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"By the way, what illness does Grandma Gine have?" Gohan asked again when Videl didn't respond for a while, his tone tinged with worry.
Upon hearing this, Bardock immediately perked up his ears, his heart leaping into his throat.
“They say it’s a viral heart disease,” Bidel sighed helplessly, her brows furrowed. “It’s very difficult to cure… The Ji family, to which Gine belongs, is an ancient family in Satan City. They’re quite wealthy, but they’ve consulted many famous doctors, and none of them have been able to help.”
"Huh? Viral heart disease!" Gohan's eyes widened in astonishment, and his expression instantly turned serious.
Bardock's brow furrowed sharply, his fingertips clenching until they turned white.
"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Seeing the two react so strongly, Bidili became nervous, and her voice trembled slightly.
“My dad had viral heart disease,” Gohan sighed, shaking his head. “He almost died back then…”
Son Gohan wanted to say that his father had actually died once before and was resurrected by the Dragon Balls.
But then I thought about it again and realized that explaining it would be too troublesome, so I simply didn't say it.
"How did you get healed?" Videl's eyes lit up, and she excitedly grabbed Gohan's arm. "Tell me quickly! Maybe it can save Gine!"
“It was Trunks,” Gohan explained, scratching his head. “He brought a special medicine from the future to treat viral heart disease, and Dad got better after taking it.”
At this point, Son Gohan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he clapped his hands.
I remember that in this life, my father did not take that special medicine.
It seems that the Supreme Kai found a new drug from another planet.
The bottle of medicine Trunks brought should still be at home!
"Did Kakarot also get viral heart disease?" Bardock was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Gohan, his expression growing increasingly grave. "When did this happen?"
“Several years ago.” Son Gohan nodded.
“It seems to be hereditary,” Bardock said in a deep voice, a hint of regret flashing in his eyes. “Gine had this disease before, but the medical level on Planet Vegeta was relatively high at that time, and she was cured very easily.”
Sun Wufan: "..."
Son Gohan opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.
This disease is actually hereditary?
"Damn it!" Bardock clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turning white, his voice tinged with anger. "Did this disease get passed down through reincarnation?"
“Grandpa, it’s alright,” Son Gohan quickly reassured him, afraid that he would get too agitated. “Dad should still have his special medicine. As long as Grandma Gine takes it, it shouldn’t be a big problem. And even if it doesn’t work, there’s still Supreme Kai, right? He can definitely find a treatment from another planet.”
Bardock took a deep breath, trying to calm his turbulent emotions, and nodded slightly. The heart that had been in his throat finally eased a little.
He was willing to pay any price to cure Gine.
……
Satan City, Ji Family.
As Bidili said, the Ji family is an ancient and large family. Their magnificent European-style villa is located in a quiet part of the city center, with two stone lions standing at the entrance, exuding a sense of majesty accumulated over the years.
However, beneath this imposing facade, the family has actually been gradually declining—the younger generation of talent has dwindled, leaving only an elderly patriarch to maintain appearances.
Wukong's biological mother was reincarnated into this family and became the eldest daughter, Ji Nei.
Originally, Ji Nei's life in the Ji family was quite carefree. The old man doted on her and treated her like a precious jewel.
However, fate was exceptionally cruel to her.
When she was nine years old, her parents encountered Cell while they were out and were absorbed on the spot, and were separated from her forever.
Only the elderly grandfather and his aunt's family remained at home.
Her aunt's family had long coveted the family fortune and were constantly trying to pull her down from her position as the eldest daughter.
When she was 16, she was diagnosed with viral heart disease.
With the current level of medical care on Earth, this disease is simply incurable.
Because the virus has already invaded the bloodstream, even if a heart is transplanted, the new heart will be infected immediately.
Unless there's a miracle cure like the one Trunks brought from the future.
However, this drug has not yet been developed.
Gine's health was deteriorating day by day. At this moment, she was sitting in a wheelchair with her back to the door, looking up at the sunset outside the window.
Her face was as pale as a sheet of paper, even her lips were bloodless, and her thin shoulders trembled slightly, as if a gust of wind could blow her over.
"Sister, isn't the sunset beautiful?" A sweet voice came from behind, carrying a hint of barely perceptible malice.
Ji Huahua, carrying a glass of water, swayed her hips as she walked behind Ji Nei, a sweet smile on her face.
Gine didn't speak, but coughed lightly twice, her gaze still fixed on the sunset on the horizon.
"If it's beautiful, then look at it a little longer," Ji Huahua chuckled, but her voice was like a poisoned needle. "After my sister dies, she'll never have the chance to see the sunset again."
There are no male heirs in the Ji family this generation, only the sisters Ji Nei and Ji Huahua.
Himeka is Hime's cousin and has lived in Hime's shadow since childhood.
Whether it was her grandfather's doting affection or the praise from outsiders, it all seemed to belong to Gine.
She originally thought that she would only ever be a supporting character to Gine in her entire life.
However, Gine's sudden viral heart disease completely changed the fate of the two of them.
Ji Huahua felt that happiness had come too suddenly.
Once Ji Nei dies, all of the Ji family's assets will be hers!
"Sister, so what if you're the eldest daughter?" Ji Huahua laughed like a blooming poisonous flower, her tone full of smugness. "In the end, won't I be the one to inherit the Ji family's fortune?"
"Hua Hua, I've never been interested in family property..." Gine finally spoke, her voice weak like a wisp of smoke, accompanied by a soft sigh.
