Twenty-one days after the collapse of the Paradise Department Store, the search and rescue work was completed after all the damaged buildings were inspected, the rubble was cleared, and it was confirmed that there were no survivors.

The accident, which killed more than 500 people and injured nearly 1,000, was the deadliest accident in peacetime in the history of the Republic of Korea.

At the same time, the cause of the accident has also been investigated.

It was all due to Lee Jae-suk, the president of Giant Department Store, changing design drawings without authorization, adding floors, and cutting corners by construction companies.

The incident also involved many government officials, all of whom are facing legal trial.

As soon as the rescue work was over, Liu Shizhen immediately rushed to the starfish hospital where Yan Hongzhi was located.

During this time, Liu Shizhen also took advantage of the rest time to visit Yan Hongzhi several times, but Yan Hongzhi has been in a coma and has never woken up.

Yan Hongzhi's attending doctor is a female doctor named Jiang Duyan, and Yoo Shijin once asked her why this happened.

Jiang Duyan replied to him like this: "All the examinations have been done, and the results of the examinations show that the patient's vital signs are normal, and there are no internal and external injuries. But now the patient is unable to wake up, probably because of the mental stimulation and injury he received from Yan Zhanng in the building collapse accident, and his subconscious mind made him use a deep sleep to escape this injury, which should be said to be a post-traumatic stress reaction. ”

Liu Shizhen asked: "Then what should I do to make him wake up?" ”

Jiang Duyan said: "Although the patient is in a coma, his hearing and touch senses are still normal. At the same time, you can also do what you can, such as massaging the patient, talking to the patient often, talking to the patient about some people and things that are important to him, which will be very helpful to the patient's recovery, and maybe you can also wake him up, which is not without such precedents in medicine. ”

Yoo Si-jin often spoke to the unconscious Yan Hong-sik.

There are no twists and turns and bizarre stories between him and Yan Hongzhi, only some bits and pieces of daily interaction, from high school to the current reunion.

Although it was just some trivial things, Liu Shizhen often couldn't stop as soon as he spoke, even he didn't expect him to be so nagging, he was even worried that Yan Hongzhi would suddenly sit up from the bed and point at his nose and shout, "You shut up for me!" ”。

But no.

Yan Hongzhi is still sleeping quietly, like the sleeping beauty in a fairy tale.

Yoo Si-jin even had delusions, would Yan Hong-sik be like the cursed sleeping beauty, as long as he got a sincere kiss, he would be able to wake up?

He once secretly kissed Yan Hongzhi when there was no one in the ward, but he still didn't wake up.

In addition to Yoo Si-jin, it was Kim Cheol-so who stayed by Yan Hong-sik almost twenty-four hours a day.

At first, Liu Shizhen would persuade him to rest for a while, but after persuading him a few times, seeing that there was no effect, Liu Shizhen did not persuade him.

During the time that Yan Hongzhi was hospitalized, Yoo Si-jin did not see any of Yan Hong-sik's family, except for Kong Zhe-ho.

Yoo Si-jin asked Kong Cheol-ho privately: "Why haven't you seen Hong-sik's family come to see him?" ”

Kong Zheho's expression darkened, and he said: "My little aunt, that is, Brother Hongzhi's mother, died in a car accident when he was six years old, and half a year later, my little uncle remarried. The new aunt is very bad to Brother Hongzhi, the younger uncle is busy with work, and he doesn't go home once for ten days and half a month, so the new aunt often beats and scolds Brother Hongzhi when the little uncle is not at home. Brother Hongzhi was only six years old at the time, and he didn't dare to tell others no matter how beaten or scolded, if it wasn't for the fact that once his grandmother suddenly came to the door, and she happened to bump into his new aunt beating Brother Hongzhi, I don't know how much hardship Brother Hongzhi would have to suffer. Grandma scolded the new aunt severely, and then took Brother Hongzhi to live at the eldest uncle's house. But then Brother Hongzhi was taken home by his uncle again, and promised that nothing like that would happen again. Later, the new aunt did not beat Brother Hongzhi again, but she was very indifferent to him, and then the new aunt became pregnant and gave birth to a child, and she turned a blind eye to Brother Hongzhi, completely leaving him to the nanny to take care of. Brother Hongzhi lived in that house until he was sixteen years old, and then moved out to live alone, and now, he has lived alone for fifteen years. Therefore, his relationship with his family is very indifferent, and the little uncle estimates that he still doesn't know that Brother Hongzhi is hospitalized. The closest thing to Brother Hongzhi is my grandmother, but she is old, and I don't dare to tell her about Brother Hongzhi's current situation, for fear that she won't be able to stand it. ”

After listening to Kong Zhehao's words, Liu Shizhen had mixed feelings in his heart.

Yan Hongzhi never said this to him, and he always thought that Yan Hongzhi was a child who was cared for and grew up in a happy family, because Yan Hongzhi always showed him the most brilliant side, which made him have this illusion.

Yoo Si-jin couldn't help but think that if he could know how good Yan Hong-sik was from the time he was born, then he could protect him and not let him get hurt in any way.

Yoo Si-jin regrets that he couldn't treat Yan Hong-sik better when he was in high school.

What Liu Shizhen regrets the most is that he didn't accept Yan Hongzhi's confession back then.

However, there is no regret medicine in this world, and the past can only be passed.

In the future, he must treat Yan Hongzhi well, give him all his love, and make up for him all that he lacked in the past.

They will live a very happy life, so happy that they forget all their pain.

But first, Yan Hongzhi had to be woken up from his slumber.

Liu Shizhen is not in a hurry, he can wait slowly, it doesn't matter how long he waits.

He believed that Yan Hongzhi would definitely wake up, and then give him an answer.

Yoo Si-jin was expecting Yan Hong-sik to say to him, "Mr. Yoo Si-jin, please be my boyfriend." ”

***

In the blink of an eye, Yan Hongzhi had been in a coma for nearly two months, and he also fell asleep in the New Year.

Kim Cheol-so had already finished painting the entire "Secret Garden", so Yoo Si-jin bought him a new copy of "Night Scene Scratches" and asked him to play it differently.

"Zhexiu, I'm going to leave for three days next, and I'm going to have to work hard for you to take care of Hong-sik alone." Yoo Si-jin said while massaging Yan Hong-sik.

Kim Cheol-so said, "It's not hard. ”

But three days later, Yoo Si-jin did not come back, and it was Kong Zhe-ho who came in his place.

Kong Cheol-ho brought a lot of food and handed it to Kim Cheol-so.

"Zhexiu, is my brother okay these days?" Kong Zheho asked.

"I've been sleeping." Kim Cheol-so said, "What about Yoo Si-jin? ”

Kong Zheho said: "The squadron leader was injured and was treated in a special operations hospital. ”

Kim Cheol-so stopped scraping the picture and asked a little nervously, "Is it strict?" ”

After saving Yim Hong-sik and getting along during this time, Kim Cheol-so has regarded Yoo Si-jin as a friend.

"Of course, it's strict, it's not certain whether you can survive or not." Kong Zheho turned to Yan Hongzhi and said in a solemn tone: "Brother, if you don't wake up again, you may never see the squadron leader again." Also, my grandmother has asked me about you several times, and I have finished all the lies I can tell, and if she wants to ask again, I can only tell the truth, and if my grandmother is scared out, it is all your fault, and you can't blame me. ”

Kong Zheho only stayed for half an hour before he was called away by a phone call.

That night, Yan Hongzhi slowly opened his eyes in the moonlight shining through the window.