Free Web NovelChapter 919: Chapter 916: Venomous Hand 3
On her way back, she was suddenly gripped by a strange feeling.
She strode to the bedside; under the dim light, Wan Donglin opened his eyes.
Overjoyed, she blurted out, "Brother Donglin... Brother Donglin... you’re awake?"
He gazed at her for a long moment, then reached out his hand.
What kind of joy was this?
She immediately clasped his outstretched right hand in both of hers.
"Xixi..."
Tears of happiness spilled over; she was almost incoherent. "Brother Donglin, Brother Donglin..."
Last night, even though he had opened his eyes for a moment, he hadn’t spoken. Who knew if he’d forgotten her? But now he was calling her name so clearly and accurately.
"Brother Donglin, are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
He simply savored the warmth of her palms, and gave a very weak smile.
"Brother Donglin, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere right now? If you feel unwell anywhere, you have to tell me..."
He shook his head. His whole body felt like it had fallen apart; he couldn’t even say where it hurt, he just had no strength at all. He was simply exhausted—so exhausted it felt like his arm would fall off if he kept it raised too long.
Yan Xixi’s brows and eyes curved with her smile. "The doctor said you won’t have much strength these few days, but don’t worry. You’ll be better in a few days."
His lips parted slightly. Yan Xixi could see he clearly wanted to speak, but he just didn’t have the strength.
"Brother Donglin, don’t rush it. Whatever you want to say, you can wait a few days..."
"Xixi..."
She simply stood up and leaned in close to his face, her lips almost brushing his, her voice unbelievably gentle. "Brother Donglin, what do you want to say?"
A small smile appeared on his face.
Yan Xixi saw it clearly and was almost giddy with joy. "Brother Donglin, I’m right here with you. Don’t be nervous. The Empress Dowager went home to rest; she’ll be here this morning..."
She chattered on, "Oh right, I have so much good news to tell you... I tried writing a paper and my professor thinks very highly of it... I also tried joining a new research project, and I can even earn a bit of extra money from time to time... Brother Donglin, just you wait, I’m definitely going to graduate with straight A’s. By then, I’ll be able to help you... Oh, and I’ve been sticking to exercising. Last time I went for a checkup, the doctor said there’s nothing major wrong with my body anymore..."
Suddenly her face flushed red. "Hmph, if you hadn’t gotten hurt, maybe this time the two of us could’ve given it a try..."
He watched her animated expressions. Though he was too tired to respond, he felt very much at ease: when the moment you open your eyes the person you most want to see is right there, that sense of relief is truly beyond words.
Before long, he sank back into a deep sleep.
When Yan Xixi pushed the window open again, the sky was already fully bright.
Footsteps sounded in the corridor.
She opened the door; the Empress Dowager Liu was already striding over.
"Empress Dowager, you’re here early."
Liu Daqing beamed. "Not early at all. I used to get up at six on the dot, and today I made an exception and got up at eight. Haha, Xixi, you don’t know—once I got back last night I went straight to sleep, and I actually slept for over ten hours. You know, I haven’t slept that much in at least twenty years..."
Yan Xixi studied her carefully and saw her complexion was rosy; compared to yesterday’s extreme haggardness, she was like a completely different person.
She walked in with the Empress Dowager Liu. "How’s Donglin? What’s his condition?"
"Brother Donglin has woken up twice, but he doesn’t stay awake for long, and he hasn’t really said anything."
"That’s normal. The doctor said it’ll still be a few days before he’s fully awake."
