Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Mu Xiaoxiao and Annie sat on the chairs opposite the operating theater and stared at the door.
Yin Shaojie stood to the side with his head lowered, deep in thought.
Mu Xiaoxiao looked at Annie. After thinking for a while, she decided not to say anything. Standing up, she walked to where Yin Shaojie was.
âThe doctor said he was bleeding excessively right? Does that mean the blood we saw trying to find them was Ye Sijueâs?â
Upon hearing this, Annie looked up suddenly. She seemed to remember something and she looked shocked.
Yin Shaojieâs brows were furrowed as he said gravely, âI saw some bloody tissues in the rubbish bin of that house, The blood looked fresh, so it probably came from his wound.
He wanted to ask Annie how Ye Sijue was injured. However, he considered Annieâs unstable mental state and hoarse voice and rejected the idea.
On the chair, Annie twisted her hands tightly, tears springing to her eyes.
âI didnât know he was injuredâ¦â
So he was injured.
However, she didnât notice a thing, even when she was right by him.
How could she be such a failure?
He had bled to the point where it was excessive. How could she not have noticed?
Annie suddenly hated herself to death. How could she be so blind?
She thought that Ye Sijue might have gotten injured while he was protecting her from the fall on the slope.
He still pretended that it was nothingâ¦
Mu Xiaoxiao was shocked and pointed at her. âAnnie⦠Can you stand up and let me look at you?â
Annie didnât understand what she wanted and didnât know what she wanted to do, but still stood up obediently.
âTurn around,â said Xiaoxiao.
Annie turned around.
There was a large, distinct patch of blood on her clothes. However, because Annie was wearing dark-colored clothing, it wasnât easy to spot.
âWhatâs wrong?â Annie asked in a hoarse voice.
Mu Xiaoxiao didnât have the heart to tell her and thus shook her head. âItâs nothing. Do you remember how Ye Sijue got injured?â
A nurse passed them and Yin Shaojie flagged her down. He told her something and she left after nodding.
âHe⦠followed me⦠We rolled down a slope⦠it might have happened then,â Annie said. Her eyes were brimming with tears and they slid down her cheeks.
âWhy didnât he tell me about it? How could heâ¦â she complained.
However, complaining was of no use now. She only wished that he would appear before her, well and unharmed.
Mu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, her eyes full of guilt.
She walked over to Yin Shaojie and tugged at his shirt. In a choked voice, she said, âItâs my fault⦠I shouldnât have suggested this idea. If we didnât make him stay, Ye Sijue would be fine.â
Yin Shaojie cupped her cheeks with his hands and brushed the corners of her teary eyes gently.
âYouâre not wrong, but this was his choice. Sijue knew what we wanted to do, but he didnât stop us because he wanted to use this last opportunityâ¦â
He looked at Annie as he said the last phrase.
Annie trembled as she heard it.
Ye Sijue wanted to grasp this last opportunityâ¦
He did it because of her.
He wanted to fight for her one last time.
Thinking about it made Annie feel anguished, as though someone were wringing her heart ruthlessly.