Zhao Junyi consciously moved slowly to ten meters away, continued to break the steamed buns in his hand, and fed them to the goldfish from time to time.

Teng Gaofeng, who was video chatting with his daughter, was in a rare good mood and laughed from time to time.

Zhao Junyi had finished feeding the steamed buns in his hand, and Teng Gaofeng's video call with his daughter was almost over.

After the call was hung up, the smile on Teng Gaofeng's face also disappeared.

He put his cell phone in his pocket and walked towards Zhao Junyi with heavy steps.

"How is your daughter doing recently?"

Teng Gaofeng looked ahead and didn't speak for a long time.

Qiqi is a little older now and understands a lot more things. She no longer always asks her dad to pick her up like she did when she was a child.

She knew her father's situation and knew it was unrealistic for him to take her away.

Now, every time she talks to Teng Gaofeng on the phone, she always reports good news and not bad news. She will tell Teng Gaofeng that she is living a good life now. She has grown up and become sensible. She can help her mother and grandmother take care of her younger siblings. Her grandmother rarely scolds her and even gave her a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year.

Her grades are also good. She ranked first in the class in the final exam last semester and received a certificate for being a "Three Good Students".

If Teng Gaofeng was a careless person, he might really think that his daughter had gradually integrated into the new family.

But his professional habits still made him keenly aware of something strange.

The room where his daughter lived was full of clutter. Even though his daughter deliberately pointed the camera at herself and the wall, Teng Gaofeng could still see the layout of the entire house through the mirror.

The small room was filled with miscellaneous items, including stacked plastic stools, leftover sausages and bacon from Chinese New Year, and unused toys of younger brothers and sisters.

The room, which was less than ten square meters, was packed full.

Apart from the 1.2-meter bed, a desk, and a fabric wardrobe with broken doors, no other items belonged to her.

On the wall were posted the awards she had won over the years, but someone had painted a pig's head on each of them with colored pens.

She didn't want Teng Gaofeng to see her room, which showed that she also knew that her life in her new home had never changed.

It's just that she realized how difficult it was for her father and didn't want to put pressure on him anymore.

Teng Gaofeng wanted to tell his daughter several times that he was going to have surgery soon, and that he could take her home soon if she recovered well.

The words were on the tip of my tongue and I almost blurted them out several times.

But in the end he endured it.

Although he had high expectations for the results of the surgery, he had no idea how long the recovery period would be, to what extent the recovery would be achieved, and what the recovery effect would be.

Because of work, he had broken his promises to his daughter many times.

This time he didn't want to give his daughter hope again and then disappoint her again.

Teng Gaofeng tightly gripped the phone in his pocket and looked ahead with a determined gaze.

"I want to call Teacher Dai and hope she can help me arrange surgery as soon as possible."

His most urgent hope at the moment is to complete the surgery as soon as possible.

However, before Teng Gaofeng could call Dai Li, Dai Li had already scheduled his surgery with the hospital.

The day before the operation, Teng Gaofeng didn't feel anything was real, as if he was dreaming.

How come the surgery can be done so soon?

His surgery had never been arranged so quickly before. Usually, it would take multiple brain experts to conduct repeated research and multiple consultations and discussions, and it would take a month or several months to finalize a treatment plan.

But now, it has been less than a month since the last meeting, 20 days to be exact.

Before the operation, Dai Li came to deliver their bionic organs and also reported on the progress of others so that everyone would have a general idea.

Dai Li: "Sorry to have kept you waiting. The large number of people this time has delayed the training progress. We can start the first batch of operations from tomorrow."

Wu Xuelin explained, "Most of the people on the team are new, and we have to teach them all from scratch. Gradually, the progress will be faster, and the others will also be scheduled for surgery within a month."

Upon hearing this, everyone at the scene nodded in relief.

Then Dai Li began to explain the surgical arrangements for tomorrow.

The first person to be scheduled for surgery was Zhao Junyi, at 8:30 the next morning.

Teng Gaofeng's surgery was scheduled for the same day as his, but he had more preparations to do, so it would be later, at ten in the morning.

Zhao Junyi's first surgery was mainly to repair his face. The slides brought by Dai Li included Zhao Junyi's surgical plan and the effect of the repair.

"Zhao Junyi's skin transplant surgery tomorrow will primarily focus on exposed areas: his face, head, ears, and neck. In addition, his right hand and arm, chest, and abdomen will also be included."

In order to make it easier for Zhao Junyi to pick up objects after the operation, the repair of his left hand was scheduled for the next operation.

