Xiao Tangqiu turned around and looked at Meng Xinghe. When their eyes met, they both felt awkward.
After a moment, Xiao Tangqiu spoke awkwardly: "You..."
Meng Xinghe also spoke at the same time: "You..."
Xiao Tangqiu immediately said, "You speak first."
Meng Xinghe also said at the same time: "You speak first."
The two spoke in unison again, and when they realized it, they couldn't help but smile at each other.
Meng Xinghe gradually calmed down. He was the first to ask Xiao Tangqiu, "You weren't hurt just now, were you?"
Xiao Tangqiu shook his head: "It's just a scratch. But you...what's wrong with your leg?"
Meng Xinghe sighed, "I was already prepared to die that day, but after the oxygen tube was removed, my brain seemed to have aroused the desire to live... I woke up."
Xiao Tangqiu couldn't believe his ears. He stared at Meng Xinghe blankly and repeated, "You woke up after I pulled out your oxygen tube?"
Meng Xinghe looked at Xiao Tangqiu deeply before continuing, "But I had only just regained consciousness at that time. The rest of my body functions hadn't recovered yet. I couldn't speak, and I couldn't move..."
Xiao Tangqiu's eyes suddenly turned red. He could fully imagine the state of Meng Xinghe when he just woke up. A vegetative patient who had been sleeping for seven years and suddenly woke up was like a baby who was full of unknowns and unable to resist the world, like a blank piece of white paper. What's more, Meng Xinghe at that time could not even speak or move his body.
At that time, Meng Xinghe's heart must have been filled with confusion and fear, but he was not by Meng Xinghe's side at that time.
Meng Xinghe suddenly sighed. "Actually, when I woke up, my mother came back. She wanted to restart the machine, but when she found out I was awake... she took me away, leaving behind the machines and experimental data."
Xiao Tangqiu asked softly, "What happened next?"
"I begged her with my eyes to call the police..." Meng Xinghe said calmly, "After she did, she took me with her. After that, my body functions recovered very quickly. A week later, I could speak normally."
The first thing Meng Xinghe did after regaining normal speech was to ask Meng Qingqiu to surrender.
Meng Qingqiu refused at first, but not because she was unwilling to accept the punishment, but because she could not abandon Meng Xinghe who was still undergoing rehabilitation. Although Meng Xinghe had recovered his ability to speak, his body was still unable to move. How could a mother bear to abandon such a son?
But Meng Xinghe still succeeded in persuading Meng Qingqiu, and Meng Qingqiu finally compromised. She hired a trustworthy senior nurse for Meng Xinghe with a large sum of money, and then surrendered herself calmly.
"So it was you who asked her to turn herself in..." Xiao Tangqiu felt that this was unexpected yet expected. "What happened next?"
Meng Xinghe continued, "Over the past six months, I've been working hard on my rehabilitation under the care of a nurse. All my body functions have gradually returned to normal, but my legs remain paralyzed and I've been forced to use a wheelchair to get around."
Xiao Tangqiu immediately said: "You are already very amazing. You have recovered to this level after just half a year of waking up. Many people can't do it..." Many people will suffer muscle atrophy after lying in bed for a period of time. Many vegetative patients can only use a wheelchair for the rest of their lives even if they wake up. There is no need for Meng Xinghe to be so harsh on himself.
The more Xiao Tangqiu thought about it, the sadder she became. "There's absolutely no need for you to hide from me. I could definitely accompany you through rehabilitation, and help you fill in the blanks of the past seven years you've been asleep... Why are you hiding from me? Why don't you let me take care of you?"
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