Fu Xiaotang bit her lip hard, trying to swallow the lump in her throat. She took a deep breath, wiped her face, “Auntie, no need. This is fine for both him and me. It’s fate. I can’t expect a better outcome.” She gently pulled Song’s mother’s hand away and ran out of the room.
Fu Xiaotang ran until she reached the hospital’s main entrance, feeling utterly exhausted and breathless. She stopped to gather herself, biting her lip hard, her hands clenched into fists so tight her nails dug into her flesh. She wasn’t thinking; her mind was a void, as if struck by an unseen force, her head heavy with pain, her insides twisted by an invisible hand.
Suddenly, someone tapped her from behind. Fu Xiaotang, lost in her thoughts, was startled and let out a scream, turning around to see Cheng Yu. A wave of anger surged through her; she was panting, trembling with rage. She practically jumped, shouting at Cheng Yu, “What are you doing? Why are you sneaking up on me? You could scare someone to death, do you know that?” You scared me to death! You scared me to death! I hate you, I hate you the most! Why are you always following me? Didn’t we make it clear last time, and the time before that? We are impossible, there’s no possibility at all, not even friendship. Stop pestering me, you’re so annoying, do you know that? I’m already annoyed enough, I don’t want to see you anymore, go away, just go away…” She was screaming hysterically, while Cheng Yu watched her with eyes full of pity and sorrow. As he watched, he couldn’t help but step forward and pull Fu Xiaotang into his embrace.
“What are you doing, you madman, let go of me!” Fu Xiaotang struggled fiercely to break free from Cheng Yu, even swinging her arms to punch him and kicking him, desperately trying to escape his touch and restraint. Cheng Yu didn’t mind the punches and kicks landing on him; he just enveloped her with his body, one arm around her shoulders, the other around her head, whispering softly in her ear like a lullaby, “It’s okay, it’s okay, if you want to cry, just cry. You’ll feel better if you let it out.”