Dai Li: "Teng Gaofeng's surgery will mainly repair the brain tissue first, and then reshape the facial bones. Facial repair and bionic eyeballs will depend on your specific recovery situation and will be arranged later."

Zhao Junyi and Teng Gaofeng had no objections to the surgical arrangements and nodded in agreement.

Mr. Zhao should have been very happy when he saw the pictures of his son's restored body.

But despite being happy, I still couldn't help feeling deeply worried.

There is no pain during surgery under general anesthesia, but the wound will be very painful after the surgery, and it is even more painful every time the dressing is changed.

Zhao Junyi is a very patient person who is not afraid of pain. He always asks the doctor to give him pain relief when changing the dressing two days after surgery.

How could a father not feel sorry for his son when he thought about his son suffering again?

Zhao Junyi: "Dad, think positively. This is the last time I'll go through this. For the sake of my future well-being, what does this little hardship mean?"

The child is strong enough, and Father Zhao is both relieved and distressed.

It wasn't just Mr. Zhao who had this concern; everyone else was also somewhat anxious about the surgery.

Most of them have undergone more than one surgery, and the pain of postoperative recovery and rehabilitation is still vivid in their minds.

Expecting the results of the surgery is one thing, but it does not affect their pre-operative anxiety at all.

Moreover, because of the frequent anesthesia, their reactions have become noticeably slower and their memory has declined.

Dai Li: "You all don't need to worry about the results of the surgery, nor do you need to worry about the side effects of anesthesia. We will not use anesthetics in this surgery. We have better and safer pain relief methods to ensure that you can complete the surgery completely painlessly, and the recovery period after the surgery will also be painless."

"How can you relieve pain without anesthesia?" No one present had ever heard of a method that could relieve pain without anesthesia.

Dai Li asked Wu Xuelin to take out the physiological painkiller and pass it around among everyone.

"This is a painkiller we developed. It's specifically for surgery. It has the same effect as anesthesia, but is more convenient and won't cause any harm to the body."

Dai Li has never given up on physiological pain relievers and has been optimizing specific effects.

For example, a powerful painkiller that can instantly relieve pain is naturally not suitable for circulation in daily life. It needs to be registered and purchased by specific places such as hospitals and sanatoriums according to procedures.

If you want to use it in your life, the degree and effect of pain relief must be adjusted separately.

"If you don't rely on anesthetics, use this to relieve the pain?" The painkiller was passed to Zhao's father, who took the thin painkiller and looked at it carefully.

Dai Li: "Don't doubt the analgesic effect. You won't feel any pain during the entire operation. Section Chief Zhang's father and Mr. Bai both used analgesics during their operations, including the recovery period."

Mr. Zhao was skeptical about the effectiveness of the painkiller, but since the teacher said there was no problem, he did not raise any other opinions.

The next morning at 8:30, Zhao Junyi was pushed into the operating room on time.

It was not until four o'clock in the afternoon that Zhao Junyi was pushed out of the operating room.

The operation was very successful.

Zhao's father and mother rushed over to check on Zhao Junyi's condition as soon as possible. What they were most concerned about was whether he was in pain.

According to their previous experience, the anesthetic effect of Zhao Junyi had not worn off yet, so he should not be able to respond to them.

But Zhao Junyi held Zhao's mother's hand with his left hand that had not undergone surgery.

He had just had head surgery and his entire head was wrapped in gauze, so he couldn't speak for the time being.

He wrote a few words on Zhao's mother's palm with his index finger.

It's okay, it doesn't hurt.

Zhao Junyi was then pushed into the intensive care unit, and his father and mother observed him for a long time in front of the glass window.

I found that he never cried out in pain, nor did he ask the doctor to prescribe painkillers.

He wore a painkiller throughout the procedure and was in good spirits.

Not only Zhao Junyi's father and mother were observing his condition, but also other retired wounded soldiers who were about to undergo surgery.

After seeing Zhao Junyi's condition with their own eyes, they felt much more relieved.

What really made them let go of their worries was Teng Gaofeng who came out later.

At ten o'clock that evening, after twelve hours, Teng Gaofeng's operation was over.

Half of his head was wrapped, so he could speak with his mouth and didn't need to gesture to write like Zhao Junyi did.

At this time, Teng Gaofeng's mind was clear, and he described his feelings in detail to the curious people.

"I didn't feel anything at all. There was no pain at all. I don't even feel like I just had surgery. I can move my hands and feet. If Teacher Dai hadn't told me not to move, I would have wanted to walk out directly."

