In the ward.
When the stream of snark kept sounding.....
Chu Ling was surprised to discover that the tone of that voice was exactly the same as the handsome young man beside her.
But when she lifted her head to look, she found that Lin Xuan hadn't opened his mouth at all?!
"Could it be......"
"What I'm hearing is... this man's inner voice?! I've awakened a legendary special ability???"
"......."
Because she usually liked reading novels, besides dog-blood domineering-CEO romances, Chu Ling had also dabbled in wish-fulfillment novels of all sorts—urban superpowers, Eastern xuanhuan, otherworldly continents, and more.
So faced with this bizarre situation, she accepted it very quickly.
Of course.....
She still couldn't be sure whether she'd really awakened a cheat power, or whether it was auditory hallucinations caused by her worsening illness.....
After all, the content of Lin Xuan's heart-voice was simply too outlandish.
According to the information revealed in his words, she was actually his cousin???
How could that be?! She didn't have any older male cousins at all!
And even if she did, they'd be those lecherous layabouts from the countryside—how could it be such a handsome and dashing young talent?!
Wait....
If what this person said was true....... then what about my current parents?!!
Could I have been abducted by human traffickers when I was little???
And who is Huo Qichen? Is he my destined one?
Why does this man know so much? We've never met before!
Could he also have a special ability???
Foreseeing the future???
.......
Chu Ling suddenly clutched her head, feeling as if it would split.
A barrage of sudden information left her mind in a mess; her heart filled with all kinds of questions.
Instinctively she opened her mouth, wanting to question Lin Xuan.
"I just heard XXXXX......"
????????
Chu Ling was totally dumbfounded.
She had just tried to describe what she'd heard.
But whenever she mentioned key information, she seemed to turn mute, some inexplicable force automatically erasing her voice.....
After trying several times, Chu Ling could only give up helplessly, but her eyes kept lighting up.
Because there was only one explanation for this miraculous situation.
She wasn't having auditory hallucinations—she had truly awakened some kind of mysterious power!!!
While Chu Ling's expression flickered between confusion, excitement, and contemplation......
Everyone in the ward had a full view of the girl's odd behavior and all showed strange looks.
........
"Xiao Ling, are you okay? Why did you suddenly open your mouth and speak without sound?"
"Are you feeling unwell? How about we run the tests again!"
"That shouldn't be! This is stomach cancer, not brain cancer! Normally it shouldn't affect the brain, right?"
"Is your throat uncomfortable? Could it be a complication caused by gastric cancer?"
"I think we need a comprehensive examination! It's just your father......"
"........"
Facing the sincere concern of the doctors and nurses, the now-snapped-out-of-it Chu Ling felt both touched and a bit embarrassed.
She hurriedly waved her hands and shook her head, indicating she was fine and there was no need to worry.
At this moment, Lin Xuan also wore a look of concern and handed a business card to Chu Ling.
"Hello! This is my business card—take it! If you need help, you can call me anytime!"
"As for my reason for helping..... mm, you've probably heard the saying: saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."
"My wife's grandfather has been unconscious lately, which has made my wife unable to eat or sleep peacefully every day."
"So, I wanted to do more good deeds to accumulate virtue for the old gentleman. I hope he can recover and be discharged as soon as possible so my wife can put her mind at ease...."
"......."
Hearing this, everyone present felt deep admiration and was moved by Lin Xuan's devotion.
Truly worthy of being Magic City's number one devoted lover, huh?!
Everything he does is for his wife.....
A man this devoted is practically one in a billion!!!
Magic City can no longer contain his devotion—he should be promoted to China's number one devoted lover?(?＞?＜?)?!
On the hospital bed, Chu Ling took the business card, her pupils full of envy and emotion.
Such a deeply devoted and faithful handsome man perfectly matched her fantasy of a prince on a white horse!
Who knows which lucky girl could be cherished by such an outstanding man?!
......
'What's going on? My ill-fated cousin seems a bit off?'
'Why did she suddenly act like a fool just now, opening her mouth and babbling "ah ah ah"? |_?)'
