Chapter 430: What Exactly Is Your Relationship?
The last shred of hope vanished from the impostor's heart. She returned to the Xiao Family, utterly devastated.
The moment she saw Xiao Ye, she couldn't hold it in any longer. Her eyes reddened. "I..."
Xiao Ye merely glanced at her before turning to leave.
The impostor wailed loudly and ran back to her room.
With trembling hands, she dialed a number. "I... I had a genetic mutation. I have blood cancer. What do I do?"
On the other end of the line, a man's deep voice said flatly, "I understand. I'll figure something out. Wait for my call. Until then, don't tell anyone else."
The news was reported up the chain of command.
The higher-ups in the Angel Association soon learned of the situation.
Clones were, by nature, imitations. Not only were they not as robust as their originals, but they were also highly susceptible to genetic mutations.
Therefore, they never suspected any foul play.
If the impostor wasn't still useful, they wouldn't have even bothered with her. They would have simply let her die, then recovered and disposed of the body.
This time, however, they dispatched a medical team from Country A to the Dragon Country.
This was a team that specialized in the genetic diseases of clones. They were not deployed lightly and were reserved only for more important clones.
When the impostor learned that someone was coming to save her, she drove to the designated location in a state of high excitement, completely oblivious to whether she was being followed.
A private hospital.
Underground.
The impostor walked in. "Hurry up and examine me! You have to save me! I don't want to die!"
The team leader smiled faintly. "Please rest assured, Miss Lin. There won't be any problem."
"Please wait a moment while we run some tests to see the exact nature of your mutation."
After the examination, the team understood where the problem lay.
This type of genetic mutation disease came in two forms. The first was not severe and could be suppressed with reagents.
Barring any accidents, the clone could continue to live for a long time.
The second type was severe. In this case, one could basically only wait for death. Saving them would require treatment like that for a normal person.
But for the Angel Association, treatment would consume too much time and energy. Most importantly, whether she could even be saved was another matter entirely.
Because a clone's physical condition was worse than the original's, treatments like chemotherapy could even trigger a secondary genetic mutation, accelerating their death.
Therefore, the solution they proposed was to temporarily suppress the impostor's condition.
In other words, it would make her unable to feel pain, and her body would seem normal. But in reality, it wasn't a treatment at all. In fact, her lifespan would only get shorter.
Based on their calculations of her current condition, the impostor had about three more months to live, at most.
The leader took out a case of reagents. "This can treat your illness. Inject it once every two days. After a month, inject it once a day."
"Rest assured, we will prepare a sufficient supply. We can definitely cure you."
Hearing that she could be cured, the impostor finally relaxed.
'Thank goodness! As long as I can live, I'll be happy!'
"Miss Lin, if you feel unwell, you can also call this number. Our people can make a house call at any time."
"Thank you." For once, the impostor was polite. She returned home with the reagents.
Although she now had the medicine, her body still felt very uncomfortable.
She felt much better after the injection, but her energy levels were nothing compared to before.
Most of the time, she couldn't even muster the energy to do anything. All she wanted to do was sleep or space out.
The drug's primary mechanism wasn't to cure her illness, but to suppress her brain's ability to perceive certain physical problems,
such as pain, dizziness, and so on.
It was like an ostrich burying its head in the sand. Just because she couldn't feel it didn't mean it wasn't happening.
The impostor wasn't even aware when she fainted, merely thinking she had accidentally fallen asleep or zoned out.
Once they confirmed the impostor could no longer cause any trouble, Jian Qiuyan and Lin Feng began to visit the real Lin Chuxing from time to time.
With Lin Chuyue's companionship, Lin Chuxing's condition was better than expected.
She could already drink some simple liquids, as long as they contained no solids.
Two of the tubes attached to her body had been removed. With nothing to worry about, her complexion had improved significantly.
Lin Chuyue placed some freshly bought flowers into a vase, brightening up the hospital room. "Sister, do you like these flowers?"
"I do." Lin Chuxing looked at her, her eyes full of tenderness.
After spending so many days together, she had come to generally understand what kind of person her younger sister was.
Extremely gentle and kind, completely different from what she had seen in the laboratory.
"Sister, I found some really good movies for you today, and some short videos, to help you quickly learn about everyday things."
"They'll come in handy when you can leave the hospital. Oh, right, I also bought you clothes. See? Do you like this dress?"
Every day, Lin Chuyue had many different things delivered, all for Lin Chuxing.
These clothes and other items helped Lin Chuxing feel hopeful about her future.
This way, she wouldn't become pessimistic, and her physical condition could slowly improve.
"Thank you, sister."
The two sisters looked at each other and smiled.
Just then, footsteps sounded from outside. The hospital room door opened, and Lin Chuyue turned her head to see Xiao Ye.
Instantly, she could no longer maintain her smile. It grew a little stiff. "You must be here to see my sister, right? I'll let you two talk."
With that, she quickly left.
Xiao Ye knew what she was being awkward about and didn't stop her.
As the door closed, silence fell over the hospital room.
Xiao Ye got straight to the point. "Regarding your clone, she is currently in the process of being eliminated. She will be dead in another two to three weeks."
"I have also reported your situation to the Dragon Country. You don't have to worry about issues concerning your identity or anything else. I will handle everything."
As a victim of a cloning experiment, Lin Chuxing's case was taken very seriously by the Dragon Country.
Lin Chuxing looked at him gratefully. "Thank you. If it weren't for you, I would still be in that sunless laboratory."
"I probably would have died completely within a few years..."
She could feel her life constantly draining away, and the people there hadn't been very discreet when they talked.
A researcher in charge of drawing her blood every day had once said that she had five more years to live, at most.
Lin Chuxing smiled and changed the subject. "I have something I want to ask you."
"What is it?"
"Chuyue was always so happy before, but her expression changed the moment she saw you. And the way you two look at each other isn't right. Can you tell me what your relationship is?"