"Say goodbye to glasses?"
Those words chased away most of Li Jiaojiao's drowsiness.
She blinked, her eyes, habitually narrowed from severe nearsightedness, filled with confusion and disbelief.
How could she possibly say goodbye to nearsightedness?
Unless she had surgery.
But she'd heard surgery could cause all sorts of lasting complications. Otherwise, why did Pony Ma of the so-called "Nanshan's undefeated legal team" still wear glasses?
Beside her, Chen Muyao was startled awake as well. She looked at Chen Lin, her eyes holding the same confusion and a barely perceptible trace of worry.
Chen Lin offered no explanation.
He calmly took a porcelain bottle from behind his back and gently waved it in front of Li Jiaojiao.
"With this."
Li Jiaojiao leaned closer, trying hard to see. The thick lenses distorted her world into blurry patches of color, and she could only vaguely make out a white bottle, while a faint, pleasant scent of Chinese medicinal herbs lingered at her nose.
"Eye drops?" she asked uncertainly.
"You could call them that."
Chen Lin pulled out the stopper, and a strange medicinal fragrance a hundred times stronger than before instantly filled the living room.
The scent was complex and rich, as though it could reach into the depths of a person's soul.
Chen Muyao's heart leaped into her throat. She hurried forward and gently tugged at her nephew's shirt, her voice full of undisguised worry.
"Xiao Lin, what medicine is this? Eyes are so delicate. You can't take chances with them."
"Auntie, don't worry."
Chen Lin turned back and gave her a smile that could have reassured anyone.
"It's an old master of traditional Chinese medicine's secret formula, made specifically to restore the eyes. It's completely safe."
He lowered his voice and added another remark.
"A friend of mine had an even