CHAPTER 570: CHAPTER 552: FLIES

Nurse Yang had noticed her long ago and, when Lin Wan looked her way, met her eyes directly with a prideful glance full of jealousy, making Lin Wan secretly amused; she really seemed like a peacock showing off its feathers. Before Lin Wan had a chance to get a good look at this "peacock," she heard a weak and feeble voice from the bedside, "Wan?"

After a few days in a coma, Han Yi’s voice was hoarse and rich with a magnetic quality. Though soft, it successfully astonished everyone in the room.

Lin Wan hurried to his bedside, tears of joy falling instantly. "Ai Yi, you’re awake?"

Han Yi didn’t know when he had woken up, but he lay there, looking at her intently. He slightly curved his lips, sighed in relief, and then closed his eyes again.

The leaders in the room were equally delighted at Han Yi’s awakening and quickly instructed someone to call the doctor.

When the doctor arrived, Han Yi opened his eyes again but soon fell back asleep.

"The patient is awake, but due to excessive blood loss, he’s very weak, prone to sleeping and dizziness. For the next two days, just give him light red jujube porridge and chicken soup to nourish the blood. Remember, don’t crowd the room; let him recuperate well."

"Understood, understood. Thank you, doctor," the leaders gratefully shook the doctor’s hand as they expressed thanks.

The oppressive atmosphere in the room relaxed accordingly.

Han Yi was awake, having passed the critical period, so the leaders felt relieved, and following the doctor’s advice, they didn’t linger to disturb. They left with their people.

Because Mei Lang Jun and Mu Qing had duties to attend to, they couldn’t stay much longer and left with the leaders.

"Xiao Wan, I’ll come find you in a couple of days when I have some free time," Mu Qing said as she was leaving, holding Lin Wan’s hand.

Lin Wan nodded, showing her first smile in days, teasing, "Got it, sister-in-law."

A single term of address made Mu Qing blush instantly.

Lin Wan then remembered what Mei Lang Jun had said to her before and quickly asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, do your family really disapprove?"

Mu Qing’s expression became tense as she nodded, "Yes, before coming here, my father came to find me, but I had a task to do and no time to deal with him, so I just left."

She didn’t know how she’d handle the situation upon returning. Her current biggest fear was that her parents might cause trouble at Ah Hui’s place while she’s away.

"Did you tell your brother?"

"Ah..." Lin Wan rubbed her forehead, hesitating, "I think I did." At that time... she should have told her mom about her brother and Han Yi’s situation.

"Think you did?" Mu Qing frowned, considering everything Lin Wan had been through lately, figuring her heart was entirely consumed by Han Yi. Whether she’d mentioned it or not, Lin Wan had forgotten. She couldn’t quite remember if she had told her mom, always feeling like she had. But she also felt like she hadn’t because, if she had, her mom would have asked about it.

From what she remembered, her mom hadn’t asked anything about her brother and Sister Mu Qing. "Tomorrow I’ll call Ah Hui from the communications room, tell him to be careful these days just in case mom and dad really do go to your place and make a scene."

"Alright. Lin Wan thought she’d call home once Han Yi was stable.

After seeing them off, Lin Wan checked the time. It was already past eight o’clock.

She wasn’t in the mood to eat dinner. Closing the door to the room, she turned and eagerly sat down next to Han Yi, holding his hand. She didn’t dare disturb his rest.

Who would have thought, Han Yi was actually awake, holding her hand back with closed eyes, weakly asking, "When did you arrive?"

Lin Wan suddenly couldn’t stop her tears and lowered her head, crying. Startled, Han Yi hurriedly opened his eyes, "Xiao Wan?"

"Yes, yes, I’m here," Lin Wan nodded, wiping her constantly flowing tears, crying and laughing as she said, "I’m just so happy, it’s so great you woke up. You have no idea, when I got the call, I was about to go crazy."

Han Yi smiled slightly, using his weak hand to wipe Lin Wan’s tears. "Before I fell unconscious, I thought they’d definitely call the family. I didn’t stop them; you definitely should have come. I was hoping to see you one last time."

"What a silly thing to say." The IV line hanging from Han Yi’s hand had just been removed by Nurse Yang when the leaders were there. Lin Wan didn’t care, nestling her head into Han Yi’s neck and shoulder.

"Really, when the artery was hit, I was scared too," Han Yi hugged Lin Wan, sighing, "Xiao Wan, actually, at the moment I was hit, I was really scared, afraid I would die and never see you and our daughter again. If I died, what would you two do?"

