"Please save him, I'm begging you, please save him."
Danielle didn't know what else to do. She just kept whispering those words over and over.
Zachary was quickly taken into the treatment room. Suddenly, a square screen beside the hospital bed lit up.
"This patient requires the highest-level treatment pod. Cost: ten million.
Proceed with payment?"
"Yes, I'll pay!"
Danielle rushed to the screen and held up her wristband. The moment the payment went through, a transparent cover dropped over Zachary from above.
Golden light beams began streaming into his body one after another.
Danielle could see his complexion improving little by little. Her legs gave out and she collapsed to the floor.
He's okay.
He's going to be okay.
Her face felt stiff. She wiped it and found it was covered with dried tears.
A medical assistant gave a slight bow. "Miss, there's a restroom over there."
Then he politely walked away.
Danielle took a deep breath several times before forcing herself to stand. Just as she turned toward the restroom, her wristband buzzed with an incoming call.
"Jin Shan? What is it?"
Jin Shan said anxiously, "Miss Leng just told me you're back. I wanted to let you know Zachary got into trouble. He offended someone from the central area, and I'm heading over to the Tianqing Hotel. You should come quickly too."
Danielle felt a surge of gratitude and managed to force a smile.
"I know about it already, and I've already brought Zachary back. Thank you, Jin Shan."
Jin Shan froze for a moment, then noticed the different surroundings behind Danielle.
"You're at the hospital?"
Danielle, exhausted both physically and mentally, didn't want to explain too much. She just nodded briefly and ended the call.
She turned and sat down on a nearby bench, her eyes fixed on Zachary.
Zachary, please wake up soon.
Danielle had just woken up herself, her body still adjusting to the discomfort caused by the space upgrade. She must have unknowingly fallen asleep on the bed.
It was cold.
So cold.
Danielle felt uncomfortable, her brows furrowing. Why does this hospital have the air conditioning so cold? It's freezing.
She tried to open her eyes but just couldn't. She felt so, so tired.
Suddenly, warmth enveloped her, and she drifted back into darkness.
She didn't know how much time passed, but eventually, Danielle slowly opened her eyes.
When she saw the white ceiling, she suddenly remembered where she was and quickly sat up.
"Jin Shan?"
Danielle didn't know how she ended up lying in a hospital bed. She hurriedly looked to the side.
When she saw Zachary lying peacefully in the bed next to hers, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"How did you get here? You must have arranged this bed, right? Thank you."
Danielle hadn't forgotten that there had only been one bed in the room earlier.
Jin Shan shook his head slightly. "It's nothing."
He handed her a peeled apple. "You've been asleep for two days and two nights. You should eat something."
Danielle smiled but declined. She walked to Zachary's bedside, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at him.
"He should be okay now, right?"
A hint of sadness flashed in Jin Shan's eyes, but he quickly masked it with a smile.
"The treatment pod just finished five minutes ago. He should wake up soon."
He straightened his clothes and stood up. "I'll go make something for you to eat. Wait here."
Before Danielle could refuse, Jin Shan had already quickly left the room.
Danielle had intended to tell him not to worry, but before she could touch her wristband, Zachary's voice became faint and muffled.
"Don't, don't, Danielle, don't touch her."
Her eyes reddened as she desperately held onto his struggling body.
"I'm back, I'm back. Zachary, wake up, wake up!"
Zachary suddenly opened his eyes wide, his gaze even wider than usual.
"Danielle!"
"I'm here, I'm here, I'm here."
Tears welled up in Danielle's eyes. The next moment, Zachary pulled her into his embrace.
He didn't ask anything, just kissed her forcefully, as if he wanted to merge her into his body.
Danielle had no choice but to keep comforting him, until she finally collapsed in his arms, exhausted.
Zachary's eyes were red, "Is it really you? Where have you been? I couldn't find you anywhere."
His voice was trembling, with a hint of crying.
Danielle whispered a few words into his ear, and Zachary froze.
"But I didn't feel anything."
If he had sensed Danielle's space, he wouldn't have been so frantic.
Danielle shook her head, "I'm not sure about the specifics, and I can't guarantee it won't happen again. So you..."
She gently touched Zachary's sunken cheek, her eyes full of tenderness.
"Please, don't be so reckless in the future."
"By the way, how did you end up like this? How did Qingfeng hurt you like that?"
Danielle was completely confused. Why would Zachary think it was someone like Qingfeng trying to hurt him? She would have expected it from Dora, but not Qingfeng.
Zachary's expression changed, and a hint of awkwardness flashed in his eyes.
"At that time, I searched all over the mid-tier circle and couldn't find any trace of you. Then I reported it to the police, but those guards were useless, no information. I had no choice but to try sneaking into the central circle to gather information. But the defense there was too strict, and I couldn't get through. Just then, Qingfeng showed up leading his men."
It was a strange coincidence.
He had been urgently talking to the people around him, making sure that this matter wouldn't be discovered by Dora.
Zachary, in his panic, didn't use his usual caution. He rushed toward that big box, not knowing what he was thinking, believing that Danielle was locked inside.
Zachary scratched his head, "And then, I don't know what happened next."
In the end, it was his own lack of strength.
Danielle shook her head, "It's not that you're too weak, it's that they are too strong."
After all, Qingfeng came from the Mu family, and he was about to marry into the Duo family. His bodyguards were no joke.
What's more, Qingfeng had awakened the Mu family's wind-element ability. His wind-based attacks were superb, and his energy level far exceeded Zachary's.
Moreover, energy, like ancient martial arts, is something you can't gauge unless it's being used.
Danielle noticed that Zachary's expression had turned a little gloomy, so she gently patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"Hey, he's strong, but my husband is no slouch, right? Don't forget, we have..."
She whispered softly into Zachary's ear, "We have teleportation abilities. Isn't that better than his wind powers?"
Zachary's discomfort faded as Danielle soothed him. That's right, as long as he worked hard in the future, he could definitely surpass those children of powerful families.
There was a knock at the door. Both their eyes were drawn to it.
A woman in a black qipao entered, her expression arrogant as she scanned Danielle.
"You're Danielle?"