His language and logical ability were completely different from before, which shocked everyone present.

Even Teng Gaofeng himself was shocked.

Then everyone congratulated him sincerely and looked forward to his upcoming surgery.

Both Zhao Junyi and Teng Gaofeng recovered quickly. After staying in the intensive care unit for two days, they were transferred to the general ward.

I didn't suffer at all, and I almost recovered in a week.

The reason why the recovery time is so fast is mainly due to the wound healing promoter developed by Dai Li, which greatly shortens the wound healing time.

A week later, after removing the gauze, Zhao Junyi looked at himself blankly in the mirror.

The self inside is both strange and familiar.

The self in the mirror had been with him for 23 years, but he thought he would never have the chance to reunite with himself from 23 years ago.

I never thought that at the age of 27, I could still see my 23-year-old self in the mirror.

Now his head is bald, without hair, eyebrows or eyelashes, like a real boiled egg.

But he likes himself like this very much and can't get enough of looking at himself.

Teng Gaofeng was similar to him, constantly looking at himself in the mirror.

Although he has not yet undergone facial reconstructive surgery and still looks scary, the hole in his head has been filled and the brain tissue has been repaired.

Even without the subsequent surgery, he would have been able to bring his daughter here.

Of course, he still wanted to complete the operation and pick up his daughter in good health.

Since Zhao Junyi's recovery was better, a second operation was soon arranged for him.

The second operation mainly involved transplanting skin from his back and left hand, and planting hair, eyebrows and eyelashes.

After Zhao Junyi had the second operation, the result was exactly the same as he was 23 years ago.

Except for the fact that his legs were covered by his pants and had not yet undergone the third stage of skin transplant surgery, Zhao Junyi now looks no different from before the injury.

In the past, he would attract attention wherever he went, and most people were scared.

Now wherever he goes, he will attract attention, but most of the people are attracted by his good looks.

On this day, Tong Yu came to the hospital for a prenatal check-up as usual.

Ever since she met Zhao Junyi last time, she was reluctant to come to this hospital again, for fear of running into Zhao Junyi again.

To be honest, she felt uncomfortable every time she saw Zhao Junyi's current appearance. It would repeatedly remind her of her past retreat, her past escape and betrayal.

But she was also very afraid of the scars on Zhao Junyi's body. Every time she went to the hospital to visit him, she couldn't help feeling nauseous because of the burns and proliferation on his body. It was a physiological reaction that she couldn't control.

When she thought about lying in the same bed with Zhao Junyi like this, 365 days a year, for her entire life, she felt suffocated and her chest was so stuffy that she couldn't breathe.

In the end, she was unable to overcome her inner fear and chose to break up with Zhao Junyi.

She didn't even have the courage to meet Zhao Junyi and talk about it, because she felt she was too embarrassed to see him.

Now she feels the same way, and feels ashamed when she sees Zhao Junyi.

Zhao Junyi is a radiant, brave and fearless hero, while she is a selfish and despicable person.

She didn't even dare to ask her husband to change hospitals.

First of all, this hospital is very close to home and is one of the best Grade A hospitals in the city. Her medical records and prenatal examination records are all in this hospital. If she changes hospitals just because she ran into her ex-boyfriend, her husband and his family will inevitably think too much.

So today she still came despite herself.

She was lucky today. She had a smooth journey to the obstetrics and gynecology department and did not run into Zhao Junyi.

After the prenatal check-up, Tong Yu waited for her husband to come out of the bathroom before leaving.

At this time, she heard two nurses coming out of the bathroom gossiping.

"Have you seen the guy in the burn unit? He was completely disfigured before he came in. He had surgery a few days ago and had his stitches removed. I never expected he'd turn out to be such a handsome guy, even more handsome than the male stars on TV."

"You don't know this. Before he was injured, he was an internet celebrity firefighter. His rescues were all over the news. He was known online as the 'most handsome firefighter.' He even filmed a fire prevention video for his fire department. A bunch of young women online liked him."

"I really don't know this information. Anyway, the girls in our department are all going crazy right now. When they have nothing to do, they like to go around to the burn department and pretend to be passing by to see him."

The two nurses quickly hurried past Tong Yu.

Tong Yu was still standing there without moving.

His intuition told him that the two nurses were talking about Zhao Junyi.

She still remembered that Zhao Junyi had said last time that he wanted to undergo a skin transplant.

