An Unexpected Pregnancy with the Fake Husband's Child [Completed]

C57. Regaining Sight.

Chapter 57

Shen Minglou couldn't recall how long he had been asleep. As his consciousness gradually returned, a baby's cry seemed to echo in his ears, pulling him out of the abyss of childbirth pain...

Afterwards, he lost consciousness again. He vaguely heard the nurse speaking to him, but he couldn't make out the words.

Is the baby healthy?

He longed to see his child's face, to know what the life he had nurtured for so long looked like, whether it resembled him or Qin Zhichen.

Before entering the operating room, he had also wondered if his eyesight would be restored after childbirth, if he could open his eyes and see the bright light.

To see his child, to see his husband.

With a glimmer of hope, Shen Minglou slowly opened his eyes. He yearned for a ray of bright light to enter his eyes at this moment -

Alas, his hopes were dashed.

His vision remained a dense darkness, no light able to pierce through the darkness that imprisoned his sight.

"..."

A wave of disappointment washed over him, accompanied by a slight ache in his lower body.

Shen Minglou lay on the hospital bed, the smell of disinfectant filling his nostrils. For some reason, he felt a pang of loneliness.

He moved his fingers, the cool fingertips brushing against his rough, short hair.

Then, the man lying by his bedside asked him in a soft, sleepy voice, "Are you awake? Would you like some water? I'll get you some."

The sound of water filled his ears, the warm steam passing over his cheeks. A pair of large hands placed the warm water in his hands.

Shen Minglou brought the warm water to his mouth, the water flowing down his throat and making him feel much more comfortable.

Qin Zhichen asked him, "Are you hungry?"

Before Qin Zhichen asked, Shen Minglou hadn't felt particularly hungry. But as soon as Qin Zhichen asked, Shen Minglou's stomach began to churn, and hunger pangs climbed from his belly to his head, the "gurgling" sound from his stomach clearly audible throughout the room.

Qin Zhichen smiled and said to him, "I knew you would be hungry when you woke up."

Shen Minglou heard the sound of the chair moving, and Qin Zhichen's voice came from his side to the opposite side: "Auntie Tang cooked chicken soup and chicken congee for you, which one do you want to eat first?"

The crisp sound of porcelain bowls and spoons colliding, Qin Zhichen opened the thermos, filling the room with a pleasant fragrance, making Shen Minglou's mouth water uncontrollably.

Shen Minglou's voice was still a bit hoarse, "Then... let's have the congee first."

"What time is it now, how long have I been sleeping?"

Qin Zhichen replied with a long "Hmm": "It's probably around four or five o'clock, you've been sleeping all day."

Shen Minglou whispered, "I slept this long?"

"You were very tired, it's good to sleep a little longer."

The fragrance returned to Shen Minglou's side, and Qin Zhichen said to him, "I know you had trouble sleeping before, so I'm relieved to see you sleeping soundly now."

"Open your mouth, ahh."

Shen Minglou obediently put the spoon in his mouth, and as he tasted the chicken congee, tears welled up in his eyes from the delicious flavor.