area51novel Chapter 232: Shazhu wakes up
Chapter 232: Shazhu wakes up
The hospital was filled with the pungent smell of disinfectant, and the ward in the corner seemed particularly quiet.
The air seemed to be frozen, with only the faint and regular ticking sounds from the medical instruments occasionally making a faint but regular sound, like a monotonous melody, gently echoing in this quiet space.
Sha Zhu finally opened his eyes slowly after a long sleep.
At first, his consciousness seemed to be trapped in a thick fog of chaos, and it was difficult to break free.
My thoughts seemed to be stuck with sticky glue, becoming dull and unclear.
As time went on, his vision gradually became clearer and he began to be able to distinguish his surroundings.
However, when he saw clearly that he was in a hospital ward, he couldn't help feeling shocked and confused.
What surprised him even more was that standing beside the bed were Yi Zhonghai and Xu Damao, each with a different expression on their face!
Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were quickly filled with shock and confusion.
He opened his eyes wide, looking at the two people in front of him in disbelief, as if what he saw was just an illusion in a dream.
At this moment, his heart seemed to be stirred by countless invisible yet wanton hands. His originally neat and orderly thoughts instantly turned into a tangled mess, so disorganized that it was impossible to make sense of it.
Sha Zhu was full of doubts, thinking to himself: How did he end up in the hospital? Why was he still lying weakly on the hospital bed? What unexpected, nightmare-like thing had happened?
He just felt his head was dizzy, as if it was tightly shrouded by an impenetrable, extremely thick fog. His thoughts became slow and fuzzy, as if the slow-motion play button was pressed in his brain.
However, at this moment, a sharp and intense pain like a knife cut suddenly came from his lower body, which made him suddenly wake up and he was instantly pulled back to the cruel reality.
Sha Zhu tried his best to move his extremely heavy body a little, but soon fell into deep despair.
No matter how he struggled, his body was like one under a spell. He couldn't even contract the slightest muscle and had completely lost control of his body.
At this moment, he felt like an empty shell without a soul. Although his physical body still existed, it was empty inside, with only a soft and weak skin left.
Yi Zhonghai, who had been guarding the bedside, had a worried look on his face. However, when he caught a glimpse of Sha Zhu's slightly trembling eyelids, a light of surprise instantly flashed in his eyes, as if he had suddenly seen a ray of hope in the long, dark night.
He was so excited that he couldn't control himself. His lips trembled and he couldn't wait to shout, "Shazhu, you're awake! That's great!"
The voice had an obvious tremor due to excessive excitement and nervousness, as if the person had just escaped from a thrilling nightmare, and his heart, which had been hanging for a long time, finally settled down a little.
Sha Zhu rolled his eyes with difficulty and looked in the direction of the sound.
When his eyes met Yi Zhonghai's, he struggled to open his cracked lips and asked in an almost inaudible voice: "Uncle, where am I? What happened?"
The sound was as thin as a thread, like a wisp of smoke that was about to dissipate in the air, or like a candle flame that was about to go out in the wind. If you were not careful, it would disappear completely.
However, even such a faint voice seemed unusually clear in the ward where it was so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard. Every word struck the hearts of everyone present, making people worry about his condition.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something in response to the situation before him, but when the words came to his lips, they were suddenly strangled by an invisible hand and swallowed back.
His face turned pale in an instant, his eyes wandered, he first raised his head slightly to look at Xu Damao, then quickly lowered his eyes, his lips trembling slightly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
In this suffocating silence, Xu Damao finally couldn't hold back and spoke first.
His voice sounded a little hoarse, as if he was deeply immersed in the heavy and depressing atmosphere around him, and at the same time, he faintly revealed a hint of trying hard to hide his inner uneasiness.
"Shazhu, don't move rashly. You've suffered a great disaster this time! The most important thing right now is to take care of your body quietly." As Xu Damao spoke, he unconsciously reached out and touched his chin, his eyes flickering.
However, how could Sha Zhu sit still at this moment? After hearing Xu Damao's nonsense words, his brows immediately twisted into a big knot, and his face was full of suspicion.
