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Chapter 1031:1031A Strange Old Man

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Perhaps Tan Rou’s filial piety had touched the heavens, and she found traces of that medicinal herb. The medicinal herbs were a collection of an old man. It was said that he had collected them for more than 50 years, waiting for him to use them when he was old. No matter what, he refused to give it to them.

After Tan Rou heard the news, she decided to personally go and find the old man.

Zhuang Liu accompanied her. If the old man was unwilling to take out the medicinal herbs, then he would think of a way to help Tan Rou get the medicinal herbs.

The two of them drove for a long time before they found the old man who had hidden the medicinal herbs in the remote suburbs. As soon as they arrived at their destination, Tan Rou was shocked by this place. This place was not a simple house, but a tall ancient building.

“There’s such a place in the capital?” Tan Rou was very surprised. “This house has been built for at least a few hundred years, right?”

Zhuang Liu nodded and said, “Yes. Originally, the government wanted to demolish this area, but the residents here were unwilling. They insisted that this was a treasure land with good feng shui and could not be demolished. The government couldn’t do anything about it. They could only persuade the villagers while looking for other places to develop.”

Tan Rou felt that it would be a pity if such a historical place was torn down. It was good to keep it now.

“The person we’re looking for is in the innermost part of the village. Let’s go over first.” Zhuang Liu followed the address his subordinate had given him.

“I heard that the old man has a very bad temper. He doesn’t have a wife or children and rarely interacts with others. He’s probably not easy to get along with.”

“It’s okay. As long as we’re a little more amiable, he definitely won’t make things too difficult for us.” Tan Rou had to get the herbs this time.

Their arrival attracted the attention of the villagers. Both adults and children were secretly watching them. Some enthusiastic people even wanted to invite them back to their homes.

This was a group of ancient buildings, so many history lovers would come here for research. Some architecture and art students would also come here to collect wind.

Since people were coming, they needed a hotel and a place to stay. Therefore, the villagers here vacated their spare houses to make homestays, and the food they prepared was also home-cooked.

Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu were relatively young. When the villagers saw them, they thought that they were also students who came here to learn. They insisted on pulling them over to their homes as guests.

The two of them had important things to do. They definitely wouldn’t stay here for dinner. They asked, “Big Sister, do you know an old man named Zhang Feng here?”

Hearing them mention Zhang Feng, the people who had greeted them warmly immediately walked away as if they had seen something dirty.

Tan Rou was a little puzzled. She pulled the lady back and stuffed two hundred yuan into her hand. Then, she asked, “Sister, is there anyone called Zhang Feng here?”

The lady accepted Tan Rou’s money and was too embarrassed to leave. She said a few more words to her, “The Zhang Feng you’re looking for is at the westernmost part of the village. That eerie house belongs to his family. But I have to remind you not to look for him. That old man has a very strange temper and is very fierce. No one in the village dares to approach him.”

Tan Rou thanked Big Sis Xie and gave her another 200. “Sister, please take us to that old man. We have something important to talk to him about.”

When the lady saw the money, she smiled like a flower. She no longer cared about how scary the house was. “Aiya, how can I do this? Come, come, come. I’ll bring you to that old man, but I won’t go near him.”

Tan Rou naturally wouldn’t make things difficult for her. “Thank you so much.”

The elder sister led the way while Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu followed behind. The lady was a very talkative person. In just ten minutes, she had told them everything about the entire village. The most she talked about was naturally the strange old man.

The elder sister said that when she was young, the old man lived in an old house in the west of the village. At that time, he was not an old man, but a young man who did not speak much. He went out to work every day and went back to sleep at night. He rarely talked to the villagers. Then one day, he fell seriously ill. After that, he began to become mysterious and his personality became even stranger.

Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu looked at each other. They felt that this trip would not be simple.

 

Chapter 1032:1032 A Familiar Feeling

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The eldest sister brought them to Zhang Feng’s house and refused to walk any further. “You guys go ahead. I won’t go over. This person is too strange. I’m afraid that it will affect the feng shui of our children, so I won’t accompany you.”

Tan Rou finally gave her sister a hundred yuan, which made five hundred. “Thank you, Sister. We’ve troubled you to bring us here. This is a little token of our appreciation. Please accept it.”

The lady was very happy to see the money. She immediately accepted the money and reminded them again, “You have to be careful. That old man is very strange. He often talks about how he can see other people’s past and next lives. It’s really scary.”

Tan Ron’s heart skipped a beat. That old man could actually see what happened in her previous life. Could he also see what happened before she was reborn?

She had always been curious about why she was reborn. Even after seeing the stone, she had not figured out the reason for her rebirth. Although not knowing the reason did not affect her current life, she was still a little worried. What if one day everything disappeared? What if this was just Tan Ron’s dream?

“Xiao Rou, Xiao Rou?” Zhuang Liu saw that Tan Rou was in a daze and could not help but pat her shoulder.

“If you’re nervous, I’ll go in alone.”

