After receiving the call, Su Yan hurried to the hospital. Cheng Kou was sitting on a bench outside the ward with his head down.
He slowed down his pace, walked gently to her, squatted down and looked up at her slightly.
"how's it going?"
His voice was gentle, as if he was afraid to scare her. Cheng Kou moved when he heard it, and his empty eyes gradually became focused.
"He... hasn't woken up yet." Cheng Kou choked up slightly, speaking incoherently, "Aunt Zhuang... is in there..."
Su Yan put his arm around her head, let her lean on his shoulder, and gently patted the back of her head.
Cheng Kou's tears fell on his clothes, wetting the fabric and touching his skin.
"Su Yan... Su Yan." She held onto him like a piece of driftwood, "right in front of me... so close... blood all over the floor..."
Su Yan knew how pale and powerless words were at this moment, but he could only say: "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."
In the doctor's office, Su Yan sat on a chair, looking expressionlessly at Xia Linchen's attending physician sitting opposite him.
The middle-aged male doctor looked serious and said, "Mr. Su, the patient's body is covered with superficial injuries, except for his eyes..."
Su Yan frowned barely noticeably: "What's wrong with your eyes? Just tell me."
"It's very possible that you'll go blind."
Very likely means that the probability of this happening is very high. And judging from the doctor's expression, the situation is not optimistic.
Su Yan frowned and opened his mouth, but before he could think of a suitable answer, the sound of something heavy falling to the ground was heard at the door.
He was startled and ran out quickly. Cheng Kou's figure was running around in the corridor, getting farther and farther away.
"Koubao!" he shouted as he ran, but when she heard his voice, she walked even faster.
"Cheng Kou, stop right there!" Su Yan finally caught up with her because of his height advantage. However, Cheng Kou had tears in her eyes and turned her back to him stubbornly.
Su Yan had no choice but to grab her wrist and force her to turn around.
"You heard it all."
"Why not me?" Cheng Kou threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.
There were only the two of them on the quiet little platform of the hospital. Su Yan was helpless and could only accompany her. Suddenly he remembered what Qin Shan had said.
It was not long after Qin Shan started filming and took on a script. When he returned home, he looked unwell and his eyes were swollen like peaches.
After Shen Lifeng's questioning, Qin Shan lamented that crying scenes were really difficult. According to her experience she later summed up, silent tears can move people more than sad wails.
But he didn't feel that. No matter what the person in his arms did, even if he shed a tear, he felt a dull pain in his heart.
Lu Hanting came to the hospital once in the evening and brought Shen Yinran in. Before getting off the car, he gave Shen Yinran a death order, not allowing her to cry with Cheng Kou.
Shen Yinran's eyes turned red after just one look into the ward. She stepped out and leaned against the door for a long time to calm herself down before she walked in and came to Cheng Kou's side.
"Koubao." She grabbed Cheng Kou's hand and squeezed it tightly, as if to give her strength.
"Yinyin, it's my fault. The person who hit someone was Du Lanshan's brother. I saw her in the car, and I felt...she originally wanted to hit me."
The emotion when she said this was wrong, too calm. Shen Yinran was slightly stunned, and then heard her continue speaking.
"The person lying here should have been me." Cheng Kou bit her lips until they turned white, and her nails dug into the flesh.
"Koubao, don't think like that, Linchen he—"
"He won't blame me, I know that." Cheng Kou pulled the corners of his mouth, but found that he couldn't put together a complete smile, so he had to give up, "Because he is such a fool."
Cheng Kou hadn't had dinner yet and felt weak all over. He stood up with the help of Shen Yinran, but his legs were weak and he almost fell onto the hospital bed.
Shen Yinran was startled and asked her to sit back down while she went downstairs to buy some food.
Cheng Kou was left alone in the ward. She found the bag she carried today, which still had some red marks on it. She opened it and took out a small cheese cat doll.
The bright red blood stained the gift she had given him.
Xia Linchen had been keeping it in his pocket, but it fell out due to the impact.
Cheng Kou glanced at the hospital bed. Xia Linchen hadn't woken up yet. He was sleeping peacefully with a bandage wrapped around his eyes. In Cheng Kou's eyes, it looked glaring white.
It is human instinct to be afraid of death. Why did Xia Linchen disregard his own life
The answer rolled on her lips, but she never said it.
How could she deceive herself and say that they were not relatives but better than relatives.
Xia Linchen loves Cheng Kou, there is no doubt about it.
Cheng Kou stood up shakily, steadied himself by the edge of the bed, and walked towards the small platform he had been to before.
It was already dark, and a dim light was on on the platform. Su Yan had his back to the door, and the light gently shone on him, making him look a little softer.
Cheng Kou knew that he was very busy, so she gave up her work and rushed to the hospital to accompany her. Because Shen Yinran was there just now, he had some free time to make phone calls and handle official business.