'Hopeless! Those clear eyes of hers are brimming with pure stupidity!'
'No wonder she'll be toyed with and end up with a tragic fate of coughing blood and dying......'
'Ai, too miserable! She really does look like a fool! My poor cousin~~~'
'But I acted so devoted just now! She shouldn't foolishly harbor fantasies about me anymore, right?'
'Otherwise, it'll really be a bit troublesome?!'
........
As the snark sounded again, Chu Ling could be almost 100% certain this was Lin Xuan's inner voice.
But the meaning in his words made black lines pop up on her forehead. ￣□￣｜｜
What the heck?!
You're the one whose "clear eyes are full of stupidity," okay?
And you dare call me a fool?!!
Hmph! Rest easy!
From the moment I heard you disdaining me in your heart, I became completely disillusioned with you.....
Also, could you finish your sentences, please!!!
What's this about a tragic fate of coughing blood and dying?! I really want to know!!! w(?Д?)w
........
Although countless little people were chattering in her heart, Chu Ling was actually pretty excited.
After all, this was the legendary special ability?!!
And she also observed that the surrounding doctors and nurses all looked completely normal.
This showed only she could hear Lin Xuan's inner voice—this power belonged to her alone.....
"I wonder if I can hear other people's inner voices too?"
"Unfortunately, for now this ability is passive; if I can control it freely in the future and eavesdrop on others' thoughts at will, wouldn't I be totally invincible?"
"........"
Just as Chu Ling fell into chūnibyō fantasies!
The ward door was suddenly pushed open, and a crew-cut man rushed in, shouting:
"The discharge procedures are done! You little wretch, aren't you coming with me?"
"What are you still doing sitting on the bed? Get down and come with me! Are you deaf? Your mom is still waiting for you to come back and do housework!"
Seeing Chu Xiong barge in and insist on taking his gravely ill daughter away without caring about her condition at all, many medical staff were indignant and voiced constant reproaches.
"How can you be like this? Don't you see your daughter is seriously ill?"
"Too heartless! What parent acts like you? Don't you feel even a shred of pain for your own daughter?"
"Think clearly! This isn't a joke! If your daughter is discharged now, that's a slow suicide!"
"Ai, as a parent, how can you bear it? People would think this daughter was picked up off the street!"
"......."
Facing the encircling accusations of the medical staff, Chu Xiong's face didn't redden nor his heartbeat quicken at first—he looked entirely unconcerned.
He couldn't wait for Chu Ling to fall critically ill and die; only then could his biological daughter truly rest easy.....
Only when he heard some medical staff, by chance, question his father–daughter relationship with Chu Ling....
Did his face change at once and his heart grow guilty; to cover his unnaturalness he feigned explosive anger.
.......
"Outrageous! She's my daughter—what right do you have to stop me from taking her away?"
"And the treatment costs are 300,000; I'm a farmer who earns only a little in a whole year—how could I possibly come up with 300,000?"
"If there's no money, I can only take her out! What, is the hospital going to treat her for free?"
"Or are you busybodies all doctors with benevolent hearts, saints reborn, planning to pay my daughter's medical bills?"
"If you're willing to shoulder the cost, then I can let my daughter stay for treatment. How about it?"
"Such a great chance to do good and accumulate virtue—which great saint wants to step forward?"
"......."
Chu Xiong wore an arrogant face, sweeping a provocative glance over the medical staff who had just accused him of selfishness.
At this moment, the ward fell deathly quiet~~~
Everyone looked ugly, yet had no way to refute.
After all, the hospital truly couldn't treat her for free!
And they were all just ordinary people who had to earn money to support their families—how could they come up with hundreds of thousands to help a patient treat cancer?!
Seeing this, Chu Xiong sneered disdainfully and was about to spit out a few more taunts....
"I suppose I'm fated to cross paths with Miss Chu Ling. If needed, I can take full responsibility for all the medical expenses!"
Huh???
In the silent room, this sentence suddenly rang out, leaving Chu Xiong dumbstruck—clearly, he had never imagined that a real sucker would show up.....
