It wasn't appropriate for everyone in the room to stand there, so after looking at Ni Sitian for a while, Xu Jiayue took charge of seeing Pei Yang, Gu Chen, and the others off.
Xiang Zhilan and Ni Sitian were best friends, so naturally she wouldn't leave. She placed the peace blessing she had prayed for yesterday into Ni Sitian's hand.
Around 1 p.m., Xin Zikai hurriedly arrived carrying a suitcase.
He was still wearing a wrinkled white lab coat, his beard was unkempt, and he had dark circles under his eyes. He looked almost like a homeless person.
Xiang Zhilan knew that he had done a great deal of effort for this matter, so she walked up to him, looked up at him, and said, "No matter the outcome, thank you."
Xin Zikai looked stern, showing none of the relaxed and cheerful demeanor he had when he first arrived. Clearly, he was not satisfied with the results of the research.
But there's no other way now, so I have to take a gamble.
"Even if it works, she won't wake up immediately, or there might be other changes. Anyway, you should prepare for the worst." This was the first time Xin Zikai had fought such a risky battle; the odds were extremely slim.
If possible, he wouldn't want to take such a risk, and to avoid harming the child, he even made modifications to the formula to prevent Ni Sitian from getting pregnant.
"I understand, please proceed with the injection." Like Xiang Zhilan, Xu Tingchuan knew that no matter the outcome, he should thank Xin Zikai for his efforts on Ni Sitian's behalf. After all, they were not related, and his help was well-intentioned. If it didn't work, he couldn't be blamed.
Xin Zikai sat down, placed the first-aid kit next to the bed, and took out a test tube, a syringe, disinfectant alcohol, cotton swabs, and medical rubber bands.
He took Ni Sitian's arm out, drew the clear liquid from the test tube with a syringe, then tapped Ni Sitian's upper arm to identify the vein, and disinfected it with a cotton swab.
Xu Tingchuan recalled the first time he brought Ni Sitian to get a shot; she was so scared that she froze. Later, he learned that the reason she was so afraid of needles was because He Cuiyun had abused her when she was a child. Whenever He Cuiyun didn't like her, she would prick her with a sewing needle. At that time, she was too young to even fight back. When she complained to Ni Qianshan, Ni Qianshan scolded her for falsely accusing her stepmother.
“Sitian is terrified of injections, and she cries every time she gets one.” Xiang Zhilan stood beside her, gripping Shen Muzhi’s arm tightly.
Shen Muzhi put his arm around her shoulder, remaining silent and watching Xin Zikai's movements.
Xu Tingchuan held Ni Sitian's other hand, lowered his head to kiss the back of her hand, and murmured, "I'm with you, it doesn't hurt."
"Then I'll call." Xin Zikai was also nervous, and looked up to greet Xu Tingchuan first.
"Go ahead and give it to him." Xu Tingchuan nodded, his eyes fixed on the syringe.
Almost everyone in the room held their breath, all eyes focused on the needle and Ni Sitian's arm.
As the thin needle slowly pierced Ni Sitian's slightly pale skin, Xu Tingchuan closed his eyes; he dared not look any longer.
The liquid in the syringe was slowly injected into Ni Sitian's body. Xiang Zhilan almost dug her nails into Shen Muzhi's flesh; she was trembling with nervousness.
Xin Zikai told her last night that if the antidote had the opposite effect, Ni Sitian would convulse and die within minutes of the injection. But if she didn't die an hour after the injection, her chances of survival would increase.
So for the first ten minutes after the injection, everyone was extremely tense, and their eyes were glued to Ni Sitian.
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