Zhan Jingting took her hand and kissed it. "What would I do if you died? Wanwan, I wouldn't be able to live without you either. You can't be so selfish, understand?"

Qiao Wanwan's nose tingled with tears. "I had no choice at the time... By the way, where's Li Jing?"

"...So, during the time you were unconscious, were you able to hear us?"

“Sometimes I can. For example, I think I heard you tell me that the third brother is sick, or when you have an attack, I heard it too.”

"So you were really woken up by something today."

"Maybe."

Zhan Jingting leaned down and hugged her tightly, his low, husky voice filled with emotions he had been suppressing for some time, "Wanwan, promise me, you'll never leave me again, okay?"

Qiao Wanwan wrapped her arms around his neck. "Yes, we'll never be apart again..."

......

With Qiao Wanwan waking up, Wutong Bay regained its former vitality.

During her recovery period, she also learned about what happened after she took the medication.

Qiao Wanwan didn't know what to say about Wen Lijing's death.

Cheng Zaozao comforted her, "Sister, Wen Lijing's death was his own choice. Don't take it too hard. Let bygones be bygones and move forward."

"Hmm." Qiao Wanwan composed herself and said, "I just didn't expect him to end his life in such a violent way."

“Even if he didn’t do this for you, he would still die, since it’s an incurable disease,” Cheng Zaozao sighed. “Perhaps by doing this, he will have fewer regrets in his life.”

Qiao Wanwan held Cheng Zaozao's hand. "Zaozao, I think you've changed a lot."

"Really?" Cheng Zaozao asked curiously, "What's changed?"

“You’ve always been afraid of Jingting, but you actually argued with him for my sake that day. Isn’t that a change?”

"Sis, so you heard it!" Cheng Zaozao smiled sheepishly. "Actually, I was terrified when I thought about it afterwards, but I was so angry at the time that I didn't care."

“If you hadn’t woken up then, I would have carried you all the way away from Wutong Bay.”

Qiao Wanwan chuckled, "My little sister has grown up and knows how to protect me now. I'm so happy."

Cheng Zaozao's eyes welled up with tears. "Sister, I will do everything in my power to protect you."

"good."

Cheng Zaozao sniffed. "Oh, right, I've been wanting to apologize to my brother-in-law. I was too emotional that day, and I even yelled at him..."

"It's okay. He deliberately created a misunderstanding to wake me up. It's not your fault, and he wouldn't be angry with you. You don't need to apologize."

"But I have to make things clear to him, otherwise it will be so awkward when we meet again."

“Then I’ll go talk to him. Don’t feel guilty,” Qiao Wanwan said with a smile. “Just then, Aunt Zheng came to see me and said she misunderstood Jingting and asked me to apologize to Jingting on her behalf.”

"It's all because my brother-in-law is such a good actor," Cheng Zaozao teased. "When it comes to acting skills, I have to admit defeat."

"Okay, I will definitely convey those words to him verbatim."

"No!" Cheng Zaozao exclaimed, her face turning pale with fright. "You absolutely can't say that my brother-in-law is terrifying when he gets angry!"

Qiao Wanwan couldn't stop laughing, "I knew you were most afraid of him..."

"That's for sure..."

......

After a period of careful recuperation, Qiao Wanwan has fully recovered.

Since it's medicine she used herself, she's now able to treat herself much more effectively, so she's recovering very quickly.

The Spring Festival is just around the corner.

The family finally had a lively and joyous reunion for the New Year.

On New Year's Eve, the children had a great time playing and didn't want to go to sleep even though it was almost midnight.

Qiao Wanwan, however, couldn't hold back any longer and ate a few dumplings before going back to her room.

While I was taking a bath, the bathroom door was suddenly opened.

Qiao Wanwan was unsurprised. "Jingting, aren't you going to play with the children?"

Instead of washing up as usual, Zhan Jingting went straight to the bathtub.

The man's voice was deep and sexy, "I'll stay with you."

Qiao Wanwan: "......"

The man sat on the edge of the bathtub. "I'll help you wash."

Qiao Wanwan: "..." Could she say no?

The consequence of him helping to wash her was that she couldn't get out of the bathtub for an hour.

The bathroom was filled with steam, and through the hazy mist, Qiao Wanwan could hear the man's heavy breathing and the sounds she couldn't suppress.

He tossed and turned for most of the night, only managing to finish just before dawn.

Qiao Wanwan wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, feeling that even if the sky were to fall, she wouldn't be able to run anymore.

Fortunately, no one in the entire Wutong Bay would wake her up early. Qiao Wanwan slept until noon and finally woke up when she heard the sound of fireworks.

Still feeling aches and pains all over her body, Qiao Wanwan opened her mouth and bit the shoulder of the man next to her.

"Hiss..." Zhan Jingting slowly woke up, his deep eyes full of laughter. "Wife, you can't wait to seduce me as soon as you wake up, huh?"

"Pah! Who seduced you? I'm protesting!"

“Protesting won’t help.” Zhan Jingting rolled over and hugged her. “Mrs. Zhan, on the first day of the new year, don’t you want to give me a little reward?”

"No way! Go away... Ugh..."

The two played around for a while before finally getting up to eat lunch.

Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Beijing hosts a particularly lively temple fair. Shiyi and Xiaojiu had already made plans with several classmates to go together.

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