That night, Song Xiaodong came again to perform acupuncture on Alicia. Although the old lady could still only lie in bed, she was no longer in a stupor. She opened her eyes and looked at Song Xiaodong, her face carrying a smile, and said, "I heard you are a miraculous doctor from China, and you are treating my illness."
Song Xiaodong found Alicia rather amiable and said, "Yes, now I'm here to give you the second session of acupuncture. Soon, your body will enter a recovery phase, but it won't last very long. If you want to be cured, you must find the medicine soon and then travel to Minghe City in China where my hospital is located, and I will treat you there."
Alicia said, "I've lived for more than eighty years, worked hard all my life. Whether I can live or not, I won't overly insist."
