When Zheng Wei saw Shen Xiaoyan again, the rosy complexion she had regained over the past half month had completely vanished.
Her pale face was almost transparent.
Clenching his fists tightly, Zheng Wei turned around and walked out without a word.
With the experience of the first time, Zheng Wei already knew that Shen Xiaoyan would sleep until evening at the earliest for this nap.
Or, given that more blood had been drawn this time, she might sleep even longer.
And what he needed to do now was to prepare nourishing food, ensuring that Shen Xiaoyan could eat it immediately upon waking up.
Naturally, he also needed to think of ways to make the taste of these things better.
Although he was angry that Shen Xiaoyan was treating her body so poorly, he couldn't bear to see her frowning at every meal.
And indeed, things turned out as Zheng Wei had expected; Shen Xiaoyan's waking time this time truly extended.
Not only her, but even Shen Xiaoming, all woke up the next morning, just like Shen Xiaoyan.
Shen Xiaoyan intended to sit up, but before she could even lift her head, she collapsed back onto the bed.
The noise startled Zheng Wei, who had been dozing with his head propped up.
While checking if Shen Xiaoyan was uncomfortable, Zheng Wei said, "You're already so weak, don't try to be strong. Just lie down properly."
Despite saying this, he still helped Shen Xiaoyan up, placing soft cotton quilts and pillows behind her back to make her more comfortable.
Shen Xiaoyan gently pursed her lips. "Ah Wei, you're so good."
"Don't just say nice things to me. After this is over, I'll show you just how good I am."
Shen Xiaoyan, however, seemed unconcerned.
No matter how fiercely Zheng Wei spoke now, he couldn't do anything to her in the short term.
Once she recovered, would she still be at his mercy?
Lost in her pleasant thoughts, Shen Xiaoyan completely failed to realize that what she was thinking now was mere fantasy in front of Zheng Wei.
She had no ability to resist him at all.
While they were talking here, there was also a noise from Shen Xiaoming's bed over there.
They both looked over and saw that Shen Xiaoming had somehow managed to sit up.
His complexion had improved somewhat, no longer as pale and bloodless as before.
Although compared to a normal person, he was still abnormally pale.
But now, compared to Shen Xiaoyan, he looked much healthier.
Although Shen Xiaoming hadn't looked in a mirror, he could feel that he was different from before.
Or rather, his body was slowly changing.
This feeling was somewhat like being back in Da Chu.
But looking at Shen Xiaoyan's pale face, the slight joy that had begun to rise within him instantly disappeared.
What right did he have to be happy?
"Eldest Sister, how about we..."
"Shen Xiaoming, don't forget what you promised me."
Before Shen Xiaoming could finish speaking, Zheng Wei interrupted him.
Shen Xiaoyan's confused gaze shifted between the two of them. Why did things feel so strange between them?
Was there something she didn't know?
Before Shen Xiaoyan could ask, Zheng Wei said, "Mi Mi, wait for me for a moment. I'll go get the food."
The thought of what she was about to eat made Shen Xiaoyan feel a bit frantic.
"Ah Wei, I'm not hungry right now. Can we eat later?"
Zheng Wei glanced at Shen Xiaoyan coolly, which successfully made Shen Xiaoyan release her fingers that were tightly gripping his sleeve.
"Wait for me, I'll be right back."
As Zheng Wei spoke, he turned and walked outside.
Shen Xiaoyan watched Zheng Wei's receding figure, her face creasing in a pained expression.
What Shen Xiaoyan hadn't expected was that when Zheng Wei returned with the food, she no longer saw that patch of red.
Seeing the surprise on Shen Xiaoyan's face, Zheng Wei smiled gently. "What, you mean Mi Mi can't see where the food is and is actually sad about it? If that's the case, then I'll go make it for you."
Saying that, Zheng Wei actually prepared to stand up and leave.
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoyan grabbed his sleeve. "Don't."
Zheng Wei turned his head slightly, looking at Shen Xiaoyan with a smile that was not quite a smile.
Being looked at like this by Zheng Wei made Shen Xiaoyan's face feel a little hot, but she still said in a low voice, "As long as it's made by Ah Wei, I'll eat it. Since it's already made, don't bother anymore."
How could she admit that she was afraid of seeing those crimson things?
If she said it, Zheng Wei would definitely laugh at her.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Wei shook his head and said seriously, "Mi Mi, what nonsense are you talking about? As long as you want to eat it, no matter how hard I work, it's worth it."
Seeing this, Shen Xiaoyan could only put on a mournful face. "Ah Wei, don't go. I don't want to eat."
Seeing that she had finally said it, Zheng Wei sat down.
Although she knew Zheng Wei was teasing her, Shen Xiaoyan willingly played along.
Eating the food that Zheng Wei fed her spoonful by spoonful, Shen Xiaoyan felt like she had regained some strength.
She didn't know if it was the effect of the food or because of the man in front of her.
After the second blood transfusion, the intervals between subsequent transfusions became shorter and shorter.
After half a year, it had become daily to transfuse some blood.
Due to the rapid loss of blood from her body, and the replenishment speed far from keeping up, Shen Xiaoyan's face was almost transparent.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyan with so little strength that she could barely speak, Shen Xiaoming felt miserable every day.
He desperately wanted to say, "Stop it."
He would rather stay in the spatial dimension for his entire life.
But looking at Shen Xiaoyan's face, he couldn't say anything.
All his words were blocked in his throat, unable to be uttered.
Fortunately, such difficult days did not last for too long.
After about another month, Yi Zixie announced that the blood transfusion had been successful.
This time, not only Shen Xiaoming and Zheng Wei breathed a huge sigh of relief, but Yi Zixie and Namucuo also felt relieved.
Every day, watching Shen Xiaoyan nearly gasp for breath and faint, yet still having so much blood drawn from her, Yi Zixie's hands couldn't help but tremble a little.
Shen Xiaoyan looked at Shen Xiaoming's fuzzy ears on his head and frowned. "Since it's already successful, why are the ears still there?"
Shen Xiaoming also cast his gaze towards Yi Zixie. If his sister had suffered so much, and in the end it was not successful, he wasn't sure if he would go up and beat Yi Zixie.
Even if he might not be able to defeat Yi Zixie.
Seeing everyone looking at him with suspicious expressions, Yi Zixie couldn't help but exclaim, "Why are you all looking at me like that? Didn't I just say that the blood transfusion is complete? The rest depends on Xiaoming himself. I haven't tried it before either, so I don't know how to retract one's ears."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoming's face instantly turned bright red.
So, the problem lay with himself?
But he didn't know what to do either.
However, he also knew that no one present could give him any useful advice on this matter; he would have to figure it out himself.
Therefore, from this day on, Shen Xiaoming would quietly sit there every day, earnestly contemplating how he could retract his ears and tail.
As for Shen Xiaoyan, she lay quietly on the bed, and every day, besides chatting with San Sheng Zi, she would simply wait for Zheng Wei to feed her.
Over the past half year, Shen Xiaoyan's body had been depleted too severely, and it couldn't be replenished in a short time.
However, if it wasn't replenished, even if Shen Xiaoyan was a cultivator, it would leave hidden dangers in her body.