Lin Xiaowei had changed.
In truth, everyone changed, didn't they? Different experiences shaped different temperaments. So-called unwavering devotion meant persevering in something, and perseverance... wasn't blindly charging ahead from beginning to end. Perseverance meant that even when you hesitated, even when you shrank back, you still chose to keep moving forward when you were on the verge of giving up.
Lin Xiaowei was the same.
Her soul had transmigrated. Though she had only recently passed away on Earth, she had already spent more than ten years in another world.
When she woke up, she was a Lucky Guy who had escaped a massive blaze alive. Later, she caught the Magic Association's eye and eventually joined the ranks of spellcasters.
Over the years, she had made some friends and even had suitors.
But all these years, all she could think about was going home.
She missed her biological parents.
Time had not faded that longing. Instead, it had carved it ever deeper into her heart.
That was why she had asked Li Yao to take good care of her family, and why she had asked him to help them live long, healthy lives... She already had someone on the inside on Earth. She would return! She definitely would! She had transmigrated.
She was a mage.
She had become calmer and wiser, but also more resolute and stubborn.
Earth,
Wait for me to return!
The Lin family was still looking after Mother Lin in the hospital, while Li Yao began gathering information nonstop. He searched Baidu and Wikipedia, even made a special trip to the provincial capital, and spent a great deal of money speaking with every expert he could find who researched ALS. He not only collected information on ALS's mechanisms and principles, but also brought back several classic case studies.
And as the longest-surviving ALS patient—Stephen William Hawking—his case reports were available at many major hospitals and among expert scholars.
Hawking himself had agreed to make them available for the world to study.
Hawking had developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of twenty-one and did not pass away until he was seventy-six.
It was hard to say whether he had won or lost in his battle against the disease.
But regardless, he was a hero.
He was also one of the greatest physicists of the modern era and one of the internationally renowned great figures of the twentieth century.
After obtaining the materials, Li Yao organized them into a document and sent it to Lin Xiaowei.
Li Yao: "Sorry for the wait. All the information you wanted is in this document. Accept it."
Lin Xiaowei immediately replied, "No, thanks for the effort."
A little while later,
Lin Xiaowei: "Whoa! This much? It's really comprehensive!"
Li Yao: "Of course! Oh, right, Auntie's medical examination report will take a little longer. So I don't alert your younger sister, I arranged for an expert team from the provincial capital to come over and perform a full examination. I'll organize the report and send it to you too."
Lin Xiaowei: "Thank you!"
Li Yao rolled his eyes. "...Don't keep your phone connected lately. It probably isn't easy on you either. The examination report won't be ready for another week, so come online then."
He knew that Lin Xiaowei probably had not rested well these past few days.
She replied so quickly and kept cross-world communication online at all times. That definitely consumed a lot of soul energy.
Lin Xiaowei: "Thanks. You're still as considerate as ever."
Li Yao: "???"
Damn it, I was just showing some concern. Why did that sound like I was some backup guy? Are you trying to start something? Li Yao had just been about to fire back when Lin Xiaowei's profile picture went gray.
What the hell...
Just then, Dad sneaked out of the room. Li Yao stared at him with dead-fish eyes and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Shh!"
Dad crept guiltily over to Li Yao and motioned for him to lower his voice. "Your mom's asleep. Lao Zhou invited me out for drinks, hehehehe... I get it!" Old Li Comrade reached into his bag and pulled out a fifty-yuan bill. "Take it and spend it!"
I'm worth millions, and you're giving me fifty yuan to spend?
Who are you trying to embarrass!
Li Yao asked, "Do you have money for drinks?"
Old Li Comrade said, "No! Lao Zhou's treating! Hehehehe~" Old Li Comrade licked his lips, and his old face smiled like a chrysanthemum.
Li Yao said, "I do."
As he spoke, he took out his backpack and pulled out a stack of red bills, at least ten thousand yuan.
Old Li Comrade: "???"
Where did you get so much money!?
Negative emotions from Li Jianguo +555...
The last time he had carried that much money in his pocket was... damn it, so long ago that he could not remember. Zhang Yufeng handled all the household accounts now, and Old Li only got six hundred yuan a month in spending money! How many drinks could that buy? Old Li Comrade was suffering inside!
Old Li Comrade sat on the sofa, still clutching that crumpled fifty-yuan bill. He stared blankly for a long time.
Lao Zhou sent him a message: "Old Li, why aren't you here yet? Are we drinking or not?"
Old Li: "Not drinking. Drinking my ass!"
Lao Zhou: "???"
What was going on? He had just eagerly begged him to buy him drinks, so why had he turned hostile in the blink of an eye?
Negative emotions from Lao Zhou +222...
After showing off his wealth to his dad, Li Yao felt much better.
Usually, he was always scamming his son. Now that his son had money... he was still trying to bribe him with fifty yuan? What kind of family background was that? Did he have any self-awareness at all?
Old Li Comrade really needed to reflect on himself!
Hmm... Old Li Comrade had seemed quite dashing when he was younger. Otherwise, he could not have fathered such a handsome son. But why was he so miserable now?
Oh, because he married Mom.
The internal depletion of marriage really was serious... Li Yao nodded. Marriage was terrifying. He felt more and more that his decision not to get a girlfriend was fucking wise!
Li Yao tidied up, sat cross-legged, and entered meditation. After meditating, he analyzed and inscribed the circuit for "Mage Hand," then finally fell into a deep sleep amid the exhaustion of drained mental energy.
Early the next morning, Li Yao got up for breakfast amid Mom's lion-roar-like nagging.
At the dining table, Dad gnawed on a fried dough stick while staring at Li Yao with deep resentment in his eyes. That look...
Tsk, tsk~ It was so aggrieved and resentful.
Well, who told you to marry a wife like Mom? Li Yao happily headed out after breakfast. Mom looked at Dad, whose aura was strangely off, and asked, "Old Li, what's wrong with you? So early in the morning, you're acting so..." Even Mom, who was always blunt and honest, could not find the words to describe Old Li Comrade. He had never acted like this in all these years.
Old Li Comrade's fierce eyes brimmed with tears.
You don't understand, woman.
Right now, I'm the lowest life-form in this household.
So wronged.
I want to cry.
Zhang Yufeng said, "You're nuts!"
Mom, being rather thick-nerved, did not think much of it. She merely looked toward the door and muttered, "What did Da Yao go out for? The hospital again? He's been going there rather often lately... hehehehe, but that's a good thing, a good thing!"
Her tone carried the distinct feeling of, "The pig we raised finally knows how to root around for cabbage."
Old Li's eyes lit up. "I'll go take a look, take a look!"
He could take the opportunity to extort his son. Then, when he went drinking in the future, he could generously treat others and pay the bill himself!
Hahaha, hahahaha! Lao Zhou, you little bastard, just wait!
Dad's entire face glowed with excitement, but Mom suddenly reached out one hand, hooked Old Li around the neck, and shoved him into his seat. "What does our son picking up girls have to do with you??? Are you trying to get in on the action? You shameless old pervert!"
Old Li: "???"
At that moment, he sensed killing intent...
I won't give you today's cheesy love line. I feel like none of you love me anyway, hmph.
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