After entering the ward, Chu Lan was afraid of disturbing her daughter's sleep, so she didn't turn on the light. Only a small wall lamp by the bedside was on, casting a faint glow.
Chu Lan sat by the bed watching her daughter.
Just by watching quietly, she could feel her daughter's life slipping away, as if she might fall asleep forever and never wake up again.
She thought that perhaps she should try to persuade Chu Mei again, as Zhang Yao had suggested. Even if there was only a sliver of hope, she, as a mother, shouldn't give up.
Having made up her mind, she decided to go to the police station. She didn't know where Chu Mei lived, but she could find Chu Mei by searching for her relatives.
But as soon as she stood up and turned her head, she found someone sitting on the empty bed next to her. She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she almost fell down.
However, she quickly realized that the person sitting there had the exact same face as her, and was the same person she had seen at Zhang Yao's restaurant earlier.
"Chu Mei? You...when did you arrive?" Chu Lan asked, trying to keep her voice down, but the shock and excitement in her voice were still evident.
Chu Nian said calmly, "I've been here for a while." She paused, then said, "I noticed that the hospital's patient records only list the child's mother, not the father! Where is her father?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Lan's tears fell again. She said, "As soon as she heard that her child had this disease, her father ran away and we haven't been able to contact him since." But after saying that, she felt puzzled and asked curiously, "When did you see the hospital's medical records?" Aren't patient information supposed to be kept confidential?
Chu Nian didn't answer, but walked over and stared at the child for a while before saying, "This child can still be saved."
Chu Lan suddenly realized, "Are you a doctor at this hospital? No wonder you saw the child's information."
Chu Nian said calmly, "You're overthinking it." She turned to look at Chu Lan, a cool smile playing on her lips. "I can save this child, on the condition that you don't mention this to anyone."
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As Chu Nian left the hospital and returned to her residence, she suddenly remembered that the original owner had overheard Zhou Cong and Yang Qiuyu arguing, and it seemed that they had mentioned Chu Lan. She guessed that after the male lead met and fell in love with the female lead, he must have seen Chu Lan again, and that the female lead also knew that the original owner's Dao Nian was transformed into Chu Lan's appearance.
The reason the male protagonist later removed Dao Nianqing from his team was probably because the female protagonist, Yang Qiuyu, was jealous of Chu Lan, Zhou Cong's first love.
Another small part of the reason is that the male protagonist who transmigrated knew that the original owner truly loved the original Zhou Cong whom he had devoured, so no matter how much Dao Nian sacrificed for him, he remained unmoved.
At the beginning of the story, Chu Lan was just an insignificant character; in the original owner's memories, she only appeared in the old photos preserved by Zhou Cong. However, Chu Nian remembered that the male and female leads had argued because of Chu Lan, so she wondered about Chu Lan's future fate.
When the plot summary was sent to her before, she didn't pay much attention to Chu Lan. Now, after reviewing the plot, she discovered that Chu Lan's daughter, Hu Xin, had already died when she actually appeared, and that she appeared as a villainous female supporting character in the later part of the plot.
At that time, Zhou Cong already possessed considerable wealth and status. Chu Lan wanted to rekindle their past relationship, so she tried various ways to sabotage the relationship between the male and female protagonists. In the end, the female protagonist, in a fit of anger, decisively eliminated him.
Honestly, the way the plot is developing is a bit ridiculous. The female lead is clearly a jealous person. Chu Lan had no contact with Zhou Cong before, they just met by chance, and the female lead got into a fight with the male lead because of it. Later, would the female lead let Chu Lan ruin her relationship with the male lead? It seems like before Chu Lan even makes a move, the female lead will preemptively kill Chu Lan.
After returning to her residence, Chu Nian secretly began searching through the books she had gathered from various worlds, hoping to find a way to return Yuan Zhou Cong's soul to its rightful place. She surprisingly discovered some clues in a book copied from the underworld.
“If a soul is devoured but not scattered, it can retaliate against the soul of the possessor by increasing the strength of the devoured soul…” Chu Nian began to ponder what method could be used to strengthen Zhou Cong’s soul.
But since the male protagonist has already devoured her soul, it's unlikely she can do anything underhanded! This is really troublesome!
Also, shouldn't she first determine whether Yuan Zhou Cong's soul was chewed up and then swallowed, or swallowed whole?
With that thought in mind, Chu Nian slipped away to Zhou Cong's residence. At that moment, Zhou Cong was sitting on the bed, meditating with his eyes closed.
As a powerful figure in the celestial realm, he possesses numerous cultivation methods. In this era of spiritual depletion, he has ample means to maintain the youth and health of his current physical body.
Even if the Immortal Realm is gone, the Spirit Realm is also thin in spiritual energy, and the path of cultivation is long and arduous, but his determination to cultivate remains unwavering, and he will persevere no matter what.
The longer a person lives, the more they cherish life. Zhou Cong is no exception.
He experienced a moment of confusion, but didn't pay much attention to it. He continued meditating until dawn, when he received a call from a friend who said that an ancient tomb of a foreign tribe had been discovered in the Northwest and wanted to invite him to "explore" it together.
Before setting off, they had to make various preparations and purchase a lot of equipment, so he and the female lead, Yang Qiuyu, quickly got to work.
"Huh, Zhou Cong?" Unexpectedly, Zhou Cong and Chu Lan met again by fate while buying a tent at an outdoor equipment store.
Zhou Cong actually intended to pretend he didn't know her, but unexpectedly Chu Lan saw him and called out his name.
He couldn't pretend he didn't know her anymore, so he smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Chu Lan. Noticing that Yang Qiuyu was forcing a smile and looking at the two of them, Zhou Cong quickly introduced them to Chu Lan: "Chu Lan, this is my girlfriend, Yang Qiuyu. Qiuyu, this is my high school classmate, Chu Lan."
The two women nodded to each other in greeting.
Chu Lan noticed that both Zhou Cong and Yang Qiuyu looked exceptionally young. For example, Zhou Cong, despite being the same age as her—thirty-two—still looked like he was in his twenties. This reminded her of Chu Mei, whom she had met that day.
Although she said at the time that she wasn't Chu Mei, and that she wasn't human but had transformed into this person's appearance, Chu Lan, based on her help, had already decided that she was her long-lost sister.
Chu Mei looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, very young, and her situation was somewhat similar to that of the couple.
Chu Lan guessed that they were all cultivators.
Zhou Cong and Yang Qiuyu bought a lot of things, and Chu Mei gave them a 20% discount when they paid the bill.
"Mom..." It was lunchtime when Hu Xin came home from school and called out as soon as she entered the store.
"Xinxin, come here quickly!" Chu Lan waved to the child and introduced her: "This is your Uncle Zhou Cong and Aunt Yang Qiuyu."
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