Chapter 2296 - 35: Qin Song Awakens [Climax Subscription Request] (Part 2)

"Mm."

It doesn’t count.

As long as he’s alive, that’s what matters.

Gu Xiran let out a soft laugh, lifted her hand to wipe away the tears at the corner of her eyes, and nodded.

"I think so too. Just now I kept praying to the heavens that he could live... Now that he’s alive, my heart feels especially at ease, almost... beautiful."

Qin Jin hooked the corners of his lips and slowly pulled Gu Xiran into his arms.

"Mm."

It wasn’t an intimate embrace; from beginning to end, Qin Jin was simply soothing Gu Xiran’s emotions.

With her nerves stretched so tight, Gu Xiran suddenly felt her vision go black, and she collapsed in a faint in Qin Jin’s arms.

...

When Gu Xiran woke up, it was already afternoon.

Qin Song had been transferred from the operating room to a VIP ward, with all kinds of tubes attached to him for breathing and everything else.

The first thing Gu Xiran did after waking was check if Qin Song had regained consciousness. Seeing the man breathing shallowly, lying quietly on the bed, she bit her lip and sat down silently beside him.

Inside the ward, Qin Jin had arranged for the most professional, top-tier medical staff to be on duty, responsible for taking care of Qin Song around the clock.

"Miss Gu, Mr. Qin instructed that if you woke up, we should remind you to eat and to rest well."

"Okay."

Gu Xiran nodded, letting Qin Jin’s assistant prepare a plentiful lunch for her.

She ate the lunch on the tray in small bites. Her appetite wasn’t great, but she still forced herself to fill her stomach to the brim, so that she wouldn’t get hungry so easily.

Can’t fall apart.

The body is the capital you rely on.

This much, Gu Xiran understood.

Her eyes rimmed red, Gu Xiran silently wished for Qin Song to wake up soon.

...

Sometimes, Gu Xiran felt that life was fair.

For example... over the past ten-plus years, Qin Song had been watching her from afar, waiting for her to turn back and look at him once.

He waited so painfully, yet she always treated him as a brother, her eyes fixed only on Qin Jin.

Now, with all of her attention on this man, she was slowly coming to understand what waiting really meant.

Waiting for Qin Song to wake up.

The taste of waiting was honestly not easy to bear at all.

Gu Xiran savored it, digested it, the corners of her lips lifting. Mm... Qin Song, I think I’m starting to understand that loneliness and helplessness you felt while you were waiting.

So lonely, so desolate.

...

By the seventh day, all the various machines attached to Qin Song had been removed, but he still needed daily IV drips.

Gu Xiran devoted herself wholly to taking care of Qin Song, while Qin Jin handled all the big and small matters.

Although Qin Jin never said how busy or how tired he was, Gu Xiran could tell from his increasingly thin frame.

Qin Jin was more exhausted than anyone...

She only had to take care of Qin Song, while Qin Jin was bearing all the pressure—from the Qin Family and from the outside world.

On top of that, Qin Jin still had to look after her.

...

Every day, Gu Xiran would carefully talk to Qin Song about things from their childhood, and by the way, invite him to wake up and see how beautiful the world around them was.

And also... the people in this world.

The people in this world, truly, each and every one of them missed him terribly.

...

On the tenth day, there was still no sign of Qin Song waking up.

In front of Qin Song, Gu Xiran could still smile gently, act cheerful, as if nothing were wrong.

In front of Qin Jin, Gu Xiran would also take the initiative to comfort him, telling him not to be so tense, not to keep his face so cold.

Only when no one was around would she hide in the bathroom alone and cry her heart out.

That kind of despair, that bone-deep pain, no one could really understand.

Gu Xiran was suffering unbearably, yet she didn’t want to go to Qin Jin with it, didn’t want to make things even harder for him.

In the bathroom, after venting all her emotions, Gu Xiran washed her face again and walked out, only to find Qin Jin already standing outside, waiting for her.

Gu Xiran: "..."

Seeing the way he stood there, like he had been there for a long time, and meeting his cold, handsome face, Gu Xiran’s expression turned slightly pale. Her crying in the bathroom just now had probably all been heard by him.

With a bitter smile tugging at her lips, she asked, pretending not to know, "You... when did you get here?"

"Just now."

Qin Jin answered lightly, not exposing her.

"Mm."

Gu Xiran responded, but inside she felt out of sorts.

The two of them really hadn’t been honest with each other at all.

...

Noticing how pale she looked, Qin Jin took the initiative to walk over, reached out his large hand to wipe the dampness from the corner of her eye, and pressed his lips together as he spoke.

"If you’re hurting inside, if you can’t hold it together, why don’t you tell me?"

Gu Xiran: "..."

His voice was as deep and indifferent as ever, yet it filled her heart with a boundless warmth. She could use her acting skills to disguise herself in front of anyone, but she could never fool Qin Jin.