Chapter11

  Days passed one by one, and Cheng Auntie's condition was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Sometimes she could lean on the pillow and talk for a long time, but sometimes she would sleep soundly for a whole day. Xiaomi accompanied Cheng Auntie in the hospital every day, and before he knew it, summer vacation was about to end.

  Pei You almost every day will come to the ward to visit Cheng Ayi's condition, he is gentle and considerate, serious and meticulous, and soon became close friends with Cheng Ayi. When Cheng Ayi's condition worsened, he would also stay up all night in the ward, so that Cheng Huan and Xiao Mi could rest a little longer.

  In the dead of night at the hospital.

  Sometimes Xiao Mi would suddenly wake up from a nightmare.

  She was drenched in cold sweat, panting softly as she opened her eyes. Pei You sat quietly by Cheng's bedside, the moonlight pouring into the room and casting a holy glow on his back. He seemed to always sense her movements, turning around silently to give her a gentle smile.

  That smiling face...

  From his demeanor, gestures, tone of voice to those subtle movements, they are all so similar to Xiao Yi...

  Staring blankly at him, Xiaomi, who had just woken up from a nightmare, often couldn't tell who he was. She stared at him for a long time, then slowly her gaze began to dim. It wasn't him, even if they looked similar to the bone, it still wasn't him. She had made that mistake once before and cruelly hurt an innocent person. She had no excuse to make the same mistake again.

  She began to consciously avoid Pei You.

  As soon as Bae-yoon appears in Sung Ah's hospital room, she always finds an excuse to hide. She knows that when her emotions are low, her willpower is weak and can easily collapse. If she doesn't see that familiar face or hear that familiar voice, she won't be tempted by illusions again.

  But ——

  Bai You always managed to "catch" her in a strange way.

  In the quiet hospital corridor, his tall figure often blocked her escape route, with a warm and helpless smile: "Why do you want to hide from me? Am I that scary?"

  Xiaomi was stunned and couldn't say a word.

  "Tell me more about tomorrow, okay?"

  Pei You gazed at her.

  "Xiaomi, please."

  Pei Zhenhua is rarely at home.

  Almost every time she went to the Pei's house, Xiaomi could see Yin Tao Yao driving in and out with a different girl each time. He drove his bright red sports car down the mountain road in front of the garden, speeding past with a beautiful girl snuggled up close to him, the loud music blasting through the air, the screeching tires sending birds flying from the trees.

  Looking far away——

  Yin Tangyao's figure was as cold and isolated as a detached ice sculpture.

  Every time she sees him, Xiao Mi always becomes instantly flustered, her body stiffening, and her heart aching as if it's being twisted into a knot. However, Pei You smiles persistently, insisting that she sit with him in the garden to talk about past events.

  The afternoon sunlight spills into the garden, and the fragrance of flowers wafts gently in the late summer breeze. Under the green trees, a small white wicker round table, a white ceramic teapot with delicate white flowers, wisps of tea fragrance, and exquisite tea snacks. In the white wicker chair, Pei You concentrates on sipping his tea, head bowed, while Xiao Mi gazes blankly at him across from her.

  At this moment.

  The quiet space seemed to belong only to him and her.

  As she gazed at Pei You, she felt a sense of time freezing in her daze, her heartbeat slowing down to the point where she could feel the blood flowing quietly within her body.

  "Is your homework going well?" Pei You asked with a smile.

  "Yes."

  "Are you always one of the top few in every exam?"

  "No." She shook her head.

  “……？”

  Her gaze fell gently on Bae Yoo-jun's elegant face, and she smiled: "He wasn't among the top few, he was always the first, you can't imagine how excellent a person could be. Even after entering Qingyuan University, he was still the most outstanding student in the department. There was even an instance where a national French speech contest, originally intended for a foreign language major classmate who suddenly fell ill and couldn't attend, he substituted at the last minute and won first place."

  "His French is good?" Pei You asked in surprise.

  "He said that every country's language has its own beauty and rhythm, and he especially likes French. He had also put in some effort to learn it before."

  "It's no wonder then."

  "What?"

