SFS Chapter 177 Certain Death
Chapter 177 Certain Death
"Third Uncle, Third Aunt, why did you bring Zixi here?" Huangfu Zique said, trying to get up, but then realized he didn't have the means.
He has multiple fractures and will need at least another month to recover before he can barely get out of bed.
"Don't move! Don't move!" The gentle-looking noblewoman went over and patted Huangfu Zique: "We had no choice."
The child had just recovered a little today, and kept calling out "Third Brother."
The middle-aged man's gaze softened as he looked at Huangfu Zique, seemingly in a good mood. Holding his son, he moved closer to his nephew: "Come here..."
Zixi, didn't you want Third Brother? Third Brother is right here.
"Quick, call for help!" She lowered her head and rubbed her cheek against the boy's head.
The little boy was sturdy, fair-skinned, and exquisitely beautiful, clearly well-cared for. However, his gaze was always unfocused, showing seven parts bewilderment and three parts idiocy.
Even when he was brought up to Huangfu Zique, he didn't look at him.
When Huangfu Zique heard that his younger cousin had taken the initiative to contact him, he felt both heartache and joy.
I was already mentally prepared that my cousin wouldn't come to visit; hasn't it always been like this?
Since the car accident, my younger cousin has lost focus on nothing and no one; his pupils are unfocused and he has no spirit.
She forced a friendly expression and encouraged him, "Zixi, are you looking for your third brother? Come on, call out to him again, okay?"
The little boy's expression was calm and indifferent, as if he couldn't hear or see anything, completely absorbed in his own world.
The chubby index finger was gently sucked in its mouth, with glistening saliva occasionally dripping out.
Uncle Huangfu patiently wiped him clean, without the slightest hint of disgust on his face; it was all the deep affection an old father has for his son.
Not receiving any further emotional response from her son, Aunt Huangfu bit her lip hard and forced a smile: "Hehe, it's alright, we'll take it slow."
Things will get better.
As she spoke, she affectionately pinched the boy's chubby cheeks.
This was the precious child she had longed for until she was forty. Why was God so cruel?
Is she destined to be childless in this life?
Sometimes she wished her second sister-in-law wouldn't be so good to her family, so that she would have an outlet to vent her resentment and scolding.
Instead of having to suppress all my frustrations in my heart like I do now.
But she couldn't do that; her second sister-in-law and second brother had been incredibly kind to their family.
The husband was incompetent. Knowing early on that he had no right to inherit, he indulged in a life of debauchery and neglected his duties.
Ha! Before his marriage, he was known as the head of the eight most notorious playboys in the capital.
They only started to settle down after getting married, but they didn't contribute much to the family. If it weren't for the help of their second brother and sister-in-law, they would have been kicked out of the family's center long ago.
Even their living conditions were almost identical to those of her second brother's family, and the resources her daughter had for her upbringing were also allocated according to the principle of being the second in line of heirs.
He was also exceptionally well-educated by his second brother and sister-in-law, so it's no wonder that the child was so selfless when his sister-in-law was in danger.
The youngest son was the same; from the age of three, his second brother and sister-in-law arranged for him to be intensively trained by an elite team.
While other children were still in kindergarten, her son was already in second grade. She and her husband were so vain that they insisted on arranging for their child to skip a grade.
It was the second brother and sister-in-law who suppressed them with force and warned them not to cause trouble, lest they harm Zhong Yong.
Look, they care about their child's growth even more than they do, how can she have the face to hate them?
But she was in so much pain; both of her children were lost trying to save her sister-in-law.
[Is this the person who triggered the fourth male lead's first serious kiss with the female lead amidst his grief over the loss of a loved one? His younger cousin who died young?]
Huangfu Zique's heart skipped a beat. Forgetting his friends' instructions, he glared fiercely at the woman on the sofa.
What nonsense is she spouting? His younger cousin is his greatest pain; how could that be the reason he kissed Bai Luoluo?
Mu Zhen's gaze was fixed on the exquisitely beautiful child, so she did not notice Huangfu Zique's unusual behavior.
Just as described in the book, he was even cuter than Red Boy. It's a pity he won't be around next year.
Leng Rui's pupils contracted sharply, and his hands, which were tightly bound with gauze, began to bend forcefully. Huangfu Zique could not accept this fact.
It's one thing for the doctor to say that, after all, medical miracles do happen.
But the plot...
Everything Mu Yunya said will come true, so... is my little cousin doomed to die?
No, maybe there's still hope. Doesn't she have a system with extraordinary powers?
Thinking of this, his gaze towards the woman gradually turned fiery.
"cough!"
Mu Yunfei coughed lightly.
Huangfu Zique snapped back to reality, lowering his eyes unwillingly. It didn't matter; there was still a year left, and he would eventually be able to reconnect with that system.
He would satisfy it no matter the cost.
Mu Zhen didn't see Huangfu Zique's unusual behavior, but Xiao Jukeng did.
They know even better what the other person is thinking at that moment.
Although...
Sorry, even at the height of her power, she didn't have the authority to reverse life and death.
That's the business of the King of Hell; a person's lifespan is predetermined at birth.
Unless you're like Xiao Zhenzhen, and you're bound to these systems.
The systems all originate from highly advanced civilizations and possess the ability to help their respective hosts defy fate.
If Mu Zhen hadn't saved her life back then, he wouldn't have had the chance to live to this day.
She had already scanned this world and would not put it back into the system; this child was doomed.
After Mu Zhen and Uncle Huangfu's family left, filled with disappointment, Huangfu Zique asked Mu Yunfei, "Is it really impossible to cooperate directly with Mu Yunya?"
Mu Yunfei pondered for a few seconds, then said resolutely, "Not for now. In the future, please discuss with us before doing anything. The overall situation is the priority!"
He didn't want anything to happen to the child either, but given Bai Luoluo's eagerness to gain favor, if her system could save Zixi, how could Zixi have died in the previous life?
If Bai Luoluo's system couldn't save her, how could Mu Yunya's?
Don't forget that Mu Yunya seems to be very afraid of her system going up against Bai Luoluo.
"Quick, over here!"
Outside a dark alley, a dozen or so ordinary-looking young men and women nimbly searched for something, each with a look of urgency on their faces.
Ten minutes later, once they were sure they could no longer hear footsteps, the lid of a trash can in the dark alley was lifted.
The old emperor glanced outside and couldn't help but think smugly, 'It's like he hasn't received any proper training!'
However, we can't stay here any longer; we must find a suitable hiding place as soon as possible.
The old emperor's disappearance made the guards outside the palace even more stringent. The capital city seemed calm on the surface, but undercurrents were already surging beneath the surface.
Firstly, they didn't want the old emperor to come into contact with those courtiers who didn't submit to the Emperor Tianhuang, and secondly, they were worried that he might encounter some danger while he was away.