Song Yan was stunned when he heard the voice, and didn't even react immediately.
After a while, he suddenly woke up, his eyes filled with excitement as he looked at Wen Ruan. His hands, which were gripping Wen Ruan, trembled even more violently. He stood up abruptly, and in his panic, he even knocked the stool to the ground.
Then he stumbled and ran out of the ward, calling out loudly for the doctors and nurses as he ran.
Wen Ruan didn't know how long she had slept, but judging from Song Yan's appearance, she guessed it was probably quite a while.
Song Yan's hair was extremely messy, his stubble looked like it hadn't been groomed for days, and his eyes were bloodshot. Wen Ruan felt a pang of pain in her heart at the sight.
Wen Ruan lay on the hospital bed, pondering her previous bizarre condition.
In the original book, when Song Yan passed away, he was suddenly drawn away by an unknown force, presumably to return to his current body. However, as his consciousness gradually returned, in a state between dreaming and waking, he seemed to see himself in the modern world, lying in a hospital bed, diagnosed by the doctor as a person in a vegetative state.
She slowly opened her eyes...
Her eyes were filled with the bewilderment of someone just opening their eyes, followed by joy, and the two gazed at each other for a long time, seemingly transcending time and space.
The woman looked at Wen Ruan with eyes full of gratitude. Her mouth was opening and closing through the respirator, but Wen Ruan immediately understood that she seemed to be saying "thank you."
At that moment, Wen Ruan seemed to realize something.
"That's great... I hope she can make the most of her life from now on..."
Then, looking at Song Yan who was hurriedly entering the ward with the doctors and nurses, she thought to herself, "Me too... I wish us both happiness..."
Wen Ruan later learned from Song Yan that she had been in a coma for five days. The doctor had told both families that if she did not wake up within five days, she might never wake up again. Today was the last day.
As Song Yan spoke, his eyes began to redden again. He felt extremely fortunate, holding Wen Ruan's hand tightly, his eyes bloodshot, staring at her without blinking, as if afraid that she would disappear in the next instant.
Wen Ruan did not refuse, but responded with a gentle smile, reaching out to stroke his slightly prickly beard.
Soon after, Song's mother and Wen's mother came together to deliver the meal.
"Ruan Ruan! You're finally awake!" Wen's mother looked at Wen Ruan, extremely excited, covered her mouth, and sobbed uncontrollably.
In her previous life, Wen Ruan eloped with Xing Wei, was then sold into the mountains, and was eventually found as a corpse. As a result, Wen's mother became mentally unstable and sometimes acted erratically.
Mr. Wen had just experienced the pain of losing his daughter, and his wife's health was deteriorating. He applied for early retirement early to stay at home and take care of his sick wife.
Wen Ruan's eyes welled up with tears: "Mom, I'm awake now. I'm fine. Song Yan just had the doctor check on me. I just slept for a little too long. Don't worry."
Mother Wen and Mother Song nodded happily and served the food they had brought to the two of them. Song Yan took the food and wanted to feed it to Wen Ruan.
Song's mother waved her hand in refusal, looking disgusted: "You should go home and tidy yourself up. You haven't taken good care of yourself for five days. Even if you don't mind, I'm worried that Ruan Ruan will feel uncomfortable smelling you."
After saying that, she didn't care about her son's reaction. She ladled out soup and fed it to Wen Ruan spoonful by spoonful. Wen Ruan felt fine and couldn't even reach out to take the soup. She felt a warmth in her heart.
Thinking of how Song's mother suffered from both mental and physical illness in the original book and passed away prematurely, Wen Ruan made up her mind that after being discharged from the hospital, she would find time to give both sets of parents a full physical examination, so that the scene in the original book would not happen again.
After explaining things to Wen Ruan, Song Yan went home to take care of himself and also called Wen Ruan's father and Song's father to tell them the good news that Wen Ruan had woken up.
Reluctantly, he looked back every few steps at the woman being fed by Song's mother and Wen's mother in turn, before finally leaving.
By the afternoon, Wen Ruan confirmed that she felt fine and wanted to be discharged from the hospital. Song Yan also consulted with the doctor repeatedly to confirm and requested that she undergo a thorough examination to confirm that there were no problems.
Song Yan finally nodded in agreement, saying that he would stay in the hospital for one more night for observation and be discharged the next day.
That night, in the hospital bed, Wen Ruan took the initiative to invite Song Yan to lie down and rest together.
He held Wen Ruan tightly, recounting his emotional journey over the past five days. The fear and unease in his words, along with the boundless tenderness he showed Wen Ruan, brought tears to her eyes.
She stretched out her arms and hugged Song Yan tightly, saying with a moved expression, "You've worked hard these past few days."
Song Yan chuckled softly, as if a drop of water had fallen on Wen Ruan's face: "As long as you wake up, that's all that matters."
At this moment, Wen Ruan finally realized that she might really have fallen for him. Even after understanding these feelings, she did not show any resistance. She was simply unable to control herself and silently fell into the emotional vortex that Song Yan had created for her.
“Song Yan…” Wen Ruan called out softly.
But there was no response; all that could be heard was his even breathing. During the time Wen Ruan was unconscious, Song Yan had been unable to sleep all night, taking care of her tirelessly for five nights. Even Wen's mother couldn't bear to see him like this and wanted him to go and rest, but he resolutely refused, insisting on staying by her side.
Perhaps Wen Ruan's awakening relaxed his mind and body immediately, and waves of fatigue washed over him, causing him to fall asleep immediately.
The next morning, both families came to the hospital to pick up Wen Ruan and take her home. Looking at her family beside her, she felt warm inside and said quietly, "Don't worry, I will take good care of your family. I hope you live a good and happy life."
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During the few days Wen Ruan was hospitalized, Song Yan took a week off, which, combined with the New Year's Day holiday, meant he could stay home for five more days.
After returning home, Wen Ruan felt as if she were living the life of an emperor emeritus. Not only was she waited on hand and foot, but Song Yan would also take the initiative to do whatever she wanted to do. Even when she went to the toilet, he would stand outside the door waiting for her to come out, as if he was afraid that she would suddenly disappear.
On her first day back home, Wen Ruan planned to find an opportunity to tell Song Yan about her origins in detail.
Thinking of everything in the original book, especially the story of the original female protagonist being sold into the deep mountains where there were more than a dozen girls waiting to be rescued, I couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in my heart.
“Song Yan... I have something to tell you... Actually... I am not 'Wen Ruan'.”
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