Tong Yu was filled with doubts. Has Zhao Junyi recovered? And is he still the same as before?

How is this possible? His burns were so severe that not only was there no hair on his head, but even his ears were gone. No matter how much skin repair he underwent, he wouldn't look any better. Why would all the nurses in the department have to go see him?

With doubts in her heart, Tong Yu ignored her husband in the bathroom and planned to go to the burn department alone to find out what was going on.

She planned to watch quietly, so she took the fire escape and stretched her neck to find out what was going on in the corridor of the burn department.

Not long after, she saw a familiar person appear at the door of the burn ward.

Tong Yu still remembered him, the man with only half of his face who was with Zhao Junyi last time.

The man still had gauze wrapped around his head, but the concave parts of his face and head were obviously bulging, making him look like an ordinary person with a head injury.

He called Zhao Junyi at the door.

"Didn't you agree to help me decorate my daughter's room? We haven't bought a bed or wardrobe for her room yet, and her clothes are all gone. Now they can't be worn. Everything needs to be bought and replaced."

Zhao Junyi hadn't come out yet. He asked in the ward, "You just finished your second surgery and the stitches haven't been removed yet. Have you called Teacher Dai? Has she agreed to let you go?"

"Don't worry, I'm not that inconsiderate. I've already consulted Teacher Dai. She didn't stop me from going out, but just told me to limit my time outside to no more than two hours, not to lift heavy objects, and to get more rest."

Even though he only had two hours to go out, it did not affect Teng Gaofeng's enthusiasm for going out to purchase.

He couldn't wait to pick up his daughter, but the reality was that he couldn't leave right away. He could only plan to decorate his daughter's room and buy some items. In the process of anticipation and preparation, he wanted to welcome his daughter with the best attitude and appearance.

"Do you know what size clothes your daughter wears now?" Zhao Junyi changed his clothes and finally came out of the ward.

"Of course I know. Qiqi's clothes are a size 120 and her shoes are a size 25. She loves Princess Elsa and wants to buy everything for her. Last time, she was afraid I'd be unhappy, so she even told me tactfully, 'If Daddy buys me a Princess Elsa pencil case and notebook next time, I'll love studying even more.' But maybe in two years she won't ask me for Princess Elsa anymore because she'll like Harry Potter."

At this point, Teng Gaofeng smiled.

Zhao Junyi smiled along.

Teng Gaofeng knows the child's height and weight very well. He can answer any question and knows everything about the child better than most fathers who live with their children.

Zhao Junyi: "I hope that when I become a father, I can remember my child's size as clearly as you do, instead of even getting his class wrong."

Teng Gaofeng doesn't think he is very competent. The years he was absent during his child's growth have always been a hurdle in his heart.

"I'm not qualified enough. She's eight years old, but she's shorter and thinner than her peers. I see that children her age in our community primary school mostly wear size 140 or 150 clothes. I plan to take her home and start by building her up."

"Why don't you bring your child to my house for dinner? My dad is an excellent cook. If he hadn't come home to take care of me, he would be the head chef of a five-star hotel now."

"I was wondering why Uncle Zhao's cooking skills are so good. It just so happens that my skills are only good enough to make a big pot of rice. I must learn a few tricks from Uncle Zhao someday."

"That's great! My dad is a great teacher. I don't have any talent for cooking, so he often looks down on me. If you want to learn how to cook, he'll definitely welcome it. He's just worried about having nowhere to show off his skills."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they entered the elevator and walked down to the first floor.

They were completely unaware that there was someone watching them from behind the transparent glass strips on the fire escape door.

Tong Yu couldn't believe that Zhao Junyi had really recovered to the same state as before.

Not only has his appearance recovered, he even looks more handsome than he did four years ago.

There is no trace of aging on his face now, and his skin is clearer than that of someone who has just undergone cosmetic surgery.

Tong Yu had to admit that she was a superficial and shameless person.

Because just now she was moved by Zhao Junyi again.

But this time she was not as brave as last time, so she could only quickly retreat to the fire escape and close the door.

Zhao Junyi, who had suffered all kinds of hardships, finally was reborn.

He was the sunny and dazzling Zhao Junyi again, and even more out of reach than before.

On the other hand, Tong Yu herself is only 26 years old but already has some visible nasolabial folds.

Because of pregnancy, my cheeks started to swell slightly, my hair was falling out in clumps, my legs and feet were swollen, my face was dotted with freckles, and there were ugly stretch marks on my belly.

She dislikes herself now, but this is the path she has chosen.

