I looked at my younger sister hopefully, but I was also anxious, unsure what she would say.
My younger sister hesitated, then lowered her head. In the end, she said nothing to me, only mumbling that she had to get back to school.
I felt disappointed, but I couldn't stop her.
Chen Xiao Qiu got up and walked my sister out of the hospital room. Then she turned to look at me.
"Is there anything else you want to ask?" I asked calmly.
Chen Xiao Qiu shook her head. "I had a lot of questions before, but it seems there's no need to ask them now."
"What did that person say?" I asked again.
I really wanted to call him "that thing," but I knew without having to think about it that Chen Xiao Qiu would resent me for saying that.
I still had my wits about me. I knew that if I lowered myself in their eyes any further, I might truly have no chance of turning things around. By then, they'd resist anything I said or did. Meanwhile, they'd trust that thing unconditionally, no matter what it said.
I'd already given up, but now that I'd found a little fight in me again, I didn't want to let that thing keep deceiving my family and friends.
Beating it would probably be difficult, almost impossible. If it had allies, like the Ghost King, who could set a trap and cause trouble, I'd have even less chance of turning things around.
I gritted my teeth and decided to keep going.
Even if I had to die with that thing, so be it. I couldn't just let it keep hanging around my sister, Chen Xiao Qiu, and the others.
Chen Xiao Qiu looked at me. After a while, she said, "I