213 New Slave? (1/2)

Gathering her courage, Iris forced herself to look directly at Lu Zihao's eyes. ”I won't let you hurt him, Big Brother.”

He narrowed his eyes. ”Heh~ What's this? You're really in love with him?”

”I…”

”What are you two talking about?” Jin Liwei asked when he arrived carrying a glass of water. He didn't sound jealous, just genuinely curious.

”Oh, I'm just asking her if she loves you.”

Jin Liwei froze.

”Help me drink,” she quickly requested, trying to diffuse the awkwardness.

Jin Liwei helped her drink water. Her body was still feeling sluggish. He supported her while she drank slowly. She was so thirsty that she finished the tall glass of water.

”So what's your answer, Little Sister? Do you love Third Brother?” Lu Zihao insisted on asking.

She pouted at him.

Jin Liwei kissed her forehead. ”It's okay, baby. Don't mind Fifth Brother. He's just messing around.”

”Liwei, I—”

A brief knock on the door interrupted them. It opened and Wang Yingjie entered accompanied by Dr. Ching. Jin Liwei apparently contacted them when Iris woke up.

The doctors examined Iris and ordered a series of tests on her. They discussed her condition between themselves. Both felt baffled because all the test results came out normal. Medically speaking, Iris was healthy. Then why did she keep having these fainting episodes, even going into coma for a second time?

Wang Yingjie felt especially frustrated. He was a surgeon so this wasn't in his area of expertise, but he wanted to personally involve himself with Iris' case because he already considered her as a sister. He pored over countless medical texts, trying to find some answers but to no avail. He could only call her condition a medical mystery.

Lu Zihao noticed his frustration. ”Second Brother, don't stress yourself too much. Look. Little Sister Xiulan is fine now. Even the test results are saying that she's fine.”

”Yes, I'm fine now,” she echoed.

Both of them knew that her recent coma wasn't something that could be explained by today's doctors.

Iris stayed at the hospital for one more night before she was discharged the next morning.

Lu Zihao came with them to the penthouse. He told them that he wanted to sleep over at his brother and sister's place.

Of course Iris agreed, saying she didn't mind. After all, he was her big brother.

Surprisingly, Jin Liwei also agreed. His usual jealousy and possessiveness didn't rear their ugly heads this time. He just felt too happy at the moment that his baby girl finally woke up from coma. His entire thoughts were all about his baby girl. He planned to pamper her and shower her with love in the next few days while she recovered her energy. He had no time to entertain negative thoughts.

As soon as they entered the penthouse, they were greeted by the entire household. All of them had tears in their eyes. Leading them was Yi Mei.

”Welcome back, Young Miss! We're so glad that you're back with us. We've been so worried.”

Ice Cream and Popcorn ran to them and rubbed themselves against Iris and Jin Liwei's legs—mostly Iris'. They meowed loudly, as if asking their Mommy and Daddy where they had been for the past few days. The two were big now. They were still considered kittens based on their age, but they were already close to full-grown cats in size.