Chapter Fifty: “How Could He Bear to Let His Girl Get Hurt?”

"..." Cheng Yunting remained silent, his head bowed, listening.

"When the hell is Xiaozheng going to wake up?" Shao Suya uttered a string of choice words and turned to Chu Yuxiu.

Chu Yuxiu looked at Shao Suya with helplessness. "Xiaozheng should wake up in the next few days. Her body is too weak, and she's pregnant as well. Let her sleep a little longer, let her recuperate."

"Alright, that's good. She really needs to rest more. I'll go home and make her some chicken soup," Shao Suya nodded, knowing there was nothing more she could do here, and left to prepare the soup for Xiaozheng.

"Come," Chu Yuxiu signaled to Shen Dongleng, ushering Cheng Yunting into the ward.

"The child hasn’t suffered much from this, but Xiaozheng’s health has deteriorated," Chu Yuxiu said, looking at Cheng Yunting. "I don’t know if you truly love Xiaozheng, but if you don’t, please let her go."

"I love her. I’ll love her until my dying breath," Cheng Yunting answered softly.

"Her condition is extremely unstable. It may fluctuate. We might take Xiaozheng abroad for treatment," Chu Yuxiu continued, glancing at Cheng Yunting before leaving the room.

Shen Dongleng also quietly withdrew, leaving Cheng Yunting and Xiaozheng alone.

"Xiaozheng..." Cheng Yunting gently took her hand, tears silently sliding down his cheeks.

"Xiaozheng, I’m sorry… I feel so selfish… But I want to keep you by my side..." The proud head of the Cheng family wept like a child at Xiaozheng’s bedside. "Xiaozheng… you may not wait for me, but I will wait for you. Xiaozheng… I will love you forever, even in death I will never forget you..."

...

Cheng Yunting stayed by Xiaozheng's side, murmuring softly to her, guarding her every moment.

No matter who came, he paid no mind, just sat there quietly, watching over Xiaozheng.

...

A few days passed. Cheng Yunting was finally persuaded by Shen Dongleng to leave, while Xiaozheng showed signs of waking. Her health indicators improved, though they remained unstable, fluctuating up and down.

Cheng Yunting returned to the villa for a bath, redressed his wounds, and, under Shen Dongleng's insistence, finally managed to sleep for a while.

Though awake, Xiaozheng seemed despondent, silent, staring blankly at the ceiling. Cheng Changfeng and Shao Suya were deeply worried, unable to understand her state. Chu Yuxiu and the Qin brothers suspected something—perhaps Xiaozheng was preparing to act. If not… no, there was no “if not”: she was determined to take a risk.

...

One morning, Xiaozheng dressed in her own clothes and left the hospital for the airport.

At that time, Cheng Yunting was waiting in his car outside the hospital, fearing that Xiaozheng's emotional instability might worsen her condition, so he waited there, with Shen Dongleng beside him as well.

"Damn, Cheng Yunting, isn’t that Xiaozheng?" Shen Dongleng, sharp-eyed, spotted her at once, sat up and pointed at the figure, turning to Cheng Yunting in the back seat.

Cheng Yunting looked where Shen Dongleng indicated, his heart stabbed with pain, and nodded. "It’s Xiaozheng. Just follow her, see where she’s going."

"Alright." Shen Dongleng had come to nap, but was now wide awake.

He carefully tailed Xiaozheng, watching her movements.

"Shit, Xiaozheng just got into a car, and it seems headed toward the airport!" Shen Dongleng exclaimed, glancing back at Cheng Yunting.

Cheng Yunting nodded wearily. "Keep up."

"Okay," Shen Dongleng agreed, though he recalled that in the past, pursuits often meant forcing the car to stop.

Cheng Yunting caught his thought and added, "Don’t force her to stop. Her health is fragile..."

How could he ever bear to let his beloved girl be hurt?