The pair of eyes that were originally clear and bright were now filled with doubt and anxiety. They stared straight at Xu Damao and asked impatiently, "Da Mao, what on earth are you talking about? Why don't I understand anything at all? What's wrong with me? And you two have such strange expressions on your faces, are you hiding something from me? Tell me clearly!"
Yi Zhonghai sighed softly, then he walked up slowly and said, "Shazhu, something happened to you in the hospital last night. You were...bitten by a dog. You were seriously injured. The doctor had a hard time saving you."
Sha Zhu opened his eyes wide, full of disbelief. His mind was like an old projector that began to rewind frantically, trying to search for the memories of last night.
But only some vague, phantom-like images of drinking flashed through his mind, and after that, there was a blank, which made him more and more flustered. An inexplicable fear quietly spread in his heart, like a shadow in the darkness gradually expanding, swallowing up his remaining reason and calmness.
Sha Zhu was under the effect of the anesthetic, his whole body felt limp and he couldn't exert any strength. His mind was still in a confused state and he had no idea where he was injured.
He was full of doubts, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Yi Zhonghai, and asked with a faintly weak voice: "Uncle, what's going on with me? Why can't I remember anything?"
Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale and blue, as if he was having a fierce struggle inside, as if he was wavering between some unspeakable factors. He opened his mouth several times but just stammered and couldn't say anything.
Sha Zhu once again turned his expectant and uneasy gaze towards Xu Damao, his eyes full of anxiety: "Da Mao, tell me the truth, what's wrong with me?"
Xu Damao had an extremely embarrassed look on his face, as if he was trying to hide some unspeakable secret. He hesitated for a long time before whispering, "Shazhu, you...you were bitten by a dog there, and the injury is very serious. The doctor said...that you may..."
He really couldn't bear to say the last few words. Those words were like a forbidden spell, circling around his lips but difficult to utter.
When Sha Zhu heard this, he was struck by lightning. He was stunned for a moment, his eyes wide open with shock and fear.
Deep in his heart, it was as if an extremely solid, magnificent building suddenly collapsed with a deafening roar, and the raised dust obscured all the hopes and aspirations in his heart.
"What? What did you say? How can I be a family without a son? I haven't even tasted the taste of a woman. I haven't even married or had children yet!"
His voice changed in pitch and sounded like crying. The despair was like a surging tide that completely drowned him. He was like a drowning man struggling in an endless dark sea, but could not find a single hope for life.
Sha Zhu's mind began to flash back and forth over and over again the beautiful visions he once had of the future. Those images of walking hand in hand with a girl he loved in the sunset, building a warm family, and watching cute children laughing and playing around him. At this moment, they were like extremely sharp knives, piercing his broken heart again and again, and each knife accurately cut the softest and most vulnerable place in his heart.
He could not accept that his life, which was once full of hope and longing, had become so incomplete because of such an inexplicable and sudden accident, as if a colorful and carefully painted painting had been ruthlessly torn into countless pieces, blown away by the wind, and could never be restored.
Sha Zhu was in a state of confusion, his eyes wandering around the ward unconsciously, like a wandering ghost lost in the darkness, unable to find direction and unable to see hope.
When he saw Xu Damao, his mind was suddenly struck by lightning, and a horrifying thought flashed through his mind.
Thinking back to when he had indirectly caused Xu Damao to become extinct, and now that this matter had happened so strangely, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Xu Damao must have something to do with it.
So, he endured the severe pain in his lower body that almost made him faint, glared at Xu Damao angrily, and asked loudly: "Xu Damao, is this your fault? Are you deliberately taking revenge on me?"
Xu Damao immediately acted as if he was very wronged, waving his hands constantly, as if he was trying to drive away something terrible, or as if he was trying to use such exaggerated movements to cover up his inner panic.
Xu Damao said excitedly: "Shazhu, you can't wrongly accuse me! Yesterday we drank and talked happily, and we were reconciled. I was planning to live a good life with you in this courtyard. How could I hurt you again? I was drunk like you yesterday and passed out. When I woke up, I found that you were in trouble. I didn't know anything! You can't slander me!"
His eyes seemed extremely sincere, like a pool of crystal clear water, but his slightly trembling lips were like tiny ripples on the lake, revealing the nervousness and uneasiness hidden deep in his heart, like an undercurrent surging beneath the calm water surface, which could cause huge waves at any time.
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