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Chapter 36

"Damn it, this is really fucking unlucky." A man kept muttering three-word phrases while impatiently ruffling his thick black hair. As the president of the prestigious Yun Kai Group, he was forced to attend this social event due to his mother's tears. With his perfect qualifications, he became the center of attention for various women at the entire party. He wondered why his mother was so eager to have grandchildren. He was still young, wasn't he? Maybe it was just out of boredom. Finally, the damn party ended, and he thought he could go home and get a good night's sleep. But coincidentally, his beloved car broke down at this moment. And as if that wasn't enough, the heavens decided to pour down heavy rain on him, further dampening Qu Haokai's mood.

"Fuck, bastard." Haokai cursed while resigning himself to inspect the car for the problem. He finally set foot on the ground with his long, slender legs. His beige casual pants clung intimately to his skin, a sensation that reminded Haokai of the saying, "Fortune and misfortune are two sides of the same coin." He should hurry up and fix the car and return home. For the first time, he wondered why his mother insisted on living in this godforsaken place. Instead of staying in a nice new house in the city, she chose this remote area.

Drenched in the pouring rain, Haokai reached the front of his car. Just as he was about to open the hood, a dazzling white light shone, causing him to instinctively squint his eyes. In his mind, he thought, "No way... I was just talking casually. God, you don't have to treat me like this, right?"

The light gradually dimmed, and Haokai slowly opened his eyes. As he looked at the scene before him, he wished he could convince himself that he was dreaming. It couldn't be real; he shouldn't have seen something he wasn't supposed to see.

The usual human reaction is to escape, right? Yes, Haokai wanted to escape, but that thing happened to land on his car.

The heavy rain gradually intensified, accompanied by thunderous sounds in the sky. Dragon-like lights flickered, and the rain incessantly washed over the woman lying on the car hood. Her disheveled long hair covered her face, making it difficult to see her appearance clearly. Haokai kept thinking to himself, "Leave quickly, it's just a car. I can buy another one," but his rationality wouldn't allow him to do so.

"Pain..." A very soft cry, and he didn't know when he fainted. But the cold rain woke him up, and he moved his body slightly. His head was still dizzy, and he weakly propped himself up with his hands. He noticed someone in front of him and raised his head slightly. A soft call came from his mouth, "Yun Tian." He leaned towards him. Due to excessive blood loss, he also fainted.

Out of instinct, Haokai caught the woman who almost fell off the car. The first thing he felt was how light she was. Her skin was cold from being soaked in the rain. He quickly returned to his car, disregarding the fact that both of them were dripping wet, and gently placed the woman in the passenger seat.

"Phew, this is really damn troublesome." Regaining his senses, Haokai looked at the disheveled woman beside him and cursed under his breath. He brushed aside the strands of hair covering her face, and took a sharp breath. Who was so cruel to have disfigured her like this? The natural color of her blood was not visible before due to the rain, but now it was flowing in its original red color.

"Damn it," Haokai looked at this troublesome situation that had dropped from the sky. He was also injured. Frustrated, he pounded the steering wheel and opened the car door again. He skillfully walked to the front of the car and focused on repairing it. In less than five minutes, Haokai, completely soaked and freezing, returned to the car. He glanced at the still unconscious woman and drove to the largest and best hospital in the city.

Standing tiredly at the open door of the operating room, Haokai's clothes were soaked and he hadn't changed. His gaze was deep as he stared at the marble floor of the hospital, clearly lost in thought.

A melodious ringtone sounded outside the quiet operating room, and Haokai quickly took out his phone from his pocket. Without even looking at the caller ID, he answered the call. A low, husky, yet sensitive voice spoke to the person on the other end of the phone, "Mom, you're still awake?"

"Xiao Kai, do you know that I'm still awake? I told you to come back to the old house today, but you still haven't returned." The gentle voice sounded warm, and at this moment, it was scolding him discontentedly, although there was obvious concern in her words.

