Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 795 Uncle Bai, We're Dating Each Other Now
"I have to go now, I have something to do."

Lu Yuanqiu hung up the phone and slowly walked towards the bedside. He gave Aunt Zhang a look, and Aunt Zhang understood and immediately put down the basin of water, turned around and left the ward.

Bai Songzhe lay on the hospital bed with his head drooping, and gradually fell silent.

But he gripped the blue and white striped bedding tightly with both hands, and the muscles on his arms were taut from his emotional outburst.

Lu Yuanqiu walked to the bedside, patted Bai Qingxia's shoulder, helped her up, and told her to move away from Bai Songzhe's bed. At this moment, there was a commotion outside the ward, and Aunt Zhang walked in with a doctor in a white coat.

The doctor glanced at Bai Songzhe's current state, raised his hand to signal the others to calm down, and mouthed in a low voice, "Wait a moment, let him calm down."

Everyone stood quietly in place, listening to Baek Song-cheol's breathing gradually change from rapid and heavy to calm. Seeing that the time was right, the doctor walked to the foot of the bed, stood up, and called out the name loudly: "Baek Song-cheol!"

Bai Songzhe reacted quickly, raising his head from the hospital bed.

His eyes were red, and there were tears around them.

But it was clear that he could understand what the doctor was saying.

Doctor: "Was that your name I just called?"

Bai Songzhe paused for a moment, then nodded.

Doctor: "What's your name?"

"Baek Song-cheol."

What's your wife's name?

"Luo Ran."

Where is your daughter?

"Bai Qingxia."

Bai Songzhe answered fluently, his demeanor and tone no different from a normal person. Aunt Zhang and Bai Qingxia were both crying and laughing, overjoyed.

Doctor: "What's your son's name?"

"Bai Ruoan." Only when he gave this answer did Bai Songzhe's eyes suddenly become very sad, and his tone became low.

The doctor nodded slightly: "How old are you this year?"

Bai Songzhe: "I..."

He didn't answer immediately, but instead curiously observed his surroundings.

The doctor didn't press further, but walked over to Lu Yuanqiu and asked in a low voice, "Did he suddenly wake up? Did he say anything?"

Lu Yuanqiu: "Yes, the one who calls out the name An'an is his son."

Doctor: "That's right. His son's car accident was the trigger for his mental trauma, so his first reaction after regaining consciousness was to relive the emotions of that time. He's not sure how old he is now, he just realized that it was probably all in the past. The stories you talked about a few days ago, those memories are definitely slowly filling the gaps in his mind."

"Look at his eyes, he's observing his surroundings."

Just as the doctor said, Bai Songzhe was carefully looking around at his surroundings and at everyone in the ward. He lingered on Bai Qingxia's face several times, looking as if he wanted to recognize her but dared not, as if he couldn't believe that his daughter had suddenly grown into an adult.

The doctor then advised, "Little girl, talk to your dad."

Bai Qingxia immediately wiped away her tears and walked towards the hospital bed. She sat on the edge of the bed and smiled at Bai Songzhe: "Dad."

Bai Songzhe looked at his daughter and recognized her without hesitation. Whether it was past memories or memories of his madness flooding his mind, he grabbed Bai Qingxia's arm and lowered his head to cry again. Seeing this, Bai Qingxia finally couldn't hold back and opened her arms to hug her father.

"It's Xiaxia, Daddy, are you really awake this time? It's Xiaxia..." Hearing his daughter's cries, Bai Songzhe felt a lump in his throat. He could only hug her tightly and sob uncontrollably. It was hard to imagine that a middle-aged man could cry like this. This was probably a sign of heartache. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't say a word of comfort. He could only hold his daughter tightly.

Over the years, he selfishly indulged in a long, beautiful dream, unwilling to wake up from it.

In my dream, a family of four lived in a cozy, small house. The wife was virtuous, always with a smile on her face; the son was sensible, always thinking of his parents' needs; and the daughter was mischievous and adorable, always wanting to hold my hand and spin around, calling out, "Daddy, Daddy..."

Now the dream is over.

The cozy house is gone.

His virtuous wife is not here.

My sensible son is not here.

All of this had turned gray. When he opened his eyes, the only color he saw was his daughter, who had suddenly grown up, hugging him and sobbing uncontrollably by his bedside.

His daughter was no longer the mischievous and adorable little girl he remembered. Memories from the past ten years flooded his mind, and Bai Songzhe saw a small, thin body carrying him on its back, struggling to climb out of the dirty, smelly mud bit by bit.

The little girl's smile gradually faded.

When she was tired and wronged, she could only hide in a corner and cry. But her cries grew weaker year by year because the girl had come to terms with reality and knew that she was no longer like other children. She would never receive comfort from her family.

"Snapped!"

Bai Songzhe suddenly slapped himself hard across the face. Bai Qingxia was terrified and quickly reached out to pull him away. Lu Yuanqiu and the doctor also rushed forward.

"Uncle Bai!"

After subduing Bai Songzhe, the middle-aged man lay helplessly on the bed, tilting his head back in agony, his cries heart-wrenching.

Zhang Ru's hands froze in mid-air, unable to bear watching this scene any longer. She walked out of the ward sadly and leaned against the door.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Bai Songzhe's emotions finally stabilized. He lay on his side on the bed, staring blankly at the falling leaves outside the window.

"Dad, have some water, your lips are so dry."

A voice came from the side. Bai Songzhe turned his head and saw his daughter handing him a glass of water with a straw in it.

Bai Songzhe propped himself up on the bed, took the cup and drank it. There was no smile on his face, but Bai Qingxia's face was full of joy.

"Knock knock knock." Lu Yuanqiu knocked on the door and came in carrying a basket of fruit. Bai Songzhe turned to look at him, and Lu Yuanqiu smiled and called out, "Uncle Bai."

Bai Songzhe hesitated before nodding, scrutinizing him carefully, and after a moment said, "You are... Lu Laosi's son?"

Lu Yuanqiu nodded: "Yes."

“We met when you were little, but I never imagined you would look so much like your grandfather when you grew up, though you’re a bit stronger than he was back then,” Bai Songzhe said.

“Ah…” Lu Yuanqiu glanced at Bai Qingxia and suddenly felt a little awkward. It was true that talking to Bai Songzhe in different states was a completely different experience. The normal Bai Songzhe gave people a feeling of being upright and dignified.

"Uncle Bai must be referring to the birthday banquet, right?"

Bai Songzhe nodded: "Yes, your grandfather dotes on you and has done it for you several times."

Bai Qingxia placed her hands on her knees, smiling as she looked back and forth at the two men. She really liked the scene and atmosphere; it seemed like seeing these two men having a normal conversation was something she had always dreamed of. Seeing that her father had finished his water, she immediately took the cup and put it on the table.

Lu Yuanqiu placed the fruit basket on the table. He was about to pull over a stool to sit down when he suddenly heard Bai Songzhe speak again: "You two..." He looked at his daughter as he spoke, then at Lu Yuanqiu.

Lu Yuanqiu silently withdrew his hand from the stool, continued standing, and couldn't help but swallow: "Uh, Uncle Bai, we... are dating now."

(End of this chapter)