After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 1182

Chapter 1182: Coma

Zhouzhou cried in an agonizing way, her sobs heart-wrenching.

While crying, she suddenly thought of Ye Lingfeng. She ran to his bedside, holding his hand and speaking with a pitiful tone, “Dad, I’ve sacrifice so much for you. If you don’t wake up, I won’t like you anymore, I’ll only like my other dad!”

In the past, those words were always the most effective with Ye Lingfeng. After all, he had spent so many years fighting for her affection, and now he was on the verge of being cast aside while watching his rival rise to the top. How could he bear it?

Even if he were half-conscious, he would immediately jump out of bed and go find Qin Lie for a fight.

But this time, he still lay there on the bed, showing no response.

Zhouzhou looked at him, and her tears flowed even more fiercely.

This wasn’t an act; it was genuine sorrow.

“Dad,” she said, pressing her face against Ye Lingfeng’s hand, her tears falling steadily.

Watching this, the others couldn’t help but feel sorrow as well.

Qin Ren furrowed his brows and walked over to her, gently patting her head. He looked at Ye Lingfeng with concern.

If Uncle Ye really… what would Zhouzhou do?

Even though she often argued with Ye Lingfeng, deep down she cared about him a lot.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been willing to give him all her Merits.

That had been her goal for so many years.

She had been so close to success, but now everything seemed to have fallen apart.

He felt heartbroken for her.

Zhouzhou truly had the fate of always lacking money—heaven seemed to dislike seeing her as a rich lady.

Whenever she was close to achieving her dreams, something always went wrong.

Ah, her life was so miserable.

It was so hard that Qin Ren almost wanted to slap his thigh and cry.

But these were just his thoughts. Zhouzhou was genuinely crying, unable to control herself.

Jing Bai, still struggling to understand human emotions, walked over and comforted her, “It’s okay, once the poison is resolved, he’ll be fine.”

“At least, for now, it seems like he’s not in immediate danger.”

That was right.

Zhouzhou snapped out of her grief and quickly wiped her tears. Yes, now wasn’t the time for crying. This poison was too strange, and no one knew when it would flare up again. Merits could save his life temporarily, but not permanently. She had to figure out an antidote quickly.

With that thought, Zhouzhou stood up, took a deep breath, and her eyes filled with determination. “Let’s go.”

She was going to make the antidote.

Seeing her like this, Qin Ren finally felt relieved.

As long as Zhouzhou was pulling herself together, everything would be okay.

With her abilities, she could definitely make the antidote.

Jing Bai thought the same.

He shamelessly took a blood sample from Ye Lingfeng, the first time he had done so.

In the past, Zhouzhou had always kept an eye on him, worried he would use Ye Lingfeng for experiments, and she’d never allowed it. Now, she had finally agreed.

Zhouzhou also took out a medical book and began flipping through the pages.

Ancestral Master, angry for a while, finally calmed down. He floated out from the statue with a dark expression.

He could stay angry, but the situation had already occurred. There was no way to reverse it. Merits were gone, and they couldn’t hold the person back either.

He floated over to Ye Lingfeng, inspecting him carefully.

Judging from his appearance, he didn’t seem like someone who would die young, but he certainly had a troubled fate, constantly facing disasters.

This calamity wasn’t the first one, and it wouldn’t be the last either.

He glanced at Divine Thunder, who had been hovering above Zhouzhou’s head, and tried to strike up a conversation. “What’s going on? Ye Lingfeng is supposed to be blessed with good fortune. How did he end up so badly injured?”

This shouldn’t have happened.

Given Ye Lingfeng’s Merits, the heavens should have protected him, allowing him to always survive calamities. So why was this happening now?

Divine Thunder didn’t answer. Instead, it floated above Zhouzhou’s head, rubbing its claws together, crackling with electric sparks.

Ancestral Master thoughtfully watched it for a moment.

Did this have something to do with Zhouzhou?

But that didn’t make sense. What could Zhouzhou have to do with it? The person who poisoned Ye Lingfeng wasn’t Zhouzhou. Didn’t they see how Zhouzhou was almost crying herself unconscious because of all this?

What was really going on here?

Why did the heavens arrange things like this?

He was at a loss, while Zhouzhou had no time to think about this. She was completely focused on solving the poison.

But the poison was very strange. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t unravel it.

“Strange,” Jing Bai muttered, looking at the freshly printed medical report. The paper was still warm. His brow furrowed. “All the data is normal, but why hasn’t he woken up?”

It had been a whole month. They had been busy every day trying to resolve the poison. Even Zhouzhou had lost weight—her face had been a bit fuller, but now her chin looked sharp.

They had finally made the antidote. They tested it on the lab mice, and everything was fine. But when they gave it to Ye Lingfeng, there was no reaction.

Zhouzhou also found it strange.

His pulse had returned to normal, so logically, he should have woken up. Why wasn’t he reacting?

“Ancestral Master, do you know what’s going on?” Zhouzhou called Ancestral Master over.

Ancestral Master, holding a copper coin, shook his head. “I don’t know.”

His divination didn’t show anything.

Not just for Ye Lingfeng, but also for Zhouzhou.

Suddenly, he glanced at Divine Thunder on Zhouzhou’s head and whispered in her ear, “I think this situation is a bit odd.”

Zhouzhou looked at him with confusion. “Of course it’s odd. Isn’t that obvious?”

Everything seemed normal, but there was still no reaction.

“No, you didn’t understand what I meant,” Ancestral Master said, stomping his foot. He pulled Zhouzhou aside and waited until Divine Thunder didn’t follow, then sighed with relief and said to her, “What I mean is, this may have something to do with you.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou was completely puzzled. “What does this have to do with me?”

Her heart sank. “Is it because my antidote is wrong?”

Otherwise, how could she explain why her dad still hadn’t woken up?

Ancestral Master shook his head. “No, your antidote is fine. Ye Lingfeng’s appearance is fine, too. I suspect this is the will of the heavens.”

“Huh?” Zhouzhou was even more confused. “But Dad hasn’t done anything wrong! He’s done so many good things. He should be blessed by the heavens!”

Even Ancestral Master didn’t understand.

After a while, he sighed, “Let’s wait and see. We’ve done all we can, and there’s nothing more we can do.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou’s face grew even more sorrowful.

She walked to Ye Lingfeng’s side, held his hand, and sighed, “Dad, when will you wake up?”

Zhouzhou had never felt so powerless.

If someone told her what to do, no matter how difficult, she would find a way to do it.

But now, she didn’t even know what she was supposed to do.

Was she really going to wait like Ancestral Master said, day by day?

Even though she was unwilling, she had no other choice.

Another month passed, and it was time for Zhouzhou to start college.

The day before school began, Zhouzhou walked over to Ye Lingfeng’s side, touched his now emaciated, bone-thin hand, and tears instantly fell.

“Dad, I miss you so much.”