856 A Million Times for You 218 (1/2)

She walked at a steady and orderly pace with her back as straight as a ruler.

She stepped out of the Jin family home and got inside her car.

The moment she closed the door, An Xiaoning looked at her reflection in the mirror as a smile formed on her face.

She was determined to live for the sake of herself and her real family from now onward.

There was no point in wasting her time with people who were not sincere and loyal to her.

She chucked the car key into the keyhole and began driving away.

Halfway into the journey, she received some good news from the hospital staff who informed her that Lin Mingxi had come to.

She immediately rushed to the hospital without delay.

Lin Mingxi was extremely frail and was tearing up incessantly with her eyes half-closed while lying in bed.

She constantly asked Mr. and Mrs. Lin about Gu Beicheng's condition. However, they decided to keep it from her, for fear that they would agitate and upset her further.

Lin Mingxi's eyes lit up upon the sight of An Xiaoning.

”Xiaoning…”

An Xiaoning bent forward and leaned closer toward her. ”You've finally come to. Do you know how long you were in a coma for? I was worried sick. Good that you're awake.”

”Beicheng…”

”He'll be fine, he's still in a coma too. You must get well soon so that you can go and visit him.”

Lin Mingxi blinked and expressed assent. Her nose was stuffed, and her tears were rolling down her face uncontrollably.

An Xiaoning comforted her, ”Your baby is safe. Since you've come to, Beicheng should also be regaining his consciousness very soon.”

”How about Father-in-law and Mother-in-law…”

”They're no longer around, Gu Dongcheng is dead too. Calm down, I'll tell you everything slowly.”

Mrs. Lin handed her a chair and said, ”Ms. An, take a seat.”

”Alright.” An Xiaoning sat down on the chair and continued, ”After Father and Mother died, I traveled to the netherworld to see them for the last time, but I didn't manage to bring them back to life. Gu Dongcheng's wandering spirit was not taken away by the reapers after his death and so I figured out that he must have been in Beicheng's ward. I quickly rushed there and blocked the door and window with some amulets to trap him inside. That's how I managed to bring him back with me. At that time, his corpse had gone missing, and I managed to ambush and kill the people who had controlled Gu Dongcheng's consciousness with his guidance. The DK Organization was planning to use Gu Dongcheng to annihilate you and Beicheng, so as to get their hands on the Gu Corporation. Gu Dongcheng was initially planning to kill you two as well. However, he didn't expect that he and Father would end up dying as well.”

”What happened to his corpse?”

”The manipulators had stolen his corpse and tried to carry out an experiment with it.”

”Who are those people?” Lin Mingxi asked.

”Members of the DK Organization. Gu Dongcheng and those people were in cahoots for each other's benefit.”

”Gu Dongcheng's spirit…”

”Rest assured, it's been taken away by the grim reapers. Mingxi, don't worry about anything else and just focus on nursing your body back to health,” said An Xiaoning, patting the back of her hand.

Teary-eyed, Lin Mingxi was filled with grief and exasperation. ”I really didn't expect that to happen. We took so many precautions…”

”Don't get so worked up, simmer down. Your body is still frail. Refrain from talking too.”

”But, Xiaoning, the company…”

”I'm around to handle the matters.”