Ding Youtian lay unconscious in bed for three days and two nights, and Jian Ning had no choice but to put a urinary catheter in him. She also had to lock the door during the day to prevent Meixiang from breaking in. This was because she often sneaked in the door when Jian Ning wasn't paying attention, perhaps wanting to see with her own eyes whether they were really living together. She didn't want her to find out that she was giving Ding Youtian a nutrient solution.

Jane Ning had originally thought that if he didn't wake up on the fourth day, she'd have to consider putting him on a nasogastric tube to feed him some liquid food, though bowel movements would be a bit of a hassle. But there was no other way. After all, she was a doctor and also a family member. If she didn't do it, who would? She couldn't just watch him die.

These past few days had left Jian Ning exhausted. She'd spent two nights sleeping sprawled on the edge of her bed, startled awake by the slightest movement from Ding Youtian, who kept calling out for Xiu Gu. On the third night, when he called out again, Jian Ning leaned over to his ear and yelled, "Xiu Gu is dead! Wake up! You still have four children to raise. If you're going to kill yourself, I won't let you raise them!"

She put up sound-proof nets on the door and windows of the room so she didn't have to worry about disturbing Dabao next door. After she yelled a few times, Ding Youtian finally opened his eyes slowly.

In just two or three days, beards grew on his lips and chin. Although he was kept alive by spiritual spring water and nutrient injections, he looked thinner and seemed to have aged five or six years.

Ding Youtian stared at Jian Ning for a while, without a trace of desire to survive in his eyes. Jian Ning was thinking about how to organize words to enlighten him, but saw that his brows suddenly frowned and his right hand reached down. Jian Ning hurriedly pressed his hand through the quilt.

"Don't move!"

All kinds of emotions finally intertwined into anger in his eyes!

"You don't have to look at me like that. I'm a doctor, and it's my duty to save the dying and heal the wounded. Besides, you were bitten by something there, and if you let it get infected, your life will be in danger. You don't want to abandon your children at such a young age to go find Xiu Gu, do you? Besides, you may not be able to find her even if you die. You might as well cherish your children and raise them well. They have your and Xiu Gu's blood flowing in their veins."

Bite? Ding Youtian's mouth twitched, and he got straight to the point. He couldn't remember being bitten by anything, and it was in a place that was difficult to talk about.

But it's hard to say. He only remembered that he built a grave for Xiu Gu and sat in front of her grave for a long time. There were all kinds of poisonous ants and evil insects on the mountain.

Thinking of this, he felt a faint itch somewhere.

Before his face completely fell, Jian Ning spoke, "Don't worry, there's no injury that I can't heal."

"Can it be cured?" He quickly raised his eyes to look at Jian Ning, then turned away with a hint of embarrassment on his face.

"Hey, I'm a woman. I'm not embarrassed at all. What are you embarrassed about?"

"You woman are really..."

Ding Youtian finally swallowed the word shameless.

"Now that you're awake, the catheter can be removed. If you're embarrassed, I suggest you close your eyes and pretend to be asleep or dead. It's up to you."

After saying this, Jian Ning took advantage of him not daring to look at her and took out a mask and sterile gloves, as well as cotton swabs and iodine. When she armed herself and lifted the quilt, Ding Youtian had already closed his eyes tightly and turned his head away.

"Okay, I'll go make some medicinal food for you. There's water on the table. Pour it if you're thirsty." Jian Ning said and left.

She hadn't even started the fire in the kitchen when Ding Youtian followed her in. He leaned one hand on the door and the other on the stove, glaring at Jian Ning.

"Why did you lie to me, woman?" he asked in a low voice.

"What are you lying to me about?" Jian Ning rolled her eyes at him. "I cured you, but it grew back."

"Think about it, if I can make a secret water to trap prey, can't I make other secret recipes?" In order to make him believe, Jane Ning explained a few more sentences seriously. She didn't mean to lie to him, but she just didn't want him to continue to be trapped in the pain of losing his loved ones. Using other things to divert his attention will make him feel better slowly over the next few days.

Ding Youtian saw that she continued to make a fire with a calm face and no longer looked at him, as if treating injuries in that place was a very common thing for her.

"Do you often see... injuries like this?"

Jian Ning burst into laughter and glanced at him. "For doctors, all organs in the human body are the same. They treat the organ that's sick or injured. It's just like our hands and feet. You can't treat someone's feet if your hand is broken, right? Try to think about it this way, and maybe you'll understand. If you really can't, there's nothing I can do."

Ding Youtian went back to his room and lay there for a long time, unable to understand. He was not unconscious every moment during these three days and two nights. He could feel that she was with him at night. He remembered that it was Jian Ning who dragged him back to the room that night, and he also remembered that she seemed to have fetched water to wipe his face and hands.

Every little detail of the past month gradually flooded his mind. Who could have imagined that such a bizarre thing could happen in the world, that after a person dies, another soul could take up residence in the body and be resurrected? Although that woman looked like his wife, when you think about her carefully, her every frown and smile clearly showed that she was another person.

If she hadn't said it herself, he would never have thought that such a thing would happen!

Ding Youtian thought again of Lu's claim that Jian Ning was a monster, and the things she had just taken out, which he had never seen before. Where did she get them from and where did she hide them? And those lanterns, he was afraid they might not have been given by Huo Jincheng.

But what he thought more about was Jane Ning's love for the four little ones. He was very confused until Jane Ning brought him the prepared medicinal food, and then he made up his mind.

"What was your original name?"

"Jane Ning."

She poured a glass of water, dipped her fingers in the water, and wrote her name in simplified and traditional Chinese on the table.

He tilted his head and looked at her. "Oh, your last name is also Jane. How should I call you from now on?"

Jian Ning thought about it and said, "The name is just a code name. To avoid being asked questions, just call me Xiu Gu from now on."

"But after I got married, I never called my wife Xiu Gu in front of anyone."

"Then call me what you used to call me in front of others, but call me Xiu Gu when you're not around others."

He nodded, looked at Jian Ning, and asked, "Excuse me, how old are you? Have you ever been married? Do you have children? Don't you miss your relatives in that place? Also, will you suddenly disappear one day and go back to your place?"

"I can't give you an accurate answer to your last question because I don't know either, but I probably can't go back. I must have died before I traveled through time. As for my age, it should be the same as Xiu Gu's. I'm twenty-six years old this year. I've never been married, so I don't have any children. I was abandoned by my biological parents when I was less than eight years old. For me, there are no relatives in that time and space."

"I've told you everything I can tell you. If you have any other questions, ask them all at once. I'll only answer you this once."

Ding Youtian hesitated to speak, but Jian Ning told him to let out a fart. He then said, "Are you really that ugly? Otherwise, why haven't you married yet at the age of 26? Your parents even abandoned you."