Tan Rou came back to her senses. She shook her head and replied, “It’s nothing. I’m just thinking about how to tell that old man. That medicinal herb must be very important to the old mister. He definitely won’t take it out easily.”

After the elder sister left, Tan Rou took the initiative to knock on the door. The door was made of solid wood and was relatively thick. Tan Rou used a lot of strength to knock on the door.

However, no one came to open the door for her after she knocked several times. It was as if there was no one inside at all. However, there was a pool of water on the ground outside. It had not dried yet, which meant that the person inside had just come out to pour water.

“Is it because your ears are not good and you didn’t hear it?” Zhuang Liu thought that some old man was too old to hear. “Let me try.”

Zhuang Liu used a lot of strength and knocked on the door loudly, but no one came to knock for them.

Tan Rou was a little anxious, but she could not kick the door open. She could only wait at the side with Zhuang Liu to see if that person would come out again.

The weather was neither hot nor cold. It was cloudy today, so it was quite comfortable. The environment here was not bad. If Tan Rou was not busy now, she would probably tour around here with Zhuang Liu.

The sun slowly moved towards the west. Tan Rou and the others had been waiting for almost two hours, but no one came out. Moreover, the stone walls were very thick, so they could not hear the voices of the people inside.

Zhuang Liu looked at the setting sun and advised Tan Rou. “It’s late. Let’s go back first. We’ll come back tomorrow.”

Tan Rou refused to leave. This concerned her grandfather’s life, so she had to get the herbs from the old man. Zhuang Liu still wanted to say something, but he heard the heavy door open. The creaking sound reached their ears, and it sounded a little scary.

Tan Rou stood up immediately. She looked at the door and saw a skinny old man walking out. The old man was holding a bowl and seemed to be out for dinner.

After seeing Tan Rou and Zhuang Liu, the old man’s eyes suddenly lit up, as if he was very interested in them.

“Is this Mr. Zhang Feng?”Tan Rou asked.

After Zhang Feng saw her, he kept staring at her as if he wanted to see through her.

Tan Rou felt a little strange. She felt that this old man had a familiar aura, but she could not remember where she had seen him before. Although she knew many old men, she was sure that she had never seen this person before.

“Mr. Zhang?” Tan Rou asked again, “Hello!”

Zhang Feng was still looking into Tan Ron’s eyes. Then, he smiled and said something very surprising. “We finally meet. The fated ones.”

Zhuang Liu became alert. He stood in front of Tan Rou and asked, “Do you know us?”

The skinny old man narrowed his eyes and smiled. “I don’t knowyou, but I think I should know this little girl.”

Tan Rou was more alert. She said, “Mr. Zhang, I heard that you have a very precious medicinal herb. I want to buy this medicinal herb. Can you sell it to me?”

 

Chapter 1033:1033 Meeting Alone

 

 

Zhang Feng shook his head. “Young lady, I need these herbs, so I can’t give them to you.”

“I can give you money,” Tan Rou said. “I won’t take all the herbs. You just have to give me a portion.”

“I only have a little of this medicine. If you want it, you have to promise me one thing.” Zhang Feng stretched out three fingers and said.

Zhuang Liu said, “Just say it. As long as we can do it, we will definitely help you do it.”

Zhang Feng shook his head again. “No, not you. I’m talking to this little girl.”

Tan Rou patted Zhuang Liu’s shoulder to calm him down. “Mr. Zhang, what do you want to tell me?”

Zhang Feng placed his hands and bowl behind his back. He smiled and said, “Come with me to get it but only you can come. This young man can’t come with you.”

Zhuang Liu was angry when he heard that. “No, I have to go in with her!”

Zhang Feng disagreed. “No, you’re not fated, so you can’t hear us.”

Zhuang Liu grabbed Tan Ron’s hand. “Rourou, let’s go first. I’ve already sent someone to look for that medicinal herb. There will be news soon.”

Old Master Zhang Feng narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhuang Liu. “I’m the only one who has this medicinal herb. If you want to find it, you’ll probably have to wait for many years. But seeing how anxious you are, I don’t think you can wait any longer, right?”

Tan Rou couldn’t wait any longer. She had prepared everything except for this medicinal herb.

“Alt Liu, don’t be nervous. I’ll go with him to get the medicine. You wait outside. Don’t worry. There won’t be any problems.” Tan Rou said.

Zhuang Liu frowned and thought for a while. In the end, he decided to let Tan Rou go alone. However, he reminded Tan Rou, “If there’s anything wrong, send me a voice message immediately or just shout. I’ll be outside.”

Tan Rou nodded. “Okay, I understand.”

An old man and a young man walked into the big house. Zhang Feng turned around and said, “This door won’t be closed but you can’t walk in either. Otherwise, I won’t give it to you.”

Zhuang Liu still did not let down his guard, but he agreed to Zhang Feng’s request. He just stood at the door and waited, not walking in.

The room was dark. There were two tall windows high up in the room. Although there was light, it could not illuminate the room. Moreover, there was a very strong musty smell in this room. It seemed that it was not often opened for ventilation.

