Chapter 2

When I regained consciousness, I smelled the pungent odor of disinfectant.

I opened my eyes and found myself in a hospital.

My hands and feet were sore and numb from maintaining a rigid posture, slumped over the bedside table for a long time.

I looked at myself, somewhat confused.

How did I end up here?

The TV hanging in the hallway was playing the New Year's Eve gala. Three male celebrities in mismatched outfits were singing on stage.

"I invite you to meet me on the spring mountain;

I've saved up a year's worth of countless thoughts;

Today is just an ordinary day;

But it becomes extraordinary because I met you..."

This... seems to be from the 2014 New Year's Eve gala...

Just then, a nurse on duty walked in.

The nurse saw me and seemed unsurprised.

"After the New Year, you should really hire a caregiver to help you. You young couple, working during the day and staying up like this at night, even the strongest body can't take it."

I felt like I had grabbed onto a lifeline.

"Nurse, is this a rerun on TV?"

The nurse looked at me with sympathy: "Did you wake up confused? It's not a rerun, this is this year's live New Year's Eve gala."

With that, the nurse skillfully pulled open the curtain of the bed in front of me.

But when I saw who was lying on the bed, I felt all the blood drain from my body.