The Grand Secretary's Pampered Wife Chapter 703: Siblings

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S T E L L A R C L O U D

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O R A N G E S T A R

[Alma S.] [Christine G.-L.] [Fazzienaz] [K.Rom]

[Onepiece] [Suong D.] [Tori D.] [Ziana K.-P.]

Y E L L O W S T A R

[Pa.s.serby] [Xena]

G O L D S T A R

[Nevy] [Roxanne C.]

R A I N B O W S T A R

[Debra W] [Kiiayame]

T H E S U N

[kuroneko_chan] [Mich.e.l.le K.] [Smurfinbatik]

CELESTIAL CONQUEROR

[Ava C.] [BritnaeM] [Lily J.] [Manon] [Sophia W.][Val Nes]

Also, many thanks to everyone who bought me coffee (*≧∀≦*)

After Gu Jiao finished cooking the millet porridge, she went to the room where Gu Yan was resting, which was just across from the one where Old Master Meng had rested during the day. This arrangement made it convenient for Old Master Meng to take care of him.

Although Gu Yan had slept the entire day, having just undergone a major surgery, he was still extremely weak and a bit drowsy. However, he couldn't fall asleep while waiting for Gu Jiao.

Gu Jiao entered with the prepared millet porridge and asked Old Master Meng to return to his room to rest.

She sat down beside the bed, looking at Gu Yan, who was lying flat on the bed, and asked, "Are you feeling any discomfort?"

"It hurts a bit." Gu Yan replied.

"Where does it hurt?" Gu Jiao asked.

"The wound." Gu Yan said, raising his left hand to touch his chest. As soon as he touched it, however, he froze.

Huh?

Where was his wound?

Gu Jiao's lips curled into a smile as she leisurely watched him search for the wound on his body.

Gu Yan looked utterly confused, "Where's my wound? Did I have a fake surgery?"

Gu Jiao pointed amusedly at his right armpit, "Here."

Gu Yan suddenly realized, "No wonder it felt a bit painful there."

But wasn't the surgery supposed to involve opening his chest? Why was the incision on his right side? The heart wasn't even on the right.

At this moment, he was too weak to say much.

However, there was still a certain level of unspoken understanding between the twin siblings.

Gu Jiao didn’t dismiss his lack of medical knowledge with a simple explanation. She carefully explained the structure of the heart chambers to him. The left ventricle couldn’t be easily damaged because cutting into it would affect heart function. The right ventricle, on the other hand, acted like a blood reservoir with minimal contraction, making it safer to operate on.

Furthermore, during the surgery, Gu Yan’s heart would stop beating, requiring him to be connected to an external circulation system through intubation. The intubation points were the aorta, superior vena cava, and inferior vena cava.

These areas were more clearly exposed when accessed from the right side of the chest.

"Oh."

Gu Yan fell asleep while listening.

Gu Jiao: "..."

Gu Yan held onto Gu Jiao’s hand. Old Master Meng had kept watch for half the night, but Gu Yan had refused to sleep and couldn't manage to fall asleep either. However, as soon as Gu Jiao arrived, it seemed as though nothing could keep him from sleeping.

Her presence beside him brought the greatest sense of security.

Not wanting to waste food, Gu Jiao ate the bowl of millet porridge herself.

Gu Yan kept holding her hand, and she held his in return.

She fell asleep leaning on the bedside.

The moonlight poured in, casting a soft glow across the room.

The Imperial Advisor came to the door, peeking through the slightly open crack. Inside, he saw Gu Yan lying on the bed, with Gu Jiao sitting on a stool beside him, her upper body leaning against Gu Yan’s side.

They held each other's hands, their foreheads almost touching.

Under the pale moonlight, they resembled a pair of angels who had given up their wings for each other.

......

Gu Yan recuperated at the Imperial Advisor's Hall for three days. On the first two days, he experienced a slight fever, prompting Gu Jiao to be cautious about potential post-surgery complications. By the third day, the fever miraculously subsided.

