Chapter 196: Sour as Kimchi

The silence in the ward undoubtedly gave Shen Cheng and Jiang Pengyu the most cruel answer.

Shen Cheng's body, which was standing straight on the ground, shook violently and he almost staggered.

Jiang Pengyu closed his eyes uncomfortably, grief sweeping over his whole body.

They walked towards the ward with red eyes.

The door opened and Xu Jinjin's surprised voice came from inside.

"Doctor Jiang, you finally woke up."

Shen Cheng's mood had never been so up and down in his life. He quickly ran to the bedside.

Jiang Pengyu also quickly followed, and the sadness just now was instantly replaced by joy.

The two of them ran to the bed and saw Jiang Nianzi tilting her head slightly and smiling at them with her eyebrows curved. Their hearts, which had almost fallen into the ice cellar, were instantly warmed up.

Jiang Pengyu bared his big white teeth, treating Xu Jinjin as a brother, and slapped Xu Jinjin on the back: "I was almost scared to death by you."

Xu Jinjin staggered after being slapped by him. She turned her head to look at Jiang Pengyu, wanting to scold him, but seeing that he was laughing happily, she laughed helplessly: "How could Doctor Jiang have such a stupid brother like you."

Shen Cheng didn't say anything. He just looked at Jiang Nianzi infatuatedly, his eyes wandering from her face, as if he wanted to see her completely before making sure she was okay.

Jiang Nianzi had just woken up from a dream. There were so many chaotic dreams that she couldn't distinguish between memory and reality for a while.

Seeing Shen Cheng's bloodshot eyes and haggard face, I suddenly remembered the scene in my dream where he was guarding in front of the grave.

My eyes felt sore for a moment.

The two of them looked at each other as if no one was around, which quickly attracted other people's attention.

Jiang Pengyu's old father's heart almost turned sour.

Xu Jinjin still had to examine Jiang Nianzi, so she had to kick the two stinky men out.

Jiang Nianzi was wearing an oxygen mask and was so weak that she even had difficulty opening her mouth to speak.

While examining her, Xu Jinjin comforted her: "Doctor Jiang, you finally woke up. If you hadn't woken up, I would have worried that your brother and Shen Cheng would have collapsed."

Jiang Nianzi blinked, and Xu Jinjin continued, "I've known Shen Cheng for so long, and this is the first time I've seen him cry so...helplessly."

Yes, that's the word.

During the time Xu Jinjin hesitated, she was thinking about how to describe it more accurately.

"You also know that I used to like Shen Cheng. I know him quite well. In my eyes, he has always been a representative of ability, pride, and stability. Don't look at him as only 26 years old. No, he is already 27 years old this year. Since he was a teenager, he seemed to be omnipotent in the eyes of our friends in the compound..."

"No matter what problems we encounter, as long as we look for him, he will always help us in the most correct way. Otherwise, I, who am so proud, would not have chased him all the time, because he is almost a myth in my eyes... But today, I finally saw his down-to-earth side."

It turns out that Shen Cheng would also feel so helpless when he was powerless in front of the person he cared about.

He didn't know how shocked she was when he cried and begged her to save Jiang Nianzi.

Shen Cheng never asks for help from others, let alone begs others while crying.

In his eyes, she saw confusion, helplessness, and panic.

She thought that these emotions would never appear in Shen Cheng.

Jiang Nianzi could almost imagine how uncomfortable he felt.

This man had been obsessed with her for more than ten years because of her leaving, just because she said she hoped he was alive.

Jiang Nianzi felt distressed and her eyes were sore after hearing this.

After Xu Jinjin examined her, she asked the nurse to come in and disinfect the room before leaving the ward to tell the two of them the good news.

Jiang Nianzi cannot leave the intensive care unit for the time being, but her awakening gives Shen Cheng and Jiang Pengyu great hope.

As the wedding date was approaching and there were no special events, Zhao Lu was tolerant and gave Shen Cheng a holiday directly.

Jiang Pengyu must return to the army.

But when Jiang Nianzi woke up, he was relieved.

These few days, Shen Cheng stayed outside the window of the intensive care unit, lying on the edge of the window and looking at Jiang Nianzi.

He was afraid that she would fall asleep and never wake up again.

When she was asleep during the day, he would watch her by the window, and when she woke up, he would stay outside quietly with her.

Only at night would Shen Cheng sit on the chair outside and sleep.

But he didn't sleep deeply. Every time he fell asleep for less than an hour, he would wake up and run to the bed to stare at Jiang Nianzi for a while.

Xu Jinjin provided him with food and drinks.

Putting aside the ridiculous pursuit in the past, Xu Jinjin is still his childhood friend.

Seeing him like this, Xu Jinjin was really amazed.

During this period, Dr. Du and several doctors from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine came to visit Jiang Nianzhi, but they were only outside.

Finally, Jiang Nianzi could be transferred to the general ward.

Shen Cheng followed the nurses as they pushed her to the general ward. Once in the ward, he carefully carried her to the bed.

Although Jiang Nianzi woke up these days, the two of them were like separated by a video link across the Pacific Ocean. They could only see each other but not touch each other.

After all the medical staff left and only she and Shen Cheng were left, Jiang Nianzi's strong will finally collapsed.

She opened her arms towards Shen Cheng: "Hug..."

A soft hug made Shen Cheng's eyes red, and the longing and worry hidden in his heart poured out like a flood.

He has been suppressing himself these days.

Don't let yourself show any emotion.

It was not until this moment that Shen Cheng felt that he was alive.

He sat on a stool beside the bed, took her hand in his palm, bent down and kissed her lightly on the face, his movements were very careful, as if he was treating a treasure.

He stroked the strands of hair on her forehead with his fingers, and his voice was hoarse when he spoke.

"Be good, Nian Nian. You are still injured and cannot be hugged."

God knows how much Shen Cheng wants to hold her tightly in his arms, but he can't do that now because she still has wounds on her body and it will hurt if he pulls her.

The voice was gentle to the core.

Jiang Nianzi's heart softened and she reached out to touch his face.

Seeing that he looked haggard and had obvious stubble, and had changed from a charming pretty boy to a slovenly old man, I felt sorry for him, but tried to make him laugh on purpose: "Shen Cheng, you are so ugly now..."

Having just escaped from the clutches of death, Jiang Nianzi was so weak as if her soul had been taken away, and even her voice became soft and powerless.

She said he was ugly, but the smile in her eyes was gentle.

Shen Cheng held her hand and put it against his face: "Then when you fall asleep later, I'll go take a shower and shave."

Jiang Nianzi added: "Go get some more sleep. There's a bed for a caregiver next to you."

She didn't know how Shen Cheng felt after he lost and regained his possessions.

Afraid of losing again, he became cautious.

He smiled and nodded: "Okay, I'll wait until you fall asleep first."

Jiang Nianzhi was not that sleepy at all, but after hearing what he said, she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.

After a long while, Jiang Nianzi quietly opened her eyes and met Shen Cheng's smiling eyes.