Chapter 35

Yu Li’s patience with Summer Yuying had reached its breaking point.

At first, she didn’t want to resort to violence.

But Summer Yuying was just too disgusting!

Not only did she refuse to repay the money she borrowed, but she also kept provoking and showing off, and even cursed Lu Guanshan to die!

Yu Li slapped Summer Yuying across the face!

“You die, your whole family dies, you live once and die again! Your mouth is filthy, do you believe I’ll knock your teeth out!”

Summer Yuying was even more excited when she saw Yu Li’s reaction.

She covered her face and said slowly, “It’s useless for you to hit me! He really is dead! When I came back with Guohua, we met another company commander who said that Lu Guanshan was seriously injured during a mission and fell into a coma, and it’s feared he won’t wake up!”

To be honest, when Yu Li heard this, she felt as if the ground had been ripped out from under her!

But the next moment, she thought that Summer Yuying was just making it up, deliberately lying!

So she didn’t believe it: “Get lost, or I’ll kill you! Don’t come here and be disgusting!”

With that, she threw the stick in her hand.

Summer Yuying quickly ran away.

But inside, she was absolutely thrilled!

These past few days, she had heard that the Yu family was preparing to host the wedding banquet, and they had already bought the red paper and firecrackers.

What a pity, what a pity—Lu Guanshan wouldn’t be coming back!

This was Yu Li’s retribution!

Her first fiancé didn’t like her, and her second fiancé tragically died!

Hahaha.

The more Summer Yuying thought about it, the more pleased she became!

Yu Li’s mind was in turmoil. She didn’t believe Summer Yuying, but she really was worried about Lu Guanshan.

Without a second thought, she rushed to the phone booth and called Lu Guanshan’s unit.

To her surprise, the response was intense.

“Is this Comrade Yu Li? Commander Lu is still unconscious! But our leader has ordered that if you call, you should call the hospital directly, please take note of the phone number!”

In that instant, Yu Li felt the world spin around her. Her nose became sour, and she forced herself to calm down. She jotted down the number and quickly called the hospital.

At the hospital:

Lu Guanshan had been unconscious for over a week.

There were no other injuries, but he remained in a coma.

Everyone had tried to wake him up, but the results were minimal.

Only when they called out Yu Li’s name by his ear did his eyelashes twitch.

Everyone had tried to find Yu Li’s contact information but couldn’t locate it in time.

Thankfully, Yu Li had actually called!

Commander Fu personally told Yu Li: “Comrade, we ask you to please try calling his name as loudly as you can into the phone, okay?”

Yu Li already had a bad feeling about this.

In an instant, her mind was flooded with all the short but beautiful moments she had shared with Lu Guanshan.

He had kissed her in a small alley.

He had held her while riding on the back of his bicycle.

He had made a ring for her out of dogtail grass, with a silver ring inside.

He had held her in her room, speaking to her with drunken affection.

He had talked confidently in front of her parents and brothers, promising to treat her well.

…

Yu Li felt an unbearable pain in her chest, on the verge of crying. Her emotions collapsed as she shouted into the phone: “Lu Guanshan, are you there? Lu Guanshan, why aren’t you speaking?”

There was no response from the other end.

Her throat tightened, and tears dropped onto the ground as she tightly gripped the phone, crying out loud!

“Lu Guanshan! You liar!! You promised you would come back to marry me!!”

The whole room was gathered around the bed.

Yu Li’s crying voice through the phone made everyone feel deeply distressed.

This was the kind of scene they had feared the most.

The comrades were in trouble, and the grief of their families was unbearable.

Commander Fu personally held the phone receiver close to Lu Guanshan’s ear, his expression tense, lips pressed tightly together.

Yu Li’s crying voice came through in sobs.

Suddenly, the man on the bed slowly opened his eyes.

He heard the voice of the girl he had been thinking about so much from the phone.

“Lu Guanshan, if you don’t come back, I will come find you. I want to ask you why you didn’t keep your word?”

“You promised to make me wait for you!”

A difficult smile appeared on his lips.

His voice was hoarse, but filled with tenderness: “Ah Li… wait for me!”

Everyone in the room suddenly felt invigorated!

“Doctor! Doctor! He’s awake!”

“Hurry, hurry, Xiao Lu is awake!”

…

Yu Li was stunned, wiping her tears, only to find they kept falling.

Her voice trembled, half joyous, half crying: “Lu… Lu Guanshan? You’re awake?”

Lu Guanshan, weakly speaking into the phone, said: “I… I will come back to marry you, please… wait for me!”

Yu Li bit her lip tightly, forcing the tears back!

“Okay! I’ll wait for you!”

Commander Fu relaxed, seeing doctors rush in, and quickly said into the phone: “Comrade Yu! Thank you so much! The doctors said that Xiao Lu doesn’t have any other injuries, it’s just the brain injury that caused the coma. As long as he wakes up, he’ll be fine! Your wedding will be arranged by the organization! Don’t worry!”

Yu Li felt much more at ease: “Okay! Thank you! Please continue to treat him, and if necessary, I can come immediately!”

Hearing the girl’s determined voice, Commander Fu finally understood why Lu Guanshan, who had never agreed to marry for so many years, had suddenly changed his mind.

“Don’t worry, the organization will take care of him, you just need to take care of yourself, because to him, you are very important!”

When she heard Lu Guanshan’s leader say this, Yu Li’s ears flushed, and she obediently agreed.

After Lu Guanshan woke up, he was very weak, having only been nourished by IV fluids for a week without eating.

After having a meal, undergoing some tests, and taking a nap, when he woke up, his spirits had improved significantly.

The doctor sighed: “We’ve encountered this kind of situation before. The patient was in a coma due to a brain injury, but once they wake up, they recover quite well. We just need to monitor him closely, and avoid any further injuries or strong stimuli. As of now, there shouldn’t be any major issues.”

Deputy Political Commissar Xiao was greatly relieved, but inside, he thought that this time, Wu Guohua’s promotion was definitely out of the question.

Lu Guanshan couldn’t shake off the sound of Yu Li crying on the other end of the phone.

Unable to resist, the next morning, he called Yu Li again.

Yu Li had already informed her parents and brother about the situation.

After discussing it as a family, they all agreed this was serious and decided to visit!

Yu Tuanjie voluntarily proposed taking a few days off from business to accompany Yu Li to see Lu Guanshan.

The family agreed.

But just as they finished packing, Lu Guanshan’s call came in.

Yu Tuanjie rode his bike to send Yu Li to take the call.

On the other end of the line, Lu Guanshan sounded much better than the day before.

“I’m sorry, I made you worry,” Lu Guanshan said, filled with guilt.

Yu Li, holding the phone, heard his voice returning to its usual deep tone, which made her feel much more at ease.

“Are you… okay? I was planning to come see you!”

When Lu Guanshan heard Yu Li say she was coming to see him, he suddenly felt a surge of energy.

“The journey is too long, you don’t need to come. Don’t worry, the doctor said that as long as I wake up, it won’t be a big problem. I’ll be out of the hospital in two or three days. And I’ll still come back to marry you on time.”

“Commander Fu said my situation is special, and he won’t let me take the train alone. They will send a driver to take me to Hongxing Village, and we can use that car for our wedding. How about that?”

Use a car for a wedding?

Yu Li’s cheeks turned red!

In their village, people usually got married using bicycles, tractors, and some even walked or used ox carts if they didn’t have money.

No one had ever used a car for a wedding—it was too extravagant!

Lu Guanshan had requested a private phone call, so there was no one else around him.

Seeing that Yu Li didn’t respond, he gently asked: “Wife, I miss you. Do you miss me?”