Chapter 100 Awakening
After crying, Shen Sichen typed the four words "Tangtang woke up" on the screen with trembling hands.
The phone was silent for a moment, then started popping up messages frantically: Coming right there.
Shen Sichen put down his phone and patted Shi Chengyu's shoulder heavily, "Why don't you smile?"
Shi Chengyu stared at him with bloodshot eyes and said, "Don't lie to me."
Shen Sichen hit him and said, "You are so stupid, why would I lie to you!"
A huge stone in his heart was removed, and Shen Sichen spoke more easily, "Don't torture yourself anymore, Tang'er has woken up and is still waiting for you to take care of her."
Shi Chengyu stood up from the chair and looked towards the operating room. There was no one inside. Then he looked down at his little finger, pulled the corners of his mouth to smile, and suddenly fell to the side the next second.
"Shi Chengyu!"
Shen Sichen quickly supported him, cursed in his heart, and waved to the nurse to push the cart over and put the person on it.
He clapped his hands and said in his heart: Shi Chengyu, congratulations on getting what you wished for.
When the next day came, all the Shen family members came over, and Shi Hexun and Xue Wanqiu also came.
After listening to Shen Sichen, he called the doctor over and asked about Shen Chutang's physical condition in detail. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and cried with joy when they heard the doctor say that Shen Chutang would wake up within a week.
After Shi Chengyu knew that Shen Chutang would wake up, he dyed his hair back to black, dressed up carefully for the first time in more than three years, and waited in the ward every day with a bright and energetic look.
After Shen Chutang stayed in the intensive care unit for two days, he was transferred to the general ward on the third day. There were many people in the ward every day, and everyone wanted to see Shen Chutang wake up as soon as possible.
When there were many people around, Shi Chengyu would go to the living room outside and wait. The doctor's words seemed to give him peace of mind, and he was no longer anxious and uneasy.
The sky outside the window was a little cloudy. Shi Chengyu sat on the sofa, looking towards the ward from time to time.
"If you want to go in, go in. There's room for one more person." Shen Sichen joked.
Shi Chengyu shook his head, "It's okay, I can stay here."
Shen Sichen sneered without exposing him. He walked to the sofa and was about to sit down when he heard a sound from inside.
"Tangtang?"
"Tangtang is awake!"
Shen Sichen jumped up from the sofa in an instant, and the cup in Shi Chengyu's hand fell to the ground with a very crisp snap. He maintained a bent posture stiffly until Shen Sichen came over and pulled him back to his senses.
As soon as she opened her eyes, everything in front of her was blurry. Shen Chutang half-squinted her eyes. She vaguely saw a circle of people standing in the ward, but she didn't see Shi Chengyu. She looked around and wanted to speak, but she couldn't open her mouth.
Chen Musheng choked up and said, "Tangtang, Tangtang, I'm your mother..."
Shen Chutang nodded slightly and opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Chen Musheng saw what she wanted to say and looked up at Shi Chengyu who was standing at the door in a daze.
He stood at the door with red eyes. When the day finally came, he became timid and dared not approach.
Shen Sichen pushed him, and Shi Chengyu walked to the bed with stiff steps. Chen Musheng wiped the tears from his face and made room for him.
Shi Chengyu leaned down, still afraid that the scene before him was just his imagination. His hands were shaking as he carefully held Shen Chutang's hand. His throat seemed to be blocked by something and he couldn't utter a word, but his eyes were already filled with tears.
Shen Chutang couldn't move, she had no strength in her body. She raised the corners of her lips with difficulty, a slight arc, and then blinked at Shi Chengyu.
It's not a fantasy, nor a dream.
Shi Chengyu's heart began to beat as she blinked. He heard his own heartbeat. The person in front of him was warm and alive.
Three years ago, when his heart suddenly stopped, it was only his heartbeat that was rescued. But at this moment, his whole body and soul were truly alive, alive with Shen Chutang's awakening.
"Tangtang..." Shi Chengyu called her in a hoarse voice. Those two words seemed to pour out all the fear and grievances he had suffered over the years. The joy of surviving a disaster and regaining what he had lost filled his heart with sorrow. He looked at the love of his life in front of him and shed silent tears.
Shen Chutang rubbed her fingers on his palm, trying to comfort him, "Don't cry..." She said in a low voice. Her body was really tired and Shen Chutang was a little sleepy. She wanted to say something else, but she could no longer control the weight of her eyelids and closed her eyes.
Shi Chengyu's tears stopped abruptly. He looked at Shen Chutang nervously, then turned around to look at the people standing beside the bed, some of whom were crying and some were laughing.
"Don't worry, the doctor said she's still very weak and won't be awake for long."
But waking up is already a great thing.
Shi Chengyu put Shen Chutang's hand under the quilt and stood up from the bed. Shen Sichen was afraid that he would faint if he got excited again, so he asked Shen Sujing to help him out.
Shi Chengyu sat on the sofa, crying and laughing for a while before he calmed down.
"You shed more tears than my mother. How can you be a real man?" Shen Sichen laughed at him, but his eyes were also red. "Chengyu, I don't think I have wished you what you wished for yet."
If it were in the past, he would have had some opinions about Shi Chengyu no matter what. It had nothing to do with what kind of person he was. He would have the same attitude towards anyone who coveted his sister.
But now, that opinion has gradually dissipated over the past three years, and he sincerely hopes that Shi Chengyu will be happy.
Shi Chengyu turned his head to look at him, "Thank you, second brother."
Shen Chutang was still very weak and was only awake for a short time every day, sometimes only a few minutes, sometimes only more than ten minutes. But every time he opened his eyes, he could see Shi Chengyu beside his bed.
She couldn't speak, she just looked at Shi Chengyu and smiled, sometimes saying two words slowly.
Chen Musheng was relieved and sad, and was also glad that if it weren't for Shi Chengyu, they might not have waited for Shen Chutang to wake up. A mother is no longer willing to abandon her child, nor can she bear to see her child suffer. She has seen many documentaries about vegetative patients, some of whom never woke up, and some of whom said they wanted to die after waking up.
She couldn't describe the shock she felt when she heard those words. She felt so heartbroken and helpless. It was hard to hold on, but it was also hard to give up.
They were never willing to force people to stay and suffer just because they were reluctant to let go. It was Shi Chengyu who paid for their hesitation and Shen Chutang's softening heart with his own death.
Chen Musheng thought Shen Chutang probably knew about it, and he couldn't bear to let Shi Chengyu wait any longer, and couldn't bear to see him hurt himself, so he forced himself to wake up.
Shen Chutang remained in this state for a month. He finally regained consciousness and was able to stay awake most of the time. He could also speak slowly, in short sentences of a few words.
Even though she was still very weak and her fingers were so thin that only skin was left covering the bones, she still touched Shi Chengyu's face and pouted, saying that he had lost weight.
Shi Chengyu couldn't stand her like this, so he coaxed her again and again and promised to eat well, and then he obediently ate three meals a day on time.
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