Zhang Feng walked slowly in front without saying a word. Tan Rou was not afraid of Zhang Feng. She felt that Zhang Feng was very familiar. It was as if this person would not hurt her or make things difficult for her.

Tan Rou followed Zhang Feng into the attic. It was very empty, with only a huge box there.

“You don’t know me, but I know you.” Zhang Feng suddenly said.

“How do you know me?” Tan Rou asked.

“Do you remember what happened in your past life?” Zhang Feng turned around and smiled.

Tan Ron’s eyes widened. “What nonsense are you talking about?” she asked nervously.

” “Wiry don’t I understand?”

However, Zhang Feng was not angry. He continued to smile and tell a story. “I was a very stupid person in my previous life. I was so stupid that I killed my wife and daughter. They were very good to me, but I didn’t know how to cherish them. Before I died, a voice suddenly asked me if I wanted to do it again. I agreed and went back to the time when I wasn’t married.”

When Tan Rou heard this story, she felt that it was very familiar. In her previous life, she was also very stupid. Not only did she kill her family, but she also destroyed her family. In the end, she also died.

Zhang Feng continued, “I returned to my youth, but I didn’t marry my wife from my previous life. She married someone else and gave birth to a daughter. They are still living happily ever after.”

“That’s good.” Tan Rou said.

“An expert gave me this medicinal herb. He said that this can let me live longer, but I have to do more good deeds.” Zhang Feng continued, “Although I don’t go out often, I’ve done a lot of good deeds. Now that I’m about to die, there’s nothing to remember.”

“What do you want me to do?” Tan Rou asked.

“I don’t need to do anything,” Zhang Feng said. “It’s just that I’ve been hiding this in my heart for most of my life. I just want to tell others.”

 

Chapter 1034:1034 Together Forever

 

 

Tan Ron understood this feeling very well. She also wanted to tell others about her rebirth, but no one would believe her. They might think that she had a mental problem and send her to a mental hospital.

“Do you not need me to do anything for you?” Tan Rou asked worriedly. She didn’t like to owe others favors. Since she had taken Zhang Feng’s things, she wanted to help Zhang Feng with something.

“No need. Thank you foryour kindness. You’re a kind little girl. Little girl, you have to remember to be kind!” Zhang Feng said.

Tan Rou naturally knew about this. After her rebirth, Tan Rou had been saving people. Not only that, but she also donated a lot of money to help many children and elderly who had lost their loved ones.

“Yes, I will.” Tan Rou nodded.

Zhang Feng slowly came to a big box and opened it. He took out something wrapped in oil paper. “This thing is not mine, but someone gave it to me. That person told me that if one day, someone who is fated to ask me for it, I will give it to him.”

Tan Rou frowned. She felt like she was being watched by someone.

The previous incident with Tian Yong had already made her puzzled. Why would Tian Yong dream of something that happened in his previous life? But now, she suddenly had a guess. Everyone related to her in this world had this memory, but it was hidden.

“Do you think there will be many people who have been reborn in this world?” Tan Rou suddenly asked.

Zhang Feng nodded, then shook his head.” I don’t know, because I’ve never seen anyone else reborn in my life other than you but I feel that it shouldn’t be just the two of us.”

Tan Rou smiled. “It’s a little magical.”

Zhang Feng smiled too. “Some things can’t be explained by science.”

He handed the things to Tan Rou and said, “Little girl, go back quickly. Don’t come back in the future. My old life is coming to an end. I’ve already lived for two lifetimes. I don’t wish to live much longer.”

Tan Rou looked at his face. It was as if she could see herself getting old. She asked, “Will people who are reborn live forever in this world? Will I suddenly return to my original world one day?”

“After I was reborn, I lived for more than sixty years old. So I don’t know what will happen to you,” said Zhang Feng.

Tan Ron’s anxious heart suddenly dropped a little. Since this old man had lived peacefully for more than 60 years, then she should be able to live healthily. Even if she lived for 60 years, she would be satisfied.

“Thank you!” Tan Rou bowed to him.

Zhang Feng waved his hand. “Let’s go. I want to eat.”

Tan Rou slowly walked out of the house with the oilpaper bag.

Zhuang Liu saw her coming out and immediately rushed over. “Rourou, are you okay? Are you hurt?”

Tan Rou smiled at him. “What are you thinking about? What can that short and small old man do to me? Can he beat me?”

Seeing that he was fine, Zhuang Liu was relieved. “Did you get the thing?”

Tan Rou showed the things to Zhuang Liu. “I got it. Let’s go back first.”

“Alright!” Zhuang Liu didn’t say anything else. He pulled Tan Ron’s hand and left.

The stars in the sky twinkled. The two people on the ground walked side by side on the road of the ancient village.

“Aren’t you going to ask me what that old man said to me?” Tan Rou had been waiting for Zhuang Liu to ask her, but Zhuang Liu did not ask a single question. He kept talking about other things.

Zhuang Liu said, “Xiao Rou, you have your secrets. I know them, so I won’t ask you. If you want to tell me one day, I will listen to you patiently.”

