Chapter 79
They were all only four-year-old little cubs. None of them had ever experienced life and death, let alone separation forever.
And yet those short three days had felt harder to endure than three whole years.
Every morning after waking up, the very first thing the little snow leopard did was check the optical brain monitor. Sometimes, when it woke in the middle of the night, it would raise its little head and take a blurry, half-asleep glance at the screen before its eyes were even fully open.
Every time it saw that the little cub still had not opened his eyes, the little snow leopard would lower its head in disappointment and sadness, bite its little tail, and hold back its tiny pearls.
Without little Rong hugging it to sleep, it had been sleeping terribly these past few nights, constantly trapped in nightmares.
In the dream, little Rong never woke up again and had been buried beneath the vast snow. It kept digging and digging with its paws, trying to dig little Rong back out, but even after its paws had gone numb, it still couldn’t reach him.
Only after waking did it realize that the little nine-tailed fox had been lying on one of its paws and pressing it numb.
The little snow leopard pulled its paw back, let out a soft awoo, and lightly caught one of the fox’s tails in its mouth before falling asleep again.
Just like how, before, it used to lightly hold little Rong’s little hand in its mouth while sleeping.
At last, on the third day, the little cub in the monitor opened his eyes.
The little snow leopard immediately made a call the very first second it could.
When it saw the little cub smiling at it from the other end of the screen, heard him call its name so familiarly, no longer lying there impossible to wake and unresponsive to the outside world like before, the little snow leopard finally couldn’t hold back its tears.
What “men don’t cry easily”… it was only a little snow leopard.
A little snow leopard that had almost lost its best friend.
When Tang Rong saw the fur on the little snow leopard’s face getting damp from all those tiny pearls, he panicked and hurriedly began coaxing it through the screen.
From what the system, butler Uncle, and Little Uncle had told him, he knew that he had been unconscious for three days. The people around him must have been worried sick.
The others on the other end of the call had also heard the commotion. Tang Qiu brought over a handkerchief and wiped the little snow leopard’s eyes. The little nine-tailed fox grabbed the little snow leopard by the scruff and carried it back into its nest, then licked its fur for it. Tang Zheng’en, meanwhile, connected a video call to the butler and asked about Tang Rong’s current condition.
Tang Rong continued the video call while also undergoing the doctor’s examination. Very soon, all the medical monitoring devices attached to him were removed, and he slipped into his little tiger slippers and bounced downstairs.
“His healing ability has recovered a little, and there’s nothing wrong with his body,” the butler reported to the people on the other end while following after the little cub.
Tang Rong had been lying in bed for three whole days and sustaining his life signs through nutrient fluids. He was dying to eat something tasty and move his body around a little.
The butler immediately had the kitchen prepare a plentiful meal for him and also made him a cup of warm milk.
Tang Rong held the milk and drank until his lips were marked white. Then his gaze fell on the endless stretch of whiteness outside the yard, and with smiling eyes he said to the little snow leopard curled up in its nest on the other end of the screen, “I really want to build a snowman. When are you all coming back?”
He remembered that when he had fallen unconscious, the snow had not yet piled up this thick. He had even been thinking that once the snow got deeper—and once he had earned a few more points—he would build snowmen together with little Han-brother and the rest of his family. He had never expected to suddenly fall into such a long sleep just because his healing power had been completely exhausted.
butler Uncle had already explained to him that, for the time being, his family had gone to the place where little Han-brother had lived before. They were afraid that if they stayed at home, they would affect him.
But now he had already woken up. He was fine now. They could all come back.
The little snow leopard had already stopped crying. Resting its head on its tail, it replied through AI voice, “To be safe, it’ll probably still take another three days to a week before we can go back.”
After all, little Rong had only just woken up. Although everything seemed fine, his healing ability still had not recovered much. Their getting close to him would only increase the burden on his body. They had to make absolutely sure.
Tang Rong felt a little disappointed after hearing that, but he also knew that being healthy was the most important thing. If he fell unconscious again, it would only delay things even more and keep him from seeing his family and friends. So he could only wait patiently.
After finishing his milk, the kitchen also brought over the food. Tang Rong did not end the call and simply kept it open while eating.
On the other side, seeing this, Tang Hu brought over a leopard bowl for the little snow leopard. At last, the little snow leopard obediently ate its first proper fragrant meal in days, crunching through chicken drumsticks with crisp cracking sounds.
While eating with his cheeks puffed out, Tang Rong took the chance to quietly chat with the system in his head.
The system said, “[At the time, you were totally fine one second, and the next second you just fainted. We couldn’t wake you up no matter what. It scared me.]”
The system continued, “[It should have been caused by your healing ability being completely drained. Most people would have warning signs first and feel tired in advance, but your talent is special, so it differs a bit from ordinary people.]”
