Amnesiac Fiancé Married Another, So I Married His Brother - Chapter 54

Huo Xuanye stood at the door of the hospital room, looking inside.

A tablet on the bedside stand played a dance video. Li Su sat on the bed, her upper body following the choreography while her lower body strained to lift her legs straight, toes wiggling.

Li Su loved dancing.

The doctor said she could recover.

So she never gave up.

Six weeks in the hospital, and every time Huo Xuanye saw Li Su crying from the pain of treatment, his heart ached along with hers.

Li Su was the strongest girl he had ever met: no depression, no discouragement, no complaints, no self-abandonment.

Li Su lifted her leg, trying to bend it slowly, but the pain made her cry out.

Huo Xuanye rushed over in an instant.

He held her tightly, whispering comfort, “Take it slow.”

Li Su leaned into his embrace, trembling from the pain. Panting, she asked, “Can we go home? I’m sick of this hospital room. It’s all so sterile, bad for my mental health.”

Huo Xuanye stroked her back gently. “I just asked the doctor. We can. I’ve already prepared everything at home.”

They already had a family doctor, and now, just for Li Su’s rehabilitation, he had even set up a dedicated room.

“Prepared what?”

“Things to help you recover.”

“Thank you~”

Huo Xuanye felt a pang of guilt. “Don’t say thank you. It’s what I should do.”

Li Su could now walk with crutches, but for her discharge today, she obediently stayed in the wheelchair.

Returning to the Huo residence after over a month, the servants all cried when they saw her, calling her “Second Young Madam” with sympathetic looks in their eyes.

Ugh…

Don’t look at her like that!

She can recover!

She will recover.

She could even stand up right now!

Li Su wanted to prove it to them, but Huo Xuanye wouldn’t let her, pressing her eager body back down with one hand.

The villa had an elevator, so they could have taken it upstairs.

But Huo Xuanye refused.

He lifted her from the wheelchair and carried her up step by step.

Huo Xuanye got sentimental: “From now on, I’ll be your legs.”

Li Su smacked his mouth. “Ugh, don’t say such depressing things. I will recover.”

Huo Xuanye smirked roguishly. “My bad. May my wife recover quickly, I’m still waiting for her to step on me in high heels!”

Li Su: “…”

She was just being discharged today, not fully healed yet.

How was Huo Xuanye already making dirty jokes?!

Li Su smiled faintly. “I can step on you in high heels right now.”

Huo Xuanye remembered the doctor’s orders. “No, the doctor said your legs can’t bear weight yet.”

Li Su suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck. “Huo Xuanye, you remember everything so clearly~ How come you memorize everything the doctor says?”

“Because I want you to recover as soon as possible.”

She could still laugh about it.

He wanted to cry every day.

Li Su had no idea how many nights, after she fell asleep, Huo Xuanye lay on the hospital cot and quietly wept.

No one cared more about her legs than Li Su, but he couldn’t help feeling heartbroken.

He wished he had been the one injured.

Huo Xuanye set Li Su down on the bed. “Tonight, I finally get to hold my wife while sleeping.”

“No.”

Huo Xuanye was shocked. “Not even in such a big bed???”

Li Su leaned against the headboard. “I’m afraid you’ll roll over in your sleep and crush my legs.”

That… wasn’t impossible.

He liked sticking close to Li Su.

And what he did in his sleep was beyond his control.

“Then can I lie with you before I go to sleep?”

“Mm-hmm.”

Huo Xuanye gazed at her tenderly, “That works too. Much better than being in the hospital.”

In the afternoon, Li Su sat in her wheelchair as she was taken to the rehabilitation room. It was spacious, with only a few pillars inside.

She would eventually be able to walk with support.

At this stage, she needed to work on joint mobility, muscle strength, and balance training.

Given that she was a dancer, the doctor also added underwater stepping exercises to reduce the strain on her body.

Li Su chatted idly with Huo Xuanye, “When I first started learning dance, the room was about this big too, with mirrors on three sides. If I made a mistake, I could spot it right away.”

Huo Xuanye crouched beside her wheelchair, “Should we remove the mirrors now?”

“You think I’m scared?”

Huo Xuanye stared at her deeply, “My wife fears nothing, she’s an indomitable little cockroach!”

Li Su fumed, “Huo Xuanye, you’re the cockroach!”

Huo Xuanye grinned roguishly, “You’re a fairy!”

“Listen to yourself, how does a fairy match with a cockroach?”

“They do.”

How?!

Li Su was speechless.

Huo Xuanye placed his hands on her calves, “Massages are a must. I’ll do it for you.”

His technique had improved, he’d been diligently learning at the hospital every day.

When he accidentally pressed too hard, Li Su bit her lip, enduring the pain without telling him to stop.

But when he looked up, he saw her struggling to hold back.

Huo Xuanye panicked and immediately apologized, “I’m sorry, did I hurt you?”

Li Su took a deep breath, “Actually, dancers are really good at enduring pain. When I was little, stretching my legs would bring me to tears. But overall, women handle pain better than men.”

“Still, I don’t want you to hurt.”

“It can’t be helped, I’m already injured.”

Li Su pressed a hand on his shoulder, “I want to try standing.”

Huo Xuanye obediently became her crutch, letting her lean her full weight on him.

But after just two steps, Li Su couldn’t take it anymore.

Huo Xuanye scooped her up in his arms, “Like this. No need to exert yourself, just pretend you’re standing.”

Who exactly is this fooling?

Still…

In this position, she was taller than him.

Li Su ruffled his hair, “Huo Xuanye, your hair’s gotten long. How long has it been since you last cut it?”

Huo Xuanye carried her toward the floor-to-ceiling window, “Haven’t cut it since you were hospitalized.”

Men’s hair grows fast when it’s short.

Huo Xuanye had indeed looked haggard over the past month, sometimes even forgetting to shave.

Once, his stubble had even brushed against her face, waking her up. When she opened her eyes, his face was right there, he’d just stolen a kiss, his lips red, his jaw shadowed with dark stubble.

Now, under Li Su’s scrutiny, Huo Xuanye suddenly grew anxious.

Had he gotten uglier?

His older brother and sister-in-law were currently in the divorce cooling-off period. Once it ended, they’d officially separate.

What if, by the time his brother divorced and regained his memories, he had turned ugly, and his wife decided to reconcile with his brother?

He’d lose his mind.

So that night, after showering, Huo Xuanye took the time to blow-dry his hair before stepping out.

Li Su was propped against the headboard, doing straight-leg raises while watching dance videos.

“Baby~ Look at me.”

Li Su glanced up, “Huo Xuanye, you-“