In a hospital in Jiangnan.
Ye Churan, her small head extended curiously, peered at the man on the hospital bed from Mu Hanqi's embrace. She tilted her head, her large eyes filled with questions.
This little face clearly inherited Mu Hanqi's genes, with lively and intelligent eyes and a pair of pink, cherry-like lips.
"Doctor, how is he?"
Mu Hanqi and Qin Shimeng anxiously asked the doctor, who sighed deeply, looking at the reports in his hand.
As the saying goes, it's not the doctor who speaks that is feared, but the doctor who sighs without cause.
Upon hearing the doctor sigh, Mu Hanqi almost lost her footing. When the doctor spoke his next sentence, Qin Shimeng nearly slapped him.
"It's nothing serious, just some exhaustion and lack of sleep for a long time. A few days of good rest should be fine."
Qin Shimeng: "..."
Mu Hanqi: "..."
Qin Shimeng said indignantly, "Then why are you sighing!"
The doctor gave an embarrassed smile, "I didn't have breakfast this morning and I was a bit hungry."
Qin Shimeng nearly slapped him again and rolled her eyes.
With Ye Longlin alright, Mu Hanqi's heart finally settled back into her chest. A heavy stone was lifted.
She sat by the bedside, watching Ye Longlin's steady breathing, her eyes red.
Two years. Two years had passed, and he had finally returned. Even if he appeared before her in this manner, she didn't care. As long as he was back, everything was worth it.
"Mama, hold me, hold me."
Ye Churan, still shorter than the bed, couldn't see the person above. She was anxious, jumping up and down, her small mouth turned down, on the verge of tears.
"Okay, okay, Mama will hold you, Mama will hold you."
"Yiyi, do you know who this is? This is Daddy. Daddy is a hero, Daddy is the hero of Great Xia."
Mu Hanqi remembered that when Ye Churan first learned to speak, her first word was 'Daddy', not 'Mama'. This had almost made Mu Hanqi go mad.
She had been taking care of her, and yet this little girl didn't call her Mama, but Daddy!
Ye Churan couldn't understand what her mother was saying. She just looked at the man on the hospital bed with her big, curious eyes.
She seemed quite unable to comprehend.
"Let's be good, and not disturb Daddy while he sleeps, okay? Daddy is too tired. When Daddy rests for two days, Daddy will play with you, okay?"
Ye Churan nodded obediently, "Okay."
However, a week had passed, and Ye Longlin still showed no signs of waking, causing them considerable worry.
The hospital conducted various checks. Apart from superficial injuries, there were no other wounds. As for his unconsciousness, it was simply because he was still sleeping!
"Xiao Qi, come and eat something. He's not awake yet, but you can't starve yourself. A week has passed, and he should wake up soon."
Qin Shimeng said helplessly. She had also rented a place in Jiangnan, mainly for convenience in cooking for Mu Hanqi and the little one.
The little one couldn't eat heavily seasoned food, so she could only eat bland meals.
It had to be said that Qin Shimeng took great care of them. One had to remember that she was the head of the Qin family, the dignified Director of the Zhenwu Division. When she was in the Qin family, she always had people cooking for her. When had she ever personally cooked?
But since coming to Jiangnan, Qin Shimeng had learned to cook and various cuisines, which touched Mu Hanqi greatly.
For someone of her status to do this was truly extraordinary.
"Aunt Qin, I have no appetite."
With her husband lying here, how could she have any appetite? She could only sigh, her eyes filled with helplessness, wondering when he would wake up.
Qin Shimeng was also helpless. She didn't know what Ye Longlin had experienced in the past two years, to return to Jiangnan in such a manner, only to collapse after reaching his doorstep.
"Auntie, Yiyi wants to eat, Yiyi wants to eat."
Ye Churan was having fun playing in the small room. She crawled out from under the bed, blinked her big eyes, and said in a milky voice. After speaking, she looked at Qin Shimeng expectantly.
"Alright, alright, then Yiyi, do you want to eat steamed egg? Auntie's steamed egg is delicious."
Qin Shimeng dotingly crouched beside Ye Churan and tickled her nose.
During this week, Ye Churan had also accepted the fact that she had a father. She even slept with Ye Longlin at night. If they didn't sleep together, she would cry, which made Mu Hanqi a little jealous.
She had raised the girl for so long, and yet she was less favored than Ye Longlin after sleeping with him for a week. What an ungrateful little thing.
Of course, she was actually very happy about this. At least the girl knew she had a father, and that her father had returned.
"Mama, hold me. I want to feed Daddy."
Ye Churan, holding the steamed egg, looked up at Mu Hanqi and said in a childlike voice. The innocent little girl didn't know that her father was still unconscious. In her small world, good food should be given to her father. So, the moment she got the steamed egg, she wanted to share it with Ye Longlin.
Mu Hanqi also doted on her little girl. After picking her up, the little girl kicked off her shoes and was barefoot on the hospital bed.
"Daddy, Daddy eat, Daddy eat."
The little girl held a spoon, trying to feed Ye Longlin, but her arms were too short to reach his mouth.
She could only slowly inch forward.
Meanwhile, Qin Shimeng patted Mu Hanqi's shoulder, walked to the door, and said softly, "Xiao Qi, why don't we move Ye Longlin to the town? It's a bit inconvenient here. What do you think?"
Adapting to local customs, Qin Shimeng's biggest expense in the past two years had been cosmetics, as appearance had to be maintained with beauty products.
Mu Hanqi also fell silent. Although she could know Ye Longlin's condition here, the expenses here were indeed quite high. While they didn't need to worry about money, it wasn't earned easily.
"That's fine. We've had several checks done, and all indicate Ye Longlin is resting. There's no need to stay here then."
Qin Shimeng nodded, "Alright, I'll go and handle the discharge procedures."
Mu Hanqi also nodded.
On the bed, the little girl, unable to feed her father the steamed egg, was now lying on Ye Longlin's chest.
Ye Longlin's breathing suddenly became rapid. The little girl felt nothing, still mumbling, "Daddy eat, Daddy eat."
The next moment, Ye Longlin's eyes snapped open wide, a murderous intent boiling within them.
The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was a chubby little face and a pair of bright, lively eyes.
"Daddy!"