"In the future, be careful, be careful, be careful. We were lucky this time because we were near a hospital, otherwise..." Han Yi smiled weakly, agreeing with Lin Wan that it was indeed fortunate. He said, "At that moment, I quickly took off my shirt and bandaged myself. The targets this time were all armed, so the higher-ups had arranged an ambulance nearby in case of an emergency."

"Thankfully, it’s all behind us now. Having survived such danger, good fortune will surely follow. The leaders came just now to award you a commendation, a first-class merit. Ai Yi, our daughter and I are proud of you!" Lin Wan said, waving the commendation given by the leaders in front of Han Yi’s eyes.

Han Yi lowered his head and smiled, looking at Lin Wan, rubbing her head in good spirits, "Counting this, I already have two personal first-class merits, four second-class merits, and three third-class merits. Not to mention the collective ones."

"Husband, you’re amazing." After saying this, she pulled away from Han Yi’s shoulder and said with pursed lips, "From now on, safety first, no matter what. Nothing is more important than life. As long as the green hills remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood. If you’re gone, how can you still contribute to the country, to the people?"

"Yes, yes, listen to the wife," Han Yi replied.

Seeing his indifferent attitude and dismissive reply, Lin Wan felt helpless and stopped discussing the topic with him. She lifted the blanket to check the wound, asking, "Does it still hurt? The doctor said the anesthesia has worn off."

"There’s a faint bit of pain, but it’s bearable. I’m just tired, Xiao Wan, let me sleep a bit." As Han Yi spoke, his eyes were starting to droop.

"Can you hold on a little longer? I’ll buy you some porridge, are you hungry?"

"I don’t want to eat."

"...Alright, you sleep then, but don’t sleep too long. You’ll need to get up and eat later."

"Mm." Han Yi mumbled, searching for Lin Wan’s hand with his eyes half-closed, holding it in reassurance, closing his eyes peacefully.

Seeing Han Yi awake and looking quite well, Lin Wan’s tensed nerves relaxed too. She let Han Yi hold her hand, lying at the bedside to accompany him and sleep a while.

During these past two days in the car, worried for Han Yi’s safety, she hadn’t really slept.

Within a couple of minutes of lying down, Lin Wan fell into a deep sleep, while Han Yi on the bed opened his eyes, gently stroked Lin Wan’s hair with his hand, then continued holding her hand, reassuringly closing his eyes.

Lin Wan slept until after four o’clock, waking to find Han Yi still sleeping. She tidied her clothes and took some money to the cafeteria. Finding a window, she asked the staff to make a longan and white fungus porridge.

She initially planned to cook chicken for Han Yi, but worried that, given his days without food, something too greasy might upset his stomach. You can’t gain a pound in one gulp. Better to have a gradual approach.

When Lin Wan returned, she found Yang Ting cleaning Han Yi’s urine bag in the ward.

Lin Wan frowned slightly at the sight and said, "Things like this should be handled by family. It’s a family duty, how could we trouble a healthcare worker with it?"

Saying this, Lin Wan walked up to Yang Ting, using her body to block her away, carrying the container of urine deliberately past Yang Ting’s eyes, saying, "Nurse Yang, please, if there’s anything, I’ll call from the nurse’s station."

Yang Ting snorted discontentedly, stepping back disdainfully, "Lin Wan, I was the one who inserted the catheter, I’ve seen it all. What can you do?"

Lin Wan raised an eyebrow, clearly very annoyed by Yang Ting’s attitude, "What can I do? I should be asking what you intend to do. As a nurse, this is part of your job. Just because you inserted a male catheter, do you think you can cling on? After this many, how many do you clamp on to?" With a change of expression, Lin Wan frowned displeased, "This can’t do. We can’t have this kind of nurse."

Turning away, she carried the container to the reception desk, leaving Yang Ting in a daze.

"Hey," Yang Ting called out, not lingering any longer and turning to chase after Lin Wan.

Lin Wan walked with a stern face to the nurse’s reception area, asking, "Is the head nurse here?"

One of the two nurses at the desk replied, "Comrade, I am the head nurse. Is there something you need?"

"I’m the family member of bed 28, and I would like to request a change of the nurse in charge of my husband."

The head nurse was taken aback but quickly responded, "Comrade, is there some misunderstanding?"