"Dad, Mom... I'm... doing well... Everyone... has been good to me..."
"Don't worry... I miss you both..."
After every sentence, Ye Nanxun had to pause and rest for a while.
His throat was recovering well. Though he still could not speak as smoothly as before, in less than a week, he had recovered enough to say simple sentences.
If one ignored the long pauses between sentences, Ye Nanxun now sounded nothing like someone whose throat had been injured, aside from the faintly frail rasp in his voice.
Once he had managed to speak short sentences fluidly, Ye Nanxun immediately asked the staff whether they could record a few words for him to send home.
While recording, the doctor observed his pronunciation as well.
"Your throat is recovering quite well. At this rate, you'll be able to speak fluently before the first snowfall of winter."
Satisfied with Ye Nanxun's progress, the doctor nodded as he spoke.
His lightly pursed lips curved upward slightly, and Ye Nanxun could not contain the joy in his voice. "Doctor... is it... almost winter?"
"Strictly speaking, it's already winter. It just hasn't snowed yet." A familiar voice came from the doorway.
"Mr... Yan."
Though he could not see anything, the omega propped against the headboard immediately turned toward the sound upon hearing the alpha's voice.
The doctor rose and bowed his head to the alpha. Yan Beiyou waved a hand, his gaze flicking toward the door.
"Today's examination ends here. Tomorrow's surgery..." the doctor said.
"I'll tell him," Yan Beiyou said.
"Understood." The doctor quickly left the room.
The doctor's footsteps gradually faded away. Ye Nanxun heard the click of the door closing, followed by another person's shoes tapping against the floor as they came closer and closer.
His fingers slowly tightened around the blanket clutched