Before he opened his eyes, he smelled a peculiar hospital smell similar to disinfectant.

Am I in the hospital?

He opened his eyes with some difficulty, and his vision was dark. He could only vaguely see the shape of the ceiling. Maybe it was because he slept too long, but his eyes were a little dry. He blinked hard a few times and wanted to rub them with his hand. Just as he was about to move, his left hand could not move, as if it was pressed by something.

He looked down and found a person lying next to him, with long hair scattered around. The light was dim and he couldn't see his face clearly.

However, he still recognized that this was Luo Xiyun, as he could smell the faint fragrance coming from her.

"She was the one who brought me to the hospital and stayed here with me overnight..."

Chen Xu roughly guessed what had happened, and his heart seemed to be wrapped in a warm current.

Suddenly, he remembered something, raised his movable right hand, reached out to the edge of the bed where Luo Xiyun was facing away, and felt nothing.

really.

The hospital bed looked even smaller than a single bed. He was lying in the middle, taking up most of the space. Although she was lying on her side, a small part of her body was outside the edge of the bed. She held onto his arm to avoid falling off.

He turned his body very carefully, moving very slowly and gently so as not to wake her up. After lying down, he put his right hand around her body and stretched it down, finally touching the edge of the bed bottom, holding it tightly, adjusting it slightly, and then maintaining this position without moving.

Chen Xu smelled the fragrance on her body, and his mind was filled with thoughts, wondering what had happened.

He still remembered what happened after the dream ended. He calculated the results as usual, and waited for the card he might get with the feeling of having won a prize.

Then, when he really woke up, he fell into a coma, which he has been in ever since.

"Why did you suddenly faint?"

He recalled the whole incident and felt a dull pain in his brain. At that time, he felt as if his brain exploded and he fainted from the pain.

"Is there something wrong with the dream device?"

Thinking of this, his face changed drastically. The importance of the dream equipment to him was self-evident. If it broke down, it would be a huge blow to him.

When I calm down and think about it, I feel that may not be the case.

"By that time, I had already woken up. Logically, the dream device should have stopped working. If there was a problem with it, it shouldn't have happened when I woke up. I guess I wouldn't have woken up at all..."

"Could it be that..."

Suddenly, he had a thought in his mind. If there was any difference between this dream and the previous three, there were two reasons. First, he told Yang Jinxia that the dream was just a game, which caused the punishment of the dream equipment.

However, he felt that the possibility was very low. If he really violated any rules, there would definitely be a reminder during settlement.

Another thing is that he used the learning machine three times in his dream, which memorized a lot of knowledge in his mind, and the knowledge he memorized in his dream would also be brought out.

Because there was suddenly a large amount of knowledge in his mind, which exceeded the brain's tolerance limit and triggered the protection mechanism, he fell into a coma.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was true.

"Fortunately, I only used the learning machine three times. If I had used it one more time, I might have become an idiot on the spot." He felt somewhat relieved.

He used the learning machine three times in total, for a total of only a dozen hours, but the content he memorized was equivalent to two large encyclopedias. The number of words alone amounted to tens of millions, and there was also a large amount of pictures and video information.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if he spent twenty years, he might not be able to memorize all of this vast amount of knowledge.

Apart from fear, he was also happy. Knowledge is never too much. After mastering a lot of professional knowledge, it would be much easier for him to make progress in this field in the future.

He thought for a while, felt a wave of fatigue coming over him, closed his eyes, and fell asleep again in a daze.

Because he was worried that Luo Xiyun would fall off the bed, he kept his hands in that position and slept very lightly.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt the person in his arms move and woke up. He opened his eyes and saw that it was already dawn. Luo Xiyun just raised his head with sleepy eyes.

Their eyes met, and Chen Xu smiled and said, "Morning."

In just one or two seconds, he saw clearly the huge change in her emotions. Thinking of how worried she was about him during the time he was unconscious, he felt pity for her and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Luo Xiyun's eyes were red. She pulled out her hands and hugged his neck. She hugged him so hard that Chen Xu couldn't breathe. He couldn't hold on for a while and his head fell back on the pillow. Half of Luo Xiyun's body was pressed on him.

She still didn't let go, her shoulders trembling slightly.

Chen Xu heard her soft sobbing and felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't know what to say to comfort her, so he could only hug her tightly.

After a while, Luo Xiyun suddenly let go of his hands, supported himself on the bed and sat up, wiped the tears from his face with his hands, and said, "I forgot to notify the doctor." After that, he hurriedly jumped off the bed and ran out.

Chen Xu looked at her back with a smile on his face. He sat up and stretched. Maybe he had slept too long and felt a little uncomfortable all over. He simply got out of bed and stretched his body.

The curtain of the bed next to him was drawn, and he pulled it open because he thought it was in the way. He then discovered that there was a man in his fifties next to him, who was being taken care of by an aunt of similar age.

He noticed that the aunt looked at him with a friendly look, so he nodded as a greeting.

"Young man, you're finally awake. Your girlfriend was really worried about you yesterday." The aunt looked like a kind-hearted person and said enthusiastically.

Just as Chen Xu was about to answer, Luo Xiyun came in with a doctor. When he saw him get out of bed, he asked anxiously, "Why did you get up? Hurry, lie back down."

As she spoke, she held his hand and let him lie back down.

Chen Xu did as he was told. After he lay down, a male doctor in his forties came in from behind, took out a small flashlight, examined him, and asked him a few questions.

Then, he gave Luo Xiyun a few words of advice, said that he needed to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation, and then left.

Chen Xu felt that he was ready to be discharged from the hospital, but when he glanced at Luo Xiyun beside him, he knew that she would definitely not agree, so he did not mention it.

Luo Xiyun took out a basin from under the bed and went to the bathroom on the balcony to get a basin of water.

"I'll do it myself." Chen Xu felt the gazes of other people in the ward and said, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Sit down." Luo Xiyun said, handing over the cup of water and the toothbrush with toothpaste squeezed on it. He took out another empty basin to collect water.

He had no choice but to take it. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he took the initiative to pick up the water and walked to the balcony to pour it out.

Then, it was Luo Xiyun's turn to wash up, and he stood by the bed and started to move around.

"Xiao Xu."

Suddenly, he heard his mother's voice. He turned around and was surprised to see his mother and father walking in, followed by Secretary Guo. He asked, "Why are you here?"

"Thank God." Zeng Wenli was almost crying with joy when she saw her son really woke up. She took his hand, looked him up and down, and asked, "How do you feel now? Are you feeling unwell? What did the doctor say..."

"Mom." Chen Xu held her hands and said, "I'm fine now. The doctor said I can be discharged at any time. He just suggested that I stay a few more days."

"Listen to the doctor, son. Nothing is more important than your health. Do all the tests you can. Don't be afraid of spending money..."

Chen Xu listened to his mother's nagging, feeling somewhat helpless, but feeling very warm in his heart. Only when you are sick can you know who truly cares about you.

Chen Xinwen, who had been silent, pulled his wife and said, "Okay, Xiaoxu just woke up, don't talk so much."

Chen Xu said apologetically, "Dad, I made you worry."

"You don't have to work too hard. The family debt has been paid off. Your mother and I have lived in the old house for so many years and we are used to it. It is not necessary to buy a new house." Chen Xinwen said.

"I see."

At this time, Chen Xu could not say anything except nodding and saying yes.

(End of this chapter)