Chapter 521 - Chapter 521: Chapter 528: No Other Choice (2/2)
“Wife! Wife! You can’t fall asleep again. How about we sleep after the Divine Doctor comes in the morning?” Han Yu recalled Divine Doctor Mu’s words that if Su Wenyue hadn’t woken by morning, she would continue to sleep until the end of her life. Now that she was awake, she could not fall back to sleep again.
Su Wenyue’s eyelids were almost closing, but Han Yu’s words made her wake up a bit. However, waves of drowsiness hit her, and she found it hard to resist. She had been sustained solely on soup and medicine during her days of unconsciousness, and she had no strength left, especially after the recent burst of excitement.
“Husband, I’m really very sleepy, please let me sleep a little while,” Su Wenyue said coquettishly, with a heavy tone of fatigue.
If it had been an ordinary time, Han Yu would have indulged her without a second thought, but under the current circumstances, he dared not let Su Wenyue fall asleep at any cost. As much as it pained him, he couldn’t let her go—not now. Su Wenyue’s desire to sleep was genuine, due to sheer exhaustion, and it was different from the unconscious state she had been in before.
“But I’m really tired,” Su Wenyue felt as if she could hardly keep her eyes open anymore. Speaking with Han Yu now was a struggle, and after these words, she was about to close her eyes and sleep.
In his haste, Han Yu pressed his thumb onto Su Wenyue’s philtrum, using the pain to help her stay awake.
This method indeed worked; Su Wenyue could no longer sleep, and although drowsiness overwhelmed her, the pain from her philtrum being pinched hard by Han Yu made her stay alert against her will, and she tried to move his hand away, unhappy and protesting.
“Ouch, husband, stop pinching me, it hurts,” Su Wenyue complained, feeling both pain and sleepiness; it was truly miserable.
“Wife, be good! You can’t sleep now; for me and our child, please hold on, okay?” Han Yu coaxed Su Wenyue softly, but did not ease the pressure of his thumb, keeping it firmly on her philtrum.
“Then take your hand away, it’s very painful when you pinch me like this,” Su Wenyue barely had any strength, and while she moved her head, she couldn’t escape Han Yu’s large hand and continued to protest without cooperation.
“Wife, just endure it a little longer. I can’t let you fall asleep now; it will be alright soon. Please, be good!” Han Yu spoke in a soothing voice, maintaining his actions. With his other hand, he comforted her by gently stroking her head. As much as it pained his heart to see her suffer, he wouldn’t compromise on this crucial matter.
Su Wenyue felt aggrieved; she was genuinely just tired and wanted to sleep awhile, but Han Yu was stubbornly unyielding. In the dead of night, his large hand, like an iron clasp, firmly pinched her, not moving an inch. After enduring the pain for half the night, she truly began to cry, and finally, it was with great relief that she saw the dawn.
Even though Divine Doctor Mu had exhausted himself with the acupuncture treatment, he was still concerned about Su Wenyue’s condition and came early in the morning. His relationship with the Zhai Family was deeper than others imagined, and especially after the Zhai Family’s downfall, he was all the more regretful for being unable to help. Now that Zhai Mo needed his help, his original intent was to stay by her side continually, but his old age required him to take a rest.
“Divine Doctor Mu, my wife woke last night; please come see how she is?” When Han Yu saw Divine Doctor Mu arriving, he eagerly said.
Seeing his wife like this made Han Yu hurt as well; despite his resolve holding on until now, he was also nearing his limit. Were it not absolutely necessary, he would be the last person to bear seeing his wife suffer. The pain she felt was pain in his heart, especially when she looked at him with eyes filled with grievance and brimming with tears.