In the ward.
Tang Yu opened the door and let Song Zhixing go in first. Li Qiming sat on the bed, looking at his dying daughter with grief. Hearing the noise, he looked up and saw Tang Yu. His expression became fierce and he clenched the cane in his hand, "What are you doing here? Get out!"
"Grandpa, please calm down." Song Zhixing looked at the old man and then at Tang Yu.
Tang Yu remained calm: "I've asked Lao Mo to buy dinner. You can be angry, but you should also take care of your health."
Li Qiming snorted coldly, "Stop pretending to be so hypocritical! After you've hurt Han Yan like this, I don't care about your small favors!"
"Dad..." At this moment, a weak voice suddenly sounded. Everyone was shocked when they heard the voice. No one cared about what they were arguing about and looked towards the bed.
Li Hanyan was lying there, her face still pale and bloodless, but at least she had opened her eyes. She moved her lips and uttered a sound with great difficulty.
Li Qiming was so excited that he immediately forgot about being angry with Tang Yu. He just put his crutches aside and held Li Hanyan's cold hand. "How is it? How do you feel now?"
"... I'm much better." Li Hanyan was very weak, and the sound she made was light and fluttering, like a wisp of smoke that would disappear at any time.
"How could you be so stupid!" Li Qiming rebuked immediately, his tone full of heartache, "For a man, you actually dared to commit suicide, who taught you this?"
"Suicide?" Li Hanyan was stunned, a trace of surprise flashed across her eyes. Her gaze slowly moved away from Li Qiming and fell on Tang Yu and Song Zhixing who were standing behind them. Song Zhixing met her gaze, and felt guilty, and almost immediately moved away, keeping a distance from Tang Yu. She said in a hoarse voice, "Auntie..."
Li Hanyan thought of Tang Yu's cruel words again, and then looked at her niece whom she once loved so much, and her heart was suddenly broken. She only whispered, "Why am I here?"
She only remembered that she was taking a bath in the bathtub. For a whole day and night, she was in the pain caused by Tang Yu and couldn't extricate herself. She couldn't sleep from the previous night to the next day. So, while taking a bath, she took half a sleeping pill. Afterwards, she probably fell asleep in the bathtub, and she had no memory of what happened afterwards.
"You want to drown yourself just because he broke off the engagement?" Li Qiming still felt terrified when mentioning this.
drowning
so…
They thought she committed suicide because of Tang Yu? She laughed.
Li Hanyan's eyes were always on Song Zhixing's face. She could clearly see the guilt and sadness on Song Zhixing's face because of her "suicide". There was also more guilt on Tang Yu's face.
The words to explain were stuck in her throat. She used all her strength and raised her hand to wave at Song Zhixing. Song Zhixing walked over immediately. Li Hanyan raised her hand to wipe her tears, but it seemed that she had no strength at all and could not reach her at all. Song Zhixing bent down, and Li Hanyan's cold hand touched the girl's delicate skin, and her fingertips trembled.
"Why?" Li Hanyan asked hoarsely, almost questioning. This was the girl he had treated like his own daughter! Why did he end up putting her in such an embarrassing situation
Song Zhixing trembled, his lips and tongue felt numb, "Wha...what?"
Li Hanyan seemed to come back to her senses suddenly, and smiled, "Why are you crying?"
When he spoke again, his voice was much softer, "Were you scared by your aunt?"
Song Zhixing shook her head and nodded. Her mind was in a mess. Instead, Li Hanyan comforted her, "Silly, don't be afraid, auntie is fine... Nothing happened..."
Song Zhixing listened to the weak voice and looked at the gentle face, and felt that she deserved to die. If her aunt really fell asleep today, she would be the direct murderer.
After comforting Song Zhixing, Li Hanyan's eyes turned to another person in the ward. Tang Yu also looked at her. Facing the man's eyes, Li Hanyan still couldn't suppress her admiration. She even wondered, if she really threw everything aside and threatened him with her life, would this man be moved by her for a second
"Tang Yu..."
Li Hanyan spoke. Tang Yu took a step forward. He was tall and stood in front of the bed, casting a slender shadow. This shadow was what she had been trying to pursue, but now she understood that it only existed to cover another girl.
"I accept what you said to me last night." Li Hanyan suppressed the bitterness in her heart.
Tang Yu was slightly surprised.
Li Qiming frowned, "Han Yan, do you know what you are talking about?"
Li Hanyan nodded, staring at Tang Yu stubbornly, "Our engagement was not originally based on love. Your Tang family is for..."
At this point, Li Hanyan stopped and glanced at Song Zhixing, "Xingxing, can you go out for a while? Auntie wants to talk to your second uncle."
Even if they didn't say anything, Song Zhixing could see it now. Everyone knew the secret, including her aunt, uncle, and grandfather, but... she couldn't know it.
Song Zhixing didn't move. Tang Yu turned his head to look at her. "I'll take you back to school later. Wait for me outside."
She hesitated for a moment, and finally, she opened the door and walked out of the ward. Maybe it was because she was too timid, but the more people hid things from her, the more she dared not delve deeper. She was afraid that someone was hiding the truth about her, and it would turn her world upside down.
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Song Zhixing lowered her head and walked out. Tang Yu's eyes followed her back until the door closed. He then slowly withdrew his gaze. All of this was reflected in Li Hanyan's eyes, stinging her eyeballs so much that they hurt.
"You can continue what you just said now." Tang Yu said.
Li Hanyan smiled sadly, "Don't you want to cancel the engagement? I promise you."
Li Qiming frowned, not understanding what his daughter was up to. Didn't she just risk her life for Tang Yu? !
"We established the engagement because we both needed each other. Your parents feel guilty towards my sister and brother-in-law. In order to cover up the past, Xingxing has been held hostage in your Tang family for so many years. Therefore, the only condition for me to cancel the engagement is that Xingxing will go back with us this time..."
"I won't allow it!"
Before Li Hanyan could finish her words, Tang Yu had already denied it.
The four words were so powerful. As she spoke, the sadness in her eyes became deeper and heavier. Even Li Qiming was shocked. The next moment, he said coldly: "You don't even want to marry our Han Yan now, do you still want to hold Xing Xing here as a hostage for you? Don't even think about it!"