  "In the past, in order to read some French materials, I started self-studying French. Hehe, at that time, I felt it was especially easy and effortless to learn. Then I had a very strange feeling, as if those French things already existed in my brain, like someone gave them to me, rather than me learning them."

  Xiaomi was stunned: "...... I heard that there is a very mysterious connection between twins."

  "And I also play football." Pei You rubbed his nose and smiled, "Last time I heard you say that you're very good at playing football."

  "What position do you play?"

  "Central defender."

  Her eyes sparkled: "Ha, just like tomorrow!"

  "But basically, I was a substitute player," Pei You smiled awkwardly. "Maybe my body is a bit thin, and it's easy to get tripped up by the opposing team's defenders on the field. Once I was knocked down hard and hurt my knee, after that I didn't play much soccer anymore."

  Her body shook and she exclaimed: "Kneecap?!"

  "Huh?"

  "Was it two years ago?"

  "Right."

  "Is it autumn?!" She held her breath, leaning forward, staring at him tightly, "Left knee?! Is it seriously injured?!"

  Pei You was slightly surprised: "Yes, how did you know?" There is still a scar on his knee now.

  Xiaomi was shocked and couldn't breathe.

  She remembered that in the game, when no one was defending, he suddenly fell to the ground. He fell heavily on the court, his left knee bleeding profusely and seriously injured, unable to continue playing. Later, Qingyuan lost the final of the university league and only got the runner-up.

  Pei You was also stunned.

  After a while, he gently put the teacup in his hand on the round table, lowered his eyes, and his eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his handsome face. He twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly with a bitter smile:

  "It's a pity our team was eliminated early in the preliminary round. If we could have entered the repechage, who knows..."

  The late summer breeze carries a refreshing meaning.

  The fragrance of flowers is light and subtle.

  Outside the garden is a quiet mountain road.

  Under the dense green trees.

  Xiaomi sat quietly, gazing at Pei You who was wearing a white shirt beside her. Suddenly, she had a feeling of fate. The leaves rustled, the sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, and her blood flowed so slowly that she could hear every beat of her heart as she gazed at him quietly.

  Pei You raised his head.

  Only in the dappled shade of the trees, her short hair was fine and fluffy, thin lips, a pair of crescent-shaped eyes were clear and distinct. Her gaze was clear, quietly gazing at him, with a kind of heartache and sorrow in her eyes, as if afraid of being discovered, she tried to suppress it deeply hidden in the bottom of her eyes.

  "Are you... looking at tomorrow like this?" Pei You's heart moved, and he suddenly asked.

  Xiaomi hastily lowered his head.

  "Sorry."

  She bit her lip, knowing she had lost control again. Although she reminded herself time and time again that he was Pei You's older brother, but...

  "Xiaomi, thank you." Pei You's lips had a gentle smile, his eyes were also very gentle. "Although I seem to have no right to say such words, but really, thank you for being good to Xiao Ye."

  "No!" She shook her head slowly, "You're wrong, I didn't look at Xiao like that! I... "She bit her lip tightly," ...I wasn't good to Xiao either. I always glared at him fiercely and spoke loudly to him... I was terrible to him, willful, selfish, and petty..."

  Pei You was stunned.

  She took a deep breath and smiled at him: "You see, that's why I regret it."

  "Xiaomi..."

  "He's the kindest and most easily satisfied person in the world, a bowl of noodles and a gentle smile would make him very happy. But I'm lazy and have a bad temper...” She smiled quietly, “If it were another girl, he would definitely be very lucky, other girls would definitely cherish him dearly.”

  Pei You's heart was filled with shock and pain, at this moment she sat quietly in a white wicker chair, but there was a kind of transparent feeling as if her soul had been drawn out, lightly floating in the air.

  "Now I've learned everything," she said with a faint, almost transparent smile. "But nothing is of any use...I know this is heaven's punishment for me."

  Pei You knew that this was also a punishment for himself. If he had known earlier that he still had a younger brother, he would have taken care of his brother...

  He gently grasped her hand back.

  No language could comfort her, he could feel all of her emotions, that deep pain and regret, in this moment, they were connected.

