I snapped my eyes open, gasping heavily as if fished out of a freezing deep pool. Meng Li’s anxious face came into view, the worry in her eyes threatening to overflow. "Kong Chen, you're finally awake!" Her voice carried a hint of a sob, and I only then noticed her red-rimmed eyes, clearly indicating she had been crying.
"I... how long have I been unconscious?" I struggled to sit up, but every bone in my body ached intensely, as if they had been dismantled and reassembled.
"It has been three days and three nights." Meng Li hurriedly helped me up, her tone tinged with lingering fear. "You have no idea how terrified I was while you were out..."
Chapter 39