In a heavily guarded private residence.

In the operating room.

The person lying on the bed is Heather, who has been in a coma for a week, connected to various instruments monitoring her vital signs.

Her high fever persists, with no known cause.

Medical staff, including Luo Xuan, have gathered around her.

"Are we really going to use it? This modified Anticlearance is an improvement over the original formula, but I can’t be sure what side effects it might have if used on Heather."

"Is this the time to worry about side effects? Her life is at stake! Use it immediately."

...

For the long half-day following the surgery, Heather did not wake up immediately.

It was not until midnight when the alarm rang. The surveillance personnel confirmed that Heather had woken up, immediately notifying Luo Xuan.

When Luo Xuan arrived at the room, he already saw Heather sitting up.

The first glance he took, he felt she was different from before the coma, but also distinct from the previous Heather.

It seemed...

She had turned into another person.

There was something in her gaze now; no longer dull and blank as before. It seemed like the upgraded Anticlearance had taken effect, she was even actively moving her eyes to observe her surroundings.

Therefore, Luo Xuan stopped in his tracks and prevented anyone from entering. He returned to the monitoring room to watch Heather’s actions.

From the surveillance, they could see Heather leave the bed for the first time by herself.

She first found a glass and poured herself some water to drink, then she walked around the room and tried to open the door. However, the door required a password, so she stopped trying and turned to go out on the balcony.

She went out!

River Sparrow was also shocked by this change: "Is it the Anticlearance taking effect? She’s actually started moving, becoming very different from before... Should we tell everyone to go back to their positions? Once Heather is fully awakened, she could escape without us noticing."

"No need, keep observing for a while."

Switch another camera to see. Now Heather was facing the camera.

"Zoom in."

As the image enlarged, they were astounded to find Heather’s mouth slightly upturned, clearly smiling!

This shocked River Sparrow: "Is she smiling?"

Before her was a lush green forest, birds singing and fragrant flowers everywhere, creating a delightful scene, a place suitable for recovery.

She stood there, always in a white dress, barefoot, with her long hair floating, looking like an ethereal sprite that had fallen to earth, pure and beautiful, captivating to behold.

Luo Xuan’s brows furrowed.

He was getting more and more confused.

In this person who had just awakened, he saw not a single similarity to Heather; it was as if she had truly become a completely different person.

Heather’s gaze gradually moved down, seeing Ming Wei patrolling the backyard.

On seeing her, they also did not know what to do, whether to leave her be or to stay on guard?

And at that moment, she made an unexpected gesture. She raised her hand, waved at them, and with her beautiful smile, enchants most people there.

River Sparrow said: "To my knowledge... Heather hasn’t been such a cheerful person over these past few years as Xiao Man."

It was indeed very strange.

Either she’s pretending, or...

She truly had changed.

However, long-standing caution prevented Luo Xuan from easily trusting Heather, even though she had changed beyond recognition, but he still hadn’t let down his guard.