  The late summer sunshine is brilliant but not dazzling.

  White clouds float quietly in the azure sky, a clear blue that will remain serene from the beginning of time to the distant future.

  The wind is coming.

  There is fragrance in the garden.

  Pei You and Xiao Mi sat quietly, holding hands, both silently thinking of the same person they could never forget.

  Suddenly——

  A bright red sports car whizzed down the mountain road in front of the garden!

  A sharp screech of brakes!

  A Ferrari stopped in front of the white garden villa across the street. A tall and handsome boy got out of the car, his lonely figure exuding a chilling indifference, but his flaxen hair was set off by the afternoon sun with a hint of evil light.

  "Day"

  The innocent girl in the car found herself seemingly forgotten, so she had to call out listlessly and then push open the door to get out. With a smile all over her face, she ran over to snuggle up beside him again.

  In the garden.

  Under the green tree.

  Xiaomi hung his head.

  Yin Tang Yao's back was against the Pei family garden, and the sun's rays cast his shadow on the ground, a cold and oblique long shadow, across the quiet mountain road, making it hard for people to breathe.

  He walked several steps.

  Suddenly.

  He stopped.

  Yin Tang Yao suddenly stopped in his tracks, motionless.

  The girl next to him covered her eyes from the sun, complaining about something, amidst the noisy buzz of flies. He knew she was there, with Yu, in the Pei family garden. She appeared recklessly in his life, played with him recklessly, and then, just as recklessly, went off with his friends. He wanted to prove that she was an insignificant existence to him. But wandering again among countless girls only proved that he was a ridiculous fool.

  Slowly, Yoon Tae-oh turned around——

  A cold and hateful gaze fell directly on the girl who had buried her head very low like an ostrich in the Pei family garden, while Pei You's hand was covering the back of her hand.

  The fragrance of flowers remains fragrant.

  The air was tinged with a hint of eeriness.

  Pei's Garden

  Yin Tangyao sat stiffly in the white rattan chair, his eyes coldly fixed on Xiao Mi's pale face as he breathed irregularly. He didn't say a word, but his eyes revealed a cruel hatred. Pei You smiled and poured him a cup of green tea, shaking his head and saying:

  "How could that girl just leave like that? It's hard to hail a taxi here."

  The fragrance of tea wafts in the cup.

  Nobody speaks.

  Yin Tang's pupils constricted, he pursed his lips tightly and stared at her. She seemed to have lost some weight, her shoulders were thinner, weak to the point that if his gaze was any colder, she would lose her breath at any moment.

  Xiaomi clutched the armrest of the rattan chair tightly.

  She could feel Yin Tao's gaze carrying a chilling coolness, from her face to her bones. She was so cold that she trembled all over, feeling as if she would die under his disgusted eyes the next moment.

  Pei You rubbed his nose and smiled:

  "None of you will speak?"

  It's really frustrating, these two people are like children. They hurt each other with hatred and avoidance, but they don't know that simple hatred and avoidance not only can't solve the problem, but will also hurt both of them until they're covered in blood.

  I'm back.

  After a while, Xiao Mi finally squeezed out a sentence, hastily getting up from the rattan chair, not daring to look at Yin Tangyao.

  "Are you so guilty?"

  Yin Tang Yao sneered and stood up, towering over her with an intimidating gaze, his tall figure casting a shadow that completely enveloped her.

  She shuddered.

  Yes, she is guilty at heart. She had thought that the passage of time would make her forget the crimes she had committed, but instead, this sense of guilt grew deeper with each passing day, like a venomous snake biting into her heart day and night.

  Yin Tang Yao lightly lifted her chin.

  He sized her up.

  "Tell me, does Yu resemble that Bai Yi or something?" Yin Tang Yao hooked the corner of his lips, his eyes filled with disgust. "So, you no longer cherish the heart in my chest and instead like Yu's face?"

  "What?!!" she exclaimed with wide eyes

  "You really have guts," Yin Tangyao took a deep breath, his fingers pinching her chin, "teasing me and then coming to tease You again. In your eyes, all the men in the world can be played with at your fingertips, right?"