Tan Rou kissed Zhuang Liu on the cheek. “Ah Liu, meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life!”

This was not the first time Zhuang Liu had heard this sentence. Tan Rou would say this sentence when she was happy, but every time he heard it, Zhuang Liu would have a strange feeling in his heart. It was as if this sentence contained a lot of meaning.

Tan Rou looked at the stars in the sky. Suddenly, she saw a shooting star streaking across the horizon. She said excitedly, “Ah Liu, there’s a shooting star! Make a wish!”

Zhuang Liu didn’t believe in such superstitions, but since Tan Rou had made a wish, he might as well make a wish.

Zhuang Liu and Tan Rou made a wish together, “I hope we can be together forever!”

 

Chapter 1035:1035 Better

 

 

After Tan Ron came back, she didn’t even bother to rest and immediately immersed herself in making medicine. As the herbs were precious, Tan Ron was very careful when she made the medicine. Fortunately, the proportion of the last medicinal ingredient was relatively small. Three small medicinal ingredients could be made into many small pills.

Three days later, Tan Rou came out of her lab. There were small black pills on the table. Although the medicine had been made, she had not tested it yet. She did not know if it would really work.

She came to the hospital with the pills and the Tao family.

“I don’t know if this medicine will work.” Tan Rou said worriedly, “Acupuncture is definitely useful. However, acupuncture can only open up Grandfather’s meridians. It can’t help his failing organs recover. If you want your organs to recover, you need this medicine.”

No one else dared to make a sound. Only Grandma Tao spoke up. “Go on, Rourou. Your grandfather doesn’t have long to live.”

With Grandma Tao’s words, the others also encouraged Tan Rou. “Rourou, go and try it. You’ve put in a lot of effort for this medicine. No matter what the result is, we won’t blame you.”

Tan Rou gripped the medicine bottle tightly and mustered up her courage to walk into the intensive care unit.

Zhuang Liu came over as well because Tan Rou would be doing the acupuncture today. He and Tan Rou cooperated very well. In the past, Zhuang Liu would wipe her sweat when she performed acupuncture.

This time, Zhuang did the same. He prepared the towel and then moved the stool for Tan Rou.

Grandpa Tao woke up slowly. He wanted to smile, but he was too tired to do so.

“Xiao Rou, you’re here…” Grandpa Tao said with difficulty.

Tan Rou took out the silver needles and put the pill into the water, waiting for it to dissolve. Pills had a longer shelf life than potions, so she made them into pills. If Grandpa Tao’s health recovered, he could continue to take them.

Zhuang Liu was ready. “Can we start now?”

Tan Rou relaxed her body and mind. “Yes.”

The two of them immediately began their mission of the day. One of them applied acupuncture while the other wiped his sweat. They cooperated very well.

Ever since Zhuang Yan had been cured, Tan Rou rarely performed acupuncture on others. Firstly, acupuncture was time-consuming, and Tan Rou did not have that much time to do those things. Secondly, the people around her basically did not require them. If they had some small problems, they only needed to take some medicine. There was no need for acupuncture at all.

Half an hour later, Tan Rou finally used up all the needles. However, she did not have time to rest because it was time to pull out the first one. This was a long process. Although Tan Rou was very tired, she did not dare to relax at all. It was as if her grandfather would be hopeless if she relaxed.

An hour later, all the needles were removed. Tan Rou immediately fed Grandpa Tao the medicine. No one knew when the medicine would take effect, so the Tao family could only wait. No one asked Tan Rou if the medicine would work because they didn’t want her to be nervous.

After a day and a night, Grandpa Tao woke up. His face was much better than before, and his complexion looked better.

Grandma Tao was very excited. “Rourou’s medicine is really working!”

The other members of the Tao family were also very excited. They immediately passed the news to Tan Rou, who had gone back to rest. Tan Rou had not slept for a long time. After feeding her grandfather the medicine, Zhuang Liu brought her back to rest.

Zhuang Liu heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the message. However, he did not wake Tan Rou up because she was too tired. Waking her up now would only affect her rest.

Tan Rou slept for a day and a night. The first thing she did after waking up was not to eat but to ask about her grandfather.

Zhuang Liu smiled. “Grandpa is feeling much better. We’ll go see him after dinner.”

Tan Rou nodded and suddenly thought of Zhuang Liu’s grandfather. “If I had found this method earlier, would your grandfather have lived a few more years?”

“My grandfather’s condition is different. He’s older than your grandfather, and he fell sick because of Third Uncle; even if we use that medicine, it might not be able to save him.” Zhuang Liu said.

Tan Rou was happy for a moment, but she was also a little sad. “The medicine only allowed Grandfather to live longer. It couldn’t prevent his death at all.”

“We’ve tried our best,” Zhuang Liu said.

 

Chapter 1036:1036 Strange Memory

 

 

“I know.” Tan Ron was still upset, but she felt much better than before. “I just hope that Grandpa’s body can get better.”

