Chapter 73 The Last Supper
After Song Li received the color ultrasound report, she did not go back to see the doctor, but left the hospital directly because she no longer needed to ask the doctor what to be careful about like other new mothers. She did not deserve the joy of being a new mother.
He Qian's flight landed at five o'clock. He couldn't wait to call Song Li, but no one answered after several calls.
He rushed to the US, saying he would be back in two weeks at the latest, but things kept delaying him for a month! Every day he was tormented by the longing for Song Li and the regret that pierced his heart!
How could he tell Song Li that Qin Xiang was still alive and well, living a good life with the child he thought was his thirteen years ago!
How should he start? The fire in the laboratory was caused by Qin Xiang setting his mother on fire after she discovered that she was cheating on him. She even faked their deaths! She put all the blame on Song Li, making him torture her like crazy for thirteen years!
For thirteen years, he lived in hatred, and Song Li became the target of his revenge. He made Song Li experience all the tragic experiences, depriving her of her best years. Her youth and future were ruined in his hands, just because he believed that Song Li was the one who set the fire and killed people!
After coming out of the airport, Zhang Ji met them. After getting in the car, he kept calling Song Li, but still no one answered.
Yang Xiao, who was in the passenger seat, put away his phone and turned around: "Mr. He, the landline is not working. Aunt Zhen said that Song Li asked her to go back to the old house half a month ago. She said... Song Li wanted to stay at home for a while."
He Qian frowned after hearing this, having a bad feeling. The car's location had not moved since it returned to Ciyun Pavilion from Tianyun District yesterday afternoon, but why was there no one answering the phone on his cell phone or landline?
He was uneasy. Where could she go?
During the days when he was far away on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, he never had the courage to talk to her on the phone until yesterday when he confirmed his return trip.
I thought she would come to pick me up at the airport and I could see her as soon as possible, but I couldn't contact her after landing!
Song Li didn't have the energy to do so, so he took a taxi to the hospital. When he returned to Ciyun Pavilion and entered the quiet room, he was awakened by the repeated beeps of He Qian's phone.
Finally connected! When the call screen showed "00:01", He Qian couldn't wait and spoke first: "Where are you?"
Song Li knew that he should have left the airport by now, so she had already made all the necessary preparations. The prelude and foreshadowing were no longer important. She didn't want to agree with him anymore. "Will you come back for dinner?"
He Qian was confused by her low voice, and his mood became even more complicated. He hesitated for a while, "Are you in Ciyun Pavilion?"
"Um."
"I'll be there in forty minutes."
Song Li hung up the phone and tried to concentrate and think for a few minutes...
As He Qian asked Zhang Ji to turn around and head back to Ciyun Pavilion, his heart inexplicably began to beat faster. He was extremely panicked...
Along the way, she repeatedly pondered and practiced how to speak and tell the truth when she saw Song Li, but every setting was difficult to speak. He was a bastard full of evil! He was not worthy of begging for her forgiveness!
Whenever he thought about how he never believed in Song Li and had misunderstood her for thirteen years, he felt suffocated. He would never be able to live with peace of mind for the rest of his life because of what he had done to her!
The only thing he could be thankful for was that he could now face his own heart. He wanted to admit his love for Song Li! He wanted to announce to the world that the person he loved was Song Li!
Even if the road to gaining her forgiveness is full of thorns, he will never back down!
Song Li prepared dinner in the kitchen. They were all He Qian's favorite dishes. Although she had no sense of taste in the past three or four years, she did not deviate at all out of habit and familiarity with him.
She put on light makeup and a white dress. She looked at herself in the full-length mirror and stroked her belly. "I'm sorry, baby. I hope white can make you stand out more..."
In this way, even if you cannot see this world, you must bloom more brilliantly in the last moment you stay in this world.
He Qian was stuck in traffic all the way and had to stop and go during the evening rush hour. It was an hour later that he returned to Ciyun Pavilion.
Song Li sat in the restaurant, facing the hot meal. This ordinary dinner was the last time she would have it.
When she heard the crisp sound of He Qian's fingerprint unlocking the door, she calmly picked up the glass at hand and took a sip of the transparent liquid in the glass.
The countdown for her and her baby has begun.
He Qian opened the door and came in. As if he had telepathy, his first glance was towards the kitchen. The lighting was just right and Song Li was sitting at the dining table drinking a glass of water.
It was a very ordinary scene, so common that it could be seen everywhere every day in the past, but this time, there was a sense of impending storm.
Song Li drank it all in one gulp and put down the empty cup. When he saw him come in, he just stared at him blankly without getting up, walking forward, or calling him.
He Qian was a little nervous. He changed his shoes at the entrance and walked closer step by step. Even with his confused mind, he still realized that something was wrong with Song Li.