"You have no interest in the family fortune?" Ji Huahua suddenly flew into a rage, her smile vanishing instantly. "You say you have no interest, and that's it? Didn't Grandpa want to give you all the family fortune? Did he leave me even a penny?"
Before she could finish speaking, Ji Huahua suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Ji Nei's hair, and gently pulled.
"hiss--"
Gine gasped in pain, her body involuntarily arching backward, but she bit her lip tightly, refusing to cry out, her face growing even paler.
"Sister, go ahead and scream," Ji Huahua said, her eyes filled with venom and a cruel smile playing on her lips. "How can I feel a sense of accomplishment if you don't scream? Don't you feel any pain at all?"
As she said this, Ji Huahua increased the force in her hand again, almost pulling out Ji Nei's hair by the roots.
"Stop! What are you doing?"
Just then, an old and deep voice suddenly rang out from the doorway, filled with thunderous anger.
The next moment, an old man leaning on a carved cane appeared at the door of the room. His white eyebrows were furrowed, and he glared angrily at Ji Huahua, his voice hoarse with anger.
"Grandpa..." Ji Huahua trembled with fright, her smugness instantly freezing on her face, turning into panic as she avoided eye contact with the old man.
Why did this old man have to come at this time of year?
"She's your own sister!" Old Master Ji trembled with rage, his cane slamming heavily on the floor with a dull thud. "You unfilial daughter! How can you be so heartless!"
After saying that, the old man coughed violently, as if he were coughing up his lungs, his shoulders heaving.
"Grandpa... I was just joking with my sister, please don't take it seriously." Ji Huahua quickly put on a wronged expression and explained in a soft voice.
"How can you joke like that?" Old Master Ji didn't believe it at all. His cloudy eyes were full of disappointment. He said in a deep voice, "Your sister is already so sick. Why do you still want to torment her? Everything in the Ji family will be yours after she... won't it?"
"Grandpa, I was really just joking with my sister, please don't be angry." Ji Huahua stepped forward and tugged at Grandpa Ji's sleeve, speaking in a coquettish tone.
How could Old Master Ji possibly believe this was a joke?
There was a brief silence.
"You...you...I'd rather donate all this money to Mr. Satan than leave it to you!" Old Master Ji was truly furious, feeling that Ji Huahua was simply too vicious.
Even if you do nothing and just wait quietly for Gine to die, wouldn't everything be yours?
Why do you have to torment your sister again?
Grandpa Ji was so angry that he coughed up blood on the spot and really intended to donate all his assets.
Wouldn't it be better to donate all this wealth to Mr. Satan?
"Grandpa, I really didn't mean it... I'm still young, don't be angry with me." Ji Huahua shook Grandpa Ji's arm, acting cute and charming, but a ruthless glint appeared in her eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Ji Huahua looked towards the stairwell, as if she had made up her mind.
"Grandpa, I was really just joking with my sister, please don't be angry." Ji Huahua stepped forward, reached out and grabbed Grandpa Ji's sleeve, gently shaking it and acting coquettishly, but a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.
Well, once we push this old man down, he'll no longer have the strength to donate his fortune to Mr. Satan.
"Grandpa, let me take you downstairs to rest." Ji Huahua said with concern, supporting Grandpa Ji's arm, and led him towards the door.
Grandpa Ji was so angry that he felt dizzy and couldn't even speak. He could only let Ji Huahua half-drag and half-pull him toward the stairwell.
I had just reached the few smooth steps at the top of the stairs.
A fierce glint flashed in Ji Huahua's eyes. She abruptly released her hand and shoved Old Master Ji violently down the stairs!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The old man lost his balance and tumbled down the steep stairs like a rag doll. His cane flew out of his hand and hit the wall with a loud clang.
"Grandpa!" Gine cried out in alarm, struggling to get up from her wheelchair. Her hands gripped the armrests tightly, her knuckles turning white, but she was too weak to get up.
Gine could only watch helplessly as her beloved grandfather tumbled down the stairs, blood trickling down the steps, and she was powerless to do anything about it. Tears instantly blurred her vision.
"Ji Huahua!" Ji Nei was so angry that she trembled all over, her face was as pale as paper, and her lips were trembling so much that she almost bit them until they bled.
"Grandpa fell down by accident, it has nothing to do with me." Ji Huahua clapped her hands, her face no longer showing any of the grievance she had just shown, only cold smugness, as she quickly distanced herself from the situation.
"You...you..." Ji Nei was so angry that she couldn't speak. Her chest heaved violently, and a feeling of suffocation came over her.
“But this is for the best,” Ji Huahua glanced at the unconscious old man down the stairs, a cruel smile playing on her lips, “Grandpa won’t donate the money to Mr. Satan!”
Since the old man didn't seem to be going to live anyway, she decided to stop pretending.
"You...you killed your grandfather with your own hands!" Gine's voice was choked with sobs, filled with unbelievable rage.
"I didn't do it, he really fell down by accident." Ji Huahua stuck out her neck, her eyes darting around, but she still refused to admit it.
However, as soon as Ji Huahua finished speaking, her eyes suddenly widened, and the smugness on her face was instantly replaced by fear. Her mouth was slightly open, and she pointed out the window, her voice trembling: "Who...who...is it?"
This is the third floor!
At that moment, several figures appeared out of nowhere at the window, quietly watching everything inside the room.