At Grandpa Tao’s age, no matter what they did, they could not prevent their death. They could only relieve their illness and prolong their lives through treatment.

Every two days, Tan Rou would treat Grandpa Tao. Grandpa Tao’s body was getting better day by day, but in the end, he could only barely walk. He couldn’t return to his previous state.

A month later, Grandpa Tao was discharged from the hospital. However, it was not easy for him to walk now. He could only sit in a wheelchair. In the future, he would have to stay in a wheelchair.

Tan Rou came to help him pack his things. There were many medicine bottles in the ward, so only Tan Rou could come and clean them up. The others couldn’t understand them, so they didn’t dare to touch them easily. These were life-saving things, so they couldn’t break them!

Grandpa Tao was sitting in a wheelchair. His hair was almost white, but his face was still a little rosy.” Xiao Rou, go to the side and rest. Leave these things to others.”

Tan Rou said,” Grandpa, let me clean up. I’m the only one who knows how to use these things. I don’t dare to let anyone else touch them.”

Grandpa Tao didn’t insist anymore. However, as he looked at his granddaughter’s back, many strange images seemed to appear in his mind.

In his broken memories, Tan Rou was still his granddaughter. However, that granddaughter was not as gentle, kind, and powerful as Tan Rou. Instead, she was a very fierce person. That granddaughter had helped outsiders destroy half of the Tao family and caused his children to die tragically.

Grandpa Tao shook his head. What happened? Ever since his health deteriorated, his memories had become very chaotic. He knew that his granddaughter was not a bad person, but he could not completely get rid of that strange thought.

Fortunately, he was now conscious. Although those memories that did not belong to him would sometimes appear, they did not affect his life. When he fully recovered, those memories would probably disappear.

“Grandpa, everything is packed. Let’s go now!” Tan Rou put her things away and turned around to see her grandfather sitting in a wheelchair in a daze. He seemed to be thinking about something.

“Grandpa, what are you thinking about?” Tan Rou walked over and placed her hand on Grandpa Tao’s wrist. She carefully checked his condition. It wasn’t that serious.

Grandpa Tao heard her voice and slowly came back to his senses. “I’m not thinking about anything in particular. My mind is just in a mess.”

Tan Rou massaged his head and comforted him. “Grandpa, you need to rest now. Don’t think too much about it. Do you understand?”

Grandpa Tao opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn’t say his strange memory. His granddaughter was so good. If she said those words, she would definitely be sad.

Moreover, it was just a dream. What happened in the dream was the opposite of reality. He could not easily believe such strange things.

Tan Ron’s family pushed Grandpa Tao outside. This was the inpatient department. 90% of the patients would come here as long as they were hospitalized. Of course, there were exceptions. For example, patients from the infectious diseases department would live alone in a place.

As Grandpa Tao was discharged from the hospital, the Tao family was in a good mood. They all came out smiling. However, this was a hospital. Most people had sad expressions on their faces, especially those who came in to be hospitalized.

Tan Rou and the others walked outside. At this moment, a middle-aged woman pushed a masked person inside. Perhaps the woman was distracted and accidentally bumped into Tan Rou and the others.

This was the side door of the inpatient department. The door and walkway were not wide. Two wheelchairs could walk side by side, but there were too many people in the Tao family, completely blocking the way.

Tan Rou and the others consciously made way for them because they were people who had been discharged from the hospital, while the other party was someone who had come to be hospitalized. The other party would be more anxious than them.

The middle-aged woman retracted her gaze. When she saw that the family had stopped there and refused to leave, she was quite grateful.

“Thank you!” The middle-aged woman smiled and pushed the girl in the wheelchair inside.

Tan Rou saw the masked girl and felt a little puzzled. The weather wasn’t that cold yet, so why was the girl wrapped up so tightly?

 

 

Chapter 1037:1037 Xue Lin’s Injury

 

 

However, despite her curiosity, Tan Rou didn’t go over to ask. After all, this was his private matter, so she couldn’t ask too much.

“Rourou, drive to the airport to pick up your brother. It’s all my fault. I almost forgot that he came back today,” Mrs. Tao suddenly said.

Tao Qi had gone to a competition with his teacher last month and was back today. However, because the Tao family was busy handling the discharge procedures for Grandpa Tao, they totally forget about him.

“Alright, I’ll drive there directly from the hospital.” Tan Rou nodded.

After saying that, the Tao family did not say anything else. They were all waiting for the two of them to leave.

Tan Rou really wanted to go up and see what illness the girl had, but she had been very tired recently and really didn’t want to care about anything else.

However, just because she didn’t want to provoke others didn’t mean that others wouldn’t provoke her. The girl in the wheelchair suddenly said, “Wait a minute!”

Tan Rou felt a pain in her eardrums. It was not because the girl’s voice was very loud, but because the girl’s voice was very ear-piercing. It was like the sound of an old train braking on an old track. It was very unpleasant to hear.

“What can I do for you, Miss?” The middle-aged woman stopped her wheelchair and asked.

