Below, Mother Song screamed even louder, "Ah! Yi Cheng, please don't do anything foolish! Mom really knows she was wrong. Come down and let's talk properly, okay?"
Mother Song cried, her expression full of regret.
The police dared not get too close to Song Yi Cheng, only repeatedly urging him to calm down and not act impulsively.
"Mother Song, don't worry. As long as you talk it through properly, Yi Cheng will surely come to his senses," Liu Yifeng comforted her.
However, his heart was also in his throat; he had been truly scared just now.
Su Wanru also looked at Song Yi Cheng with concern. What was wrong with today's children, resorting to threats of life and death at the slightest provocation?
What exactly had this Mother Song done to push her own son to such an extreme?
On the rooftop, Song Yi Cheng kept the approaching police at bay while looking down at his sobbing mother, his eyes filled with mockery. "Who are you crying for now? Since I was a child, have you ever truly cared about me? Have you ever considered my feelings?
I've been like a puppet, having to obey you in everything, unable to have any thoughts of my own.
This afternoon, you didn't listen to a single word I said on stage.
Now, you're crying in front of so many people, saying you know you were wrong. Do you think I'll believe you anymore?"
As he spoke, his emotions grew more agitated. Half of his body was already hanging over the edge. If he tilted his center of gravity just a little more, he would fall.
Everyone's hearts were in their throats, their eyes averted, fearing they would witness a bloody scene.
Mother Song tilted her head back and nodded repeatedly. "Mom really, really knows she was wrong. Will you give Mom a chance to change? I will prove to you with my actions that Mom has changed. So, please come down quickly. If you jump, how can Mom live!"
Her words were heartfelt, moving many to tears.
Many present were mothers themselves. If their sons were threatening to jump, they would likely have fainted long ago. It could be said that no mother could accept the reality of her son's suicide.
However, Song Yi Cheng had lost all trust in his mother. "Mom, I'm so, so tired. Seeing you makes me feel so suffocated. This kind of life is not what I want either. Just pretend you never gave birth to me as your son!"
When he said this, everyone understood what he meant. They all tried to persuade him from below, urging him not to do anything foolish.
"Child, your mother truly knows she was wrong. Give her one more chance. It wasn't easy for her to give birth to you and raise you. If you leave like this, it's like taking her life!"
"Yes, child. There's no hurdle that can't be overcome. You're still so young, with infinite possibilities ahead of you. If you do this, there will be no chance to start over."
"Life is precious, don't waste it like this."
...
As everyone was trying to persuade him with their words, Song's father, who had heard the news that evening, drove over immediately.
He had been driving very fast. As he neared the location, he heard that Song Yi Cheng had been found, but was standing on the rooftop of the hospital's inpatient building. This had caused him to run several red lights in his haste.
Upon arriving at the hospital where Yi Cheng was, he rushed in like a madman. He found the inpatient building and saw a crowd gathered downstairs, all looking up at the building.
He also looked up and saw his son standing on the rooftop, agitated and in danger of falling at any moment.
Seeing this, his legs went weak on the spot. However, being a man, he had to be strong at this moment.
So, he hurried over, saying, "Please make way, please make way!"
As he pushed through the crowd, he saw his wife crying there.
Remembering how Yi Cheng had become this way, he didn't say a word. He raised his hand and slapped her across the face. "It's you! It's all because of you that our son has become like this. If anything happens to him, we're divorcing!"
Mother Song was stunned by the slap. When she realized it was her husband who had hit her, she dared not utter a word of complaint. Instead, she clutched her husband's hand, pleading, "Husband, Yi Cheng doesn't believe anything I say now. Please help me persuade him. As long as he agrees to come down and stops doing foolish things, I'll agree to any of his demands. I just want him to be safe."
Even though Song's father was extremely angry and deeply disappointed in his wife, he knew the urgency of the situation. He said no more, but looked up at Yi Cheng and shouted, "Yi Cheng, it's Dad! Come down quickly.
Dad promises you that your mother will never control you again. You can do whatever you want!"
Song Yi Cheng saw his father, and his emotions suddenly became even more agitated. "I don't believe you either. All you do is work every day and never concern yourself with family matters. Otherwise, would I have become like this?"
As he spoke, his face turned red. Song's father quickly said, "Dad promises to pay more attention to you in the future, take you out to play. Child, please come down!"
He thought Song Yi Cheng might calm down a little. However, as soon as he finished speaking, Song Yi Cheng suddenly roared, "Just pretend you never gave birth to me as your son! I don't want to live such a tired, hard life every day, and be hated by so many people. It's truly meaningless."
Liu Yifeng's heart sank upon hearing this. Was he saying his final goodbyes?
The police on the rooftop knew that if they didn't find an opportunity to apprehend Song Yi Cheng soon, they would have no choice but to watch him jump.
So, the two of them quietly moved from the sides of the rooftop. They were getting close to Song Yi Cheng.
At this moment, Song Yi Cheng suddenly turned his head to look at them. He smiled. "Police officers, thank you for wanting to save me, but I truly don't want to live anymore. I'm just too tired!"
With that, he jumped off without hesitation.
"Ah!"
The people below screamed one after another as they witnessed this scene. Some covered their eyes, unable to watch.
Song Yi Cheng plunged downwards from the ten-story rooftop like a kite whose string had been cut.
In just a few seconds, Song Yi Cheng landed on the air cushion.
However, due to the great height and the immense impact, as Song Yi Cheng fell, a cracking sound, the sound of a bone breaking, was heard.
Song Yi Cheng didn't even cry out. He fainted on the spot.
Seeing this, Mother Song immediately fainted. Song's father's expression was also one of utter shock, as if he couldn't believe what he was seeing.
A mobile hospital bed and medical personnel had been prepared downstairs when Song Yi Cheng was about to jump.
Therefore, the moment Song Yi Cheng fell, the medical personnel rushed to his side.
Finally, Song Yi Cheng was rushed into the emergency room for treatment. Mother Song was also taken to a ward for an IV drip; she had not yet woken up.
"Yi Feng, Song Yi Cheng will be alright, won't he?" Su Wanru asked worriedly outside the emergency room.
This was the first time in her life she had personally witnessed someone jump from a building, and it was a child. She still hadn't recovered from the shock.
Liu Yifeng took a deep breath. "Let's hope so!"