  "I didn't!" she cried out in horror. How could he make such a serious accusation against her!

  "Nothing?!?" Yin Tao Yao clenched his fingers, pinching her tightly, his voice grinding out from between his teeth, "Then why are you with You every day?!"

  These days, I often see her and You sitting quietly in the Pei family garden.

  She sometimes drinks tea.

  She sometimes speaks softly.

  She didn't smile as happily and cutely as she used to when she was with him, by You's side, her demeanor was quiet and transparent. This quietness was unfamiliar to him, as if it was only blooming specially for You.

  Every time I pass by Pei's garden.

  He didn't allow himself to go see her.

  She was like a nightmare, every tiny memory of her would make his heart tighten and ache. Yet, even if he were to face away from her forever, every cell in his body couldn't help but feel her presence. With her around, the air was suffocatingly unbearable; without her, it was emptily unbearable.

  "I..." Xiao Mi was shocked, opening her mouth to explain. She hadn't provoked Pei You, how dare she provoke Pei You, and why would she provoke Pei You? But, Yin Tang Yao's icy gaze froze her, making her unable to continue speaking. He wouldn't listen to her explanations anymore; all her explanations were powerless and pale to him.

  Yin Tang Yao coldly gazed at her: "You are indeed the most shameless woman in the world."

  Her heart was breaking.

  Close your eyes, the delicate black eyelashes tremble on the snow-white skin. Yes, she is a shameless and despicable woman, she has no excuse to ask for his forgiveness.

  Can't wait for her response.

  In front of him, she suddenly became as silent as a wooden puppet overnight, no matter how humiliated and ridiculed she was, she remained unmoved. All his hatred seemed to be facing the dark and silent night, with no sound, not even a tiny bit of sound.

  Yin Tang Yao pinched her chin hard!

  She was pale with pain, but she remained silent, making no argument and no explanation, her silence seemed as if she would never speak again.

  I hate you.

  Yin Tangyao spoke in a low voice, his tone suppressed.

  Her body shook violently.

  "I'd kill you if I could!"

  Her silence thoroughly enraged Yin Tao Yao! His fingers were icy, slightly trembling, trying to restrain it, but instead trembled even more violently... Suddenly, his fingers exerted force! He pinched her lips into a pout, the bones of her chin crackling in response! He wanted her to hurt! He wanted her to hurt! He wanted her to hurt so much that she'd cry out! Instead of being so apathetic!

  "That's enough!"

  Bai You couldn't bear it anymore and walked over to grab Yin Tao's wrist, frowning as he said:

  "Stubbornness, being childish can't solve anything."

  Xiaomi felt a sharp pain and her mind went blank. She could feel the intense hatred in Yintang Yao's fingers, which was so strong that it made her want to faint.

  "How to solve it?! You tell me how to solve it?!"

  Yin Tangyao shouted crazily, he turned his head to look at Pei You, and then suddenly turned back to look at Xiaomi. She was so quiet, "Boom" a sound, his heart was severely pained!

  He roared:

  "Why won't you speak! Are you going to never speak again?! Let me look like a fool, and then you laugh at me in your heart, right?! What makes you not speak?! You don't care at all, right?! Even if I die, even if it's because of you that I die, you still won't care, right?! Not speaking, can you pretend nothing ever happened?!"

  Yin Tangyao's roar was like a dagger dripping with blood, stabbing straight into Xiaomi's heart. She felt so much pain that her whole body trembled, as if the head buried in the sand had been violently pulled out.

  She hastily opened her eyes, with a chaotic pain at the bottom of her heart!

  "I don't know......I don't know......"

  She didn't know what to do, so she just knew how to escape. But was escaping wrong too? Was it? Yin Tao's lips were pale purple, and the bottom of his eyes were filled with a sharp pain that had been hurt even more than that night!

  "Don't you know anything?!"

  Yin Tang Yao roars in pain!

  His heart was exploding with intense pain, he tightly grasped her head, his lips were purple, and he loudly roared at her:

  "I hate you!"

  "I hate you!!"

