In a haze, as if in a dream, who knows how much pain lies in my heart?
Zhang Yichen finally listened to what Zhang Ni had to say. When he was about to rest, he heard it—the alarm went off inside. He quickly rushed over and called out, and the doctor went in, discovering that the situation had worsened.
Seeing his parents in the intensive care unit, his heart could no longer stay calm while waiting. But at that mont, he suddenly realized that his parents were once again on the path of resuscitation.
Seeing his parents already on life support, he understood how severe their condition was. Using life support ant their situation was much more serious than before, didn’t it?
The doctor was inside desperately trying to save them while Old Master Zhang waited for the news at ho. But when the news ca that his son’s condition had worsened, how desperate he felt. He feared losing his beloved son forever this ti.
Zhang Yichen watched his parents lying there in such pain, and in that mont, all his resentnt towards them dissipated. Perhaps from the start, he shouldn’t have hated them. Every decision they made wasn’t what they really wanted—they had simply ended up here, with no way to turn back, so they continued down this mistaken path.
Ran Zhihan knew what her husband was thinking. So words are better left unsaid, because speaking them might hurt, turning words of comfort into salt on an open wound.
Zhang Ni used to deeply resent his grandparents for not being there since his birth. He never knew what it felt like to be cherished by them.
But just now, in that instant, if he could see his grandparents living peacefully outside, he would rather they never returned ho. If coming ho ant facing this fate, then why co back to suffer like this?
Old Master Zhang hurriedly rushed from ho to the hospital. When he arrived, he saw the doctors still busy trying to save his son. Nearly losing his balance, he sat heavily in a chair nearby. Everyone was stunned—never had they seen Old Master Zhang, always so composed, look like this. How deeply he was suffering and exhausted inside!
"Grandfather, weren’t you supposed to wait at ho for news? Why did you co now? Don’t you know that your body needs rest? If Father and Mother see you like this, how worried they’d be!"
"Yichen, tell Grandpa how are your parents? Is their situation not as bad as it seems? Have the doctors saved them? You must stay here and look after them, for they are your parents. I have no other wishes for this life, just that they can be safe and sound. Even if they won’t stay by my side in the future, it doesn’t matter to .
Nothing is more important than them living peacefully and happily. I, as an old man, can let go of everything else. As long as they can be happy, what else matters to ? Even if they abandon again and leave for another place, as long as they’re alive, that’s my greatest comfort!"
Zhang Yichen understood his grandfather’s feelings all too well.
How could he not feel the sa? He’d rather his parents not return and lie there motionless. Repeated resuscitation wears down everyone’s will. He couldn’t bear it, seeing the doctors busily trying to save them, injecting rescue dication ti and again.
He was truly worried—worried that sothing might indeed happen to his parents. He had no way to bear such pain. For him now, perhaps the only thing he could do was wait for his parents to safely co out of the intensive care unit.
An hour later...
The doctor ca out. Old Master Zhang quickly rushed up, grabbing the doctor’s hand, anxiously asking, "Doctor, is my son okay? Have they escaped danger yet?"
Zhang Yichen, Ran Zhihan, and Zhang Ni stood by, watching the doctor for the final answer. They feared the doctor’s response would cause them pain, yet they had to stand strong, waiting for the doctor’s final word.
"The two of them have been temporarily stabilized but have not yet escaped the danger period. Their condition has worsened slightly, which may beco more serious. We hope your family can be prepared for the worst."
"Doctor, you must save my son and daughter-in-law. They finally ca back, and I haven’t had the chance to properly take care of them. How could such things happen? Please help them, I beg you..."
"It’s our responsibility as doctors. We will do our utmost to help and try our best to save them. However, we cannot predict changes. If nothing unexpected happens, they might escape the danger period. But if sothing like today happens again, I cannot guarantee their safety."
To Old Master Zhang, the doctor’s words were like a ticking ti bomb. He never imagined his son would face such outcos. Every consequence was from things he once did, never considering how many people he hurt. Now, watching his beloved son lying in the hospital room, he, as a father, could only stand in the hallway, helpless, realizing how incapable he was.
"Grandfather, don’t worry too much. I believe Father and Mother are strong-willed. I believe they will pull through safely. We have to believe in them, don’t we?
We should take care of ourselves so when they wake up, they won’t feel any guilt over our fatigue, right?"
Zhang Yichen waited three years, but still, Zhihan did not return.
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