"Xiao Yan, how is Ruan Ruan?" The Wen and Song families arrived at the hospital with a pile of things, including everyday items used by Wen Ruan and Song Yan.
Song Yan, his face unshaven and eyes vacant, stared motionlessly at the silent woman on the hospital bed, offering no response for a long time.
Wen Ruan has been unconscious for three days.
On the night the two returned from Dong Shuangqun's house, Wen Ruan suddenly developed a high fever. Song Yan called her for a long time but couldn't wake her. He tried many methods but couldn't bring her fever down. In the end, he had no choice but to carry her and rush to the hospital in the middle of the night.
The nurse quickly prepared fever-reducing medication, and the temperature gradually returned to normal. Before Song Yan could completely relax, Wen Ruan slept through the night and still did not wake up the next day.
Anxious, they quickly called for doctors and nurses to check on her. The doctors were also puzzled; they had done all sorts of tests, big and small, and the reports all showed nothing wrong, but Wen Ruan still hadn't regained consciousness...
We can only inform the family that she will be kept in the hospital for observation. If the patient does not wake up within five days, we need to be prepared for the possibility that she may become a vegetative state...
The usually composed man felt as if the sky was about to fall when he learned of this moment. Song Yan felt cold all over, and his pale face was distorted by the great pain. He held Wen Ruan's hands tightly and trembled uncontrollably.
Three days have passed since Wen Ruan fell into a coma.
Looking at her usually well-behaved and sensible daughter lying motionless on the bed, unable to get up and act cute with her anymore, Wen's mother couldn't help but burst into tears. Wen's father patted her shoulder and comforted her in a low voice, his eyes filled with deep sorrow.
Song's mother looked at her daughter-in-law on the hospital bed. She was perfectly fine just a few days ago, and they had agreed to go to the countryside together to collect folk songs when they had time. How could something like this happen in just a few days?
Then she looked at Song Yan, and she had a premonition that if Ruan Ruan really didn't wake up, her son might really be doomed too...
Wen Ruan felt as if she had suddenly been transported to another scene, and she was back beside Song Yan.
Seeing that both the Song and Wen families were desperately searching for the original owner after her disappearance, Wen Ruan knew that she had arrived at the time when the original owner had just eloped with Xing Wei. She was also very anxious and went to Song Yan several times to shout, "She was sold to Bai Province by Xing Wei. You must go find him!"
But it was all in vain; Song Yan could not hear Wen Ruan's cries.
Gradually, Wen Ruan began to understand. She was now in Li Qian's original book, and the ending of the original book was predetermined. No one could change it and could only watch the tragedy unfold scene by scene. Wen Ruan felt extremely powerless.
Finally, on the day the original owner passed away, the group, after extensive investigation, found her... but it was all too late...
Finally, Song Yan, together with the local police and other departments, cracked down on this village full of crimes and rescued more than a dozen girls who had been sold there for various reasons.
In the years that followed, Song Yan's career progressed very smoothly. He first served as the secretary to the director of the steel plant, then was transferred to the Commerce Bureau as a staff member. After that, he participated in a major project and made meritorious contributions, and was promoted to the level of section-level cadre. His career rose steadily.
But she never married. In the end, Song's mother was diagnosed with stomach cancer. She had nothing to worry about except her youngest son, who had never caused her any trouble since childhood and had always been sensible.
She knew that he felt very guilty after Ruan Ruan left. The two of them had grown up together and their relationship was still very deep. In particular, their youngest son had always been very responsible. Even if there was no love between them, he would be loyal to her now that they were married.
Both Song's parents and Wen's parents were filled with regret at this point. They never expected that fulfilling a verbal agreement made years ago would lead to such a development.
Later on, Song's mother's illness worsened, perhaps due to her emotional distress. Song Yan, perhaps aware of one of her mother's ailments, took the initiative to propose remarriage. His new wife was Dong Ya, the daughter of his university professor, Dong Shuangqun.
As Wen Ruan floated in the air, watching these scenes unfold, she was shocked to realize that things were not as simple as described in the original book. She had been following Song Yan and had seen him meet with Dong Ya several times. Their behavior was perfectly normal, and there was absolutely no romantic feeling between them.
They eventually learned that the marriage was also part of the plan, and that the two were conspiring to bring down Lin Qi, the director of the Revolutionary Committee! After all, Dong Ya still held the status of Lin Qi's stepdaughter, which made it relatively easier for her to do various things.
It turns out that Dong Ya's mother and Lin Qi were neighbors. They had feelings for each other, but things fell through due to the opposition of Dong Ya's maternal grandparents. In the end, she married her daughter to Dong Shuangqun.
It was Lin Qi who instigated Dong Shuangqun to be reported and sent to the countryside. Even after Lin Qi married his first love, he was still not satisfied and even tried to trip up Dong Ya and her father after they were sent to the countryside.
If it weren't for the help of Song Yan and others, the two might not have survived until they returned to the city.
Furthermore, whether it was Xing Wei's embezzlement or the human trafficking ring he was involved with, Lin Qi was always behind it all! It can be said that he was capable of any evil for profit.
During the two years since the original owner of this body passed away, Wen Ruan watched as Song Yan first assisted the police in arresting Xing Wei and sending him to prison, and then secretly collected various pieces of evidence of Lin Qi's crimes.
Finally, with the help of his father, Song Yan submitted evidence of Lin Qi's wrongdoings, including bullying the masses, extortion, trafficking in young girls, and embezzlement and bribery.
In December 1978, Lin Qi was executed by firing squad in accordance with the law because of the enormous amount of money he embezzled, the wide range of victims, and the extremely negative impact of his corruption.
A few years later, Song's mother also passed away due to illness. As for Song Yan and Dong Ya, the two had nothing but camaraderie from fighting side by side, and soon they also discussed and agreed to divorce. Song Yan encouraged her to pursue her own happiness.
A few months later, Dong Ya married Chen Jianwei, a poor young man she had met when she and her father were sent to the countryside.
After that, Song Yan remained single. People from his workplace and his neighbors kept introducing him to potential partners, but Song Yan never accepted any of them and remained single.
Later, Song Yan was transferred from the Bureau of Commerce to a county in a neighboring province to serve as county magistrate, becoming the youngest county-level cadre. He rose through the ranks and eventually reached a very high position. Years later, he even appeared on television news.
Song Yan had lived a brilliant and splendid life. On his deathbed, he said to Song Heng, "In my life, I have been worthy of everyone, but there is only one person I have wronged..."
Looking at Song Yan on the hospital bed, Wen Ruan felt a pang of heartache; for some reason, she felt incredibly sorry for him...
......
"Ruan Ruan, please wake up soon, I miss you so much..."
Wen Ruan seemed to feel something drip onto her cheek, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably. She struggled to open her eyes, her voice filled with emotion: "Song Yan, I miss you too."
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