Chapter 9 Determination
When Xu Mo rushed to the hospital, Zhao Tingyu was lying on the hospital bed.
He was wearing a hospital gown, his hair was slightly messy, and his hands were casually placed on the white quilt, with distinct joints.
While peeling an apple, Liao Haizhou said, "It's so cold! Even if you want to jump into the Pearl River, choose a sunny day."
Xu Mo's heart skipped a beat when she heard Liao Haizhou say that again.
"I'll get you some extra blankets. Lie down quickly and act weak. Girls are always soft-hearted."
Xu Mo's heart suddenly sank, and she pushed open the half-closed door.
It was completely different from the scene Liao Haizhou described, where Zhao Tingyu jumped into the river and drowned, and was in critical condition. The man was sitting well on the hospital bed, and at most he looked a little cold.
The person on the bed met her eyes the next second.
It was like a freeze frame in a movie, both of them were frozen, motionless.
"Xu Mo, why did you come so soon?" Liao Haizhou didn't expect her to come so quickly. He put down the apple and the fruit knife, looked at her awkwardly, and secretly regretted why Xu Mo always caught him saying nonsense to Zhao Tingyu.
Xu Mo watched him from a distance and asked, "Did you really jump into the river?"
“…”
Xu Mo took two more steps towards him: "Answer me."
Seeing her questioning look, Zhao Tingyu's expression turned unhappy and he frowned slightly.
Liao Haizhou tried to smooth things over: "Tingyu did jump into the Pearl River, but my description may have been a little exaggerated. Momo, I apologize to you..."
Xu Mo took a deep breath.
She looked at Zhao Tingyu and he didn't look like he was drowning at all. He probably just caught a cold.
Only after she calmed down did she realize that Zhao Tingyu could swim and was very good at it.
Even if he jumped into the Pearl River, he wouldn't die so easily.
He and Liao Haizhou knew that she liked him and would worry about him, and knew that as long as she received a call about him, she would rush over without stopping.
A feeling of being teased suddenly caused Xu Mo to feel a strong anger and deep self-mockery in her heart.
Xu Mo tilted her head, trying to maintain her composure: "You're okay, right?"
"Then I'll leave. Shiying is still waiting for me." Xu Mo said.
She turned around, and Zhao Tingyu clearly saw the redness in the corners of her eyes.
She must be very anxious.
Liao Haizhou also felt that Xu Mo seemed a little angry.
He patted Zhao Tingyu and whispered to him, "Go after him."
Xu Mo opened the door of the ward and walked quickly out of the hospital.
But she seemed to have gotten the direction wrong, and walked from the inpatient department to the laboratory department, and then to the pharmacy.
People come and go.
There were footsteps everywhere.
The hospital lights were blindingly white, shining on the patients coming and going in their striped hospital gowns.
She saw the anxious family members of the patient holding a huge plastic bag filled with boxed medicines in one hand, and supporting the patient with the other.
Xu Mo wiped away her tears and turned around when she reached the end of the corridor.
But when he turned a corner, his wrist was suddenly grabbed by a slender hand with distinct joints.
Zhao Tingyu's breath enveloped her, it smelled like mint, cool.
"Xu Mo." Zhao Tingyu held her in his arms. "I was wrong, okay."
Seeing that Xu Mo didn't say anything, Zhao Tingyu was silent for a while, then lowered his eyes and said, "I didn't mean to trick you into coming here, I just missed you a little."
“…”
"You know, I dreamed of my mother last night..."
Xu Mo's breathing stopped.
The woman's body temperature seemed to be the only source of heat. Zhao Tingyu whispered, "I asked her if she could stop cheating, if she could stop giving up this family..."
When Xie Wan drove the car to the hospital parking lot, Liao Haizhou was already waiting on the side of the road.
Seeing his wife, Liao Haizhou smiled with his big teeth showing and waved to her from a distance: "Wife, I'm here!"
Xie Wan stopped the car beside him and Liao Haizhou jumped into the car.
Xie Wan asked, "What disease did Zhao Tingyu have?"
"Nothing serious. I just jumped into the Pearl River to help someone pick up something and caught a cold."
"Why is he jumping into the Pearl River in the middle of winter? To attract his ex-girlfriend's attention?" Xie Wan frowned. "Is he ill? If so, he should get treatment."
Liao Haizhou looked at her with a smile: "Wife, why are you so angry? Are you jealous because I rushed over to take care of Zhao Tingyu without stopping?"
Xie Wan: "I think you should just marry him."
