Chapter 588: Chapter 588: Rehabilitation Training
Du Huaixi said, “Junjun.”
Guan Yue asked, “What did he say to you?”
Du Huaixi thought for a moment and explained, “He didn’t tell me, I asked him. I asked him if we had the same dad. At first, he didn’t want to say, but later when I kept asking, he finally told me.”
Guan Yue fell silent for a moment, then asked doubtfully, “Why did you ask him that? How did you know?”
Du Huaixi said, “I overheard it by accident. Mom, why did you keep it from me?”
Guan Yue gently stroked her cheek, “Because, I was afraid you’d be upset. Dad having a child with another woman, I was worried it would upset you.”
But Du Huaixi just smiled, “Not at all! I really like Junjun! Now that I know he’s my brother, I like him even more.”
Guan Yue asked, “Do you like him because he saved you?”
Du Huaixi smiled, “Mom, don’t you think Junjun is a very gentle person? You have no idea how dangerous it was. If he had left Momo and me behind and walked away by himself, he wouldn’t be hurt so badly and fighting for his life, but Momo and I would’ve ended up falling off the bridge with the school bus.”
She paused and added, “If it were me, I couldn’t save others because I’m afraid of dying. But he seems fearless; he’s so brave, braver than many adults!”
Guan Yue listened and smiled, “You’re right. Xixi, it’s mom’s fault, mom shouldn’t have kept it from you. Junjun is indeed your biological brother, so you should get along well with him from now on.”
Du Huaixi nodded.
Guan Yue patted her little head and said, “Go back to your room, it’s getting late, you should go to sleep.”
Du Huaixi nodded obediently, “Okay.”
She cupped Guan Yue’s face and gently kissed her on the cheek.
As Du Huaixi was about to head back to her room, she suddenly thought of something, turned back, and said to Guan Yue, “Mom, I love you.”
Guan Yue smiled, “Hmm, I love you too.”
Du Huaixi pushed open the door and walked out.
Only then did Guan Yue breathe a sigh of relief.
Originally, she didn’t want her daughter to know about this.
But now that Xixi knew, it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Initially, she kept it from her daughter, fearing she couldn’t handle it.
However… she didn’t expect her daughter to be so well-behaved, so understanding, so magnanimous, that she wouldn’t be hurt by it. Therefore, there was no need to worry anymore.
These days, she had also sorted out her thoughts.
In fact, she realized and figured it out.
Having been married to Du Shaoheng for so many years, he has always been a good husband, a good father.
Although she knows very well that his love for Li Yufei is deeper than for anyone else.
What woman could be so magnanimous as to accept her husband having another woman in his heart?
But no one is perfect.
Actually, when she married Du Shaoheng, Guan Yue knew the person he loved the most, the person he most wanted to marry.
But love and marriage are two different matters.
Since he would only keep this love in his heart, then she should be more magnanimous and not be petty about it.
For so many years, Du Shaoheng has always treated her well, pampered her, taken care of her, she has no other demands on him.
…
A year later.
Summer vacation.
On Monday morning, Du Shaoheng called Junjun in advance, arranging to pick him up at eight in the morning to go to the hospital for systematic rehabilitation.
Two months ago, Junjun had the pins and plates removed, X-rays showed the bones had healed.
However, after nearly a year in a wheelchair, his leg muscles had significantly atrophied and his joints became stiff, requiring about a month of systematic rehabilitation training.
Li Yufei went on a business trip abroad, so this week’s rehabilitation training was mainly Du Shaoheng’s responsibility.
Eight in the morning.
Du Shaoheng picked up Junjun and headed to the hospital.
At the hospital.
Du Shaoheng pushed the wheelchair to the door of the rehabilitation training room, reached out to grasp the door handle, but missed it.
He furrowed his brows slightly, reached out again, and then successfully opened the door.
Upon opening the door, several patients were undergoing rehabilitation training inside the rehab room.
A nurse walked over and said, “Mr. Du, you’re here.”
She bent down, gently patted Junjun’s head, “After yesterday’s rehabilitation training, did you have any reactions when you got home?”
Junjun shook his head.
The nurse said, “Today, mainly leg exercises. You sit here for a bit while I go prepare.”
Junjun: “Okay.”
The nurse just walked away, and Junjun looked up at Du Shaoheng and said, “Last night, mom called me and said her flight is tomorrow night, arriving probably the morning after at the airport.”
Du Shaoheng said, “Hmm. Dad promised you that this summer vacation, I’ll take a day or two to take you and Xixi out for a trip. Have you thought about where you want to go?”
Junjun pondered for a long time and said, “I haven’t decided where to go yet. I want to recover a bit more; I don’t want to be in a wheelchair anymore.”
After sitting in a wheelchair for a year with limited mobility, after having the pins removed, he eagerly hoped to recover soon.
Du Shaoheng said, “Then we’ll go out once you’re able to walk properly. For now, let’s plan.”
Junjun: “Okay.”
Soon, the nurse came over to Junjun and said, “Junjun, let’s get ready for rehabilitation training.”
The entire rehabilitation process lasted about 2 hours.
After the nurse pushed Junjun’s wheelchair away, Du Shaoheng left the rehabilitation room to make a phone call.
There was a meeting in the afternoon, and he needed to discuss the details in advance.
After the call, he looked at his wristwatch, realizing there was still more than an hour until the rehabilitation session ended. Just earlier, Junjun mentioned feeling a bit thirsty, so he decided to go to the vending machine downstairs to buy two bottles of water.
…
In the rehabilitation room.
Under the doctor’s guidance, Junjun was undergoing rehabilitation training.
After completing several sets of exercises, Junjun lay on a mat, and the doctor carefully massaged his muscles.
Today’s training was quite intense. After completing several sets, Junjun’s muscles began to twitch inexplicably, requiring a temporary halt in training as the doctor planned to apply heat and massage his muscles.
Both the doctors and nurses in the entire rehabilitation room were deeply impressed by Junjun.
His joint and muscle stiffness was quite severe, making rehabilitation training particularly painful. However, Junjun was the most pain-tolerant child they had encountered.
The intensity of this rehabilitation training would make even adults grimace in pain. For children of Junjun’s age, it’s the most challenging; children often can’t endure the pain and thus refuse to cooperate.
But Junjun was remarkably pain-tolerant, and he was very proactive in his exercises.
It was evident that he was eager to return to normal.