Chapter 304: Chapter 304: Eyes Brimming with Tears
Gu Jiaojiao thought eight hours of sleep would be enough, which was four hours in the outside world.
But she ended up sleeping until she woke naturally. A glance at her wrist showed it was eleven in the morning, meaning she had slept for a full fourteen hours in the space.
After the pain from his wound subsided, Su Shuochi had also fallen into a deep sleep at some point. He still wasn’t awake.
The first thing Gu Jiaojiao did upon waking was check on his body, examining him carefully from head to toe.
The surgery was a success. In a few days, he could start rehabilitation exercises, and in another two months, he would be able to walk freely again.
In an absolutely fantastic mood, Gu Jiaojiao took a moment to admire the sleeping man.
His gentle eyes and brows, his perfect features, a body so stunning it could make your head spin...
Forgive her for not knowing how to describe it. A thousand words could be summed up in one phrase: he was so damn handsome!
He was an unbelievably handsome man, and this man was hers, Gu Jiaojiao’s. The thought alone made her bubble with happiness.
It was so wonderful that, in her excitement, her eyes welled up with tears.
Su Shuochi felt a searing gaze on him. He snapped his eyes open to see his wife looking at him with tears in her eyes.
His heart dropped. ’Did the surgery fail?’
’Am I going to be a cripple forever?’
’Is there nothing Jiaojiao can do?’
’Is she crying because she’s thinking of giving up on me?’
’I don’t want to let go of such a wonderful wife!’
Their meeting and getting to know each other was like a person lost in a barren desert, in a constant state of thirst. Suddenly, a water source appeared. Even if the water might be poisonous, with no other choice and the thirst becoming unbearable, anyone would drink it, hoping for the best. At first, it seemed to be merely muddy water, not poison—and Gu Jiaojiao was that water, while Su Shuochi was the thirsty man. But after getting to know her, Su Shuochi discovered the water wasn’t muddy at all; it was a sweet spring. Having been nourished by this sweet dew, how could he possibly let her go!
In just a few short seconds, Su Shuochi’s mind raced through countless scenarios, and he even began to worry that Gu Jiaojiao might dump him.
Growing more alarmed by his thoughts, he couldn’t help but let out a sharp cough. Gu Jiaojiao immediately snapped back to reality.
She looked up and asked, "What’s wrong, Su Shuochi? Are you not feeling well somewhere?"
Su Shuochi was speechless. ’I just want to ask why you’re crying.’
Before Su Shuochi could speak, Gu Jiaojiao reached out and touched his forehead.
"I just checked you. The surgery was a success, and everything is fine. You don’t have a fever! What’s wrong with you?"
Su Shuochi...
’Everything is fine, and the surgery was a success? Then why are there tears in my wife’s eyes?!’
Having gone from heaven to hell and back to heaven again, Su Shuochi just stared blankly at Gu Jiaojiao.
Gu Jiaojiao froze, and for some reason, some unpleasant thoughts suddenly crossed her mind.
Seeing that Su Shuochi still wasn’t speaking, Gu Jiaojiao grew more anxious and quickly pressed him, "What is it? Are you sure you’re not feeling unwell somewhere?"
"It’s not that I’m unwell... It’s that I opened my eyes and saw them filled with tears. It scared me to death. My heart aches for you."
Su Shuochi’s voice suddenly turned a little hoarse. His gaze was deep and complex as he reached out to wipe the tears from the corner of Gu Jiaojiao’s eye.
This time, it was Gu Jiaojiao’s turn to be embarrassed.
She couldn’t exactly say that she was so taken by his handsome face that her eyes had teared up.
"The surgery was so successful that I got emotional and my eyes teared up."
’Yes, that’s it. It’s still a result of being emotional, anyway. A little lame, maybe, but it’s technically true.’
"..." Su Shuochi didn’t say anything more. Instead, he took his lovely young wife’s slender, fair hand in his.
No matter how sharp and intelligent he was, he would never have guessed that his wife was lying to him right now.
He believed, one hundred percent, that Gu Jiaojiao was just overwhelmed with emotion.
Even more moved, his voice grew a little deeper. "As long as it was a success. Jiaojiao, I will love you forever~"
Gu Jiaojiao’s heart skipped a beat.
Su Shuochi’s words were so sudden, so direct, that her mind went blank.
An unwavering light shone in Su Shuochi’s eyes as he reached out his other hand.
He gently caressed his wife’s soft cheek, then lowered his head and kissed her...
In the kitchen, Mr. Su was busy chopping ribs and killing a chicken, while Su’s mother was cutting vegetables. "I’m planning to make ten dishes today."
"We don’t have any guests. Are the five of us really going to be able to eat ten dishes?"
"I don’t care. Chi and Jiaojiao are leaving for their studies in the Imperial City in two days. They won’t get to eat my cooking for more than half a year."
"As long as you’re happy. Just call me if you need anything," Mr. Su said, giving in.
"Go wash the chicken by the well for me. Don’t talk about just ten dishes—even if it were several tables worth of food, I could handle it all by myself."
Su’s mother boasted while ordering her husband around.
"Excuse me, is Jiaojiao home?" As Su’s mother was joking, a knock sounded at the courtyard gate.
"Coming." Mr. Su immediately went to open the gate and saw Elder Ren with a young man.
"Elder Ren, you’re here! Please, come in. Jiaojiao and Shuo Ci are both home, I’m just not sure why they aren’t up yet."
Mr. Su, being his usual simple and honest self, told the truth right away.
"As long as they’re home, haha... It’s perfectly normal for young people to sleep in occasionally," Mr. Ren laughed heartily.
His two sons had taken his daughter to Yun City early this morning, and he had also sent that granddaughter and grandson-in-law of his back to the Song Family.
As worldly as he was, if he couldn’t figure out what that Song father and son were scheming, then he’d have lived for decades for nothing.
He thought about how he and his eldest grandson would be staying in the compound for a few more days, which was why he had let his granddaughter stay the night at the Ren family home.
It was a deliberate move to give the Song Family some face and prevent them from bothering them again for the next few days.
Once everyone else had left, he and his eldest grandson tidied up a bit and came to find Gu Jiaojiao to perform acupuncture with silver needles on Ren Fangyu.
In two days, when Gu Jiaojiao left for her studies in the Imperial City, he would follow her there with his eldest grandson.
Haha, thinking about all this, Mr. Ren grew even happier.
Seeing Mr. Ren laughing happily, Mr. Su went to pour some tea and invited them to sit and watch TV.
Now he had a reason to knock on the door and wake his son up. "Chi, Jiaojiao’s grandfather is here."
Hearing his father’s words, Su Shuochi reluctantly released his wife. "Jiaojiao, can I go out?"
"You may be in a wheelchair, but it’s still better to lie down for another two days before sitting up. Just stay and rest here in the space.
One day in the space is equivalent to two days outside. In two days, you’ll be able to use the wheelchair, so for now, just lie down and rest.
I’ll tell Mom and Dad you went out early this morning. I’ll bring your meals into the space for you later."
"Okay~" The man was in a particularly good mood, his tone gentle.
Gu Jiaojiao washed up, changed her clothes, and opened the door. "Grandfather, Big Cousin, you’re here. Su Shuochi went out early to take care of some things."
Mr. Su and Su’s mother were speechless... ’And here we were thinking our son and daughter-in-law were sleeping in because they were exhausted from last night!’
