Chapter 14: Have you found my wife?
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Just when Shi Xiao Ai was worried about his shriveled wallet, Cheng Yang opened his eyes in the Hanshan Military Hospital, more than a thousand kilometers away.
Seeing him wake up, Qian Yingming, who was accompanying him next to him, was so excited that he almost jumped up!
He didn't even bother to talk to Cheng Yang; he limped to the door of the ward and shouted into the corridor, “Doctor, doctor, Cheng Yang is awake! Cheng Yang is awake!”
Cheng Yang, who still could not move while lying on the hospital bed, was so noisy by his shouts that his brain hurt, and he closed his eyes again.
Soon, there was a rush of footsteps outside the ward, and then his bed was enveloped by people.
A group of doctors circled him, playing with him with instruments and asking him about his feelings.
Cheng Yang gritted his teeth and answered one by one. He didn't let out a deep breath until the group left.
“How are you doing? Do you want a drink of water?” Qian Yingming walked back to him.
Cheng Yang shook his head and asked in a hoarse voice, “How long has it been since my surgery?”
“Three days.”
After Qian Yingming finished speaking, he glanced at the watch on his wrist and added with lingering fear, “It's 73 hours and 45 minutes. Do you know that you almost scared everyone to death?”
Cheng Yang twitched the corner of his mouth and said, “I'm alive now. What are you scared of?”
Qian Yingming did not answer his words.
What are you scared of?
Can you not be frightened?
Cheng Yang was in a coma and didn't know, but Qian Yingming knew it very well. The phone calls in the doctor's office have been busy these days!
All the calls were to inquire about Cheng Yang's condition.
The first sentence of everyone's call is almost the same: “How is he? Did he wake up? Is his life still in danger?”
You can't blame everyone for being nervous; Cheng Yang was injured this time.
While performing a demining mission, he was injured when a comrade touched a minefield and caused a mine explosion to save his comrades.
He had four surgeries in the two and a half months after the injury, and they removed 32 stitches from his body.
The most dangerous one was taken less than five centimeters from the heart. In the words of the doctor:
If Cheng Yang hadn't been lucky, this piece would have killed him!
Not only that but because the conditions of the field hospital were poor and postoperative disinfection was not rigorous enough, Cheng Yang developed an infection after an operation a week ago. He had a high fever and went into shock several times.
Because he was a combat hero and had first-class merit on his back, the head of the army ordered someone to send him to the Hanshan Military Region General Hospital for a second surgery.
But it’s too challenging to save someone’s life.
The doctor said before the procedure that this operation was not complex. The biggest problem was that his body was too weak after such a long period of consumption.
No one can say whether he will survive in the end. It all depends on whether his body can bear it.
Qian Yingming was a soldier of the same age as Cheng Yang. They went to the battlefield together but were assigned to different units.
If he hadn't met Cheng Yang here, he wouldn't have known that this person was still on the front line!
You know that, as soldiers, their defenses must have changed several times.
For a moment, he didn't know whether to be grateful that Cheng Yang was lucky enough to survive until now or to regret that he was unlucky and was almost blown into a sieve!
Cheng Yang is from the Red Eagle Regiment. Their regiment is a sharp knife at the vanguard of the army and must always be at the forefront.
After his comrades sent him off, he still had to rush to the front line.
Knowing that Cheng Yang had no one to look after him, Qian Yingming took care of him.
After all, he just broke his leg during daily training, and it is now in plaster. It’s okay to take care of such a minor injury.
“Thank you for your hard work these days.” Seeing that Qian Yingming remained silent, Cheng Yang struggled to smile at him.
“Why are you so polite to me?”
Qian Yingming brought the teapot to Cheng Yang's mouth and found a small spoon to feed him some warm water, little by little.
Cheng Yang took a few sips, then shook his head, signaling that he would stop drinking.
Seeing Qian Yingming put the tea jar away, he asked again, “Has there been any message for me in the past two days?”
Qian Yingming knew that Cheng Yang was asking for news about his family.
It has been five years since Cheng Yang went to the battlefield. He has not left the front line for five years and has never had the opportunity to contact his family.
If not for this transfer and leaving the front line, he still could not ask the organization to help him find his family.
Seeing Cheng Yang's eager eyes, Qian Yingming felt very uncomfortable.
But he still shook his head and said, “No, I guess they haven't found it yet.”
The sparks in Cheng Yang's eyes extinguished.
Qian Yingming comforted him: “Don't worry, we are far away from your home. It takes time to write a letter or send a telegram. There may be news in two days. Just wait.”
“Well, there's no rush.” Cheng Yang pursed his lips.
But how can he not be anxious?
When he left, his wife was already three months pregnant. Five years later, he did not know what was going on with his wife and child.
His leaving without saying goodbye must have broken his wife's heart. She must hate him now, right?
Thinking of this, Cheng Yang felt as if his heart had been stabbed, and the pain far exceeded the wound that had not yet healed.
Speaking of what happened back then, we can't blame Cheng Yang.
At that time, the troops gathered in an emergency in the middle of the night and then used trucks to send their entire recruit camp on a special line overnight.
They didn't know where they were going until the track started.
Not to mention the chance to take care of personal matters.
He and his comrades only understood what happened after they all stepped on the frontline soil.
Cheng Yang grew up in a military compound. Although he moved to the countryside right away, his military quality was the best in the entire recruit company.
So, not long after he got to the frontal line, he picked up a pair of sharp knives and moved to the front.
Later, because of his outstanding performance, he not only joined the group right away but was also promoted one after another. Before he was injured at this point, they had promoted him to a full-time cadre.
It was because of his important position that they had stationed him on the front line for five years, never leaving behind for a day, so that he had no chance to contact his family.
As a soldier, he must fight for the country, and Cheng Yang believes that he has to do this.
But, he also understood that, as a husband, he had neglected his role.
The thought of leaving behind his wife and children alone in a remote place in the middle of nowhere and not caring about them for so many years…
The massive self-blame made Cheng Yang unable to lie down in bed for a minute!
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