At first, Huo Yusen's movements were a bit stiff, and he put more weight on his hands, not daring to exert too much force with his legs.
But when he felt the solid ground beneath his feet, his heart began to pound uncontrollably.
He tried to gradually shift his weight onto his legs, and then straightened his bent legs little by little.
Across the table, Mrs. Ji watched this scene, gripping her knife and fork tightly with excitement. "Xiao Jiu, you really stood up."
Hearing Madam Ji's heartfelt words of happiness for him, Huo Yusen was filled with mixed emotions.
I couldn't help but tear up.
Even Huo Fei, who was usually expressionless, had tears in his eyes.
He couldn't help but wipe his eyes, secretly took out his phone to record the scene, and then sent it to Old Madam Huo.
Although the old lady didn't say it out loud, she was actually very worried about her grandson's legs and always hoped that he could stand up again one day.
Now, that day has finally arrived.
"May I... try to take a few steps?" Huo Yusen tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, but his trembling voice betrayed his feelings at this moment.
Qiqi gulped down half a bun in her hand, then nodded with puffed-out cheeks, "Of course!"
The yin energy on Xiao Jiu's legs has been mostly cleared away; the little bit left doesn't have much of an impact, and he can walk normally without any problems.
However, his leg tendons and bones had been affected by the yin energy for a long time and needed to recover and recuperate slowly. He couldn't be worn out or overworked, so Qiqi hadn't let him try walking.
If it's just a matter of taking a few steps, it's not a big problem.
Huo Yusen carefully released his hands from the edge of the dining table.
I didn't dare to loosen all my fingers at once, so I first tried loosening a few fingers, and then my whole hand.
Then, he lifted both hands off the table and stood on his legs alone.
Perhaps because he hadn't stood up on his own for too long, his legs were not used to it, his balance was poor, and he kept wobbling.
Huo Fei subconsciously reached out to help him, but was stopped by his gaze.
Huo Yusen forced himself to adapt to the unfamiliarity and quickly regained his balance.
Then he began to try to lift one foot, attempting to walk again.
He slowly lifted one foot, and his body swayed violently due to loss of balance, almost falling over.
But at the crucial moment, he managed to keep things stable.
Once the body is stable, the raised foot slowly moves forward and lands.
With feet firmly planted on the ground, body leans slightly forward.
Only after feeling that grounded and reassuring sensation did I try to lift the other foot.
And so, Huo Yusen took six or seven steps in succession.
Every step was difficult and taken with great care.
The boy's temples were damp with sweat, but his face was flushed with excitement.
He can leave now.
He can finally leave again.
Overwhelmed with joy, Huo Yusen couldn't wait to show it off to Qiqi.
But as soon as he turned his head, his body spun around, and he instantly lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"Be careful." Huo Fei had been following him closely, worried that something might happen to him. Seeing this, he immediately reached out and caught him. "Are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Huo Yusen shook his head, then tried to stand up again.
It can be addictive for someone who has been in a wheelchair for a long time to suddenly be able to stand and walk.
Huo Yusen was so eager at that moment that he wished he could go for a run right away.
But when he moved, he found that his legs had lost all feeling and become limp, just like before.
He looked at Qiqi with some panic, fearing that something had happened to his legs again.
After trying to stand, he never wanted to go back to sitting in a wheelchair.
"It's okay, Brother Xiao Jiu, don't be afraid."
Seeing the fear flickering in his eyes, Qiqi comforted him in her childish voice, "Your leg has been disabled for too long, and your muscles, bones, and tendons have atrophied to varying degrees. You have to slowly recuperate. Don't try to do too much at once. Walking is the same. You need to proceed step by step and not rush it."
Hearing that it wasn't a problem with his leg, Huo Yusen breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, I understand. I'll be more careful in the future and I definitely won't do anything reckless."
Huo Fei quickly carried him back to the dining chair and sat him down.
She took out a tissue and wiped his sweat.
Having just finished his "exercise," Huo Yusen was still slightly out of breath.
When I sat down again, I realized that my hands and feet were a little weak.
So when Huo Fei wiped his sweat, he didn't refuse.
As Huo Fei was wiping the paper, his phone suddenly rang.
It was an unfamiliar number.
He frowned, just about to hang up.
The little girl, who was concentrating on eating her breakfast, suddenly looked up and said, "Uncle Huo Fei, don't hang up. This call is for me."
Why did the call to find her end up on my own phone?
Huo Fei was completely confused.
She looked utterly innocent in the face of the probing gazes of Madam Ji and Huo Yusen.
He didn't know what was going on either.
Huo Fei handed the phone to Qi Qi.
Qiqi reached out and took it, then swiped to connect.
As soon as the call connected, a panicked female voice came from the other end, "Hello, I'm looking for Master Xiao, Master Xiao, please help me!"
"Sister Chenxuan, don't panic. Has something happened to Brother Beichen?"
The calm, sweet voice miraculously soothed Shen Xuan's burning anxiety.
She paused for a moment, then subconsciously asked, "How did you know?" She quickly realized what was happening and hurriedly explained, "Yes, it's because President Ji is in trouble. He... he's becoming increasingly strange, almost unlike himself. And I overheard my sister saying that she's already using Gu worms to control President Ji, and if he still doesn't obey, she'll kill him. Little Master, you foresaw everything, didn't you? You knew President Ji would be in trouble, that's why you left me your contact information."
"That's right, I knew it all along." However, she had already warned Brother Beichen when they were at the old house, but she didn't expect him to still fall for it.
Brother Beichen is also a bit silly; he even gets the person he likes wrong.
Ji Beichen, the eldest grandson of the Ji family, is the son of Qiqi's uncle.
Ji Jinnian didn't know that Qiqi was allergic to seafood, so he took her to eat seafood, which resulted in her being hospitalized.
At the mall where they were eating, Qiqi ran into Shenxuan. From her face, Qiqi could tell that someone had stolen her luck and taken her love. Shenxuan gave Qiqi a talisman and left her her phone number so that she could ask her for help if she encountered any problems she couldn't solve.
When Qiqi was discharged from the hospital, Grandpa Ji and Madam Ji were worried about her and asked Ji Chengfeng to take the little girl back to them so they could see her.
Ji Beichen happened to go back to get some documents and ran into them.
Qiqi could tell from his appearance that he was going to have a romantic entanglement, and it was unexpectedly related to Shen Xuan. She had given him a subtle hint about it at the time.
In the end, Ji Beichen still couldn't avoid it.
Fortunately, Qiqi had made two preparations with Shen Xuan at the time.
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