After watching Li Shaoan leave, Ni Sitian couldn't stop her tears from flowing.

After leaving Dr. Chen's consultation room, Xu Tingchuan did not see Ni Sitian, so he looked towards the hospital garden and saw her with her back to him, her shoulders trembling violently.

He walked quickly toward her, and as he got closer, he heard a sobbing sound. He hurried to her side.

"Silly girl, why are you crying?" Xu Tingchuan thought she might have overheard something about having difficulty conceiving, so he gently pulled her into his arms and softly comforted her, "It just means you'll have a child a little later, don't worry, you will..."

Ni Sitian wiped away her tears, raised her head, looked at Xu Tingchuan, and pursed her lips: "What are you talking about?"

Xu Tingchuan immediately realized that her crying wasn't because of her infertility, so he changed the subject to her: "Why are you crying?"

Ni Sitian was still immersed in her grief and naturally did not notice Xu Tingchuan's unusual behavior. She sobbed as she told Xu Tingchuan about her encounter with Li Shaoan earlier.

"Maybe I should have advised my sister to give him a chance instead of denying everything about him. Maybe, just maybe, things wouldn't have turned out this way..."

Ni Sitian sobbed uncontrollably and finally couldn't say anything more, leaning against Xu Tingchuan's chest.

Xu Tingchuan never expected that such a thing would happen in such a short time. Li Shaoan was several years younger than him. No matter what happened back then, it was still regrettable.

He sighed softly, put his arm around Ni Sitian and patted her gently, and said in a low voice, "None of us can predict the outcome. Besides, this matter is different from that matter. If Ni Tianzhen hadn't gone abroad with Li Shaoan, she might be in even more pain now, watching her life being tormented by illness little by little. I'm afraid you wouldn't want to see such an outcome either."

Ni Sitian naturally understood these principles, but human emotions always override reason, and she couldn't convince herself not to be sad with logic.

"You're crying like a little kitten." Xu Tingchuan cupped her face and gently wiped away the glistening tears from her cheeks.

Ni Sitian held Xu Tingchuan's hand, eager to confirm, "We'll always be together, right?"

She didn't want to experience the pain of separation or death; she wanted to grow old and die with him.

Xu Tingchuan couldn't answer her question. Even without any surprises, he was ten years older than her and there was a high probability that he would leave earlier. He suddenly hated his age. He wished he were about the same age as her.

"Xu Tingchuan, neither of us should leave first." Ni Sitian wrapped her arms tightly around his waist, sobbing slightly. "Okay?"

"Mm." Xu Tingchuan stroked her long hair and replied, "I won't leave first."

Ni Sitian felt a little relieved after receiving the assurance. Realizing that she was still in the hospital and that people were watching them, she felt very embarrassed and quickly wiped away her tears, pulling Xu Tingchuan outside.

Once in the car, Xu Tingchuan handed her a tissue.

After wiping away her tears, Ni Sitian gradually regained her composure.

Xu Tingchuan started the car and drove home.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Ni Sitian suddenly remembered something and became a little sad. She sniffed and said to Xu Tingchuan, "I was going to learn to drive. I was originally planning to learn with the driving school, but those classes only started in the summer. My sister said it was too hot to learn to drive in the summer and I could easily get heatstroke. Also, driving school instructors usually don't have much patience. If you learn slowly, they scold you harshly. In the end, my brother-in-law helped me find someone he knew to learn to drive in the fall. Actually, he's been really good to me..."