Chapter 641: Life in Exchange

Qiao Hengguo still made a sound.

Qiao Yanmeng was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Stop talking, save your energy. The bullet didn't hit your heart, so there's a good chance of survival."

"No, no, if you don't say something, you will never have the chance to say it again."

Qiao Hengguo held Qiao Yanmeng's hand.

The warm palm seemed to be the same one Qiao Yanmeng had felt a long time ago.

This feeling was so strange that Qiao Yanmeng's eyes rarely revealed a look of confusion.

She looked at Qiao Hengguo as if she was looking at a stranger.

It would be great if Qiao Hengguo would always treat me the same way as before.

Qiao Yanmeng felt as if there was a sudden emptiness in her heart.

He is obviously a cowardly and selfish person, but he was selfless at this moment.

For what?

Is it to make myself feel guilty towards him for the rest of my life?

"Stop talking."

"Meng Meng, I'm sorry."

"I said stop talking!"

Qiao Yanmeng roared in a low voice, and for a moment she didn't know who she was yelling at.

"Daughter...Dream..."

"Why do you do this? I am no longer a child. I don't need your protection anymore. Why do you still do this?"

"I feel guilty about you."

Qiao Hengguo sighed deeply, his tone was so weak that it was not even louder than the sound of his injured breathing.

But even so, Qiao Hengguo still opened his mouth. A large amount of blood flowed out, but Qiao Hengguo opened his mouth as if he didn't care.

"Back then, your mother brought you to me... and asked me to take care of your mother. But, I didn't take good care of you..."

"I'm sorry, I was too selfish all these years. I always thought your mother would come back..."

"Meng Meng, I know... I owe you so much over the years. I didn't send you back... because I hoped your mother could come back to find you. If possible... I want to see her again."

"But...but she would probably hate me for treating you so badly and for making you leave your family for so many years."

"I might die..."

How could Qiao Hengguo not feel that his life was slipping away?

He closed his eyes, as if even the last bit of strength had been drained away.

"If I die, you will no longer be a member of the Qiao family. The Qiao family will have nothing to do with you anymore. Don't listen to what others say to you. Go find your biological father. He will treat you better..."

"Go find ..."

Qiao Yanmeng's heart was lifted.

Father...

Before Qiao Hengguo could finish his words, his hands fell limply at his sides, without any movement at all.

Qiao Yanmeng stared at him blankly, and a tear fell on Qiao Hengguo.

A long time passed, until Zhan Tingbei parked the car in front of the hospital, Qiao Yanmeng spoke as if she had just woken up from a dream.

"dad?"

Unfortunately, Qiao Hengguo never answered her again.

Qiao Yanmeng was so panicked that she seemed to have become a helpless child again, caught off guard by other people's sudden kindness.

She has no memory of her mother at all.

Qiao Hengguo had never mentioned this to me on his own initiative before, and this was the first time.

Does he like his mother?

Qiao Yanmeng doesn't think so.

But he probably also wanted his mother.

He was indeed selfish, but he also repented of his selfishness.

The past will never disappear, but it will always be replaced.

The doctors and nurses lifted Qiao Hengguo out of the car, and the stretcher was pushed quickly in the corridor of the hospital.

The lights in the operating room were always on. Qiao Yanmeng sat weakly on the stool in front of the door, staring at the blood on her hands in a daze.

Until the warm towel covered Qiao Yanmeng's palm, Zhan Tingbei carefully wiped the blood on Qiao Yanmeng's palm.

"No longer afraid."

Zhan Tingbei's voice was low and hammering at Qiao Yanmeng's ears, finally calming her hesitant heart.

"Will he be... okay?"

"Yes, he will be fine. I'm here with you."

Zhan Tingbei carefully placed Qiao Yanmeng's head on his shoulder.

"I haven't said anything to him yet."

Qiao Yanmeng lowered her eyes, looking sad.

"I also wanted to ask him why he knew I was there, why he came to save me, why..."

"You said earlier that someone was following you, so I went to check."

Zhan Tingbei paused and continued, "He is following you. I guess he might want to compensate you."

"I don't need it."