Wang Yifu transferred thirty million yuan to Ren Yuanhao's account without a word. For him, any amount of money was worth it if it could save his daughter.
"President, aren't you worried that this kid will run off with the money? And a congenital cold pulse is extremely rare. Is it too reckless to place your hope on him?"
How could he not hate and envy this man who so easily took his place in Wang Yifu's heart?
"I've placed my hope on you for over a decade, Academician Gao. Have you ever given me any good news?" Wang Yifu glanced at the visibly displeased Academician Gao and said meaningfully, "Since we've reached this point, I, Wang Yifu, must try every method available."
Academician Gao was clearly cornered by his words, his jealousy intensifying. He gritted his teeth, his jaw clicking audibly.
Ren Yuanhao, after receiving the money, claimed he was going to get the medicine. In reality, he headed to a very secluded alley.
"Hey, System Sister, the money is here, I want the medicine."
"Oh? It seems that little girl has reached her final moments."
"Stop the nonsense, hurry up." Ren Yuanhao was anxious. He could even feel his heart pounding rapidly, his chest heaving like a bellows in an ancient smelting furnace.
"What's the rush? This is thirty million yuan. Don't you want to admire it a little longer?"
"No matter how much I look, it's still someone else's. Besides, with you around, I'll become a rich man sooner or later!"
"That's not certain. If you don't curb your philanthropic intentions, you might still be a pauper. Alright, enough idle chatter. Points conversion complete, please click to confirm exchange."
Ren Yuanhao's hand trembled slightly, then he firmly tapped the exchange button. Shortly after, a dark green medicinal pill appeared in his palm.
"Wow, it doesn't look like a thirty-million-yuan pill at all," Ren Yuanhao mused.
"Are you expecting it to be plated with gold and packed in a huanghuali wood box to show sincerity?"
Ren Yuanhao snorted dismissively and then excitedly ran back to Wang Xin's ward.
At this moment, Wang Xin's condition was worsening.
"Academician Gao, what's going on?"
"The cold poison is becoming more violent each time, almost like tidal phenomena. However, we can't find anything causing the cold poison to spread."
"Don't tell me that. How much longer can my daughter hold on?"
"I don't know. I'm doing my best."
Academician Gao took out another expensive gene reagent and was about to inject it into Wang Xin's arm when the ward door burst open!
"Ren Yuanhao! Did you get the medicine?" Wang Yifu's eyes shone brightly.
"Yes, she must take it immediately!" Ren Yuanhao extended his hand. The dark green pill radiated a strange glow!
Academician Gao frowned, picked up the pill, and examined it closely. He couldn't discern any mystery within it and asked with suspicion, "Where did this medicine come from? What are its ingredients? If the young lady takes it so rashly, what if—"
"If I knew the ingredients, would I need to spend thirty million to buy it?" Ren Yuanhao wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, his gaze fixed on the heart monitor. The steadily decreasing numbers felt like solidified cold air, seeping towards him.
"No, I must be responsible for the young lady's life. I need to analyze the ingredients of this medicine before I can safely let the young lady take it." As Academician Gao reached to take the pill to the laboratory, Wang Yifu stopped him.
"Old Gao, time is of the essence. There's no need to be suspicious at a time like this."
Wang Yifu snatched the pill from Academician Gao's hand, completely disregarding his ashen face. Then, with Ren Yuanhao's help, he steadily administered the pill into Wang Xin's abdomen.
What followed was an agonizing wait that was almost suffocating.
The lines on the heart monitor grew flatter, the numbers lower. Wang Xin's body temperature gradually turned cold, her face so pale it seemed covered in frost.
An unseen wind seemed to stir within the high-tech ward, like the grim reaper approaching with his black scythe.
There was no conversation between the three; they stood frozen, like sinners awaiting God's judgment, their faces pale, a nameless anxiety in their eyes.
"Beep beep, have you considered that this medicine might not work?"
"Holy hell! How dare you say something like that in this atmosphere? Are you trying to get me killed?"
When Ren Yuanhao heard the irresponsible voice in his mind, his legs instantly went weak. If his hands hadn't reacted quickly enough to grab the magnesium-aluminum alloy frame of the nearby bed, he would have collapsed onto the floor.
"Don't mess with me, okay? If you screw me over, I guarantee I'll be hunted to the ends of the earth!"
The system fell silent.
"Damn it, haven't you heard that silence is the most terrifying thing!"
Just as Ren Yuanhao's spirits plummeted, the faint undulating line on the heart monitor suddenly straightened. The monotonous alarm sound, with no change, was like the blare of a death knell!
"It's over, it's all over~"
Academician Gao quickly moved his hand near Wang Xin's nostril, then felt her pulse. He stammered, "The, the young lady, she~ she's dead!"
"No, it's impossible! Xin'er clearly took the pill, how could she just leave like this!"
Wang Yifu's face was contorted with a kind of madness. Ren Yuanhao had seen this expression on the face of Yin Shili's brother before – a look of utter despair and having no way out, like standing on the edge of an abyss.
"Ren Yuanhao, didn't you say this pill would definitely save my daughter? Speak up!"
Academician Gao, already harboring ill feelings towards Ren Yuanhao, saw the president also confronting him and immediately turned his gun on him.
"I said long ago that we must ascertain the pill's ingredients and not resort to desperate measures. This kid must have taken advantage of the president's affection for his daughter, swindled the thirty million, and then gotten some unknown pill from who-knows-where, leading to the young lady's demise!"
"Speak, what are your intentions! My daughter favored you so much, and this is how you treat her? Come on!"
Wang Yifu picked up the bedside phone and roared with heartbreak. In less than ten seconds, seven or eight burly men appeared in the ward!
"President, what are your orders?" one of them asked with a cupped fist.
"Tie this kid up!"
"Yes!"
The seven or eight burly men, receiving the order, surrounded Ren Yuanhao like an iron bucket!
"It's not that I'm saying this, but if I wanted to leave, these small fry wouldn't be able to stop me. However, I won't fight back. I'm also very saddened by Wang Xin's death, and I do bear some responsibility."
Ren Yuanhao's expression was extremely grim. His mind was completely filled with the image of that day, the girl like a white rose.
This girl shared a room with you, unafraid of your ill intentions, yet your nonsense words were like pearls of wisdom to her. Her brushstrokes sketched mountains and rivers, but only you were depicted in vivid colors.
How could you bear to watch such a girl die!