Silent Lover (The Silent Concubine) - Chap 139
Chapter 139 – The Heart’s Door
Jun Xuanxiao stayed by the bedside without moving a single step. According to Bian Shisi’s instructions, he used silver needles to stimulate acupoints every half hour. After changing the bandages on the wound, just as Jun Xuanxiao turned around, there was a sudden movement on the bed…
Shen Yu sat up, motionless, with a gaze as calm as a still, dead lake—no sorrow, no joy…
He just sat there quietly, as fragile as paper. Although his eyes were as bright and deep as ever, it was unclear where his gaze fell, as if he were detached from the world.
“Yu’er!”
Jun Xuanxiao was overjoyed, as if reborn; his empty heart finally found a place to rest, beating once more. His weary face lit up with vitality.
Although Shen Yu had only been unconscious for a day, it felt like Jun Xuanxiao had endured a year. Every moment was agonizingly unbearable; he had never felt so hopeless, so helpless.
“Yu’er…”
Jun Xuanxiao was so happy that he didn’t know what to do; his hands were at a loss, like a child who had done something wrong and was now flustered…
Shen Yu did not respond, not even glancing sideways at him…
“Yu… Yu’er…”
Jun Xuanxiao called out with a hoarse voice, the overwhelming joy of regaining what was lost making him impatient to pull Shen Yu into his arms.
Just as Jun Xuanxiao moved closer, Shen Yu shrank back, retreating in fear…
Seeing the timid and fearful look in Shen Yu’s eyes, Jun Xuanxiao’s hand froze in mid-air. Shen Yu looked at him with clear resistance, as if he were a stranger.
Jun Xuanxiao’s heart twisted in pain.
How deeply had he hurt him, that Shen Yu would fear him so much?
“Yu’er, don’t be afraid… I won’t hurt you anymore.”
Jun Xuanxiao tried several times to approach, but each time it triggered Shen Yu’s retreat. Not daring to press further, Jun Xuanxiao stopped, and Shen Yu returned to his calm, unruffled state…
Bian Shisi and Hong Lian appeared outside the hall…
“Shisi! Yu’er is awake, but he…” Jun Xuanxiao said, his chest tight with worry. “Come and take a look at him.”
When Shen Yu saw Bian Shisi and Hong Lian, his indifferent expression softened, even showing a faint smile.
As Bian Shisi checked his pulse, Shen Yu cooperated and extended his hand.
“Do you remember me?” Bian Shisi asked.
Shen Yu nodded.
After a thorough examination, Bian Shisi said, “His blood circulation is smooth, the poison has been neutralized, but the false death pill has caused some damage, leaving him physically weak. But there’s nothing seriously wrong. Look how anxious the Prince was—I almost thought he’d lost his memory.”
Jun Xuanxiao was slightly relieved, but as he moved closer, Shen Yu again hid behind Bian Shisi, clearly wary of being near him…
Why is Yu’er like this? The pain of being so close yet unable to approach was unbearable for Jun Xuanxiao.
Bian Shisi pointed at Jun Xuanxiao and asked Shen Yu, “What about him?”
Jun Xuanxiao watched Shen Yu anxiously, his throat tightening with fear that Shen Yu had forgotten him…
Shen Yu reluctantly lifted his gaze and glanced at Jun Xuanxiao. After a long silence—so long that Jun Xuanxiao thought Shen Yu was refusing to acknowledge him—Shen Yu’s pale lips moved slightly…
“Your Highness.”
Jun Xuanxiao was stunned, and Bian Shisi and Hong Lian were equally shocked, their mouths agape.
They exchanged looks, confirming that they hadn’t imagined it—Shen Yu had indeed spoken!
Although his speech was unclear and his voice hoarse, due to never having spoken before, Shen Yu had truly made a sound.
“I didn’t hear wrong, did I?” Jun Xuanxiao grabbed Bian Shisi, “Yu’er just spoke, didn’t he? Hahaha—Yu’er can talk! Yu’er, say it again, call me again…”
Jun Xuanxiao, with enormous strength, squeezed Bian Shisi’s shoulder until it creaked, causing Bian Shisi’s eyes to roll back in pain.
“Yes, yes… but, Your Highness, do you want to kill your savior?”
Jun Xuanxiao released Bian Shisi, laughing loudly, so loudly that it made Bian Shisi’s ears hurt…
After several tests, Bian Shisi could now confirm that Shen Yu was fine. The false death pill had caused him to expel congealed blood, which in turn cured his muteness. He could now say a few simple words, and although his pronunciation was off, he would eventually learn in time…
What was difficult to understand was that his personality seemed to have become even more introverted and distant. He was somewhat relaxed in front of Bian Shisi and the others, but as soon as Jun Xuanxiao got close, he would shrink back like a timid kitten, his eyes filled with fear…
“I’ve heard of people whose personalities changed drastically after experiencing trauma, closing off their hearts, but I’ve never seen it. Shen Yu seems to be like this.”
“Then how do we treat it? You can use any medicine from the palace. If the palace doesn’t have it, I’ll search the ends of the earth for it!”
Jun Xuanxiao said urgently. Bian Shisi pondered for a moment, then sighed deeply…
“No medicine can cure this.”
Jun Xuanxiao froze in place, a deep sense of defeat washing over him…
Bian Shisi slowly said, “Your Highness, you must bear the consequences of your own actions. I’m powerless to help.”
Jun Xuanxiao stood there like a wooden statue, watching as Shen Yu hesitantly practiced speaking with Bian Shisi, occasionally glancing at him as if he were air, without the slightest emotion.
This person who once trusted him wholeheartedly, who saw him as everything, would never again smile sweetly at him or show even a trace of affection, not even bothering to hate him.
Jun Xuanxiao had prepared himself for Shen Yu to hate him, even to despise him, and he was willing to accept it, for it was the price he should pay. Even if Shen Yu ended up hating him deeply, he would accept it.
But it turns out that a punishment worse than hate is for Shen Yu to remember him, yet shut him out of his world entirely.
Jun Xuanxiao didn’t even have the right to feel sorry for himself because, in the past, when Shen Yu faced the aloof Jun Xuanxiao, cautiously trying to enter his world, wasn’t he just as humble?
