Chaochao rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up. Her blurry vision searched the room before finally settling on the small sofa where she was sitting.

This seems to be the only one I can sleep on... it's just a little bit hard...

As if making a final struggle, Chaochao's gaze fell on the soft and comfortable hospital bed in front of her, her little eyes filled with longing but also conflict.

Pei Yushen, being stared at by those familiar eyes: "..."

But in just a second or two, that thought was gently raised and then gently lowered by the little dumpling. She patted the sofa cushion and prepared to lie down.

Never mind, one brother isn't enough...

Just as Chaochao was about to close her eyes and fall asleep, Pei Yushen, who was on the bed next to her, coughed unnaturally.

The little dumpling propped itself up on its elbows and peered at him, its half-open eyes filled with confusion.

Pei Yushen moved slightly to the side of the bed, his expression unchanged, and said, "Come on up."

But only he knew how tightly he gripped the edge of the bed on the side closest to the window.

Just like last time when she was allowed to use a wheelchair.

Chaochao climbed into bed in a daze.

Even after being covered with the blanket, Chaochao's mind was still filled with a dazed confusion.

All she wanted was a pillow...

The comfortable bed was indeed a good place to fall asleep. Chaochao yawned and curled up into a small ball next to Pei Yushen.

Before falling asleep, she habitually held the hand of the person next to her, and mumbled in her baby voice, "I, I'll just sleep for a little while... it'll be quick..." But before she could finish her sentence, she had already fallen asleep.

What Chaochao didn't know was that the moment she held his fingers so tightly, the boy, whose face was still calm, froze like a petrified statue, remaining silent for a long time. The only sound in the quiet room was the exaggerated sound effects from the cartoon.

After a long, long time, Pei Yushen gently exhaled.

When Pei Luying came out to check on things again, she found the room unusually quiet.

The TV was off; the person who had been watching cartoons had fallen asleep. Chaochao was curled up under the covers, a small, round ball, with only half of her soft, delicate face showing. Beside her was Pei Yushen, who was leaning against the headboard with his eyes closed.

I don't know if I fell asleep or not.

But this scene truly stunned Pei Luying.

How come the world changes every time he comes out?

Looking at the two sleeping side by side, even though he had already used this line before, Pei Luying still wanted to say that this was his son, Pei Yushen, who had never shared a bed with them since he could remember and disliked sleeping next to anyone.

This was the situation before the accident, let alone what happened afterward...

Pei's father left again in a daze.

...

After dozing for about half an hour, Chaochao woke up.

The little dumpling stretched comfortably on the bed.

At the same time, Pei Yushen, who had just opened his eyes, withdrew his hand from Chaochao's grasp without changing his expression. His arm, which had remained still, was slightly sore and numb.

The second thing Chaochao did after waking up, radiant with energy, was to give Pei Yushen a loving hug, saying, "Good afternoon, Brother Yushen, hehe!"

The green dot on the smartwatch was flashing, and Chaochao curiously tapped it to listen. It turned out that Jiang Chi from home was asking when Xiaotuanzi would be back and how long she had been gone.

Pei Yushen did not intend to eavesdrop; the voice was forcibly transmitted into his ears, and he could not avoid it.

His fingertips paused slightly, and he said:

"It's getting late, Chaochao, you should go home."

Since her two older brothers had said so, Chaochao, who had already climbed out of bed and was putting on her shoes, stood up and looked up at him: "Then I'll be leaving?"

"Um."

She gently tucked the blanket around Pei Yushen's neck. "So, I'm really leaving now?"

"……Um."

"Okay." Chaochao clicked her tongue slightly with regret. She had already planned what games she would play with Yushen later.

As she was leaving, the little girl's gaze lingered slightly guiltily on the bag of snacks she had eaten half of, and she made amends to Pei Yushen by saying, "I'll bring you more next time, brother!"

Pei Yushen: ...No need for that.

Before leaving, Chaochao politely said goodbye to Pei Luying, declining his offer to escort her downstairs, saying that she had bodyguards and could manage on her own.

Once outside the ward, she looked up at the bodyguard with her clear eyes and asked, "Uncle, which way are we going?"

Bodyguards: "…………"

Judging from your confident tone just now, I thought you really knew.

The bodyguard pressed the earpiece to ask about the situation on Old Master Huo's side. Xu Sheng replied that Miss Chaochao should wait a little longer, and they would be ready soon.

Upon hearing the bodyguard's reply, Chaochao instinctively wanted to go back to the ward and stay there a little longer. She hesitated for a moment when pushing the door open and asked the bodyguard on her right to pick her up.

The little dumpling pressed against the glass window, peeking inside with its bright eyes, and vaguely saw Pei Yushen sleeping against it.

I'd better not disturb the young man's sleep.

Chaochao patted the bodyguard's hand, asking his uncle to put him down.

Inside the room, Pei Yushen, who was silent with his eyes down, seemed to sense something and looked towards the door, only to find it empty.

I thought... they had returned.

...

Anyway, Grandpa said we'll have to wait a little longer.

Having rarely been to a hospital, Chaochao decided to wander around the floor and chatted casually with the nurses at the nurses' station. After the little girl left, they clutched their pounding hearts and whispered that they couldn't take it anymore.

Ahhh, Chaochao smiled at me! Ahhh, and she sweetly called me "sister"! Ahhh!!!

I had just finished circling around and was about to head back when, as I passed a ward, a nurse hurried into the room. Perhaps she was in such a rush that she only slightly closed the door.

The nurse excitedly approached the doctor: "Director Sun, the girl in a vegetative state on the twelfth floor... she's awake... you should go see her right away..."

The hushed voice drifted intermittently into Chaochao's ears. Curious, she turned her head to look and saw Director Sun speaking to the patient in the room. She couldn't see the patient's face clearly, but the next second, the man's furious voice rang out: "I don't care about being in a vegetative state. You have to cure my illness before you can leave!"

Where had she heard that sound before? Chaochao stopped in her tracks, puzzled.