No one knew how long they had been waiting. It wasn't until the operating - room light went out that everyone seemed to regain their strength and stood up. Their faces were all extremely solemn. No one took the initiative to ask how it had gone, but they were all waiting for the answer.
The attending doctor looked utterly exhausted. "The operation was successful, but it doesn't mean he's out of danger. There are still many unknown possibilities. If he doesn't wake up within three days, he may..."
"Then if he wakes up, will he be okay?" Zhu Yuan asked.
The doctor shook his head. "Not necessarily. We can't be sure whether there will be any sequelae. All we can do now is pray."
The nurse wheeled Zhu Zhengchu out and transferred him to a VIP ward. Xiang Yutang followed closely beside him. The doctor glanced at Xiang Yutang. "Miss, I remember you were also injured. You should take a rest. Staying here all the time isn't good for your health."
Zhuo Ziyu wanted to support Xiang Yutang to go and rest, but Xiang Yutang just kept following Zhu Zhengchu.
Xiang Yutang insisted on staying guard outside his ward. There was nothing anyone could do, so they added an extra bed in Zhu Zhengchu's ward for Xiang Yutang.
Xiang Yutang watched Zhu Zhengchu day and night in silence.
The others had no choice but to take turns watching over the two of them.
On the first night, Zhuo Ziyu was on watch. She sat beside Xiang Yutang and said worriedly, "Tangtang, please eat something, okay?" Xiang Yutang wasn't eating anything at all and was relying entirely on intravenous drips. This couldn't go on.
"Tangtang, you can't go on like this. What if Zhu Zhengchu wakes up and you faint? Please be obedient." Zhuo Ziyu persuaded her patiently.
Xiang Yutang finally said her first words, "He will wake up, right?"
Zhuo Ziyu pursed her lips and nodded. "He will wake up. You have to believe in him."
Xiang Yutang looked at Zhu Zhengchu lying on the opposite bed. Tears welled up in her eyes involuntarily. "Why did things turn out like this? If I hadn't gone on that trip, would he be okay now?"
Zhuo Ziyu hugged her lovingly. "Don't think like that, okay? If you want to blame someone, blame me. I was the one who suggested the trip. It has nothing to do with you."
Xiang Yutang wiped away her tears. "Ziyu, sometimes I think people are so stupid. When he was okay, I thought I would never forgive him no matter what. But now that he's really in trouble, I wish it was me instead."
"If he really doesn't wake up, I don't know what I'll do."
Zhuo Ziyu hugged her tightly. "Tangtang, Zhu Zhengchu himself said that if something happened to him, he wanted you to forget him..."
Xiang Yutang retorted, "If it was Ying Zikui who was in trouble now and he told you to forget him, would you really forget him?"
Zhuo Ziyu was speechless. If it was Ying Zikui in trouble, she would probably react exactly the same as Xiang Yutang.
"Tangtang..."
Xiang Yutang patted her own face. "I know everyone is waiting for me, and I know my family would be heartbroken if something happened to me. But I can't help it. If he really doesn't wake up, I don't know what I'll do."
Zhuo Ziyu hugged her tightly and made up her mind to keep a close eye on Xiang Yutang during these days.
Time passed quickly. The third day arrived soon, but there was still no sign of Zhu Zhengchu waking up. During this period, Xiang Yutang had told Zhu Zhengchu countless times that she wanted to get back together, but it was all in vain. Zhu Zhengchu still showed no reaction.
Watching Zhu Zhengchu's heartbeat gradually weaken, Xiang Yutang's heart also grew cold. She sat in front of Zhu Zhengchu, stared at him for a long time, and then said a sentence.
"If you really don't wake up, I'll go with you. You're my first love, and I'll hold on to you and marry you until I die!" In this way, at least she would have succeeded in loving her first love for a lifetime.
"What nonsense are you talking about, girl?" Xiang Zhengyun heard this as soon as he entered the ward and immediately got agitated.
Xiang Yutang leaned on him. "Dad, I'm sorry." Right now, she didn't know what else to say.
Xiang Zhengyun was both heart - broken and anxious. "Your words won't do any good! If something really happens to you, how can I go on living?"
Xiang Yutang didn't say anything else. Xiang Zhengyun was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
After a while, everyone came and waited for the final result. Zhu Zhengchu's heart - rate was frighteningly low. Zheng Wanyin fainted again.
In the eerily quiet environment, Xiang Yutang suddenly burst into loud sobs. She had never felt so desperate. She had never done anything bad in her life, so why was this happening to her?
As soon as she cried, Zhuo Ziyu couldn't hold back either. The others' eyes also turned red, and they couldn't say a word.
"Zhu Zhengchu... Zhu Zhengchu..." Xiang Yutang held his hand and cried out non - stop.
"Tangtang, don't be like this, okay..."
Miracles often happen in an instant. Maybe it was because of Xiang Yutang or Zhu Zhengchu's own will, but his heart - rate began to return to normal at a visible speed. In the end, it became exactly the same as before.
"He moved! His hand moved!" Ying Zikui was the first to notice. After shouting, he quickly ran out to find the doctor. The doctors had been waiting all the time.
Zhu Zhengchu's eyelashes fluttered. Under everyone's worried gazes, he slowly opened his eyes. But he couldn't move and could only stare at the ceiling.
The doctors were ready to go in for an examination.
"Could everyone please go out first? The situation is urgent. Please go out!"
"Please go out!"
Everyone paced anxiously outside the ward. Xiang Yutang trembled in Xiang Zhengyun's arms.
Xiang Zhengyun said lovingly, "It's okay. Really, it's okay. He's awake. Everything will be fine now!"
Zhu Yuan never believed in gods and Buddhas before, but this time, for Zhu Zhengchu, he began to pray constantly in his heart. No matter which god it was, as long as his son was okay, he would definitely visit every temple he saw in the future!
Zhuo Ziyu trembled non - stop in Ying Zikui's arms. "He's okay, right... He will definitely be okay."
Ying Zikui hugged her lovingly. "Yes, he's okay. Really, he's okay!"
Everyone kept praying. They waited from night until dawn before the doctor finally came out.
Xiang Yutang couldn't even wait for the doctor to speak and rushed in on her own. Zhu Zhengchu was awake. Xiang Yutang stood in front of him, her face covered in tears.
"Zhu Zhengchu..."
Zhu Zhengchu looked a bit confused. "Sorry, who are you...?" He felt like he knew this girl, but he just couldn't remember.