Chapter 74 Kidnapping
Seeing Lu Ziyi's expression freeze instantly, Si Zuochen suddenly scoffed, "You remembered?"
"With the same status, you were completely powerless against him, while that woman just watched from the sidelines, how disgusted she must have been."
Hearing his sarcasm, Lu Ziyi's expression changed. Recalling the scene just now, he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Looking down, the mockery on Si Zuochen's face was obvious.
But then she thought again that the reason that man had the opportunity to "teach her a lesson" was ultimately because of Si Zuochen's appearance.
Thinking of this, Lu Ziyi's anger turned to Si Zuochen.
Seeing the unfriendly look in his eyes, Si Zuochen pursed his lips, took advantage of his unpreparedness, turned around and ran away.
Lu Ziyi's face turned cold, and he let out a cold laugh, following closely behind.
Si Zuochen wandered aimlessly through the alleyways, but unfortunately he didn't know the terrain and could only run around until he saw a wall suddenly appear in front of him after turning a corner.
"Depend on!"
Even Si Zuochen, who was usually able to suppress his emotions, couldn't help but curse out loud when he saw this scene.
So he ran all that way and ended up in a dead end?
A mocking voice came from behind: "Why aren't you running anymore?"
Si Zuochen slowly turned around, his eyes filled with a hint of coldness as he looked at Lu Ziyi.
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On the other side, Jiang Ran looked up at the sky, and suddenly the world changed color.
Thunder rumbled, winds howled, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky.
The same scene repeats itself. Even though I know what will happen next, an indescribable fear still rises in my heart.
"Boom—"
A deafening roar erupted above the clouds, lightning raged, and a bolt of lightning struck straight down.
"Ah!" Jiang Ran cried out in surprise, unable to avoid it, and sat up abruptly.
Why am I having the same dream again?
Fine beads of sweat trickled down his forehead; he had clearly been having a nightmare.
I gently covered my chest; the scene from my dream seemed as vivid as ever.
Startled, she saw the familiar surroundings and sighed softly.
She remembered that before she lost consciousness, she was forcibly calming Si Yanxiao's spiritual energy, and then she lost consciousness.
Jiang Ran wondered how Si Yanxiao was doing. With that thought in mind, she prepared to get up and go next door to visit him.
But as soon as I was about to make a move, I felt weak and sore all over, and I couldn't muster any strength.
Just then, light footsteps came from outside the door. Jiang Ran looked up and happened to meet Si Youlin's gaze.
Upon seeing this, Si Youlin was startled, not expecting Jiang Ran to have already woken up. He instinctively tried to hide the towel in his hand, but he lost his grip and dropped it on the ground.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Ran raised an eyebrow: "What's this?"
Si Youlin quickly picked up the towel, coughed twice, and explained, "I went to the wrong place. I was supposed to be taking care of my father."
Having said that, he turned and left without even looking at Jiang Ran's expression.
Jiang Ran watched his frantic retreating figure and chuckled softly.
Then he took the towel off his forehead and casually placed it aside.
The towel still felt slightly cool, indicating it had just been changed recently, which, combined with Si Youlin's unusual behavior, made things even more complicated.
Having lived here since childhood, how could I have gone to the wrong room? Even a lie I tell would be full of holes.
All that could be heard was Lin Yu calling out "Young Master" from outside, and then walking in.
Seeing Jiang Ran sit up, his eyes lit up: "Madam, you're awake!"
Jiang Ran nodded slightly in response.
Then Lin Yu said to herself, "You suddenly fainted in the master's room just now, we were all scared to death. We called the doctor and found out that you had a fever."
fever?
Jiang Ran smiled and shook her head, but did not refute him.
She knew in her heart that she had only been injured by spiritual power.
"Have you been taking care of me the whole time?" Jiang Ran asked.
Lin Yu nodded, then added, "And Young Master Lin."
A hint of surprise flashed across Jiang Ran's brows, and Lin Yu continued, "He was very worried about you. He started by watching over your porridge, but you didn't wake up for a long time, so he put a towel on your forehead to cool you down physically."
For some reason, as Jiang Ran listened to her description, a scene of Si Youlin clumsily taking care of her flashed through her mind.
A strange feeling welled up inside her, and she whispered, "Is that so?"
Lin Yu nodded repeatedly in agreement.
A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Ran's eyes, but then she remembered that Si Yanxiao was still next door and she didn't know how he was doing.
