Chapter 252: Daddy, Grandpa Is Awake!

After saying this, Lu Qidong himself paused for a moment.

He seemed a bit surprised.

He hadn’t been completely unconscious before.

At first, after coming down from the operating table, he was clear-headed enough to say a few words to Dad.

But later on, his physical condition worsened, he went into surgery more often, and there wasn’t a place on his body that didn’t hurt.

Usually, if he managed to wake up in one moment, he would completely faint from the pain the next.

The darkness before him seemed to be endless.

Everything was so sudden that it felt impossible for him to see the world again.

But now, he felt very strong.

Aside from a feeling of extreme weakness.

He could feel that now his body was the healthiest it had been in years.

In the past, the pain was everywhere, numbing him, making the body seem as if it wasn’t his own.

But now, there wasn’t a trace of pain, and instead, his body felt extraordinarily relaxed.

Lu Qidong lay on the hospital bed, his gentle brows slightly relaxed, his expression somewhat disoriented.

It always felt like this time... he might really be cured.

Even speaking was not difficult anymore.

Indeed.

This time coming down from the operating table, he was very lucky, the post-surgery recovery was good, and the illness hadn’t worsened.

The little girl leaning by the bedside pouted her little lips, sniffed her reddened nose, and lifted her tear-soaked long dark lashes.

She just stared with her big wet eyes at the man in front of her, extremely pale but with a gentle expression.

Her childish voice wobbled, tearfully choked up:

"Grandpa... you finally woke up! You, you slept for such a long time. If you didn’t wake up soon, Li Li would cry herself to death."

Lu Qidong stared at the little girl’s pretty tear-stained face, momentarily dazed.

He remembered earlier, just before he went up to the operating table, Dad told him about Lu Junhan’s brat having a very pretty daughter.

At the time, he thought it was Dad trying to persuade him to get through it by deceiving him, but unexpectedly...

It was true.

Lu Qidong’s facial lines softened slightly, his eyes warm and tender, his lips curving involuntarily.

How wonderful.

That brat has a daughter!

And such a pretty and understanding little girl.

It truly wasn’t in vain that he endured for so long.

The man’s pale, slender hand gently rubbed the little girl’s head, his slightly hoarse voice now incredibly warm:

"Li Li, I’m sorry, this time it was Grandpa’s fault for making you cry for so long. Will you forgive Grandpa?"

The little girl was surprised that Grandpa would apologize to her; neither Dad nor Grandpa had ever apologized to her before, so she suddenly felt embarrassed.

She twisted bashfully, tugging at her small hand like a shy little girl, pursing her lips, her face blushing, stuttering:

"It-it’s okay, Grandpa. You-you don’t need to say sorry, because-because Li Li still hasn’t cried herself blind yet."

"Alright, I won’t say sorry," Lu Qidong smiled, stroking the little girl’s head, his thin lips curving, his voice very gentle:

"Then Grandpa promises you next time to sleep a little less and try to wake up quickly to see you, okay?"

Lu Qidong didn’t think he was thoroughly cured.

The repeated surgeries and worsening illness over the years had left him with no hope for this wreck of a body.

He just hoped this time he could stay awake a bit longer.

A bit longer.

Even if next time, what awaited him was death, it wouldn’t matter.

He really... hadn’t seen the sun for so long.

He also wanted to talk with this little one a bit longer.

The little girl really resembled her dad when he was young.

But her temperament was far better than her dad’s.

And though the little girl’s mom hadn’t appeared yet.

But surely, like this little girl, she was also a very kind and gentle woman.

"No, don’t sleep anymore, Grandpa!"

After Lu Qidong finished speaking, the little girl reacted greatly the next moment.

She urgently clung to his hand, teary-eyed, her child-like voice incoherently choked up:

"Sleeping here isn’t good, you-you were sleeping here just now, Dad, Grandpa, and Aunt, they were all very sad, very sad. And, Aunt cried so very terribly, she nearly cried herself to death! So-so Grandpa shouldn’t sleep anymore, right? It’s really not good sleeping here!"

Lu Qidong gently smiled.

Some things are beyond human control, certainly beyond his control.

He didn’t want to deceive a child, especially his own granddaughter.

He just gently rubbed the little girl’s head, like he was comforting her.

At this moment, the girl’s short-circuited brain suddenly reconnected. She suddenly remembered the important matter, quickly climbed up from the bed:

"Oh right! Grandpa, you’re awake, I must quickly go and tell Dad! If he knows, he’ll certainly be so happy he’ll fly!"

As Lu Qidong saw the little girl coming, he knew Lu Junhan must have come too.

But he wasn’t sure if Song Qingwan had come.

Thinking of the sister he’d protected for over ten years, Lu Qidong’s eyes flashed nostalgic, so he asked:

"Besides your dad, did anyone else come?"

The little girl thought for a moment, counting on her fingers, softly speaking:

"Besides Dad, Aunt, and Grandpa also came! Oh, and a man in a white coat, he came later!"

The little girl began pouting unhappily as she spoke,

"Now they’re all playing outside! ignoring Li Li; how bad they are!"

Hearing that Song Qingwan had also come, Lu Qidong breathed a sigh of relief, and rubbed her little head again, smiling:

"Yes, they’re very bad. When they come in, I’ll help you hit them."

The little girl happily clapped her hands, saying, "Alright, alright!"

Then the little girl joyfully trotted outside on her little short legs.

Evidently, her desire to beat people was very strong.

Outside, at the end of the corridor, Song Qingwan, Lu Junhan, and the old master were intently listening to several psychiatric experts analyzing the situation for them.

Previously, they spoke of waiting for miracles, hoping for good luck to descend.

But such things are incredibly vague and elusive.

It’s like begging heaven to give a million to a beggar who does nothing — it’s hardly conceivable.

And indeed, there are methods in this world that can stimulate awakening in vegetative patients.

But successful cases are rare.

Yet it’s more practical than relying on luck.

Thus, Song Qingwan and the others pinned their hopes on special drugs or equipment related to mental conditions from all over the world.

Perhaps with the stimulation from these special drugs or equipment, her brother might really wake up!

An expert said, "M Country, Y Country, Country G, these three countries, their medical levels are currently the most advanced. We can start from these three—"

"Dad dad!"

At that moment, dressed in little camouflage clothes, the little girl "thump thump thump" ran out of the hospital room, and upon seeing them, she ran directly towards the end of the corridor, her child-like voice crisp and clear: "Dad, Grandpa woke up!"

Song Qingwan was just listening to the expert when she heard this, she gently touched the little girl’s head:

"Li Li, don’t make a fuss, go back and stay put, we’ll come find you soon, alright?"

The little girl pursed her lips: "But Grandpa, he really..."

The old master directly handed her a piece of candy, then waved dismissively to send her off:

"Shoo, shoo, quickly go eat it, don’t bother us, can’t you see we’re busy... right, doctor, which country did you say we should go to first?"

Little girl: "..."