Moreover, Gu Yan was able to get out of bed.

Gu Jiao first a.s.sisted him in taking a few steps around the room.

He was like an eager child, impatient to go out and explore.

So, Gu Jiao helped him to the corridor.

"I-I-I... I can walk."

He really could walk.

After Gu Jiao let go of him, he slowly and steadily made his way from one end of the corridor to the other, and then back again.

Although he still felt pain in his chest, it was a hopeful kind of pain, one that promised improvement with time.

"Let's stop here for today. Gu Jiao said to Gu Yan.

"I still want to walk a bit more." Gu Yan replied.

For the past sixteen years, he had been plagued by heart disease, never experiencing a day without discomfort. Even with the medication Gu Jiao provided, he had improved significantly but was still not quite like a normal person.

It wasn’t until today that he truly felt what normal breathing and heartbeat were like.

He looked at his hands in surprise and said, "Being a normal person feels amazing."

Gu Jiao replied, "You’re not quite a normal person yet. Once your wound is fully healed and the pain completely disappears, it will be even better than how you feel now."

Gu Yan’s eyes shone brightly.

He was truly looking forward to that day.

Gu Jiao, Gu Yan, and Old Master Meng stayed at the Imperial Advisor's Hall for a total of five days. After confirming that Gu Yan could travel by carriage, they then decided to take their leave from the Imperial Advisor’s Hall.

The Imperial Advisor had only appeared on the day of Gu Yan’s surgery, and since then, it had been Yu He who came to attend to them. Ye Qing, the eldest disciple of the Imperial Advisor's Hall, also visited them several times.

However, since they were leaving, even if the Imperial Advisor didn't come himself, Gu Jiao still felt she should say goodbye to him.

The Imperial Advisor was playing chess with Old Master Meng in a small bamboo house within the bamboo forest.

The Imperial Advisor was well-versed in astronomy and geography, exceptionally learned, knowledgeable about both ancient and modern times, and his chess skills were extraordinary.

The two had been playing for an hour, yet they had not determined a winner.

"The other day, what did Duke An come to see you about?" Old Master Meng asked.

The Imperial Advisor placed a black stone on the board, "You never used to inquire about matters of the n.o.ble families. Did that girl ask you to?"

Old Master Meng replied, "Not exactly."

The Imperial Advisor continued playing chess seriously, "Then that girl must have asked you about it."

Old Master Meng was at a loss for words, "Just give me a direct answer, are you going to say it or not?"

Before the Imperial Advisor could speak, a disciple's report came from outside, "Lord Imperial Advisor, Young Master Xiao is here."

The Imperial Advisor helplessly put down his chess piece, "Ah, see, it's not that I refuse to speak."

Old Master Meng: "..."

Gu Jiao arrived at the bamboo house to bid farewell to the Imperial Advisor.

"I'll go check on Gu Yan first." Old Master Meng set down the white stone in his hand and stood up to leave.

The room was left with just Gu Jiao and the Imperial Advisor.

It was only in recent days that Gu Jiao learned from Yu He that the Imperial Advisor was just over fifty years old. However, his white hair was even more abundant than Old Master Meng's, which showed that too much worry could indeed cause one to age prematurely.

"Thank you for everything this time, Lord Imperial Advisor." Gu Jiao said, "I'll pay the medical fee..."

The Imperial Advisor raised his hand, stopping her, and said, "There's no need for the medical fee. My Imperial Advisor's Hall doesn't lack that bit of money. If you need to use the operating room again in the future, just come by."

Gu Jiao: "Oh, then, farewell?"

The Imperial Advisor called her back, gave her a deep look, and said meaningfully, "Little girl, don't you have any reflections on this surgery?"

"Reflections?" Gu Jiao stroked her chin, thought seriously for a moment, then uttered, "I’m really amazing, I guess?"

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