In the snow-white hospital room, Yige slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the worried faces of her father and sister Qiu.
Dad breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, you're awake now." The once powerful real estate tycoon in a suit and tie looked haggard, as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Sister Qiu stroked Yi Ge's head with tears in her eyes: "Miss, poor child..." She lowered her head and said softly, "Miss, what do you want to eat? I will cook it for you."
Yige regained consciousness. She unconsciously tried to wipe away Qiu Jie's tears with her right hand, but her right hand could not move. She looked down at her right hand, and her eyes suddenly widened - her entire right arm was wrapped in thick bandages! Did something happen to her arm?
She turned her arm slightly, and immediately, the severe pain made her gasp, and beads of sweat immediately seeped out of her forehead.
Seeing that she was staring at her arm without saying a word, Sister Qiu quickly turned her head away gently with her hand. "Don't look, Miss," Sister Qiu said in an almost pleading tone, "Be obedient, it's okay."
Yige closed her eyes and tears flowed out.
She whispered, "Sister Qiu, tell me the truth, what happened to my hand?"
Sister Qiu said gently: "Miss, it's okay. The doctor said that you can recover completely. It just takes time..."
Yige shook her head gently: "Sister Qiu, you don't have to comfort me."
Those beautiful hands that once could write beautiful words, draw beautiful pictures, massage Dad’s back, wipe Qiu Jie’s sweat, and… I once held Xi Nan’s hand tightly, deeply feeling the warmth from the depths of his heart…
Oh, Hee-nam! Where's Hee-nam?
Yi Ge immediately forgot her own pain, eagerly grabbed Sister Qiu's hand with her left hand, raised her head and asked with tears in her eyes: "Sister Qiu, where is Xinan? How is he now? Is he okay?"
Sister Qiu was speechless and gently stroked her head: "Poor child, you are still thinking about that boy..."
Yige was silent for a while, but still couldn't help asking: "Is he okay?"
Sister Qiu said gently: "He is fine. You have tried your best to protect him. How could he not be fine?"
Yi Ge was living in fear, but suddenly heard the good news. For a moment, she was so happy that she almost fainted.
She no longer had time to think about the injury on her right arm, and continued to ask with concern: "Where is he now?"
Sister Qiu said softly, "It's in Ward 703 nearby."
Yige immediately threw off the quilt and tried to get up, but as soon as he moved, he felt dizzy and fell back down on the bed.
Sister Qiu quickly held her down: "What are you doing? Miss, why are you running around like this? The doctor said you need to rest well. Just listen, okay?"
"But, but I have to see with my own eyes whether he is okay, so that I can feel at ease..."
Father had been silent all the time. Seeing Yi Ge's expression, he slowly shook his head and said to Sister Qiu, "Let her go."
Sister Qiu was stunned. Looking at Yi Ge's expectant eyes, she finally let go.
Yi Ge struggled to stand up, feeling dizzy, but her heart was still thinking about that person, and she felt a surge of strength from nowhere, supporting her as she stumbled out the door. 5th floor, 6th floor, 7th floor...
She went from one ward to another and finally arrived at ward 703, where Xi Nan was!
Hee-nan, how are you?
She walked to the door impatiently and was about to stretch out her hand to push it open, but suddenly she realized that her right hand was limp and she had no strength at all. She couldn't help but lower her head and her eyes fell on her hands...
The scars that meander like rose vines...
She bit her lip tightly.
If, if Xi Nan saw her like this...
The girl that Xi Nan saw on a daily basis was proud and beautiful to the point of being dazzling. This was the shadow that she hoped would remain in Xi Nan's heart, forever so beautiful. She didn't want Xi Nan to see her ugly appearance, she didn't want to do that no matter what!
She closed her eyes.
Xinan, you can't see her like this. In Xinan's mind, she should be a perfect girl like a princess, not a disabled girl with scars on her right hand!
She stood there blankly, and the doctors and nurses passing by all gave her strange looks, but she ignored them. Her heart was already filled with confusion, as if she was standing in a deserted wilderness, not knowing where to go.
It's like a kite with a broken string floating in the sky. My heart is always floating around, and I don't know where it's going...
With a "clang", the door suddenly opened.
A girl holding a bowl of medicine came out. She had doll-like curly hair and watery eyes filled with tears. It was Meihui.
She turned around and closed the door.
Yige looked at her, gritted her teeth, and called out softly: "Meihui..."
Meihui was startled. She turned around and saw Yige. Her face darkened. She wanted to say something but didn't. She just sighed and said, "Yige, why are you here?"
Yi Ge whispered, "Xi Nan...how is he?"
Meihui frowned and replied, "I don't know why there was a fire in the house... The doctor said he had a head injury and has passed the critical period, but has been in a coma. He will be fine after waking up and taking good care of himself... Alas, such a good person like Xinan, how could he become like this... Also, why were you two together at that time?" After Meihui finished speaking, she looked at Yige with some confusion.
Hearing that Xi Nan was fine, Yi Ge finally relaxed, and felt a burning pain in her arm. She ignored Mei Hui's probing eyes, just closed her eyes and murmured, "It's all my fault, I hurt Xi Nan, I made him like this..."
"What?" Meihui suddenly became excited. She walked a few steps to Yige and whispered, "Shu Yige, what did you say?"
