“Hmm—continue.” Dean closed his eyes, sat back down beside Ye Ye, gazing at the little figure breathing with the help of the respirator: Please, don’t forget me, even if you do, I’ll exhaust all means to make you remember everything!—Dean didn’t know why he cared so much about Ye Ye’s possible amnesia… nor did he think deeply about it.
“Regarding external injuries, the most severe is the gunshot wound to her left arm. The bullet passed through the upper arm, which has been stitched up. The initial assessment indicates no vital damage, no major damage to tendons or nerves. With rest and simple physical therapy, full recovery is expected.” The old dean lifted his eyes slightly, flipped over a page of the report in his hand, and continued, “There are multiple soft tissue abrasions all over the body, with bruises, and a dislocated right clavicle which has been realigned and fixed. No internal injuries; overall, the young lady has only lost too much blood and suffered a severe brain trauma. As long as she wakes up, she can recover with rest!” The old dean tremblingly finished explaining Ye Ye’s condition. He slightly lowered his head, secretly sighed in relief, but still did not dare to meet Dean’s stern gaze directly.
“I just want to know when she will wake up!” Dean said coldly, his lake-blue eyes gently fixed on Ye Ye, never looking away.
“Uh—well, without any special circumstances, she should wake up once the anesthesia wears off, roughly in about 12 hours…” the dean replied cautiously, choosing his words carefully.
“Leave!” Dean didn’t even bother to wave his hand, dismissing the dean without a glance.
The room returned to silence, with only Dean accompanying the comatose Ye Ye. He gently brushed her small face with his hand, held her right hand, and pressed his lips to it. In Chinese, he murmured, “Ye Ye, I’m sorry, please wake up soon. I won’t treat you like that again!” He couldn’t make more promises, not because he didn’t want to, but because he couldn’t… Ye Ye was a special existence to him… He had let go once before, deeply hurting her… From now on, he would never let go again…