He turned his head and found the speaker was the pretty boy he'd run into at the door not long ago.
"Pretty boy, do you even know what you're saying? Three hundred thousand is no small sum!"
"Sorry! To me, there's not much difference between 300,000 and 30; it really is a small sum."
Lin Xuan dug at his ear, looking every inch, the rich man acting willfully.
At this point, the surrounding medical staff, as if basking in reflected glory, began to introduce Lin Xuan's distinguished identity in detail.
"You don't know squat! Young Master Lin's identity is beyond your imagination......"
Two and a half minutes later, Chu Xiong's mouth hung open in shock.
He had never imagined.....
That Lin Xuan's background would be so extraordinary......
A figure like this and he were simply from two different worlds.
Chu Xiong instinctively felt himself shrink by a big notch for no reason.
In front of Lin Xuan, his former arrogance diminished instantly; he couldn't help feeling a sense of inferiority that kept him from lifting his head.
But when he thought of his biological daughter living in a wealthy family, he had to stiffen again.
Otherwise, with this meddlesome man here, Chu Ling might really be cured by the doctors......
"Hmph! You meddling busybody—who knows what bad intentions you harbor?"
"Throwing money around to do good for no reason? You think you're a living Buddha reborn? Who would believe you! I sure don't!"
"She's my daughter—what I say goes! Don't think you can set a trap to scam me; you're all liars, and I don't believe any of you!!!"
"......."
Chu Xiong started making a scene, shoving aside the medical staff in front of him; he strode to the bedside, viciously grabbed Chu Ling's arm, and yanked her off the bed.
Bang!!! (Sound of body hitting the floor!)
"You little wretch, still putting on a sick act? I told you to come with me—are you deaf?"
"You money-losing burden! I worked myself to the bone to raise you, and you stir up trouble, joining these liars to go against your own father!!!"
"Hmph! Bastard—just wait till we get home and see if I don't beat you to death!!!"
"........"
Under the brute force of the man's tugging, the already weak Chu Ling was hauled right off the bed.
She let out a cry of pain, her face contorted.
One hand clutching her stomach, she kept crying "It hurts," her eyes full of despair.
Seeing this with their own eyes, everyone in the room grew enraged.
A hot-blooded young doctor rushed up and shoved Chu Xiong away, while the nurses beside him, eyes reddened with heartache, helped Chu Ling up from the floor.
........
"Can't you talk properly? Why raise your hand?"
"Your daughter has cancer! How could she endure this kind of harm from you?"
"Are you crazy? Don't you feel even a shred of pain for your own daughter? Do you deserve to be a father?"
"Unbelievable! Young Master Lin already said he would cover everything Xiao Ling needs for treatment! Such a once-in-a-lifetime chance—you don't cherish it and even want to cut off your biological daughter's hope of recovery by force?"
"Who acts like a father like you? Don't you understand that if this child isn't treated and her condition worsens, if the cancer metastasizes, she might not make it through this year!!!"
"Is she really your biological daughter? Why does it feel like you have a grudge against her? You don't want her to recover—you can't wait for her to die, can you?"
"......."
Facing the verbal lashing of many medical staff, Chu Xiong stiffened his neck; there wasn't a hint of guilt on his face, and he remained extremely forceful.
"Whether she lives or dies, what's it to you?"
"This money-losing burden was born by me; I'm her guardian—what I say goes!"
"The orders of parents are above heaven; even if I tell her to die, she has to go! Let alone that I'm only telling her to be discharged!!!"
"........"
WTF?!
What kind of beastly speech is that!!!
Wake up—the Qing dynasty has been gone for ages, okay?!
Hearing Chu Xiong's worldview-shattering words, everyone present widened their eyes, faces full of disbelief.
As the saying goes: a daughter is her father's little cotton-padded jacket.
Countless men, when facing their daughters....
Would give them the best of everything in the world; they're afraid to drop them if held in their hands and afraid they'll melt if held in their mouths, pampering them like little princesses.
But this guy before them... is he even human?!
Damn it—he dares call himself a father!!!