Her blood-stained hand caressed Tang Si’s cheek, her fingers trembling violently.
The wind blew wantonly, chilling to the bone.
But Shi Ran worried about Tang Si’s physical condition, so she took off her white down jacket and draped it over him. "A’si, don't scare me... You must be alright."
She held him tightly, leaning down, her cheek pressed against his forehead, her heart filled with terror.
Shi Ran knew Tang Si had suffered severe internal injuries, but after being hospitalized for so long, she hadn't expected him to not have recovered.
Despite being a doctor herself, he didn't know how to take care of himself.
Shi Ran gave all her warmth to Tang Si, while she herself wore a knitted sweater. The biting cold wind seeped into her body through the sweater, leaving her shivering uncontrollably, yet she was unaware.
She held his neck with one hand, letting him lean into her embrace, and with the other, she held his hand, constantly rubbing his fingers to keep him warm.
"A’si, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have left without saying goodbye."
"After leaving Lancheng, I regretted it. I wanted to go back, to find you again. But I discovered you never looked for me. I knew you must have seen the video of me and Yuan Wei, and that you must have thought I was dirty."
"So, I didn’t dare... I didn’t dare to turn back."
"You asked me, asked me if I loved you..." Shi Ran’s eyes were red and teary. She placed his hand on her chest. "I want to tell you. I do, I love you very, very much."
Her chin rested on Tang Si’s forehead. With grief and despair, she said, "But what am I supposed to use to love you?"
Tears streaming down her face, Shi Ran sobbed, choked with emotion. "Do you know, when I found out from the hospital that I was pregnant with your child, I really wanted... I really, really, really wanted to tell you the news. I wanted to tell you, A’si, I’m carrying your child. No, it's our child! But I didn't dare."
"I was afraid that if you knew, Zhao Wuyan would know too. At that time, I feared I wouldn't have the ability to protect our child."
"But just as I was yearning, fantasizing, fantasizing about one day being able to find you again, I learned that she was also pregnant with your child, and that you were going to... were going to get married..."
At this point, Shi Ran couldn't help but burst into uncontrollable sobs, as if pouring out all the grief she had held for the past two months.
Shi Ran should have hated Tang Si for 'two-timing' and having a child with another woman, but strangely, she couldn't bring herself to hate him.
Her love for him had long surpassed everything, a love so profound that it left her powerless to hate the man she loved to her very core.
After an unknown amount of time, the ambulance finally arrived.
Shi Ran followed the ambulance to the hospital. After he was admitted, she waited outside the emergency room.
After a long and agonizing wait of more than half an hour, the doctor finally emerged from the emergency room.
Seeing the doctor come out, Shi Ran immediately stepped forward and asked, "Doctor, how is he... how is he doing?"
"The patient had internal injuries and had not fully recovered. This episode of anger caused him to vomit blood. He is out of danger, but he still needs to be hospitalized for treatment," the doctor said.
Shi Ran, still worried, asked the doctor for more details about Tang Si's condition, and the doctor answered each question.
Knowing he would be hospitalized for a while, Shi Ran, though heartbroken, felt her anxious heart finally at ease.
As long as he was alright, that was the best outcome.
As they spoke, Tang Si was wheeled out.
On the hospital bed, Tang Si was still unconscious. Shi Ran followed the gurney, going to the ward with the nurse.
After he was settled, he was put on an IV drip.
Shi Ran sat on the accompanying chair, holding his hand. Looking at the unconscious Tang Si, her heart felt like it was breaking.