Xi Jia asked, "Did the doctor tell you that?"
Mo Yu nodded.
"Honey, I love you."
"I love you too."
Wu Yang clutched his heart and left the ward.
Once he reached the corridor, he managed to catch his breath.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that Mo Yushen, that cold and aloof man, could say such mushy things without batting an eye.
A familiar figure walked towards the other end of the corridor.
Wu Yang looked closely and saw it was Ji Qingshi. Ji Qingshi had bought flowers and come to see Xi Jia. On his way here, the doctor had called him and said that Xi Jia could hear again.
"President Ji."
Ji Qingshi nodded. "Why don't you go in?"
Wu Yang: "We can't get in."
Ji Qingshi was puzzled and looked towards the ward; the door was ajar. "What's wrong?"
Wu Yang: "I just got fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and now my stomach hurts."
Ji Qingshi didn't believe it. How could they possibly be showing off their love like that, and he even had a stomachache? He knocked on the door, "Jiajia?"
No one responded.
Mo Yushen and Xi Jia were still in the same position as before, deeply kissing, lost in their own world, unable to see or hear anything.
Ji Qingshi pushed open the door and went in.
He came out in less than half a minute.
Upon hearing that Xi Jia could hear, Ji Zhenghe and Xi Yelan rushed to the hospital. Xi Yelan's eyes were still red, and she shed tears of joy.
Xi Yelan knows Wu Yang and is good friends with Jiajia.
Hello, Uncle and Aunt.
"Hello," Xi Yelan said with a slight smile. "Aren't you busy today?"
"good."
Xi Yelan: "Why aren't you two going in? Isn't Jiajia in the ward?"
Ji Qingshi: "Yes. The two of them are all lovey-dovey."
Xi Yelan and Ji Zhenghe were eager to see their daughter and wanted to say a few words to her. They had seen their daughter and Mo Yushen being affectionate before, so they were already prepared.
Xi Yelan and Ji Zhenghe pushed open the door and went in. "Jiajia."
Ji Qingshi counted down in his mind: three, two, one.
The door opened.
Xi Yelan and Ji Zhenghe coughed lightly. These young people nowadays really know how to have fun; they're all into deep French kisses.
Chapter Seventy
In the corridor outside the ward, the four people stared at each other, waiting listlessly.
Twenty minutes passed, and it was unclear whether they had finished their intimate moments inside.
Xi Yelan gestured to Ji Qingshi, "Go in and take a look."
Ji Qingshi pointed to his eyes, "I still want to keep them to find a wife." Speaking of his eyes, he said to his mother, "Mom, you don't know, Mo Yushen almost blinded me. He even shone a flashlight on me."
Xi Yelan: "Then why doesn't Yu Shen take pictures of other people?"
Ji Qingshi choked, "Jiajia is alone, it's just me."
Xi Yelan chimed in, "That's right, who else would we photograph if not you?"
Ji Qingshi: "..."
Wu Yang chuckled and turned his face away. Suddenly, he realized he wasn't the most tragic person in the world.
Xi Yelan pushed Ji Qingshi, "Let's go in and take a look."
Ji Qingshi was speechless and could only charge into battle.
Mo Yushen was feeding Xi Jia afternoon tea: cookies he had baked himself, a glass of fresh milk, and a fruit platter.
Xi Jia sat cross-legged on Mo Yushen's lap, "Husband."
"Um."
She doesn't have anything to do, she just needs to call out to her again in a little while.
Mo Yushen took another biscuit and put it in Xi Jia's mouth; it was shaped like a small fish. Xi Jia bit the fish head and brought it to his mouth, while Mo Yushen bit off the small fish tail.
The door opened.
Ji Qingshi witnessed this scene. These two are probably like saccharin; they're always sticking together.
"Come in," he called out to the door.
This level of intimacy is now within their acceptable range.
After greeting her, Xi Yelan spoke a few words to her daughter to make sure she could hear her. Xi Yelan let out a long sigh, ruffled her daughter's hair, and gestured for her to eat a cookie.
Xi Jia had almost finished eating. She was too excited at noon to take a nap, and now she was starting to feel sleepy. Xi Yelan accompanied her to the inner room for a nap.
Xi Jia lay on the bed, feeling as light and relaxed as a ball of cotton.
"Mom, I'm fine. You don't need to watch me sleep. Go outside and chat with them."
