The doctor performed a brief examination on Ni Sitian and found that she had experienced a brief period of shock and was severely hypoxic.
With the oxygen concentrator on, the car drove all the way to the hospital, and the patient was wheeled into the ward.
After the IV drip was administered, the doctor removed his mask: "There shouldn't be any major problems. You should wake up tomorrow."
"Thank you, doctor." Xu Tingchuan breathed a sigh of relief, sat down beside Ni Sitian's bed, held her hand to his cheek, closed his eyes, feeling both fear and joy, and shed tears of happiness, his voice hoarse: "That's wonderful..."
Ni Sitian felt very sleepy. Although she was conscious, she couldn't open her eyes. She felt Xu Tingchuan's tears slide into her palm. She wanted to hug him, but she couldn't. Her head felt heavy, and she drifted into a dark dream.
Xu Tingchuan gradually regained his composure and wiped away his tears.
At this moment, Xu Jiayue and Pei Yang rushed in. Xu Jiayue asked anxiously, "Is sister-in-law alright?"
"It's alright," Xu Tingchuan replied in a low, hoarse voice.
Xu Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Xu Tingchuan, and widened her eyes in surprise: "Brother, you cried?"
Xu Tingchuan remained expressionless. Although his eyes were still red, he had regained his composure and said calmly, "You can go back now. I can handle things here."
Before Xu Jiayue could ask anything else, Pei Yang pulled her arm and led her out.
After leaving the ward, Xu Jiayue was still amazed. "This is the first time in my life I've seen my brother cry. He didn't even cry when Sister Su died..."
“The feelings are different.” Pei Yang had gradually realized that Xu Tingchuan’s feelings for Su Yan back then were not love.
Xu Jiayue, unusually, didn't argue with Pei Yang and nodded in agreement with his statement. Then, thinking of something else, she said, "I heard that Su Yan and Zhi Lan were rescued together. This Li Rui is really something, even capturing Su Yan."
Pei Yang did not respond. He felt that something was strange about this matter, but he couldn't figure it out for the time being.
Xiang Zhilan was relieved and closed her eyes to rest only after learning that Ni Sitian had been safely rescued.
The next day, Ni Sitian was the first to wake up.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Xu Tingchuan resting by her bedside, his clothes wrinkled, his hair messy, and a little bit of bluish stubble on his chin.
She reached out and touched his chin; the stubble was prickly and felt strangely pleasant to the touch.
Xu Tingchuan's eyelids twitched slightly, and he opened his eyes to see Ni Sitian looking at him with a smile in her dark eyes.
He slowly sat up and reached out to Ni Sitian's cheek, afraid that he was dreaming.
"Honey, I'm hungry." Ni Sitian held his hand and said softly and coquettishly, showing no fear after her life-or-death ordeal.
Xu Tingchuan grasped her hand in return, his voice still a little hoarse with the relief of having regained what he had lost: "Okay, I'll go buy it. What do you want to eat?"
"Steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and tofu pudding." Ni Sitian smiled, pursing her lips.
Xu Tingchuan got up, bent down to tuck the blanket around her again, and then walked out.
After he left, Ni Sitian slowly rolled up her sleeve, up to her upper arm, where there was a tiny red needle mark.
Her face slowly darkened. This was the injection that Li Rui had given her yesterday, taken to the container. She didn't know what it was. Although she didn't feel any discomfort now, Li Rui certainly wouldn't do something useless; the injection must have some effect.
Xu Tingchuan probably doesn't know about this yet. Should she tell him?
Let's not do it yet. Let's wait until she gets the results of her test. Otherwise, it'll just cause unnecessary worry for others.
Last night, she could clearly feel the deep sorrow emanating from his heart as he shed tears.
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