18 I'm here

Mengshan was angered by the fact that he won't be able to surveil Xunyi even if he wanted to. He went to her office then destroyed the vase and the roses. The roses were essentially given to Xunyi as a way to keep her within his reach. He wanted to create an misunderstanding between his nephew and Xunyi so that was why it was important for him to keep her in his company. Initially, he threatened his nephew because he knew his nephew will one day take over his position. He wanted to destroy everything that belonged to him. But he failed to destroy everything because Xunyi wasn't in his grasp anymore. He wanted to keep Xunyi as his hostage. Though he could use other methods to track Xunyi's movement but she wasn't his employee anymore.

After Xunyi made it to Shanghai Pudong airport, it was snowing outside and the temperature was -5 degrees celsius which wasn't too bad. She wasn't a fan of cold weather but she was alright with it since she wore her winter jacket and high-heel boots. She called Li Xun first but no one picked it up. She tried to call Deming, but no success either. Lastly, she didn't have any choice but to visit Deming's house in Shanghai since she remembered a maid was working over there.

After paying the taxi driver, she took her luggage and backpack and walked to the front door. A lady answered the door and asked who it was.

"I'm Xunyi, I'm Deming's friend. Do you know where he is?"

"Oh! You're that girl that he saved. Yes, he's in the hospital now. Good thing you came, I couldn't reach his parents. They must be worried sick about their son." The lady sighed and explained, "Ever since you left for London, their son had been working so hard to keep the company intact. I don't know what happened to the company but a few years ago, I heard the company isn't doing too well. At that time, his parents were worried about their daughter but then someone told her that her brother was in a coma. Then the young Miss attempted suicide after she heard that her parents were missing and now, she's in the ICU. It's really a mess. I'm glad you can stay with their son. He needs you. Oh right, he's at Shanghai Renmin hospital. This is his room number." Xunyi took note of it and said, "Can I leave my things here? I'll come back and pick it up."

The maid nodded, "You can live here if you need to. Your old house is now sold to another family. Hotel prices aren't cheap either so it's better if you stay here."

"That will be great, thank you." She said farewell to the maid and rode the taxi to the hospital.

Shanghai really changed, she thought. There were some new buildings that weren't even there when she first came here. She felt so jetlagged that she took a nap in the taxi. After twenty minutes, she got off the taxi and paid her fare. She walked into the hospital which was huge and it took her several minutes to see the nurse's station.

At the nurse station, she was asked to sign in and the nurse led her to the patient's room. Before she entered, a doctor walked by and asked who she was. Xunyi bowed introduced herself.

"Hi, I'm Ling Xunyi. I'm a friend of the patient. I just came back from London and I heard he was in the hospital."

The male doctor nodded, "I'm the patient's doctor. The patient is still in a coma ever since two years ago. He came here after a car accident and his brain was hemorrhaging. We stopped the bleeding and now, it all depends on patient's will to wake up. He also have a sister in the ICU of the hospital but she's currently in a comatose state as well I also don't know when she will wake up but her condition is worse than his."

Xunyi gripped her shoulder bag and asked, "Doctor, if he wakes up, what will be affected?"

"Depends. Because sometimes after coma patients wake up, they might have amnesia, emotional or cognitive problems. We won't know until he wakes up." He replied and he excused himself after his phone rang.

Xunyi carefully walked into Deming's room. It was dimly lit since it was getting dark outside. She placed her purse on the bedside table then grabbed a chair and sat beside his bedside. After some hesitation, she carefully reached out her hand and slowly touched his left hand which was very cool in temperature. It was her first time in a long time touching a man's hand. She looked at him and at the beeping monitor. It reminded of her when she was in the hospital after fainting.

Both of her hands were on his so she carefully warmed his hands up. After a while, she began talking to him.

"Deming, I'm here. I'm Xunyi. I arrived from London just a few hours ago, and I rushed to the hospital because I heard you were here. I heard you were having a difficult time here. Since I'm here, I'll help you." Xunyi forced herself to smile even though it's difficult. She had to stay strong for him. After wiping away her tears, she stood up and went to the washroom which was inside his room. She used a clean towel and wet it with warm water.

She cleaned his face, and his hands. She was very gentle with him and made sure she didn't touch any tubes that were connected to him. After she was finished, she placed the towel on the side then dipped a q-tip into a cup of water. Since his lips were dry, she wet them with a wet q-tip to moisturize them.

The last time she ever taken care of someone was when Bolin was sick. For the past eight years in London, she never had to take care of anyone except for herself. But right now, her only priority will be Deming. Even though she doesn't know what will happen after he wakes up but one thing is for sure, she'll be beside him after he wakes up.