Gu Yibei returned to the ward, and stopped in his tracks as he reached the door.
My gaze fell on the chair by the ward door. Li Yuan sat there dejectedly, looking unusually disheveled, his head hanging low, his expression unreadable.
"Dad," Gu Yibei called out to him.
Hearing the sound, Li Yuan stirred. He looked up, his face haggard, at Gu Yibei.
Those eyes were not as sharp as usual; they were dull and lifeless.
He opened his parched lips, hesitated for a long time, and ultimately said nothing.
"How is your hand?" Gu Yibei's gaze fell on his arm.
The situation was critical. Ji Zhinan was so shocked by Li Yuan's push that she lost her mind and fell to the ground. Behind her was a fire, which could engulf her at any moment.
In order to protect Ji Zhinan, Li Yuan's arm was burned by the flames.
Li Yuan numbly shook his head. What could possibly happen to his worthless life?
"...Is Nan Nan alright?" After a long silence, Li Yuan asked in a hoarse voice.
Gu Yibei: "It's nothing, just a small cut. It'll be fine in a few days."
He paused, staring at Li Ming with a serious expression: "Why don't you go in and check on her?"
Gu Yibei bet that Li Yuan hadn't entered the ward yet, otherwise he wouldn't have asked him such a question.
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan trembled, and the struggle in his eyes was clearly visible.
His own hands, his pupils slightly contorted, conveyed a suppressed pain that even affected Gu Yibei beside him.
He pushed Nan Nan, he pushed his daughter...
When Li Yuan sobered up and learned what had happened, he almost went crazy.
He actually pushed away the treasure he had finally found! He's inhuman!
Gu Yibei stared at him intently: "Some things can't be solved by running away. Running away from reality will only make your life more agonizing and painful."
He paused, then continued, "You didn't do it on purpose."
"But... I'm afraid she won't want me anymore." It's unimaginable that these words came out of Li Yuan's trembling lips, his eyes bloodshot, pain mixed with fear.
He had never been so afraid before, but now he was truly terrified.
What if Nan Nan doesn't want him as her father anymore, just like... her?
Gu Yibei was taken aback, but shook his head decisively the next second and said immediately, "She is your daughter, and no matter what, she will always be your daughter."
“At this time, you should be by her side just like us. If you make a mistake, apologize. Nan Nan will forgive you because you are her father.” Her father, whom she cares about very much.
“Apologize…” Li Yuan murmured these two words, like a lost child who had finally found his direction and motivation.
He looked up, staring intently at Gu Yibei: "Will she forgive me?"
Yes, it will.
…………
When Li Yuan and Gu Yibei went in, Ji Zhinan was still asleep. Eddie was standing guard beside her, his eyes softening as he looked at his sleeping sister.
Hearing a sound from the doorway, he looked up and saw Gu Yibei and Li Yuan enter. Eddie immediately stood up and silently said, "Uncle."
Li Yuan was afraid that his movements would wake his daughter, so he quickly beckoned him to sit down.
He sat on the other side of the hospital bed and gently held her smooth, delicate little hand in his big hand.
Feeling the coldness in his fingertips from the IV drip, Li Yuan felt a pang of heartache.
Eddie and Gu Yibei watched from the side.
After sitting for a while, Li Yuan wanted to wipe his daughter's hands, so he got up and went into the bathroom, with Eddie following behind.
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