UD | Chapter 3 – A Seventy-Year-Old Man Miraculously Recovers After Being Paralyzed by Severe Injuries
by North_SkyRong Leying looked at the little boy who still hadn’t left, then at the tightly shut operating room doors.
Gritting her teeth, she selected the installment payment option.
Who cared whether it was real or not?
She would buy it first and find out later.
She had already seen a ghost. Surely this medicine was real too, right?
At this point, she was like a gambler making one final desperate bet.
As long as there was even the slightest chance of curing her grandfather, she would choose it without hesitation.
The moment she confirmed the installment purchase, the app displayed:
【Order Successful】
There wasn’t even a section asking for a delivery address.
If she didn’t enter an address, how was she supposed to receive it?
Just then, Rong Leying suddenly felt something extra in her pocket.
She was wearing a pair of fitted casual pants. The pockets were pressed close against her body, so even the slightest addition was immediately noticeable.
She slipped her hand into her pocket and felt around.
A moment later, she pulled out a small white porcelain bottle.
Written on it were four characters:
《Life-Restoring Resurrection Pill》
Rong Leying’s eyes widened.
“Damn!”
“I got it just like that?!”
“Big Sister, can you help me pass a message to my dad?”
The little boy suddenly spoke.
Without thinking, Rong Leying replied,
“What do you want to say?”
“I want to—”
Before he could finish speaking, the operating room doors suddenly opened.
Several doctors walked out.
Rong Leying’s attention was instantly drawn away.
Forgetting all about the boy, she hurried forward.
“Doctor! How is my grandfather?”
Liao Jiamu removed his mask, revealing a handsome face lined with exhaustion.
“The surgery has been completed.”
“The old man’s injuries were extremely severe.”
“He’ll need to remain in the ICU for observation over the next three days.”
“The family should prepare themselves mentally.”
“Even if he wakes up, there’s a very high chance he’ll be permanently paralyzed.”
The doctors had already explained the situation before surgery.
The most severe injuries were to his brain and spine.
At his age, surviving such trauma was already incredibly difficult.
Even if the operation succeeded, paralysis was highly likely.
There was also no guarantee he would remain mentally conscious.
Rong Leying knew all of this.
After listening carefully to the doctor’s instructions and the list of supplies her grandfather would need, she immediately rushed out to buy them.
After returning, she handed everything over to the nurses.
Family members were not allowed to stay inside the ICU.
Visits were only permitted during designated hours.
So Rong Leying waited outside until visiting time arrived.
The ICU was quiet.
Painfully quiet.
Only the cold, rhythmic sounds of medical equipment filled the room.
Her grandfather lay on the bed covered in tubes and wires.
Thick bandages wrapped around his head.
The sight instantly reddened her eyes.
Her heart ached.
She walked to his bedside.
Inside her pocket, her hand clenched tightly around the small porcelain bottle.
The instructions stated that the pill would dissolve instantly upon entering the mouth.
All she had to do was place it inside.
But her grandfather still had tubes inserted.
She would have to wait until they were removed.
Rong Leying kept vigil outside the ICU for two more days.
On the third day, her grandfather finally woke up.
Just as the doctors had predicted—
He was paralyzed.
Only after the tubes were removed did she finally get her chance.
Carefully, she fed him the pill.
Old Master Rong lay on the hospital bed.
Only his head could move.
Even speaking was difficult.
Naturally, he had no idea what she was feeding him.
He only felt something huge being stuffed into his mouth.
The moment it entered, it melted.
And it was bitter.
So bitter that it felt worse than his life itself.
Instinctively, he tried to spit it out.
But Rong Leying quickly covered his mouth.
“Grandpa, this medicine is really expensive. You have to swallow it.”
From the wrinkles bunching on his face, she could tell the taste was terrible.
But she had to try.
She wasn’t afraid of taking care of a paralyzed grandfather.
What frightened her was his pride.
He had always been a strong man.
She was afraid that once he realized he would never recover, he might lose the will to live.
