Chapter 1 The Young Lady in the Wheelchair 1: You're Dying
In the height of summer, amidst the vibrant energy and flourishing life, some people's lives come to an end.
The nurse pushed the treatment cart through the corridor, and the only sound in the corridor was the sound of the cart's wheels, which could be heard from afar into the ward.
A slender figure sat on the bed, leaning against a soft pillow and wrapped in a blanket, waiting for the nurse to dispense the medicine.
As you can see, this is a delicate and fragile glass flower, dazzling and beautiful, but now it is covered with cracks, foreshadowing the end of its life.
Her soft, jet-black hair cascaded down her back, and the red apple before her was reflected in her smoky gray eyes, with a captivating beauty mark under her eye.
An ordinary red apple wouldn't have caught her attention, but this was no ordinary red apple; it was more like the poisoned apple that the queen, disguised as the mother-in-law, had given to Snow White.
It was as red as a jewel, flawless, reflecting a cold, inorganic light, and had a pair of pure white wings.
The wings were still flapping, blowing her long hair that fell beside her face.
After confirming that this was not an unreal product that should appear in her life's revolving lantern, Xi Congshuang reluctantly accepted the fact that this thing was not a hallucination.
The winged red apple flapped its wings and warned, "You're about to die."
Xi Congshuang blinked: "I know."
She was terminally ill and had been bedridden for many years. She had a premonition that her life would end today.
This is also the result from Red Apple's scan.
The red apple then asked, "And your answer?"
Xi Congshuang's face was expressionless. Red Apple's wings were flapping a little too fast. Looking at the other person's calm face, she subconsciously swallowed back the words of urging.
If it weren't for the system display, it would be impossible to tell that this was a person who was about to die, with a calm and composed demeanor, as if he were thinking about what to eat later.
But she had an immense desire to survive.
For a moment, it was unclear whether this person valued their life or not.
After a long pause, Xi Congshuang slowly raised her head, her lips pale: "My benefits?"
"..." Red Apple replied, "After completing the mission, you will gain a healthy body and a normal lifespan."
This is indeed something that Xi Congshuang has always longed for but could not obtain.
Xi Congshuang lacked nothing in her life and should have been the envy of everyone, but whenever anyone mentioned her, they would always shake their heads and say regretfully at the end of their sentences.
The red apple's voice continued: "You will be dressed as the person with the deepest bond with the female lead, which will greatly help you complete your mission."
Xi Congshuang pondered for a while longer. As the sound of the nurse's trolley getting closer outside the door grew louder, she said, "Okay, I agree."
The cart that was moving forward stopped, and someone was standing in front of the door.
After taking a few deep breaths, the figure in front of the door raised his hand and cautiously knocked on the door: "Knock knock knock."
A steady, clear knocking sound entered the room, waking the sleeping figure on the large bed. A few seconds later, the rhythmic knocking sounded again.
Xi Congshuang opened her eyes and stared blankly at the luxuriously decorated ceiling for a moment, until a red apple came into her view.
The red apple peeked out and said, "You're awake? Do you remember? You time-traveled."
Xi Congshuang: "..."
After a moment of silence, Xi Congshuang said, "Stay away from me, you're shedding fur."
The red apple instantly moved away: "You're the one who sheds fuzz!"
It pointed its wingtip at a wisp of long hair beside the pillow, "This is the fur you shed!"
Upon hearing this, Xi Congshuang subconsciously stood up, wanting to brush away the fallen hair, but then noticed the abnormality in her legs.
Xi Congshuang reached under the covers and pinched her thigh muscles, her brows furrowing slightly.
I continued to apply pressure to my hand, but it still didn't hurt.
She had no feeling in her legs and could not control them.
Unexpectedly, she found herself in a body with a disability in both legs. Xi Congshuang steadied herself, then propped herself up on her arms and used the strength of her arms to sit up.
Xi Congshuang leaned against the headboard, a few beads of sweat on her fair forehead.
These actions were somewhat challenging for her, who had been bedridden for a long time, but not too difficult. She had been unable to get out of bed for four and a half days out of five when she was seriously ill, and even sitting up to take medicine required the help of nurses and caregivers.
This time he's much healthier and stronger than before, and he can sit up by himself supporting himself on his arms.
Xi Congshuang patted the empty pillow with her slender, fair fingers and chuckled, "I don't lose any hair at all, you're the one who's losing hair."
Red Apple: "?"
"Knock, knock, knock." This was the third time the knocking sounded.
