Chapter 123 Chapter 123 The Reaper Knocks (Bonus Chapter)
Chapter 123 The Reaper Knocks (Bonus Chapter)
After punching herself, Su Tao reached up to wipe away the bright red blood spilling from her nose, calming herself somewhat.
She forced herself to avoid looking at Chi Xiaocheng for now, lest she be overwhelmed again and lose control of her emotions.
First, she called Dongfang Yang. Then Su Tao called Si Chen, and didn't forget the obvious choice: 120.
The three parties reacted differently.
When Dongfang Yang heard that Chi Xiaocheng was critically ill, he gasped sharply, and then only spoke two words: "Wait for me."
Si Chen seemed to have been prepared. He uttered a brief "Mmhmm" and immediately said he would send medical personnel.
Last was 120. A director quickly arrived and immediately asked about Chi Xiaocheng's condition. After confirming the situation, he swiftly instructed Su Tao to help stop Chi Xiaocheng's bleeding, and relayed many important instructions, all the while continuously reassuring Su Tao.
Only after using the first-aid kit to perform basic hemostasis for Chi Xiaocheng did Su Tao collapse weakly in front of the bathtub.
Watching Chi Xiaocheng submerged in the icy water, she didn't even dare to move her body, fearing any mishap.
One of her hands was still in the water, feeling the bone-chilling pain of the icy water, as if to offer Chi Xiaocheng even a sliver of warmth.
Endless guilt, regret, and pain surged into her heart.
Her eyes were bloodshot, and her tears seemed on the verge of drying up.
Su Tao had many things she wanted to say to Chi Xiaocheng, but her throat was choked, and she couldn't utter a word.
At that moment, the girl in the bathtub could no longer hear a word she said.
The only solace Su Tao had was this:
Chi Xiaocheng was still alive.
She hadn't truly left her.
Almost every minute, Su Tao would reach out and place her hand before Chi Xiaocheng's nostrils, to confirm if Chi Xiaocheng's faint breath was still there.
She felt time stretch endlessly.
"Xiaocheng, your affection, it frightens me."
The docility of the past half-month had actually been a deeper affection for her, a rebound after a period of yandere-like quietude, her never-before-seen compliance like a powder keg.
It wasn't Ye Liang who had ignited her, nor some outsider who liked her.
It was herself!
"Xiaocheng, please wake up, alright? I... I won't say things like that again. Even if you say we should be a couple, I won't reject you that way again. I'll listen to you. You have to hold on, you have to wake up, okay?"
All that talk of family news, that longing for a father's love—
Now, her true family, was about to slip away from her, bit by bit!
Su Tao took out her phone again and checked the time.
Ten minutes had passed. From the roadside, the faint wail of an ambulance gradually became audible.
Finally... it was coming soon.
A smile of relief, like one emerging from a catastrophe, appeared on Su Tao's pale face. "Xiaocheng, just a little longer, everything will be alright. The ambulance is here, the doctors are coming. Don't worry, I'll always be with you."
"You said it yourself last time in the hospital, didn't you? That you wanted to wake up and see me, right?"
"You like me that much, don't you? This time when you wake up, you'll see me too. You'll also hear me say, 'I like you.' So for that, to become a couple with me, you have to hold on, understand?"
Even if... even if being a couple was her wishful thinking, her pathologically twisted love, Su Tao no longer dared to utter words of rejection.
Even if she had to pretend to like her.
Even pretending to be her girlfriend to appease her was fine.
Even if it meant marriage in the future, as long as she wasn't so extreme, as long as she didn't become a yandere again.
Pretending for a lifetime was acceptable.
If she continued to stay with her like the past half-month, and cared for her more in every way, then she would always be well-behaved, she wouldn't become a yandere, right?
Yes, since she feared such a morbidly heavy love from her, then she should just accept her normal self.
And then, even if it meant being tied to her side forever, it didn't matter. What was important was that she was alright.
So, you must hold on, okay?
In her despair, a faint glimmer of hope still remained.
The ambulance siren grew louder and louder, seeming to have stopped just outside the complex.
Su Tao's expression relaxed considerably, and she once again reached out to place her hand before Chi Xiaocheng's nostrils.
One second...
Two seconds...
Five seconds...
Su Tao's pupils constricted, her fingertips began to tremble uncontrollably.
"Hey... this isn't real, is it?"
Su Tao's voice trembled relentlessly as well, a creeping fear and despair slowly entering her tone.
She continued to wait.
Ten seconds passed, and still she felt no trace of that faint breath.
Su Tao's shoulders shook slightly, as she slumped despondently onto the bright red water stain on the floor.
She looked up at the flickering electric light, and burst into a desperate, broken laugh, "Hah hah... hahahahahaha...!"
"God, what is the meaning of this!"
"The doctors, the doctors are coming!"
Su Tao's fists pounded heavily on the floor, she didn't know if she was crying or laughing, her voice gradually on the verge of breaking, "Why... why would you take her... at this very last moment..."
First, hope had been given to her, only to be followed by despair.
No, perhaps there had been no hope from the start.
From the moment she entered the door, all she had felt was despair.
Her sobs gradually quieted. The constant emotional swings, and the boundless regret and guilt in her heart, had left her without even the strength to cry.
She collapsed to the floor, her cheeks stained with the red of the floor, the drops falling one by one, she didn't know if they were tears or tears of blood.
"Ding-dong~ Ding-dong~"
As if the heavens were playing a cruel joke, the doorbell rang. It was pressed urgently, continuously.
But... did it still matter?
Su Tao stood up like a walking corpse, her eyes devoid of life. Her entire body was stained red from the water overflowing the bathtub, and she walked out, one heavy step after another.
The sound of the doorbell was like the Reaper knocking. Shouting for her to open the door quickly. Your beloved Xiaocheng, already heartbroken to the core by your rejection and betrayal. And she, the Reaper, had come to take this poor little one away.
Su Tao walked to the entrance hall and, with difficulty, opened the door.
The light streaming in from outside stung her eyes.
Even though Si Chen had been prepared, it was Dongfang Yang who arrived the fastest.
Behind her, many doctors and nurses followed, carrying a lot of equipment, clearly prepared for the worst-case scenario of on-site emergency treatment.
Ah~ It wasn't the Reaper who came, but angels in white. How much more ironic, isn't it?
Su Tao moved aside, and pointed towards a corner, "In the bathroom."
Dongfang Yang saw Su Tao's vacant eyes, her spirit seemingly lost, and his breath caught.
Forcing down the ominous premonition, Dongfang Yang asked, "How is Chi Xiaocheng, exactly?"
Su Tao clutched Dongfang Yang's sleeve with one hand, leaving a darker handprint on his red trench coat.
Her voice trembled with despair, "Dongfang Yang... Xiaocheng, Xiaocheng, she... she's stopped breathing."
Dongfang Yang fell silent. The angels in white were now entering the bathroom one by one.
As if with a final struggle, Dongfang Yang quietly asked, "Are you sure?"
But looking at Su Tao's expression, she must have already checked.
To comfort the girl, whose emotions had clearly shattered, Dongfang Yang still offered words of solace, "My doctors haven't spoken yet, there's still hope. Rest for a moment, Chi Xiaocheng wouldn't want you to give up on her now."
Without another word, he pulled Su Tao to the sofa.
On the cluttered table, the sheath of a fruit knife lying next to a white piece of paper was particularly glaring.
But what was more out of place was that pristine sheet of white paper.
Dongfang Yang flipped the paper over, and saw two gracefully written characters on it.
—Suicide Note.
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