This sleep left Lan Yuxi profoundly exhausted. She and Mei Xi had been locked in a battle for control of this body. Only after finally suppressing Mei Xi with her formidable willpower did she slowly open her eyes.
Her vision was met with a handsome face covered in stubble, looking somewhat haggard. Seeing the bloodshot veins in his eyes, Lan Yuxi's heart ached.
Before she could speak, Nan Xiao leaned over joyfully and hugged her, "Wife, you're finally awake!"
Lan Yuxi found it hard to breathe, her chest compressed. She tried to push him away, but when she attempted to lift her hand, she discovered she didn't even have the strength to do so.
"Nan Xiao, do you want to crush me to death so you can get another wife?"
Nan Xiao's body stiffened slightly. "Wife, is that really you?"
He pulled back a little, gazing intently into her eyes, afraid that the one who had woken was not Lan Yuxi but Mei Xi.
Lan Yuxi glared at him impatiently, "How long have I been asleep?"
"Seven days." Nan Xiao hugged her tightly again, as if embracing a treasure he had lost and found. This time, however, he deliberately propped himself up on his upper body so as not to press down on Lan Yuxi.
Lan Yuxi struggled to lift her hand and gently stroked his head, "I'm hungry, can you give me something to eat?"
"Yes. I kept it warm in case you woke up at any moment." Nan Xiao said, quickly getting up to turn off the warming plate. "You lie down, I'll feed you."
Lan Yuxi tried to lift her hand. "You're really going to feed me? I don't even have the strength to lift my hand."
Nan Xiao brought the food and placed it on the bedside table. "Second Brother said you just woke up, so you should start with liquids to avoid upsetting your stomach."
"Second Brother is back too?"
"Not just him, Aunt Ling, Mother, and Sister Yun and her husband are all here." Nan Xiao picked up Lan Yuxi, letting her lean against the headboard, then picked up a bowl of congee to feed her.
Lan Yuxi swallowed the congee and frowned. "Why are you all back? Did something major happen?"
Nan Xiao's hand, holding the spoon, paused slightly. "Is your seven-day, seven-night coma not a major event?"
Lan Yuxi looked longingly at the preserved egg and lean meat congee in the bowl. "May I have another bite? I wasn't very hungry before, but now I'm even hungrier."
Nan Xiao quickly fed her another spoonful. "There are some side dishes too, which one would you like?"
"Anything, I mainly want to drink the congee."
Nan Xiao didn't dare to delay, feeding her a whole bowl of congee spoonful after spoonful.
Lan Yuxi rubbed her stomach and looked up at him. "I'll eat more later. Go tell them I'm awake so they don't worry."
"How about I tell them after you've eaten your fill? If they know you're awake, they'll all come to see you, and you won't have time to eat."
"It's fine, I'm not that hungry anymore, and I dare not eat too much."
Nan Xiao hesitated for a moment, then obediently walked out.
Seeing him leave, Lan Yuxi quickly took out her phone and made a call.
"Eagle, has the matter been resolved?"
"It's resolved, but it wasn't our people who resolved it; Nan Xiao's people took the lead."
Lan Yuxi raised an eyebrow slightly. "Are there any survivors?"
"Yes, Nan Xiao took the survivors with him. He said that no matter what happens in the future, he won't let you worry about it anymore."
Lan Yuxi asked in a deep voice, "Is Hong Feng alive or dead?"
"Unknown. But it's been seven days, and after eliminating so many of his remnants and crippling so many of his businesses, he hasn't reacted at all. He's probably dead."
Lan Yuxi furrowed her brow slightly. Hearing footsteps outside, she lowered her voice, "I'll contact you later."
As soon as Lan Yuxi hung up the phone, the door was pushed open forcefully, and Mu Mu, with red eyes, stumbled in.
"Wuwu... Mama, you're finally awake!"
"Why are you crying..." Lan Yuxi smiled and picked her up, but in the next second, she sensed something was wrong. "Mu Mu, why have you lost so much weight?"
Zhao Zhao, sweating profusely, ran in. "Mama, you're awake! Is it really you?"
"It's Mama. Why are you all sweaty?" Lan Yuxi took a tissue and wiped the sweat from Zhao Zhao's face as he ran over.
"Brother is tired from practicing martial arts. He says he must practice diligently so he can protect Mama and me."
"Sister was sick and just got better."
The brother and sister answered Lan Yuxi's questions simultaneously.
Lan Yuxi's eyes dimmed. "It's all Mama's fault for making you suffer."
"Don't blame yourself, no one wanted this to happen." Lan Haolin and the others walked in one after another. Lan Haolin quickly went to the bed and asked with great concern, "How is it? Have you completely suppressed Mei Xi?"
Lan Yuxi pursed her lips tightly. "No, I can only suppress her with willpower right now."
Lan Haolin frowned. "This isn't a permanent solution. We need to find a way to completely suppress her."
Lan Yuxi sighed softly. "It's not that easy. I've tried many methods. We'll talk about this later."
Lan Yuxi then looked at Lan Jinsong, who was sitting in a wheelchair. "Dad, why are you back too? Can your body handle it?"
Lan Jinsong smiled. "I'm fine. I can walk on my own without the wheelchair. Your mother thinks I walk too slowly, so she insisted on putting me in the wheelchair."
Ling Yun glanced at him and walked to the bed with Tang Wan.
The two mothers each held one of her hands.
Tang Wan's eyes welled up with tears, and she sobbed, "Xi'er, you almost scared your mother to death!"
Lan Yuxi reached out and wiped the tears from her mother's face. "Mom, I'm fine. Actually, when I was in Norcas, I could control Mei Xi, but I wanted to create a false impression for Hong Feng, which is why I let her occupy my body."
Ling Yun reached out and tidied the stray hair on her forehead. "You child! You carry everything on your own. You're not allowed to do this anymore!"
Lan Yuxi smiled. "Okay, I won't do this again. Afterwards, I was a little scared. If she had occupied my body long-term, I wouldn't have been able to control her."
Nan Zhenting walked over with a smile. "Yuxi, I knew you could do it! Not only you, but our Zhao Zhao can too!"
"Oh?" Lan Yuxi looked at Zhao Zhao with affection. "What earth-shattering thing did you do to make Grandpa so happy?"
Zhao Zhao's lips curved into a smile. "I didn't do anything significant. Those shareholders bullied me for being young and tried to trap me, but I refuted them with just a few words. And An Ziling, he really thought Father was on his deathbed and wanted to claim a share of the family property. How laughable! I didn't treat him as an elder, and I retorted him so much that he couldn't say a word and slunk away with his tail between his legs."
Lan Yuxi smiled and gave Zhao Zhao a thumbs-up. "Well done!"
Lan Yuxi looked at Nan Xiao. "What does An Ziling mean? The family property shouldn't fall to him, right?"
Nan Xiao rubbed his nose. "He said he was there to claim it on behalf of my mother."
Nan Zhenting snorted coldly. "If you want to talk about who is the most shameless in this world, it's the people of their An family!"