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Chapter 432 Living to a Hundred Years
"So it's true that you can see the person you love most when you're on your deathbed..." Zhu Yu stared blankly at Lu Qing's face in front of him, murmuring to himself.

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Qing frowned and covered Zhu Yu's mouth with her hand. "You're alive and well, living to be a hundred years old."

“I know…” Zhu Yu wanted to laugh, but the pain all over her body made her feel inexplicably wronged. She only managed to say one sentence before tears streamed down her face. “I saw your face in the pile of rats earlier, and I thought I was about to die, so I was hallucinating…”

"What's wrong? Is it hurting too much? I'll go and call Yan Daoxin over right now and have him find you some painkillers..." When Lu Qing saw tears welling up in her eyes, her brows furrowed. She didn't bother to say anything to comfort her and hurriedly tried to get up and leave. Before she could straighten up, Zhu Yu grabbed her hand.

Zhu Yu had no strength at the moment; her hands felt like they had been pulled out of their cramps. Her attempt to hold on was merely a matter of her fingers lightly hooking Lu Qing's fingers. She didn't even need to pull away; Lu Qing could easily shake her hand off with a slight tremor.

But Lu Qing froze, as if Zhu Yu was holding her tightly and she couldn't move at all.

"Don't go..." Zhu Yu's tears flowed even faster. The pain all over her body was not enough to make her cry. When she looked at Lu Qing, she realized that she was safe. At the same time, she felt relieved. The fear of surviving a disaster turned into an indescribable sense of grievance.

In her past life, she heard from her colleagues who had children that little kids had a very interesting reaction: if they fell down and there were no adults around to take care of them, love them, or care for them, they would silently get up with tears in their eyes, even if it hurt a lot.

But when the loving adults arrive, even if the pain from the fall has subsided, the little one will burst into tears instantly, looking aggrieved.

Zhu Yu felt he was getting on in years, and now he finally understood how a little kid felt.

It's that sense of security and peace of mind that makes people want to feel wronged and cry for comfort.

After all, there's no difficulty that you have to bear alone in front of the other person.

"Okay, I won't leave, I won't leave." Lu Qing used a gentle tone that no one would hear under normal circumstances, just like coaxing a child, to comfort Zhu Yu while saying, "You were unconscious for ten whole days. For the first five days, you were burning up with fever, and it wasn't until the sixth day that the fever finally subsided."

These past few days, besides stuffing some supplements into your mouth to help, all I've been able to do is dab a little water on your lips with a damp cloth.

I wanted to get you a glass of water and help you sit up to soothe your throat.

Zhu Yu did indeed feel that her throat was dry and burning, and it hurt terribly. When she heard that Lu Qing did not intend to leave the room, but only went to the table to pour a glass of water, she stopped insisting.

When Lu Qing went to pour water, Zhu Yu's eyes followed his every move, like a child afraid of being lost by an adult.

Since Lu Qing and Zhu Yu got married, their relationship has evolved from initial mutual testing to a point where they have long since made their feelings clear to each other.

Even so, this was the first time he had ever seen Zhu Yu stare at him with such a dependent look.

On a normal day, Lu Qing might have been secretly moved by this.

But Zhu Yu had just narrowly escaped death. Lu Qing felt an indescribable pang of heartache.

He brought over some water, sat down by the bed, and carefully lifted Zhu Yu's head. She had too many wounds on her body that had not yet fully healed, so she couldn't move too much. She could only slightly raise her head and upper body to make sure she wouldn't choke when drinking water.

The moment the water was brought to her lips, Zhu Yu felt incredibly thirsty, wishing she could gulp down the entire glass of water in one go.

However, she knew very well that she should not drink water in large gulps at this time. So, without Lu Qing's reminder, she restrained her thirst and slowly swallowed the water, taking a long time to finish the small cup of water.

Lu Qing supported her head and neck with one hand and held the water glass with the other throughout the whole process. Only after Zhu Yu finished drinking the water did he carefully settle her back down.

"My head is heavy, isn't it?" Zhu Yu was a little embarrassed. She wanted to use a little force to lift her head up a bit, but she had no strength at all and could only put all her weight on Lu Qing's arm.

“It’s just the right weight that puts my mind at ease.” Lu Qing put the cup aside, turned back, sat on the edge of the bed, and naturally took Zhu Yu’s hand. “I guess you’ll have to stay in bed like this for the next few days. You can only get up when your wounds have healed and you have enough strength.”

Zhu Yu grunted in her throat. She had only been awake for a short time and had only drunk a glass of water, but now she felt as if she had used up all her strength, and her eyelids were getting heavy.

"Go to sleep." Lu Qing saw her reaction and said softly, "I'll stay here and watch over you. I promise that when you wake up, you'll see me as soon as you open your eyes."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu felt comforted and finally stopped trying to lift her heavy eyelids. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep, sweet sleep once again.

This time, however, she felt much more at ease, and even the pain all over her body seemed to be ignored.

When Zhu Yu woke up again, she felt lightheaded. Before she could even open her eyes, she heard faint birdsong. It seemed that someone had opened the window to let in the birdsong.

Besides the birdsong, she could also faintly hear voices. One was Lu Qing, and the other was a man. His voice was not as clear as Yan Daoxin's; it was deeper and seemed somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place it.

The sound was quite far away, through something, and seemed to be coming from outside the door.

She struggled to open her eyes and found that the bed curtains were drawn, and some light was shining through them. Judging from the brightness of the light and shadow, it must be around noon.

What time was the last time I woke up...? Zhu Yu's mind was still a little muddled, and she couldn't think clearly.

As she stared blankly at the bed curtains, the voices outside the door stopped, the door creaked open, and then gently closed again.

A series of light footsteps sounded, the bed curtains were lifted, and Lu Qing peeked in. Seeing Zhu Yu with her eyes open, a smile appeared on her face: "Did you sleep well?"