He moved his lips, almost inaudibly, but Su Xiaomeng’s heart heard it; she heard him call out loudly, very loudly...

She nodded firmly, hugged his hand tightly, and lowered her head,

"I’m here. Uncle..."

Su Xiaomeng’s arrival was, for Yin Shixiu, like a dream he dreamt night after night, suddenly becoming reality. .......

The man, who felt himself almost no longer alive, was connected to cold medical devices for the first time since birth, tasting the sweetness of dreams coming true.

It was as wonderful as that small piece of chocolate melting on the tongue.

All the complicated thoughts in his mind vanished, the determination to hide his feelings from her, the belief that she had already accepted his death.

The trust he had in Eric to not leak a single word...

All vanished.

Looking at the woman tightly holding his hand by the bedside, Yin Shixiu finally understood that all the scheming, all the plans, couldn’t stop his desire to see her.

She came, and just this alone made him far stronger than he was now, by hundreds, thousands of times.

"Uncle..."

Su Xiaomeng seldom called him that anymore.

"Uncle"...

Originally called by that name following Yin Meng, she got used to using that name for a long time.

But she didn’t know when she started calling his name so naturally.

Shixiu...

Sometimes, she would affectionately call him Fourth Brother, just like the people at Yin Mansion would call him Fourth Young Master.

As they spent more time together, calling him "Uncle" sounded a bit too pretentious.

Calling him by his name was closer for Yu Xiaomeng.

At this moment, she inexplicably wanted to call him "Uncle" repeatedly, "Uncle..."

She wished he could be just like when they first met, spiteful and scheming on the inside, but...physically strong and full of spirit.

Lowering her head, her lips pressed tightly against the skin of his hand, the cool knuckles starkly contrasting the sweltering summer temperature.

She wanted to use her lips to warm this hand that just looking at made her heart break.

They looked at each other, the affection in their eyes seemed to have settled over a thousand years, thick.

Though there was a shimmer in both their eyes, there was also a hint of laughter.

You see, I knew you wouldn’t leave me alone in the world, you see, I guessed you weren’t dead...

Su Xiaomeng really wanted to raise her chin arrogantly, sell him a cute act, and ask for his praise.

You came...

Yin Shixiu’s heart repeated those three words over and over.

You came, you came, you came...

Luckily, he endured; luckily, he held on...otherwise, he would never see this face he longed for day and night.

"Are you very uncomfortable? I’ll call the doctor over, okay?"

Yin Shixiu should have shaken his head; at such a moment, how could he let anyone interrupt?

But he...nodded.

Yin Shixiu was not feeling well at this moment; no matter how joyful, how emotionally touched, how blissful his spirit was, his sick body felt genuinely uncomfortable.

Su Xiaomeng reached out to wipe the corner of Yin Shixiu’s eye, then wiped her own face before pulling the bedside bell.

"Hello, Arthur has woken up, could you please come and take a look?"

"OK."

After speaking, Su Xiaomeng sat back in her original chair, holding Yin Shixiu’s hand again. She murmured, her voice thick with nasal tone and hoarseness after crying hard,

"Eric...told me everything."

"..."

"He said your treatment requires a long time, also many cumbersome and delicate steps, he said...you refused to choose the drugs developed by the American Academy of Sciences."

Yin Shixiu wasn’t shocked.

Although at first, he hoped Eric could keep it from Xiao Meng.

But now, he felt no anger towards Eric for telling her everything.

He gently nodded, indicating Eric was indeed right.

Su Xiaomeng smiled at him,

"You did very well, really well."

"..."

"Thank you, Shixiu, thank you for choosing such a long and complex treatment method, thank you for willing to endure this painful price...thank you for not giving up on living a few more years..."

Su Xiaomeng sincerely said,

"Thank you... for prioritizing me in all decisions."

"Shixiu...thank you."

Yin Shixiu’s hand moved with difficulty, finally touched her cheek; his fingers lightly felt the touch and warmth of her skin, finally making him feel the reality’s credibility. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Don’t worry, no matter how long it takes, I will accompany you, no matter how painful the process, I will accompany you, no matter how bad the outcome, I can withstand it with you, so..."

Su Xiaomeng lowered her head and heavily kissed his hand again,

"Don’t be afraid, okay? Don’t be afraid of anything, continue to hold on strong."

"...Alright."

Yin Shixiu nodded, his lips moved again, softly uttering a single-syllable word.

The door knocked, and Yin Shixiu’s attending physician walked in, accompanied by two other doctors and two nurses.

The cold and loneliness of this high-end ward suddenly became much livelier.

Su Xiaomeng stood several steps away from the bed, watching as the doctors used complex and precise equipment to examine Yin Shixiu.

With electronic-like scanning devices being alright, but when it came to drawing blood tube after tube out,

Su Xiaomeng couldn’t help but start to doubt, where in this thin, emaciated body of her husband was there still blood...

Continuing like this would surely drain him dry, she thought.

The heart, really ached.

When a person’s life is bare and teetering on the edge of a cliff while one can do nothing but watch as a bystander, and when this person happens to be one’s most beloved...

The mind and body are tortured, though not dead, they are torn to pieces.

Yin Shixiu knew how painful Xiao Meng felt inside?

He really wanted her to leave, not wanting her to witness these torturous inspection processes, but...almost without much thought.

Su Xiaomeng wouldn’t avoid nor leave this ward.

This woman, sometimes had such a self-abusing behavior that made it impossible to act.

He could only look at her...look at her pained face while watching him...and then his own heart ached even more...

After the check, the attending physician and the two doctors chatted for a while, using full English medical terms, which Su Xiaomeng could only catch a few scattered English words.

Once they finished talking, the attending physician walked up to Su Xiaomeng,

"The first surgery is over, and it seems the situation is more stable than it was a few days ago. The patient’s body is too weak for the next surgery, which we’ll decide based on his condition."

"Thank you, doctor."

"Be sure not to let his emotions get too excited."

Su Xiaomeng nodded, "Rest assured."

"Alright, if there’s anything, Mrs. Yin, you can pull the bell, we’ll leave first."

"Okay, thank you."

After sending the attending doctor away, the ward returned to quiet.

Yin Shixiu lay on the bed, his eyes sparkling like stars, quietly looking at her...

Once he slightly calmed down, Yin Shixiu’s mind filled with countless unresolved questions.

He wanted to ask, but his body was too weak...

Su Xiaomeng was so familiar with him; just by meeting those calmer eyes, she knew what her husband was thinking.

"The doctor said you shouldn’t get too agitated. Of course, seeing me here, how could you not be agitated?"

She humorously joked, reaching out to touch his head,

"I should have told you these things later, but I’m really worried you’re unsettled, so..."

"Now I’m telling you, just listen calmly, okay?"

Yin Shixiu blinked his eyes.

Xiao Meng calmly recounted to him all the speculations Shan Mingxu and she had about the night of the incident, then all the important events from the past two months.

She spoke, and Yin Shixiu listened, his heart filled with mixed emotions...

Making an effort to hold onto Xiao Meng’s hand.

You...really suffered.