Chapter 6

Yoda mumbled and groaned under the covers for a while before catching his breath.

With an innocent look on his face, You Ming and You Li earnestly explained, "When you were asleep before, you often moved around in the blankets. Mom said that was you playing by yourself and told us not to disturb you."

Yoda couldn't believe it; he had been unconscious for seven years, how could he possibly move?

Seeing that Yoda didn't believe him, Yoming even got up to demonstrate for her: "You can scratch your own itch and even roll over. It's so much fun."

He leaned closer to Yoda, his voice trembling with excitement. "Last time I wanted to see if you could still breathe, but you grabbed my hand as soon as I reached out."

Yoda grabbed the other's small hand, which was trying to recreate the scene, and carefully prevented the fingers from getting into their own noses. "Why do you need to see if I can breathe?"

Yoda didn't understand how a child of this age could comprehend lying in bed. He probably thought he was just asleep, but judging from his breathing, did he have any understanding of death? That's too advanced for his age.

Yu Ming was excited when he was pulled aside, but he was also a little shy. He honestly confessed, "It was Yu Li who said it. Let me see."

Yoda looked at Yuli, who had been lying quietly to one side without saying a word, and knew from the worry in Yuli's eyes that he understood his condition at the time.

Yoda reached out and touched Yuli's little face. Yuli, who had seemed mature beyond his years, blushed instantly. He looked exactly like Yuming, who always blushed when he was talking happily.

"Why did you all come to my room?"

“We come here often.” Yu Ming blurted out, then instinctively covered his mouth, glancing guiltily at Yu Da. After all, Yu Da’s room always had a slightly taboo feel to it at home. No one was forbidden from entering, but every time his mother went in and came out, she was always sad, and the door was usually closed.

But this was so much fun for the kids. Every time the two of them sneaked in together and got away without being caught, they couldn't help but chuckle.

Looking at the silly-looking You Ming, You Li felt a little disgusted, but seeing that You Da didn't care at all and was instead smiling at the two of them, You Li couldn't help but lean forward and say, "We didn't move around when we came in. We just lay on the bed and played. We didn't make a mess."

Yoda looked at Yuri, who was blinking his big eyes and explaining earnestly. The little baby's serious expression was just too cute.

She scooped up her two younger brothers and gave each of them a loud kiss on the forehead. "Hahahaha, such cute little brothers, I have two of them, hahahahahahaha."

Yu Li, who was initially a little uncomfortable and slightly squirming, became docile after struggling for a moment when he was hugged. On the other hand, Yu Ming, after being kissed, was like an electric toy that had suddenly been powered on, jumped off the bed and ran away in a flash.

"I'm going out to play!" he said, pushing his scooter and disappearing from sight with his rosy little face.

Yoda looked at the obedient Yuli in his arms and asked, "Do you want to go out and play together?"

Yuli shook his head. "Mom told me to watch over you before she left."

The two sat together with nothing to do, so Yoda picked up a picture frame from the desk and started telling Yoli stories, using it as a book. Yoli looked at her enviously and said, "I want to go outside and play too."

Yoda thought he wanted to go out and play like Yoming, so he looked down and saw Yoli's finger pointing at a group photo at the zoo. "You've never been?" Yoli shook his head. "Mom and Dad worked so hard, we didn't go."

Touching Yuli's little head, Yuda felt a pang of guilt. When he was a child, transportation wasn't as convenient as it is now, but his parents took him to every place they could go. He knew that because of him, his parents no longer felt the same way they did when they raised their first child.

"I'm back." As soon as Yoda's mother's voice came over, Yoli happily jumped off the bed and went over to her, taking the snacks his mother had bought for him with his little hands, and eating them while following his mother around.

"You two get along really well," Yoda's mother said happily, seeing that the two had a pleasant atmosphere. "How about we go to the hospital with your sister after we finish eating?"

"Yeah."

Yoda watched his mother's busy figure, who had started working early in the morning. Because of him, everyone around him had changed their original routines to accommodate him. "Mom, I'm sorry for making you work so hard."

Yoda's mother felt sorry for Yoda, saying, "There's no need to apologize. Do you remember what we told you when we took you out when you were little? If you got lost and couldn't see your mom and dad, just stay where you are, and your mom and dad will definitely find you. It's enough that you came back."

At night, Yoda was alone in his room, looking at the photos on his desk. Most of them featured Shi Xing. Yoda ran his finger over each one, tracing the process of his growth, with Shi Xing present at every stage.

When they were one year old, they celebrated their birthdays together. The two little ones, head to head, were already holding rabbit dolls in their own hands, but they still reached out and snatched the lion doll from Shi Xing's hand, struggling to hold both of them and pressing their whole bodies under Shi Xing. Shi Xing, with only his head showing, stared blankly at the camera.

