"Are you Lin Jinran, Xiang Yanhua's daughter?"
Lin Jinran was led by a nurse in the hospital to Duan Dongwei's office. Duan Dongwei stood up and asked.
"Yes, Dr. Duan. Hello." Lin Jinran's gaze was calm. Her glass - like eyes were as tranquil as the sea.
After exchanging a few polite remarks, they pulled out their chairs and sat down.
Duan Dongwei poured a glass of water for Lin Jinran and pushed it towards her. "I told you on the phone that your mother has been in a vegetative state for many years. The fact that she didn't die on the spot was already the best outcome. Even I'm not very confident that I can wake your mother up."
"I know..." Lin Jinran replied in a low voice.
But wasn't there still a glimmer of hope for treatment?
This outcome was already expected.
"Dr. Duan, I'm not forcing you to cure my mother," Lin Jinran looked up at Duan Dongwei. "I just hope that you can do your best to treat her. I will be extremely grateful."
After saying that, Lin Jinran stood up and bowed deeply to Duan Dongwei.
Duan Dongwei had seen countless such scenes, but it was rare to see a young girl like this.
He sighed and calmly accepted the bow. "Don't worry. I'll do my best. Please sit down. Let's talk in detail."
Lin Jinran's eyes flickered slightly. She sat back down and leaned forward to listen.
"We conducted a full - body examination on your mother as soon as she was admitted to the hospital. The X - ray results will come out tomorrow. But it doesn't matter. Using the equipment and treatment methods I just introduced from abroad, there's a chance of her waking up."
"At the same time, as her biological daughter, you can stimulate the patient in a certain way, which will increase the possibility of her waking up. There's evidence for this. The awakening of many vegetative patients is closely related to the stimulation from their relatives and friends..."
Stimulation from relatives?
Lin Jinran remembered the day her mother became a vegetative state. She had promised to get into Tsinghua or Peking University.
"Mom, I must get into the university you once attended."
This was the promise she had made to her mother with her own lips.
Maybe this could stimulate her mother?
Lin Jinran's face remained calm, showing no emotional fluctuations, as if her heart was a serene ocean.
But who knew the emotional turmoil in Lin Jinran's heart at this moment? After being watered day and night, the little bud finally broke through the hard stone and showed a touch of green in the pitch - black environment.
She was filled with joy and anticipation.
How she wished her mother could wake up!
This had become her obsession for years.
As Duan Dongwei analyzed things in an orderly manner, Lin Jinran couldn't hold back the smile on her lips. She took a deep breath and continued to listen.
Her eyes, no longer calm and indifferent, were filled with starlight and extremely bright.
It was really, really great.
Even when leaving the hospital, Lin Jinran still couldn't hold back the smile on her lips, which was in sharp contrast to the sad crying around her.
The sun had set. The afterglow of a beautiful rosy cloud dyed the sky red. A thin layer of mist below reflected the desolation of the hospital behind Lin Jinran, making it even more obvious that sadness and joy between the sky and the earth were not shared...
There was still evening self - study at school. Lin Jinran immediately took a taxi back to school.
It was exactly the time for the first evening self - study when Lin Jinran returned to the classroom. Few students looked up to check the situation outside.
It was so quiet. Too quiet.
Normally, there should always be a few naughty students in the class.
Lin Jinran sighed that it was really a well - known key high school in the country. She walked towards her seat. Suddenly, her gaze met Su Qinian's.
The young man's ink - like phoenix eyes were as deep as a pool, calm on the surface, but when he saw Lin Jinran, they reflected a pool of starlight. He stared at her.
Lin Jinran was slightly stunned and then showed a smile. Thanks to the good news about her mother, she was in an extremely good mood. Her high - ponytail swayed as she walked, revealing her fair and slender neck.
"Why is it so quiet? Was it this quiet during evening self - study before?" As soon as she sat down, Lin Jinran asked. She noticed that many students in the class were reciting books.
"We're going to have the entrance exam next week. The class teacher announced it this afternoon when you were not here," Su Qinian stared at her. After hesitating for a while, he asked, "Where did you go this afternoon? You disappeared after going to the toilet. Xie Wanyu said you went to see the class teacher. Was there something wrong?"
The young man bombarded her with a series of questions. Lin Jinran couldn't help but laugh.
But she didn't plan to tell the truth. Their relationship was just an acquaintance, nothing more.
"I had something to do. I've asked for leave from the class teacher."
Just as she finished speaking, the bell rang for the end of class, and the class became a bit noisy.
Only then did Lin Jinran realize that there was going to be an entrance exam next week. She buried her head in her hands and lay on the table, exclaiming, "No way! The exam is coming so soon?"
What rank could she get this time?
She had been busy with her mother's affairs during the summer vacation and had fallen far behind in her studies.
In this high school full of top - notch students, Lin Jinran wasn't sure what rank she could get to comfort her mother.
"Hey, what's this?" Lin Jinran looked up and saw a piece of paper on the corner of the desk. She picked it up and found it was an 800 - word self - criticism signed with her own name.
It seemed that she heard Su Qinian cough awkwardly.
In the whole class, only Su Qinian knew that she and he had to write a self - criticism.
Could it be...
"Su Qinian, did you write this?" Lin Jinran held the paper and shouted. The classroom had become lively, as if people were venting the quietness of the evening self - study.
The girl's voice was almost drowned out. She looked at Su Qinian with bright eyes.
Su Qinian still heard her. A faint blush appeared on his ears. He stubbornly said, "It wasn't me. I saw it on my seat when I came back for evening self - study."
It was such a clumsy lie.
It could be seen through at a glance.
Lin Jinran showed a sly smile and asked again, "Are you really sure it wasn't you?"
"It wasn't me. I don't have time to write this for you. We still have an exam next week," Su Qinian refused to admit it. "Maybe someone else who knew you had to write a self - criticism helped you."
The usually cold young man turned his head away and didn't look at Lin Jinran.
He knew that the lie was easy to be seen through, but he still refused to admit it, being stubborn.
Maybe he just didn't want Lin Jinran to owe him a favor.
"Really?" Lin Jinran saw through his lie but didn't expose it. She smiled and leaned forward to pat the shoulders of the two students in front, Jiang Xiubin and Tao Wan. They turned around in confusion.
Lin Jinran was about to say something when Su Qinian interrupted her angrily. He said, "It's nothing. Just kidding with you."
Tao Wan looked at the two of them suspiciously, not knowing what they were up to. Under the bright light, she seemed to see that the ears of their class monitor were red.
Suddenly, she understood and showed a subtle smile. She pulled Jiang Xiubin to shift their attention and discuss the topics.
"Okay, okay. I admit I wrote it."
The young man's secret was like a balloon that burst at a touch. He revealed his true feelings at once.
He said in a low voice, a bit embarrassed. His eyes dodged, not daring to look at the girl.