They Regretted it After Their Hearts Turned to Ashes

From childhood to adulthood, Luo Zhi didn’t seem to be able to do anything right.

His biological parents didn’t like him. They only held an excellent eldest brother, a caring sister, and a se...

Chapter 8 Rescue

Ren Chenbai didn't notice that his hands were shaking.

His expression became even colder, as if he was completely enraged by the childish trick played by Luo Zhi. The gentle mask had long disappeared, leaving only a darkness in his eyes.

"Luo Zhi." Ren Chenbai said in a low voice, "Are you pretending to be dead with me?"

He picked up Luo Zhi, threw her on the bed, and reached out to feel the artery on the side of Luo Zhi's neck.

It must be because he didn't know the right method. He tried several times but got nothing. It was not until he placed his palm directly on Luo Zhi's chest that he finally felt the weak and slow beating of the heart inside.

The light in the room wasn't very bright.

The moonlight flowed in like silver, flowing over Luo Zhi's bloodless face, and finally resting on his quietly closed eyelashes.

It was like scooping up a touch of quiet, mocking cold light.

A faint crack finally appeared on Ren Chenbai's calm and cold face.

He put his arms around the back of Luo Zhi's head, paused, and held her closer.

As if disturbed by this, Luo Zhi finally reacted vaguely. His limp body struggled slightly and he suddenly exhaled.

Ren Chenbai seemed to be suddenly awakened and stopped immediately.

He had obviously done something stupid that was worthy of ridicule, so the anger that had been suppressed by the momentary confusion rose up many times. Ren Chenbai sneered and used his right hand to grab Luo Zhi's hair: "Have you had enough fun?"

"You're really easy to coax." Ren Chenbai sneered, "You can't act anymore after being given a little sweet treat?"

Luo Zhi did not respond and her hand fell off the bed.

This time, Ren Chenbai will not be fooled by his clumsy tricks again. He threw Luo Zhi back onto the bed, pulled over the ECG monitor next to the bed, and lifted up the empty hospital gown on Luo Zhi with his left hand.

The body under the hospital gown was extremely thin, and there were large bruises on the pale skin.

The corners of Ren Chenbai's eyes twitched, but he seemed not to care. He just turned on the instrument and stuck the electrodes on one by one according to their positions.

"I'm telling you, Luo Zhi."

Ren Chenbai warned slowly: "I will make you pay for this little trick, you..."

The last patch touched the cold, pale skin, and the ECG monitor suddenly emitted a piercing alarm.

Ren Chenbai’s body stiffened.

He suddenly realized something, reached out to touch Luo Zhi's neck and chest, and then tried to feel Luo Zhi's breathing.

For the first time, his movements showed signs of panic, but no matter what, the result was silence.

When a person is about to die, will he or she hold the last breath in the throat and listen to the movements around him or her while dying?

The Ren family has long been involved in medical-related fields, and this private hospital is Ren Chenbai's own industry. Even though he has never received any professional clinical training, Ren Chenbai actually knows more medical knowledge than the average person through what he has seen and heard.

His actions from just now until now have been uncalm, just because the person lying on the ground is Luo Zhi.

And Ren Chenbai happened to hate Luo Zhi, so much so that he had to let Luo Zhi live and suffer every bit, and he hated her so much that he had to weave a net with the illusion of a gentle brother that even he himself found disgusting, to trap this monster in despair for the rest of his life to atone for his sins.

Jian Huaiyi, the cuckoo that has usurped Luo Zhi's nest, always feels uneasy and must take away everything that belongs to Luo Zhi before he can feel at ease. Ren Chenbai looked down upon this shameless villain, but he didn't mind cooperating with the man named Jian.

He wanted Luo Zhi to atone for the sins she committed throughout her life instead of letting her go so easily.

So Luo Zhi must live.

It must be like this.

It can only be this way.

Can a person hear the noises around him before he dies?

Ren Chenbai patted Luo Zhi's shoulders and cheeks, and in the end he almost shook him hard and called him.

He had never known that someone's face could be so cold and pale, as if the last drop of warm blood had been drained out, or as if the soul, consciousness or something else had left the body.

Ren Chenbai's movements became more and more urgent, and in the end he didn't even know what he was doing. He was carefully persuaded to leave by the emergency personnel who came following the alarm of cardiac arrest. He then watched more people rush over.

Ren Chenbai grabbed a person's arm and said in a hoarse voice: "Can he survive?"