Liao Haizhou held her hand and said, "Wife, I haven't told you about Zhao Tingyu before. He is really pitiful."
"You said it. Something happened at home when he was in his second year of high school, and he had to repeat a year because of it. His personality changed drastically after that," Xie Wan recalled.
"Then do you know what it is?"
"What's up?"
"His mother had an affair," Liao Haizhou said. "When his father found out, he hacked her to death with a knife and then jumped off the building himself."
Xie Wan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at Liao Haizhou: "Is there such a thing?"
Liao Haizhou sighed, "Yes. Before the accident, he was also a favored child of heaven. After the accident, he became an orphan. Who can bear it? We brothers just dote on him a little bit."
Xie Wan asked, "Does Xu Mo also know about this?"
Liao Haizhou said, "I know. Xu Mo and Tingyu used to be neighbors. After the accident, Zhao Tingyu went to stay at Xu Mo's house. Xu Mo is a grade younger than Tingyu, but because Tingyu repeated a grade, they ended up going to college in the same year."
"So Zhao Tingyu is with Xu Mo because Xu Mo accompanied him through the most difficult time?" Xie Wan suddenly realized.
Liao Haizhou nodded: "I guess so. Xu Mo is a good girl. Zhao Tingyu had a very strange personality at that time, but Xu Mo always stayed by his side."
Xie Wan glanced at him and asked, "Does Zhao Tingyu like Xu Mo?"
Liao Haizhou spread his hands: "I don't know."
In fact, he was not sure what Zhao Tingyu's feelings were towards Xu Mo.
I guess it’s more about family affection and responsibility.
After all, Xu Mo's family helped him a lot.
Xu Mo has always liked him, and after graduating from high school, the two naturally got together.
"So you've been assisting Xu Mo and Zhao Tingyu all this time because you don't want to let go of Xu Mo, this big loser? After all, without her, there's no one to take care of your good brother."
"But what obligation does Xu Mo have to take care of Zhao Tingyu all the time? The problems in Zhao Tingyu's family were not caused by her. Zhao Tingyu doesn't like her but keeps giving her hope. What kind of thing is that? Why can't Xu Mo be set free and find someone who truly loves her? Doesn't she deserve to be loved?"
Liao Haizhou looked away feeling somewhat guilty.
Xie Wan raised an eyebrow: "Xu Mo is really unlucky to have to deal with you guys."
If we say that before the age of sixteen, Zhao Tingyu was the unattainable white moonlight in the sky for Xu Mo, pure and flawless.
So after the age of sixteen, Zhao Tingyu became like the moon falling into the water for Xu Mo, beautiful and fragile.
When the Zhao family was in trouble, the teenage Xu Mo squatted at the door of the police station, silently waiting for Zhao Tingyu to finish his statement and come out. She thought to herself:
Even if Zhao Tingyu lost his parents, she would not let him be alone in this world.
From now on, she will be Zhao Tingyu's family and she will give Zhao Tingyu a home.
So when Zhao Tingyu mentioned his mother and showed a rare vulnerability to Xu Mo, Xu Mo softened her heart.
She sent Zhao Tingyu home, and when Zhao Tingyu grabbed her wrist and told her not to go, she stayed.
Zhao Tingyu kissed her and asked her if she wanted to reconcile.
Xu Mo didn't answer, but she didn't refuse his action of taking off her clothes.
afterwards.
Xu Mo sat at the head of the bed, pressing her brows in deep thought.
"Brother Tingyu." Xu Mo asked hopefully, "Do you really like me, or do you just can't leave me?"
Are the things you said to Brother Haizhou in the bar true?
But Zhao Tingyu avoided the question.
He pulled her into his arms: "Don't think too much, I'll take you out for dinner tomorrow, where do you want to eat?"
Xu Mo lowered her eyes, thinking that there was no possibility for her and Zhao Tingyu.
If you really love her, you won't be unable to say "I like her".
He just needs her, or rather, he just needs someone who loves him unconditionally and accompanies him.
She had always known this, but she was unwilling to believe it from the bottom of her heart.
That's why you become soft-hearted again and again, holding your true heart and giving it to someone who doesn't like you that much.
It is said that the best way to forget someone is to fall in love with someone else.
Xu Mo picked up the phone and made up her mind.
Zhao Tingyu noticed her picking up her phone and asked with a frown, "What's wrong?"
Xu Mo suddenly stood up and put on her clothes.
She packed her bag and finally said to Zhao Tingyu: "Brother Tingyu, you just asked me if I want to reconcile. I can answer you now -
"It's impossible for us."
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