When they were seven years old, the two went to the zoo together. Shi Xing went to take pictures with the elephants, but he insisted on going with her. There was no other way but for the two of them to squeeze together in line. Yoda looked at himself in the photo sitting in front and laughed carefree, while Shi Xing, who was turned to the side, also had a shy smile on his cheek.

When he was fourteen, a group of friends went hiking and successfully saw the sunrise. Everyone in the photos looked happy, except for Shixing, whose forced smile couldn't hide the exhaustion in his eyes. Yoda knew it was because he had initially insisted on bringing a watermelon to share with everyone, but by the time they reached the foot of the mountain, he couldn't carry it anymore, so Shixing had to carry it for him to continue climbing. In the end, they didn't even reach the summit; they were all too tired to continue, so they just sat down and ate the whole thing. Shixing was exhausted, but in the end, he dragged himself to the finish line.

At seventeen, Yoda looked at her smiling face in front of the camera. In the photo, she held a bouquet that filled the screen—light pink, crimson, dark purple, lotus root pink—all the colors she could find in the flower market were gathered in her hands, collected one by one with Shixing. Off-camera, she was facing Shixing's smiling eyes; all the passion of her seventeen-year-old youth was blooming together.

So, Shixing, what's wrong with you?

As soon as Yoda met Xie Yiyi, he saw her frowning and sighing, circling around him several times with exaggerated expressions and not stopping.

"What's wrong with you?" Yoda asked, looking at Xie Yiyi who was stamping her feet and shaking her head.

Xie Yiyi: "It's not that I'm wrong, it's that you're really problematic. What kind of clothes are you wearing? If I remember correctly, you bought them back in college, right?"

Yoda nodded. "Yes, we went to buy it together. We both liked it, so we bought the same thing. I wore this outfit especially today, how about it? Happy, right?"

Xie Yiyi sighed and rubbed her forehead. "If I hadn't seen you wearing this today, I would have forgotten that I once bought clothes like this." She then pulled Yoda towards the door. "Come on, let's go buy some new clothes."

Yoda: "These are new clothes. I bought them but never wore them. They're in excellent condition, just like new."

Xie Yiyi: "When you're walking down the street, don't you see what other people are wearing? Don't you notice that your clothes are different from everyone else's?"

Yoda: "The others' clothes are alright, I guess. Nobody said anything bad about them along the way."

Xie Yiyi: "That's because others are kind and don't want to bother you with your retro outfits. As a designer, you definitely need to keep up with the latest styles and aesthetics. The first step is to keep up with the current clothing styles."

Even though he was extremely reluctant, Yoda, at Xie Yiyi's strong request, put away his trendiest clothes and promised Xie Yiyi that he would not wear them again. However, he added a condition: he would only wear them again when they became fashionable again.

Xie Yiyi: "Fine, fine, you just wait and see."

Yoda: "One day, it will be popular again!"

Because the school recognized the credits Yoda had accumulated before his coma, he only needed to complete the remaining credits to graduate smoothly. Fortunately, most of the courses had already been completed in the first three years of university, so the remaining pressure wasn't too great. However, after sleeping for so many years, he remembered very little about the professional knowledge.

The doctor said that it was already very lucky to be able to wake up, and that we couldn't expect everything to go smoothly.

Yoda couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive. After all, seven years had passed in the real world, and stepping back in felt like a prehistoric man's first time descending from the tree and walking upright on two legs. Even knowing the final outcome of evolution, every step was a challenge.

However, in order to get his university diploma and to avoid his education level remaining at high school graduation, Yoda mustered his strength and was determined to go for it.

Looking at his vibrant classmates, Yoda felt a little dazed. He realized that he was already seven years behind them. Thinking back to when he was in college, his classmates were still in elementary school, and he felt a little embarrassed to be among them.

But then I felt that this feeling shouldn't be there. After all, personal growth requires the accumulation of experience, and from the perspective of life's progress bar, I am the same age as them.

Yoda tried his best not to think about why he was so unlucky to be hit by the object at such a precise moment; if it had been a second earlier or later, he wouldn't have been so unlucky. But the reality was that so many years had passed, and he could only face the rest of his life with seriousness.

On the podium, the teacher gradually recounted the history of interior design. From primitive times to the modern era, each era has its own unique characteristics and styles. Modern interior design can draw upon cultural elements from history.

Over the years, there has never been a fixed pattern; new styles and materials are added every year, making it a gradual development process. I've only been asleep for seven years. In the first 21 years of my life, I lived wholeheartedly, with family, friends, and loved ones. The rest of my life holds even more possibilities.

"Yoda, don't let a chance defeat you."

Pulling herself together, You went to the library to start preparing for the English exam. After all, she could still understand her major courses, but her English knowledge was in danger.

The first thing you see when you open it is "abandon"?