A full day had passed by the time Song Zijie woke up.
The first thing he felt upon opening his eyes was a deep soreness all over his body, as if he'd been run over by a truck.
As he struggled to recall the events before his surgery, he heard his father's excited voice.
"Zijie, you're awake! Do you feel any discomfort? I'll go get Professor Xia to come check on you."
"Dad, is the surgery over?" Song Zijie asked weakly.
"It was finished a day ago. It only took six hours, which Professor Xia said was unprecedented."
Xia Qiuming arrived shortly after. He was also eager to see the results. As Song Zijie lay in bed, Xia Qiuming began his examination.
After the examination, Xia Qiuming recorded Song Zijie's vitals, blood pressure, and other data, then handed the notes to Gu Jiaojiao.
"Jiaojiao, I've looked at the results, and they're ideal. Could you take a look and see if anything seems off?"
