Chapter Thirty-Eight

  The warm sunlight of the winter noon shone into the hospital room, casting a faint golden glow on Guan Xi's face. He lay quietly with his eyes tightly closed, his mouth slightly dry. Xing Yun sat beside him, carefully dripping water onto his lips. The strong medication had caused Guan Xi's complexion to deteriorate severely, not only were his lips parched and cracked, but his skin was also beginning to peel.

  Luckily, Ping didn't usually wear makeup, but the young security guard reminded him to buy a bottle of moisturizer and apply it to Gong Xi's face every day after washing.

  Days of sleepless nights have made good fortune feel like a sharp pain in the eyes, yet I don't want to close my eyes and rest for a moment, afraid of missing out on something.

  Although the doctor said that Gu Xi was no longer in danger, Xingyun still worried, and this feeling of fear of life and death separation would occasionally emerge from his heart, scaring Xingyun so much that he couldn't calm down for a while.

  Lucky's father might have had the same feeling, because when he went to pick up Gong Xi's test results this morning, he saw him holding Gong Xi's hand and muttering to himself at the door: "I'm so regretful! Kid, I'm really regretful!"

  Luckily, he couldn't see his face, only the silhouette of that hunched back, which seemed to be trembling slightly.

  He must be afraid of losing Gong Xi, his only son.

  The holiday is almost over, but Gong Xi's condition has not improved much. The doctor said a lot of academic jargon that I couldn't understand, and after consulting many people, I still don't quite get it.

  In short, just go with the flow, in other words, just wait for it, and when it's time to wake up, you will naturally wake up.

  Lucky stroked Palace Joy's face, which was gradually thinning down, his fingertips rubbing back and forth on Palace Joy's face, crossing over his eyebrows, his eye sockets, and his long and dense eyelashes, the tip of his nose, and his lips.

  How many years has it been, how many years since he was last caressed like this? This man who once made his heart ache to the point of shattering, won't fate be separating us again just as we've reunited?

  "Gong Xi, you're not allowed to leave me again! I'm ordering you, don't ever leave me again! I won't be able to take it, if there's one more time, I really won't be able to take it!"

  Xingyun leaned against Gong Xi's side and choked back tears.

  Lucky has a lot to say to Gong Xi, but he can't express it because he's a man and can't bring himself to say it. However, what he wants to tell her is: I want to be with you for the rest of my life, as long as you wake up. Nothing in this world, no one, can stop us from being together. Didn't you say you wanted me to hold you while watching the sunrise and sunset? I want that too, I want to hold you tight and watch every single sunrise and sunset with you.

  "Palace joy, aren't we supposed to be together for a lifetime?"

  The fingers of Gong Xi's hand, which had been pressed down, moved slightly, and he felt the icy tears on the back of his hand.

  "Lucky, why are you crying?" Gong Xi's voice was hoarse, as if something had stuck in his throat. He looked down at Lucky, who was lying beside him, with eyes full of pity. His Lucky was crying, and he was crying so sorrowfully - how could he not feel heartache?

  Ji Xing woke up, and suddenly felt stunned, was it an illusion? Was it real? Or...

  Lucky sat up straight, big eyes still holding that pool of tears, first staring motionlessly, then suddenly blinking, Gong Xi really woke up.

  Smiling at myself with a silly grin, happiness sometimes descends suddenly like this, leaving one flustered and at a loss.

  "Doctor! Doctor!"

  "Little Liu, Little Liu."

  Lucky surprise shouted out loud.

  "Jiayou, you've finally woken up." Xingyun's one hand grasped Jiayou's cheek, the other held Jiayou's hand, and tears streamed out again, this time from excitement, her face beaming with joy, but the tears wouldn't stop falling onto Jiayou's face.

  "Okay, stop crying, you're going to drown me."

  "Hmph." Lucky burst out laughing while crying.

  "You almost scared me to death, and you're still joking." Xing Yun glared at Gong Xi with a scowl, letting go of his hand. If he weren't sick, she would have punched him just to vent her frustration.

  Lucky first took it in hand and randomly wiped it on Gong Xi's face. As a result, the watermark became blurred into a piece.

  "Use paper." Wang Ji said helplessly, this stinky little kid, still can't even do anything right.

  Lucky quickly found some paper to wipe away the tears on Gong Xi's and her own face.

  The doctor has arrived and is starting various examinations immediately.

  Before long, Gong Xi's father also came over and stood outside those medical staff, anxiously wanting to go in and take a look at his son.

  Xingyun hastily walked over and supported him, "The doctor said it's fine, the examination will be done soon."

  "Uh-huh, uh-huh. When did you wake up? What was the situation like when you woke up? What did you say?" She kept asking one after another.

  Lucky but a bit vague, although it's just happened, what exactly was the situation earlier? Can't quite remember, except for that sentence "Palace Joy" and that radiant smile, and that sentence "You almost drowned me." Everything else seems to have become blurry.

  Luckily, the doctor in charge came over and said to Gong Xi's father: "All the indicators are very good, the wound is healing well, you don't have to worry this time. With your son's physique, he will be able to recover and leave the hospital within a month."

  "Really?! Really! It's too good, thank you so much!" Commander Guo said, shaking the doctor's hand in gratitude.

  Xingyun looked at that scene and suddenly laughed. Gong Xi's father, that proud and arrogant image, completely collapsed this time.