Chapter 2456: Another Me 25

Just after receiving the memory, Jin Chen sharply heard hurried footsteps coming from outside the ward,

From far to near, their number was not small.

Jin Chen turned on the faucet, splashed cold water on his face, dried it, turned and walked out to look.

The ward door was pushed open.

The leading man was tall and sturdy, wearing a well-tailored suit, his face resembled Jin Chen's by about fifty to sixty percent, but his lines were harder, his brow bearing the cold gravity of long-held high position.

Behind Jin Ge, a large crowd of doctors in white coats surged in, men and women, old and young, filling the spacious ward.

Everyone's face bore the tension of facing a great enemy.

Jin Chen stood rooted to the spot.

【Are you sure I just fainted for half a year, and didn't contract some deadly disease that will make me kick the bucket tomorrow?】

This posture is too exaggerated!

Jin Ge scanned Jin Chen from head to toe, his chest rising and falling a few times before barely suppressing his emotion.

"Xiao Chen, it's good that you woke up."

Jin Chen also nodded, savoring this rare feeling.

The next second, Jin Ge strode forward, without explanation pressing down on Jin Chen's shoulder with such force that Jin Chen, still not in sync with his body, almost stumbled.

Jin Ge practically pressed him back onto the hospital bed, "Lie down, let the doctors examine."

Then Jin Chen watched helplessly as dozens of expert-level doctors swarmed over with a rush.

Various instruments were pushed over, cold probes sticking to his skin.

Jin Chen: "......"

He gave up struggling, resignedly lay flat, his gaze drifting aimlessly at the ceiling.

Feeling moved, a bubble tea pot.

The comprehensive examination finally ended.

The doctors whispered about the rare medical miracle, their faces dazed as they filed out one by one.

Jin Chen slowly sat up, pulling together the hospital gown that the doctors had pulled open.

【You didn't say the new identity would serve me?】

Turns out this is the kind of service.

【......】 Ling Gun Gun felt guilty, not daring to make a sound, shrinking back into the corner.

Jin Chen tidied his clothes, looking toward Jin Ge standing by the bed.

"Brother, I've been unconscious for half a year; shouldn't I go to college now?"

Jin Ge: "?"

He hesitated and nodded, "Yes, your school registration..."

Before he finished speaking, Jin Ge already felt a bad premonition. Sure enough, Jin Chen's next sentence hit him.

"I want to go to Jing Shi Qingda; you arrange it, donating a building is fine."

Jin Ge: "......"

He stared at Jin Chen's unreasonably confident face, the veins on his forehead twitching.

He endured and endured, but still couldn't hold back: "You got in a car accident, did you smash your brain into delusional disorder?"

Jin Chen wore a wooden face, gave him a disapproving look, "You're the one with the delusional disorder."

"Don't act like those stubborn parents, always suspecting the child's brain is sick at the drop of a hat."

Jin Ge: "......"

He was so angry he laughed.

Jin Chen ignored his brother's wonderful facial expressions, lay back on his own, pulled over the blanket and covered himself, closed his eyes.

The fusion of soul and this new body still needs time; he must seize the moment to recover.

More importantly, during the day he must return to accompany Li Chi.

"I'm not fully recovered yet," he said with eyes closed to Jin Ge.

"During the day I might sleep especially deeply, impossible to wake; don't bother me, and don't make a fuss calling doctors."

Jin Ge watched him lie flat quickly, his breath catching in his chest.

"Who cares about you."

After confirming Jin Chen was really fine, Jin Ge then left the ward with a stern face, full of anger.

The ward door closed, and everything fell completely silent.

Jin Chen's consciousness sank, his soul crossing the spatial barrier, returning to the mountain homestay.

In the blink of an eye, daylight was bright.

Hu Shi, private hospital ward.

Jin Ge finished handling several urgent documents, still uneasy, he brought the attending physician again to outside the ward.

He gently pushed the door open.

On the hospital bed, Jin Chen lay quietly, breathing steadily, his complexion better than last night.

"Second Young Master, Jin Chen?" the attending physician tried calling.

No response.

Jin Ge frowned even tighter, "Jin Chen!"

The person on the bed didn't even twitch an eyelash, as if returning to the previous deep coma state.

Jin Ge's heart sank sharply, he silently thought, "Not good."

Could last night have been a terminal lucidity!

He was about to have the doctor examine him immediately, but he caught sight of the bedside table next to the hospital bed.

On the cabinet lay a note, and beside it was an open, used notebook.

Jin Ge reached out and picked up the note.

On it was a line of vigorous, dragon-and-phoenix-style calligraphy, the strokes arrogant and showy.

"Not dead, not unconscious, just sleeping—if you wake me up, I'll hang you by the bedhead tonight."

Jin Ge: "……"

He pinched the note, stared at the line of writing, and his face showed an indescribably vivid expression.

——

When Lai Chi woke up on the homestay bed, the sky outside was already bright.

"Brother." He called out habitually.

Hearing Jin Chen's response, Lai Chi sat up and stretched.

Jin Chen quickly realized that the spiritual connection between him and Lai Chi had produced a subtle sense of imbalance.

The formation of his new body inevitably exerted a pull on the part of his consciousness residing within Lai Chi.

Lai Chi was unaware of this; feeling his brother's presence in his consciousness, he felt reassured.

Jin Chen clicked his tongue, thinking he could delay no longer.

He needed to find a suitable moment to let his little Chi know that he was about to have a real older brother.

Having grown accustomed to the tranquility of the mountains, Lai Chi finally decided to climb that lush main peak.

He changed into lightweight mountaineering gear, pulled up the stand-up collar of his black windbreaker, which made his cheeks look even fairer.

The mountain path wound, and the air was crisp.

Along the way, he would occasionally run into small groups of tourists.

Upon reaching a gentle slope with an open view, Lai Chi obediently heeded his brother's words, stopped to drink water and replenish his strength.

He tilted his head to drink water, and unintentionally glanced at a young couple not far away.

The girl seemed a bit out of breath; the boy laughed, crouched down, gestured for her to climb onto his back, she playfully smacked him, but in the end, blushing, she lay on his back.

The boy steadily hoisted her onto his back, and the two continued upward, chatting and laughing.

Lai Chi's hand gripping the water bottle stalled, and he unconsciously followed the entwined figures with his gaze for several seconds.

"Little Chi." Jin Chen's voice echoed in his consciousness.

Lai Chi came to his senses, took a large gulp of water to hide his reaction, then responded somewhat flustered, "Brother, I……"

Jin Chen seized the moment to pose that question: "Little Chi, do you want your brother to be able to accompany you like this in reality as well?"

Lai Chi froze for a moment.

He stood in the mountain wind, his fingers gripping the water bottle unconsciously tightening.

He hesitated slightly and asked in return: "Can… it be like that?"

Jin Chen, "As long as you want, you can."

Lai Chi's heartbeat suddenly quickened.

He lowered his gaze to the bluestone path beneath his feet, momentarily unsure how to respond.

Silence spread, only the rustle of leaves in the mountain wind could be heard.

Jin Chen waited patiently, thinking he had perhaps asked too hastily.

Lai Chi's gaze drifted to the distant, expansive, undulating mountain range outlined in gold by the sunlight.

"Then… brother, can you also carry me on your back?"

Jin Chen let out a breath of relief, smiled slightly, and said, "Of course."

Having received the affirmative answer, Lai Chi obediently nodded.

They simply did not continue the topic, but their steps as they kept climbing upward became much lighter.