Chapter 359: Awakening

Public opinion really exploded, making the people in the city very passive.

Wang Dechao also arrived later, repeatedly assuring that he had no intention of targeting Yang Qing.

He even had the doctor come out to explain Yang Qing's condition.

What can the doctor do?

He can only tell the truth.

"Everyone, Yang Qing has only fainted; he's not in any danger."

Wang Dechao also assured.

"I assure you, Yang Qing will be up and jumping around soon."

"Please go back; gathering at the hospital interferes with its normal work and will delay treatment for many people."

At that moment, security personnel started arriving in large numbers.

They were also urging people to leave.

"Third Aunt, hurry home; what are you doing joining the crowd?"

"Second Aunt, hurry back to watch your child; don't cause us trouble."

Many people had just come to watch the excitement; after hearing what happened, although they were a little angry, I didn't go so far as to stubbornly oppose things for Yang Qing's sake.

This is all a misunderstanding, a coincidence—Yang Qing doesn't yet have that kind of influence.

Under pressure from security, the crowd slowly dispersed; the residents of Hongxing Jiedao, seeing fewer people, left a few representatives behind while the rest were urged to go home.

Inside the hospital.

Director Wang was earnestly advising.

"It's really just that Yang Qing's parents sent back a message."

"We didn't do anything?"

"Over these years, how I've treated Yang Qing—you still don't know?"

Chen Hong didn't believe it.

"Then how did he faint and vomit blood?"

Director Wang couldn't explain.

Who knows?

"Maybe he was too excited upon hearing news of his parents."

She could only explain it that way.

Chen Hong was half-believing, half-doubting.

After Wang Dechao came over to have a look, he asked the doctor.

"When will he wake up?"

The doctor was quite surprised.

"He should wake up soon."

"His condition is a bit strange."

"Otherwise, let's observe him a bit longer."

By noon, the old lady had heard the news, leaned on her cane, and came over.

Perhaps the old lady was overly anxious, her face turning a little pale.

"Qing-er, Qing-er?"

Chen Hong burst into tears upon seeing the old lady.

"Grandma, how did you come?"

The old lady's tears poured down, and she struck Chen Hong.

"If I hadn't come over, would you still be hiding this from me?"

"Qing-er, what's happened to Qing?"

Chen Hong helped her up.

"The doctor said it's nothing."

"He'll wake up soon."

Hearing this, the old lady finally relaxed, then turned her gaze to Director Wang.

Her expression was fierce and stern.

"What do you want? Why drag the child into your parents' affairs?"

The old lady wanted to hit her with a stick.

Director Wang hurried to explain.

"We haven't made things difficult for him; we just told him we had news of his parents."

The old lady froze for a moment, then seemed to understand something.

He knows what kind of life Yang Qing has lived.

She glared at Director Wang, her eyes flashing with anger.

"So, is the Agricultural Machinery Factory issue because of this?"

"It's just because of one piece of news from his father, and you're denying all his efforts?"

The old lady raised her cane and brought it down hard on Director Wang's head.

She spoke in a sharp voice.

"He's ready, he's ready, he's ready to hand over the Agricultural Machinery Factory."

"You bastards."

"What kind of beastly thing are they doing, chilling people's hearts, chilling people's hearts, ah."

The old lady was so angry she couldn't catch her breath.

Chen Hong hurried to comfort her.

"Grandma's fine, grandma's fine."

She spoke soothingly, but tears dripped down.

Seeing Chen Hong cry again, the old lady took several deep breaths, suppressing her anger.

"Hey, daughter, since they look down on us, we won't do it."

"Why bother?"

"Let's go home and farm, we won't take anyone's anger."

"Let's go south, to the southernmost south."

"Stay far away from them."

She knows, she knows everything.

How could Yang Qing's affairs possibly escape her eyes?

Director Wang was hit with a stick, the old lady's words echoing in his mind.

She recalled everything Yang Qing had done.

Suddenly she also felt they had acted a bit cruelly.

He had done so much, yet could not overcome their prejudice.

Because of a single letter from Yang Rong, all his efforts were negated.

Think again about their policies.

Director Wang seemed to suddenly feel what Yang Qing felt.

What feeling is that?

Despair?

Or the pain of not being acknowledged?

Perhaps this child had already been frightened into problems by the past.

A child, struggling to survive, suddenly struck by a blow…

Someone said, a person needs a lifetime to heal childhood.

No one has ever cared for him, not even himself.

He has always been a tool.

Director Wang was frightened by himself.

What exactly did they do?

She could hardly believe what role she had played in it.

Perhaps to Yang Qing, they were all demons.

The truth is often bloody.

Director Wang took a deep breath, not daring to look at Chen Hong and the old lady.

She bade farewell and left.

She needed to go back and sort things out.

The old lady came to the ward and took Yang Qing's hand.

"Child, don't be afraid, grandma is here."

Chen Hong grabbed Yang Qing's other hand.

"Husband, wake up, you've scared me."

Yang Qing was frightened to the point of collapse, feeling that everywhere were abysses of despair.

He could find no way out.

Going to the countryside sounds nice, living in a cowshed sounds easy.

But such a future, like a cold icy wind, pulled him back to those hard years of scraping by.

How many people can truly bravely face their own shameful past, especially a past filled with suffering?

Better to forget it, why bother…

Yeah, why bother, what's the point?

Why should I subject myself to those sufferings?

Maybe it's time to end this game.

He admitted he had failed.

He conceded defeat, raising both hands in surrender.

To hell with your brewing, I'm not playing anymore.

He buried himself.

So he couldn't wake up; he simply didn't want to.

Until the old lady grabbed his hand, until Chen Hong pulled his hand and called out.

Yang Qing, immersed in the endless abyss, slowly moved toward the sound.

He seemed to have lost something very important.

Very important, very important.

"Yang Qing, husband, wake up, wake up."

"If you don't wake up, I'll hit you."

Chen Hong pushed Yang Qing hard.

Cough cough………

Yang Qing felt his breathing was a bit difficult.

He tried hard to open his eyes, but he couldn't open them.

"Qing, you've come back, Qing, it's time you came back."

Chen Hong saw the old lady calling back the soul.

She immediately started calling as well.

"Yang Qing, Yang Qing, you've come back."

"Yang Qing has come back."

"Yang Qing, husband."

In the calling, Yang Qing finally became conscious, no longer in a daze.

He suddenly opened his eyes.

Then his breathing became rapid.