Inside the hospital ward.
“Grandpa, you still have work tomorrow. Don’t stay here tonight. Let Dad stay instead—he’s young, staying up one night won’t matter.”
Sheng Jinhe’s small face was flushed from the fever as she spoke weakly.
“How can that work? Why can’t Grandpa stay the night?”
“Grandpa will stay!”
Ever since Sheng Xi passed away, Sheng Li had taken on the responsibility of caring for Sheng Jinhe. As for that father of hers—he knew the man wouldn’t sincerely look after her, so there was no need to rely on him.
Sheng Jinhe understood this as well, which was exactly why she insisted he stay tonight.
“Grandpa, listen to me. I want to eat the egg pancakes you make tomorrow morning. If you don’t go back, how will you cook them for me?”
“Besides, there are doctors and nurses here. You don’t need to worry. Instead, I’d end up worrying about you. It’s settled—you go back!”
“Dad, you stay. Just make do on that stool for the night.”
Sheng Jinhe arranged everything directly.
“See you in the morning, Grandpa. I also want some pickled vegetables.”
Sheng Li still wanted to say something, but Sheng Jinhe cut him off immediately.
As for that cheap father of hers—his face looked as unpleasant as it could possibly be. Hmm, Sheng Jinhe felt a lot better seeing that.
She planned to go out in the middle of the night. When the time came, she could knock out that cheap father without hesitation—but could she knock out her grandfather?
So it had to be the cheap father keeping watch. If no one stayed at all, Grandpa definitely wouldn’t feel at ease.
After Old Master Sheng left, Sheng Jinhe gave her cheap father a few instructions and then went to sleep. She wasn’t the type to mistreat herself.
This body really was a bit weak. Fortunately, she had drunk a cup of dew earlier. The effects of the dew were miraculous—although it couldn’t cleanse the marrow and transform the body, it could strengthen the body and repair damaged cells. She had learned this after testing it before.
By the time the nurse came to remove her IV needle, she had already woken up.
“Dad, you should sleep.”
“I’ve already slept earlier. I’m not tired.”
Sheng Jinhe said to the man beside her, who was already nodding off in his seat.
“Alright. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, call a nurse.”
Sheng Jinhe thought to herself: If I feel uncomfortable, I’ll definitely deal with you first.
Once she confirmed he was asleep, Sheng Jinhe got out of bed. Without hesitation, she chopped the back of Sun Ke’s neck with the edge of her hand.
Then she swaggered out. Relying on the original host’s memories, she quickly found Yao Manman’s ward. Sure enough, Lin Helian was here too—those two really were bound together everywhere. Fine, they might as well stay tied together forever.
“Tsk, not even someone staying the night to look after them.”
Sheng Jinhe silently put away the ice cube in her hand. It was her new weapon—same function as pebbles, but it left no evidence. Once it completed its mission, it would melt into water.
Both of them were still unconscious. She pushed the door open and walked in.
[Master, Master! I found my root! Hurry and get it for me!]
“What?”
He Miao’s anxious voice suddenly rang out in her mind, making Sheng Jinhe stop in her tracks.
[I can feel it—that’s my thing! Haven’t you always complained that I never grow bigger? With it, I’ll definitely grow like crazy!]
“What form is it in? A bracelet?”
[Yes, yes!]
Sheng Jinhe raised an eyebrow.
“She doesn’t have one on her wrist. Do you know where it is?”
[It’s hanging around her neck. Is this person crazy? Who wears a bracelet around their neck?]
He Miao complained.
“Throw me a pair of disposable gloves.”
Sheng Jinhe caught them precisely and put them on. She had selective germophobia.
“Tsk, it really is around her neck.”
When she took it in her hand, it was still warm with Yao Manman’s body heat.
“Here. Go wash it. It’s dirty!”
[Got it, Master!]
[Mm—Master! I absorbed it directly!]
Sheng Jinhe heard the shock in He Miao’s voice.
“What’s going on? Wait until I get back to the ward.”
This wasn’t a place to linger. Before leaving, Sheng Jinhe tossed the string that had held the bracelet onto Lin Helian.
The female lead mustn’t suspect she had stolen it—she didn’t want anyone discovering that the original owner of the body had been replaced.
Sheng Jinhe had a single-person ward. The moment she entered, she locked the door and checked that Sun Ke was still unconscious. The next second, she stepped straight into her space.
“Whoa—this… is this our old space?”
Even Sheng Jinhe, who had seen plenty in her life, was stunned by the magnificent sight before her.
Previously, the space had only contained her villa and a parking spot.
Now it was practically a small world.
Blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and flowing rivers, gentle breezes, and neatly planned fields of fertile black soil.
“Huh? Are you Little He Miao?”
“You actually transformed? You’ve got eyes and a nose now.”
[Yes, yes! Master, coming here must be fate. I found my root, so I can take form now. Of course it can’t be a human shape. Am I cute?]
He Miao spun around three hundred and sixty degrees.
“Cute, cute. Wait—did you also cause the changes in this space?”
“What’s going on? Don’t tell me we’re supposed to farm here.”
Sheng Jinhe was a bit dazed. The surprise was huge. She knew from the novel that the heroine had a space, but the author never described it in detail. Could it be a farming-type space?
[You don’t have to farm. I will! I’m the god in charge here.]
After saying that, He Miao pulled a handful of seeds from the top of its head.
Then another handful.
And another.
Sheng Jinhe’s mouth twitched. Has this guy read too many novels?
[Master, I’m He Miao—the seedlings of all grain crops. See? Rice, wheat, corn seeds… I can produce them myself. But anything else is beyond me—you’ll need to bring seeds from outside. Not just crops, either. Fish can be raised in the river, chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, and sheep on the mountains. Fruit trees, medicinal herbs—basically anything related to agriculture can survive here.]
[This is my original form. When I met you, I had just sprouted. After years of being raised, I only had three leaves. I never expected to find my root here.]
[Master… why was my root on that woman?]
Sheng Jinhe: “…”
That was a bit hard to explain. Should she say the original host had been foolish?
“As long as we got it back, that’s enough. Don’t worry about the rest. Since you can farm by yourself, plant more. Is there a warehouse to store grain?”
“In this era, food shortages are the biggest problem.” No wonder the female lead had made so much money—she must have been selling grain.
Thinking about it made Sheng Jinhe annoyed. After all, it used to belong to the original host—now it belonged to her.
[There is. Leave it all to me. Don’t worry about anything.]
[Oh right, the effects of my dew have also improved. Haven’t you always envied the spiritual spring water in other novels? Mine is even better. So Master, do you want to cleanse your marrow and transform your body now?]
He Miao spun smugly in the air.
Sheng Jinhe immediately perked up.
“Really?”
The original body was too weak. Just a little trouble and she developed a fever—it really needed strengthening.
[Come on. Drink this cup of dew, and from now on you’ll be Sheng Niohulu Jinhe.]
Sheng Jinhe downed it in one gulp.
“Hey, Little He Miao—there’s still that man with injuries. He was soaked in water too. If it gets infected in this era, it could be fatal. But I still haven’t found him yet.”
She thought of the man who had saved her.
[Master, I suggest you stop thinking about men and hurry to the bathroom. In a moment you’ll smell worse than a cesspit!]
After saying that, He Miao floated away. Sheng Jinhe lifted her arm to look—and immediately dashed into the villa’s bathroom.
“Ah! Little He Miao, clean the path I walked on! I want everything smelling nice!”
Sheng Jinhe didn’t forget to remind it.