Chapter 395: Chapter 394: I Let You Go (6)
Cheng Ziyang’s head was dizzy and his whole body ached, but his mind was still clear. He tried to open his eyes, looking at Dong Xin Yan whose eyes were blurry with tears. He struggled to lift his hand, gently wiping the tears spilling from Dong Xin Yan’s eyes, wanting to tell her it was okay, not to worry. But as soon as he opened his mouth, a metallic taste filled his throat and blood seeped from the corner of his lips.
Dong Xin Yan’s tears flowed even more fiercely, "Ziyang, I’ll take you to the hospital, we’re going to the hospital right now."
As Dong Xin Yan spoke, she reached out to support Cheng Ziyang. However, having just experienced near-drowning, her strength had not fully recovered. At the moment, she couldn’t lift him, but she still gritted her teeth and used all her strength to help Cheng Ziyang stand.
She lifted his arm, placing it over her shoulder, her hand encircling his waist, and began to walk step by step with great difficulty.
Almost the entire weight of Cheng Ziyang’s body was pressing on her. Her complexion was already pale, and now it was ghastly white as paper.
Gu Ningyi, who had been shoved hard by Dong Xin Yan earlier, staggered a couple of steps and almost fell due to lack of strength, but he barely managed to steady himself.
Raising his eyes, he watched Dong Xin Yan weep sorrowfully for Cheng Ziyang, watched her gritting her teeth to help Cheng Ziyang up. As he watched, a slow smile crossed his face.
For Cheng Ziyang, she wasn’t even afraid of death. In such a scene, what could possibly make him feel more despair?
His heart had already died when she resolutely leapt into the sea earlier.
Supporting Cheng Ziyang, Dong Xin Yan slowly brushed past him, just inches away. But his arm felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, unable to lift.
Not wanting to let go, it turns out, was really... just a luxury.
His hands slowly clenched tightly, his lips curved up slightly, thin lips parted slightly, and he spoke word by word.
As Dong Xin Yan passed by, he said, "Dong Xin Yan, I’ve let you go now...."
Those simple words, yet saying them felt like a gaping piece of his heart had been gouged out, excruciatingly painful.
Gu Ningyi stood there, his right hand hanging at his side trembling even more violently. His hand was already injured last night, still wrapped in bandages. Just now, it split open from the heavy punch he’d struck on the ground, the bright red blood soaking through the bandage, dripping down one drop at a time.
Such pain, yet still not a fraction of the pain in his heart.
Dong Xin Yan seemed to pause for a moment, or perhaps didn’t, as she walked step by step, walking out of his world.
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Although Cheng Ziyang looked badly hurt, a check-up at the hospital showed mostly superficial injuries, suggesting Gu Ningyi hadn’t truly been ruthless. Yet still, seeing him covered in injuries, Dong Xin Yan could not hold back her tears.
"Ziyang, how are you? Does it still hurt?"
"I don’t hurt, Xinxin, don’t cry." Cheng Ziyang leaned weakly against the headboard, looked at her, and gently shook his head.
Dong Xin Yan, not wanting Cheng Ziyang to worry, sniffed hard to suppress her sobs and nodded heavily, "Mm, I won’t cry."
She wiped away her tears and said in a hoarse voice, "Ziyang, do you want some water? I’ll pour it for you."
"No need."
Cheng Ziyang stopped Dong Xin Yan, who was about to get up, his dark eyes unconsciously scanning her, "Don’t just think about me. What about you? Are you okay? Did Gu Ningyi bully you...?"
Before he finished speaking, his gaze suddenly fixed on Dong Xin Yan’s fair neck.