After driving Xu y and Xu Cheng to the hospital, Ru didn’t leave. She helped Xu y with the hospital procedure and ca to stand beside the operation theatre.
While Xu y was anxiously pacing in the corridor outside the operation theatre, Ru’s green eyes kept following her movents.
When Xu y suddenly thought about Ye Jie, she rummaged out her phone and texted him. She didn’t give him the details, just told him that her father was injured and asked him to co to the hospital. The ssage read:
’Ah-Jie, co to the hospital fast. My dad is injured.’
She slid her phone back inside her pocket. Suddenly, a clean set of clothes was pushed towards her. She looked at the shirt and lifted her eyes to et her Sensei’s gaze.
Xu y bit her lips and looked down to see the blood covered and torn shirt. She pursed her lips and took the clothes from Ru before going to change out of her soiled clothes.
Even after changing her clothes, Xu y’s face looked haggard as if tired or lost from the world. She took a seat at the bench and her foot kept tapping on the floor impatiently while she fidgeted with the hem of her sleeve.
After a long mont of silence, Ru got irritated by Xu y’s constant fidgeting. "Can you stop?" Ru’s voice was unlike what Xu y was familiar with. It felt like Ru was annoyed, so Xu y stopped tapping her foot and sat still.
"Sensei," Xu y spoke in a low voice. "How did you know that I was in danger?"
Ru pulled her hood back over her head saying, "About 2 hours ago, my n told that a bounty for your life was issued in Tokyo rcenary Group known as Devil’s Den." She turned her eyes to look at Xu y before continuing, "Knowing you, sothing told that you’ll fall for so tricks again."
Xu y lowered her head saying, "I told you that I just never thought that she’d try to kill ."
"She can try to drug you but can’t kill you?" Ru mocked with contempt. "I didn’t know that you’d be so soft-hearted even after everything that you went through," Ru shook her head in disappointnt.
"Sensei, I’m not soft-hearted. Not anymore!" Xu y stood up facing Ru with blood floating in her eyes.
"If you weren’t soft-hearted, your sister or your step-mother would have long been gone from your life. It’s your own incompetence that’s not allowing you to finish your prey." Ru bent down and pulled out her dagger from boots. She took Xu y hand and placed the dagger in her hand saying, "If you’re not weak, go and slit those peoples throat. I’ll take care of the consequences."
Xu y’s eyes widened as she felt the cold tal in her hand. She hesitated for a mont and it was enough for Ru to know the conflict in her heart. She pulled her dagger back saying, "Today, you proved the fact that you learned nothing from your life except for running away."
Xu y stared right into Ru’s eyes as a strange feeling invaded her heart and mind. ’Was she really weak? Or just stupid?’
"Baby!" Xu y heard the most comforting voice making her turn to look at Ye Jie standing just a few steps away from her.
When Ye Jie learned that Xu y was at the hospital, he imdiately left everything to drive straight to the hospital. But what greeted him was the sight of Ru pushing a dagger in Xu y’s hand and questioning her. A fury raged in his heart at that sight.
He ca closer to Xu y and hugged her tightly saying, "Everything is alright. I’m right here with you." Xu y couldn’t stop her tears from falling in his warm embrace.
While comforting Xu y, Ye Jie looked at the other person in the corridor. Ru was unfazed by his burning gaze directed at her. She crossed her arms leaned against the wall leisurely.
The door to the operation theatre opened and the doctor ca out, Xu y held Ye Jie’s hand tightly. "The patient is out of danger now. He lost a lot of blood so he’d need a lot of care and nourishnt to recover." The doctor politely explained and Xu y heaved a sigh of relief.
"Can I see my dad?" She asked.
"He’s not awake yet but you can stay beside him if you want," the doctor agreed, seeing the haggard look of Xu y.
"Baby, you stay with your father. I’ll be right there with you in a while," Ye Jie told Xu y and left her in Xu Cheng’s room.
Then he ca back in the corridor, stared at Ru and holding her wrist yanked her away with himself.
Ru didn’t argue or question anything. She had expected this reaction from him. He took her to the rooftop of the hospital and pushed her in front of him.
Ru languidly rubbed her wrist which was held by Ye Jie. Ye Jie, on the other hand, was raking his fingers through his hair in exasperation.
"Why?" Ru heard Ye Jie’s low voice. He suddenly raised his head and held Ru’s shoulders asking, "Why is it you? A couple of weeks ago when my suspicion turned to you, I tried so hard to assure myself that you can’t be Xu y’s Sensei."
"Why it can’t be ?" Ru asked in her feminine voice. She smacked his hand away from her shoulders.
"Because..." He hesitated.
"Because?" She urged.
"I don’t want to talk about it. I just want to talk about what you did today," Ye Jie changed the topic.
"I saved your wife’s life. What else have I done?" Ru questioned with an expressionless face.
"And what about the part where you pushed a dagger in her hand and asked her to kill her own sister?" Ye Jie was fuming but Ru was still unfazed by the intensity of his anger.
"I guess you haven’t heard, ’You can’t change the world without getting your hands dirty.(*)’ She has to get rid of those people at all costs." Ru answered looking right into Ye Jie’s brown eyes.
Ye Jie gritted his teeth to control his anger and snarled, "There are other ways to deal with people. Or you just want to turn my wife into a barbarian like your own self?"
Ru’s expressionless face stiffened at his words. ’A barbarian... ans a beast?’
"Did you just call a beast? A monster?" She asked with disbelief in her eyes.
(*): Dialogue from Ani ’Code Geass’
Reviews
All reviews (0)