The doctor on duty who rushed over was startled by him and nodded quickly: "He can live, he can live!"

Ren Chenbai let go of his hand.

The doctor on duty hurried over, waited for the nurse to apply the conductive paste, shouted "get out of the way", and pressed the defibrillator pads on Luo Zhi's bony chest.

The patient is not difficult to save. It is a malignant arrhythmia caused by hypoglycemia.

It is of course urgent, but if we talk about severity, compared to the critically ill patients who are routinely treated in the emergency room, it is not a problem that cannot be solved.

In fact, if the family members or caregivers had discovered it earlier and notified the nurse in time to do a blood test and then give an IV bottle of glucose, the patient would have been fine long ago.

The doctors in charge of the rescue were busy in an orderly manner. No one spoke rashly, but just exchanged glances cautiously.

They actually don’t understand how a patient with no underlying blood sugar-related diseases could be in critical condition twice due to deep coma caused purely by hypoglycemia.

There are obvious signs and manifestations before a person falls into a coma, and it is not difficult for a caregiver to notice them as long as they have eyes.

Mr. Luo was clearly in the ward, and many people went to see him.

Ren Chenbai stood outside the ward.

He received a call from Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng has been taken home by the head of the Luo family. She called to thank Ren Chenbai for what happened today and to ask for the contact information of a respected old director.

The director’s surname was Gong, and her name was Gong Hanrou. She and Ren Chenbai’s mother were once good pen pals.

Director Gong Hanrou is currently producing a television documentary about combating human trafficking, which is a semi-documentary interview and semi-interpretation and restoration method. Even before the filming was completed, the popularity and expectations were already very high.

Luo Cheng wanted to enter the entertainment industry, and she originally asked her second brother to buy the script that was to be bid for. But Jian Huaiyi apologized to her and explained that the company had been having difficulty with cash flow recently, and the Huaisheng Entertainment that he had just taken over was caught up in a scandal, and he had to spend a large sum of money on public relations.

Although she was extremely disappointed, Luo Cheng was still sensible enough not to make things difficult for her second brother.

After all, these things cannot be blamed on Jian Huaiyi.

The scandal was caused by Luo Zhi. I don't know how Luo Zhi could be so idle as to ruin Huaisheng Entertainment.

Luo Cheng didn't understand the family business at all. She treated Ren Chenbai as a caring and gentle brother. She grumbled a few words and tried to beg him in a low voice: "Brother Chenbai, can you give me Teacher Gong's contact information?"

Ren Chenbai held the cell phone in one hand, leaned back against the wall, and looked inside the ward.

“The work of artists should be the responsibility of the company.”

His tone returned to its usual gentle tone: "Xiao Cheng, didn't Huai Yi assign you a team, an agent, and an assistant?"

"Brother Huaiyi is busy." Luo Cheng was a little disappointed, but could understand. "My schedule is too tight. If I don't have any work to shoot, I have to hand in the skit assignment for the end of the semester, but I haven't found a suitable script yet."

Luo Cheng actually just came back from Huaisheng Entertainment.

Completely different from her exciting imagination, this experience was not pleasant at all.

After the shareholders and the board of directors followed her father and brother away, for some reason, everyone at Huaisheng Entertainment, from the manager to the department employees, to the agent team, and even the artist assistants who were responsible for running errands, treated her badly.

After confirming that Jian Huaiyi would be in charge of Huaisheng Entertainment from now on and Luo Zhi would never return to the company, the manager of the artist department had always been cold and polite, keeping people at a distance.

The manager apologized to Luo Cheng in a friendly manner, saying that Miss Luo's status was too important and he was afraid that the arrangements might not suit Mr. Jian's wishes. They can only handle the matter after President Jian personally assigns a team to Miss Luo.

Luo Cheng called Ren Chenbai out of spite, wanting to prove that he could find resources without relying on that crappy company.

"I've asked around, Brother Chen Bai. The next unit Director Gong is going to shoot is called "Flame," and the protagonist is a seven-year-old boy who was sold. The wife of that family is also a kidnapped college student, only twenty years old, about my age."

"I heard it was a true story that happened more than ten years ago. They were so pitiful, they suffered a lot, almost died, and were left with a lot of diseases... Fortunately, they all escaped in the end, and those bad guys got their comeuppance."

The parts of the investigation of the case at that time that were allowed to be made public were already available online. Luo Cheng was just repeating what he had found out. He couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic, and his voice became a little lower.

