Lu Chen carefully placed Mo Nuan on the hospital bed in the adjacent room. Though she remained unconscious, tears streamed silently down her face, as relentless as when she had been awake.

He gently wiped them away, his heart aching with the desire to bear her pain for her. Yet, the only thing he could do now was stay by her side and try to comfort her, speaking softly in the hope that his words might soothe her.

But it was futile. The tears continued unabated, accompanied by faint sobs and slight tremors in her shoulders. Alarmed, Lu Chen called the doctor again.

After examining her, the doctor shook his...