CHAPTER 541: CHAPTER 525: HOPE

"Xiao Xiao, come quickly! Come and see your uncle."

Qiao Hui excitedly pulled Jiang Xiaoxiao, not letting go for a moment.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was dragged in front of Song Qingyun.

The Song Qingyun in front of her was completely different from the witty, humorous, and wise uncle in her memory.

His eyes were tightly closed, his face was pale, and he lay there, silent and motionless.

It seemed as if everything in the outside world had nothing to do with him.

Jiang Xiaoxiao still didn’t know what was going on.

She hadn’t seen anyone outside for just a week, and the world had turned upside down.

"Uncle, what happened?"

She rushed over hurriedly, having no time to see Song Moting, so she didn’t know what had happened at all. She only knew that Song Qingyun was ill.

"A week ago, your uncle was found in his office, attacked on the head. After being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, he became a vegetative state. And the person who attacked him is said to be someone familiar. Your uncle has been kind to everyone all his life! I don’t know who would be so heartless as to want his life."

Qiao Hui’s words left Jiang Xiaoxiao shocked.

Could this really have happened?

If Song Qinghe encountered something like this, Jiang Xiaoxiao wouldn’t be surprised. Considering Mrs. Song’s conduct and Song Qinghe’s actions, it’s likely the couple could have made enemies.

But Song Qingyun was different; he was a genuinely good person, moreover, he always maintained a strong moral compass, never engaging in any wrongdoing.

Uncle Song is truly a gentleman.

It’s impossible for him to even argue with someone, let alone have a familiar person attack him.

The grudge must have been tremendous, or perhaps it involved someone else’s interests, but given Uncle Song’s nature, he would never compete with others over fame or fortune.

Whenever a situation arose, he always yielded where possible; he wasn’t the domineering type wanting to compete with others.

If even such a good person could encounter something like this, what on earth had happened in between?

Qiao Hui was holding onto Jiang Xiaoxiao tightly, "Xiao Xiao, there are no outsiders here. As your aunt, I beg you."

Jiang Xiaoxiao understood Qiao Hui’s implication upon hearing those words.

The ancestral secret remedy in her hands was something ordinary people could not obtain.

Song Moting protected her very well, ensuring that each time these peaches were handled through their couple, with no chance of being leaked outside. This was also for her safety.

However, the effects of the ancestral secret remedy were still known to a few people in a small circle, as it was not a complete secret.

Furthermore, with the secret remedy serving as an external guard, it made Jiang Xiaoxiao’s work much more convenient.

"Aunt, I understand what you mean. There’s no need to plead. As long as I can do it, I will definitely help Uncle. After all, he’s Moting’s uncle, and we are family.

The biggest problem isn’t whether I help or not, but whether the ancestral secret remedy can treat Uncle’s vegetative state symptoms. After all, in ancient times, there might not have been a term for ’vegetative state,’ I’m not certain if this secret remedy can indeed restore Uncle back to normal."

Jiang Xiaoxiao always thought her peaches could cure all diseases, but later she realized the efficacy of her peaches was sustained, meaning that after certain stages, the disease might indeed be cured, but it does not imply that you won’t fall sick with it again in the future.

If not properly maintained in the future, the disease could recur; the efficacy of the peaches can only maintain a certain phase; beyond that phase, one’s body’s condition is frankly the same as everyone’s.

Life still involves aging, sickness, and death.

The problem is that these peaches of hers mainly treat external injuries, while the vegetative state does not clearly fit into any particular category.

It would certainly be impossible for Uncle Song to have surgery, so having him drink the peach juice, she really did not know how effective it would be.

The peaches grown from the spiritual spring water have too peculiar an effect; she couldn’t possibly confirm at this point that a particular variety was especially for vegetative state treatments.

If a peach like that existed, she would indeed be remarkable.

But the uncertainty was too great.

The only thing she could be certain of was that she could let Uncle try her peach juice, but she should not recklessly use the peaches from the spiritual spring since that peach has opposite effects; if she fails to treat someone and ends up causing their death, that would be the greatest tragedy of all.

To Qiao Hui, it seemed like she had grabbed hold of a lifeline.

"Xiao Xiao, I’m a doctor too, I naturally know that not even a doctor can truly bring someone back from the dead. But one must do what’s humanly possible and leave the rest to fate, Your aunt understands that. I just want you to try it, even if there’s just a gleam of hope.

Even if it doesn’t succeed, your aunt would absolutely not blame you. That would simply mean it’s your uncle’s fate."

Jiang Xiaoxiao only mentioned those words to set expectations upfront. In fact, even without Qiao Hui’s request, she would certainly have brought out the peach juice upon seeing her uncle lying there, seeming like a dead person, as it definitely was not a pleasant feeling.

Even if it was a stranger, Jiang Xiaoxiao would definitely attempt to save them, let alone the fact that it was Song Moting’s uncle, someone from her own family.

However, obviously now wasn’t the right time.

"Aunt, I still need to go home to get those ancestral secret remedy medicines, and there might not be much left at home. I’ll have to go check first, and if there aren’t any, I’ll help make some for Uncle. So please don’t worry yet."

Qiao Hui nodded eagerly, even if Jiang Xiaoxiao had said it would take a year to create, she would agree. As having even a sliver of hope in a year beats being stuck like this forever.

"Xiao Xiao, don’t have a mental burden. Your aunt knows you’re a good child, a true doctor with a heart for the world. If the remedy really ends up being useless on your uncle, there’s no need for you to worry, you can consult your grandparents.

Your aunt isn’t the irrational type, who unreasonably pesters doctors when her own family member cannot be saved. No matter the outcome, your aunt will always remember this act of kindness."

Jiang Xiaoxiao squeezed Qiao Hui’s hand, giving her some comfort before heading home.

The situation was quite mysterious.

Upon reaching home, she saw Song Moting stepping out with a thermos.

The elderly couple both were bedridden in the hospital now, needing care, so Song Moting came home asking the nanny to make porridge, which he was personally taking to the hospital.

The past few days, he didn’t leave the hospital, attending to his grandparents.

Today was meant to be a brief trip back to freshen up.

He didn’t want to disturb Jiang Xiaoxiao, so even if she would return, it would only be to help care at the hospital, and it definitely wouldn’t be necessary to use the peach juice on his grandparents for these minor ailments.

He clearly knew what Jiang Xiaoxiao was researching in the laboratory.

So, he had no plan to disturb Jiang Xiaoxiao.

Tang Yuan was now being taken care of by the nanny, and during the day, Mr. and Mrs. Wu also came over to help care for Tang Yuan, such that his family owed them a great deal.

Upon seeing his wife, Song Moting was momentarily overwhelmed, at a loss for words.

He had been holding back from seeking out Jiang Xiaoxiao, waiting to approach her once she came out.

He knew Jiang Xiaoxiao might have a way to save Uncle, but upon finally seeing his wife, he truly didn’t know where to start.

All he could do was walk up and embrace Jiang Xiaoxiao tightly, drawing warmth from the act.

Jiang Xiaoxiao ran her hand along his back, "Don’t worry, everything’s going to be alright."