Why should he work so hard for her
Su Yan heard footsteps, turned around and saw that it was her, and asked in surprise: "Why did you come out, is Xia Linchen awake?"
Cheng Kou shook his head and looked at his face carefully, finally settling on Su Yan's eyes.
Those quiet starry eyes were so clear and bright, filled with her image.
But when she thought of Xia Linchen's equally beautiful eyes, she felt she couldn't face it.
Su Yan guessed that Cheng Kou came to see him for something. She didn't say anything, and he didn't rush her. He slowly walked her back to the ward door.
Cheng Kou took a deep breath, met Su Yan's concerned eyes, and said with a determined heart: "Su Yan, go home now, and don't come to the hospital tomorrow. I think it's better for us to...separate."
Su Yan's face darkened: "Koubao, this is not funny."
"I'm not kidding, I'm telling the truth." Cheng Kou forced herself to look at him, not backing down, "I can't face you now."
Cheng Kou and Su Yan faced each other, and saw the light in his eyes gradually extinguished.
She hoped that Su Yan could understand her. After seeing Xia Linchen's selfless love that transcended life and death, she really couldn't be with Su Yan calmly.
She lowered her head, walked around his body, and turned around to look before entering the ward. He was still standing there with his back stiff.
When Su Yan heard no more sound behind him, he resisted the urge to look back and finally walked away with big strides.
Cheng Kou sat back down and laid down beside Xia Linchen's bed, with her head resting on his arm.
She didn't cry. What right did she have to cry after hurting Su Yan
After the accident, Zhuang Wanhua rushed to the hospital immediately. After learning the whole story, she did not blame Cheng Kou, but gently advised her not to blame herself.
Such gentle treatment made Cheng Kou feel even more guilty.
The ward was silent and she fell asleep soon.
Su Yan let out a sigh of relief after leaving the hospital building. He looked up at the floor where Cheng Kou was and felt even more depressed.
After Xia Linchen got into trouble, Cheng Kou was in a very bad state, and he speculated that she might do something stupid.
He had anticipated this possibility, but he didn't expect that she would actually dare to do it.
He knew that those were the words Cheng Kou said in anger out of self-abandonment, but anyone would inevitably get angry if their girlfriend, who was in the marriage negotiation stage, unilaterally broke up with them.
He walked out of the hospital gate and planned to walk on the tree-lined paths on both sides of the road for a while to give the two people more time to calm down.
A black car stopped quietly beside him, and the man rolled down the window and invited him, "Would you like to have a drink together?"
Su Yan got into Lu Hanting's car and followed him to a very famous bar in City C. He had always kept himself clean and rarely had the chance to go to such a place.
Lu Hanting knew that Su Yan liked quietness, so he asked the waiter to open a private room.
When various kinds of alcohol were placed on the table, Su Yan realized that Lu Hanting was planning to have a heart-to-heart drink with him and would not go home until he was drunk.
Just drink it, he just needs to vent.
Su Yan loosened his tie, thought for a moment, and threw it aside. He also unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt, revealing his solid chest.
Lu Hanting looked at him for a few times and said with a smile: "If you go out now, those people outside will definitely make knocking you down their ultimate goal tonight."
Su Yan had already drunk a glass of whiskey. Hearing this, he glanced at him and said, "You really flatter me."
Lu Hanting clinked glasses with him and took a sip of the wine, which went down his throat hotly.
"I've known you for so many years, but I've never seen you so casual."
This is true. They have known each other for a long time, and Su Yan has always been indifferent and serious, but today he became lively.
Su Yan leaned back in his chair, thinking about what he said. He had always admired Lu Hanting, envied him for having his own dream, and thanked him for bringing him his dream.
But to be honest, his friendship with Lu Hanting is not so pure, and it also has some business implications.
He would help Lu Hanting expand his network, and Lu Hanting would reciprocate by giving him convenience in business.
He and Lu Hanting had similar perspectives, so it was natural that they would be successful in their cooperation. However, neither of them had expected that they even had such similar perspectives on women.
Su Yan couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. His Kou Bao was too simple and everyone could see through her thoughts at a glance.
Whether it is him, Lu Hanting or Xia Linchen.
"How is he?" Lu Hanting swallowed the wine in his mouth and felt a little regretful.
Su Yan drank another cup and frowned, saying, "The situation is not good."
Lu Hanting was silent. The two of them drank their own drinks, and soon the bottle of wine was empty.
Lu Hanting felt a little drunk, and the next second he asked the stupid question that he had been restraining himself from asking.
"Su Yan, if it were you, would you do the same as him?"
As soon as he said this, he felt that he had made a fool of himself. The answer must be—
"certainly."
Lu Hanting smiled. This was the difference between them.
Maybe it’s because of my personality and upbringing, or maybe it’s because the love is not deep enough.
In short, all he can do in this love puzzle is to watch and withdraw.
It's something else.