Xie Nuying sat beside Ai with a dead look in her eyes. Her palm had fiercely clutched onto Ai's which were gradually growing colder and colder.
"Ai…Ai…Tell your father is lying…You cannot leave us, my dear."
"I still haven't made you taste my apple pie. Do you know I have really improved myself so much…? I want you to be the first person to eat it…"
"Oh I forgot to tell you what happened at the university today. Two students were such troublemakers…Should I tell you the story?"
"So wake up, Ai…There are so many things I want to do together with you…Wake up, Ai…"
The nurse who stepped in felt heartbroken to see her in pain. It was beyond imagination for parents to lose their young daughter like this. Xie Nuying had been constantly mumbling to herself ever since she seed to slowly realize that Ai was truly gone from her life.
The nurse hesitated and stepped up after so thought. "Excuse , Mam…"
Xie Nuying didn't respond.
She pressed her lips. "I am truly sorry for your loss. But…But if it makes you feel even a little better, I want to tell you that…your daughter looked very peaceful in her last monts when we arrived with the ambulance."
Xie Nuying ever so slightly reacted.
"She was holding onto a man's hand, who was also unconscious in his car. He went through a terrible accident and also passed away at the sa ti…"
No answer.
"Actually, it was because of his car that the…impact on Miss. Zhou's body was less painful. It cushioned her fall to a great extent."
Xie Nuying slightly widened her eyes.
"If she had directly fallen on the ground, Miss. Zhou would have suffered a lot…"
She trembled.
The nurse bowed. "Mam, I sincerely apologize if I hurt your sentints, but I simply wanted to let you know that your daughter was protected from the worst. She had a soft smile on her lips as they held onto each other's hands. It was such a beautiful yet a sad mont we witnessed that…even we as professionals felt sothing very strangely emotional about it. For personally, it left a deep mark within ."
The nurse said nothing more and promptly left.
"...That man," Xie Nuying whispered.
The nurse stopped and softly enquired. "Yes?"
"Where is that man who…"
"He is on the sa floor as us. More towards the straight. For his family as well, it's a great tragedy…" her gaze sadly lowered, "The Liu family lost two of their sons today. Mr. Liu Jun and Mr. Liu Jin. The one Miss. Zhou was with was Mr. Liu Jun. Their parents are…devastated."
The nurse left and after a long silence, Xie Nuying slowly got up from her chair. It took all her strength to walk outside. Her body shivered as she kept walking straight.
Her eyes slightly widened as she saw Zhou Yichen already standing at a distance away.
Beyond him, Xie Nuying then noticed many people standing in front of two wards. It was a family grieving the deaths of their two sons. But out of them, two people seed as if they had no hope left for them to live any longer. The woman was on the wheelchair while the man beside her was holding her hand.
They felt sobody's presence, and they slowly turned their heads.
Jinhai stared at them for a long ti and spoke with a voice that held no vitality, "...Are you Zhou Ai's parents?"
It was Zhou Yichen who replied. "Yes, we are. We…we…" It was painful for Zhou Yichen to speak. "I-I know that it's not a good ti…But we heard-"
Before he could complete, Jinhai stepped forward and for the first ti in his life, he deeply bowed before them.
Xie Nuying and Zhou Yichen were stunned at this sight. He quickly held Jinhai's shoulders and raised his head. "Mr. Liu! Why are you bowing your head?"
Jinhai still had his head lowered, but they could see his tears falling from his eyes. "Thank you…My son suffered a lot. He went through so much pain in his life and as his father, I could do nothing to protect his heart. So much so that he chose to give up on his life. Despite being the mighty Liu Jinhai, I felt so…powerless," He shook, "But I ca to know that during his last breaths, he strangely had a peaceful expression…My son…My son was smiling after so long… After ten years he was finally smiling…"
Jinhai trembled. "And it was all because of your daughter. I-I don't know what happened…I don't know how it happened…But it was Zhou Ai who finally…brought that smile on his lips that we were waiting to see so desperately for ten long years…It was your daughter who brought peace to my son's heart even…if it was only for a few monts. I cannot thank your daughter enough…"
Jinhai finally raised his head and t their wet gazes. "Please accept my sincere gratitude. Jun couldn't live a happy life, but thank you…for leaving a smile on his face at his d-death. I, Liu Jinhai, am forever in Zhou Ai's debt."
Nana, who had been quietly listening, shut her eyes, tears slipping down her cheeks. She whispered, "Thank you…From the bottom of our hearts, thank you very much…"
Xie Nuying shook hard, seeing their state. Jinhai and Nana had lost two of their sons. Losing two children at the sa ti…
Zhou Yichen tremblingly bowed as well. "It's us who should be thanking your son, Mr. Liu…" he broke down, "Ai…ever since she returned, she had beco an empty shell…She went through a betrayal from which she was never…a-able to heal herself. Neither my wife could help her nor I," he wryly laughed.
"Not even who always boasted of having solutions to all problems…Yet I couldn't save my daughter. It was Liu Jun who saved her. It is us, Mr. Liu, who cannot be more...more grateful for making my daughter happy. She left with a smile on her face. At least, she smiled during her last breath. It is I, Zhou Yichen, who is in Liu Jun's debt. Forever."
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