「Three days later.」
Bai Zhirui woke up. Zhang Jing immediately leaned in close, her face alight with pure joy.
"You're awake! That's great."
It had been a long time since Bai Zhirui had seen such simple happiness on someone's face.
She managed a weak smile. "Am I not dead?"
"With Auntie Ning here, you definitely won't die!" Zhang Jing tucked her in. "Auntie Ning said that with proper rehabilitation, your legs will recover to a normal state."
Suddenly, Bai Zhirui's eyes widened, her face filled with urgency. "Auntie Ning? Are you talking about Ning Wan?"
Zhang Jing looked baffled. "You know Auntie Ning too?"
Bai Zhirui trembled all over, her speech incoherent. "She... she's still alive?"
She thought Ning Wan, having experienced such devastating highs and lows, couldn't have borne it and must have passed away.
"She's a senior relative of Sister Bing and is doing very well."
Bai Zhirui's expression went blank for a few seconds. "Can I see—"