  "I hate you!!!"

  Did you know?

  I hate you.

  I hate you for deceiving me, I hate you for acting as if nothing had happened after deceiving me. I will never forgive you, but you didn't even try to get my forgiveness. I hate you for appearing in front of me; however, when you tried not to appear in front of me anymore, apart from hating you more, I also started hating myself.

  Pei's Garden

  Sunlight shines through dense green leaves.

  There is a faint scent of flowers in the summer breeze.

  "Day"

  Pei You rushed over in surprise.

  Yin Tang Yao slowly fell to the ground, his lips purple and blue, his face pale, and his eyes seemed to have a faint glow. As he fell, his hands were still holding onto Xiao Mi in pain, heavily slamming onto the ground. Even though he was in extreme pain, as he fell, he subconsciously protected her with his chest.

  The night falls.

  Starlight shines through the window into the bedroom.

  Yin Tang Yao's eyes were tightly closed, his face pale as he lay unconscious on the bed. His breathing was light, and his lips still had a faint purple color. The night wind blew in, causing the curtains to flutter, and under the bright starlight, Xiao Mi stood frozen by the bedside, staring at him. Her mind was a jumble of confusion, she stood there dazed, her blood pounding in her ears, knowing that she had nowhere to escape.

  It was all done by her.

  Everything has to be settled by her.

  Pei You put away the stethoscope, and Yao's heartbeat, although still weak, had finally returned to a steady rhythm. There was no need to worry too much anymore. He furrowed his brow slightly, feeling somewhat puzzled - since Yao had undergone a heart transplant, why were these episodes happening more frequently recently? He recalled hearing that Yao's heart transplant had been very successful, and he could basically live like a normal person now.

  He looked at Xiao Mi standing beside the bed.

  Her white dress was blown gently by the night wind, her skin pale and transparent, her eyes full of intense remorse, her lips bitten tightly, her thin shoulders trembling slightly.

  Is it her relationship?

  Bai You sighed, perhaps he shouldn't have tried to make Yao and her reconcile. He thought that Yao loved her so deeply, only being by her side would bring him happiness. But how could he forget, it was also deep love that made Yao fall into such profound sorrow.

  Then.

  Pei You smiled and said to Xiao Mi: "You go back first, I'll take care of Yao."

  She gently shook her head:

  No.

  She didn't want to run away anymore, she couldn't escape anywhere. As long as Yin Tao had hatred and pain in his heart, even if she escaped to the ends of the earth, she wouldn't be able to forget what she had done.

  Late at night.

  When Yintang Yao slowly opened his eyes.

  Xiaomi lay on the edge of his bed, her head buried in the sheets. The starlight spilled in, and her short hair seemed to shine with a soft, fuzzy glow. She appeared to be asleep, her shoulders rising and falling gently, her white dress thin enough to be almost transparent. Unconsciously, Yin Tao reached out his hand, his fingers touching her fine, short hair, like a soft hedgehog, her hair had a slight coolness and gentleness between his fingers.

  Silently...

  Her neck stiffened.

  Yin Tang Yao suddenly became aware of it, his body also stiffened, clenching his fingers, he withdrew his hand from her hair, his eyes becoming icy and indifferent.

  She lifted her head from the bedside and gave him a gentle smile:

  "Are you awake?"

  This was the first smile she gave him since that night. The smile was a bit weak, with some apology, and her eyes were misty, but it was still a smile. She looked at him, without evasion or shyness in her expression.

  Xiaomi helped Yintangyao sit up, put a pillow behind his waist, pulled the quilt high to cover his body, and then she smiled quietly at him again.

  "Want some water?"

  Yin Tangyao gazed at her silently, his expression cold and stubborn.

  She carefully handed him a glass of warm water and said in a soft voice, "It should be just right to drink."

  His fingers tightened on the glass, Yin Tao Yao stared at her intently, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes, his throat dry and hoarse:

  "What do you want to do?"

  Xiaomi didn't lift her head: "Huh?"

  "Why have you become so hypocritical?!" His voice was icy and cruel, his fingers stiff enough to almost crush the glass cup.

