Chapter 26 What's wrong? Is she going crazy again? ...
Pei Ci was awakened by the pain.
She opened her eyes and saw a hand wearing a medical glove. This hand grasped her arm, while the other hand inserted a white needle into her flesh, and the pale pink medicine in the test tube was quickly injected into her body.
Quick, accurate, and ruthless, without any hesitation or delay.
"alright."
A cold voice rang out.
The pain was brief. Pei Ci blinked as she regained her senses. After a long sleep, her pale pupils were filled with a watery sheen. In her misty vision, a young man in a white coat appeared.
Unlike the image in my dream, he was taller, with a broader chest, fully developed features, sharp facial lines, narrow phoenix eyes, and thin lips, making people completely afraid to approach him.
It is Zhou Jiyue.
Pei Ci was taken aback. She remembered that the last time they met was two months ago. At that time, she was about to board the plane when Zhou Jiyue stopped her.
“Staying in Kenlin will be more beneficial for your treatment,” Zhou Jiyue said.
Pei Ci shook her head. "I have to go back."
“I remember you used to be very obedient.” Zhou Jiyue frowned. “Do you think that Zhou Songyin and I can’t cure you?”
"I don't know," Pei Ci said honestly. She genuinely didn't know if the two of them could cure her. Rather than staying in Kenlingan waiting for the outcome, it was better to return home and do the mission while waiting.
Come to think of it, three years have passed, and she and Zhou Jiyue haven't had a single argument. This is the first time.
However, Zhou Jiyue could do nothing about her and could only watch her leave with a cold face.
Now, after disposing of the medical waste, Zhou Jiyue sat by her bedside, her brows furrowed, and stated the facts calmly, "She fell into a brief coma due to excessive emotional stress causing her heart to be overloaded."
"Is this the result of your insistence on returning to China?"
"It doesn't look very good."
Pei Ci was taken aback, realizing that Zhou Jiyue was holding a grudge against her for insisting on returning to the country. She remained silent, then looked out the window at the approaching evening sky and suddenly realized that she had been unconscious for at least a day and a night.
coma?
Why did he fall into a coma?
Pei Ci thought of that party.
But mainly because of Lu Ran.
Because he failed to save Ye Qingyu in time, her mission failed.
Then he went berserk and beat Ye Qingyu.
Now, after the party, the two are completely irreconcilable.
Pei Ci felt annoyed just thinking about it, and a gloomy look lingered between her brows and eyes.
Just then, her brow was pressed down, and Zhou Jiyue's voice came through—
What are you thinking about?
Pei Ci looked up and saw the curiosity in Zhou Jiyue's dark blue eyes.
Zhou Jiyue was indeed curious about Pei Ci's thoughts at this moment. But in fact, he had been curious about her for a long time. He had heard her name a long time ago, mostly from people his age, with complex emotions such as obsession, anger, and desire.
When he saw Pei Ci in person upon entering the school, he was somewhat surprised. Pei Ci was aloof and indifferent, as still as a statue when silent. It was somewhat similar to his own personality, but this kind of dull personality was unpopular.
He simply couldn't understand where Pei Ci's charm came from.
But perhaps it was his occasional glances at the girl that alerted the mad dog beside Pei Ci. Before he even realized it, he found himself caught up in the commotion.
This is really troublesome.
Then came the Pei family's party.
Zhou Jiyue wasn't going to attend this party anyway, so getting jealous over such a trivial person is really childish. She'd be better off reading more books. Life is so short; she should focus her energy on things that are worthwhile.
Therefore, when Lu Ran took the initiative to warn him, Zhou Jiyue immediately withdrew.
He was utterly averse to matters of love and romance.
He also has his own plans and arrangements.
Afterwards, Zhou Jiyue went abroad to study medicine with Zhou Songyin and put the matter aside. However, after some time, Zhou Jiyue received a message.
Zhou Songyin wanted to treat Pei Ci's illness.
It was Zhou Songyin who brought it up.
He really couldn't understand Zhou Songyin's thoughts. Perhaps he had seen too many people go crazy because of Pei Ci, and in a daze, the same absurd idea popped into his mind.
—Could Zhou Songyin be the same way?
However, after thinking about it, the two had no connection and there was a difference of more than ten years in age, so I still felt it was impossible.
For Zhou Jiyue, he came to Kenlin only to learn medicine, so he didn't want to pay attention to this matter.
But Zhou Songyin insisted that he go pick him up.
"You're not interested in her?" Zhou Songyin asked while sipping his tea.
"Yes."
"Then you have to be interested in her." Zhou Songyin's snow-white hair slid down his shoulders as he said calmly, "She was the first patient I handed over to you."
After saying this, Zhou Songyin pushed all of the young lady's affairs onto him.
Zhou Songyin was capricious, and Zhou Jiyue had no time to guess his thoughts; she just found it troublesome.
However, it was Zhou Songyin's request after all...
Zhou Jiyue had no choice but to fulfill her duties as a host.
He was the one who picked Pei Ci up when she arrived. He hadn't had any other interaction with this young lady except for small talk.
This unavoidable exchange gave Zhou Jiyue a new understanding of her.
But I felt even more disappointed.
Just as he thought, she was a rather boring person.
She wasn't interested in anything; it was just instinct that kept her alive, for the sake of living and surviving.
The doubts from before resurfaced in his mind. He really couldn't understand what she had that could attract other people, even to the point that they would deviate from their original paths for her.
However, she was indeed a good patient.
They were quiet and cooperative, doing whatever the doctor told them to do.
Even the most painful discomfort can be endured.
This can be considered an advantage.
Of course, Zhou Jiyue's assessment of this only existed before Pei Ci returned to China.
