C35 Hope to be Free

Winter, in the endless reeds by the river.

Yellow leaves, white stamens, everything was the best.

Xia Qingning and Hsu Mochen sat quietly on the bench by the river. A gentle breeze blew past, and white fluffy petals covered their bodies.

The gentle sunlight shone on Xia Qingning's face. Her deep and beautiful eyes seemed to be mixed with millions of sparkling stars. She looked at the man beside her with a serious expression. "Will you not love me so much someday?"

The man beside her did not speak.

He raised his eyes and looked at the reeds swaying left and right in the breeze.

Suddenly, the corner of Hsu Mochen's mouth rose slightly. He looked back at Xia Qingning, who was beside him with a gentle smile. "When did the reeds stop blooming? I did not love you."

That patch of reeds by the river must have stopped blooming.

Maybe they had stopped blooming three years ago.

...

It was three days after he woke up from his dream.

If not for the strong smell of disinfectant coming from her nose, Xia Qingning would have thought that she was already dead.

She opened her eyes with great difficulty and without any surprise, she laid on the hospital bed in the ICU.

The strong painkillers anesthetized her entire body. She did not feel anything and did not feel any pain.

This feeling was really good.

It had been a long time since he had tasted the feeling of having no pain after waking up.

There was an oxygen tube in her nose, but Xia Qingning still felt that she could not breathe. She took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. After a few rounds of reincarnation, she felt much more comfortable.

This time, she survived again.

Every time Xia Qingning fainted due to the most pain in her body, she always felt that she would not wake up again once she closed her eyes.

However, without any surprise, Jiang Yiye would pull her back from the brink of death every time.

Later on, Xia Qingning felt ashamed of her own thoughts.

Others hoped that she could live well, but she wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.

She was really selfish, whether it was to Jiang Yiye who wanted her to be good or herself.

Her thoughts stopped here. She only heard the sound of the heavy door being pushed open.

The person who looked into her eyes was not surprised. It was Jiang Yiye, who had a frown on his face and a look of pain on his face.

Because it was the ICU, Xia Qingning had some infection from vomiting blood this time, so she had to be in an sterile environment. Jiang Yiye walked in wearing a mask and a medical uniform.

"You finally woke up. How do you feel?" He sat down on a chair beside the bed and took the water from the bedside table. He wet it with cotton swabs and carefully touched Xia Qingning's lips.

"It's good, it doesn't hurt." Xia Qingning pulled the corner of her mouth and revealed a smile. She did not want Jiang Yiye to worry.

"I'm sorry."

When Jiang Yiye said these three words, tears flashed in his deep eyes. "That day, I should not have left you alone and let that person hurt you again."

Because of the anger he felt towards Hsu Mochen, Jiang Yiye clenched his fists tightly. That day, because he knew that there was a possibility of matching bone marrow, Jiang Yiye was so happy that he wanted to confirm it personally. However, he did not expect that Hsu Mochen would come after him as soon as he left. If it was not because the nurse who took care of her rushed to the hospital and sent her to the hospital, Xia Qingning might have been like that...

Xia Qingning raised her tired eyes and looked at Jiang Yiye seriously.

How could she let this man apologize for her? The second life was given by Jiang Yiye. Even if he wanted her life now, Xia Qingning would give it to him without any complaints.

Her nose was a little sore. Xia Qingning deliberately comforted Jiang Yiye with a smile. "It's okay. I am so strong. I will not die."