Chapter 118 - I Know Who You Are... (1/2)

The results to her body examinations turned out decent with some good signs that her body was still functioning properly. Chen Mu moved on to the scans for her right arm and discussed with Chen Nan and Lin Que, who were more familiar with damaged nerves. The scans didn't show anything abnormal in her arms, which was expected since the drug was injected through her veins.

”This part is a bit weird.” Lin Que pointed to the scans where he noticed that other than her right arm, no other parts of her body had been affected. Reviewing and comparing multiple reports at once, they noticed that only her right arm wasn't performing regularly.

”Hmmm..you're right. If we take a look at other scans that we did on her, the rest of the body seems fine. It seems like only from the starting point of where the needle was injected to her fingers aren't working properly. Maybe the injection affected the upper area on her arm, but that should be the max damage it has caused.” Chen Mu examined several reports and stuck it on the board using some magnets.

Chen Nan rubbed his chin and squinted at the scans, ”why does this sound so familiar? I remember this from somewhere...”

”What do you mean?” Chen Mu and Lin Que's eyes followed his trail as he reached for the scans with a sense of familiarity on his face.

”I remember! The second miss had this situation before. She was attacked by an enemy years ago and a lethal drug was injected into one of her arms. I'm not sure which one, but just when we were all having second guesses and preparing for the worst scenario, she asked Ariana to follow her instructions and operate on her!”

Chen Nan couldn't give a detailed explanation because he wasn't present during the operation. All he knew was that Ariana didn't speak about it to anyone afterwards and could only say that it was a promise with Zi Yan. After that, Zi Yan recovered from the drug as well.

”If what you're saying is true, then would this drug be extractable from Susu's arm? But if this is the case, as her mother, why didn't she mention it?” Chen Mu couldn't understand what was happening because from what Zi Yan had said to him earlier, she acted very concerned about her. Then why didn't she mention anything?

”We need to ask her in private about this. If we could extract the drug from her body, chances of saving her life will be much higher than our current estimate!” Lin Que dragged them both out of the conference room and rushed to stop Zi Yan and Professor Luo Xia from leaving.

When they reached Susu's room, they were all out of breath. Lin Que's arms were so tired that he felt like he did ten years worth of exercise from dragging the other two with his arms. Susu turned her head towards the door, ”what happened?”

Ariana had a fork in one hand while Lily had a knife in hers. Lily was challenged to peel an apple without breaking the skin, but when the guys interrupted the peace in the room, the skin broke. She had a smirk on her face and glared at the door, ”This better be good, my three musketeers. I was so close to completing this challenge! How many more apples do I need to sacrifice to get this far, huh?!”

In the next minute, the apple was sliced to pieces, placed onto a plate and Ariana started to feed Susu. Even though Susu had already said that she could use her left arm, the girls refused to let her move. The adjustable table was brought close to Susu for convenience as Ariana slowly fed her.

”Where's Professor Luo Xia and the second miss?” Lin Que coughed from the dry air that was stuck in the back of his mouth. Tears started falling as he caught his breath and calmed himself.

”Oh. Well...this is what happened while you guys were away.” Lily wiped the knife as she updated the guys on what happened in the past half an hour.

[Rewind to half an hour ago]

The guys walked out of the room and instructed everyone else to remain on high alert. After they had left, Zi Yan and Professor Luo Xia walked up to Susu's bedside. Before they could say anything, Susu made eye contact with Zi Yan and said, ”you're extremely late.”

”Y..You remember me?” A part of her felt very relieved, yet many knots tightened in her chest as she made an attempt in creating a conversation with Susu.

”How could I forget you? You gave me hope and disappeared on me. Many many nights... I've stared at the same door while being in bed with the same question of whether you would come that night. After a few years, it would be sad if I continued having that wishful thought.” Susu let out a mockery laugh at herself.

”Susu, it's mother's fault. I know I shouldn't have abandoned you that time. I did that to protect you. If I brought you along, you might encounter danger.” Zi Yan didn't know what to say with the sudden confrontation.

”Protect? Then have you ever thought of taking me with you because I was surrounded by wolves in a den? Have you ever thought of how my life would turn out when you left me unattended in that household?” Susu sounded tired of all the drama in her life and questioned how different her life would've been like if she hadn't stayed in the Zin household for years.

”I..I figured that it was the best option I had. I planned to meet up with your grandfather and then come back to get you.” All the words that Zi Yan prepared to say were washed away by waves in her mind. She only wanted to make it up to Susu right now.