Chapter 108 He's the only one I don't recognize.

Zhang Pengfei was filled with regret, which is why Chen Jingyang had a particularly deep impression of this recording!

But he never imagined that one day, or even for a long time, Zhang Pengfei would have to listen to his own snoring to fall asleep every day!

What exactly did he do to Zhang Pengfei during those days?

To what extent did his so-called "punishments" push Zhang Pengfei?

He thought he was ready to accept everything, but he never expected to be beaten down by reality again!

It turns out there really is a feeling more painful than heartbreak: when you're already numb from the pain, you'll still be stabbed hard by a memory at some point, leaving you with no strength to even dodge it.

"Brother Jingyang, why are you crying?"

Chen Jingyang hurriedly covered his face and turned away, saying, "It's nothing, just a small flying insect suddenly flew into my eye."

He pretended to rub his eyes, wiped away his tears, turned off the player, and got up in a slightly flustered manner to go to the bathroom: "I'm going to wash your brother's clothes."

Zhang Huahua followed him inside: "Brother Jingyang, is it because my brother is going to die that you're crying?"

"No!" Chen Jingyang exclaimed in surprise, his voice booming. He took a couple of breaths before regaining his composure: "No, your brother is fine, believe me!"

"Oh." Hua Hua saw that he seemed to want to use the washing machine and asked him, "Are you going to use the washing machine to wash?"

Chen Jingyang didn't quite understand what she meant: "Can't we?"

"It's just two pieces of clothing, using the washing machine would be too wasteful!"

Chen Jingyang frowned. He had never considered wasting his life; he had always done whatever he wanted.

Hua Hua came over and said, "Give it to me. I can do laundry. I washed the clothes my brother took off yesterday."

Chen Jingyang hesitated for a moment: "Our family... can't afford to skimp on electricity, can we?"

"The teacher said that diligence and thrift are traditional virtues of the Chinese nation!"

Chen Jingyang chuckled awkwardly, "Let me do it," and put the clothes in the basin.

He drained the water and rubbed it quite skillfully.

“Brother Jingyang, you have to wash them one by one. First, pour out the dirty water, then add some water and laundry detergent and rub them, and then wash them clean with water.”

Chen Jingyang glanced at her. Does washing clothes really require several steps?

After washing the clothes, Hua Hua went to sleep, and Chen Jingyang also returned to his room. He closed the door, looked at the familiar room, and his emotions surged up again. He lay on the bed and cried for a long time.

The following evening at 7 p.m., Chen Jingyang was allowed to enter the ICU to visit Zhang Pengfei.

Zhang Pengfei was naked, his body covered in tubes. His eyes opened slowly from time to time, but his gaze was empty, unfocused, and unfocused.

"Pengfei!" Chen Jingyang called out softly, his heart clenching.

Zhang Pengfei did not respond.

"Baby!"

Zhang Pengfei still did not respond.

Li Kedong explained from the side: "He has just transitioned from a coma to a drowsy or hazy state and has not yet regained consciousness, but he has already developed physiological reflexes. When the nurse stimulates his trachea to suction phlegm, he will cough violently, and his body will also unconsciously twist and become agitated. This is a good sign, indicating that brainstem function is recovering."

Chen Jingyang squatted down, gently took Zhang Pengfei's hand, and slowly covered it with a soft kiss. After five minutes, Li Kedong "invited" him out.

In the following days, Chen Jingyang could only visit the ICU for five minutes each time, but he was still very content.

Zhang Pengfei changes every day. For example, he starts to react to pain, his hands and feet will slowly move or tremble, and he will try to grab and pull on the various tubes on his body, etc.

Ten days later, his vital signs stabilized, and he no longer needed a ventilator or intensive monitoring. He was then transferred to a general neurosurgery ward.

For the first few days, he remained mostly asleep, but could be easily awakened by loud calls or painful stimuli.

However, his consciousness was still confused, his eyes were not clear, and he could not speak, only making meaningless sounds such as "ah... um..."

A week later, he gradually became more lucid and began to react noticeably to sounds, slowly turning his head toward the direction of the sound.

The first milestone occurred on a sunny morning at the end of the third week when Chen Jingyang brought Huahua to the hospital as usual.

Hua Hua sat in front of Zhang Pengfei and casually asked him the question he had asked a thousand times: "Brother, do you know me? I'm Hua Hua! If you recognize me, just blink."

Then Zhang Pengfei actually blinked very slowly and with great difficulty!

Hua Hua opened her mouth wide in surprise, turned her head and called out to Chen Jingyang, "Brother Jingyang! Brother winked at me!"

Chen Jingyang was taking food out of the insulated container when he heard this and turned around abruptly, overjoyed: "Really?!"

"Mmm!" Hua Hua nodded excitedly, looking at Zhang Pengfei: "Brother, blink again."

Zhang Pengfei blinked his eyes again, slowly and laboriously.

Chen Jingyang suddenly knelt down in front of the bed, his eyes instantly filling with tears. He grabbed Zhang Pengfei's hand and choked out, "Pengfei, do you recognize me? Blink at me!"

Zhang Pengfei looked at him, his eyes blank, and he didn't blink for a long time.

He looked at her for a while, then turned to look at Hua Hua, opened his mouth, and uttered a very indistinct syllable: "Hua..."

"Yes! It's me, Huahua! Brother! It's me, Huahua!" Huahua was overjoyed. "Brother Jingyang, he recognized me! He called my name!"

Chen Jingyang wiped away the tears in his eyes. Although he felt a little disappointed, he nodded happily and said, "Yes! Brother recognized you!"

It doesn't matter if you don't recognize him. Zhang Pengfei has already recognized Huahua, and he won't be far from recognizing him!

Two days later, the speech therapist began to intervene, teaching him the simplest pronunciations and object identification, while the cognitive therapist gradually began to train his memory and attention with flashcards.

Soon, with the help of a walker and a physical therapist, he began to try to stand up, and finally took his first step on the 67th day after being transferred to a regular ward!

In addition, his language skills have also improved significantly, and he is now able to say some simple words, such as "drink water," "thank you," and "no."

In particular, he pronounced the word "don't" very fluently.

His temper seemed to have become more irritable. Whenever something didn't go his way, he would say "no." However, his vocabulary was very limited, so in order to express his dissatisfaction, he would keep repeating those two words.

Every morning, Chen Jingyang has to wake him up and brush his teeth and wash his face—he resists this very much, and the caregiver can't handle it and even scratches the caregiver's face!

As usual, Chen Jingyang squeezed out the toothpaste, poured in some warm water, and gently pecked Pengfei on the cheek: "Pengfei, wake up, it's dawn!"

Zhang Pengfei slowly opened his eyes, looking at Chen Jingyang with a confused expression.

He can now recognize many people: Guo Chengdong, Zhang Xiaofang, Lin Zheyan, and even Cai Minmin!

But I still don't recognize Chen Jingyang!