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Chapter 174 Shi Nian'an's Perspective

Shi Nian'an had no idea what had happened.

In fact, she remembered that her mother had taken her to the hospital before.

She seemed to have a very serious illness, but Shi Nian'an couldn't remember exactly what it was. She only knew that she had to be hospitalized, couldn't eat many of the things she used to like, and that it would cost her mother a lot of money.

Maybe it's because I cost my mother so much money that she doesn't want me anymore.

As Shi Nian'an thought about this, he felt a little guilty and also a bit lost.

If even her mother doesn't want her, where can she go?

At first, Shi Nian'an didn't realize he had left the hospital.

However, the nurse that Shi Nian'an was familiar with was gone—she had been replaced by someone whose face she couldn't see.

The little girl tugged at her mother's hand and whispered, "Mommy, who are all these people?"

She couldn't see their faces clearly, nor could she hear what they were saying.

It was like a dream; those words echoed in her ears, but Shi Nian'an couldn't hear a word they said.

It drifted past her ear and then swirled around the room, circling those whose faces were obscured.

But it just didn't enter Shi Nian'an's mind.

She couldn't hear what was being said.

Cui Xiufen had just finished her night shift and didn't even have time to get a proper sleep; she only managed to doze off briefly on the subway.

Back at the hospital, he heard his daughter ask him the same question again.

Shi Nian'an shouldn't be unaware of who they are.

After all, Shi Nian'an has always been the kind of overly obedient young girl, and she is already quite familiar with the nurses who come every day.

How could I possibly forget them at this time?

But perhaps because her brain had rusted from working overtime, Cui Xiufen shook her head and then gently rubbed Shi Nian'an's hair.

The little girl's hair was a bit frizzy. As Cui Xiufen touched it, she remembered what her colleagues had mentioned: they should buy the girl some conditioner, hair mask, hair oil, or something like that.

It seems I've indeed raised my daughter a bit too roughly.

Cui Xiufen felt a little guilty and thought that once Shi Nian'an recovered, she would buy her daughter those things that city people used.

She was determined to raise her daughter well.

"What's wrong?" she asked. "Isn't this Aunt Liu, the one you called before? What, you don't even recognize your Aunt Liu?"

For a fleeting moment, Shi Nian'an doubted whether there was something wrong with his eyes.

Finding that he still couldn't see the faces of everyone in front of him clearly, Shi Nian'an began to wonder if he was still dreaming.

Aunt Liu.

Shi Nian'an certainly remembered the title "Aunt Liu".

However, she also clearly remembered that Aunt Liu's appearance was not as blurry as it was in front of her. It was as if someone's face had been cut off from their neck, then put into a photo editing app, with a mosaic layer added, and then blurred again before being reattached to her neck.

The face and neck don't look like they're on the same layer.

Aunt Liu was clearly very kind. Even when she was wearing a white coat and looked very strict with her mother, she was always smiling when dealing with her—or rather, with children like Shi Nian'an—and rarely scolded them directly.

She didn't believe Cui Xiufen's claim that the villain she saw in front of her was Aunt Liu.

Even though the two people are wearing similar clothes, what does that prove?

It's obvious that all the robes are similar.

Moreover, white coats are a common garment worn by people working in hospitals.

What if a bad guy secretly put on a white coat? She didn't think she was a little girl who would be easily fooled and swayed by a few words, making her trust others.

Shi Nian'an didn't shrink back any further—there was nowhere left for her to shrink back.

Her back was already pressed against the pillow and headboard, the blanket covering the lower half of her face, only her eyes were visible, staring warily at the so-called "Aunt Liu".

"@#，#*%￥#！#￥？）"Aunt Liu seemed to be saying something, but Shi Nian'an couldn't hear clearly. These words flowed past her ears, leaving only a muffled, unknown sound.

Shi Nian'an wasn't even sure if the sound could be made by a human.

"What? Mom?" The little girl tried to back away again.

Terrified, she covered her head with the blanket and tried to hide behind her mother, but Cui Xiufen pulled her out instead.

"You child." She could hear her mother scolding her.

She could hear Cui Xiufen's voice clearly.

"The doctor was clearly trying to draw your blood, why did you dodge so quickly?"

"You used to be unafraid of blood tests, didn't you?" Cui Xiufen asked, puzzled. "Why are you suddenly scared now?"

...Blood test?

Is it really a blood draw?

Shi Nian'an cautiously peeked out, looking at the person whose head and neck were not on the same plane, carefully trying to figure out what the other person was holding.

The blood-drawing needle, and the one Shi Nian'an didn't know the name of, but in her memory it was a small tube used to store blood.

Could it be that she really misunderstood?

The little girl stretched out her hand with some doubt.

Then, her wrist was grabbed by the person opposite her. The other person's strength was a bit too much, and Shi Nian'an felt her wrist was being squeezed painfully.

Her sleeves were pushed up, revealing her fair arms, followed by pain.

It wasn't like getting a blood draw, which felt like being pricked with a needle. Although Shi Nian'an was afraid of pain, it was a pain that he could completely tolerate.

It was as if something was churning in Shi Nian'an's mind, and then, with a blade, it was slashing at her temples again and again—a pain similar to that.

This is not a blood draw.

The little girl realized this with a somewhat bewildered expression.

This is not a blood draw.

But what else is this besides drawing blood?

Why did her mother lie to her?

Why is it that even though the needle is stuck in my arm, I feel the pain in my head instead?

Shi Nian'an had no idea why.

However, according to Cui Xiufen and Dr. Chen...

Shi Nian'an watched as the blood-drawing needle pierced her vein, and for some reason, she suddenly closed her eyes and fainted.

Cui Xiufen: ?

The mother suddenly hugged her daughter tightly, tears streaming down her face. She looked at Dr. Chen through her tears and asked, "What happened? My daughter, Nian'an, what's wrong?"

Everyone's first reaction was that Shi Nian'an was afraid of blood, but if it was blood-fearing, why did Shi Nian'an not faint during blood draws during his long hospital stay, but only faint at this time?

During the time she fainted, all the tests were completed, but the results showed that Shi Nian'an had no other hidden diseases that had not been detected, apart from the diseases that had been discovered before.

Ultimately, it can only be defined as a sudden fainting at the sight of blood.