After two months apart, when she received another call from the Pei family, they reported that she was in a coma.
Zhou Songyin was taken aback when he heard this, but as expected, he told him to return to China.
To avoid wasting time, he took the earliest flight and arrived at the Pei family's house in about two days.
The result was that an examination at the Pei family's residence—
It turned out that the heart was overloaded due to emotional instability.
out of control?
Except when she was having an attack, Ms. Pei's emotions never changed. Her only obsession was how to drag her ailing body through life; nothing else mattered.
So, what caused her to lose control of her emotions?
"So what exactly happened?" Zhou Jiyue asked again.
His tone was somewhat aggressive.
He really doesn't understand human relationships.
However, Pei Ci has always been more tolerant of doctors. Because she couldn't bring herself to say the system's task, she thought for a moment and simply said, "Because I didn't do something well."
"What's up?"
"It's just about a party."
Pei Ci was annoyed and didn't want to say more, so she pulled his hand away. "Will this coma have any impact on my body?"
“A little more or less won’t make a difference to you,” Zhou Jiyue said honestly.
That's true; she has too many illnesses, so a few more or less wouldn't matter. But Pei Ci found it grating and said, "Why isn't Mr. Zhou here?"
She didn't particularly like or dislike Zhou Jiyue, but Zhou Jiyue seemed quite impatient with her. If she could choose between Zhou Jiyue and Zhou Songyin, she would choose Zhou Songyin.
“He won’t leave Kenlin, and neither will you,” Zhou Jiyue said, frowning. “I will be better than him in the future.”
Pei Ci had heard this many times, but she didn't think much of it. After all, three years had passed and neither of them could do anything about her illness. How could she distinguish between good and bad?
After a simple "Oh," Pei Ci asked, "Where's my brother?"
She had fainted suddenly before, but each time Pei Chi was always there to watch over her. But this time, she didn't see Pei Chi.
“He went to find Zhou Songyin,” Zhou Jiyue said.
Knowing where she was going, Pei Ci didn't ask any more questions.
"I need to sleep a little longer."
Under Zhou Jiyue's gaze, Pei Ci lay down in bed.
After recovering, she still needs to think about her mission.
Pei Ci didn't know how long she had slept, but she was woken up by the sound of arguing.
Pei Ci got up, put on her shoes, and walked out of the bedroom. As she passed through the corridor, she saw Lu Ran being blocked by Zhou Jiyue in the distance.
He and Zhou Jiyue stood in the corridor, their similar builds resembling two fierce beasts locked in combat.
"Get out of the way, don't block the way—" Lu Ran said in a low voice, his brows furrowed in frustration.
Heaven knows how difficult it was for Lu Ran and Pei Chi to wait for Pei Chi to leave after receiving the news that Pei Ci had woken up.
Because the Pei family had revoked his right to come and go freely, Lu Ran deliberately climbed over the wall to get in. On the way, he accidentally ran into Pei Ze. Considering that Pei Ze was Pei Ci's younger brother, he only punched him unconscious.
As a result, after finally climbing the stairs to the floor where Aci was, Zhou Jiyue stopped her.
So Zhou Jiyue was indeed with her uncle.
That is, together with Ah Ci.
Thinking about the three years they had spent together day and night, Lu Ran couldn't help but grin.
Zhou Jiyue saw Lu Ran frown. During the time Pei Ci was unconscious, he learned from the servants that Pei Ci's coma was inextricably linked to Lu Ran.
What did you do to make her so angry?
Zhou Jiyue had previously done some outrageous things to test her reaction.
But apart from some fluctuations regarding her physical condition, Pei Ci was truly like a stagnant pool.
She's so well-behaved.
It's too quiet.
He had never seen anyone make her so angry.
However, neither side wanted to listen to what the other was saying, and they remained deadlocked.
Seeing that the two were about to fight, Pei Ci remembered what Jing Lin had said, and realized that she really needed to be clear about rewards and punishments.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
Both of them looked up and saw that it was Pei Ci. Lu Ran took a few quick steps to Pei Ci, completely suppressing the violent look in his eyes, and asked about Pei Ci's condition as if no one else was around.
Are you still feeling unwell?
Is there anything that's bothering you?
Are you feeling better now?
Pei Ci stared at Lu Ran without saying a word.
Lu Ran knew that Pei Ci was angry, so he didn't dare to say anything. Seeing that Pei Ci was wearing pajamas and it was chilly at night, he was afraid that she would get sick and wanted to hug her.
But he didn't dare to hug her directly like he used to.
After a while, Lu Ran said, "Aci, let me carry you back to the house."
“No need,” Pei Ci finally spoke, but her eyes were already on Zhou Jiyue. “Thank you for your trouble.”
After all, it was for treatment, and hugs were nothing new to Zhou Jiyue. But this hug took on a special meaning. Zhou Jiyue knew that Pei Ci was deliberately going against Lu Ran. He found it strange, not quite understanding why his patient had changed so much after returning to China.
He wanted to see what she was planning to do.
So Zhou Jiyue followed Pei Ci's advice, bent down right under Lu Ran's nose, hooked one hand around the girl's leg and placed the other hand on her waist, easily picked her up, and then carried her into the house.
"Ah Ci!"
Lu Ran, who was extremely anxious, kept calling out to him as he followed.
When they entered the house, Pei Ci saw that Lu Ran's eyes were bloodshot. Thinking of Lu Ran's crazy state that night, she hesitated for a moment, but still said coldly, "What, are you going crazy again?"
She then added, "You're not going to make me so angry I faint if I get kissed, are you?"
Upon hearing the word "coma," Lu Ran suddenly snapped back to reality.
What's wrong?
What coma?
Did Ah Ci faint because of me?
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