"Okay, okay, little beauty, I wonât touch you."
"Come on, Xingxing, Grandma has made some food for you. Eat more with your aunt, so you can grow taller and become even more beautiful."
"Hmm, okay."
"Letâs go." Hu Lijuan took Little Star to sit aside. Shen Qing handed a bowl of chicken soup to Lin Wan, wanting to feed her.
"Mom, itâs not like I canât move my hands. You should eat something too. I can eat by myself."
Today was much better. Although she couldnât move, eating wasnât a problem, and she was indeed hungry.
But she didnât eat much because the wound occasionally hurt a lot.
Near noon, Shi Lan brought over some food.
"Weâve just eaten, so have I. I forgot to remind you yesterday. No need to go to so much trouble." Shen Qing looked at the food Shi Lan brought and thought to herself how genuinely great Xiao Wanâs friends are.
"Actually, Ai Xiang also prepared something. I knew she didnât sleep all night, so I didnât let them busy themselves at noon. I said Iâd already prepared something, but I forgot about Auntie here. I made it in a thermos, so itâs fine until the evening. Howâs it going, Xiao Wan, still in pain?"
"Not that much pain anymore, a lot better than last night."
"Thatâs good. Is the baby okay?"
"The doctor says everythingâs fine and the baby is healthy."
"Thatâs good."
After Shi Lan left, perhaps because Lin Wan had just gotten up, Hu Lijuan helped her to the bathroom. It pulled on the wound, causing more pain in the afternoon.
Fortunately, Doctor Wang gave her some herbal medicine in the mid-afternoon to help with sleep.
Around five oâclock, she fell asleep without even having dinner. Shen Qing let her sleep like that.
Luckily, she used a thermos to prepare some porridge for Lin Wan.
However, when Su Ling and Yin Peibai knew and came to the hospital, Lin Wan was sleeping soundly. Knowing she was uncomfortable physically, they didnât wake her.
Originally, Lin Wan thought her cousin-in-law would be there when she woke up, but instead, she was greeted by a familiar scent.
Lin Wan didnât look up, snorted softly, and gripped his sleeve with grievance, "Youâre finally here."
"Hey, silly. Iâve told you, you must take care of yourself, the child is not important."
"How can it not be important? To me, youâre both equally important." With her husband here, thereâs no need to pretend to be strong. As she spoke, she couldnât control the tears and they kept flowing.
"Alright, donât cry, donât cry. I asked the doctor, they said youâre recovering well. If it still hurts, you can pinch me. Iâll endure the pain with you, okay?" Han Yi looked at Lin Wanâs tears and felt pain in his heart too. He quickly sat by the bed and gently wiped her tears, coaxing her.
"What nonsense, really." Lin Wan was instantly amused by him and playfully pushed him.
"Werenât you on a mission? Coming back at this time, will it cause any trouble?"
"The mission was already over when I got the call. Hearing you were in trouble scared me to death."
"Itâs just my bad luck, hitting me at that time."
"Iâll sort this out with Li Chang later, focus on recovering and donât think about these things. Itâs not good for the baby."
"Ai Yi, do you think this time weâll have a brother or sister for Little Star?"
"Either a brother or a sister is fine, as long as theyâre healthy."
"Yeah, as long as theyâre healthy." Thatâs all the couple hoped for.
"Ai Yi, Iâve been lying here for two days, itâs really uncomfortable." It was okay to lie still for a short time, but after a while, it was indeed uncomfortable.
Han Yi looked around. The wound was still healing, and the stitches hadnât been removed, so she couldnât make any big movements.
"Do you want to try standing and walking around?"
"Hmm."
"Come on, put your hand on my neck."
Then Lin Wan followed his method, step by step, keeping pace with him.
Han Yi, like holding a child, let Lin Wan straddle his waist. Just like that, Han Yi carried this big child, Lin Wan, around the room.
"Ai Yi, arenât you tired? Maybe you should put me down." Han Yi had been holding her for more than twenty minutes.
"No worries, just donât use your strength. Iâm not tired. Iâll call Mom in a bit to tell her not to come over, just take care of Little Star. This way, if you get tired of lying down, I can hold you like this. Otherwise, you might feel embarrassed with someone around."
"Yeah, Mom has been taking care of me day and night, sheâs really tired."
"Mmm..."
"Put me down quickly, the nurse will come to check on us soon. It wonât be good if they see this."
It was easy for Han Yi to pick her up but a bit difficult to put her down. Afraid of hurting Lin Wanâs wound, he exerted much effort to place her gently back on the bed.
Originally, Han Yi wanted to call Shen Qing to tell her not to come, but Shen Qing had already arrived early in the morning to bring them food.
Han Yi explained to her that she didnât need to trouble herself by delivering lunch. The weather was too hot, and the military hospital was quite far from his mother-in-lawâs house. And she always brought Little Star with her when she came.
Lijuan had already taken two days off, and she couldnât afford to miss more work. Uncle Hu was in a leadership position, and the office couldnât spare him either.
"Alright, Iâll bring Little Star over tomorrow. Xiao Yi, when Lin Wan falls asleep, donât forget to take a nap too. Ai Xiang said sheâll come over this afternoon. You should take a good rest then."
"I got it, Mom."
After seeing his mother-in-law off, thinking nobody would come after lunch, Tan Aixiang showed up.
Also with her were Shen Rong and Li Changâs parents.
"We also realize heâs a disappointment, a complete jerk. Over the years, Rongrong suffered a lot, and you all have been troubled by him. But we canât just leave him be." Li Changâs parents seemed well-meaning; having a son like him wasnât something they could control.
"You see for yourselves. My wife is still pregnant, and because of the baby, she didnât even dare to use anesthetics. She endured so much pain, all thanks to herself."
"We understand, we do."