“Mom doesn’t have much to talk about with them.”
Xi Yelan didn't leave. She sat on the edge of the bed, tucked Xi Jia's hair onto the pillow, and wrung out a warm towel to wipe her face and hands.
Xi Jia raised her hand and touched the wrinkles at the corners of her mother's eyes. Over the past year, her mother had aged noticeably. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, which hadn't been there before, had deepened over the year.
"Mom, I'm all better now. You should go to bed earlier at night from now on. Staying up late won't make you pretty anymore. Don't you want to be Daddy's little fairy?"
Xi Yelan smiled, "Just be a little fairy's mom." She held her daughter's hand, "Go to sleep."
Xi Jia nodded and squinted her eyes.
A moment later, she opened her eyes again.
"Mom, Cucu has been taking care of me for more than half a year and hasn't had time to work. I don't know how his business is doing. I have so much money in my account. After I'm discharged from the hospital, I'll invest in his club to ensure its cash flow. I don't know how to go through the investment procedures, so you'll have to come with me."
Xi Yelan nodded, "No problem, Mom has time every day."
She didn't tell Xi Jia that Mo Yushen didn't need her money.
Xi Yelan asked, "Do you still remember how much money you have?"
Xi Jia smiled and said, "Of course I remember."
Xi Yelan laughed, "Little money-grubber." Xi Jia has loved money since she was a child. She always managed to get her older brothers' allowances from them, saving them up to buy horses later.
Xi Jia: "I even kept a copy in case I forgot someday."
She reached under the covers, took out the paper from her pocket, and opened it.
The front is a photocopy of Mo Yushen's ID card, and the back is a detailed list of all her assets.
Money and vinegar should never be forgotten.
Xi Jia folded the paper and put it in her pocket.
She treasured that piece of paper even after it was folded and torn many times.
Before going to bed, Xi Jia reminded her mother again not to forget about the investment after she was discharged from the hospital.
With her psychological burden lifted, she quickly fell asleep.
Xi Yelan then went to the living room outside.
With no one in the living room, and afraid of disturbing Xi Jia's sleep, they moved to the hallway outside.
Xi Yelan went out to find them and closed the ward door tightly.
When Mo Yushen saw his mother-in-law come out, he hurriedly asked, "Mom, how is Xi Jia?"
"She's asleep, in a good mood." Xi Yelan was happy too.
Mo Yushen was still worried. "I'll go in and check. She'll be anxious if she wakes up and can't see me."
Ji Qingshi was speechless: "He just fell asleep."
Mo Yushen: "What if he wakes up?" He went back to the ward to check again. He left a note for Xi Jia: "[I'm outside the ward, chatting with Ji Qingshi and my parents. Wake me up when he wakes up.]"
In the hallway outside, Xi Yelan couldn't help but scold Ji Qingshi, "You should learn from Yu Shen in the future, and see how he treats his wife. You..."
Mo Yushen has been released.
Ji Qingshi interrupted his mother and changed the subject, saying, "Mom, my older brother just called. The drug from the research center in Switzerland has entered the third phase of clinical trials. There are no obvious side effects, so Jiajia can take it."
Xi Yelan couldn't believe it. "Really?" She grabbed Ji Zhenghe's hand and rubbed it repeatedly with extra force.
"Why are you crying over something that should make you happy?" Ji Zhenghe took a tissue and wiped away her tears. That year, she cried all the tears she could ever cry in her next life.
With Wu Yang present, Xi Yelan also felt she had lost her composure. She turned her face away and took several deep breaths.
Five minutes ago, Ji Qingyuan called Ji Qingshi to say that the second phase of clinical trials for the drug had ended and the report was out. The patient had no adverse reactions and the treatment effect was obvious.
It's hard to say how effective the new drug will be for Xi Jia.
Professor Xiang's new drug won't be ready for clinical trials until at least next year, and maybe even the year after. While waiting, Xi Jia can take the drug from Switzerland first, which might have unexpected effects.
Early next month, the new drug will begin its Phase III clinical trial globally.
He has already applied for Xi Jia to join the third phase of treatment. This time, she won't need to be hospitalized, and the pharmaceutical company will have someone follow up on her case.
He's going back to China tomorrow.
Mo Yushen suggested, "Mom, let's go back to your place after Xi Jia is discharged from the hospital." No one knew to what extent Xi Jia's memory would recover after taking the medication.