Chapter 41 - What?!

Chunlan blinked her eyes as she finally woke up. Her body hurt but she was worried about the absence of light in her room. She tried to stand up gritting her teeth, ignoring the pain that spread through her body like a slow poison, hoping to locate the emergency buŧŧon for the nurse.

"Chunlan just came out of danger. Don't move so carelessly." A female tearful voice said.

Chunlan turned to the sound, frowning. "Mum, please turn the lights on."

Haifeng stopped sniffing, her body still as she looked at her daughter quizzically. "But the lights are on."

Chunlan's eyebrows furrowed. "I can't see anything."

Huizhong who was sitting on the couch quietly, froze. "What do you mean you can't see anything?"

A bolt of fear hit Chunlan as she finally came into realisation. " Mum, where are you?"

"Right here beside you, Lan'er." Haifeng said.

Chunlan lifted her hand and immediately put it down. Gritting her teeth, she tried lifting it again. As she lifted it in the air, she stretched out her forefinger touching air a far distance away from her mother's position.

A tear slipped out of her eye. "Mum, I think I am blind."

"WHAT?!" Her parents were shocked.

"What do I do?" Chunlan was very frightened with her new condition.

"I will talk to the doctor. We will find a way." At all costs, Huizhong silently added.

Chunlan felt reassured with her father's response.

Yeah, Dad will find a way.

Two hours later.....

"Her blindness is caused by corneal opacification which means loss of normal transparency of the cornea. It is caused by the inflammation of the cornea." The doctor paused. "I am sorry, the case is incurable."

"NONSENSE!" Huizhong banged the table, scaring the doctor to silence.

Haifeng grabbed the doctor's hand in desperation, making her husband's face turn dark. "Please save my daughter, do something!"

The doctor's heart sank in pity and regret as he looked at the woman then lowered his eyes. "Please forgive me."

Huizhong finally grabbed his wife and left the room, dragging his hysterical wife to the hallway attracting the attention of passersby. "Stop struggling!"

"Let me go! Huizhong, release me! Our daughter is now blind, what do we do? How are we going to save Lan'er?!" Haifeng broke down, sobbing.

"I may have a way." He was relieved to see her stop struggling, getting her attention.

"What is it?" At this point, Haifeng didn't care if the method was legal or not, human or inhumane. She was open to all ideas, because all she wanted was to save her daughter.

Chunlan was a girl with ambition and talent. She was the eldest, the heiress of the Tang family trained to lead the family to the pinnacle of success. Chunlan was strong and kind, beautiful and wise she didn't deserve this kind of fate.

"There are rumours about a young girl who is blessed with unparalleled medical skills. She normally travels a lot and is also skilled with stealth. Her name is Shen Ji."

"Shen Ji?"

"Give me time. I will find her and save out daughter." He said with determination. "Please go and comfort our daughter."

Haifeng seemed to have calmed down and she nodded her head. "Okay."

After seeing her walk away, he brought out his phone and dialed a number. "Call the secret guards immediately and issue a blue zone call across the world for a female physician called Shen Ji."

After some while, he added. "You must find her at all cost. Whatever the price."

Meanwhile, Chunlan stared at space even though she could not see anything. It was like being left in a dark room without knowing how the room looked.

Was it now evening or was it just afternoon? How long did she have to stay like this? What did the doctor say about her condition? Why didn't Tamara inform her about this new development before she woke up?

She was scared. Very scared. She was so uncertain about the future, and she couldnt take preventive measures against the unknown. Was this also how Jihai felt?

This must be her retribution. She was too selfish, when she cared only about her reputation and status not his feelings. She was too unkind when she criticized his shortcomings and failures secretly despising his poor background. She was too cruel, when she aborted his twins without an explanation, without his knowledge and consent.

She closed her eyes and sighed.

She couldnt control the tears that escaped her eyes or the pain in her ċhėst.

Her babies, she gave up her babies for revenge! She didn't deserve the second chance she had.

Would he be happier if he was with a better girl, understanding and gentle?

She sobbed.. "I don't want to let him go."