If Only I Could Hear You Speak

[Blurb] Five years ago, an ocean expedition team from the Marine Biology Research Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences set out to sea aboard a research vessel. Dr. Xiao Li, a marine physicist, and his girlfriend, Zhao Shujing, joined the expedition. An accident occurred during one of their missions. Zhao Shujing saved Xiao Li, but drowned and became a vegetable. For the next five years, Xiao Li struggled with post-traumatic stress. Then, one day, he found a filthy cat in a convenience store trash can... "If you can hear me, please tell me your name." "If you can hear me, I want to tell you this: whether I'm here or not, you must live well." A marine biologist x a wisp of a soul A short story about healing each other Theme: Healing each other