When she talked about the final result, her tone became cheerful again: "Half of it was an interview, and half of it was a completely restored real situation filming. The abducted female college student has been found, but the boy has been missing since he was taken back by his family..."

"Oh." Ren Chenbai said softly, "No trace of it yet."

There was something odd about the tone of his words.

Luo Cheng was stunned for a moment. She didn’t know what she said wrong, and stopped talking hesitantly: "...Brother Chen Bai?"

Ren Chenbai smiled and said, "It's okay."

He took the initiative to apologize: "I'm sorry, Xiaocheng, I was distracted just now."

Luo Cheng would never argue with him about this matter, and quickly shook her head on the other end of the phone: "It's okay, Brother Chen Bai, if it's inconvenient for you..."

"Of course it's convenient. I'll introduce you to Teacher Gong later." Ren Chenbai said, "Xiao Cheng, you must work hard to get this role."

Luo Cheng was obviously surprised: "Really?"

Ren Chenbai agreed: "Really."

The ward has become quiet.

Seeing that Mr. Ren was on the phone, the doctors and nurses did not dare to disturb him. After confirming that the patient's vital signs were completely stable, they quietly left the ward.

This time they didn't dare to leave the patient to the care of the nurse, and directly put Luo Zhi on monitoring. The data on the instrument fluctuated steadily at the lowest level of normal values.

Luo Zhi was out of danger.

He was motionless, quietly lying in the pure white pillow and bedding, wearing a nasal oxygen and with an IV drip in his right hand infusing glucose and nutrient solution.

When Ren Chenbai walked into the ward, he saw Luo Zhi's eyelashes tremble slightly like feathers.

This means Luo Zhi is awake.

Luo Zhi disappeared at the age of seven and was found and taken home at the age of ten. Since then, she has been fostered in the Ren family.

Because of his mother's instructions, Ren Chenbai has been taking care of Luo Zhi since he was ten years old. He coaxes Luo Zhi to sleep every day and is very familiar with these little movements.

However, after his mother died because of Luo Zhi, all these familiar details turned into deep and cold hatred bit by bit.

What is Luozhi?

He is probably a born cold-blooded monster, a demon who is best at disguise and deception.

Ren Chenbai reached out and tucked the corner of the quilt for Luo Zhi.

His strength was so gentle that it seemed like he was back in childhood. When he stroked the thin shoulders under the hospital gown, he noticed that Luo Zhi's body was shaking slightly uncontrollably in his palm.

...That's right.

Ren Chenbai smiled with satisfaction.

He originally just wanted to take Luo Zhi back, lock her up at home, and let Luo Zhi experience the despair before her mother passed away.

But after this incident, Ren Chenbai suddenly realized that his purpose was not to kill Luo Zhi.

Death is too easy.

Whenever he thought about how Luo Zhi killed his mother but easily exchanged her life for hers and let the matter go, he couldn't suppress the cold hatred that seeped out from every crevice in his bones.

He still wanted to see Luo Zhi living with a dead heart and barely lingering on.

So he didn't mind helping a little more, removing the protective shield that Luo Zhi had built to deceive herself, so that Luo Zhi could see clearly every member of the Luo family.

"Xiao Cheng." Ren Chenbai said gently, "I'm not in the hospital now."

He leaned over and pressed the hands-free button, intending to let Luo Zhi hear the voice on the phone: "I remember when we left the ward, you were the last person to see Luo Zhi, right? And you talked to him."

Luo Cheng's tone really turned cold: "Brother Chen Bai, why do you suddenly mention him?"

"That's right. I want to ask you if you noticed anything unusual about his body before you left."

Ren Chenbai said slowly: "If hypoglycemia becomes serious, brain cells will be damaged, causing irreversible damage to the body and brain... He may fall into a coma, lie paralyzed in bed and unable to move, or his consciousness may be affected."

Ren Chenbai said: "If you find anything wrong with him, tell me and I will send someone to check on him to make sure nothing unexpected happens."

On the other end of the phone, Luo Cheng let out a soft "ah".

Then there was a long silence. If it weren't for Luo Cheng's slightly flustered and nervous breathing, one would almost think that Ren Chenbai accidentally hung up the phone.

Finally, Ren Chenbai smiled and said, "It's okay."

Ren Chenbai hung up the phone.

He stood up, placed the phone, which was no longer making any sound, next to Luo Zhi's pillow, and left the ward.