At this time , Zhi Bo noticed that the girl"s eyes had turned blotchy , her eyelids puffy. Her face looked awfully pale. Anyone could tell that she was tired after all the crying and talking , provided her current condition. "Yuan , could you put her to bed ? She is clearly tired.", Zhi Bo turned his gaze to look at the man sitting silently at the edge of the girl"s bed.
"He is right. She needs to get some rest. We can check on her tomorrow. Let"s just leave for now.", Su Rogguang nodded in agreement ,"Are you fine staying by her side for tonight , Yuan ?"
"I don"t mind , Bro Su.", Xi Yuan replied as he shook his head.
"Get some rest , Kiddo. I will see you in the morning. Okay?", said Lu Wei , as he patted the girl"s head affectionately.
The girl simply nodded. She wasn"t even left with the energy to speak by this point of time.
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"You can mourn now , Xinghe."
As soon as the six men left the private hospital ward , Xi Yuan turned around and looked straight into the girl"s eyes.
"Huh ?", the girl looked at the man , slightly taken aback.
"Do you really think you can fool me , Honey ?", the man smiled at the girl ,"I know you didn"t wanted to weaken up in front of your brothers. You didn"t wanted them to feel more guilty. That"s why you were holding those tears in. But in front of me , you can mourn , you can cry , you can stop being stronger."
As the man"s words landed upon the girl"s ears , tears started flowing down her eyes involuntarily and she rested her head on Xi Yuan"s lap. The man became silent again , his finger smoothly running through her hair. As much as her pain hurt him , he knew she needed this. She needed to let go off her worries , and grieve for the loss of her parents. She needed to mourn for them.
"Yuan...", the girl sobbed ,"I am really tired. Really... sick of staying strong. Acting all... mighty and confident. I am tired of... fighting. I can"t do this anymore. Why does... this have to happen to me ? Why ? What... wrong have I done ? Tell me.
"Why were Mom and Dad... killed ? Why was I... pushed down that running train ? Why ? Like other children , why couldn"t I... have a normal life ? When will... I get answers to all these questions ? When ?"
Sounds of the girl"s sobs resounded throughout the hospital ward , making it seem even more colder than it already was. Xi Yuan didn"t said anything for few seconds. Instead , he stretched his right hand and pulled the blanket stuffed at the end of the bed and covered the girl up with it gently , his other hand still caressing her jet black hair.
Only after he ensured that the girl was warm did he spoke ,"It was never your fault , Bub. How could it be ? What sin could a thirteen year old possibly commit to deserve this ? You didn"t deserved any of this , Xinghe. Life was so unfair to you. I am sorry that you had to go through all of it alone. But I promise. I promise you that I will be by your side , always , hereafter. I can"t bear to see you fight alone anymore."
As the man was speaking , he realized that the girl"s tight grip over his right hand had loosened. Her eyes were closed and brows furrowed , which indicated her tiredness and exhaustion.
The man couldn"t help but smile at the angelic sight. Oh d.a.m.n , he loved her ! She was just like a little cat. Sleeping on his lap. He loved everything about her. He loved how she smelled. And he even cherished those soft snores of hers.Those faintly audible sounds , which were no less than music to him.
"Yuan...", the girl mumbled sleepily , interrupting Xi Yuan"s train of thoughts.
"Hmm ?"
"I love... you."
"I know , Wifey.", the man"s smile widened even more ,"And I love you too."
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Next morning , the girl was woken up by the sound of a phone call. With a frown , the girl opened her eyes to find herself caged tightly in her darling"s embrace. Subconsciously , the girl"s lips curled up as she picked the phone up from the side table and brought it to her ears , not bothering to check whose phone it was.
"h.e.l.lo President Xi.", it was Bei Ming , Xi Yuan"s a.s.sistant ,"About the Mexico issue , it is really getting out of our hands. Last night , Manager Lawrence called me to inform that all the students admitted in the hospitals after being diagnosed by food poisoning and type two diabetes , couldn"t make it. Sir , the problem seems to be pretty serious. Even our Project Managers are finding it difficult to resolve the issue. Worst of all , the business is declining at a frightening rate over there in Mexico. The public , the clients , they are furious. In this situation , there is only one option left for us , Sir."
The moment the girl listened to Bei Ming"s proposal , the smile plastered upon her lips started to fade away. She lifted her head up to look at her boyfriend sound asleep , completely unknown to the havoc that had taken place , his arms wrapped around her waist tightly.
Sigh ! It looked like the G.o.d wasn"t done with putting her through h.e.l.l , just yet.
After roughly fifteen minutes , Xi Yuan woke up as the sunlight coming through the hospital window created disturbance in his sleep.
"What are you doing ?", the man asked as he looked at the girl staring at him from his arms.
"Checking you out , Love.", the girl chuckled lightly.
"How inappropriate , Ms. Rong !", the man pulled the girl"s cheeks playfully.
"When will you be leaving for office today , by the way ?", the girl asked after sometime.
"I won"t. I am going to be there with you for the entire day , Xinghe. Work can wait.", the man replied.
"It shouldn"t.", the girl smiled ,"You should go. Its anyway not possible for you to be around me 24 X 7 , right ?"
"What do you mean ?", Xi Yuan frowned as he fixed his doubtful gaze upon the girl in his arms. For some unknown reason , he felt that there was some hidden meaning behind her words.
"Nothing. Just go.", Rong Xinghe shook her head ,"I will be with my brothers. So don"t worry about me. You"ve already ignored your work for the past two days , Yuan. I think you should not take it for granted."
"Alright. If you think so.", the man let go off his worries and pecked the girl on her lips ,"But I will be back to you soon."
"I know.", the girl smiled and buried her face in Xi Yuan"s chest , tears threatening to slip down her eyes.