Of course, that was just the product of my wild imagination.
Si Jiangchen called out “Sister” indifferently. Without saying more to her, he pulled me towards the stairs.
“I've tolerated you bringing this woman who acts all mysterious back to your place. How could you bring her here?” Lin Shuya stamped her foot in anger.
“You said only Tongtong's relatives could come here!”
“She can wake Si Tong up. You're Si Tong's relative. Can you wake him up?”
Si Jiangchen didn't stop walking. He tightened his grip on my hand slightly to prevent me from pulling away.
Behind us, Lin Shuya turned around and stared at me in disbelief. “It's impossible! So many experts said Tongtong's soul was gone. How can she wake Tongtong up? Could it be that she captured Tongtong's soul just to get to know you?”
I was so amused by this woman's logic that I wanted to laugh.
It seemed that Bai Wei's phony act must have been learned from this Lin Shuya.
Bai Wei's “phony skills” were not good. She always seemed so deliberately affected. But this Ms. Lin completely concealed her malice under her seemingly innocent outbursts.
“Actually, it's understandable. Achen, since there's no woman around you, others will misunderstand...”
Lin Shuya followed us, muttering all the way up the stairs.
“Sister, I have a woman by my side now. Please tell brother - in - law not to bother finding women to sneak into my bed anymore.”
Si Jiangchen tugged at my hand again, pulling me into his arms.
“Her?! You two... It's impossible!! Then why hasn't she changed...?!”
Lin Shuya's eyes suddenly changed. She reached out to grab my arm, but I suddenly turned around and pretended to bite her well - manicured fingers.
“Aaaah!!” Lin Shuya shrieked hysterically and quickly withdrew her hand.
“Don't touch me casually!”
I sneered, showing my white teeth, and stared at Lin Shuya. “I think... you know Si Jiangchen's taboos. I'm the same!!”
I didn't know exactly how much Lin Shuya knew about Si Jiangchen. I couldn't be too straightforward. I just scared her a bit to let her know I wasn't someone to be trifled with!
However, I really hadn't tried whether I carried the “zombie virus” too. If I bit someone, would I infect them?
“You... You!!”
Lin Shuya was so angry at my spoiled look that she almost vomited blood. She bit her lips aggrievedly and looked at Si Jiangchen. “Achen, will you just watch an outsider bully your sister?”
“Just stop provoking her.”
Si Jiangchen remained unmoved. He led me straight to a bedroom on the second floor. Two doctors in white uniforms were already waiting there. When they saw Si Jiangchen coming, they immediately stepped forward. “Mr. Si, hello!”
“Hmm.”
Si Jiangchen nodded. “How's Si Tong's physical condition?”
“The brain electrical signals are still weak. But we've been taking care of his body muscles every day to keep the patient's muscles as active as possible.”
The doctors Si Jiangchen hired were extremely professional. Their report was concise and clear. Even someone like me who knew nothing about the illness understood Si Tong's current situation.
Our group disinfected ourselves again and were led into the room by a nurse.
Inside was a small space decorated as a home - like ward. The strong smell of disinfectant surrounded a little boy lying on the hospital bed.
The large life - support equipment around him made him look even weaker. His pale little face was so thin that his cheeks were sunken. He had extremely short hair on his head, hiding several long scars, which clearly showed he had suffered serious injuries.
“According to the current situation, he'll never wake up, Mr. Si.”
One of the older doctors shook his head and sighed. “Si Tong may stay in this state for a lifetime.”
“Did you hear that? Even Director Zhao said so, Achen. Do you still believe this swindler's nonsense?”
Lin Shuya also came in. She was very familiar with everything in this room, looking like someone who often visited the ward. Her gloved fingers gently tugged at Si Jiangchen's arm. “Si Tong is in such pain... The electroencephalogram has always shown a state of brain death. It's really... so pitiful for you to force the child to stay in this world!”
Si Jiangchen remained expressionless. He just glanced at the data on the monitoring equipment. “Sister, I hope this is the last time you say such things.”
Lin Shuya was stunned for a moment. “No, I didn't mean that! I know you've been looking for someone who can wake him up, but Du Xinghe is just a swindler in the world. The higher your hopes, the greater your disappointment, Achen!!”
I was too lazy to watch her act. I walked over to the bedside on my own and looked at that naughty little boy.
He had a crew cut and a pointed chin. The baby fat that a child should have was long gone. His thin little face was as pale as the pillowcase. He had a nasogastric tube on his nose. Although it was obvious that he had been carefully taken care of, the child's delicate skin was still red, swollen and ulcerated because of the long - term adhesion of the tape.
“Little rascal, I'll teach you a lesson when you wake up!”
I murmured in a low voice.
Wang Yingxiu was floating on the ceiling of the room. The five little ghosts like cocoons had been beaten by her all the way. They didn't dare to show any ferocious expressions anymore. They were hanging in a row beside Wang Yingxiu, looking at Si Tong's body lying below enviously.
“Come here!” I waved at the empty ceiling, which made the doctors and Lin Shuya look at me.
“Acting all mysterious!!”
Lin Shuya scoffed at my actions.
I ignored her. I just looked at Si Jiangchen and asked, “Si Tong's birth date.”
“He was born in the Year of the Monkey, on the 14th day of the eighth lunar month, at the Hour of the Pig.” Si Jiangchen answered without hesitation.
As I listened to Si Jiangchen's words, I had already grabbed the little soul that Wang Yingxiu had sent over. “In the Year of the Monkey, on the 14th day of the eighth lunar month, at the Hour of the Pig, Si Tong's soul returns to his body. I command it!”
I slapped my right hand hard on the forehead of the little boy lying on the bed. A crisp “pop” sound rang out in the room, which startled the doctors and Lin Shuya. The older Director Zhao quickly came over to stop me.
“What are you doing?!”
He had rushed to my side, but was suddenly attracted by the instrument that recorded Si Tong's brain waves beside the bed. “Huh? This is... A Jie, come and have a look. The brain waves are abnormal!!”
Another young doctor also rushed over quickly and then let out a low exclamation.
On the display screen of the brain waves, the originally lifeless ripples suddenly showed intense fluctuations. Everyone's eyes turned to Si Tong lying on the bed.
“Tongtong! Tongtong, you're awake?!”
Lin Shuya had been facing Si Jiangchen. When she turned her head, she saw that the fingers of Si Tong lying on the bed outside the quilt twitched a few times. Immediately, a look of surprise and joy appeared on her face. “Open your eyes quickly and look at your aunt! Your aunt comes to accompany you every day...”