bestfiction Chapter 317 Zeng Yan and I have a grudge
Chapter 317 Zeng Yan and I have a grudge
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"What?!" Zeng Yichen looked at An Lian in shock. "Sister-in-law... are you serious?"
An Lian's face was pale, but her eyes were very firm:
"Yes. Now, I'll try any method that comes my way."
Zeng Yichen looked at her, then at Zeng Yan, who lay lifeless on the hospital bed, and felt uneasy.
Commander Qi had completely lost his physical body, so it's understandable to anyone that he could be resurrected in this way.
But my brother... is still alive...
If we make him a new body, what will happen to his original body?
"Sister-in-law...why don't you want to reconsider? I think..."
An Lian, however, was getting impatient. "What exactly do you want to consider? Don't you want Ayan to wake up?"
Zeng Yichen hurriedly shook his head, "Of course I hope my brother wakes up... but..."
“No buts.” An Lian said firmly, “Yi Chen, I have never asked you for anything. I only ask that you not interfere in this matter. Just help me contact Professor Ji Ran. I will ask others for the rest.”
Zeng Yichen bit his lower lip, as if he couldn't make up his mind. But looking at his sister-in-law, who had lost a lot of weight because of his brother's situation, and now that there was finally a glimmer of light in her eyes, how could he bear to extinguish that light with his own hands?
"...Okay." He finally nodded.
However, if he needed to ask Ji Ran for help, how could he possibly stand aside?
"I will ask Ji Ran for help."
Upon hearing this, the tension on An Lian's face finally dissipated.
"Thank you... Yichen."
Zeng Yichen took a deep breath, nodded, turned around and left the ward, walking to the emergency exit.
Despite the pain in his hand, he used his fingers to pull the phone out of his pocket, memorized the number, hesitated for a long time, and then dialed it.
The waiting time seemed endless.
"explain."
Ji Ran's cool and composed voice came through the receiver.
Zeng Yichen was extremely nervous, "...Hey, Ji Ran..."
Then he went silent again.
Ji Ran had no patience for dealing with "Are you there?" type of conversations.
"Hang up."
"Hey!!" Zeng Yichen panicked and hurriedly forced himself to repeat his sister-in-law's request.
The person on the other end of the phone fell silent, as if they had heard something unbelievable.
“Um…Hello?” Zeng Yichen asked tentatively, while taking out his phone and glancing at the screen.
There is a signal.
That just means the other person doesn't want to talk to you anymore.
“Well… that…” Zeng Yichen tried to explain, “I know it might be a bit much, but… my sister-in-law is in a really desperate situation right now.”
Suddenly, a static noise came from the other end of the phone, like the sound of an old phone being interfered with by a signal.
On Ji Ran's side, only Qi Mu, who was beside him, spoke.
"Zeng Yan is in a deep coma due to damage to his bodily functions; his soul is still trapped inside his body..."
Ji Ran naturally knew that it was Qi Mu's idea.
Even if a new body is created, that body will likely only be in the same state as the mother's previous body, only able to activate basic animal instincts, and it will be difficult to connect with the original consciousness.
Qi Mu's voice cannot be transmitted through electronic communication, so Zeng Yichen did not hear what he said.
He simply continued to plead.
"Ji Ran...please...we're willing to pay any price."
Ji Ran returned her attention to the phone call and said calmly:
"Zeng Yan and I have a grudge, you know that, right? Why should I help him?"
Zeng Yichen choked and lowered his head in shame.
Yeah, I even chased after Ji Ran before... If it weren't for her good fortune and Qi Mu protecting her, she would be dead.
How could I possibly ask someone to do me such a huge favor to save my enemy?
"I'm...sorry, it's alright now, I won't bother you any longer."
Zeng Yichen apologized awkwardly and hurriedly hung up the phone.
At that moment, the feeling of shame gradually faded away.
Then, remembering that he needed to go back to the ward to explain to his sister-in-law, Zeng Yichen helplessly squatted down in the stairwell, rubbing his head in despair. He then pulled on his fractured finger and gasped in pain.
Ugh... this is so difficult...
Suddenly, my phone vibrated again. My two fingers weren't holding it tightly enough, and the phone fell down the stairs.
"Hey!!" Zeng Yichen quickly got up and chased after him.
The phone crashed into the wall of the lower platform and the screen went black.
Zeng Yichen silently picked it up; he couldn't turn it on anymore.
Sigh... When you're down on your luck, you're really down on your luck...
Forget it, I've had so many good days that I shouldn't have had, this is just a reckoning.
……
Jiang Manxi listened to the voice coming from the receiver.
The number you dialed is unavailable, please wait...
I was very worried and felt a little wronged.
Does he not want to have any contact with me anymore?
"Manman~"
Lian Yuzhu's voice came through.
Jiang Manxi adjusted her expression, turned her head, and called out obediently.
"Mother."
Lian Yuzhu, with a shifty look on her face, came in carrying two boxes of limited-edition jewelry.
"Manman, take a look at these two pictures. Which one do you think is prettier?"
Jiang Manxi glanced casually at the two boxes of jewelry, one containing emeralds and the other sapphires.
She casually took the emerald set, thanked her listlessly, and
"This one is fine, thank you, Mom."
When Lian Yuzhu saw that she was about to take it away, she snatched it back.
"This is not for you."
Jiang Manxi was taken aback and blurted out, "Then who are you going to give it to?"
Lian Yuzhu smiled smugly.
"Naturally, it's a gift for my daughter-in-law when we first meet."
Jiang Manxi choked and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Then why ask me? My aesthetic sense might not match Sister Xiaohua's."
"Oh dear, you're all about the same age, so naturally it's more..."
She paused mid-sentence, glancing at her daughter and then at Mo Yilan's intellectual and refined demeanor.
"Well, that's true. Never mind, I'll ask your brother after he brings the food back."
With that, she turned and left without looking back, carrying the two boxes.
Jiang Manxi stared blankly as the door closed, without the slightest hesitation.
"No~~"
Did her own mother just criticize her again?
Something's wrong with this!!
Praising your daughter-in-law is fine, but why drag yourself into it?!
Is this something a biological mother would do?
……
The next day.
Central China Television Station.
Mo Yilan was holding a meeting with all the staff of the organization department, drinking a latte and listening to her subordinates report their ideas.
There was a sudden knock on the conference room door.
The receptionist came in.
"Sister Yilan, a visitor is looking for you."
Mo Yilan put down her latte, her brows furrowed slightly, clearly displeased with the other party's disruption of the meeting.
"After the meeting."
"But..." The female employee clearly wanted to say something more.
Mo Yilan impatiently interrupted, "You're not new here either, don't you know the station's rules? If you have anything to say, come find me after the meeting."