“What’s wrong?” Feng Ling walked out of the lounge and looked up at him.
Li Nanheng lowered his eyes to look at her. He gently rubbed her soft hair. He seemed to be very tired. This exhaustion was not from his body but from his heart.
He touched her hair and saw the glimmer of hope in her eyes. He said in a low voice, “They are not in good condition. You have to be mentally prepared.”
Feng Ling knew that they had breathed in too much smoke and had been in the fire for so long. When she was carrying Mrs. Feng on her back, she couldn’t feel her breath. She was mentally prepared, but she trusted Li Nanheng out of habit. He told her not to worry and to leave everything to him.
However, Li Nanheng was not an immortal. He could make a dying person come back to life.
That little bit of hope was shattered in the end.
Feng Ling didn’t speak but just looked at him with pursed lips.
Li Nanheng couldn’t bear her silent and restrained gaze. He glanced at the two old people in the breakroom, and his heart ached for them. He dragged her away and pressed her against the wall in a corridor where the two old people couldn’t see. “We’re still in the emergency room, but the doctors are basically dealing with the aftermath. I know you can’t take it, but I can’t hide it from you.”
Feng Ling was speechless. Indeed, she thought she was strong enough.
But when this happened, she found that she really couldn’t take it.
Leaning against the wall, she felt speechless.
In her mind, she recalled how Mrs. Feng, Qin Qiu, had looked at her agitatedly and patiently in the shopping mall. She had been sitting in the cafe looking at her with fervent eyes. In the cafe, she would occasionally smile gently because of the lovey-dovey relationship between her and Li Nanheng…
She had a mother and a father. They went to the jungle to pick her up and take her home.
She thought that she had never come into contact with family. She thought that she was indifferent, but she did not expect such a strong blow to make her entire body numb.
Feng Ling leaned against the wall and didn’t speak. Li Nanheng stood in front of her, holding her shoulder, giving her time to think.
Finally, Feng Ling reached out to hug his neck and buried her face in his neck. He did not speak, but felt the warm tears on his neck.
He caressed her head. “My parents were gone when I was very young. I was too young at that time, and I didn’t even have the mood to cry or be sad. After living with the elders, I became numb to family love, but I couldn’t deny its existence. I cried when I was sad. It takes time to heal. I will always be here. My shoulders are all yours.”
Feng Ling hugged him and nodded silently. Her tears still soaked his neck. He gently held the back of her head and held her tightly in his arms.
…
“Little Qiu —”
“How could this be… How could this be!”
Just as Feng Ling was comforted by Li Nanheng and the two were walking back, they suddenly heard a trembling scream.
That voice belonged to Grandmother Feng.
Feng Ling’s expression stiffened. She quickly walked over and saw that the old lady had already walked out. Not far away, the door of the emergency room was opened. Qin Qiu’s entire body and face were covered by a white cloth. The doctor had just informed XI Base and then pushed her out. She didn’t expect that there would be the old people here. As soon as they pushed them out, they were stopped and couldn’t push them into the mortuary. They could only stand there and watch the two old people crying and throwing themselves on the dead person.
After learning that there was no hope, Feng Ling’s face turned pale when she saw the person who smiled at her lying under the cold white cloth. She quickly walked over, and when the old lady lifted the white cloth, threw herself onto the bed, and hugged Qin Qiu, she went up to hold the old lady.
She could not say anything, and her words choked. She tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to burst out, but looking at Qin Qiu who was pale and motionless, looking at the tears that had unknowingly flowed out of the corners of her eyes, she guessed that they had already dried up. She must have been crying in the emergency room. She could not save them.
No one wanted to believe that it was true. Last night, the whole family had been discussing how to bring her back. The whole family had been very happy and excited, but how could they suddenly be separated forever?
It was only a few hours.
It was just a big fire.
Her body was not burned at all. Everything was completely clean.
But… it was gone.
The old lady threw herself onto Qin Qiu’s body, which was no longer warm. She kept crying, “Little Qiu… don’t go… Feng Ling just came back… You two haven’t reunited yet… Little Qiu…” These words struck Feng Ling’s heart.
Feng Ling had just cried. Right now, she was holding back her tears and holding onto the old lady with both hands, afraid that she would fall down.
Grandfather Feng stood by the side, closed his eyes, and looked at Qin Qiu’s pale face in pain. Finally, his gaze fell on the medical staff at the end of the bed. Even though he knew there was little hope, he still asked hoarsely, “What about the other one? My son, he…”
“Sir, the man inside is also…” The leading doctor looked apologetic. “He and his wife both breathed in a large amount of smoke. No matter how advanced modern medicine is, it is impossible to save them. However, the man’s physical condition is slightly better than his wife’s. He barely regained some consciousness, but he is still alive… Perhaps, you’ll be able to see him for the last time.”
The doctor tried to be tactful.
However, it was clear that he was saying that this was only the last moment before the person died. There was no way to save him.
When Elder Feng heard that his son could not be saved, he staggered. Behind him was a member of XI Base. He quickly stepped forward to support him. “Elder Feng, my condolences.”
The doctor suddenly looked at Li Nanheng who had just walked behind Feng Ling and the old lady. “Mr. Li, the man inside is still on his deathbed, but we heard him say that he wanted to see you.”
See him?
When he was about to die, his daughter and family were all outside. However, when Mr. Feng knew that he only had one breath left, he said he wanted to see Li Nanheng?
Li Nanheng glanced at the doctor. The doctor nodded at him, indicating that what he said was true. At this moment, Grandmother Feng had already fainted from crying. Feng Ling quickly helped her up. Grandfather Feng could only rely on her.
The scene was chaotic. The doctor was already used to this situation. He only told the patient’s last words.
