"Doctor, he's in here," the woman's voice from before came from outside the door. Li XinWen prepared his mind as he stared at the door. After all, the difference between his world and this world is heavens apart. He didn't want to look suspicious at all.
The door opened and a man who seems to be in his twenties entered the ward. "Mr. Li?" the man called out as he approached the bed. "How are you feeling?" he asked as he started to do his work and checked on Li XinWen.
"I'm feeling... alright. Just a bit of headache," Li XinWen answered calmly, though his voice came out as a hoarse whisper.
"Don't worry. That is normal," the doctor replied. "Mr. Li, we have contacted your family so they should be here soon. Other than your major wound, the rest have healed up quite well in the two months you were in a coma. For the next few days, you will be under a strict liquid diet to allow your stomach to adjust. Then gradually, you can try eating soft food, however, please avoid taking in solid food for at least a month." The doctor advised before finishing his checkup. "You are lucky, Mr. Li. Out of six people in your vehicle, you are the only one who survived the accident."
"The heavens must be smiling at me," Li XinWen smiled.
"Or maybe you had the best medical team to take care of your operation," the doctor said with a hint of arrogance in his tone. From this, Li XinWen deduced that it was this man who led the medical team to operate on the original's body.
Li XinWen decided to stay quiet and the doctor left not long after. About five minutes later, a nurse came in with the liquid food and even helped Li XinWen eat. Li XinWen felt embarrassed at being fed as an adult. But his current condition left him no choice but to accept and swallow his embarrassment along with every spoonful of congee.
***
Half an hour after he was fed by the nurse, the door to his room slid open and two people entered. Li XinWen saw that it was the original's mother and adopted younger brother.
"Ah'Wen..." the mother was the first to speak after they settled on the chair beside his bed.
"You're finally awake... Mother was worried..." she said as tears started to pool in her eyes. One could see that this elderly woman barely slept with the bags under her eyes.
"Mother, you don't have to worry anymore, I'm alright now," Li XinWen replied. He felt a tug in his heart and spent some time calming his mother down. He held her hand in his as they talked about anything and everything, like old friends who missed each other dearly. It was clear that the mother still couldn't believe her son was finally awake. She had prepared for the worst since the doctor had informed her that her son may possibly end up in a vegetative state for the rest of his life. The mother and son continued to converse until the nurse came in to tell them that Li XinWen needed to take his medicine and rest.
When Li XinWen opened his eyes next, he saw an unfamiliar figure in his room. Li XinWen narrowed his eyes and asked: "Who are you?"
Hearing this question, the man couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Is that any way to talk to your patron?"
Li XinWen realized he did something wrong and quickly sorted through his memories. He found the man's information very easily. But what he found made his face turn dark and ugly.
'To think the original indulges in this kind of behaviour...'
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