  “……”

  "Aren't you avoiding me like a snake and scorpion? Don't you even want to talk to me? And yet, so hypocritical, what kind of trick are you trying to play?! The diamond on the bridge of her nose flashed with icy ridicule."

  As she gazed at him, her eyes gradually dimmed, and she whispered very softly:

  "I don't... I just... just don't know what to do..."

  She smiled wryly:

  "If I could choose again, I would quietly stay by your side, not disturbing you, and not letting you notice me. As long as I can see you every day, secretly doing things for you, I think it should be very happy."

  Yin Tang pressed his lips tightly together.

  She continued in a low voice, "It's because I was too greedy and selfish that I brought about these unforgivable calamities. You must detest me...I...also detest myself...it's my fault, I've already done wrong, irreparably wrong, so what can be done now?"

  She took a light breath, gazing at him with an unbridled gleam in her eyes:

  "Please tell me, no matter what it is, I'll go and do it!"

  A while.

  Yin Tangyao's gaze was still icy cold: "I hate you, I hate that I couldn't crush your bones inch by inch, I hate that you were ever born into this world. I want to use the same method to avenge myself, let you taste the pain I've felt."

  Xiaomi bit her lip tightly:

  "Good."

  She had already experienced that kind of pain, and it was precisely that kind of heart-wrenching pain that brought her to Yin Tao's side. It was also because of this that when she realized she had done the same deep harm to others, she couldn't forgive herself.

  "But I couldn't," Yoon Tae-oh said in agony, closing his eyes. "It's not that my heart is soft, but because...I know you don't love me..."

  She was stunned.

  The pain in Yintang Yao's face was so intense that it was suffocating. When he opened his eyes, there were deep-seated weaknesses at the bottom of his eyes: "You don't love me, so you can't taste the same pain, so my revenge is like a child's boring game, and the one who ends up being humiliated is still myself."

  Xiaomi's heart tightened into a ball.

  If she could, she would have liked to make him happy, if her suffering could have brought him comfort, and made him forget everything that had happened. However, the black hole in her heart was being pulled wider and wider, with a dark, foul-smelling blood flowing out. She knew that the wrongs she had committed could never be forgiven, not because of his hatred, but because of his love.

  After a long time.

  She struggled to say:

  "What if I leave here?"

  Even if she can't bear it, but leave here forever and never appear in front of him again, will it be better to let time erase all memories?

  "Don't you want the heart in your chest anymore?" Yin Tangyao said coldly, "Or, because you don't want to see me, so you'd rather not have the heart you like either?"

  "No!"

  Xiaomi cried out in a low voice.

  "What is it?!" He glared at her coldly, "For this heart, you came to me with ulterior motives, how can you give up so easily now? Didn't you like it that much? Weren't you fond of it to the point where you could use me as a plaything? Now, are you going to leave just like that? Aren't you afraid that I'll hate you and torture this heart that you cherish?"

  She began trembling: "No... it can't be..."

  "Really?"

  Yin Tang's lips curled up into a faint smile.

  The glass cup in his hand suddenly slammed heavily into his own chest, splashing out a large amount of water, the huge impact sound, his body trembled, and his lips began to turn pale purple again.

  "Don't!" She rushed up in shock, tightly grasping his hand and shouting frantically, "What are you doing?!"

  Yin Tang Yao sneered with a smile: "Indeed, what you care about is still this heart." The water had soaked through his chest, the icy cold feeling, but he seemed to have already become numb, any pain in his heart had nothing to do with him.

  Xiaomi cried.

  How can this be, even if she did everything wrong, it's her fault, what does that heart have to do with anything? She's stupid, selfish and greedy, but Yin's heart doesn't have any fault at all! How can they treat her like this, but why do they want to hurt Yin and himself like this?

  "If you leave, I swear, you will regret it."

  Yin Tang said coldly to her.

  "Aren't you hateful towards me? Don't you dislike me?" she cried out in anguish. "Then, not seeing me wouldn't be better?"

  I hate you.

  Yin Tangyao's lips were a ghastly pale purple.