The masked girl slowly turned her head to Tan Rou and slowly said a name, “Tan Rou…”

“You know me?” Tan Rou asked in surprise.

“No, I haven’t seen you before,” the middle-aged woman shook her head. Then, she lowered her head and asked the masked girl, “Miss, have you seen her before?”

The masked girl seemed a little agitated, as if she wanted to stand up from the wheelchair. However, her legs had no strength and she could not stand up at all.

The middle-aged woman immediately stopped the girl. “Miss, you can’t stand up from the wheelchair.”

The masked girl did not listen to her advice and insisted on going to Tan Rou.” Tan Rou… Tan Rou…” Her tone was very urgent, as if she was accusing Tan Rou.

Tan Rou tried to distinguish her voice and figure, but she couldn’t remember who this girl was.

The girl finally stood up. Just as she was about to take a step forward, she fell to the ground, revealing a pair of burnt hands.

Almost at the same time, Tan Rou confirmed the identity of the masked girl to be Xue Lin.

Tan Rou thought that Xue Lin was already dead. She didn’t expect Xue Lin to be alive. But looking at Xue Lin, she must be living in pain.

Four years ago, the science and technology building of Capital University exploded. The main culprit, Cheng Hu, was killed on the spot. Xue Lin, who was at the center of the explosion, was also severely burned. The doctor said that the possibility of survival was low. Even if she survived, the burns on her body were so serious that it was impossible to recover.

It was said that Xue Lin had been unconscious for a long time before she woke up. She was admitted to the intensive care unit as soon as she woke up. She was already on her last breath. She did not expect to walk out of the intensive care unit alive.

Xue Lin’s family was quite well-off. Her parents were very rich, so they would definitely find the best doctor and the best medicine to save Xue Lin’s life. However, the scars on her body did not seem to be able to recover.

The middle-aged woman immediately ran over to help Xue Lin up and carried her back to the wheelchair, “Miss, be careful, don’t move! You’re going to have surgery soon. Don’t add to the wound.”

Xue Lin acted as if she didn’t hear anything. She kept staring at Tan Rou, “Tan Rou, Tan Rou…”

Tan Rou let go of Grandpa Tao’s wheelchair and walked to Xue Lin’s side. She greeted her politely, “Long time no see, Senior Lin.”

Xue Lin was stunned. She hadn’t heard this name for a long time. After she was injured, she never returned to school. She had been receiving treatment, but the results were very poor. After four years of treatment and countless operations, her face still had not recovered, and her voice was very hoarse.

“It’s all your fault…” Xue Lin couldn’t say too much, but even so, she still wanted to scold Tan Rou, “You b*tch, if you didn’t refuse to help us submit the proposal, I wouldn’t have gotten hurt.”

Tan Rou didn’t understand. She frowned and said, “Senior Lin, what do you mean by that? The person who blew you up was Hu Cheng. If you want to settle scores with someone, you should go to him.”

 

 

Chapter 1038:1083 A Ridiculous Crime

 

 

“It’s all because of you…” Xue Lin continued to accuse Tan Ron with her broken voice, “You refused to help us submit the project proposal, so that lunatic Hu Cheng had to work hard on the experiment, which led to the explosion. Do you think this is your fault?”

Hu Cheng was killed on the spot in the explosion. Xue Lin was the only one who survived the explosion. However, Xue Lin was too seriously injured to tell the truth. When the school investigated, they could only find out that Hu Cheng caused the disaster.

Tan Ron crossed her arms and said lazily, “Senior Lin, we haven’t seen each other for so many years. Your habit of spouting nonsense hasn’t changed. The explosion back then was caused by Hu Cheng. I didn’t make you fail the experiment, so please don’t talk nonsense.”

Before Xue Lin could retort, Tan Rou continued, “If your proposal was outstanding, the Tao family will naturally cooperate with you but your proposal is not that attractive. It is normal for it to be rejected.”

Xue Lin was furious. “If it wasn’t because you didn’t help us ”

She was too emotional. She had only spoken half a sentence when she started coughing violently.

The middle-aged woman comforted Xue Lin while blaming Tan Rou. “Little girl, our Miss is already badly injured. Why are you trying to anger her?” I don’t know what grudges you have between the two of you, but our young miss is a patient. I hope you can stop talking about her.”

This ability to twist the truth made the Tao family so angry that they laughed.

Mother Tao walked over to defend her daughter. “What you said is really interesting. My daughter already said that she didn’t cause the explosion, so you can’t blame her for it. Just because your young miss is a patient, did she have the right to be unreasonable? We were kind enough to move aside for you, but not only did you not leave, you even came to find trouble with us. How can this be right?”

Mrs. Tao was usually a gentle person but she does have a feisty temperament. When she was angry, even the all-powerful old master of the Tao family had to give her some face, let alone this nanny.

As expected, the middle-aged woman was frightened by Mrs. Tao’s aura, but she still said stubbornly, “There are more people on your side so we can’t say anything now. However, if our young miss gets sick because of you, then the Lin family in the Capital will definitely not let you off.”