She then smiled slightly and looked at Lin Yu, speaking gently, "Help me go see Si Yanxiao." Upon hearing this, Lin Yu hesitated, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, "Madam, the master is alright, why don't you rest first?"
Jiang Ran sensed the unspoken refusal in her words, lowered her eyes, and slowly said, "Don't worry, I just want to go and take a look. If you're really worried, you can stay by my side and watch over me."
Lin Yu's thoughts were exposed, and a hint of embarrassment flashed across her face. She looked at Jiang Ran, only to see that Jiang Ran's eyes were clear and bright.
He nodded and replied, "Okay."
Then he helped Jiang Ran up and walked towards Si Yanxiao's room.
As Jiang Ran slowly pushed open the door and entered, she noticed a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy in the air, which was a normal phenomenon.
Compared to before, things have gradually stabilized.
A hint of relief flashed in her eyes. To make the performance more convincing, she slowly walked to Si Yanxiao's side and gently touched him, feeling the flow of spiritual energy within his body.
After feeling everything calm down, I relaxed, relieved that my efforts had not been in vain.
His eyes flashed, and his fingers twitched almost imperceptibly.
Jiang Ran's face paled, and she turned to look at Lin Yu behind her, quickly asking, "He just moved his hand, did you see it?!"
A hint of confusion flashed across Lin Yu's face. Hearing this, she took two steps forward and replied softly, "I was standing a bit far away just now, so..."
He had only spoken halfway when Si Yanxiao's finger twitched again, this time more noticeably than before.
Lin Yu stood frozen in shock at the scene before her, looking at Jiang Ran and asking, "Madam, what is this...?"
"Go! Quickly go and call Zhou Jinyan!" Jiang Ran lowered her eyes and said hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu immediately ran to the lobby to make a phone call.
Within moments, those who had heard the news gathered around Si Yanxiao's room.
Zhou Jinyan was surprised when he received the call. The journey, which should have taken half an hour, only took him half the time.
Upon seeing Jiang Ran, his expression changed, and without saying a word, he quickly gave Si Yanxiao a full-body checkup.
The butler, who was standing by, couldn't help but ask, "How is it?"
Zhou Jinyan slowly stopped the machine, a look of joy on her face: "The vital signs are stabilizing, and the patient is beginning to respond to external stimuli, which is a sign of waking up."
"Really?" the butler asked in surprise, then became so excited that he was almost at a loss for what to do.
Zhou Jinyan nodded and replied, "Mm."
Jiang Ran watched Si Youlin from the side. He didn't seem as happy as the butler, but the slight trembling of his clenched fists betrayed his excitement.
He just stood there quietly to the side, and Jiang Ran couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
Can't we even express our joy directly?
She couldn't help but reach out and pat his shoulder to comfort him, then whispered, "Are you happy? He'll wake up soon."
Si Youlin felt her touch, his back stiffened, and he instinctively tried to dodge.
Then he suddenly remembered that she had just recovered from a serious illness, and he frowned slightly, but did not look away.
Jiang Ran noticed his change and a hint of relief flashed across her face.
Zhou Jinyan tilted her head slightly, looked this way, and asked softly, "Who noticed that he showed signs of waking up?"
Lin Yu quickly replied, "It was Madam who noticed it first."
Zhou Jinyan looked at Jiang Ran with a somewhat ambiguous expression, but turned her head away without asking any further questions.
Jiang Ran didn't care at all and pretended not to hear.
The butler looked at Jiang Ran with a hint of apology in his eyes, which meant that they had indeed wronged her last time.
I initially thought she had ulterior motives, but it turned out she was telling the truth, and my husband had already reacted at that time.
Zhou Jinyan did not stay here for long, but changed the weekly visit to once a day to closely monitor his state of consciousness.
After returning to her room, Jiang Ran pursed her lips and fell into thought, reflecting on everything that had just happened.
Although Si Yanxiao showed signs of waking up, this was largely due to the suppression of his spiritual power.
Perhaps the chaos of spiritual energy itself is an opportunity; suppression keeps the mind clear, while letting it scatter leads to physical decay.
But this was just her wild guess. After all, it was the first time she had encountered such a situation. She would have to wait until her body regained consciousness to find out what was going on.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ran had an idea and decided to help Si Yanxiao regain his senses.
Most importantly, she had just promised Si Youlin... that he would wake up.
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