The system added, “[Actually, I have another guess. It may be related to your mother. The main system already detected that you intend to use the revival card on her, so it started laying groundwork for her awakening in advance. During those three days, your near-death-like state was very similar to your mother’s. Once she revives and wakes up later, your family will naturally connect it to your recent three-day coma. Even if there’s no hard evidence, at least her revival won’t seem too abrupt.]”
Tang Rong paused after hearing that, then kept chewing.
He could mostly understand what the system meant.
If that really was the case, then that would be wonderful. Mother could be brought back in a way that felt natural.
The system added, “[You also got 260 points that day, which is still quite a lot. Your family probably won’t let you go back to the convalescent facility anytime soon, and honestly, I wouldn’t recommend it either. Your health matters most. There’s still plenty of time—you’ll have enough to save up the points to revive your mother.]”
Tang Rong let out a soft sigh. Although he was anxious, there really was nothing he could do.
He had originally wanted to revive his mother before the New Year…
That way, it could have been a surprise for the whole family—a true family reunion.
The system comforted him, “[It’s okay. If you collapse for your mother’s sake, then this New Year really won’t be able to be celebrated properly at all. There will still be so many more New Years in the future.]”
Tang Rong gave a quiet mm in his mind, glanced at the little snow leopard on the screen gnawing on its drumstick, and scooped another bite of food into his mouth.
After eating, Tang Rong went into the living room and did some radio calisthenics.
The radio calisthenics had been taught by their kindergarten teacher, who said that doing them every day was good for the body.
After being asleep for three days, his body desperately needed to be “rebooted” through movement.
The little snow leopard on the other end of the video call was also made to do radio calisthenics along with him.
Because the room there was full of Tang family members, the little snow leopard did not change back into human form. Instead, it stood upright on its two hind legs in snow leopard form and followed along with the little cub doing radio calisthenics. Sometimes it even used its long tail to help keep its balance.
“One two three four, two two three four, three two three four, four two three four…”
The little cub’s voice echoed on both ends of the call.
The snow outside had already stopped, though the temperature was lower. The sunlight today was very good. Through the transparent glass doors, it poured in, warm and soft.
That was how the next week passed—every single day was bright and sunny.
Tang Rong’s healing ability recovered far too slowly and remained in a depleted state. For safety’s sake, the Tang family could only continue staying outside for a while longer with the little snow leopard.
Thankfully, they could video call every day, so that week wasn’t as unbearable as those first three days.
Every day, the two little cubs would read and study together, eat properly, and do radio calisthenics. Little by little, their energy returned.
All the adults quietly let out a sigh of relief.
But soon, Tang Rong was no longer satisfied with just the two of them doing radio calisthenics and started dragging the adults in as well.
“One two three four, two two three four, three two three four, four two three four…”
The little nine-tailed fox, the little lion, the little bird, and the little black wolf all followed behind the little snow leopard and did radio calisthenics too.
Because she didn’t have a spirit form, Lin Fei “escaped disaster” and secretly took lots of photos and videos of the whole family.
…
At last, after a full week had passed, Tang Rong’s healing ability had mostly recovered, and the Tang family could no longer wait. They immediately brought the little snow leopard back in a hovering car.
The only regret was that because the weather had been sunny the whole week, the snow on the ground had almost completely melted. Forget a big snowman—even a tiny one would now be hard to make.
And because of his abnormal coma that week, butler Uncle and Little Uncle had watched him very closely and not let him go out to play in the snow. Melting snow was too cold, and because his condition had been uncertain, they had been afraid he would catch a chill.
And just like that, the first snowfall had been missed.
No one knew when the next snow would come.
But in the end, the regret of missing the first snow still couldn’t compare with the joy of reunion.
After learning that they would be coming back today, Tang Rong had woken up early that morning.
He had never expected that they would return even earlier than he woke up.
The moment he opened his eyes, Tang Rong found that his bed had “grown” a lot of fluffies.
The little nine-tailed fox was sitting primly beside the nine-tailed fox plush toy, with a white little bird perched on its head. The little lion and the little black wolf were pressed together, both staring straight at him.
“Meow-woo.” The little snow leopard had already seized the initiative and burrowed into his arms, curling its little tail around his wrist and affectionately giving the back of his hand a light bite.
Tang Rong pushed himself halfway upright in bed in surprise, joyfully reached out to pet each of the fluffies, and left a kiss on all their heads.
Perhaps because they hadn’t seen each other in too long, after petting them this time he gained quite a few points.
Once he was done petting them, the little snow leopard suddenly lifted its tail and meowed at him insistently, reminding him to look toward the window.
Tang Rong got out of bed in confusion, walked to the window, and pulled open the curtains that had been closed.
Bright daylight instantly flooded in. The sun had not fully risen yet, and the light was soft and gentle.
Inside the window was a huge jar full of colorful paper stars.
Outside the window were little snow clumps shaped into all kinds of forms—little snowmen, little animals, and all sorts of other adorable shapes.
Tang Rong’s eyes lit up at once.
Hadn’t the snow already melted?
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