Grandpa Tao and Grandma Tao had lived for a long time and seen all kinds of people. This was the first time they heard that someone wanted to kill them. And what was going on with the Lin family in the Capital? Could that small scale be considered a big family?

After all, the two elders were old. They were not willing to argue with these juniors. Thus, they said, “Xiao Rou, let’s go back quickly. Let’s not talk nonsense with them anymore.”

“I’ll wait at the Tao family’s house,” Tan Rou said mercilessly. “If the Lin family of the Capital wants to settle scores with us, let them come.”

When the middle-aged woman heard about the Tao family, she was also stunned. She just didn’t like how these people were rude to Xue Lin. She didn’t expect them to be from the Tao family.

However, there was nothing to be afraid of. Did the Tao family in the Capital think they could bully the weak?

“Do you think that you’re the most powerful in the entire city just because you’re the Tao family? If we expose the fact that you’re bullying the weak, you’ll definitely be scolded to death by the netizens,” the middle-aged woman said as she looked up.

“That’s up to you.” Tan Rou said lightly. With that, she turned around and prepared to leave.

However, Xue Lin stopped her again. This time, Xue Lin’s emotions seemed to have calmed down, but her voice was still very unpleasant, “Junior Xiaorou, wait a moment, I have something to say to you.”

“Xiao Rou, let’s go back quickly,” Mother Tao urged.

Tan Rou wanted to hear what Xue Lin had to say. So she said to Mrs. Tao, “Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, you should go back first. I will pick up Tao Qu when he arrives.”

“Then let’s go now,” said Mother Tao.

Tan Rou smiled. “Mom, she must have a lot of things to say to me. You guys can go back first. I’ll go back after I’m done talking to her.”

Mrs. Tao frowned. “Xiao Rou, what is there left to say?”

Tan Rou looked at Xue Lin, “That depends on what Senior Lin wants to say.”

 

Chapter 1039:1039 I Refuse

 

 

The Tao family felt that they should go back first. They couldn’t help much by staying here. Moreover, they believed that Xiao Rou would protect herself, so they left first.

Only Xue Lin, Rou Tan, and a middle-aged woman were left in the narrow corridor.

“Senior Sister, you really change your attitude quickly. You looked like you wanted to kill me just now. I didn’t expect you to change your tone so quickly,” Tan Rou mocked.

Xue Lin clenched her fists and said in a low voice, “Junior Xiaorou, I want to ask you for a favor.”

“What favor?” Tan Rou was interested.

Xue Lin touched her face subconsciously, “I heard that you cured Shang Jin’s face, so I hope you can make the same medicine for me to restore my face to its original state.”

Tan Rou was a little puzzled. Only a few people knew that she had made those medicines for Shang Jin. Shang Jin and the others might have said it, but her family would not say it. So who was the one who said it?

“Who told you that I was the one who cured Shang Jin’s face?” Tan Rou asked.

Xue Lin didn’t want to say, “You don’t have to worry about that.”

Tan Rou turned around and left. “If you don’t want to talk about it, there’s no need for us to continue talking.”

“The doctor told me!” Xue Lin said anxiously. The news of Shang Jin’s face being poisoned by a magical medicine had spread in the hospital.

“My parents went to ask her, but she didn’t tell me. Then, my parents spent a lot of money to find out from the doctor that you were the one who helped her make the ointment.”

Tan Rou was speechless. When she brought the ointment over, she had indeed told the doctor the truth. This was because Shang Jin was staying in the hospital, all the treatment was arranged by the hospital. In order not to take responsibility, the doctor would definitely check the foreign drugs. Tan Rou casually told the doctor about this. She just didn’t expect the doctor to tell Xue Lin’s parents about it.

It was Tan Rou’s fault for being careless. She should have told the doctor not to talk nonsense.

“So what? Senior Lin, we don’t have a good relationship, do we?” Tan Rou asked. “Do you think I’ll treat you?”

“I can give you a lot of money,” Xue Lin said.

“Do I lack money?” Tan Rou only found it funny. She might have been short of money in the past, but ever since she found out that her parents were rich, she no longer insisted on making a small amount of money. She only wanted to do research and make a lot of money. This was also the reason why she rarely treated others in recent years. If it was not her relatives or friends, she would not treat others.

“I know you don’t lack money, but if you can cure me, I’ll definitely be very grateful to you. I will help you if you need anything in the future,” Xue Lin said.

“I don’t need your help. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first. My brother is still waiting for me to bring him back,” Tan Rou said coldly.

Xue Lin finally got this opportunity, she couldn’t give it up easily. The reason why she said that was to let Tan Rou know the real reason for her injury and feel guilty. However, she did not expect Tan Rou to be so ruthless. Even after knowing the truth, she did not seem to have any intention of helping her.

Xue Lin thought of another way. She wanted to beg Tan Rou. As long as Tan Rou could cure her face, she would even kneel down to her.

