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  “Ji Buwang, look at my photo. Can you see my face?” He had to look at her photo some more to know what a human face looked like.

  “What are you trying to say?” After hearing Mu Jingzhe take turns telling people her last words, Ji Buwang was left a little speechless. “Now that you’ve talked to Auntie and the rest, including the kids, it’s my turn?”

  Although this could at least prove that he had a place in her heart, he didn’t want to know this at all.

  Mu Jingzhe choked. “I was just talking about the photo…”

  “I’m sure you want to say that if I can see your photo, you’ll leave me your photo so that I can look at it when you’re gone. But I don’t want to look at the photo. I just want to look at the living version of you. What’s so good about photos? They’re dead objects.”

  Mu Jingzhe said weakly, “Alright, I won’t leave a photo behind then.”

  “Stop thinking about photos and whatnot. Don’t talk as if you’re dying either. The doctor hasn’t said anything yet, so stop thinking about death.”

  Although the doctors were very worried, because the cause of the illness couldn’t be determined, in addition to the fact that she had lost too much blood, they weren’t sure if they would be able to resuscitate Mu Jingzhe should she fall into a critical condition.

  This was very dangerous, but without a final notice, Ji Buwang didn’t want her to say these things.

  “I don’t want to either. I want to live. I don’t want to die.”

  “Then go get treatment. If you cooperate with the treatment, you won’t die. Don’t think too much about it. Just cooperate.”

  “Okay, I’ll cooperate with the treatment. No matter what it takes, no matter where we have to go, I’ll cooperate.”

  As long as she could live.

  “That’s more like it.” Ji Buwang’s expression softened. “You’ve been feeling weak for the past two days, so you should recuperate here. I’ll get the doctor to come over and check on you. When you’re feeling better in a couple of days, we’ll go to the capital to have you examined. If that doesn’t work, we’ll go overseas. We can use this chance to handle the visa procedure in the capital.”

  “Okay.” How nice was it to be alive? Mu Jingzhe felt that she shouldn’t give up on hope.

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  Ji Buwang was very serious this time. He hired many doctors from all walks of life with money or by calling in favors. Apart from many doctors with various specializations, there were also many old medical experts who didn’t usually take in patients. Old Master Ji helped out as well.

  Old Master Ji was rather fond of Mu Jingzhe. Now that she had finally gotten a divorce, there was some hope for Ji Buwang. He couldn’t let everything go to waste.

  He dared not imagine what would happen if Mu Jingzhe should die. He had a nagging feeling that without Jingzhe, his grandson wouldn’t get married in this lifetime. Also, Xiao Wu would definitely suffer a blow.

  Both in his head and in his heart, he didn’t want anything to happen to Mu Jingzhe. If even his old bones were still holding on, nothing could happen to Mu Jingzhe at such a young age.

  At that moment, many experts from the county city came.

  In the next two days, Mu Jingzhe got much better, but after these two incidents, her vitality had been greatly damaged and she had been looking sickly lately.

  Besides, the worst news was that the experts couldn’t figure out Mu Jingzhe’s condition either. Ultimately, they decided to go to the capital.

  It was quite far away, so they had to take a plane to the city.

  When they arrived, they figured that since they were there, they might as well go to the city hospital to see if the old?TCM1?doctor had returned. The few experts who had gone to check on Mu Jingzhe previously also quite admired and recommended this old TCM doctor.

  She was quite lucky. The old TCM doctor had returned early, so he could check out her situation.

  The old TCM doctor took her pulse for a long time. “I can’t diagnose this specifically either, but the cause of the illness is in the stomach. It might be a bug, but I don’t know of a bug that can make people’s blood and qi run dry. I’ll prescribe some medicine for you to beat the bug and we’ll see how it goes.”

  The medicine prescribed by the old TCM doctor was different from the medicine usually used against stomach bugs. “It has a certain degree of toxicity. The people taking care of her shouldn’t try it recklessly.”

  Although she had seen so many doctors, this was the first time a doctor had said such a thing. He’d even prescribed some medicine specific to her situation.

  Mu Jingzhe thought that she could try taking it and see how it went.

  The medicine had to be taken, and they had to go to the capital as well. The kids wanted to tag along, but Mu Jingzhe didn’t let them.

  “Your final exams are just around the corner. You have to take them seriously. Studying is your priority. I don’t know when my illness will be cured. I can’t let you keep watching over me and neglect your studies.”

  Even though the children were geniuses, this was a fact that couldn’t be changed.

  Mu Jingzhe handed the children over to Shao Qihai. “Watch over them. Don’t fall for their tricks. Make sure they don’t run out to look for me.”

  Shao Qihai had a conflicted expression. Actually, he also wanted to follow her, but he could only nod. “Alright.”

  “The five of you have to be obedient. Remember to eat and sleep well so that you can grow taller. When I come back, I’ll check. Xiao Wu, you should go to Ocean City soon. You can’t make a mistake at your concert. I don’t want to miss it.”

  Even if she had to die, she would make sure she died after listening to Xiao Wu’s concert. Only then would this life be worth it.

  Other than Ji Buwang, Li Zhaodi and Mu Han were the only ones who went to the capital with her. Mu Teng stayed behind for business so he could continue earning money so his daughter could keep seeking treatment.

  Mu Jingzhe didn’t stop Li Zhaodi. She had said before that although it was cruel, if she had to die, she would die in front of Li Zhaodi to prevent anything from happening.

  When Li Zhaodi came out of the old TCM doctor’s place, she was much calmer and more energetic. She immediately bought a Chinese medicine pot and started brewing the medicinal herbs.

  “Here, drink it. I think the old TCM doctor is right. You’ll be fine after drinking it.”

  Mu Jingzhe didn’t know anything about the Chinese herbs prescribed by the old TCM doctor. Some of the names of the herbs were quite nice, but maybe the nicer they sounded, the more artistic they were. Therefore, she didn’t care and would just drink whatever Li Zhaodi brewed for her.

  The taste of Chinese medicine was really awful. It wasn’t just bitter but also especially strange as well. It was so bitter and awful that it made one doubt life. However, Mu Jingzhe drank it all in one go and didn’t complain about how bitter it was.

  When they arrived in the capital, they visited two hospitals, but the outcome was the same.

  On the other hand, the Chinese medicine that she had been drinking during this period seemed to be working.

  “I suddenly feel that I’m not so weak anymore. I feel like I’ve regained some strength.”

  Sometimes, Chinese medicine seemed to be the most useless, but sometimes, it was the most magical and would produce unexpected results. This time, it seemed to be working.

  They didn’t manage to find the cause of the illness in the capital either. They were originally prepared to go overseas to try, but all of a sudden, the Chinese medicine prescribed by the old TCM doctor seemed to take effect.

  In the beginning, Mu Jingzhe was afraid that it was just her imagination, but she slowly regained her strength. Her strength, which was like the power of an ox, started to slowly recover. As her strength increased day by day, she became certain.

  After testing her strength and easily carrying Li Zhaodi, she said, “Much better. Really much better. We don’t have to go overseas anymore. Let’s go back.”

  Li Zhaodi was overjoyed. “That’s great. You’ve finally recovered. This is wonderful.”

  Ji Buwang, however, was a little worried. “Are you really fine? It’s not a fake recovery like last time, right?”

  “Of course not. I told you, I feel much better.” In order to prove that she was indeed better, Mu Jingzhe easily lifted the table beside her. “See?”

  Ji Buwang: “I do. Let’s go back then. But the way you proved it…”