Meng Shixu arrived in Beijing the next morning. After leaving the airport, he went straight to the hospital.
This is the fourth day since Meng Sheng fell into a coma.
After learning the situation from Pei Sui, Meng Shixu's expression turned grim.
I was so angry I wanted to point my finger at her and yell at her. How could she not tell him about something so important?
But after his anger subsided, he felt some regret and guilt. He was away from home most of the year, spending at least 360 days abroad. She was the one who handled and cared for the family matters and her father's illness.
Even when she divorced Shang Boyu and he cheated on her, he was practically the last to know.
Looking at Meng Sheng's pale face, Meng Shixu felt as if something was sticking to his heart, making him feel very melancholy.
The longer Meng Sheng lay there, the more uneasy they became.
Pei Sui, in particular, had stubble appearing on his chin in just a few days. Perhaps it was Xu Fengyun's words that day that woke him up. Although he had been quiet and reserved these past few days, he was in good spirits and looked well. He was eating and sleeping properly.
Grandma Pei and Pei Yu also visited Meng Sheng at the hospital. On the afternoon of the day they returned to the west of the city, Grandma Pei went directly to the temple to pray to Buddha for Meng Sheng and stayed overnight at the temple.
The next morning, after washing his hands and burning incense, he copied a passage of scripture.
She was old and her eyesight was failing, so she couldn't see the words clearly. It took her a whole morning to copy this scripture.
Whether it was because of this scripture or because Meng Sheng, who was in a deep sleep and coma, heard the worries and calls of her family and loved ones, she woke up at around 2 p.m.
She hadn't opened her eyes for several days, and her eyelids seemed to be glued shut. She moved her eyelashes several times before she was able to open them, but all she could see was a blurry white.
I can't see anything very clearly.
She moved her lips again, trying to make a sound, but the dryness and pain in her throat made her frown immediately.
What's wrong with her?
She remembered that she seemed to be in a police station, listening to Cheng Jie recount how he killed her mother and how it was a pity that he didn't kill her.
Then... it was as if she fainted.
After sorting out her thoughts, the blurriness in her eyes slowly faded and became clear. Suddenly, a familiar face came into view.
A clear voice, filled with excitement and gentleness, awakened her hearing: "Sheng Sheng, Sheng Sheng, you...you're awake?"
Pei Sui had just returned from the psychiatric ward when he came in and saw her with her eyes open, staring blankly at the ceiling.
“Pei...Sui”.
Meng Sheng looked at him, swallowed hard, and called out his name. Then tears fell from her eyes. Her senses had returned. She felt weak all over and had little strength, but she didn't know where she got the strength to sit up and throw herself into his arms.
I wanted to speak, but I couldn't say anything.
She could only bury her face in his chest and sob softly.
She wanted to unleash all the hatred and pain she had been suppressing in front of Pei Sui. She wanted a hug, a sense of security, a sense of belonging, and someone to help her suppress the source of the evil that was causing her so much pain.
Pei Sui's eyes stung with tears. At that moment, he knew why Meng Sheng was crying and felt her deep helplessness and pain.
He held her tightly, kissed the top of her head, and after a while, he spoke to comfort her, "It's okay, it's okay, I'm here..."
His soft whispers were like sweet rain falling on her parched heart, successfully soothing and releasing her broken emotions. She cried her heart out, exhaling all the pent-up emotions in her chest, and felt much lighter.
She sniffed, raised her tear-streaked face, and her slightly swollen, scarlet eyes looked incredibly vulnerable.
Pei Sui felt a pang of pain in his heart. He raised his hand and gently stroked the tear stains on her face with his fingertips.
Meng Sheng hiccuped softly and asked in a hoarse voice, "How...how long was I unconscious?"
Five days.
Pei Sui took out two tissues and wiped her face. Then he sat on the edge of the bed and hugged her. "Your uncle, aunt, and cousin have been taking care of you in the south of the city for the past few days. Your brother also came back yesterday morning. We were all very worried about you. Fortunately... you woke up."
Upon hearing this, Meng Sheng was somewhat surprised that he had been unconscious for five whole days.
But upon hearing Pei Sui's next words, she suddenly looked up again, asking in surprise, "My brother? My brother is back? He's back from Denmark?"
"Yes, he was really worried when he heard that you were unconscious. He stayed by your bedside all night last night. He slept for a few hours this morning, ate, packed up and went to the police station."
"Then...then my dad..."
“I didn’t tell him. Given his condition, how could I tell him? He would probably find it even harder to accept. So your uncle made up an excuse, saying that you had caught a cold a couple of days ago and needed to stay home to recover, so you couldn’t visit him at the hospital. Although he was worried, he listened to my advice and said that when he saw you, he would pretend that he didn’t know anything. I even went to see him last night and had a meal with him with your brother.”
Relieved, Meng Sheng asked again, "Didn't he suspect anything when my brother came back?"
"I don't know, probably not. Since your brother dared to appear in front of your dad and didn't hide it from him, it must mean he had a plan for how to handle it. You don't need to worry about this."
Pei Sui patted her back reassuringly, his voice gentle, "I'll get you a glass of water to soothe your throat."
Meng Sheng gave a soft "hmm." She really wanted to drink water; her throat was so dry it felt like it was on fire, especially after saying those words.
Pei Sui carefully helped her lie back on the pillow. He then used the remote control to raise the headboard before going to the living room to pour water. He returned to the bedside and watched her drink a whole glass of water in one go.
"Want some more?"
Meng Sheng shook his head.
The dryness in my throat was relieved, and I felt much better.
"Then I'll call the doctor to come and take a look at you, and I'll also have someone bring you some food."
"good."
After Pei Sui pressed the call button, medical staff rushed in within two minutes. The examination alone took more than half an hour. The doctor replied that she was a little weak, but there were no other major problems. She just needed to rest more and take more supplements.
The psychiatrist did say something about the situation. Meng Sheng's mind is still in a sensitive and vulnerable stage. Her family needs to spend more time with her, and then let a psychotherapist intervene to alleviate her current depression.
Overall, as long as she gets enough rest and nutrition in the next three to five days, she can be discharged from the hospital.
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