Even after twenty-four hours had passed by, there was no reaction from Wei. That deflated Lihua's balloon instantly. Though it didn't for Mingshen and Bojing.
Bojing conducted another blood test of Wei and gathered the results of the process that happened after the drug was injected into him.
Jia felt helpless. She couldn't watch her sister depressed like that.
"Mingshen and Bojing are working. Have faith in them."
She never thought a day would come that she would say this about Mingshen of all people. But she also had to admit that he had skills. A devil who could turn the tide around.
Right now, she only relied on this narcissist devil to get Wei out of this pinch.
"Sis…"
Lihua softly called her out.
"Hm?"
"Are you angry at me?"
She frowned. "Why will I be angry at you? Don't be silly."
Lihua lowered her gaze. "Because I care for Wei even though…even though it was because of him that you suffered. I should hate him for hurting you. What happened…" she trembled. "I should take it as fate making him go through the same things that you did. B-But even so," she wiped her eyes, but they refused to stop.
Jia blinked. "You are thinking about that?"
"Yes. S-shouldn't you be furious at me for caring for your culprit?"
"No. Why should you? I am not angry at him for shooting at me."
Lihua was taken aback.
"Of course, I don't like him but not because he shot me. Because I was sure that he was responsible for our parents' death. I know what I was doing, Lihua. I knew the risks of getting involved in the Underworld. I could lose my life too. It is with any case. I hate him for killing our parents but…" her eyes flickered. "Seems like there was more to the night that I had witnessed him killing them. Then I got angrier knowing that he married you. Of all people, he married the girl whose parents he killed with his own hands."
She looked towards the ward and softly sighed. "But with this whole Jiang Zhen's incident, I saw how much he loved you too. It was so shocking to me. A man like him…can he really fall in love? But in all these months, he never once gave up on you. When I saw the madness in his eyes for you, it was when I had realized that ah…he really loves you so much. Honestly, I still don't know what to think about this. I don't blame you for loving him. You didn't know the past, and Wei filled that gap with his love for you so much that even after knowing the truth, you couldn't completely hate him."
"And I get that. He lied to you and erased your memories, but when I see the fierce and immense loyalty in his eyes for you and the pure fear of losing you, I suddenly feel that I cannot really blame him anymore…"
Jia's mouth twitched. "That man…is really strange. You want to hate him, but you really cannot once you know the extent of his feelings. It's like he…only sees you and nobody else. His world begins and ends with you. As your sister, I always wanted such a man for you who would love you without any reservations. I also appreciate the fact that he didn't force you to live with him after you divorced him. He respected your decision to stay away from him, and I admire that considering how far he went to prevent you from leaving his side. That would have taken him immense courage to let you go."
Lihua trembled.
Jia smiled and ruffled her head. "So you don't have to feel guilty about this. This thought had never crossed my mind. You are worrying over nothing. Right now, you should only think about your unborn children and Wei."
"But Wei is not waking up…" her voice choked.
Fu Renshu, who was quietly standing at a corner, slowly came forward and smiled. "It won't be for long, Madam."
Lihua looked up and met his red eyes who seemed puffy and swollen. The Mafia King in the coma naturally was heartbreaking for him and the whole Underworld. Chang Fang was so distraught that he hardly ate anything.
Fu Renshu had cried a lot. The news had hit him the hardest. He was not only his assistant, but Wei always treated him as his younger brother. There was not a single moment when he felt that he was serving Wei as some servant.
He was always treated as family. More than anybody, he hoped for Wei to recover as soon as possible.
Fu Renshu smiled, despite the tears in his eyes. "He will wake up soon. He cannot tolerate you getting sad, especially because of him. I strongly feel that Boss won't make us wait for long."
Lihua clenched her fists and nodded. "Me too."
She touched her belly and smiled. "Wei will definitely be there when our twins are born. I am sure of it."
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Late one night, Lihua rested on the couch in Wei's ward. Jiang Yubi had sternly said not to be in the ward anymore and instead sleep properly in a bedroom. But Lihua insisted on staying with Wei as much as possible.
Bojing then made arrangements for her to sleep comfortably if she needed to. She wasn't alone these nights. Qingqing stayed by her side for most of the day and then would jump onto the bed and onto Wei's chest and royally perch upon it as if his chest was her throne at night.
Horrified, Bojing had tried to take her away, but Qingqing only hissed at him and ignored all his attempts.
Lihua smiled. "Let her be, Bojing. Though it's a strange place, it's not like she is hurting Wei. Let her rest there."
Bojing sighed and gave up. "Alright," he looked at the cat and said, "Qingqing, be good, okay?"