Chapter 855 — Cured!

What was more, as time went on, the pain in Shen Yuxi's legs grew fiercer and fiercer!

"Ah..." Shen Yuxi finally could not hold back a cry of pain. She could feel sensation returning to her legs, and the nerves in both of them stung more and more sharply, as though they were about to snap!

Yang Ce saw her suffering, but there was nothing he could do. The treatment was not yet finished; if he pulled out the silver needles now, the expected result would not be achieved. So he could only comfort her: "Be strong, Yuxi. Think about it—today you'll be able to stand. What is a little pain like this?"

"Mm..." Shen Yuxi clenched her teeth and forced a smile...

Even so, the intense pain still left a fine sheen of sweat on her forehead!

"Bear with it a while longer—think of it as training. Who knows, tonight there may be even worse pain!" Yang Yanzhou joked, deliberately running his mouth.

"Huh?" Shen Yuxi was startled for a moment, but then, seeing Yang Ce's sly grin, she finally understood what he meant by worse pain to come tonight. She could not help flushing red. "You're awful... at a time like this, still thinking about such messy things..."

"You've already agreed to be my woman—so why can't I think about it?" Yang Shuoxuan was deliberately trying to distract Shen Yuxi. "Don't tell me you want to go back on your word?"

"I... I'm not going back on my word at all!" Of course Shen Yuxi would not go back on it. Shy as she was, in her heart she was a thousand, ten thousand times willing! Was this not exactly what she had been longing for? Yang Ce had truly accepted her, and from now on she could be with Yan forever.

"As long as you don't renege, that's fine. And if you did renege, it would be no use anyway!" Yang Yanzhou said. "You've already accepted the gift. You can't just get your legs fixed and then decide you don't want me—that won't do."

"I won't, I'm not that ungrateful," Shen Yuxi said.

"Heh heh, whether you are or not, we'll be able to prove it in a little while," Yang Yanzhou said.

"Mm..." After bickering with Yan for a while, Shen Yuxi was surprised to discover that the pain in her legs was gradually lessening, even disappearing! Puzzled, she said in astonishment, "My legs... it seems like they've gone numb again?"

"Oh?" Yang Ce was slightly taken aback. "That can't be. Could it have had no effect? Why would the feeling be gone?"

"It's just that it doesn't hurt as much as before..." Shen Yuxi was startled too, and told Yan.

"Is that so? Stretch your legs out and let me have a look," Yang Yanzhou said.

"Mm..." Shen Yuxi instinctively stretched her legs toward Yang Ce, but only after she had done so did she suddenly realize that her legs could actually be controlled—that is, there was feeling in them! This discovery left her both startled and overjoyed, and she was so excited that she could barely speak coherently: "My... my legs... my legs are better..."

"Heh heh. Yes, your legs are better, so naturally the pain is less. In a little while, when there's no pain at all, I can pull out the silver needles," Yang Yanzhou said. She had only been testing Shen Yuxi just now, and had not expected it to actually work.

"Mm-hm, mm-hm!" Shen Yuxi was beside herself with excitement. Yang Ce truly had not lied to her. This really was the best gift she had ever received, a thousand, ten thousand times better than anything else!

Seeing that the time was about right, Yang Ce reached out and removed all the silver needles from Shen Yuxi's body, then said, "All right. Yuxi, your legs should be completely recovered now!"

"Really?" Shen Yuxi was startled and delighted. She pinched her own legs with her hand and found that there really was sensation. Then, unable to wait a moment longer, she wanted to get out of bed and try them!

With that thought, Shen Yuxi got out of bed. Then she lifted a leg, wanting to walk on the floor—but because she had lain in bed for so long and had not moved for such a long time, the moment she got down, she could not keep her balance, and her body pitched forward...

Instinctively, Yang Ce reached out and caught Shen Yuxi in his arms...

"Ah..." Shen Yuxi also let out an instinctive cry of surprise as she fell into a warm embrace. The feeling made her a little shy, and a little sweet! And yet it was also a feeling she had long been waiting for...

Yang Shuoxuan did not hold back. Taking advantage of the moment, he hugged Shen Yuxi and gathered her into his arms, then said with a wicked grin, "Yuxi, this counts as you throwing yourself into my arms of your own accord!"

"I did not... I... I just couldn't move my legs very well..." Shen Yuxi said, her face red.

"Heh heh, is that so? Then why aren't you struggling free right now?" Yang Ce teased.

"I... I... say one more word and I'll..." Shen Yuxi blushed even harder.

"All right, I'll stop," Yang Yanzhou said. "Here's what we'll do: I'll support you from behind, and we'll try some rehabilitation exercises! The muscles in your legs haven't atrophied—Uncle Guan has been helping you with maintenance all this while—so the reason your legs aren't nimble is simply that you haven't moved them for so long. Once you get used to it in a bit, you'll be fine. You have an advantage over other patients."

"Is that so? That's wonderful! I thought I'd have to do leg rehabilitation training for a long time!" Shen Yuxi said happily.

"No need—a little while will do!" Yang Yanzhou said, and then he came up behind Shen Yuxi and embraced her, his hands circling her waist. "Now, I'll hold you. Try to walk forward. Don't worry—with me here, you won't fall!"

"Mm..." Shen Yuxi nodded and tried to take a step. Yang Juehuan's sense of balance was naturally superior to others', so helping Shen Yuxi with her rehabilitation training was relatively easy and effortless for him.

Shen Yuxi took two steps forward. At first her steps were not too steady, and she seemed on the verge of toppling, but after walking a bit more, her legs grew nimble, and she was able to walk forward quite smoothly...

The strength in Yang Ce's arms also changed: from initially controlling Shen Yuxi's center of gravity entirely, he now handed part of it over to her, letting her control it herself!

Gradually, the force in Yang Juehuan's hands grew smaller and smaller, and Shen Yuxi's steps grew more and more nimble. But the two of them had also gone from the edge of the bed to the wall of the room. Shen Yuxi wanted to turn a corner, but again her balance failed, and she pitched straight forward...

Now this was a fine turn of events—as Shen Yuxi's body dipped, the big white rabbits on her chest pressed right onto Yang Juehuan's arm!

This sudden turn of events startled Shen Yuxi—and stunned Yang Puqi as well!

So big, so soft... those four words popped into Yang Juehuan's mind.

Shen Yuxi had rested in bed year in and year out, so it was impossible for her to wear a bra; and now that her legs were better, she still could not wear one in front of Yang Juehuan. Thus this situation had come about, letting Yang Ce take a great advantage...