Hong Yu was slightly stunned. What Huangfu Bin said was so unfamiliar to her that it seemed like something that happened to someone else. "Why haven't I heard Grandpa talk about this before..."
Huangfu Bin explained with a mixture of laughter and tears, "Your grandfather was forced not to tell them. Also, most of the gifts your grandfather gave you were from your parents."
It was fine with Hong Yu's father; they all knew about his unpredictable temper since childhood. But no one had expected that he would be like this, and his wife would be like this as well. It was truly true that "if you are not from the same family, you will not marry into the same family."
Hong Yu asked curiously, "Uncle Bin, I don't know any of this gossip. How did you find out?"
Huangfu Bin was stunned by her question, and the smile on his face froze in an instant. He couldn't let his elder tell him that these were all gossips that someone accidentally let slip. He also couldn't tell her that the person who let slip the secret was her respected grandfather.
"Don't worry about that. Well, I see you've come all this way, exhausted. There's nothing else to do, so go and rest."
"Um."
The very night Tang Chen and his companions arrived at the South Vietnamese camp, Su Zhirou began to develop a fever. Her entire body was burning hot, and she even had some convulsions. Looking at her purplish face, Tang Chen briefly thought she might not survive the night. He remained by her bedside, not daring to leave, much less rest.
Hong Yu was also by her side during this time. This time, Hong Yu really couldn't understand Tang Chen. Although she and Su Zhirou had a good relationship before, from Tang Chen's description, she felt that Su Zhirou didn't really treat her as a friend, and seemed to be hiding many important things from her.
Although Tang Chen may appear carefree, he's not particularly dull either. How could she be so willing to selflessly dedicate herself to someone who treats her so insincerely? What hidden qualities and secrets does this woman named Su Zhirou possess that attract Tang Chen's attentive and considerate care?
Hong Yu really wanted to know these questions, but she felt she might never speak out. It wasn't because she was afraid someone would find out and accuse her of deliberately sowing discord, but mainly because she was too embarrassed to speak out...
After a night of fever, Su Zhirou's complexion gradually improved the next morning. Although her body was still burning hot, her condition was clearly better than it had been the night before. Thanks to the doctors' meticulous care, on the third day, this woman, who had been comatose for so long, covered in scars and emaciated, finally showed signs of waking up.
When Tang Chen was wiping Su Zhirou's body, he found that her fingers moved slightly when he was talking to her. Not only that, her eyes also blinked, and slowly a gap appeared that allowed light to pass through.
Seeing this, Tang Chen quickly asked Hong Yu to call a doctor for her. Under the doctor's guidance, he kept calling her name, hoping to wake her from her deep sleep: "Zhirou, Zhirou, can you hear me?"
Su Zhirou's eyes did open slightly, but they were hollow, as if she had lost her soul. Tang Chen probed her with his hand and found that she was just staring ahead. She didn't seem to react to any other stimuli. "Doctor, what's wrong with her? She opened her eyes, but she can't seem to see me. Could the medicine have damaged her eyes? Please take a closer look at her."
"Let me take a look," the doctor said, somewhat puzzled, after carefully examining Su Zhirou. "Her vision should be fine. She may not be awake yet. Try calling her again."
After Tang Chen took a long breath, he adjusted his mentality and continued to call softly: "Zhirou, Zhirou, I am Ah Chen, look at me."
"..." Su Zhirou's eyes moved slightly as Tang Chen called out to her over and over again. She didn't know how long she had slept, or rather, for a moment she almost couldn't feel that she was actually sleeping.
All she knew was that, amidst the layers of mist that obscured her vision, someone had been softly calling her name. The voice was familiar, gentle, and though it wasn't loud, it seemed to resonate throughout her entire world.
As she followed the voice's lead and pushed through the fog, something seemed to suddenly escape from her mind. The glaring light before her eyes gradually softened. In the light, the owner of the voice was watching her.
Seeing that Su Zhirou seemed to have come back to her senses, Hong Yu quickly reminded Tang Chen, "She seems to have reacted. Call her again."
Before Tang Chen could speak again, Su Zhirou's dry, chapped lips moved slightly. She wanted to say something, but the pain in her throat suddenly sobered her up. When she tried to say something, the low, hoarse voice made her panic: "...You, you called me, what?"
Tang Chen saw her speak and suddenly became excited: "Zhirou, I'm Ah Chen, I came to see you, you are fine now."
"What? You, who are you, and me, who am I?" Su Zhirou looked at the faces before her, some unfamiliar, some familiar, in a daze. She didn't know why, but she suddenly felt inexplicably disappointed. She didn't know why, but she hoped the person calling her in her dream was someone else.
Tang Chen saw that Su Zhirou was calm and didn't seem to be joking with him, so he quickly grabbed the doctor next to him and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you say that only your throat was injured? Why does it seem like even your brain is burned out?"
Without waiting for the doctor to examine Su Zhirou, Huangfu Bin speculated, "The properties of that medicine are very strong. We didn't know the specific side effects when we gave her the medicine."
Tang Chen said in disbelief: "Oh my God, how could this happen!"
Huangfu Bin had a different opinion on this matter: "I think this may not be a bad thing. I heard Hong Yu talk about her situation. In fact, this is also a new life for her, isn't it?"
Tang Chen looked at Su Zhirou for a moment, then sighed deeply. He then tried hard to put a smile on his face and said patiently and slowly, "...My name is Tang Chen, and I'm your friend. Your name is Su Zhirou, the eldest daughter of the Jiangdu Su family. Do you remember me?"
Su Zhirou blinked and said, "I, I can't remember..."
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