Captured Hearts: The Substitute Bride’s Gambit

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: The Surgery Was Very Successful Chapter 80: Chapter 80: The Surgery Was Very Successful The day after the surgery, Tang Jin woke up.

After a while, she was thrilled to discover that the constant feeling of nausea was gone and even her blurred vision had improved significantly, making everything much clearer.

“Tingyuan.”

“Mom, you’re awake. How do you feel?”

Tang Jin’s voice was full of excitement, “I feel like this surgery went better than any before! I’m not in pain, my head doesn’t hurt, and I’m not dizzy anymore. Before, I couldn’t sleep because of the headaches and dizziness made it impossible to walk.”

Sheng Tingyuan breathed a sigh of relief. His mother’s own feelings were the most truthful.

He said softly, “Mom, your surgery was very successful. The tumor has been completely removed, not a trace left. You won’t have to suffer from headaches and nausea ever again.”

Tang Jin’s eyes reddened, “That’s great. Xiaoyi’s recommended Doctor Anxin is truly amazing. Thanks to her, I’m finally starting to get better! Speaking of which, where is Xiaoyi?”

“She said you would probably wake up soon and went to make breakfast for you personally.”

“This child, so filial, she’s even more thoughtful towards me than you are!”

“Yes, she is.”

Sheng Tingyuan echoed the sentiment.

Of course, he didn’t think Ye Chuyi could be more filial than him, but she did indeed take great care with his mother. Unlike his pretense, she genuinely hoped for his mother’s illness to get better and was truly busy helping out.

He saw that although his mother had just woken up, her spirits seemed much better than before the surgery. The worry that had been hanging over him was finally put to rest.

He sent a message to Doctor Anxin, “My mom woke up. She says she’s feeling pretty good, and the surgery was effective. Thank you.”

Anxin, “No need to thank me, it’s my duty.”

Sheng Tingyuan, “When will you be available? I’d like to thank you in person.”

Anxin, “No need.”

Just as that message came through, the door to the ward was pushed open.

Ye Chuyi walked in with a food container in hand.

She approached Tang Jin with a smile, “Mom, you woke up so quickly. It looks like the surgery was a success. You’ll recover soon.”

Tang Jin was delighted, “It’s because you found a good doctor for Mom. It really is different working at the hospital, knowing the doctors inside out. I didn’t take a wrong turn this time.”

“Well, Doctor Anxin is indeed good.”

Ye Chuyi boasted unabashedly, then opened the food container, “You’ve just woken up, so you can only have something light. I’ve made some porridge for you. Try it and see how my cooking is.”

“I smell the aroma of the porridge already; it must be quite good.”

Tang Jin was actually quite surprised, “I didn’t realize you knew how to make porridge. Did your mother teach you?”

How come she remembered Madam Ye once saying that her daughter had been pampered while growing up, with “hands that wouldn’t even touch water from a spring,” and devoid of any domestic skills?

“No, I just learned it casually.”

Ye Chuyi didn’t believe Madam Ye would teach her daughter culinary arts, so she brushed it off vaguely.

She raised the head of the bed, took a spoon, and began feeding Tang Jin the porridge.

After just a taste, Tang Jin praised, “Xiaoyi, this porridge you’ve made is really good. It’s both fragrant and sweet. To think you learned this casually, you seem to have quite the talent!”

Ye Chuyi laughed, “I don’t have any talent; you’re probably just really hungry after not eating for a while. Anything probably tastes good to you.”

She had been cooking for herself since she was five or six years old, and her culinary skills were actually quite average. Her own standards were simply to fill her stomach. As for flavor, she didn’t seek perfection.

But making porridge wasn’t difficult either; as long as the rice and water were good, the porridge would taste delicious and sweet.

After feeding Tang Jin the porridge, Ye Chuyi turned around to find Sheng Tingyuan eyeing her food container, “Don’t you have any for me?”

Ye Chuyi, “No.”

“So what am I supposed to eat?”

“You can have what the hospital cafeteria is serving. I only made breakfast for Mom; I didn’t make any for you.”

Sheng Tingyuan shook his head, “I knew it would be like this, so I asked Uncle Xiang to prepare breakfast for me in advance.”

A moment later, the butler indeed arrived with breakfast that was fragrant and steaming hot. Seeing this, Ye Chuyi swallowed reflexively, “Then I won’t eat from the cafeteria either. I want some of that.”