Jiang Jinsang woke up late in the evening, and the Jiang Family ca to visit one after another. The night had already grown deep, yet they hadn’t left.
According to Zhou Zhongqing’s dical orders, Tang Wan prepared so warm water. She took a cotton swab, dipped it in water, and first helped to moisten his lips. So surgeries might not allow the patient to drink water the sa day, but the next day they could drink a little. Jiang Jinsang’s case was rather special; he needed an imaging test the next day before they could consider letting him drink water.
Tang Wan held the cotton swab, and gently wetted his lips. Soone stared intently at her the whole ti.
His lips were pale, but his eyes were full of laughter.
He slightly lifted his hand. Tang Wan frowned, "Are you uncomfortable anywhere?"
His throat was so hoarse he could barely articulate a single syllable, "...Hand."
Tang Wan reached for his hand. He had little strength but managed to make a grasping gesture. His palm was dry and warm, lightly covering hers, as if trying to completely envelop her hand.
It seed like he wanted to reassure her, to tell her not to worry.
She pursed her lips and smiled. He was awake now; what was there to worry about?
"Let go for now. Let’s get so water first to moisten your lips," Tang Wan spoke softly and patiently, but the person, though lacking strength, still wanted to hold onto her hand...
The Jiang Family and Tang Yunxian were both present. They were discussing Jiang Jinsang’s condition in low voices with Zhou Zhongqing. Him holding onto her like that wasn’t practical.
Tang Wan leaned close to his ear and tenderly called out, "Xiaowu—"
The anesthesia on Jiang Jinsang’s body had already worn off, and the pain pump was removed. His abdominal wound ached faintly. Her warm breath on his ear, along the side of his neck...
Her warm breath on his ear.
It made his heart feel soft and tingly.
"Let go, be good—"
She feared being overheard, her voice especially low, even tremulous, soft and sweet as if holding back all impatience, decidedly cajoling.
Warm and sweet breath.
Good?
Jiang Jinsang always felt that such words were useless on him. After all, ever since he was little and needed to be coaxed to take dicine or see a doctor, his family tried everything, both tough and gentle. They had tried every trick in the book, and it seed this word had been said millions of tis.
But coming from her mouth, it numbed half his body.
His breathing beca heavier all of a sudden, his throat constricted. Already hoarse, it felt even more uncomfortable now. If he wasn’t so incapacitated, he truly would have wanted to...
Kiss her.
But still, he did as told and let go. The swab moistened the corner of his lips, and his complexion seed to brighten a bit.
That night, almost no one from the Jiang Family left. Tang Wan sat quietly and obediently to the side, chatting with them. But it was Jiang Jinsang who managed to stay awake until the latter half of the night, then fell asleep once more. When he woke again, it was morning.
Everyone was eating breakfast in his room. He hadn’t eaten for a long ti, relying solely on nutritional injections. Now, slling the food, he surprisingly found his appetite whetted.
"Xiaowu’s awake." Fan Mingyu was the first to notice, "In a bit, you have to go for a test. Afterwards, depending on the circumstances, we might give you water and food..."
But everyone was so happy about his awakening; breakfast tasted sweeter than usual. A large group of people circled around him eating, and that feeling...
The results of Jiang Jinsang’s imaging test looked good, but he still couldn’t eat imdiately. He could only drink small amounts of water and gradually eat a light diet of liquid foods.
The old lady couldn’t rush to the hospital at any ti due to her frail health. She took the initiative to cook, saying the doctor had recomnded light food, and she exaggerated it even further. As a result, the food that reached Jiang Jinsang’s mouth was almost tasteless.
But it was a sign of her care, so despite the lack of flavor, he could only swallow it.
Able to eat and drink, his body naturally recovered faster, with fewer IV drips each day...
Jiang Jinsang’s constitution was inherently weak and not easy to cure. During the pre- and post-surgery period, very few relatives and friends visited, knowing that their presence would only cause trouble. It was only when they heard he was recovering that they gradually ca to the hospital.
Qi Zeyan almost visited daily. One day after work, he specifically ca over and even brought two roast ducks from Quanjude.
"Sister-in-law, this is for you." Besides Tang Wan, Jiang Yanting was also in the hospital room. For the ti being, Jiang Jinsang could be up briefly, but his body was too much for Tang Wan to support, and Jiang Yanting busied himself with caring for him.
"For ?" Tang Wan, upon slling the aroma, indeed felt a bit tempted.
Qi Zeyan said, "My old man wanted to eat, so he went out to buy so. He got one for you too. It’s already sliced and still warm. You better eat it while it’s hot."
"Thank you."
Tang Wan had only had so porridge for dinner and truly felt a bit hungry. Opening the roast duck, the whole room was instantly filled with the aroma of crispy duck. She took out the lotus leaf pancakes and so side dishes, ready for dipping.
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