Song Ning automatically looked at Huo Yao the moment Huo Jinyan finished his sentence.

  Before they arrived home, she already wanted to ask the same, but she did not know how to bring it up.

  “Maybe.” Huo Yao nodded and answered candidly. “Medical side effects might cause damage to his immunity and neurological system. Even if he can be saved, he might become a little slow.”


  Huo Jinyan said quizzically, “Slow?”


  “Uh huh. He might be slightly better than a full-on vegetable. He will be able to move both hands and will have a sound mind,” said Huo Yao.

  Huo Jinyan looked at Song Ning. When they visited the hospital, the doctor said Old Master Song needed a respirator and nutrient solution in order to survive. The doctor did not mention that Old Master Song could be treated.

  Now that they had options, it was a real dilemma.

  If they chose to save the man, Huo Yao might not like it.

  If they did not save Old Master Song, Song Ning might feel guilty for the rest of her life. Even if she had severed ties with her family, it was impossible to change the fact that they were family.

  Song Ning caught her husband looking at her. She knew what he was thinking and said softly, “Everyone dies eventually. I don’t owe him anything.”


  Even though Song Ning’s daughter said there was hope for her father, it never once dawned on her to ask Huo Yao to help treat him.

  Her daughter loved her, so she could not let down Huo Yao.

  Huo Yao glanced at her mother. She stood up and simply said, “I know what to do. Mom, Dad, rest early. I am going back to my room as well.”


  Huo Jinyan and Song Ning were stunned.

  Huo Yao nodded and quickly went upstairs.

  Song Ning watched as Huo Yao went upstairs before she smiled sadly. “I should not have come to the capital.”


  Huo Jinyan sat down beside her and held her slightly cold hand. “Sometimes, these things are unavoidable. We should just let nature run its course.”


  Song Ning sighed without saying a word.

  **

  Huo Yao went back to her room and turned on her computer.

  After using her laptop for about ten minutes, she took out her phone and tapped on WeChat. She had blacklisted someone for almost a year but finally stopped doing it.

  Her hands moved slightly as she composed a message and sent it: [When did Wei leave the clan?]

  She almost instantly got a reply.

  Y: [Oh god. You finally remembered me.]

  Y: [I thought you were going to blacklist me forever.]

  Y: [I feel so sad.]

  Y: [I am so pitiful.]

  Huo Yao rubbed her brow. Sure enough, it was a pure mistake to stop blacklisting this talkative and annoying person.

  Y: [Oh yes. You were asking about Wei leaving the clan, right? He left about a month ago. I wanted to secretly tell you about it, but you kept me blocked.]

  Huo Yao’s lips twitched. She automatically disregarded the last sentence: [Why did he come out?]

  Y: [Other than looking for herbs, he is probably checking to see if you are around.]

  Huo Yao’s hands paused without texting for some time.

  Y sent another text message: [I did not tell him anything. If you do not want him to find you, you had better hide properly.]

  Y: [Also, watch your back.]

  Huo Yao knew what Y meant, so she simply replied before ending the conversation: [Got it.]

  This time, she did not blacklist Y.

  Huo Yao sat quietly for a few seconds and put down her phone. She turned on her computer and signed into Cloud Realm.

  She tapped on the commodities marketplace and sent out a post.

  After sending the post, she looked at the screen profoundly. Huo Yao closed the page and turned off the laptop before long.