Chapter 210 Chapter 210 Expectation And Hope
Chapter 210 Expectation And Hope
In the newly renovated hospital room, Su Tao sat beside the bed, gently and tenderly holding Chi Xiaocheng's right hand, which was connected to an IV drip.
Her expression was more one of relief after surviving a disaster than simple happiness.
She wanted to grip that hand tightly and never let go, but she was afraid of using too much force.
Boundless tenderness, under Dongfang Yang's gaze, transformed into words filled with affection and longing.
"Xiaocheng, do you know how much I've missed you?"
"From the very first day you left, I was consumed by endless regret because my repeated mistakes led to you dying for me in the end."
"Every day after that, everyone was doing things for you, while I hesitated, still wallowing in things, whether beautiful or heartbreaking, and afraid to face your death."
"Do you think I'm useless?"
Su Tao chuckled as she spoke, "Many times, I've wished you hadn't taken that bullet for me, that I had died instead."
"Actually, I know I shouldn't think that way. Thinking like that makes your sacrifice seem meaningless. But people always have regrets. How can I truly let you go and move forward wholeheartedly?"
"Even in my dreams, when I meet you, I'm so useless, needing you to comfort and reassure me."
Su Tao spoke with a lovesick expression, her gaze fixed on the small face obscured by the oxygen mask, never wavering.
"But fortunately, heaven didn't abandon you. Dongfang Yang and Si Chen never gave up on you. You're still alive. I can see you again."
As she spoke, she fell silent again.
They never gave up on you.
But I, on several occasions, wanted to cremate you and keep you by my side forever.
Isn't that a form of abandonment in another sense?
Su Tao wasn't sure. She just wanted to say some of the words that had been bottled up in her heart: the grievances, the regrets, the apologies.
Silence passed like a breath. Su Tao exhaled softly and chuckled again, "But you probably can't hear any of this right now. I really don't want you to see such a cowardly side of me."
Her eyes suddenly became serious.
"So, when you wake up, I will hide all my regrets and mistakes in my heart and make up for them with practical actions. So... you must take good care of yourself and work hard to recover, okay?"
After speaking, she pressed her forehead against the fingers of that small hand, felt the temperature for a while, and then slowly let go, gently tucking it back under the blanket.
She stood up and wiped the corner of her eye, "Sorry, Dongfang Yang, you must think I'm ridiculous."
"It'd be stranger if you didn't react at all." Dongfang Yang stood to the side, hands in his pockets, his tone was somewhat indifferent, but his eyes still held obvious tenderness.
He lingered for a few seconds on Chi Xiaocheng's weak but serene face, and then said to Su Tao, "Let's go. Professor Su said to try to create a quiet environment and not disturb her too much."
Su Tao nodded gently, "Okay, but don't you have anything you want to say to Xiaocheng?"
"What's there to say?" Dongfang Yang turned his face away and scoffed, "She still owes me twenty thousand yuan, and I won't let her keep pretending to be asleep."
The somewhat arrogant expression and uncompromising tone made Su Tao couldn't help but laugh.
Dongfang Yang blushed when he heard that, "What's… what's so funny!"
"I've told you, you're not suited for playing it cool." Su Tao walked towards the door, gave him a light smile, "But just now, your domineering act had quite the feel to it. Thank you for your concern for Xiaocheng."
With that, she took the lead and walked out of the ward.
Leaving Dongfang Yang standing blankly on the spot, his mind filled with that faint smile.
"What's 'the feel'? I didn't put on any cologne, could it be that she's talking about the manly scent on my body?"
"She likes my manly scent?"
"In other words, she likes me!"
Dongfang Yang touched his nose and walked out the door with a silly grin.
…
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. After learning the news of Chi Xiaocheng's "awakening" and "recovery from serious illness," many people who knew her took time out to visit her several times.
The one who came most often was naturally Su Tao. Every night, after finishing work at the cafe, she would come to the hospital and sit here.
Either reading a book or watching videos with headphones on, she hardly made a sound, afraid of disturbing her, but when she couldn't hold back, she would whisper to herself quietly.
She told her about things that had happened in her life and reminisced about some past events.
During this time, Chi Xiaocheng had almost kept her consciousness hidden within her body. It's worth mentioning that even when reminiscing about the past, she only spoke about things after she became yandere.
Instead of talking about childhood things all the time, as she used to.
She truly realized that the person she liked was this cute yet somewhat morbid Xiaocheng.
Even though, according to the data displayed by the status glasses, the affection from the person she liked still hadn't reached 70.
Besides Su Tao, the second most frequent visitor was Fang Ning.
After running into Su Tao one night, the little girl deliberately avoided her schedule.
She now worked at Yangyang Cat Cafe, and would come for a while before going to work in the morning, and would also come here for an hour during her lunch break.
She didn't say anything, just stood at the door, quietly watching her.
Then there were Dongfang Yang and Si Chen. Dongfang Yang came here every day to confirm the situation with Professor Su.
As for Si Chen, he was secretly called a perverted exhibitionist by the little nurses at the hospital.
Although February had already begun to warm up a bit, winter still hadn't passed.
The cold in the air was so intense that even wearing a down jacket might not be enough, but this young master always liked to sit in the ward bare-chested. If it weren't for considering his identity, the little nurses would have wanted to send someone to keep an eye on him.
Afraid he would do something perverted.
Finally, there were Chi Song and Long Ge.
The two silent old men didn't say anything, just stood motionless in the ward for two hours, then left in silence.
But the pained expressions on their faces didn't escape anyone's eyes.
Of course, Chu Lingfeng, as a miraculous doctor, wanted to find an excuse to visit Chi Xiaocheng several times, and even as the time for Chi Xiaocheng's awakening approached, he seemed increasingly anxious.
But as his body gradually recovered, Dongfang Yang trusted his medical team and Professor Su even more, Si Chen simply ignored the guy.
And Su Tao's sixth sense told her that Chu Lingfeng was not trustworthy. These so-called magic needles and medical skills were too mysterious. Xiaocheng was developing in a good direction now, what if she was given two injections and kicked the bucket?
Moreover, she leaned more towards Dongfang Yang and Si Chen, these two who were like brothers and friends to her.
Countdown to Xiaocheng's revival: three days.
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