Chapter 534 Waking Up

The old madam was the first to realize that after all this time, no one had said how Lu Yunzhou was doing.

"He’s sleeping in there. If you want to see him, go ahead. Right now, what’s important is Zijin."

She had performed acupuncture on Zhouzhou until she exhausted herself and fainted. Lu Zhengguo was truly touched.

Now, Yun Zijin was truly the Lu Family’s great benefactor.

The others peeked in from the doorway and, sure enough, saw Lu Yunzhou sleeping soundly in his hospital bed.

Then, everyone turned back and hurried after Lu Yunque, wanting to know how Yun Zijin was doing.

They hoped she hadn’t sacrificed her own well-being to save him. The Lu Family would feel truly undeserving of such a kindness.

With Lu Zhengguo personally making the arrangements, a doctor quickly came to check on Yun Zijin.

Lu Yunque remained by Yun Zijin’s side, his hands holding hers tightly.

"The doctor’s here. Yunque, move aside a little so he can see what’s wrong."

Lu Yunque seemed dazed, and in the end, Lu Xianzhang had to pull him aside to make room.

The doctor stood by Yun Zijin’s bedside and examined her. After confirming there was no major issue, he breathed an inward sigh of relief.

"It’s nothing serious, just physical exhaustion. We’ll put her on a glucose drip. She’ll be fine after she wakes up and has something to eat."

"Alright. Thank you, Doctor."

The doctor waved a hand dismissively and left the room.

’This whole family is not to be trifled with. When they called me over in such a rush, I thought something terrible had happened. I was already drafting my resignation letter in my head.’

’I can’t believe it was just physical exhaustion. They’re making such a big fuss over nothing.’

After the doctor left, everyone else also breathed a sigh of relief.

If something had happened to Yun Zijin because of Lu Yunzhou, they would have been burdened with guilt for the rest of their lives.

"Didn’t the doctor say Zijin will need to eat when she wakes up? I’ll go buy something for her. Greasy food won’t be good for her right after waking up. I’ll see if I can find some congee or something like that."

Huo Yue Lan was rambling a little, but thankfully, she was still thinking clearly.

"Auntie, I’ll go with you!"

As the only young person who was still clear-headed, Lu Yunfeng quickly stepped forward to support Huo Yue Lan, offering to go with her to buy food for Yun Zijin.

"Zhouzhou will probably be hungry when he wakes up, too. Buy an extra portion!"

Suddenly remembering his son who was still asleep in the other room, Lu Xianzhang called out a reminder.

Huo Yue Lan and Lu Yunfeng stopped in their tracks. ’Oh no! We almost forgot about him.’

"Haha, I got it, Uncle! You can count on me!"

Lu Yunfeng replied cheerfully, then left with Huo Yue Lan.

Although the sanatorium provided nutritional meals, they weren’t particularly tasty.

「About ten minutes later」

Lu Yunzhou slowly opened his eyes to the sight of a plain white ceiling.

The scene he had imagined—his entire family crowded around his bed—hadn’t materialized. Lu Yunzhou glanced around, confused.

"Zhouzhou’s awake!"

At the sound of someone’s shout, everyone turned to look into Lu Yunzhou’s room.

Seeing that Lu Yunzhou was indeed awake, they all swarmed into the room.

"Zhouzhou, how are you? Do you think you can walk?"

"That’s right, Zijin even fainted just now."

Hearing that Yun Zijin had fainted, a flash of worry crossed Lu Yunzhou’s eyes. "She fainted? Is she alright?"

’If something happened to Yun Zijin because of me, I would never be able to forgive myself.’

"She’s fine, she’s fine. The doctor already checked on her. It was just physical exhaustion. She’s on a glucose drip and will be fine once she wakes up and eats something."

"Zhouzhou, hurry and try! See if you can stand up!"

With Yun Zijin fine, the only thing left to worry about was Lu Yunzhou’s legs.

Hearing their words, Lu Yunzhou began to slowly concentrate on his legs.

Almost instinctively, Lu Yunzhou propped himself up with his hands and sat up in bed. His legs bent automatically.

"Hey! His legs moved! Does that mean Zhouzhou’s legs are healed?"

But since Lu Yunzhou had only sat up and hadn’t tried to get out of bed and walk, they couldn’t be sure if he could truly stand again.

"I had to take off my clothes for the acupuncture. Could you please hand me a change of clothes?"

Lu Yunzhou had wanted to get right out of bed and stand, but then he remembered that he had stripped down to just his shorts for the acupuncture.

"Right, right! I’ll get them for you!"

Someone went to the wardrobe in Lu Yunzhou’s room and took out a set of clothes for him.

"Will these do?"

’Since he’s just starting to walk again, it’s better to wear something loose and comfortable.’

Lu Yunzhou wasn’t picky. He took the clothes and immediately put them on, pulling on his pants under the covers.

Once dressed, Lu Yunzhou tentatively tried to stand up beside the bed, keeping a hand on the wall just in case.

All eyes were fixed on Lu Yunzhou.

’If he’s really recovered, then Yun Zijin’s reputation as a miracle doctor will spread to every corner of Dijing’s high society in no time.’

’When people reach a certain level of status, they always want to live a little longer.’

’One can only imagine how many people will be seeking out Yun Zijin now that a miracle doctor with such superb skills has appeared.’

’However, if Yun Zijin doesn’t want this to get out, we can suppress the news. It all depends on whether she wants to become famous.’

’We’ll have to discuss this matter at length after Yun Zijin wakes up.’

Lu Yunzhou slowly let go of the wall. He felt no discomfort whatsoever.

Once he felt steady, Lu Yunzhou began to slowly step forward.

"He did it! He’s really standing! It’s been no time at all, and he can already walk!"

If Yun Zijin had been awake, she probably would have told them that the reason Lu Yunzhou could stand so quickly was because he hadn’t been paralyzed for very long.

His muscles hadn’t begun to atrophy, and the caregiver hired by the Lu Family had manually exercised his legs every day. As a result, Lu Yunzhou’s legs were in almost the same condition as they were before his paralysis.

"Alright, alright, that’s enough. Zijin said you should only walk a little bit, not too much."

Lu Yunzhou was one to follow a doctor’s orders diligently. After all, a big reason he was able to stand again was that he had followed her instructions to the letter.

Otherwise, his body wouldn’t have been conditioned to the state Yun Zijin required, and the acupuncture would have likely needed to continue.

Meanwhile, after being on the glucose drip for a short while, Yun Zijin also woke up.

Lu Yunque noticed the moment she woke up. He hurried to her side and took her hand.

"You’re awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

As he spoke, Lu Yunque helped Yun Zijin sit up in bed.

"My mom and Lu Yunfeng went out to get food. They’ll be back soon."

Seeing Yun Zijin’s pale face, Lu Yunque’s heart clenched with pain.

Yun Zijin nodded. "And Brother Lu? Is he awake?"

’Whether I eat or not doesn’t matter. Lu Yunzhou is the first patient I’ve ever personally treated; there can’t be any mistakes.’