After coming out with the bowl of blood water, Miaomiao was still in a daze. Not to mention in modern society, even in the once war - torn martial arts world, she rarely saw a killing scene.
That white - bearded old man had easily taken his own disciple's life, yet he could still look as calm as ever. One could see how cruel - hearted he was.
"Miaomiao, don't fully believe what he said. Let's go back and try it on a healthy person. If it works, let's wake Uncle up first. After Uncle wakes up, we'll study how to completely get rid of this gu worm. There must be other ways," Wei Ziqi was no less shocked than Miaomiao, but he tried his best to calm himself, comforted her and analyzed calmly.
"No, no matter whether what he said is true or not, I won't hand Dad's life into other people's hands. I'm the healthiest, and I'm highly skilled in martial arts. I'm not afraid of any accidents. I'll do it!"
After Miaomiao said that, she put her hand into the bowl of blood water. Wei Ziqi didn't even have time to stop her.
At the moment Miaomiao put her hand in, the bowl of blood water started to boil. In just a short while, the blood water was obviously getting less and less. It stopped boiling until there was only a little left at the bottom.
Wei Ziqi opened his mouth but didn't say a word. This was exactly what he was afraid of. So from the moment they left that mansion, he had been constantly comforting Miaomiao. Unexpectedly, he still couldn't stop her in the end.
"Ring... Ring..."
Just as Wei Ziqi was about to speak, he was interrupted by the ringing of the phone. It was Miaomiao's phone, and the caller ID showed it was Uncle Lin.
Miaomiao quickly answered the phone and heard the surprised and happy voice on the other end: "Miaomiao! Your dad has woken up! Now the doctor is doing a check - up. Where are you? Come to the hospital quickly!"
"I... I'm in the imperial capital..."
Miaomiao stammered. She didn't know how to explain. Uncle Lin had repeatedly told them not to act on their own, but she still didn't listen in the end. She felt a bit guilty.
But it was good that Dad had woken up. Dad's waking up proved that the white - bearded old man hadn't lied.
"Uncle Lin, after we came out of the police station last night, we received a call from the research institute. There was a problem there and we needed to rush back immediately to solve it. We just landed and now we're already in the imperial capital," seeing that Miaomiao was too embarrassed to speak, Wei Ziqi quickly took her phone and lied for her.
Miaomiao never lied, so he would tell this lie for her.
"Oh, I see. That's okay. Anyway, now Miaomiao's dad has woken up. There should be no big problem. You two kids should focus on your studies. Since there's something going on at the research institute, just go back first. After the doctor finishes the check - up later, I'll ask Lin Yao to call Miaomiao back. This girl must have been worried a lot these days. Ziqi, besides your studies, please accompany her well for us."
"Okay, I know. Don't worry. With me by her side, Miaomiao will be fine. After we finish dealing with the things at the research institute, we'll still have our holiday as usual. Then we'll go back to see Miaomiao's dad."
"All right. Then you go to the research institute quickly. I still have something to do. I'll hang up first."
Uncle Lin finally hung up the phone. Wei Ziqi let out a long breath. Uncle Lin was a former criminal policeman with extremely strong investigation abilities. Lying to such a person still put a bit of psychological pressure on him. The more he said, the more mistakes he might make. He was afraid that if he said something wrong, it would arouse Uncle Lin's suspicion.
Fortunately, it seemed that Uncle Lin didn't have the slightest suspicion, and Lin Yao's situation had also improved. This matter could finally come to an end.
"Miaomiao, do you feel any discomfort in your body?"
After hanging up the phone, Wei Ziqi finally had time to care about Miaomiao's body. He didn't know if this so - called mother gu had any side effects.
"No, I feel fine..."
"Ring... Ring..."
Miaomiao was interrupted by the ringing of the phone again before she could finish her sentence. They thought something had happened to Lin Yao. Without even looking, Miaomiao answered the phone in a hurry.
But this time, it was a woman's voice on the other end of the phone.
"Miaomiao, I was wrong about what happened last time. I had the wrong idea. My parents kept brainwashing me. After a while, I thought you were a bad person. These days, I've reflected on myself. You've been kind to me. I shouldn't have repaid your kindness with hatred and said those things to you. So this call is a sincere apology to you. You saved my daughter, which is like saving me and our whole family. Now I only feel grateful to you and have no other messy thoughts. My daughter's organ transplant operation was very successful. After I left you, I went to my parents and got back the money they had taken away before. I've gathered enough money for the operation, and there's still a lot left. I've thought it through. This money doesn't originally belong to me. So the second reason I'm calling you today is to return this money to you. I may not be able to take out the money that has already been used for medical expenses, but the insurance will reimburse some of it. When the insurance money comes down, I'll send it to you in person. Can you forgive me, Miaomiao?"
Li Erya?
Listening to the long speech on the phone, Miaomiao was full of doubts. She held the phone a little further away and looked at the caller ID.
It was really Li Erya.
Coming specifically to apologize? Not going to fight with her for her dad anymore?
"As long as you don't fight with me for my dad, I can forgive you." The thing that bothered Miaomiao most about Li Erya was the words "Your father should have been mine." But as the saying goes, it's never too late to mend. Miaomiao wasn't a vengeful person by nature, so she was willing to give the other person a chance.
"No, no, no. He's your father. He adopted you from the orphanage. This is your fate and shouldn't have belonged to me at all. I was really just confused that day. My daughter was about to have the operation. After waiting for so long, we finally got a suitable organ. So in a hurry, I said those harsh words. I wanted to use reverse psychology to get you to lend me a little more money. But now my daughter's operation was very successful. I'm just going to guard my small family. Actually, I'm very happy. So I thought of calling you specifically to apologize and return some of the money to you."
"Just use the money first. Didn't you say you need to treat your daughter? Even after the operation, there will still be a lot of expenses for follow - up treatment. Since I've forgiven you, in my heart, you're still my elder sister by blood. Just take this money and use it."