The person outside knocked on the door again, leaving her in a dilemma.
If the person inside isn't woken up, she'll get angry and accuse her of being irresponsible; if the person inside isn't woken up, she'll get angry because she thinks it will disrupt her routine.
Unfortunately, the person inside has a strange temper and doesn't allow anyone to enter her room without permission, and provides bedside wake-up services.
Weighing the two options, it's better to wake her up.
Unexpectedly, this time there was a response from inside after the knocking.
"Come in."
The young woman breathed a sigh of relief and turned the doorknob.
It was already bright outside, but the heavy curtains were drawn inside the room, preventing any light from entering and making it appear dim and dark.
In the not-so-spacious room, there was a soft, large bed, and a slender figure sat leaning against it, with a small nightlight shining beside the bed.
This was the only source of light in the room, and those who couldn't be fully enveloped in the light felt inexplicably gloomy.
The caregiver felt a slight pang in her chest, but didn't think there was anything wrong with Xi Congshuang sitting up on her own.
She is a strong-willed person who doesn't like people getting too close to her, and she wouldn't cry for help even if she almost drowned in the bathtub.
This is why the previous caregiver was fired—she failed to notice in time that the young lady was almost drowning in the bathtub.
After entering, the caregiver did not say anything, but turned around to fetch water for Xi Congshuang to wash up.
According to other maids working here, Miss Xi's previous room was not this one, and it was much larger. She was moved to this room after the car accident, and it is more than half the size of her previous room.
The young woman was busily handling the preparations, her pace quickening under Xi Congshuang's indifferent gaze.
Xi Congshuang was new to the job and didn't know the caregiver at all. She thought the caregiver was a quick person, so she had no choice but to cooperate and finish the morning washing and grooming tasks.
Both sides completed their tasks with a slight sense of tension.
After emptying the dirty water, the caregiver asked as usual, "Would you like to go for a walk, Miss?"
She stood still, making no move to push the wheelchair, her head slightly lowered, waiting for the young lady to refuse.
Unexpectedly, a voice came from above: "Okay."
“…Okay, okay.” A hint of surprise flashed through the caregiver’s mind as she turned to push the wheelchair over.
To make life easier for Xi Congshuang, an elevator was installed in the Xi residence, providing direct access to the ground floor.
Unfortunately, Xi Congshuang is not a person who likes to go out, and she rarely uses the elevator. Except when she goes out for a follow-up inspection, she never sees the elevator being used.
However, today, an unexpected figure was pushed out of the elevator.
When the servants of the Xi residence saw the person in the wheelchair, they all paused, their eyes widening in surprise, before finally realizing what was happening and lowering their heads to look away.
Since being discharged from the hospital, the young lady has been extremely averse to anyone looking at her, to the point that anyone who does so will be scolded.
Xi Congshuang didn't care about the stares of others; all she wanted to do was go out and bask in the sun.
For a patient who has been bedridden for a long time, sunbathing is a luxury, so how could she possibly refuse?
After the two figures left, the servants in the living room looked at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.
The weather is nice today, and the sun is shining brightly.
The caregiver pushed Xi Congshuang in her wheelchair for a walk, and Xi Congshuang's tense mood relaxed slightly because of the other person's quietness.
As a renowned top caregiver in the industry, Xi Congshuang is one of the most difficult employers she has ever encountered, with an extremely unpredictable temperament.
Previously, the caregiver felt sorry for Xi Congshuang for losing her parents and legs at such a young age, and gave her extra care because of the major blow she had suffered. But she never expected that Xi Congshuang would point her finger at her and yell, "Who gave you permission to look at me like that?"
"If you look at me like that again, get out of the Xi family!"
The caregiver once considered quitting, saying that poverty and hardship cannot sway her or power can subdue her, but the Xi family had given her too much, so she decided to move on to do what was right for her conscience and her wallet.
The caregiver was unaware that the young woman in the wheelchair was listening to a red apple talking.
It flapped its pure white wings, its whole body as red as blood in the sunlight, as beautiful as a poisonous apple: "Your identity this time is Miss Xi Congshuang of the Xi family, twenty-one years old this year... It's been a long time. Never mind, I'll send it to you to see for yourself. Just ask me if you don't understand anything."
Before Xi Congshuang could answer, Red Apple stuffed a long passage of information into her mind.
Xi Congshuang felt a sudden headache, and a piece of written information suddenly appeared in her mind.
As Red Apple had mentioned at the beginning, her identity was Miss Xi, and she was twenty-one years old this year.