“Tan Rou, I beg you.” Xue Lin suddenly cried, “Do you know? I don’t dare to face anything that can reflect light, nor do I dare to look anything bright. Every night, I dream that the fire will burn my body and burn my skin. I know you’re a kind person and will definitely help me, right?”

“I am indeed a kind person.” Tan Rou suddenly smiled. “Thank you for your compliment. However, I choose to reject your request.”

Xue Lin was furious, “Tan Rou, I really need your help. I beg you, why won’t you help me? Do you really want me to kneel down and kowtow to you?”

“No need. I wouldn’t accept it anyways. I don’t want you to hurt yourself and blame it on me.” Tan Rou said.

After she finished speaking, Tan Rou took out her phone and glanced at the message. She said, “Senior Lin, I’m sorry. My brother is waiting for me to pick him up, so I won’t chat with you anymore. We’ll talk again in the future.”

 

Chapter 1040:1040 Xue Lin’s Nightmare

 

 

After Tan Ron left, Xue Lin wanted to chase after her, but she couldn’t walk at all. She could only crawl out of the door.

The middle-aged woman’s heart ached. “Miss, don’t move anymore. Let’s go and settle the hospitalization procedures quickly! You’re going to have surgery tomorrow. Don’t hurt yourself more.”

Xue Lin sat on the ground in a daze. She said in a hoarse voice, “Aunt Juan, why am I so unlucky? It’s fine if that idiot Hu Cheng was killed by the explosion, but why must I suffer along with him? My face, my legs, and the skin on my body are all scarred. It’s too ugly!”

Aunt June gently hugged Xue Lin, “Miss, let’s not think about this, okay? We’ll go for the surgery tomorrow. It’ll definitely be effective this time.”

“It’s useless.” Xue Lin’s eyes dimmed. “My face hasn’t recovered at all after so many surgeries. The doctor already said that there’s no hope. What else do I have to think about?”

Aunt June had watched Xue Lin grow up. When Xue Lin was born, Aunt Juan had been the nanny of Xue Lin’s house. She didn’t have her own child, so she had always treated Xue Lin as her own daughter.

When Xue Lin was in trouble, her parents came to see her and helped her find the best doctor. Xue Lin’s life was saved, but her throat was damaged. Her face and skin were all burnt and could not be recovered.

Xue Lin’s parents no longer spent time on her and turned to raising other children. Aunt June was the only one who stayed by Xue Lin’s side. Every two months, she would come to the hospital with Xue Lin and then undergo surgery to repair her face.

It was useless. They were just wasting money here but Xue Lin and Aunt June didn’t give up. It was as if Xue Lin would lose the will to live if they gave up.

Aunt June pushed Xue Lin into the familiar ward. There was only Xue Lin here, so she didn’t have to worry about being seen by others.

His own face. The room was dark, and the curtains were custom-made, so not much light could enter.

Xue Lin was a little tired after crying and making a scene. She lay on the bed to rest. When she closed her eyes, her mind started to go muddled and she suddenly returned to the day of the explosion.

She saw Hu Cheng, her team members, Tan Rou, Shang Jin, and the others. Tan Rou carried Shang Jin out. Xue Lin begged Tan Rou to take her out with her, but Tan Rou only glanced at her and kicked her aside.

“I’m sorry, I don’t have time. I’m in a hurry to pick up my brother…” Xue Lin heard Tan Rou’s words.

Then, Tan Rou said, “I want to send Senior Shang Jin to the hospital. I also want to give her the ointment that I just made. That ointment is very effective. As long as I apply a little, the injury on her face will recover…”

Then, she dreamed of her parents and others. Some said that she was hopeless, some laughed at the injury on her face, and some took off her mask and put a clear mirror in front of Xue Lin.

Xue Lin saw Tan Rou and then herself. Tan Rou was too beautiful, and he was too ugly.

“Don’t look, I don’t want to look!” Xue Lin woke up in shock. Sweat seeped out of her normal pores, wetting the white bedsheets.

Aunt June heard Xue Lin’s voice and immediately came to her side, “Miss, did you have a nightmare again?”

Xue Lin changed for a while and then said calmly, “Tan Rou, Tan Rou…” I’ll definitely make her pay the price!”

The depression and pain made Xue Lin unable to differentiate between reality and a dream. She seemed to have really seen Tan Rou not saving her when she saved Shang Jin and the others.

In fact, when Tan Rou saved Shang Jin, Xue Lin was already unconscious in the laboratory nearby. She had not seen Tan Rou since the beginning. However, she was already a little delirious, so she took those dreams seriously.

“Aunt June, you’re the one who loves me the most, right?” Xue Lin took Aunt June’s hand, “You will help me, right?”

Aunt June thought Xue Lin was talking about the treatment of the face, so she said, “Miss, I will always be by your side until your face recovers.”

Xue Lin shook her head and a strange smile appeared on her scarred face. “No, Aunt June, I’m not talking about that.”

“What do you mean by that?” Aunt June asked.

Xue Lin touched her face and said, “I want her to have a taste of being burned by fire. I want her face to be as ugly as mine!”