Chapter 480 – The Appearance of Lin Bai
When they arrived at the old house, Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an explained everything they had learned from Lin Wangshu about the novel, Lin Bai, and his “sign-in golden finger.”
After hearing this, Grandpa Xie nodded in understanding. “So that’s how things are.”
The outcome was relatively good, at least within a controllable range.
“Alright, I’ll take care of finding him from here.”
“You two should rest for now.”
Xu Jinning hesitated for a moment before saying, “Grandpa, if possible, when we find Lin Bai, I think it would be better to approach him with a friendly conversation.”
“Of course, if necessary, I can go talk to Lin Bai myself.”
Grandpa Xie smiled and said, “Alright, Girl Ning, don’t worry, Grandpa knows what to do.”
Xu Jinning let out a sigh of relief. That was good.
In fact, not every protagonist or main character created by Lin Wangshu needed to be controlled or eliminated, unless they posed a significant threat to this world—like Murong Jing.
If Lin Bai was indeed as kind-hearted as Lin Wangshu described, then since he had come to this world after his death and received a second chance at life, he should live it well.
After discussing the matter with Grandpa, Xu Jinning and Xie Ting’an left his study.
“Brother Ting’an, where do you think Lin Bai would want to go most after arriving in Beijing?” Xu Jinning asked.
Xie Ting’an shook his head, indicating he didn’t know.
“Do you think he might want to visit a university?” Xu Jinning said.
She recalled what Lin Wangshu had said about Lin Bai’s life before he crossed over.
Before his transmigration, Lin Bai had been a college student, a freshman.
His mother’s dying wish was that he would get into college, study hard, and eventually become someone useful to society.
Lin Bai was a filial child, so it was quite possible that he would want to visit a university.
As Xu Jinning was lost in thought, she felt someone pat her head. Looking up, she met Xie Ting’an’s gaze. “Alright, stop overthinking. Leave the search for Lin Bai to Grandpa; he will be found. You should just rest well. Even though you said you were fine, your complexion is still worse than before.”
Xu Jinning: …Alright.
After that, she didn’t dwell on Lin Bai anymore. They would wait for Grandpa’s people to find him before discussing the matter further.
…
At that moment, a boy around fifteen years old was standing at the entrance of Beijing Medical University.
He looked at the students pouring into the university, filled with envy.
When a student walked past him, he asked, “Excuse me, do you know when Professor Song Yi will be back at the Medical University to give a lecture?”
The student he stopped was slightly older than him. After hearing the question, he replied, “You don’t know? It’s today!”
“In an hour, the lecture will start.”
“Oh no, I’m running out of time!”
“You’re here to listen to Professor Song Yi’s lecture too, right? Come on, let’s go inside together. We need to grab some seats; otherwise, there won’t be any left when it gets crowded.”
With that, the older student grabbed Lin Bai’s hand and ran toward one of the university buildings.
And just like that, Lin Bai entered the Medical University and was brought into the lecture hall.
That’s right, the boy before them was Lin Bai, who had come to Beijing from Gan City.
Lin Bai had been in Beijing for several days now, spending his time exploring various places.
He felt grateful that nowadays he didn’t need to carry introduction letters for where to go or where to stay; otherwise, he wouldn’t have had that much freedom.
However, it was a bit strange. Logically, in this era, things like introduction letters and tickets should still be in use.
His historical knowledge wasn’t lacking.
But after crossing into this timeline, he found that everything seemed different from what he had expected.
The historical progression of this world was not the same; it had developed much faster.
For instance, the ticket system was supposed to be completely abolished only in the 1990s. Yet now, several years before that decade, the ticket system had already been canceled.
Moreover, many things that were supposed to appear years later had already shown up.
Of course, the development of some major events was also different from what had happened in history.
So, Lin Bai thought that he might have crossed into a parallel universe.
Only this could explain the discrepancies.
However, these changes didn’t impact Lin Bai much.
He just hadn’t expected to cross over after saving someone.
In fact, when he saved that pregnant woman, he hadn’t thought much about it.
It was simply his instinct, shaped by his mother’s teachings and what he had learned in school, that drove him to save her.
It wasn’t until he was hit by a truck and launched into the air that he realized he might not survive the impact.
After his mother passed away, he had been living in a haze, as if he had lost his life’s purpose and belief.
Only his mother’s dying wish kept him going, pushing him to survive.
And now…
Lin Bai thought he was about to die, but perhaps seeing his mother again ahead of time wouldn’t be so bad.
Yes, his mother might blame him, after all, he hadn’t been able to complete his university education and graduate to become someone useful to society.
However, Lin Bai hadn’t expected to cross over.
Not only had he crossed over, but he had also bound to a sign-in system that granted rewards whenever he checked in at designated locations.
He was familiar with systems like this.
In his previous life, he had read novels featuring such concepts.
During the most helpless moments, especially when his mother was ill, he had imagined how wonderful it would be to have a system.
That way, perhaps he would have had the chance to save his mother.
He could have rescued others ahead of time, ensuring his own survival.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of death; from the moment his mother passed away, he had lost his fear of dying. He simply felt regret for not fulfilling his mother’s wish.
That had been her final wish.
When he realized he had crossed over, Lin Bai thought about how he might have crossed into another world after his death. Did that mean his mother had crossed over too?
Was it possible that she had also become his mother in this world?
Unfortunately, when he learned that he was an orphan, and that his parents had long since passed away, his hopes were dashed.
At the moment he bound to the system, he also fantasized about whether the system had the ability to resurrect his mother, to help him find her in this world.
But the answer from the system remained a firm no.
So, Lin Bai settled for a secondary goal. Since his mother couldn’t be brought back to life, he thought, perhaps he could still pursue his university education.
In both lives, Lin Bai continued to hold onto the desire to fulfill his mother’s last wish.
In the era he had crossed into, the college entrance examination had already been reinstated.
In this age, getting into a university and becoming a college student held significant value.
Moreover, there would be job placements after graduation.
In the future, it was very likely that he could enter important departments and work diligently, striving to contribute and become someone useful to society.
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Only 11 chapters left. Wow!
