Chapter 255 - 254: Chen Tianlong Awakens
After Wu Mengting completed the procedures, she didn’t go to the Tan Family Mansion. After all, for a girl to go so far in the middle of the night is a bit dangerous, so she simply stayed at a hotel nearby for the night.
Early the next morning, the two of them arrived at the Tan Family Mansion.
Wu Mengting didn’t disturb her grandfather; instead, she went straight to the pharmacy. She was quite familiar with the environment here since she lived here and would come back every weekend to stay for a couple of days.
After entering the pharmacy, the two girls didn’t see anyone, so Wu Mengting headed towards the small room. When she opened the door, she only saw someone sitting beside, dozing off, looking very pitiful.
Suddenly, Wu Mengting’s gaze shifted to the bathtub and discovered Chen Tianlong lying there, his upper body naked, leaning against the bathtub with his eyes tightly shut. Even so, Wu Mengting covered her eyes, feeling embarrassed to look.
"You’re here, huh? Chen Tianlong is soaking in the medicinal bath, completely undressed."
Zhao Lei mumbled groggily.
"....." Wu Mengting was speechless. You could just say he’s bathing. Couldn’t you omit that last part? Don’t you know it makes a girl’s thoughts run wild?
However, moments later, her worry overcame her shyness, and Wu Mengting walked to the bathtub, then knelt on the ground, starting to caress his face.
"Why are you so persistent? I know you value your job a lot, but you can’t risk your life for it. Don’t you know how worried I am for you? When I heard about your accident, my heart ached so much."
Wu Mengting muttered to herself, no one could understand her feelings at that moment.
Even though they didn’t see each other every day, he was always in her heart, and she missed him every moment.
As she pondered, a crystal-clear teardrop slid down Wu Mengting’s cheek, falling to the ground.
Seeing this scene also weighed heavily on Wu Mengting’s heart, unsure whether Chen Tianlong would wake up or not.
"Zhao Lei, you should go out first," Wu Mengting said.
Zhao Lei nodded, then left the small room.
Seeing the door closed, Wu Mengting finally couldn’t hold back her tears anymore, crying as her tears splashed into the bathtub, visibly grieving deeply.
It was obvious how profound Wu Mengting’s love for Chen Tianlong was.
"Chen Tianlong, you must wake up. We still have so many things to do. You promised me that we’d find a quiet place to settle down, get married, have kids, and live an ordinary and happy life. I don’t want anything else, just you by my side."
As Wu Mengting spoke her heart out, tears streamed down her face towards the unconscious Chen Tianlong.
"Cough, cough... Mengting, you’re so noisy."
Suddenly, Chen Tianlong coughed a few times from the bathtub and opened his eyes.
"Ah?"
Seeing this, Wu Mengting was taken aback, thinking she was dreaming.
But with a closer look, she noticed Chen Tianlong’s face was no longer pale but started having a rosy glow, and his eyes were incredibly bright.
"Tianlong, you’re... you’re awake?"
Wu Mengting still couldn’t quite believe it. Yesterday the doctors said he was in a vegetative state, and now he’s moving? It was incredible.
"Silly girl, you cried yourself into a mess. If I didn’t wake up, wouldn’t you end up crying yourself blind?" Chen Tianlong smiled slightly, gently wiping Wu Mengting’s tear-streaked face with his hand.
"Hm, if I were to cry myself blind, would you still want me?" Now reassured that Chen Tianlong was seemingly fine, Wu Mengting began to pout playfully.
"Like I’d dare!"
"Is it that you don’t dare, or that you won’t?"
"Hehe, of course, it’s that I won’t."
Chen Tianlong quickly grinned and stated firmly.
"Well, at least you have a conscience..."
Seeing Chen Tianlong back to normal, Wu Mengting couldn’t help but break into laughter through her tears.
It was the joy of recovering what was lost. At this moment, Wu Mengting said nothing more, throwing her arms around Chen Tianlong’s back, resting her head firmly against his nape.
Chen Tianlong was caught by surprise at Wu Mengting’s sudden gesture but quickly reacted, reaching back to caress her face.
Though the scene wasn’t intimate, it was full of love.
Chen Tianlong’s swift recovery was something even Tan Tian hadn’t expected.
Typically, it would take a regular person three days and nights in a medicinal bath to see full effects.
But after Tan Tian’s check-up, he astonishingly found that Chen Tianlong’s body not only returned to normal, but all his meridians reconnected overnight and were fortified by some mysterious energy.
Most crucially, that mysterious vein had integrated with Chen Tianlong’s main Ren and Du Meridians. In other words, the Divine Vein had been opened.
"Chen Tianlong, I’ve got a piece of good news and a piece of bad news for you. Which one do you want to hear first?" Tan Tian said with a serious expression, unsure whether it was good or bad news.
"Then tell me the bad news first, save the sweet for afterward."
Chen Tianlong furrowed his brow, then grinned.
After all, having survived a near-death experience, what news could be more frightening than death?
"Alright, the bad news is that there’s a new vein in your body, and it’s a main control vein. Whether it’s the legendary Divine Vein, I’m not sure."
Tan Tian paused here, then continued, "Do you get what I mean?"
Chen Tianlong shook his head, indicating he didn’t understand.
"That is to say, if it’s the Divine Vein, of course, it’s good. But if it’s not, this vein could be quite dangerous—a wrong move could cost you your life. It’s like a ticking time bomb, you never know when it’ll serve you well, or turn bad as quickly as you recovered overnight."
"You mean this vein might be a malignant one, able to strengthen me quickly, yet just as quickly ruin me?" Chen Tianlong said with a mixed understanding.
Tan Tian nodded, taking a deep breath. "It’s just a hypothesis, hoping it’s truly the legendary Divine Vein."
"Haha, well, let’s think optimistically then."
Chen Tianlong was quite cheerful and suddenly remembered something. "So, Master, what’s the good news?"