She didn't greet him as usual. She stared at him with a lonely look, yet she was smiling, a quiet smile. She was dressed in plain white, with long hair draped over her shoulders, as if her beauty was fleeting...
Song Li started to scoop soup for him, "I was a bit rushed this afternoon, so I didn't prepare any ingredients."
He Qian sat down opposite her. The simple meal of five dishes and one soup gave him the strongest sense of belonging in more than a decade.
But he felt that tonight's dinner was extremely strange.
"Why are you back so early? Where did you go today?" He Qian tried to find a suitable opening line.
Song Li's heart was as calm as water... She didn't want to guess anymore why this kind of words would be questioning in the past, but suddenly gentle today. The effect of the medicine was faster than she had imagined, and her lower abdomen began to ache slightly.
"Eat something quickly, you don't like airplane food."
He Qian no longer had the heart to eat. He took a deep breath and said, "Song Li, I have something very important to tell you."
"Let's eat first." For Song Li, nothing was important now.
He Qian hesitated, but still picked up the bowl and looked at her from time to time. She was too abnormal tonight, and she never liked to wear white clothes. This might be the only thing that did not upset her since he imprisoned her by his side. He never asked her to wear white.
The dinner went on harmoniously for more than ten minutes. The two of them ate in silence, but He Qian's heart was surging.
As for Song Li, the pain in his body was getting worse every second...
He Qian couldn't stand the guilt anymore and put down his bowl and chopsticks, "Song Li, I want to talk to you."
Song Li didn't want to pay attention to his seriousness and other unusual expressions at the moment, "Let me speak first."
She was afraid that time was running out.
He Qian watched her take out a file bag from the chair beside her and pull out three or two pieces of information.
Song Li took a last desperate look at the ultrasound image in the report, and almost cried. That was her child...
He Qian took the information and quickly looked at the contents. It was her blood test report and the color ultrasound report that confirmed "single live fetus in utero, gestational age 10 weeks and 2 days", and the date was today!
"Are you pregnant?" He Qian couldn't help but laugh. He was happy! His joy at the moment covered up all his uneasy emotions!
Happiness comes too suddenly!
"I'm sorry, I'm still pregnant." Song Li lowered her head. He had always warned her to use contraception.
She pressed her aching abdomen with a little force, sensing that this little life was about to pass away...
He Qian didn't care about that at all. Screw the contraception! He must have been crazy to ask her to use contraception before!
He was so happy at this moment that he couldn't stop smiling. He looked at the report again. The blurry picture showed their child!
Song Li felt a little dizzy. Not only was the pain in his lower abdomen getting stronger, but he also began to smell warm and bloody. It hurt so much...
"He Qian, I'm giving it back to you."
He Qian froze, frowned, and scanned her face. This was the first time in thirteen years that she called his name.
His eyes moved back and forth between the report and her face, trying to hide something, and finally he fixed his gaze on her again. He saw that her eyes were red, her eyes were slightly moist, and her face was pale even with makeup on.
She had the tenacity of a fearless person, as if she had given up on making a living after experiencing all the great joys and sorrows of life. He Qian suddenly had this terrifying thought, and his limbs went numb and cold!
"I was the one who started the fire in the laboratory in 2009. I killed Aunt Hua and Qin Xiang..." Song Li's eyes were dull, and the pain made her voice hoarse. "Yes, I owe you three lives."
This was the first time that Song Li admitted her crime. No matter how He Qian had threatened, bribed, humiliated and targeted her before, she had denied it!
Why did she admit it today when the truth was out? He Qian felt like he was being consumed by overwhelming regret!
What on earth made such a tough girl humbly admit that it was not her fault!
Just now, just the last second, he was still delusionally thinking that Song Li was pregnant, and marrying her, treating her and the child well would make her hate him less.
He has already started building their future in his mind!
Perhaps the appearance of the child could temporarily alleviate his guilt, but why did she suddenly admit to arson and murder!
He Qian panicked and was at a loss, "Song Li, I've found out everything..."
"There's no need!" Song Li interrupted her. She clearly felt the heat surging from her lower body.
It was her children who were stripping her...
He Qian gritted his teeth, put down the list, and said seriously, "I'm going to the United States this time because..."
"He Qian." Song Li called his name for the second time, his emotions so calm that it seemed like a farewell that had been planned for a long time.
He Qian had seen all of Song Li's appearances: happy, sad, angry, gentle... But the Song Li in front of him seemed like he was from another world. It was the first time he faced him, and his mind suddenly became dull and blank.
Song Li's abdomen was in excruciating pain, his forehead was covered in beads of sweat, his lower body was stained red with blood, and both legs were covered in blood. He could clearly feel the blood flowing through his ankles and all the way to the floor...