Yi Ge leaned against the wall weakly and said slowly, "It was me. I misunderstood that Xi Nan was with you and wanted to break up with him. Xi Nan drank a lot of wine, and when I went back to find him, he was already very drunk. He accidentally knocked over the candle, and the fire started..." Mei Hui was stunned for a while, and when she reacted, she immediately shouted excitedly, "It turned out to be you! You are the culprit who made Xi Nan like this!" As she spoke, tears rolled , "Yi Ge, why did you misunderstand Xi Nan like this? There is really nothing between Xi Nan and me. He is so good to you, and you actually have the heart to hurt him and almost killed him?"
She took a breath and continued, "You doubted him just because of a misunderstanding and even wanted to break up with him? Shu Yige, I am so disappointed in you!"
Listening to those accusations, Yi Ge felt more and more guilty. She closed her eyes and said with resentment, "I'm sorry..."
"Is it enough to just say sorry? Do you really think you are a princess? If you show a little affection to others, everyone will be grateful to you?" Meihui sobbed, with a hint of revenge in her eyes.
His eyes paused for a moment, then fell on Yi Ge's right hand. He couldn't help but be startled and asked, "What's wrong with your hand?"
Yi Ge was stunned and quickly lowered his head, trying to cover up by saying, "Nothing." Meihui, however, guessed something, was slightly startled, and said nothing more.
Yige didn't want to show her weakness in front of anyone. She took a deep breath and looked at Meihui pleadingly: "I want to ask you a favor..."
Meihui said coldly: "What do you want to say?"
Yige stretched out her left hand, pressed it on Meihui's right hand , raised her head, and looked into her eyes sincerely: "Meihui, from now on, please, please take good care of Xinan..."
"Take care of Xinan?" This request was beyond Meihui's expectation. She softened her tone unconsciously: "Of course I will do that."
Yige said slowly, word by word: "Meihui, I know you like Xinan, right?" Tears were about to well up again, no, hold them back, you must hold them back!
Meihui was stunned for a moment, and said, "Of course, I have liked Xinan since I was a child..." She became angry again, "What do you mean by saying this now? Are you implying that you are going to give Xinan to me?"
"No, Meihui! Don't be suspicious, I didn't mean that!" It was because of her sensitivity and suspicion, and because of her pride that Xinan became like this... She would never, ever forgive herself... Yige held back her tears and sincerely confessed, "I was wrong about what happened before."
Meihui widened her eyes again. What? Miss Shu Yige would actually admit her mistake in person, and to her?
" So, Meihui, I hope you can take good care of Xi Nan. I know it was my willfulness that made him like this, and I feel sorry for him. So don't worry..." Yi Ge bit her lip deeply again and finally said, "I will never appear in front of Xi Nan again, and I will completely disappear from his life."
Meihui was startled and stumbled, almost dropping the medicine bowl in her hand. She calmed down and asked in a low voice, "Is what you said true?" She seemed to be unable to believe it.
Yi Ge said quietly: "It's true." Perhaps, her fate with Xinan ended here.
"I will move and change my phone number, but there is one number I won't change... You know, because I want to know a little bit about Xi Nan's situation, okay?"
Meihui thought for a moment and said, "Okay."
Yi Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had used up all her strength. She closed her eyes and said softly, "This way, I feel relieved..."
Meihui was not thinking this. "Okay, now that you've finished talking, it's time to go." She coldly ordered him to leave.
Yi Ge was stunned. Yes, it was time to go. However, there were things in her heart that she couldn't let go. She couldn't deceive herself. "Can I...can I take one more look at Xi Nan? Okay? After taking one look, I will leave and promise not to see him again." She begged.
Meihui hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed: "Okay. But hurry up, your aunt will be here soon. You know, she hates you to death now, you hurt her son like this."
Yige nodded sadly: "I know."
Meihui gently pushed the door open, and Yige slowly walked in. Her eyes immediately fell on the young man on the bed.
He was pale, with a snow-white bandage on his head, which made his face look even more bloodless. However, he was still as handsome as ever. Although he had lost some weight, he was still as handsome as a god.
His eyelashes were long, casting a dove-grey shadow on his cheeks, and he frowned as if he felt pain even in his sleep.
Yi Ge couldn't help but feel distressed and couldn't help but reach out and touch his forehead.
As soon as he raised his hand, he realized that it was wrong and put it down gently.
Meihui had been staring at her closely and whispered, "Is that all right? I'm afraid my aunt will come over soon."
Yige nodded slightly and walked towards the door.
However, when she reached the door, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her left chest. She turned around involuntarily and looked at him again.
The left side of the chest, where the heart is.
She couldn't deceive her own heart after all. Her heart ached so much.
One last look at his face from such a close distance. She said silently in her heart: "Goodbye, Xi Nan, I love you."
Xi Nan, maybe, I will miss you very much...
But I want to stay away from you, I want you to live a happy life... I will never allow myself to bring you any harm again.
Also, I selfishly want you to remember me forever as a beautiful person, and I don't want you to know that I have become like this...
I don't want to be a burden to anyone, especially you, Xi Nan...
Xi Nan, no matter what, I know there is one thing that will never change...
That is, I love you...
But now, what I worried about has happened...
When Xi Nan saw the scars on her right hand and right arm, he actually laughed at her.
Yi Ge's heart grew colder little by little. She bit her lips stubbornly, raised her head and met Xi Nan's eyes.
Those black jade eyes were once filled with such tenderness and love...but now, they are filled with only ridicule and hatred.
Does the more you love someone, the more you hate him or her?