven’t they invented a weight-gain machine? Stand inside, and you gain ten pounds, wouldn’t that be great?"
Ariana Grant raised a fist, "Believe me, I’ll punch you."
"Haha... please don’t, I know it’s wrong. How many hours have you been working out?"
"On and off, from around three or four until now."
Ashley Shaw suddenly sat up from the sofa.
"What, that long?"
"Relax! It was on and off, not continuous. If I’d been doing it continuously, I’d be gone by now."
"I must remind you, losing weight is good, but you need to take it step by step. Being too aggressive can not only cause a rebound but also easily dampen your enthusiasm."
"You don’t have to worry about that, my enthusiasm won’t be dampened. Look..."
She pointed towards the coffee table.
Ashley Shaw looked in the direction she pointed and saw a laptop on the coffee table, displaying a stream from Leon Zeller’s broadcast.
"Watching this show keeps me motivated." Ariana Grant said.
Ashley Shaw glanced at her, saying, "You should have admitted earlier that you liked him and couldn’t let go, wouldn’t that have been better? Look at how many days you’ve wasted for weight loss?"
"Stop it, or I’ll really regret it. I’m going to keep losing weight."
"No... your lips are pale now, that’s it for today, go take a shower, rest well, tomorrow we still have to pack up and leave here. Don’t end up so tired you can’t even carry your suitcase."