Chapter 54

Because he spent some time comforting Xia Yanshuang on the way,

Zhang Chen and Xia Yanshuang took a bit longer to arrive at the hospital.

Hmm, perhaps because she was worried about her daughter, Xia Yanshuang’s face was slightly flushed.

Oh, right.

Strictly speaking, Lin Xi wasn’t Xia Yanshuang’s daughter—only nominally so.

By seniority, Lin Xi should be considered her niece.

Xia Yanshuang was Lin Xi’s maternal aunt.

“Young Master Zhang, Director Xia!”

Dean Qiao had already received the notice.

He hurried out to greet them in person.

He looked very nervous.

Could he not be?

Lin Xi wasn’t some commoner girl like Ye Yiyi.

If anything happened to her!

Dean Qiao felt he might as well start preparing for early retirement.

An eight-million-yuan annual salary job!

A spacious dean’s office and private lounge, plus those lovely nurses.

“How’s the situation?”

Zhang Chen didn’t seem concerned.

Whether Lin Xi lived or died made no difference to him.

At most, she was just a tool.

Dean Qiao quickly replied, “Not optimistic at all!”

The group headed into the hospital and went straight to the intensive care unit.

There, nearly all the hospital’s top specialists had been assembled.

Xia Yanshuang asked worriedly, “Dean Qiao, how much hope is there?”

“Director Xia, it’s really hard to say.”

Dean Qiao looked helpless.

Of course, he knew who Xia Yanshuang was. He also turned to Zhang Chen with a wry smile:

“Young Master Zhang, although our hospital’s facilities are among the best in Jiangdong City…”

“With Miss Lin’s condition, the current level of medical technology is like a drop in the bucket.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to save her.

Dean Qiao could only shake his head bitterly.

“We’ll do everything we can, but as for whether we can bring Miss Lin back…”

He didn’t finish the sentence.

But unless one was an idiot, they could guess what Dean Qiao meant.

Zhang Chen nodded, “Do your best and leave the rest to fate. If it really can’t be helped, then at least we tried.”

Just like that.

Zhang Chen had long known, Lin Xi was beyond saving.

Not just Lin Xi, Ye Yiyi wouldn’t survive either.

“Young Master Zhang, our hospital will do everything in its power!”

Dean Qiao was practically pledging a military order at this point.

In truth, this situation was both a crisis and an opportunity.

If they could save Lin Xi, it would be a huge achievement for both Dean Qiao and the hospital.

But if they failed.

Dean Qiao didn’t dare imagine the consequences.

He didn’t know Zhang Chen, the man behind the scenes,had no real interest in Lin Xi at all.

After sending Dean Qiao and the others off to try and save her, Zhang Chen stood behind the glass of the ICU room and glanced inside.

“You’d better be mentally prepared.”

These words were said to Xia Yanshuang. The meaning was clear:

It’s not that I’m not trying—it’s just that trying won’t help.

As for the promise he’d once made to save Lin Xi’s life.

A promise?

Sorry.

Would anyone blame him in this kind of situation?

Would they?

Not, right?

Xia Yanshuang indeed had no one to blame. She could only suppress her worry and nod.

“I understand.”

As the two spoke, in the ICU area, aside from Lin Xi, Ye Yiyi was also there.

But she looked much better off than Lin Xi.

Although she had nearly flatlined multiple times, each time she had been pulled back at the critical moment.

After understanding the situation,Zhang Chen couldn’t help but feel: “So this is the difference between a heroine and a side character?”

The so-called heroine, essentially the daughter of fate, naturally had fate protecting her.

Just not as strongly as the chosen one.

“Or maybe it’s because of that Qianyuan Mirror Ye Fan left her?”

Zhang Chen looked over.

The Qianyuan Mirror was still on Ye Yiyi.

That was probably one of the reasons she had managed to hang on until now.

In the hospital hallway, a few plainclothes officers were keeping watch.

Zhang Chen wasn’t surprised.

The Jiangdong City police had already issued a wanted notice the entire city was hunting Ye Fan, the suspect.

As Ye Fan’s only relative, Ye Yiyi was, of course, under tight surveillance.

Even if she were a vegetable right now, barely clinging to life.

“Young Master Zhang, we’re from Jiangdong City’s police department.”

Seeing Zhang Chen glance their way, the oldest among the officers quickly stepped forward to introduce himself.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Zhang Chen smiled politely, leaving the officers a bit flattered.

They’d met plenty of rich second-generation types and privileged elites before.

It was rare to see someone as courteous as Zhang Chen.

“Young Master Zhang is too kind—it’s our duty!”

The lead officer replied politely.

Zhang Chen didn’t mind. He looked them over and said,

“Let’s hope you catch the suspect soon.”

After exchanging a few words, Zhang Chen left alone.

Xia Yanshuang didn’t follow.

She stayed behind to wait.

Her mind was entirely on Lin Xi.

Until she saw Lin Xi safe and sound, she couldn’t think about anything else.

To this, Zhang Chen merely smiled. He didn’t try to change her mind.

Even knowing that Lin Xi had only a slim chance of survival, He didn’t say a word.

“If you want her to live, I can help.”

At some point, Xing Lingyun had appeared beside Zhang Chen.

No one had noticed her arrival.

But Zhang Chen just shook his head with a smile. “No need to trouble yourself. I’m not that interested in her anyway.”

She was just a tool—why care whether she lived or died?

Besides, the plan to eliminate Ye Fan was already reaching its final stage.

“Once Ye Fan is dead, I’ll be able to sleep easy.”

Zhang Chen’s lips curled upward.

He knew this world too well.

Besides, someone like Ye Fan—a son of destiny.

Zhang Chen didn’t believe anyone could threaten him.

If there were, they were few and far between.

Like the upper echelons of the Demon-Slaying Division!

And the most mysterious group in the division—The Ten Halls of Yama!

Oh, wait—there were only nine now.

Because Xing Lingyun had switched allegiances and come to his side.

Then there were some extraordinarily powerful demons in this horror-revived world.

They might pose a threat.

“After killing Ye Fan, I’ll need to focus on fully healing Xing Lingyun’s injuries!”

“Just relying on my daily yang energy infusion is too slow!”

“I need to keep drawing prizes—see if I can get something useful.”

Zhang Chen had already laid out a general plan.