"Mom..." Haokai whispered "mom" before finally speaking after a long pause, "I picked up an injured woman on my way back. She's in the hospital now."

"What? Is she okay? Are you hurt, Xiao Kai?" Worried questions came from the other end of the phone, and the gentle voice couldn't help but sound concerned.

"Mom, don't worry. I'm fine, but that woman..." Haokai now regretted why he mentioned picking up a woman to his mom. He couldn't explain properly now.

"What's the matter exactly? Xiao Kai, tell me."

"I'm not sure either. When I saw her, she had been disfigured by someone," Haokai pondered for a long time and decided not to tell his mom that she appeared out of nowhere.

"Ah, that's so pitiful. Who would do something so wicked?" A voice of indignation came from the other end.

"Mom, you should go to sleep. Remember to apologize to my brother for me. I can't pay my respects to him today. As for this situation, mom, if you're worried, I'll pick you up tomorrow, alright?" Haokai spoke softly to the other side of the phone.

"Well, I guess it can't be helped. As long as you're okay. If you find out tomorrow if anyone is missing or... a girl, let me know." She wanted to say "kidnapped," but she thought better of it. After her mother's worried admonition, the call ended.

Annoyed, Haokai raked his wet hair with his slender and graceful hands. Frustrated, he pinched his nose bridge. His hand reached into the pocket of his casual attire and pulled out a cigarette and a lighter. As he looked down, he threw the items on the waiting chair next to him and exclaimed, "Damn it, they're soaked."

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Time passed by second by second, and Haokai maintained his standing posture at the entrance of the operating room. His gaze remained deep, and suddenly the light above the operating room door went out. Haokai instinctively looked up at the door, questioning himself why he had saved her. He couldn't understand.

The operating room door opened from the inside, and a doctor wearing a white coat stepped out first. When he saw Haokai at the door, he walked towards him and said, "You brat, how did you manage to turn that girl into such a state?" The doctor spoke while removing his mask and hat, revealing a face that resembled Haokai's to a great extent.

"Dad, it's not like that. I found her on my way back to the old house," Haokai weakly explained to his father.

"What? Xiao Kai, you're becoming more and more capable. You even managed to find a living person," his father joked, although it was already the end of the 20th century. Could such a delicate girl appear in this remote mountainous area?

"Dad, I won't argue with you. How is the girl doing?" Haokai asked his father earnestly.

"Oh, physically she's fine. It's just a pity about her once-beautiful face. I did everything I could. Hopefully, it can be somewhat improved. Currently, the doctors have given her some intravenous drips, and she's in the intensive care unit," his father expressed regret, recalling the delicate face that seemed to have been deeply wounded by a sharp object during the surgery. He felt an indescribable sense of pity and sympathy. This girl, who was originally fine, now had such deep scars on her face. It was really a pity.

His father looked at his soaking wet son, furrowing his eyebrows with displeasure. He spoke in a stern tone, "You, look at your current state. If your mother sees you like this, she'll definitely scold you. Alright, let's go to my office and change your wet clothes."

"Okay," Haokai nodded lightly and followed his father out of the operating room.

"Director... something's not right... the patient just went into shock," a nurse rushed into the director's office, not even bothering to knock on the door.

"What? Hurry," his father commanded his subordinates while giving his son a reassuring look. He then left the office together with the nurse.

At this moment, Haokai had a wry expression on his handsome face. He helplessly thought to himself, "What's going on?" He roughly raked his black hair with his hands and weakly sat on his father's office chair.

Where am I? Why are there so many people below? What are they doing? A series of question marks filled Haokai's mind, and he floated in the air with a bewildered expression, watching the people coming and going below. With a serious expression, he had no idea that his soul had drifted away from his body.

"Quick, prepare for defibrillation," his father commanded as soon as he entered the room, with only one thought in mind: to save the patient.

