Drunk on Marriage, Billionaire's Overindulgent Love-Chapter 699 - 284. [The Summer of Dew] Shaozhi, Shaozhi...
Ji Wanxia fell into a coma without any warning.
The doctor said all her health indicators were normal, but she showed no signs of waking up.
Her pulse and breathing were light and shallow, as if she were just an ordinary person sleeping, but no matter how they called, she wouldn’t wake up.
The hospital where Nan Wan worked gathered Qing City’s best doctors, their medical skills were exceptional, yet none could find the reason why Ji Wanxia remained in her coma.
She wasn’t sick, but she wasn’t healthy either.
Jin Sinan stayed in the ward for a week, only leaving for essential activities, rarely stepping out of the room. Even when Mu Jin Huan and Nan Wan wanted to switch him out for a few hours of rest, he politely refused.
From any perspective, he was both qualified and obliged to take care of Ji Wanxia.
On the morning of the seventh day, when Mu Jin Huan brought Nan Wan to work at the hospital, he routinely went up to the floor where Wanxia’s ward was located.
The two men stood at the end of the corridor.
They both had lit cigarettes between their fingers, but with the window open, the scent of tobacco wasn’t so strong in the air.
Jin Sinan’s eyes were heavily fatigued, with bloodshot veins in his eyes suggesting several sleepless nights. Stubble grew faintly along his jaw, and his sharp brows and starlit eyes no longer had the usual gallant allure, those romantic eyes no longer held a smile.
Pale blue smoke slowly exhaled from his mouth and nose, as he said lightly, "The one who tied the knot must untie it; I should return to An City."
From the day Ji Wanxia returned to Qing City, she had severed all ties with Gu Shaozhi. Her life returned to tranquility. In the months they spent together, she was gentle and considerate, with occasional playfulness that made his heart skip a beat, a very qualified "girlfriend."
He could feel that she wanted to accept him and start anew.
But he also knew she was actually unhappy.
Sometimes, amidst the bustling streets, she would see a familiar silhouette and become lost in thought for a long time.
If he wore the same brand of shirt as the day when he presented her an award last summer, she would naturally compliment his taste. But every time after he checked out and turned around, he would find her staring blankly out the window, no one knew what she was thinking.
She was right before his eyes, yet as elusive as a wisp of breeze.
Mu Jin Huan said nothing. After Jin Sinan took a couple of heavy drags from his cigarette, a defeated arc tugged at his lips, "The only one who can wake Wanwan is probably him."
Who "he" referred to was clear to both of them, no need for explicit clarification.
The cigarette Mu Jin Huan held between his fingers was just lit, he hadn’t smoked it, and after a long period of being blown by the wind, it eventually went out.
His thin lips pressed slightly, deep chestnut facial features tensed in an extremely subtle manner.
Approximately two or three minutes later, the dark currents within his black eyes receded completely, and he raised his hand to pat Jin Sinan’s shoulder, "Thanks for your hard work."
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Wanxia knew she was in a dream.
This dream seemed to go on forever, starting from when she first met Mr. Gu, ending with mutual torment.
She couldn’t open her eyes because she was trapped at that wedding.
At the wedding scene, she was conscious but transparent, only able to watch the couple exchange rings, vow, and kiss amidst flower clusters.
The bride was obviously her, yet it wasn’t her.
She felt like an outsider.
"Wanwan..."
Someone was calling her.
It was very real, the low and deep voice seemed to be right by her ear, she could almost feel the man’s warm breath brushing her cheek, tickling her.
...Was it him?
Slowly, she tried opening her eyes, after several attempts, light finally entered them.
Like a slow-motion scene in a movie, the blurry and confusing vision gradually became clear.
He had undone a couple of buttons on his shirt, revealing his Adam’s apple, firm jawline, thin lips, prominent nose bridge, and... those deep black eyes.
His gentle, handsome face was bathed in sunlight, watching her with tender eyes, a pleasant smile on his lips.
Long fingers reached out, the warm pads of his fingers slowly and gently caressed the skin of her cheek, creating a more noticeable tickling sensation than his breath had.
The curve of his lips lifted, his voice low and gentle, "Wanwan, did you sleep well?"
Wanxia was certain.
Yes, she was still in the dream.
Gu Shaozhi saw the woman who had been asleep for half a month close her eyes again and couldn’t help feeling helpless.
They were lying face-to-face. He only needed to wrap his arm around her body to easily pull her into his embrace.
Thinking this, he acted upon it.
For the past half month, she had only sustained life with nutrient fluids, not eating. Naturally, she would be thinner. This wasn’t the first time Gu Shaozhi held her, but as his palm touched the sudden jut of her shoulder blade, his heart couldn’t help but throb painfully.