Old Master Rong: “…”
The moment he heard the words “really expensive,” he immediately swallowed the medicine.
Only after it was completely gone did Rong Leying relax.
Then she nervously watched for any changes.
Truthfully, she was also worried the medicine might be fake.
Time passed.
The bitterness in his mouth gradually faded.
Then Old Master Rong finally spoke.
“Yingzi… get Grandpa some water.”
“That medicine was way too bitter.”
Hearing him speak an entire sentence clearly and coherently—
Rong Leying nearly burst into tears.
“Grandpa! What did you just say?”
“I said, what kind of medicine did you feed me? Why’s it so bitter? Get me some water.”
“!!!”
It worked.
It really worked!
Rong Leying shot up from her chair.
She sprinted out of the room and went looking for the doctors.
A few minutes later, a group of doctors finished examining Old Master Rong.
Every single one of them wore expressions of utter shock.
This old man’s recovery ability was absurd.
Before surgery, there had been over a ninety-percent chance he would be permanently paralyzed.
Yet now his body was already recovering.
He had only left the ICU half a day ago.
And he had already improved this much.
At this rate, his recovery could practically be featured in a television documentary.
The title had practically written itself.
“Seventy-Year-Old Man Miraculously Recovers After Being Paralyzed by Severe Injuries.”
It could easily fill two episodes.
“Old sir, how are you feeling right now?”
The bald doctor at the front asked.
Old Master Rong looked confused.
“Uh… I feel pretty good.”
“After taking that medicine, my whole body started feeling warm.”
Earlier, he’d been too distracted by the terrible taste.
Only now did he notice the pleasant warmth spreading through his body.
“What medicine did you take?” the doctor continued.
Old Master Rong looked completely lost.
How would he know?
He turned toward Rong Leying.
Rong Leying’s eyelid twitched.
There was no way she could tell a group of doctors that she had fed her grandfather a 《Life-Restoring Resurrection Pill》.
They’d send her straight to the psychiatric department.
“There wasn’t any medicine.”
She spoke with complete seriousness.
“I just gave Grandpa some water.”
“His mouth tasted bitter, so he probably mistook it for medicine.”
“We wouldn’t dare give him random medication.”
Old Master Rong: ???
Not medicine?
Had he heard wrong?
Looking at his granddaughter’s serious expression, he didn’t think too much about it.
Instead, he simply went along with her explanation.
In the end, the doctors could only attribute his miraculous recovery to exceptional physical constitution and extraordinary luck.
…
Only after her grandfather’s condition stabilized did Rong Leying finally remember to take care of herself.
She was still wearing the same clothes from the day of the car accident.
They smelled terrible.
Her hair was tangled into knots and had been hastily tied into a messy bun.
Walking out of the hospital room, she suddenly saw a man in a hospital gown approaching from the opposite direction.
His face was deathly pale.
Instinctively, she stepped aside to let him pass.
Unexpectedly, the patient abruptly turned his head.
Not just turned it—
His neck twisted a full three hundred and sixty degrees.
His eyes locked directly onto Rong Leying.
His voice was strange.
Excited.
And chilling.
“You can see me!”
Rong Leying: “…”
Ever since accepting that delivery order, she had gained the ability to see spirits.
Not only could she see Xu Zihang.
She could see other ghosts as well.
And this was a hospital.
One of the places with the highest concentration of ghosts imaginable.
Over the past few days, she had seen countless spirits wandering around.
Thankfully, she was naturally brave.
More importantly, she had discovered that these ghosts couldn’t actually do anything to her.
As a result, she treated them the same way she would a 3D horror movie.
Otherwise, she would have gone insane from fear already.
Pretending she hadn’t seen anything, Rong Leying calmly turned away.
Didn’t see anything.
I saw absolutely nothing.
“Big Sister, I finally found you.”
In the blink of an eye, Xu Zihang appeared directly in front of her again.
The little ghost looked at her hopefully.
“Big Sister…”
“Can you help me?”
Rong Leying: “…”