  "But you can't just leave like this, you have to make up for everything you owe me. You can't just tear my heart apart and then walk away so easily. If you feel guilty towards me, then use all your strength to love me. When you fall in love with me, love me so much that you can't bear to part with me, maybe then I'll drive you away as punishment."

  His voice was icy cold.

  Late summer night wind, with faint flower fragrance, has a coolness that seeps into the bones, starlight twinkling, window curtains flying silently.

  Hating her is a kind of pain.

  But never seeing her again is a fear more terrifying than pain, like falling into an eternal nightmare from which one can never awaken.

  Xiaomi had been staring out the window for nearly an hour, her eyes dazed and her lips pursed as if pondering a question that could never be answered. Chengyuan adjusted the IV drip rate, pulled up Auntie Cheng's quilt, whispered a few words to her, and when she turned back to look at Xiaomi, she found her still in a trance.

  "Is anything wrong?"

  Xiaomi often smiled happily, as if she had no worries at all. However, sometimes she seemed to have a lot on her mind. Happy and innocent Xiaomi, sorrowful and painful Xiaomi - Chengyuan used to be unable to tell which one was the real Xiaomi. She didn't like excessive hiding and pretending, so she always kept a distance from Xiaomi. But during this period of time spent together in the hospital, Chengyuan gradually grew fond of Xiaomi.Maybe everyone has their own secrets that they don't want others to touch. As long as she is a kind-hearted girl, why bother knowing everything about her and tearing away the happiness she worked hard to put on?

  Xiaomi turned back in surprise.

  She saw Cheng Yuan's quiet and concerned eyes, with a silent and unobtrusive concern in them, this concern was like a layer of soft warm cotton gently covering her heart.

  Her nose slightly sour, she suddenly had an impulse to tell Chengyuan all about what happened. She had committed an unforgivable mistake and was deeply regretful but didn't know how to make up for it. Should she continue staying by Yundongyao's side? In fact, she liked staying by his side, could see him, hear him, quietly feel the beat of his heart. But if she still stayed by Yundongyao's side, how would she conceal her emotions? Would her emotions once again ruthlessly hurt him?

  Just at this time——

  The door of the ward was gently pushed open.

  Chengyuan and Xiaomi turned their heads towards the entrance.

  Pai You smiled gently, wearing a snow-white doctor's uniform, holding a patient record folder, his slender figure standing by the door, with a quiet temperament that made people feel at ease. Next to him was another person, whose nose wing flashed with cold diamond light, tall and handsome in stature, with an icy gaze, and lips pursed proudly.

  Xiaomi was shocked.

  Yoon Tae-oh unexpectedly came to Sung Ah-jin's hospital room!

  He gazed at her.

  His eyes were icy and lonely, with a hint of fragile stubbornness at the bottom. His gaze pierced through the air, directly piercing her heart, causing her heart to suddenly ache and shrink!

  Cheng Ayi sat up slightly and said lovingly to Yin Tangyao:

  "Thanks for visiting me."

  Yin Tangyao slowly withdrew his gaze from Xiaomiao and looked at Cheng Ayi, saying in a low voice: "Are... you better now?"

  Cheng Yu was surprised. In the three years of being in the same class as Yin Tangyao, this was the first time she had heard him speak so politely and courteously. Hmph, had the sun risen from the west?

  But this was just an astonishing beginning.

  For the next two hours, Yoon Tae-oh stayed in the hospital room, silently listening to Sung Ah-jin's words, occasionally nodding his head to show he was listening, and sometimes helping to call a nurse to change her dressing. It seemed like he had only come for Sung Ah-jin who was sick, although this reason made people feel inexplicable. Moreover, except when Yoon Tae-oh's gaze stayed on Mi-soo when he first entered the hospital room, he didn't look at her again for the rest of the time, as if she were an invisible person.

  In the late afternoon, the setting sun shone obliquely into the sickroom.

  Cheng Auntie fell fast asleep.

  Xiaomi packed up her things and quietly prepared to leave, but she couldn't help turning her head to take another look at Yin Tangyao. He had his back to her, and in the slanting rays of the sunset, his straight back still exuded a cold aura.

