55: Chapter 55: 280 Million to Buy a Life!

The thought had just arisen.

Just then, Zhao Wentao, who was standing to the side, suddenly lowered his voice and spoke.

“Have you guys come across something online recently?”

Hearing this, Gu Mingjie's eyes narrowed.

“What is it?”

“lifespan treasure!”

As soon as he spoke, the several directors were clearly taken aback.

One of them nodded subconsciously. “More than just heard of it. It's been making a huge fuss on the internet lately. Rumor has it that you can buy and sell lifespan.”

Another sneered.

“It's probably just a gimmick cooked up by marketing accounts.”

Zhao Wentao shook his head.

“Not necessarily.”

“Even the police have intervened.”

“And there still hasn't been any official debunking.”

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the several people shifted slightly.

“lifespan treasure, lifespan treasure...”

Gu Mingjie muttered, his brow furrowing subconsciously.

Over the past few days, he had also heard quite a few rumors.

Some people sold their lifespan to buy luxury cars.

Some people's hair turned white overnight.

There was even a police investigation.

But in the end, he still felt that the whole thing was too absurd.

But at this very moment...

At the thought of Gu Changyun and Tang Jianye's unusual behavior just now, an absurd idea uncontrollably popped into his head.

Could it be...

Is it really related to that app?

With this thought, Gu Mingjie couldn't help but slowly stand up, walk over to the observation window next to the ward door, and peer inside through the glass.

Inside the ward...

Tang Jianye and Gu Changyun were crowding around the hospital bed.

All three of them had their heads down, looking at their phones?

“What are they doing?”

Gu Mingjie couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

Playing on their phones at a time like this?

Something was seriously wrong!

Seeing this, the people behind him also gathered around.

They peered inside through the glass.

“What are they doing?”

“I don't know.”

“Could they be writing a will?”

Someone couldn't help but speculate.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes flickered with interest.

Inheritance, shares, authorization, the board of directors...

All of these were indeed highly likely.

After all, Gu Changfeng only had a few days left.

It was only normal to arrange his affairs in advance.

But soon, someone else raised a question.

“But the lawyers haven't even arrived yet.”

“What kind of will can you make with just a phone?”

“Exactly. And with no professional team present for President Gu's overseas trusts, it doesn't look like he's handing over his estate either.”

The more they guessed, the more confused they became.

The actions inside the ward were truly incomprehensible.

Meanwhile, inside the ward...

Gu Changfeng was also somewhat dazed.

On his phone screen, a string of information quietly appeared.

"[Name: Gu Changfeng]"

"[Age: 63]"

"[Assets: 2,834,975,139 Yuan]"

"[Life Rating: S]"

"[Health Status: Severe Decline]"

"[Remaining lifespan: 4 days, 3 hours, 17 minutes]"

Gu Changfeng's eyes were glued to the very last row.

Four days.

Only four days left.

Although the doctors hadn't said it outright,

he had actually sensed it long ago.

He had come to terms with it.

But when his lifespan was laid out before him in numerical form, he suddenly realized he wasn't nearly as at peace with it as he had imagined.

Ninety-nine hours...

Once these ninety-nine hours passed, he would completely cease to exist.

Gu Changfeng slowly let out a breath.

His gaze fell lower.

"[lifespan trading]"

The page refreshed, and he clicked the option to [Buy lifespan].

Soon, a new interface popped up.

"[To purchase one year of lifespan, you must pay 10% of your current total assets]"

"[Estimated Payment: 283,497,513 Yuan]"

280 million... nearly 300 million?

Seeing this, the corner of Gu Changfeng's mouth twitched slightly.

Even for someone like him,

seeing this number

made his heart ache.

300 million.

Enough to buy an entire office building.

Enough to keep countless people comfortable for a lifetime of struggle.

And now, it could only buy one year of life?

Was it absurd?

It was.

But was it expensive?

If it could truly buy him another year of life,

then it wasn't expensive at all!

If he was about to die,

who was he leaving the money for anyway?

That bunch of directors outside coveting his position?

Or those who couldn't wait for him to close his eyes forever?

At this thought, Gu Changfeng hesitated no longer.

He clicked purchase directly.

"[Would you like to pay 283,497,513 Yuan to purchase one year of lifespan?]"

"[Confirm]"

Confirm!

In the next second, the screen jumped.

"[Purchase Successful!]"

Almost simultaneously,

his phone vibrated.

A text message popped up.

Ding!

"[Dear customer, an expenditure of 283,497,513 Yuan was made from your account ending in 6888. Your current balance is...]"

Immediately after, his phone started ringing!

The caller ID showed:

President of Jianghai Bank.

Gu Changfeng was just about to answer,

when suddenly,

his hand froze.

An indescribable feeling welled up from deep within his body.

It felt as if a parched land had finally received a sweet rain,

or like a dying flame being injected with fresh fuel.

His chest began to heat up.

His heartbeat grew stronger and stronger.

His blood surged.

Every single cell in his body seemed to come alive.

“Brother?”

Gu Changyun was the first to notice the anomaly, his eyes widening in shock.

He practically leaped to his feet.

“Brother!”

“You... you...!!”

He was stuttering.

On the hospital bed,

Gu Changfeng's changes were visible to the naked eye.

His originally ashen complexion was gradually regaining a healthy flush.

Color returned to his lips, and his sunken eye sockets began to fill out.

His gaunt cheeks slowly regained their contours.

It was as if time were flowing backward.

“This, this, this!!!”

Gu Changyun was completely dumbfounded.

Beside him, Tang Jianye's eyes were also wide with shock.

Although he had gone through it once himself, he hadn't been able to see the changes in his own appearance, so the impact hadn't been as intense!

But now, he was witnessing it with his own eyes!

The visual impact could easily be imagined!

Moreover, Gu Changfeng's situation was different from his.

Gu Changfeng had been utterly withered and terminally ill!

To see him recover now, the visual shock was turned up to the absolute maximum!

Beside the bed,

the medical monitors suddenly began to jump wildly.

Beep, beep, beep!

Beep, beep, beep!

His various vital signs, which had been steadily declining,

actually began to surge back up.

His heart rate returned to normal.

His blood oxygen levels shot up rapidly.

His blood pressure stabilized.

The alarms from the machines instantly echoed throughout the entire ward area.

Outside the ward,

Gu Mingjie was watching through the glass.

At the sight, he rubbed his eyes.

“Wait...”

“Am I seeing things?”

The people next to him were also completely dazed.

Gu Mingyuan also doubted whether he was hallucinating.

“My dad's complexion... is it getting better?”

As soon as he spoke, everyone looked over.

In the next second,

everyone froze at the same time.

It really was!

Gu Changfeng on the bed

seemed to be undergoing some kind of transformation!

Just moments ago, his face had been pale as paper, but now a healthy color was returning to his face.

Most notably, his withered body was visibly filling out!

“Holy shit!”

Someone suddenly blurted out an expletive.

In the next second, the entire crowd erupted.

“What's going on?”

“Isn't the chairman about to kick the bucket?”

“Are we seeing ghosts?”

“Doctor!”

“Quick, call the doctor!”

The hallway instantly fell into utter chaos.

In fact, they didn't even need to yell. The nurse's station had already been alerted, and several doctors and nurses rushed over, their faces pale with shock.

“The alarm in Ward 1 went off!”

“Hurry!”

“Notify Director Liu!”