A tear rolled down his cheek and landed with a "plop" on the back of Song Mai's hand.

Song Mai seemed to hear someone calling her, urging her to wake up. Upon closer listening, she recognized the voice as one filled with endless sorrow and grief.

Who is calling her?

It seems to be Chu Xing.

Thinking of that name, and hearing his faint voice in her ears, Song Mai couldn't quite make out what he was saying, but she could make out some of it, and her heart ached slightly.

She didn't want to wake up. This kind of life made her feel hopeless. Song Mai thought it would be better to just disappear from the world during this accident. But she had two people she was very reluctant to leave behind.

One of them was Lin Ran, her best friend and the first person to care about her.

The second is Chu Xing, her contract husband, who has been protecting, caring for, and helping her all this time. The two have unknowingly gone through many things together.

It would be a lie to say she had no feelings for him; it was just that the agreement and contract between them forced her to suppress these feelings, try to keep her distance from him, and pretend that she had never been attracted to him.

But hearing Chu Xing's words firsthand moved her, but also made her feel a little reluctant to part with him.

Chu Xing gently brushed the back of her hand, wiping away the glistening tear.

"Song Mai, let's be together when you wake up, okay?"

Upon hearing these words, Song Mai was startled, and an indescribable emotion seemed to sprout in her heart, making her feel more awake and instantly filled with joy.

It turns out he liked her too.

When he was intimate with her last time, she had a question in her mind: if he did that to her, then what did he take her for?

Is she a wife obligated to fulfill this duty? Or a bed partner to satisfy physical needs?

She felt it must be the latter, and that's why her anger was partly due to those factors.

Even though she wasn't that pretty, not that outstanding, and wasn't young anymore, she didn't want him to treat her like a woman he could do whatever he wanted with her.

But after he apologized and promised it wouldn't happen again, Song Mai didn't keep bringing it up.

At least he saved her multiple times, and their relationship was only contractual. Once the contract expired in a few months, they would go their separate ways again. Why should she keep holding onto it?

Besides, he's quite handsome, so I'm not exactly at a disadvantage.

Hearing his words now, she realized that she had misunderstood him; it turned out that he liked her too.

The dark clouds hanging over her heart seemed to have been blown away by the wind, and a ray of sunshine shone through the gloom, warming her heart.

Chu Xing wanted to continue speaking, but the nurse's urging voice rang out.

"Mr. Chu, it's time to come out."

He glanced at the unresponsive woman on the hospital bed, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes.

He put the woman's hand back under the covers and was about to get up to leave when he clearly felt her fingers twitch as his hand left her wrist.

The gloom in the man's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a burst of light.

He turned around abruptly; the woman was still fast asleep, as if everything that had just happened was his imagination.

"Songmai?"

He called her name in a trembling voice, but the woman still did not respond.

When the nurse saw that he still hadn't come out, she couldn't help but urge him again.

"Mr. Chu, the time limit has been exceeded."

Without turning his head, he said, "She's awake! Call Dr. Jiang over!"

Upon hearing this, the nurse hurriedly ran towards Jiang Jibai's office.

The hospital staff didn't know Chu Xing's identity; they only knew he was Dr. Jiang's friend and that he had summoned Dr. Jiang here with just one phone call, so his identity must be extraordinary. Therefore, they all respected him.

A short while later, Jiang Jibai hurried over from the other side of the corridor, his steps hurried.

"Are you awake?"

Chu Xing stepped aside and said, "She just moved her hand slightly."

Jiang Jibai quickly examined Song Mai and then straightened up.

"how?"

"Let's go out first."

Chu Xing felt a sense of urgency and quickly followed Jiang Jibai out of the intensive care unit.

"She just checked, and her physical condition is indeed much better than before. Even her heartbeat is stronger. I think she has pulled through and will probably wake up completely soon."

Chu Xing felt a little relieved after hearing him say those words with his own ears.

The man, who was usually inscrutable, said "That's good" twice and then strode away.

Jiang Jibai looked at him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, seeing his boyish appearance:

Where are you going?

"Something's up."

"I haven't had dinner yet, shall we eat together later?"

"good."

The man walked very fast and disappeared in no time.

Jiang Jibai shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, there was finally hope in this matter, and Chu Xing could finally relax. He was also relieved.

Chu Xing had been at the hospital for the past few days, so he hadn't asked his driver to come over. If he were to call his driver now, he would have to wait quite a while. So, Chu Xing simply didn't notify his driver and instead took a taxi from the hospital entrance to the mobile phone store.

As soon as he stepped into the store, the clerk recognized him immediately: "Sir, are you here to pick up your phone?"

"Yes."

The shop assistant took him to the after-sales service counter, where the technician immediately took out a reassembled phone and placed it on the counter.

"It has been repaired as you requested."

"Okay, thank you."

The man paid the money, took the phone, and left.

The female shop assistant leaned against the counter and clicked her tongue regretfully: "What a good man. It's a pity his wife had an accident. Otherwise, they would have been very happy together. What a cruel twist of fate!"

After leaving the mobile phone store, Chu Xing did not immediately return to the hospital, but went to a pastry shop instead.

Song Mai really liked the flower cakes from this pastry shop. During her three-day stay, she bought some almost every day to take back to the hotel, and even said that she would buy a big bag to send back to Lin Ran to try before she left.

She was finally waking up, and Chu Xing wished he could give her the best of everything in the world.

That evening, Chu Xing finally managed to have a proper meal.

These days he's like a robot, unaware of hunger or fatigue.

Now that she was finally waking up, Chu Xing felt extremely weak.

He had just finished his work and was about to hang up the phone with Assistant Lu when Assistant Lu asked:

"When are you planning to come back? I'll book your ticket in advance."

"No rush, it's not decided yet. I'll let you know when we need it."

"good."

After hanging up the phone, Assistant Lu looked at the empty CEO's office and couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"If you don't even care about the job you value most, what else could it be but true love?"