Not long after graduating from university, she accompanied her parents on a trip abroad, but was involved in a car accident upon their return.
There were four people in the car at the time, including the parents and the driver, who all died in the accident. Only Xi Congshuang survived. After spending a long time in the intensive care unit, she miraculously survived, but it is very likely that she will never be able to stand up again.
The cause of the car accident has been determined and has nothing to do with the fiercely competitive successor of the Xi family. The driver who crashed into the car did indeed have brake failure due to the rain, causing the rear-end collision. The driver had gone out in the rain to save money and drove himself to a repair shop to fix the brakes.
The accident killed seven people and injured eleven. Xi Congshuang was the most seriously injured among the survivors.
From a radiant and privileged young woman to a gloomy and irritable woman with crippled legs, less than a year had passed. The young woman behind her was the caregiver hired by the current head of the Xi family.
That's all the information available.
Xi Congshuang's fingers, which were resting on the blanket, twitched slightly. She glanced sideways, her smoky gray eyes seeming to hold a hint of doubt. The red apple flew closer: "What do you want to ask?"
Xi Congshuang moved her lips: "What's the name of the caregiver behind me?"
It's also impolite to remain silent.
The red apple flapped its wings and moved away a bit, saying, "The rest of the information is up to the host to explore."
Don't ask me, I don't know either.
"..."
If there's anything I don't understand, I'll ask you.
Xi Congshuang didn't speak, but her eyes conveyed the message: "What use are you?"
"..." Knowing she was in the wrong, Red Apple flapped its wings and disappeared from Xi Congshuang's sight.
The caregiver was an open-minded person. The sun was shining brightly, the flowers were in full bloom, and the faint fragrance in the wind made her feel like taking a walk.
After walking for a full half hour, the caregiver estimated the time and prepared to push the person back to take their medicine.
Something just feels off.
As they approached the main gate of the Xi residence, the caregiver finally realized something was wrong.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the dark hair on the top of the head in the wheelchair. The young lady was unusually quiet today.
Looking further down, those long, slender, pale hands rested on the blanket, so white they were almost translucent, with some faint scratches at the joints, so faint they were barely visible.
Those were scars left from a car accident; the scabs had long since fallen off, leaving faint white marks.
A lively sound came from afar. The caregiver instinctively wanted to turn around, but then heard Xi Congshuang say, "Push me over there."
*
Two people, dressed in identical work clothes, were looking towards the main gate of the Xi residence from behind the shade of a tree.
Several people got out of the black car. The middle-aged man in the lead saw the old man coming towards him and his eyes instantly filled with tears. He opened his arms and strode forward.
He opened his mouth and uttered a hoarse cry: "Dad—"
The old man quickly opened his arms and patted his back, comforting him, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..."
Behind the middle-aged man were three other people: a middle-aged woman holding the hand of a boy who was still wearing brand-new clothes, and at the very back was a slender girl with her head down.
She seemed to have just returned from school, still wearing her school uniform, silent and still, unlike her mother who was teary-eyed, or her younger brother who sweetly called out to his grandfather. She just stared at her toes, like an unnoticed shadow.
The scene was so touching that the two servants couldn't stop clicking their tongues in amazement. Wasn't this even more entertaining than an 8 PM soap opera?
Who is this?
The servants, who had gathered to watch the spectacle, replied with great interest, "Who else could it be but Chairman Xi's sixth brother? His wish has finally come true."
"His first wife had been dead for several years, and he had been working on it for several years before finally getting the chance to have his first love's child recognized by his family."
Would the child from the original marriage agree to this?
Maid: "What can we do if we disagree? If we disagree, Mr. Liu will make a scene and go on a hunger strike."
"However, Chairman Xi has stated that even if a child is born before marriage, it is still an illegitimate child and cannot work for the Xi family. It is estimated that the child will be supported by Mr. Six from now on..."
Then, the maid said to the person next to her, "Didn't I tell you all this already? Why are you asking again? Do you have the memory of a fish?"
The colleague who had been elbowed in the face had no words to express his suffering. He held up one finger and cautiously pointed behind him.
maid:"……"
Suddenly I felt a chill down my spine and had a bad feeling.
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Let's start the story! I'm throwing confetti! [Sprinkling confetti][Sprinkling confetti][Sprinkling confetti]
There are a few points I'd like to clarify first.
1. Xiao Xi is wearing [a certain garment], her legs can get better.
2. The world can't function without Xiao Xi; her arrival is like injecting a soul into it.
3. I just wrote this to make up the number.
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