Apocalypse: I'm the Landlady of the Refuge

Looking at Qi Hao’s now rosy cheeks, and the steady heartbeat coming from the tips of her fingers, Ji Wanwan pondered briefly, "Let’s not continue for now."

Qi Hao’s vital signs are stable, and even if she lets go and doesn’t rely on the support of the sleep pod, his physical strength hasn’t dwindled; as for the recovery of his spiritual power, it seems it’s not something that Equivalence Healing can achieve.

Ji Wanwan pursed her lips in thought, "System, can Qi Hao’s current condition be understood as vegetative?"

System: "Similar to a vegetative state, but not exactly the same.

Vegetative states result from brain injuries causing prolonged comas, which are often irreversible, whereas Qi Hao’s coma, while also due to brain injury, has essentially healed the damaged brain tissue after Equivalence Healing. Theoretically, he possesses all the conditions necessary to awaken."

Ji Wanwan already understood the System’s meaning.

Qi Hao’s failure to awaken wasn’t because his physical injuries had not healed.

What should be done about this?

Although a person can survive as long as their spiritual power reaches 30%, after all the trouble, Qi Hao has become a vegetative person, which is not the outcome Ji Wanwan wanted to see.

She scratched her hair in frustration, "System, do you know why Qi Hao has turned out like this?"

The System fell silent for a while: "Humans themselves are extremely complex beings, I can only provide answers to the Host from the most basic physiological perspective. As to why Qi Hao can’t wake up, please forgive my powerlessness, but the Host could try the methods used to awaken vegetative patients to wake Qi Hao, maybe there will be a pleasant surprise."

"A pleasant surprise, huh..." Ji Wanwan murmured to herself, and after a brief sigh, "I see, thank you, System."

System: "You’re welcome, this is my duty."

Ji Wanwan: "If possible, turn on another light for me."

System: "...Okay!"

The lights in the room all turned on, and Ji Wanwan subconsciously squinted her eyes.

The man in the sleep pod breathed evenly and his pulse was strong, like a peacefully sleeping handsome man.

After staring at him for a while, Ji Wanwan pulled out an instant camera from the System Space and went on a clicking spree.

After she finished, she nodded in satisfaction, stashing the photos and the camera back into the space.

Good, a picture of a handsome man with tubes everywhere, her unique collection~

Once Qi Hao wakes up, with these photos in hand, wouldn’t she be able to easily negotiate?

Ji Wanwan chuckled to herself and reached out to pinch Qi Hao’s face, "If you don’t wake up, I’ll take photos every day!"

As she said this, she still carefully removed the various wires and tubes connected to Qi Hao.

After that, Ji Wanwan stroked her chin.

Now that Qi Hao no longer needed the sleep pod, she had to replace it with a bed.

At times like these, the all-capable 001 should come in handy.

With that thought, Ji Wanwan immediately had the System summon 001 to tidy up the room.

As she waited for 001, Ji Wanwan finally felt both thirsty and hungry and decided to go to the living room for a glass of water.

But as she turned around, there was Xia Li sitting in the wheelchair at the door, staring at her with a pair of beautiful, unwavering eyes.

Something caught in Ji Wanwan’s throat, "Ah Li?"

Xia Li said nothing, only silently extended a section of her amputated arm.

Ji Wanwan: "?"

Seeing her completely baffled, Xia Li was sparing with words, "Photo! I want one!"

Ji Wanwan: "Huh?"

After a brief moment of confusion, Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but laugh cryingly, "No, why do you want Haozi’s photo? Wait, how long have you been watching at the door?"

Xia Li smiled with ill-intention, "The moment you told Qi Hao that I was thinking of you, I was already there. But you were so oblivious to me that you didn’t even notice my presence."

Ji Wanwan: "?!"

Seeing Ji Wanwan standing there as if struck by lightning, her face quickly flushing red, Xia Li’s smile grew even craftier, "I thought of looking for you at mealtime to go have a fire pot meal, but seeing how deeply in love you looked, I didn’t want to interrupt."

Ji Wanwan: "Darn it! Ah Li, stop talking!" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Next time she would definitely close the door first!

However!

For Ah Li to see her acting so sour and awkward, it was truly social death!

Xia Li’s beautiful eyes curved into crescents, "Alright, I won’t say anything, but you have to give me one of those photos."

Ji Wanwan felt like crying but had no tears, "I still don’t understand, why do you want Haozi’s photo?"

Xia Li’s severed arm lifted again, "Give it to me first, and then I’ll tell you."

Looking at Xia Li’s severed arm, Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "Come on, Ah Li, even if I give it to you, are you sure you can hold onto it?"

Xia Li raised an eyebrow, "Wanna try?"

Ji Wanwan didn’t believe it and immediately took a photo out of the space.

Xia Li extended both severed arms at the same time, clamping the photo and naturally slipped it into her top pocket.

Having been shown up, Ji Wanwan: "?"

OK, OK, I’m the clown here!

Xia Li, satisfied, patted her pocket with her severed arm, "A frail and beautiful man, bedridden, of course, you need to keep such photos. When Haozi wakes up, if I have this photo in hand, he’ll have to do anything I say!"

"Pfft..."

True to her best friend, she had actually thought of the same thing.

Ji Wanwan couldn’t help but burst out laughing, "Nice one!"

She wondered if Qi Hao would wake up wanting to strangle her.

After the laughter, Ji Wanwan suddenly caught the deeper meaning in Xia Li’s words.

Her heart twitched, and she suddenly looked up, "Ah Li, so you also believe that Haozi will definitely wake up, right?"

Xia Li’s face showed it was a matter of course, "Yeah! Haozi is our comrade, we’re all so awesome, how could Haozi be a weakling that fails to get back on his feet?"

Ji Wanwan’s eyes reddened, and she nodded with a smile, "Right! Haozi is definitely not a weakling!"

Xia Li curled her lips disdainfully, "You’re a leader now, so stop showing such a naive side. It’s easy to lose credibility!"

Ji Wanwan laughed heartily, "Absolutely, you’re right about everything, Ah Li!"

Xia Li verbally disapproved, but she lifted her severed arm and gently touched Ji Wanwan’s hand, "So, can our esteemed leader now go to have the fire pot meal?"

Ji Wanwan glanced sideways at 001, who was still tidying the room, "Let’s go, we’ll go for the fire pot meal. Let the sleeping beauty suffer a little longer in the hibernation chamber. After we’re done eating, I’ll come back and swap it for a bigger bed for him."

Xia Li’s eyes lit up, "Yay!"

The two of them left, talking and laughing, oblivious to the fact that in the hibernation chamber, Qi Hao’s eyelids quivered slightly.

...

To avoid Qi Hao’s Grandma discovering that Xia Li was in the refuge, Ji Wanwan did not take Xia Li to the restaurant but instead set up a small fire pot meal in the private dining space.

After all, the System Space had plenty of ingredients, and the two could feast without ever leaving the house.

While they were enjoying the meal, Ji Wanwan’s intercom suddenly rang, "Sis, something’s happened..."