Chapter 60

Only Lu Chen was left in the room.

He wiped my face, trimmed my nails, and combed my hair.

His movements were so practiced that even I was stunned.

There were birds chirping outside.

Lu Chen walked over to pull back the curtains, then sat back down by the bed.

He pinched my cheek and whispered:

“Yu Qiaoqiao, the sun is up.

“Time to wake up.”

A suction force pulled my soul back into my body.

I opened my eyes.

Lu Chen was massaging my lower leg, as if he had sensed something.

He turned to look at me.

A complex, uncontrollable flash of surprise crossed his beautiful peach-blossom eyes.

But I could see it—there was a pale red scar at the corner of his right eye.

His pupil was as still as stagnant water.

Lu Chen’s right eye was blind.

My throat was so dry I could barely speak: “Why… didn’t you let me use the item on… you?”

Lu Chen took a cotton swab, dipped it in water, and moistened my lips.

“Compared to you, what does an eye matter?”

He set down the cup, pulled me into a tight embrace,

and told me, word for word,

“Yu Qiaoqiao, you finally learned how to love.

“Please, from now on, don’t think about anything else, and don’t worry about a thing.

“These are all things a boyfriend is supposed to do.”

I reached out to touch the scar at the corner of his eye: “But your eye…”

Lu Chen said nonchalantly: “I don’t rely on my eyes to make a living. Losing one doesn’t affect my good looks.”

I burst out laughing.

He added: “In the future, if you annoy me, I can just turn a blind eye.”

Even though it was a dad joke, I laughed so hard my waist hurt: “Ouch… hiss, haha… my waist…”

He immediately turned serious: “Where does your waist hurt?”

His warm palm pressed against my waist.

Even through the fabric of the hospital gown, it felt scorching hot.

He pressed his index and middle fingers together, tracing upward bit by bit: “Does it hurt here?

“Or somewhere else?

“Is it hurting inside? I’ll call the doctor.”

I grabbed his hand:

“It’s just sore from laughing, you… don’t you dare take advantage of the situation…”

Lu Chen finally realized what he was doing.

He hummed, swept his arm around me, and I fell lightly into his embrace.

As his palm rested on the small of my back again, my breath hitched.

Lu Chen chuckled softly: “This is what you call…”

“…taking advantage.”