Late at night, when Ethan woke up, he was back in his hospital room.

By the bedside, Emily was lying, her small head facing his direction.

He unconsciously curved his lips and lifted his hand to gently pat her head.

Emily woke up with a start, lifted her head, and looked at the awake Ethan with wide eyes. "You’re awake? How do you feel?"

Ethan then instinctively looked at his leg. It was bandaged, and a sharp pain shot through him, but he could endure it.

It ...