"Avoidance?"

"Yes. There must be something he dares not face, so he is desperately avoiding it. To wake him up, unless he realizes that the thing he is avoiding is no longer an issue, he will then wake up and face this world."

Ruan Tianling fell silent: "I understand."

...

Coming out of the doctor’s office, Jian Yufei couldn’t wait to ask him.

"What did the doctor say? Why is my dad still in a coma?"

Ruan Tianling repeated the doctor’s words in a low voice.

Jian Yufei understood immediately —

"Is Dad avoiding me?"

"Does he think he killed me, so he doesn’t dare to wake up? Or is he afraid that if he wakes up, he might continue to hurt me?"

Ruan Tianling pressed his lips: "I suppose that’s the case."

"Then what should we do? Should I go tell him that I’m fine and he can’t harm me, so he will wake up?"

"I don’t know. The doctor said he might not be able to hear what we say."

"If he can’t hear, how will he know?"

Ruan Tianling comforted her: "Talk to him every day; in time, he should be able to hear."

Jian Yufei couldn’t stop nodding: "You’re right, I’ll go right away!"

Ruan Tianling stopped her: "It’s very late now. You should rest. Whatever you want to say, tell him tomorrow."

"No, I’ll go now. While he hasn’t been asleep for too long, maybe he can still hear me."

Jian Yufei was persistent, so Ruan Tianling had no choice but to accompany her.

Sitting by the bed, Jian Yufei held Xiao Zexin’s hand, not knowing where to start.

"Dad, it’s Yufei, I’m fine, I’m really good, don’t worry about me." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"You didn’t hurt me, and I don’t blame you, please wake up soon, okay?"

"We’ll soon rescue Mom, and then we’ll go home. From now on, our family will be together, never apart."

"Dad, I know you’re strong, you can definitely overcome this psychological barrier."

"Everyone thinks you’ve lost your senses, that you don’t recognize anyone. But I don’t think so, I know, you must know who I am and can hear my voice."

"That day, you clearly recognized me, I knew it, you still care about me as your daughter..."

"Dad, don’t stay in this sleep, we all need you."

Jian Yufei lowered her head, muttering for a long time.

Ruan Tianling stood silently behind her, guarding her, silently giving her comfort and strength.

The role he played was always her Guardian God.

No matter how time changes, his feelings for her will remain the same.

...

Every day, Jian Yufei would speak to Xiao Zexin for a long time.

But as time went by, Xiao Zexin still did not wake up.

Perhaps the incident of hitting her with a stone shocked him too much at the time.

So, he fell into a deep sleep, choosing to avoid everything.

There was also the matter of the Nangong Family’s silent treatment towards them.

They had thought that after kidnapping Nangong Yi and killing Nangong Wenchang, the Nangong Family would retaliate against them in some way.

But there was nothing, no sign of any movement at all.

Ruan Tianling said, there could be two reasons.

1. Nangong Yi didn’t disclose any information.

2. The Nangong Family doesn’t want to deal with this matter at all.

Clearly, the first possibility is more likely.

Even if they didn’t care about Nangong Wenchang’s fate, it’s unlikely they’d remain entirely silent, they’d at least make some gesture.

But this is puzzling, why did Nangong Yi reveal nothing?