Chapter 479 – Lin Bai Should Be a Kind Person
Mother Lin had fallen ill.
And she was suffering from late-stage pancreatic cancer, a severe illness.
Not to mention that Lin Bai had no money for his mother’s treatment; this illness was also the king of cancers and was in its late stages, making it essentially untreatable.
When Mother Lin learned that she had this incurable disease, she chose to give up.
“…In the end, Mother Lin died just before his college entrance examinations.”
“The time from the discovery of the illness to death was very quick.”
“Moreover, she died in extreme pain.”
As Lin Wangshu recounted this, she looked up and met Xu Jinning’s reproachful gaze.
Lin Wangshu: …
Well, she had indeed written Lin Bai’s past life very tragically, and Mother Lin’s fate was also quite miserable.
When she wrote it back then, she hadn’t thought that much about it.
At that time, the characterization of the male lead was just full of tragedy.
So, she had followed the trend and written it that way.
She really hadn’t intended to be so harsh.
After feeling a bit guilty, Lin Wangshu continued, “Before Mother Lin passed away, her only wish was for Lin Bai to get into college and become a person of success in society…”
But at that time, Lin Bai was just on the brink of his college entrance examinations.
He was also reeling from the shock of his mother’s sudden death.
On top of that, Lin Bai’s grades were already quite average.
In the end, even though he forced himself to attend the examinations, his results were affected.
He had originally had the potential to get into a second-tier university.
In the end, he could only enroll in a third-tier one.
However, even a third-tier university was still a university.
So, Lin Bai went.
After starting college, Lin Bai, who had little money, began to work part-time while studying.
But during the first semester of his freshman year…
“On that afternoon, Lin Bai had finished his classes and was about to head to the convenience store for his part-time job.”
“Then, while crossing the street, he suddenly saw a truck speeding toward him.”
“And the direction the truck was heading happened to be right toward a pregnant woman with a big belly.”
“So, Lin Bai was hit while trying to save that pregnant woman and ended up time-travelling?” Xu Jinning asked.
“Yes,” Lin Wangshu confirmed.
Xu Jinning fell silent.
In that case, her impression of Lin Bai was very good.
He should be a good person.
How many people would choose to save a pregnant woman in such a situation?
Lin Bai should have been a kind person.
He was also very filial and had a clear sense of right and wrong.
Once she confirmed that Lin Bai was a decent person with a good worldview, Xu Jinning finally let out a sigh of relief.
This way, when they found Lin Bai, they could probably have a good conversation with him and choose a more peaceful, friendly way to negotiate.
Otherwise, if Lin Bai’s personality and values were like Murong Jing’s or Jiang Xiao’s, it would be impossible to have a meaningful discussion.
But a living person shouldn’t just be extinguished.
Even though Lin Bai was a character created by Lin Wangshu’s novel, he existed.
Since he existed, he was a real person.
He should have his own life and live well.
Lin Wangshu continued, “After being hit, Lin Bai time-travelled to the 1980s, then he bound himself to a signing-in system, and after that, he started a smooth and successful journey, reaching the pinnacle of his life…”
Of course, that was her initial idea, and she hadn’t finished writing it yet.
“Even though I haven’t completed it, I believe that Lin Bai, even with the system and his abilities, wouldn’t do anything that would harm others.”
As she spoke, Lin Wangshu genuinely felt that the male protagonist she had created in her first novel was truly far better than the official male protagonist in her later works featuring female protagonists.
Take Shen Huai, for example.
Shen Huai was nowhere near Lin Bai’s level.
She thought that if she had been able to replace the official male protagonist Shen Huai with someone like Lin Bai while writing the novel about the real and fake daughter, perhaps she could have experienced a beautiful romance.
Because Lin Bai was kind and had a good heart.
Also, while writing Lin Bai, she had set him up as someone who, unable to bear witnessing his mother being abused by his father, vowed from a young age that once he grew up and found a girl he liked, he would marry her and treat her with absolute devotion.
Lin Wangshu wished that her official male protagonist had been Lin Bai.
That way, she could have a lover who truly loved her, and her child would have a complete family with a loving father.
Lin Wangshu’s evaluation of Lin Bai ultimately relieved Xu Jinning a bit.
If Lin Bai had decent character, then at least he wouldn’t use the system or the opportunity of time-travelling to do anything bad.
Xu Jinning thought that Lin Bai probably didn’t know the origins of those system-related things.
If he did know, would Lin Bai still use those things? Would he still go to sign in?
…
By the time Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an left Lin Wangshu’s shop, an hour had passed.
Before that, Xu Jinning had asked Lin Wangshu to share as much as possible about Lin Bai.
Whether it was before or after his time-travelling, it was all helpful.
This would assist them in negotiating with Lin Bai later.
However…
Once they got into the car and were on their way to the airport again, Xu Jinning turned to Xie Ting’an beside her and said, “Now we have figured out the ins and outs of the situation.”
“Although we still don’t know Lin Bai’s exact whereabouts.”
“But it’s certain that Lin Bai should be in Beijing now.”
“Right,” Xie Ting’an agreed. “Once we return to Beijing, we should inform Grandpa and have the officials send people to look for Lin Bai.”
Even though, in this era, surveillance technology wasn’t widespread and finding someone wasn’t easy, they had already learned Lin Bai’s name and some of his physical characteristics from Lin Wangshu. While it might take some time, they should still be able to locate him.
Xie Ting’an held Xu Jinning’s hand. “Don’t worry too much.”
“Lin Bai’s character should still be decent.”
“He probably wouldn’t do anything bad.”
“Now that we’ve found him, the only thing we need to do is control the use of his golden finger,” Xie Ting’an said.
“Hmm.” Xu Jinning nodded.
“There’s no need for us to worry about the search anymore.”
“You still need to take care of your health, especially since you’re pregnant.”
“By the way, after all this traveling by car and plane today, do you feel any discomfort?”
Seeing the concern and worry in her husband’s eyes warmed Xu Jinning’s heart.
She clasped his hand and said, “I’m fine; the baby is very well-behaved, and I don’t feel any discomfort.”
“Don’t worry, if I ever feel unwell, I won’t force myself; I’ll definitely tell you.”
“Make sure to remember that. You mustn’t push yourself; otherwise…”
“I know, I know.”
When they arrived at the airport, the couple bought the next available tickets back to Beijing.
Soon, the plane took off, heading toward Beijing.
After an hour, they were back in Beijing once again.
As soon as they returned, they headed to the Xie family’s residence…