"What's wrong with you?" He Qian saw that she was in pain, her cheeks were wrinkled and her face was pale.
Song Li lowered his head to look at the blood flowing out of his body, then raised his head again. The simple movement seemed unusually slow, and he forced a smile with difficulty. "From now on, from now on, I, I won't owe you anything."
He Qian saw her increasingly painful appearance, and before he had time to ask or think, the next second -
"Ugh!" Song Li spat out a mouthful of blood, which instantly dyed the white clothes on his chest red, which was shocking!
"Song Li!" He Qian quickly stood up and caught her as she fell!
Only then did they realize that Song Li's lower body was covered in blood, and a large area of blood had already spread on the floor!
He Qian was horrified! Why was she bleeding so much? When did she start bleeding?
Song Li slid off the chair and slumped onto the floor, leaning against He Qian's chest. Blood was constantly flowing out of her mouth...
Song Li drank the poison when He Qian entered the room, and he was determined to die.
She didn't want to live like this anymore. She was so tired... He Qian had tortured her for thirteen years. She didn't want her child to become his target. She would rather leave him with her child...
"Song Li!" He Qian knelt on the ground and hugged her body. He didn't dare to touch her. Her white skirt was stained red with blood, which was shocking!
Her blood gushed out of her mouth, and her lower body also continued to flow out...
Song Li lay in his arms, and before her eyes was a man with a face full of worry and heartache. She couldn't believe it was He Qian...
"I've returned them to you. Three lives, I've returned them to you..."
The fire that year killed his mother, fiancée, and unborn child. Today, they were returned to him...
Her father was forced to jump off a building and died. Today, she returned both the body and the life to him.
Song Li felt that he was finally free.
He Qian finally understood what she meant! She was taking her child to die! What she drank at first was not boiled water, but poison!
"Don't be in trouble, let's go to the hospital!" He Qian trembled and exerted force.
Song Li grabbed his hand to stop him, sweat and tears streaming down her face. "Please, leave my house alone. I set the fire, I killed the people, and now..."
"Ugh!" Another mouthful of blood.
"Song Li!" He Qian no longer hesitated and picked her up in one go. The moment he picked her up, it was like pulling her body out of the water. With a huge resistance, the bright red blood was forced to separate from the floor.
The snow-white dress, stained with a terrifying red liquid, enveloped the dying Song Li...
He Qian held her and ran madly!
Yang Xiao was still waiting in the lobby on the first floor. He Qian had told him that he could only leave after being notified by He Qian. He had just finished his takeaway when he saw him coming out carrying Song Li, who was covered in blood!
Yang Xiao was shocked. The boss said he had a premonition that something was going to happen, and it really was a big deal!
He Qian carried her into the car. Yang Xiao didn't ask any questions and didn't dare to hesitate at all. He hurried to the hospital!
Song Li collapsed in his arms, feeling his trembling body, and looked at his profile, "My nightmare... is finally over..."
He Qian cried, unable to hold back her tears. He was her nightmare. How painful her life was. She was tortured to the point that she would rather die!
"I'm sorry, Song Li, I'm sorry...Hold on, we'll go to the hospital right away! You'll be fine, you'll be fine!"
Song Li couldn't believe that he was crying. She slowly reached out to touch the tears on his cheek. Her fingertips were covered in blood. When they touched his clear tears, the red color instantly spread out, like two extreme worlds, which were extremely clearly divided.
This scene is both beautiful and desolate.
He is really crying...
"Please don't embarrass my family in the future... I owe you three lives, and today, I'm returning them to you..."
"No, Song Li, don't talk, save your energy!" He Qian held her cold hand tightly and kissed her on the lips, "Yang Xiao, hurry up!"
"Please, let my family go, they don't know anything..."
Song Li's voice was as weak as a mosquito, his mind began to wander, his consciousness gradually became blurred, and he saw double images in front of his eyes.
"Song Li, don't sleep! Listen to me, the fire thirteen years ago was set by Qin Xiang. She's not dead. She's in America. She lied to me! My mother's death has nothing to do with you!"
"Song Li, wake up, you have to hold on! From now on, it's your turn to torture me, and it's your turn to take revenge on me!"
"Song Li, you are not allowed to sleep! Nothing can happen to you, you can't! Open your eyes and look at me!"
"I know I was wrong! I'm sorry, Song Li..."
He Qian saw that her eyes were blinking and lifeless, and she had no desire to live. What should he do? What should he do!
He was helpless and he was scared!
Song Li's eyes were completely dark, his ears were so silent that he couldn't hear any sound, and he couldn't even feel his body being shaken...
He Qian watched her slowly close her eyes, and instantly lost control of his emotions, crying uncontrollably...
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