Chapter 23 Awakening...

Over the years, it wouldn't be an exaggeration for Cui Dani to treat Miya like her own daughter. She couldn't wait to snatch the letter from Ren Qingbai's hand, eager to see who Miya's boyfriend was.

Ren Fugui had a bad feeling, but he took the telegram from his wife.

"Let me see, how many characters do you recognize?"

Then, Ren Fugui brought the letter closer to the kerosene lamp, squinted and leaned back, vaguely reading the contents of the paper and repeating them.

"Mother, Third Brother... Third Brother is seriously injured, come quickly!"

"What!"

Cui Dani grabbed the letter in disbelief, her eyes wide, trying to read its contents.

No matter how she looked at it, those seven words were clearly visible, hanging right in front of her.

For a moment, Cui Dani's vision went black, and she almost collapsed.

The eldest son reacted quickly, catching her and saying, "Mother, you are the backbone of our family, you must not fall down."

"Yes! I can't fall down, I still have to see my third son."

Cui Dani gripped her eldest son's arm tightly with one hand, digging so hard that it drew blood.

Ren Qingshan ignored the excruciating pain in his hand, his eyes filled with thoughts of his third brother, Ren Qingsong, being in trouble.

As the highest-ranking military officer in the village, Ren Qingsong was undoubtedly the greatest pride of Yangshu Brigade and the Ren family.

Now that something has happened, Ren Qingshan is also somewhat flustered.

However, in front of his mother, he still forced himself to uphold his responsibilities as the eldest son.

Ren Qingbai rushed back overnight, only to find that the timing of the telegram was wrong. Now his guess has been confirmed, and the family should start making preparations.

“Auntie, judging from the telegram, the letter should have been sent by Miya. We need to hurry and send someone to the army. Miya is just a young girl; she'll probably panic if something big happens.”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"Now is the time to hurry up and get to the army."

Cui Dani regained her senses, gripped the letter tightly in one hand, and began rummaging through the kang (a heated brick bed) with the other.

To join the army, the most important thing is money; the rest is clothes and rations.

Just when things were finally looking a little better this year, how did their family have to encounter something like this?

The family busily began packing their luggage for the trip.

If it weren't for the fact that the bus from the commune to the county town wouldn't be running until tomorrow morning, the whole family would probably have set off overnight.

Meanwhile, Miya silently calculated the time her third brother had been unconscious.

With the doctor's predicted two days approaching, and her third brother still showing no signs of waking up, she stopped going home at night and instead stayed outside the ward, observing the situation through the glass.

The doctors and nurses at the hospital were deeply moved by the profound sibling bond between the two.

Chen Zhenzhen was also moved when she saw it. She felt a little disappointed in Miya and a little envious of Ren Qingsong.

Finally, she gave the chocolate bar that she couldn't bear to eat to Miya.

“It’s dark and cold at night. You’re just a young girl waiting here. You might collapse as soon as Battalion Commander Ren wakes up. Eat something sweet to keep your strength up.”

"No...no need, I've already had dinner."

Miya looked at the nurse in white in front of her with fear, her hands raised in front of her chest, waving them back and forth.

"But I see you're going to stay up all night, how can you possibly have enough to eat at five or six in the morning?"

With that, Chen Zhenzhen pressed the chocolate bar into Miya's palm without giving her a chance to refuse, then turned and left without looking back.

Miya carefully held the things in her hands, watching Chen Zhenzhen's departing figure, and couldn't help but raise her voice to ask:

"Nurse, what's your name? My name is Miya."

"Chen Zhenzhen".

Chen Zhenzhen replied with three words, and couldn't help but murmur the name of Miya to herself, thinking: Miya, Miya, it really is a bit sweet.

At this moment, in Miya's heart, Chen Zhenzhen was already synonymous with the three words "kind-hearted person".

I met so many kind people during my trip here, it's wonderful.

Only when Chen Zhenzhen's figure was no longer visible did Miya revert to her previous statue form, staring motionless at the figure in the ward.

Late at night, Miya stood for a long time and couldn't help but bend over to relieve the soreness in her calves.

Looking up again, I keenly noticed the slightly trembling fingertips beside the hospital bed.

The surprise immediately struck Mia's brain.

A sudden shout rang out in the hospital late at night, waking up a large number of people.

At first, everyone was annoyed at being woken up, but when they saw Miya's overjoyed expression, her bright eyes, and the concerned voices of leaders at all levels over the past two days, they quickly grabbed their tools and rushed into the ward.

Miya strictly followed the rules, standing outside the window, pacing back and forth anxiously.

A short while later, the doctor finished the examination and brought good news.

"Commander Ren is out of danger now. As long as he takes good care of himself, he will be able to go back to the battlefield in the future. You family members must take good care of him."

"Thank you, doctor! Thank you, doctor!"

Miya bowed repeatedly in gratitude, her mind only focused on the fact that her third brother was alright.

"The patient is now conscious, and we will transfer him to a regular ward tomorrow morning, where his family can stay with him."

After saying that, the doctor returned to the ward and called on the others to move together.

The next morning, Miya followed the medical staff to the general ward.

Despite being in a coma for a long time, Ren Qingsong was not sleepy. Remembering what the doctor had said, he looked at Miya with some heartache.

“Miya, you’ve worked so hard these past few days. It’s all my fault.”

Upon hearing this, Miya almost couldn't hold back her tears and burst into tears.

Does anyone know how scared she, a lonely ghost, was?

She sniffed, holding back the tears welling in her eyes, and forced herself to speak, her emotions on the verge of collapse:

"Third brother, I'm so glad you're alright. Also, please be careful on the battlefield. If it happens again, my family and I won't be able to handle it."

"I'm sorry to have worried you."

Ren Qingsong replied instinctively, but soon he realized something was wrong.

"At home?"

Miya raised her head and met Ren Qingsong's questioning gaze. "Because the doctor said that if you don't wake up today, Third Brother, the family will have to prepare for your funeral."

"So, Commander Zhou led me to send a telegram home, and I guess my parents are on their way now."

Ren Qingsong was surprised to find himself in this situation when he woke up. He quickly threw off the covers and tried to jump off the hospital bed.

"Third Brother, you're so badly injured, is there anything you need me to do?"

Without thinking, Miya bent down and pressed Ren Qingsong onto the bed to prevent his injuries from worsening.