Chapter 1933: 1932: I Will Take Care of You
Chapter 1933: Chapter 1932: I Will Take Care of You
City B, in the hospital ward
When Mo Xiuchen entered the ward, he saw Luo Haofeng staring at his phone.
Surrounded by intense sadness, Mo Xiuchen frowned, took large strides to the bedside, and gently called out, “Ah Feng, why are you in a daze!”
Luo Haofeng’s body slightly stiffened, and he kept his head down, not looking up.
The grip on his phone only tightened further.
Mo Xiuchen furrowed his eyebrows even deeper, staring at the face lowered for a few seconds, sensing something was wrong, “Ah Feng.”
This time his voice was heavier.
Then he heard Luo Haofeng’s breathing; his handsome face slowly lifted, and Mo Xiuchen’s deep eyes suddenly narrowed as he clearly saw his face.
His gaze swept across the phone in Luo Haofeng’s hand, and he blurted out, “Did you call Bai Xiaoxiao?”
This was the only thing Mo Xiuchen could think of.
Unless Luo Haofeng had made a decision to take responsibility for Qiao Siyi and then called Bai Xiaoxiao to break up.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be tears on his face.
Men don’t easily shed tears, let alone Luo Haofeng.
Luo Haofeng just quietly looked at Mo Xiuchen, as if he hadn’t heard his question.
Mo Xiuchen’s face darkened, he snatched the phone from Luo Haofeng’s hand and checked the recent call history.
Luo Haofeng’s voice echoed softly, “Xiuchen, I’ve decided to let go. Anyway, Xiaoxiao feels pain when she sees me. Qiao Siyi is in this state because of me. I think I should be responsible for her.”
Mo Xiuchen’s face changed color several times in an instant.
Looking at Luo Haofeng with sharp, clear eyes, “You’re really decided. This is not a trivial matter; it concerns your lifelong happiness. Can you guarantee that you can be with Qiao Siyi without regret, or that you can forget Bai Xiaoxiao after being with Qiao Siyi?”
Luo Haofeng’s eyes were filled with deep pain, and his hand that had been deprived of the phone clenched into a fist.
It seemed he was using all his strength to suppress the pain in his heart, yet the pain was overwhelmingly intense, almost consuming him entirely.
“It’s not about whether I can or cannot. This is something I owe Qiao Siyi, while Xiaoxiao, she can live well without me; she’s so strong, she can raise a child on her own.”
His voice was low, and his speech was extremely slow.
Every word seemed to take all his strength, seeping out of his thin lips with great difficulty.
“Did you call Xiaoxiao? Did she agree?”
When Mo Xiuchen asked, he suddenly felt like he was asking unnecessarily.
Xiao Yuting had also called Bai Xiaoxiao; Bai Xiaoxiao already knew about the situation here and could not possibly not agree.
Another tear rolled down Luo Haofeng’s face, eventually dropping on the quilt in front of him, slowly spreading out.
“Of course Xiaoxiao agreed. She had told me before to start over if I met a good girl, and just now she even gave me her blessings.”
Mo Xiuchen furrowed his brows tightly, looking intently at Luo Haofeng.
He detected a hint of blame in Luo Haofeng’s tone, “Ah Feng, Xiao Yuting called Xiaoxiao. She already knows about you and Qiao Siyi.”
With these words, Luo Haofeng’s face turned pale.
He looked at Mo Xiuchen with complex and painful eyes, for a moment, his mind was blank.
Earlier, when he mentioned breaking up with Xiaoxiao over the phone, he had hoped that Xiaoxiao would disagree.
When he heard Xiaoxiao blessing him over the phone, there was a moment he felt a grudge towards her.
But now, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Bitterly and self-deprecatingly, he realized while blaming Bai Xiaoxiao, he didn’t know Bai Xiaoxiao was already aware of the situation here.
“Since you’ve already made up your mind, I don’t want to persuade you otherwise. These days, Ranran told me Bai Xiaoxiao has been working hard to let go of the past. I originally thought you loved her so much that you would be able to understand her and wait for her.”
With every word Mo Xiuchen spoke, Luo Haofeng’s face grew paler.
Eventually, pale as a sheet.
“Xiuchen…”
“I heard these days you haven’t fully rejected taking care of and accompanying Qiao Siyi. There are rumors in your company that you and Qiao Siyi are very close. Maybe you should take responsibility for her.”
Mo Xiuchen’s words pierced into Luo Haofeng’s heart like a knife full of disappointment.
He looked at Mo Xiuchen, his expression stiff.
“Who told you that? It’s not what you think with Qiao Siyi. I have no feelings for her.”
“But you know she has feelings for you, yet you gave her the chance to get close to you.”
“Ah Feng, have you ever thought that being trapped in the mountains with Qiao Siyi for one night also gave her a chance? So even though she outwardly says she doesn’t want your compensation or needs you to do anything, her heart hopes for it.”
Qiao Siyi loves Luo Haofeng so much, and because of him, she needs an amputation.
If she needs Luo Haofeng to marry her to muster the courage to live, then it shows that in her heart, she truly wants Luo Haofeng to be responsible for her.
In love, everyone is selfish.
It’s not that Mo Xiuchen sees Qiao Siyi as bad, but that human nature is like this.
“I want to see Qiao Siyi.”
Luo Haofeng was silent for a long while, finally calming his emotions.
Mo Xiuchen nodded, helped him sit in the wheelchair from the bed, and pushed him outside Qiao Siyi’s ward.
Luo Haofeng softly said, “Xiuchen, I’d like to go in by myself.”
“Alright.”
Mo Xiuchen nodded, turned, and left.
In Qiao Siyi’s ward, Xiao Yuting and Mother Qiao were sitting by the bed.
When Luo Haofeng came in, Xiao Yuting’s expression changed, a flash of alertness in his deep eyes.
Luo Haofeng did not look at Xiao Yuting but instead said to Mother Qiao beside him, “Auntie, I would like to speak to Siyi alone.”
Mother Qiao scrutinized him with a glance and then left the ward with Xiao Yuting.
Qiao Siyi’s emotions were unstable, her attitude towards Luo Haofeng even worse, “Why are you here again?”
“Siyi, I’m here to tell you that you don’t need to be afraid; losing a leg won’t change your future life.”
Luo Haofeng spoke calmly, his facial expression unaffected.
Qiao Siyi looked at him in bewilderment.
“I will take care of you in the future. If you’re willing, we’ll get married once we’re discharged.”
Luo Haofeng said the words about marriage calmly, and Qiao Siyi looked at him in disbelief, her eyes widening in shock, “What are you talking about?”
“I’m not joking, nor am I lying to you. You became like this because of me. I have a responsibility to take care of you for the rest of your life. From now on, I’ll be your leg.”
Qiao Siyi gazed at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed, full of sorrow and ridicule. If it were last night, or before yesterday, she would have rejoiced.
“Luo Haofeng, I don’t need your pity, or force you to take responsibility for me. I’ve said it; I don’t need it.”
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