He Qianshan looked at the flustered girl in front of him, his heart aching beyond measure.
He had just had a dream. How could his little girl have been bullied like this?
Wu Pengpeng thought she was still in a dream and continued to feel sad on her own. "I really miss you so much. I..."
Before she could finish her sentence, tears rolled down her cheeks. She was startled and quickly wiped her face with her hands. Like a child who tried hard to be well - behaved but accidentally made a mistake, she looked at He Qianshan helplessly. "Don't worry, God Yan. I'm just feeling sad for a moment. I'll be okay soon. Don't..."
Before she could finish speaking, she fell into a warm and strong embrace. Wu Pengpeng suddenly froze. She heard He Qianshan's slightly trembling voice by her ear. "I'm back, Miss Wu."
I'm back.
These words were like a signal of release from prison, gently hitting Wu Pengpeng's eardrums. She was in a daze for a while before her brain slowly received this message - He Qianshan had woken up.
Wu Pengpeng's mind went blank. Her fingertips gripping He Qianshan's clothes were slightly numb. She tried hard to hold back the soreness in her eyes and whispered softly, as if afraid of disturbing something. "God Yan, I miss you so much."
He Qianshan felt the trembling of the person in his arms and tightened his embrace a bit. "I know. I miss you too."
The two of them hugged each other quietly for a long time. Neither of them said a word. Only by clearly feeling each other's breathing and heartbeat could they feel at ease.
After silently digesting all the grievances and fears, and filling their hearts with the joy of having the lost love back, Wu Pengpeng finally got out of his embrace and asked with a smile, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
He Qianshan stared at her without blinking, shook his head with a smile, and then suddenly remembered something and asked, "How long have I been in a coma?"
Wu Pengpeng blurted out, "You've been in a coma for 61 days and 18 hours."
He Qianshan was a bit dazed when he heard this. It took him a long time to murmur, "It's been so long!"
At that time, when Wu Pengpeng was just in a coma for a few hours, he was tortured by that kind of fear to the point of wishing he were dead.
And this time he was in a coma for so long. He didn't know how she had spent those days in fear and anxiety.
"Miss Wu..." His heart ached with sourness. Words filled his throat, but he just couldn't get them out.
Wu Pengpeng noticed the change in his mood and guessed what was on his mind. She smiled indifferently and changed the topic. "I'll ask Aunt Tang to stew some chicken soup for you. I'll go back and get it now. I'll also change my clothes by the way."
She had traveled a long way today to catch Song Yaozu. When she came back, she fell asleep without washing up. Now her makeup must be a mess and she must look extremely ugly.
Although she saw him every day, they hadn't really "seen" each other for more than 60 days. She hoped to always leave her beautiful side for him.
He Qianshan hadn't seen her for a long time. Although he was reluctant to let her go, he also knew that she probably needed some alone time to digest these sudden emotions.
So he agreed with a smile. "Okay."
Wu Pengpeng took out her phone, sent a message while saying, "I'll ask Fu Heng to come and take care of you."
He Qianshan didn't object. "Okay."
The phone vibrated. Wu Pengpeng opened the message and looked up at He Qianshan. "Fu Heng said he's already downstairs and will be here soon."
She stood up, looked at He Qianshan silently for a while, and then left reluctantly.
When she was about to reach the door of the ward, He Qianshan suddenly called out to her. "Miss Wu."
Wu Pengpeng turned around, softly responded with an "um", and quietly waited for him to continue.
He Qianshan still couldn't get a single word out of his full - throated words. He smiled at her. "Be careful on the way."
"Okay." Wu Pengpeng returned a smile. "I'll be back soon."
Less than a minute after Wu Pengpeng left, the ward door was pushed open again. Fu Heng tiptoed in from outside.
Although he knew that He Qianshan was in a deep coma and probably wouldn't be woken up even if a firecracker was set off by his ear, he still habitually moved quietly every time he came.
He gently closed the door. When he turned around, he saw He Qianshan sitting there with his arms folded, looking at him like a thief. He couldn't help but be stunned.
It took him a long time to come to his senses. Then he ran towards He Qianshan crying. "Boss -"
He Qianshan dodged his bear hug in disgust and gave him a cold look. "Stay away from me."
Fu Heng had a whole belly of cheesy emotions about the long - awaited reunion of the boss and the subordinate, but he had nowhere to pour them out. He rolled his eyes in his heart and whispered, "Heartless!"
He Qianshan didn't care about his little assistant's girlish heart. He said coldly, "Help me find a set of clothes to change into."