  She sighed silently.

  She bowed her head and quietly walked towards the door of the ward.

  Xiaomi's mind was filled with chaos, the whole afternoon in a ward with him, all thoughts became tense and flustered. It turned out that he could have such a strong impact on himself? She bit her lip, suddenly feeling an inexplicable sense of horror, her eardrums buzzing, unable to see or hear anything.

  She stretched out her hand and grasped the door handle.

  The door won't open.

  Come on.

  Still can't pull it open.

  The door seemed to be pressed down by an invisible force.

  Xiaomi looked up in shock, a cold shadow looming over her head. Yin Tao's right hand pressed against the door frame, his eyes fixed on her with an icy stare: "Are you leaving?"

  She stared blankly: "......yes."

  "Good."

  He put down his hand.

  The hospital room door swung open.

  Yin Tang Yao's lips curled up coldly, and he grasped her hand in an icy grip. Xiao Mi was shocked, but he completely ignored her reaction, directly pulling her out of the hospital room.

  In the ward.

  Cheng Yuan smiled.

  Pei You seemed to be smiling too, but he slightly turned his head, and in the twilight, the expression on his face couldn't be seen clearly.

  The sunset fills the sky.

  The breeze blew gently in the late afternoon.

  Yin Tangyao held Xiaomiao's hand and walked out of the hospital, the streets were bustling with people coming and going, vehicles shuttling back and forth, he held her hand, walking silently.

  His hands were cold.

  His lips were pursed very tightly.

  Xiaomi's fingers were also cold and stiff, but she didn't dare to struggle free from his palm because the way he grasped her was so stubborn, as if it was the most persistent persistence in his life.

  Walked for a very long time.

  From dusk till nightfall.

  From dusk till late at night.

  Silently, Yin Tao Yao held her hand and walked on and on, from one street to another, from another street to the next, under the moonlight that was like water, and the streetlights that were like stars, amidst the throngs of pedestrians and vehicles.

  Finally——

  "Where...are we going?"

  Xiaomi found herself lost, looking around in dismay, surrounded by unfamiliar surroundings, she and he seemed to have entered a strange space.

  "I don't know."

  "...don't you know?"

  "Yes. I want to go somewhere where I can forget everything, but I couldn't find it." Yoon Tae-oh said calmly.

  "If..."

  "Forget everything, but you're still by my side. If I must leave to forget everything, then...” Yin Tangyao's face was cold and indifferent, yet his icy fingers tightened slightly, holding her deeper in the palm of his hand, “...then I'd rather let everything remain as it is.”

  The night is deep and beautiful.

  Soft streetlights.

  Faint starlight.

  Yin Tang Yao leaned down and kissed Xiao Mi, his lips slightly cool with a hint of trembling, yet gentle. In the night wind, he kissed her, his voice very soft:

  "Let's go back to before that night, I didn't hear anything."

  Let's just consider it a nightmare then...

  The dream is over.

  Everything is as good as ever.

  Sorry about the delay, everyone! I've been busy with Chinese New Year celebrations and only had time to start writing today. This chapter is almost over, but don't worry, I'll speed up the next part.

  Also, ps: After reading everyone's comments, I'm really grateful that you all shared your feelings about angels with me. It's like when I saw "ai"'s comment, and as I read through it, my heart was suddenly touched, and I felt an urge to cry.

  Hehe, writing is a wonderful feeling, I always feel that my emotions, tears and happiness are stored somewhere, when someone feels the same emotions, the past mood comes alive again.

  Also, ps: I saw some friends asking, will comments affect me? Yes, comments will affect me. Hehe, because I'm easily swayed, that's me, Xiaoxi. However, I've learned how to look at everyone's comments now. For the "update" comments, I take them as a whip to urge me on; for the tolerant comments, I see them as being accommodating; for the comments pointing out my shortcomings, I see them as benevolent advice or constructive criticism; and for the praising comments, I just indulge in them happily! Haha, isn't that really cunning? :p

  Finally: Come on, group hug!! *o*

  Sweat, this isn't the end, it's just the end of this chapter:P

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