"Yes, Director." Following the director's command, the medical staff quickly prepared the equipment. They adjusted the frequency of the defibrillator to an appropriate level and waited for his father's instructions.

"Start," his father calmly gave the order, fully aware of the danger involved. If they didn't do this, would they just watch the girl die? No, that was not an option.

There was chaos below, but I floated lightly in the air. I had a conversation with the golden light in my abdomen, furrowing my brows and speaking in a muffled voice, "Do you want me to go down?"

The golden light seemed to understand the question from Pochun, flickering softly for a few times, giving Pochun a feeling that it enjoyed being gently touched by him.

For some reason, I really liked it. It felt familiar and comforting. Lost in my thoughts at that moment...

"Director, it's not working. It's getting dangerous," a doctor said to his father, sweat dripping down his forehead.

"Increase the power. No matter what, we must do our best to save her," his father knew that it was dangerous, but if they didn't do this, what would happen to the girl? No, they couldn't just stand by.

As the strong current shook my floating soul, I felt a pulling force from my body. "Ah..." I let out a cry of agony as I felt myself uncontrollably descending. It was at this moment that memories flashed in my mind—turbulent waves, painful choices, forgotten pasts, tender howls, the ignorant rebirth of myself, falling in love with him again, and sweet moments of happiness. Everything rushed forth, leaving me with no escape. Who? Who am I? I am... Pochun, the Northern God General of the Kingdom of Qi, the general whom the emperor relied on the most.

"Phew... she has a heartbeat," the doctors sighed with relief as they saw the weak but present signs on the monitoring equipment. His father's lips curled up slowly. It had been really dangerous.

However, no one noticed the expression on the face wrapped in bandages, nor did they notice a glistening tear rolling down from the corner of an eye.

"Nurse Yao, Doctor Chen, pay close attention to the condition of this patient. The rest of you, go back to your positions. Thank you all for your hard work," his father arranged the caregiving staff and turned to leave the ward for his office.

"Yes, Director," the doctors and nurses professionally tidied up the scattered tools and quickly left, leaving only the two designated individuals behind.

As soon as his father entered the office, he saw his son wearing a pensive expression. Thinking that his son was worried about the girl, he kindly said, "Kid, don't worry. She's fine now, but she still needs to be observed."

"Dad," when Haokai heard his father's words, his worries indeed subsided. However, if he explained it like this to his father, how could he explain the unlucky situation he had gotten himself into?

"What's wrong? Why do you still have an anxious look on your face?" A father who knows his son approached him and gently patted his son's shoulder, showing a willing-to-listen expression.

"Dad, she might not be from around here," that was the only thing Haokai was certain of. In this day and age, how could someone appear out of nowhere like this? It wasn't a circus performance, and it couldn't be explained by anything rational.

"Oh," his father raised an eyebrow, appearing surprised and unsure of what to say to his son. He just softly uttered an "oh" and couldn't help but think to himself, "Strange things happen every year, but this year it happened to our family."

"I don't understand either. I don't know how to handle her from now on," Haokai sighed heavily after speaking, feeling helpless.

"Haokai, don't worry too much. Since you were the one who found her, it means there's some fate between you. How about letting her accompany your mother when she gets better? It will save your mother from being alone in the old house," his father suggested in a straightforward manner.

"But, Dad, we don't know anything about her background. I can't trust her to accompany Mom, especially considering her status here," Haokai looked concerned. He couldn't allow this woman, whose background was a complete mystery, to accompany his mother.

"With your status as Cloud Kai's CEO, can't you manage to get her an ID card? Besides, whether she accompanies your mother or not is a separate matter. At the very least, she should stay in the hospital for a few more days for observation," his father knew that his son had his concerns, but looking at the young man in front of him, he couldn't help but recall his pitiful child from over twenty years ago. If he hadn't died, he would have been two years older than Haokai. His brow slightly furrowed, and tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, unable to express the pain in his heart.