As he said this, he lowered his head and sniffed. Although he had slept for so long, miraculously, he didn't stink.
Fu Heng saw through his thoughts and kindly reminded him, "Miss Wu helps you wipe your body and change your clothes every day, making you a clean..."
He Qianshan suddenly froze. "Wu Pengpeng helped me change my clothes?"
"Yeah. She doesn't trust others." Before he could finish his sentence, he seemed to have discovered a new continent and said in surprise, "Hey, boss, why are you blushing? Isn't she your fiancée?"
He Qianshan was even more surprised. "What?"
Like every qualified cupid, Fu Heng always revealed the unspoken words of the hero and the heroine just in time. "On the day you had an accident, Mr. Song and his family came to the hospital to make trouble. Miss Wu said so!"
He paused for a moment and deliberately imitated Wu Pengpeng's tone that day. "I'm He Qianshan's future wife. From today on, I'm the only family He Qianshan has. As long as I'm here, you'll never see him again!"
Fu Heng spoke with great emphasis and was very excited.
It should have been a very funny scene, but He Qianshan couldn't laugh.
She must have been very scared at that time. In such a difficult moment, he actually wasn't there with her.
Seeing that He Qianshan didn't say a word, Fu Heng looked down and saw that he was staring blankly at a patch of light on the ground. The corners of his eyes were a bit red.
He knew that He Qianshan felt sorry for Wu Pengpeng. He quickly changed the topic. "Boss, I have good news for you. Song Yaozu has been arrested by the police for drug - trafficking and murder."
He Qianshan sat there silently for a long time before he softly said, "Give me your phone. I'll make a call."
Wu Pengpeng went home, took a bath, changed into a clean set of clothes, put on a light makeup, and happily came to the hospital with the chicken soup stewed by Aunt Tang.
When she pushed the door open, the ward was empty.
Her heart panicked immediately, but she forced herself to calm down. She walked to the bedside and touched the quilt. It was cold.
"God Yan?" She shouted in the direction of the bathroom, but there was no answer.
She searched the ward but couldn't find his figure.
She then hurriedly went to the nurse's station to ask, but still got no news.
The fear that Wu Pengpeng had been suppressing suddenly burst out like a flood breaking through a dam. She completely panicked. "He Qianshan!"
Just when her tears were about to fall, someone gently patted her on the shoulder.
Wu Pengpeng turned around stiffly. He Qianshan was slightly stunned when he saw her expression. "I went for a check - up. My phone ran out of battery. I asked the nurse to tell you..."
"It's okay." Wu Pengpeng quickly adjusted her emotions and gave him a faint smile.
At this time, a little nurse walked towards them. When she saw Wu Pengpeng, she smiled and said, "Oh, Miss Wu, you're here. Mr. He... Oh, you've seen each other."
Wu Pengpeng gave her a faint smile. After the little nurse left, she stepped forward and took He Qianshan's hand, leading him towards the ward.
They walked silently through the long corridor and pushed open the ward door.
It wasn't until she stuffed him into the ward that He Qianshan heard Wu Pengpeng take a long breath of relief. She pretended to be relaxed and whispered complainingly, "Why didn't you wear a coat? Although it's already spring, there's a late - spring cold this year. It's still very cold outside."
He Qianshan saw her pretending to be strong, and his heart felt like it was stabbed hard by something sharp.
"Don't be afraid." He bent down and looked tenderly into Wu Pengpeng's eyes. "I'm back. I'm not going anywhere."
"So, don't be afraid."
When Wu Pengpeng heard his voice, all her pretense of being strong suddenly collapsed.
"God Yan, you must take good care of yourself. If you... " She didn't dare to go on. She couldn't even bear to make a hypothesis. "I can't bear it."
Like a poor little animal that had suffered a lot of grievances, she hung her head pitifully. "I have a lot of problems. I'm vulnerable, childish, and overly kind - hearted. I'm not strong at all."
"You don't need to be strong." He Qianshan patted her on the back gently, just like comforting a child. "As long as I'm here, you can just be a little girl at ease."
Wu Pengpeng originally didn't want to cry, but when He Qianshan promised to let her be a little girl, and little girls were born with the privilege to cry.
So she immediately threw the so - called rule of being strong as an adult out of her mind and hugged He Qianshan and cried loudly.
It wasn't until she had cried out all the grievances and fears in her heart that she felt a bit embarrassed and changed the topic. "Well, did you have any consciousness during your coma?"
He Qianshan shook his head. "No."
He pondered for a moment and finally decided to tell her the truth. "Actually, during this period, I went to your hometown."