In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight filtered through the hospital window like a light gauze, waking Su Li, who had kept vigil by her father's side in the armchair all night.
She slowly opened her eyes and shifted slightly, sending waves of soreness through her entire body, as if every cell was protesting the exhaustion of the night.
Yet she paid no heed to this discomfort, casting an anxious gaze toward her father on the hospital bed. He still lay quietly, showing no sign of waking.
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