At this time, Tong Yu's husband came out of the bathroom and didn't see Tong Yu, so he called her.

After Tong Yu answered the phone, he took one last look out the corridor.

She once was very close to the hero in her heart because she was brave once.

Now she has long thrown away her bravery and is just an ordinary person, looking up to the hero in her heart.

And I wish him a peaceful and smooth life in the future, without any more disasters.

Zhao Junyi's life was of course smooth, and the third phase of surgery was completed successfully as scheduled.

Not only him, most of the people on the first list completed the operation smoothly. Some have been able to be discharged from the hospital, while some had complicated operations and still need to continue to recover for a period of time.

Teng Gaofeng was among the first group to start the arrangements and was also the last to finish.

He will have his final bionic eye surgery today.

His surgery was very prestigious. Not only did all the patients on the list come, but even Liu Youkang took time out of his busy schedule to visit him.

Liu Youkang: "Once your surgery is over, it will mark the successful completion of our first batch of rescue projects for the wounded, and will set a good example for our second, third, and hundredth batches in the future."

Teng Gaofeng was filled with emotion as he thought about the happy days that were about to come.

"Thank you for remembering me and giving me this rare opportunity. Don't worry, Chief. If the organization needs me in the future, I will definitely do my best—"

Liu Youkang interrupted him: "Okay, you have completed the task assigned to you by the organization, and you have completed it very well. Now your task is to take care of yourself and your family."

Teng Gaofeng put his feet together and chest out, and gave a standard military salute.

"I will ensure that I complete the mission and will never let down the leader's trust."

Liu Youkang patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, go into the operation. When you come out of the operating room, I have a gift for you to celebrate the success of our project."

At this time, Teng Gaofeng didn’t care too much about the gift Liu Youkang mentioned. Since it was to celebrate the successful completion of the wounded rescue project, it must be a gift for everyone.

However, he never expected that there would be a huge surprise waiting for him.

When he finished the bionic eye surgery and was wheeled back to the ward, he saw a little girl sitting beside his bed.

The little girl had two ponytails, wore a beautiful new dress, and was holding a Princess Elsa schoolbag. She was holding a book and reading the text in a low voice.

Hearing the sound at the door, the little girl stood up in surprise, not even caring about her favorite Princess Elsa backpack that fell to the ground. She shouted "Dad" loudly, ran to Teng Gaofeng's bed, and hugged Teng Gaofeng's waist.

Teng Gaofeng also hugged his daughter's furry little head and kept calling her nickname.

Both of them burst into tears.

Although Teng Gaofeng shouldn't have too much emotional fluctuation in his current situation, the current situation makes people unable to bear to disturb the father and daughter.

Children's emotions always come and go quickly.

When I thought about finally seeing my father and living with him in the future, the joy and happiness overshadowed all the grievances.

She kept sharing her things with her father, including the paintings she drew for him, the test paper she got a perfect score on, and the certificate for being a "three-good student" with a pig's head drawn on it on it that her brother had not yet hidden.

The schoolbag was bulging with things.

The most common ones were the ones she drew for her father. Some were of her father taking her to an amusement park, some were of her father taking her on a picnic, and some were of her father giving her a horse ride...

Of course, all the parent-child activities were drawn based on her imagination, and they were accompanied by travel stories she made up, which had some typos and pinyin errors.

Teng Gaofeng watched carefully, crying and laughing at the same time.

Zhao Junyi got up in the middle of the night and stopped by Teng Gaofeng's ward to take a look. He found that he was still awake.

"Don't forget that you just had surgery today. If you don't sleep, I'll complain to Teacher Dai."

"Go to sleep right away." Teng Gaofeng hurriedly packed up his daughter's paintings.

Zhao Junyi yawned and was about to return to his ward when he suddenly heard Teng Gaofeng calling him in a low voice.

"Junyi, thank you."

Teng Gaofeng only found out later that it was Zhao Junyi who called Liu Youkang and told him about the situation of Teng Gaofeng's daughter, hoping that he could come forward to help Teng Gaofeng pick up his daughter first.

Otherwise, how could Liu Youkang, who is so busy, think of such a trivial matter as Teng Gaofeng's daughter.

"What are you thanking me for? I, Zhao Junyi, am such a righteous person. Can I finally sleep peacefully tonight?"

Teng Gaofeng smiled and tucked the quilt for his daughter in the bed next to him.

Not only can I sleep soundly tonight.

Every night from now on will be a sound sleep.