After regaining some movement, Zhang Tianxing troubled the hotel staff to buy him a cane and hobbled away. Later, he hired a car and returned to the city where the girl was. This past month, his life was filled with pain, not only physical pain but also heartache for the girl. He was worried about her, but his own condition kept him from leaving, and he feared that what he had done might affect her.
Back at the hospital, Zhang Tianxing painstakingly made his way to the ward, only to find it empty. Upon inquiry, he learned that the girl had not woken up after a month of treatment and had been declared in a vegetative state, with minimal chances of waking.
The girl's parents refused to give up and transferred their daughter to another hospital for treatment. Zhang Tianxing temporarily couldn't contact anyone, so he decided to try his luck at the girl's home. He had often sent the girl home recently and knew where she lived.
