"The consulting experts said Miss Jiayi's brain injury from the blow to the back of her head is too severe, causing her coma. She is currently in a pseudo-vegetative state. If she does not wake up within three months, she might become a permanent vegetative state. As for when she'll wake up, it's hard to say; maybe tomorrow, maybe next month, maybe…"
At this point, George stopped speaking, unable to continue.
What he couldn't bring himself to say was—perhaps she might never wake up.
Taking a pause, he continued, "The only certainty is that the longer the coma lasts, the more severe the oxygen deprivation to her brain will be, and the chances of waking up… will grow slimmer."
Xia Tingxuan felt her legs buckle and collapsed into her husband's arms: "A vegetable…"
