Chapter 145: Desire to Protect

"Calm down, let me see..." After Lu Qi gave Xinghe a rudimentary inspection, he said, "She鈥檚 burning up. I guess it鈥檚 because the pent-up pressure was released all at once during her moment of weakness so it caused her to succumb to this sudden illness."

"You鈥檙e right, my sister has been under an insurmountable amount of pressure lately." Xia Zhi nodded heavily.

Mubai didn鈥檛 offer any comments. He merely looked deeply at Xinghe.

He had a basic grasp of Xinghe鈥檚 transformation and her latest changes.

He even knew a thing or two about the events that unfolded the night before.

He found it difficult to imagine a physically weak woman like her could possess such impressive strength and intelligence that she was able to conquer all her enemies in one night.

Even though he lent her his aid but he fully believed she would be able to pull it off without his help.

He still found it hard to reconcile the two 鈥橷ia Xinghe鈥檚 that had appeared in his life.

He had never seen this impressive side of her...

However, at that moment, she was so vulnerable. She might have gotten a lot more competent but she was still a woman made of flesh and blood, prone to her moments of weakness.

For some reason, discovering this vulnerable side of Xinghe made Mubai cherish her even more...

Mubai still stood there after Lu Qi connected Xinghe to the IV drip.

Xia Zhi stared at him curiously. "Mr. Xi, why don鈥檛 you go and rest? You鈥檙e injured too, right?"

Mubai snapped back to reality and said lightly, "I鈥檒l be over next door. Come and get me if you need anything."

"Okay... Thank you for your help recently," Xia Zhi said somewhat awkwardly.

"You鈥檙e welcome." Mubai looked at Xinghe one last time before leaving.

Lu Qi came to make his round not long after Mubai returned to his ward. Lu Qi checked Mubai鈥檚 wound and announced, "You鈥檙e welcome to go home and rest. Have the family doctor change your bandage every day and you鈥檒l be good as new."

"Ok," Mubai answered but he didn鈥檛 show any intention of leaving.

He stayed on at the hospital, eventually moving his work there.

However, next door, Xinghe remained unconscious...

Lu Qi would come over to report Xinghe鈥檚 condition to him. He merely nodded his head every time but he didn鈥檛 stop Lu Qi from coming to keep him updated on Xinghe.

Finally, many days later, Xinghe鈥檚 fever gradually improved.

However, she still suffered from night terrors, causing her to have restless sleeps.

For some reason, her brain kept replaying events that happened over the past twenty-five years.

Her childhood with her mom overseas.

The scenes where her mom taught her computer programming...

The accident that changed her life, and her marriage to Mubai...

The memories were cut into segments and flew across her mind.

She held onto one and it became clearer as others faded into the background.

It was from her childhood, the day when her mother left.

Xinghe, honey, mommy has to leave so you鈥檒l have to take care of yourself okay? Focus on your study and don鈥檛 forget to practice on the computer so one day we鈥檒l meet again.

Mommy, where are you going? Xinghe asked anxiously.

Her mom smiled kindly, I鈥檓 going somewhere far away, some place where... only you can... reach me...

Mommy, what are you saying? A befuddled Xinghe questioned.

Her mother didn鈥檛 answer as she disappeared into the night.

Mom, mommy- Xinghe searched high and low in the dark but her mother was not to be found. Finally, she tripped in her dream and woke up with a start before she was consumed by an enveloping darkness.