When Nan Zhiyun woke up, the first person she saw was Yu Jingchen, who had been guarding her the whole time, holding a folded document in his hand.

"Awake?" Even though Yu Jingchen was still reading the memorial, he noticed Nan Zhiyun's movements the moment she woke up.

"Don't move around, you'll hurt your wound." Seeing Nan Zhiyun's movements, Yu Jingchen quickly went over to support her.

Nan Zhiyun was still half asleep, completely dazed. He... hadn't changed back? She thought that after sleeping all night, Yu Jingchen would return to his previous self, but why was he still the same as yesterday?

"What's wrong? Did you bump into it again? Does it hurt again?" Yu Jingchen felt a sense of unease as he looked at Nan Zhiyun, afraid that she was in pain again.

Nan Zhiyun shook her head, and Yu Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief: "What happened just now? Were you hungry?" he asked.

Nan Zhiyun shook her head again. Seeing that she wouldn't get anything out of him, Yu Jingchen didn't press the matter.

"Let me check the wound first, okay?" Yu Jingchen asked, inquiring about his opinion. Nan Zhiyun didn't respond this time, so Yu Jingchen tentatively tried to help her lift the blanket.

Nan Zhiyun did not resist, but turned her head to the side, her eyes red.

Yu Jingchen carefully examined her wound. It was too severe; even after a whole night, the wound showed no signs of improvement and had not scabbed over.

"We'll still need to apply the medicine later," Yu Jingchen said. Nan Zhiyun lay there, her eyes slightly red, looking pitiful and aggrieved.

"Does it still hurt a lot?" he asked. Then he realized he had asked a stupid question. How could it not hurt?

"Can I help you apply the medicine?" Yu Jingchen asked her.

Nan Zhiyun remained silent, which Yu Jingchen took as a tacit agreement. He then took the medicine from the side and began to apply it for her. Perhaps because the pain was still intense, Nan Zhiyun's body trembled with pain, but she endured it.

Yu Jingchen could sense the pain, but unable to help her relieve it, he could only speed up his work. After he finished treating Nan Zhiyun's wounds, Yu Jingchen immediately went to check on her, only to find that she was crying uncontrollably, her sleeves soaked with tears.

His heart tightened, and he quickly hugged her, letting her nestle in his arms: "It's okay, don't cry, be good." He reached out to wipe Nan Zhiyun's tears, but it didn't help much; the tears just wouldn't stop.

"Don't be afraid, the medicine has been applied. Don't cry anymore. Yun'er is a good girl, isn't she?" Yu Jingchen felt as if he had returned to his previous life, and he always treated Nan Zhiyun as if she were his daughter.

Yu Jingchen couldn't help but think of his daughter with Nan Zhiyun in his previous life, their little princess Yu Siyun. In his past life, he had taken good care of this daughter, after all, he always saw little Siyun as Nan Zhiyun when she was a child. The two were very similar, she was practically a miniature version of Nan Zhiyun.

As a result… Nan Zhiyun and her daughter started vying for her attention. She kept making her younger daughter cry, then felt guilty and tried to comfort her, but Nan Zhiyun was only good at giving birth; she was completely clueless about childcare…

So after Nan Zhiyun gave birth, Yu Jingchen basically took full responsibility for everything. When she made the little girl cry, she wouldn't know how to comfort her, so she would bring the baby to me. But when I tried to comfort her, she would get jealous... This went on and on, leaving me completely at a loss.

Strangely enough, the mother and daughter actually got along quite well later on, very close, so close that they told her to get lost. Tsk...they're such heartless people, no wonder they're mother and daughter.

Nan Zhiyun wiped away her tears, feeling wronged. It hurt so much, but she just couldn't stop. She didn't say a word. Yu Jingchen felt sorry for her and pulled her away, looking at her: "Don't cry, okay? Your eyes will hurt. Crying too much is bad for your eyes." Yu Jingchen wiped away her tears.

"Are you hungry? I'll have someone bring the food up. Is there anything you really want to eat?" Yu Jingchen asked her.

Nan Zhiyun shook her head. She felt a little sore all over, probably because she had been lying down for too long.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Yu Jingchen noticed and massaged her. Nan Zhiyun was a little uncomfortable and subconsciously tried to dodge, but she couldn't.

"I'm just giving you a massage, don't dodge," Yu Jingchen said. Nan Zhiyun's body stiffened slightly, but she didn't move any further.

He massaged Nan Zhiyun's arms and then her waist. Nan Zhiyun had been lying down all day, so she was naturally uncomfortable. After Yu Jingchen massaged her, she relaxed a lot.

“If you’re not feeling well, you should tell me. You must be uncomfortable after lying down for so long, but if you don’t tell me, I won’t know how you are. So you still need to tell me.” Yu Jingchen put a pillow under her.

"I won't be leaving for the next few days, so you need to get used to being with me. Don't be afraid, take it slow, okay?" Yu Jingchen spoke very directly, and Nan Zhiyun was a little stunned after hearing this. If she had to stay with him all day, then...

“I want to go back to Yajing Residence…” Nan Zhiyun looked at Yu Jingchen.

“What did I tell you yesterday? You can’t say things like that. How can you move in your current state? Just focus on recovering, okay?” It’s convenient for him to take care of her here. If they go back to Ya Jing Ju, not only is it inconvenient for Nan Zhiyun to go back due to her current injuries, but it’s also too remote for him to stay there indefinitely. He wouldn’t agree to let Nan Zhiyun go back.

If I stay in the harem and in Yajing Residence, it will cause trouble for Nan Zhiyun.

Upon hearing Yu Jingchen's reply, the light in Nan Zhiyun's heart slowly faded. It was indeed no use. She wanted to go back, but she dared not mention it a second time.

Yu Jingchen could see Nan Zhiyun's disappointment. For her, he was probably the last person she wanted to face right now. She was afraid of him, and perhaps she was also blaming him. She was definitely uncomfortable being with him, but he was sorry, he wasn't comfortable letting Nan Zhiyun out of his sight right now.

"Is being with me so painful? Do whatever you want, don't be so restrained, just relax, don't be afraid, okay?" Yu Jingchen gently comforted him. He actually had another purpose in doing this: he hoped to use this time to improve their relationship. After all, it's said that people are most vulnerable and easily "deceived" when they are hurt.

He also hoped that this time together would help Nan Zhiyun lower her guard. Even if she couldn't completely let go of her feelings, some improvement would be a good thing.