【So strange! My stomach doesn’t hurt anymore! And suddenly, I’m so hungry!】
【Could it be that we’ve already gone to heaven? Didn’t Old man Yu say that there’s no pain in heaven?】
【So… we’re already dead? Well, that’s fine too. If we’re dead, we don’t have to feel pain anymore.】
【But… I haven’t said goodbye to Old man Yu yet. I don’t want to leave him… Wuwuwu…】
【Me neither! I don’t want to leave Old man Yu! Wuwuwu… I feel like crying!】
The little ones whimpered and sobbed, completely unaware that they had already recovered, only full of longing and reluctance for Old man Yu.
Ruan Xingyao felt a mix of helplessness and tenderness.
As expected, animals had the purest emotions.
After checking each of the little ones to confirm that they were all healed, Ruan Xingyao finally withdrew her spiritual power.
She said gently, “Alright, stop crying. You’re not dead — you’ll see Old man Yu again.”
【Not dead? Then why don’t we feel any pain anymore?】
【Yeah! Don’t try to trick us!】
【But wait… maybe she’s telling the truth. If we were dead, how could we still hear her talking?】
The little animals finally started to realize something.
They began bouncing and hopping around inside their cages, checking their own bodies.
【Huh? My leg really doesn’t hurt anymore! I can stand again!】
【Me too! Me too! Awoo! I can run and jump again!】
【Then does that mean I can eat yummy food again? I really want to eat meat—lots and lots of meat!】
The little creatures were ecstatic, chattering and yipping noisily.
Listening to their joyful voices, Ruan Xingyao smiled and turned to Chen Yu.
“Let’s bring them something to eat.”
Chen Yu nodded, following her back to the base.
Before long, they returned with all kinds of feed and food, feeding the animals one by one.
【Yummy, yummy, yummy! It’s so delicious! I’m going to eat a lot, so much!】
【It’s meat! Real meat! I’m so happy!】
The little ones buried their heads in their food, munching noisily — the sound alone was enough to fill Ruan Xingyao’s heart with warmth.
When they finally finished eating, Ruan Xingyao said, “From now on, I’ll come visit you often. If there’s anything you need help with, you can tell me.”
【Really? You won’t lie to us this time?】
Ruan Xingyao smiled. “I won’t. But I said I’ll come often — not every day, understand?”
【Got it!】
Ruan Xingyao said, “Good. That’s a good bunch.”
【Human, can you really help us with anything?】
Ruan Xingyao replied, “Of course. As long as it’s something I can do, I’ll help you.”
【Then, Human… could you check on Old man Yu for us? He didn’t come see us yesterday.】
Ruan Xingyao hadn’t planned to tell them about Old man Yu’s situation — after all, Xie Lin hadn’t updated her yet on the results of his medical examination.
Now that the little ones were asking her directly, Ruan Xingyao could no longer hide the truth.
Just as she was about to answer, her phone rang.
She took it out and saw that it was a call from Xie Lin.
Quickly answering, she asked anxiously, “How is it? What’s the situation?”
Xie Lin was silent for a few seconds — enough to make Ruan Xingyao’s worry deepen.
Then he said quietly, “Yaoyao, the initial examination results aren’t good. It’s most likely cancer.”
After a brief pause, he added, “Malignant.”
At those words, Ruan Xingyao’s grip on her phone tightened unconsciously, and her body swayed slightly.
Seeing this, Chen Yu quickly reached out and steadied her by the arm, worry written all over his face.
Ruan Xingyao’s eyes moved slowly across the little animals in front of her, one by one, before she finally asked Xie Lin, “Does that mean… he’ll have to stay in the hospital from now on?”
Xie Lin replied, “That seems to be the case for now.”
Ruan Xingyao said softly, “I understand. We’ll come by later.”
After ending the call, she took a deep breath and turned to the little ones, saying, “Old man Yu is sick. He’s in the hospital right now. When he gets better, he’ll come back to see you.”
The little animals immediately became restless.
【What does it mean to go to the hospital? Will he come back? Is it serious? Or… is it like the others who got taken away and never came back?】
【Human, can you help Old man Yu?】
【Human! If you can save Old man Yu, we’ll do anything you want!】
【Human! You healed us — can’t you heal Old man Yu too?】
【Please, Human! Old man Yu is the kindest person in the world! We don’t want him to be sick!】
Ruan Xingyao felt a painful tightness in her chest — she could tell their concern for Old man Yu was completely sincere.
Unfortunately, even though she had the power to heal them, she couldn’t do the same for him.
After taking a moment to steady her emotions, Ruan Xingyao said gently, “Don’t worry. As long as there’s even the slightest chance of curing Old man Yu, we’ll do everything we can.”
【We believe in you, Human!】
After comforting them for a while longer, Ruan Xingyao finally stood up to leave.
She turned to Chen Yu and said, “Chen Yu, please arrange for someone to take care of them.”
With Old man Yu gone, she couldn’t come every day — she’d have to rely on others to look after all the animals at the base.
Chen Yu nodded. “Don’t worry. Consider it done.”
Ruan Xingyao added, “These little ones are special. They were all deeply hurt by humans before. Whoever takes care of them has to truly love and care for them — from the heart.”
Otherwise, they could easily become frightened or traumatized again.
Chen Yu said reassuringly, “Got it. I’ll make sure of that. Don’t worry.”
Ruan Xingyao gave Chen Yu a small smile, then went to check on the puppies one last time before leaving the base.
She didn’t bring Ruan Xingzhuo or You Huan along to the hospital — instead, she asked them to take Baiyi back first.
Then, she went to the hospital together with Chen Yu.
Old man Yu’s condition turned out to be even worse than they had expected — it was late-stage stomach cancer, and the cancer cells had already metastasized.
After listening to Xie Lin’s explanation, Ruan Xingyao felt completely dazed.
Although she hadn’t spent much time with Old man Yu — and at first had even mistaken him for a bad person — as she got to know him, she realized he was truly a kind man.
He was full of love for the animals, and even though he lived a hard life himself, he still gave everything he could to care for them.
For someone so kind and selfless to suffer from such a terrible illness… how could she not feel heartbroken?
Seeing her like this, Xie Lin finally couldn’t help but reach out and gently pat her on the head.
He said softly, “Don’t worry. I’ve already contacted specialists in this field. As long as there’s even the slightest hope, we’ll do everything we can.”
Ruan Xingyao blinked, forcing down the ache in her chest, and said quietly, “Thank you, Captain Xie.”
— The end of the Chapter–
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