Chapter 65 When people are in despair, they can't even cry out.
"Thank you for your help."
Qiao Xu placed the phone in He Yanxun's hand, her hands creased by the suit jacket she was holding.
He Yanxun ultimately couldn't bear it.
"The best time for search and rescue has passed. The traffic police will not send people to do useless work anymore. Ah Shen and I will go to look for them. We will let you know if there is any news."
"Qiao Xu, don't let him down by risking his life for your chance to live."
Qiao Xu nodded numbly. She knew, she knew everything.
Everyone was trying to persuade her not to let him down, that he had saved her life.
She owes him something she can never repay.
It was almost dawn, but Qiao Xu was still standing there, her face pale, her hands trembling as she held her suit.
She spoke in a low, husky voice: "Could I... wait a little longer?"
He Yanxun shook his head: "The road will be open to traffic after dawn. Go back and wait for my call."
Qiao Xu's unfocused gaze drifted into the pitch-black distance.
Her reddened eyes were brimming with tears, but she held them back, refusing to let them fall.
His steps were unsteady, as if he could collapse at any moment.
As she passed He Yanxun and Si Shen, Qiao Xu stopped and bowed slightly: "Thank you."
She walked towards the car parked on the side of the road, and He Yanxun followed behind her, worried.
Qiao Xu opened the car door and got in, but the car didn't start for a long time.
He hesitated for a few seconds, but still went forward to offer to take her home.
Approaching the car, He Yanxun stood on the windshield, staring blankly at the girl sitting in the driver's seat.
Her eyes were almost unfocused.
In the sealed space, glistening teardrops rolled down her bloodless cheeks.
Qiao Xu bit her lip, her bloodless lips already bleeding from the bite.
It's unclear whether it was because Xu Si'an's car was too well soundproofed, or whether Qiao Xu simply didn't cry out.
Suddenly, she lowered her head and slumped over the steering wheel.
Even through the glass, you could see her body trembling violently.
The car was sealed, and He Yanxun was worried that she would suffocate, so he knocked on the car window several times.
Qiao Xu subconsciously resisted any external noise.
She had also locked the car doors from the inside.
Just as He Yanxun was about to grab the escape hammer to smash the window, the car started moving.
The person in the driver's seat had already looked up; she was wearing a suit jacket that was soaked with water droplets.
After exchanging a glance, He Yanxun got into his car and followed Qiao Xu. He watched her drive safely into her apartment complex, then followed her inside to watch her take the elevator before leaving.
Qiao Xu did not go back to her own home, but went to Xu Si'an's house instead.
Knowing that Xu Si'an had an accident, Qiao's mother hadn't slept at all.
She didn't dare go out, afraid that she would cause trouble for the children.
Meng Zhe came in the early morning, saying he would take her back to her hometown after dawn, which was Qiao Xu's idea.
Hearing the noise outside the door, Qiao's mother quickly opened it, with Cherry following at her feet.
"Xuxu!"
Qiao Xu paused as she pressed her fingerprint, but she didn't turn around.
She looks disheveled just by looking at her back.
Even though Qiao's mother had already learned from Meng Zhe about Xu Si'an's accident.
But when she saw her daughter, she couldn't help but ask.
"Xuxu, where's Xiao An?"
Qiao Xu lowered her head and gritted her teeth as she said, "I don't know."
"Mom, let my cousin take you home tomorrow. I'm very busy and don't have time to take care of you."
Qiao Xu's trembling fingertips rested on the electronic door lock, while Cherry jumped and cried out, tugging at Qiao Xu's trouser leg.
Qiao's mother covered her mouth, not daring to cry out, and simply whispered "okay."
Cherry darted inside as soon as the door opened.
Qiao Xu kept her back to her mother the whole time; she didn't know how to face her mother.
She was also involved in her father's death.
If it weren't for her, would Dad have been able to receive the right treatment and live longer?
If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have harmed his mother because Shen Zhiwei held a grudge against him.
After the door closed, Qiao Xu leaned against it, feeling all her strength drained away.
She closed her eyes in pain and covered her mouth with both hands.
I wanted to cry out loud, but I found that I couldn't make a sound.
After standing outside the door for a while, Qiao's mother went back inside and closed the door.
Separated by a wall, the mother and daughter were shrouded in the same gloom.
It turns out that when people are in despair, they can't even cry out.
Cherry sensed her owner's sadness and lay down at her feet, rubbing against the suit jacket that still carried Xu Si'an's scent.
Qiao Xu didn't know how long she had been crying.
She stood up and hung the half-dry suit she was holding on the balcony to air it out.
He went into the bathroom and took a shower. When he came out, his hair was still dripping wet, and he was wearing a men's shirt.
She was like a soulless shell.
He walked to the sofa and sat down, his eyes vacant.
Cherry jumped onto the sofa and lay on her lap.
Qiao Xu looks even worse than she did four years ago.
She sat for a while before returning to her room, lying down on the bed, and pulling the covers over herself.
They've been living in this small apartment lately; it's the only place that's filled with his scent.
After the blanket was pulled up, the sound of sobbing from the pain slowly began to come from the bedroom.
The original plan was to send Qiao's mother back to her hometown today. When Meng Zhe came to pick her up, the tear stains on Qiao's mother's face had not yet dried.
"Auntie, is Xiaoxu back?"
Mrs. Qiao nodded and pointed to the house across the street: "Let's go back and let her have some peace and quiet."
Qiao Xu was her son, so how could she not understand?
Such a good child because of her...
Ye Yurou was about to knock on the door when Meng Zhe interrupted her: "Yurou, forget it."
If Qiao Xu really can't think straight, even if they take turns watching over her 24 hours a day, it won't make a difference.
Not long after Qiao's mother and the others left, Qiao Xu got up.
As usual, she washed up, changed her clothes, and took out a glass of milk from the refrigerator.
Unlike usual, no one heated up her milk today.
She picked up her car keys and left home.
The car headed in the direction of yesterday's accident.
Instead of driving onto the bridge, she parked in the nearest parking lot and walked onto the bridge.
The road is now open to traffic, and workers are repairing the guardrail that was damaged in yesterday's accident.
Qiao Xu looked flustered and ran over.
Before they even got close, they were stopped: "Construction site, you can't come up here, leave now."
Qiao Xu looked out over the river and could see two speedboats in the distance.
"Master, here..."
“There was a major accident here yesterday. I don’t know how that person was driving. Why did they have to drive into the water when there was a perfectly good road?”
Her fingers were trembling as she held her phone, and her legs suddenly gave way, causing her to squat down while holding onto the railing.
"Hey, girl, what's wrong?"
"Let's get out of here quickly. See those two ships? I heard they're still looking for people."
"Sigh, it's been more than ten hours, he's probably long dead."
Qiao Xu unlocked her phone to make a call, but the phone dropped several times before she finally got through.
The call was connected almost instantly.
"Qiao Xu? Is something the matter?"
Qiao Xu remained silent for a long time before speaking: "By the river, on the speedboat, is it... is it your people?"
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