"No! I don't believe it! I don't believe it! How could this be?! How could this happen?!"
Qin Peilan felt as if all her strength had been drained away, and she collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Three years! A full three years!
She lived in the shadow of losing her son and daughter-in-law, caring for her mute granddaughter, her heart ashen, feeling that this was how her life would end, and that she would never see any light again.
It was the appearance of her daughter-in-law, Zhou Qiqi, that gradually pulled her out of the mire of despair, giving her renewed courage and determination to treat Zhouzhou's illness.
In the past few days, seeing that the treatment was showing improvement, Zhouzhou even made sounds while under hypnosis!
Although it was just a scream full of pain, and she couldn't even utter a complete word, it was like heavenly music to her!
A burning flame of hope rekindled in her heart, and she felt that as long as she persevered, her granddaughter would eventually make a full recovery!
She had even planned it all out: no matter how long the treatment was, three, five, or ten years... she, with her old bones, could afford to endure it!
This became her only reason to live!
But she never expected that God would be so cruel!
They gave her hope, only to shatter it in an instant!
Zhouzhou, her Zhouzhou... how could... how could she become a vegetable?!
The words "vegetative state" were like poisoned ice picks, piercing her heart.
No one knew better than her what this meant!
Even today, she doesn't dare to think about what her second son and daughter-in-law look like lying in the hospital bed.
Even though their chests were still rising and falling and their bodies were still warm, no matter how much they cried out or called out, they couldn't get a single response!
The pain of watching a loved one "live" but fall into eternal sleep is a thousand times more agonizing than losing them outright!
The thought that Zhouzhou might end up like that sent a piercing pain through Qin Peilan's chest. Her vision blurred, and she struggled to breathe. Instinctively, she clutched her chest tightly with her hand, her face turning deathly pale.
"Mom! Mom! Don't get agitated! Please don't get agitated! Medicine! Take your medicine quickly!"
Although Zhou Qiqi was heartbroken and felt like her heart was about to break, she forced herself to calm down as soon as she saw that her mother-in-law was not in a good condition.
She rushed forward and deftly rummaged through the small wooden medicine box in the room, pulled out a medicine bottle, poured out a nitroglycerin tablet with trembling hands, and quickly placed it under Qin Peilan's tongue for her to take.
Then she quickly ran to the table, poured a glass of warm water, and carefully helped her mother-in-law sip it down.
How could she feel any better?
Although Zhouzhou is not her biological child, the two months of living together day and night, the child's silent dependence and trust, have made her value Zhouzhou more than her own eyes.
Seeing the children suffer, she felt their pain deeply, even feeling it was ten times worse than if she were injured herself!
At that moment, her chest also felt a sharp, tight pain.
But she knew very well that right now, her family was in a state of flux, with the elderly and the young, and her husband, Shen Huaichuan, had been busy outside and didn't know the specifics of the treatment as well as she did.
At this critical juncture, she absolutely cannot afford to collapse!
This family needs her to step up and shoulder the responsibility!
She bit her tongue hard, using the pain to force her chaotic thoughts to focus. She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to suppress the overwhelming grief and panic. Her eyes regained their resolve.
She looked at Dr. Chen and asked in a deep voice:
"Dr. Chen, does this case mention anything else? Does it say... were there any other methods to try later?"
Dr. Chen shook his head sadly, waved the document in his hand that had been turned to the last page, and replied:
"That's all. The rest... is the conclusion."
Over the past few days, she had grown to love Zhouzhou, this well-behaved yet tragically fated child.
Knowing that the child's parents were heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country, she felt an even greater sense of responsibility.
At this moment, her eyes also welled up with tears.
She wasn't willing to give up either, frantically rummaging through the pile of documents while urgently saying:
"I'll look again! I'll definitely look more carefully! Maybe...maybe there's still a way! There definitely is!"
Zhou Qiqi's heart sank.
She understood that Zhouzhou's current situation was too special and too extreme, and there were probably very few similar cases. Hoping to find a solution immediately from the existing data was a slim hope.
Now, there's only one path left.
Without the slightest hesitation, she immediately rallied her spirits and made arrangements at home.
The two doctors were instructed to take good care of the agitated in-laws and the unconscious Zhouzhou. Then, they pulled Shen Huaichuan along and drove to Grandpa Zhai's house that very night.
The jeep sped through the night, bumping along the way, and arrived at Grandpa Zhai's courtyard at around 10 p.m.
The old man is old and used to going to bed early; he's probably already asleep by now.
Mr. Zhai's children are not around, and his wife passed away early, so he has always lived alone.
Hearing urgent and loud knocking on the door in the dead of night, without being able to make out what was being said, my heart skipped a beat. I thought some bad guy had broken in.
The old man was stubborn and not intimidated. He grabbed a shovel from the door and went to the gate in the dark. With a determined heart, he unlatched the door and swung the shovel out!
"careful!"
Shen Huaichuan reacted quickly. Hearing the unusual sound from inside the door, he pulled Zhou Qiqi back a large step.
The shovel head whistled through the air, grazing the spot where Zhou Qiqi had just stood, before slamming heavily onto the muddy ground.
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