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Chapter 93: Adults’ Breakdown

Chapter 93: Adults’ Breakdown

"Can you ask them to put more blankets on Ni Ni? I’m worried she might get cold,"

The mother of the little girl lay in her husband’s embrace within the misty morgue, unable to stop sobbing.

Xue Mingqin had already started to wipe away her tears.

Li Shuru also had her eyes brimming with unshed tears.

"It’s okay, this child, she has suffered enough. Now, she can finally sleep well without having to cry out in pain anymore,"

The man’s voice was hoarse, carrying a smile, yet it conveyed an indescribable sadness and desolation.

"In a few days, it would have been Ni Ni’s birthday. We promised to take her to the amusement park..."

The woman’s tears fell like rain, clutching her husband’s arm tightly.

Xue Mingqin couldn’t hold back any longer and ran out.

"Next life."

Looking at the white cloth-covered bed, the man murmured, "This is a secret between me and Ni Ni, I told her not to tell you. We made a pact, in the next life, she would still be my daughter."

"Wu..."

The woman collapsed in her husband’s arms, crying with all her might.

Li Shuru stood silently, a tear finally breaking free, rolling down her cheek.

"Why... why has it come to this... why oh why..."

"Come on, Ni Ni herself never cried, why are you crying? Do you want her to laugh at you for being such a crybaby mother?"

The man gently stroked his wife’s back, smiling, "Stop crying, otherwise Ni Ni won’t be able to leave in peace."

The woman covered her mouth tightly, trying to suppress her sobs, which only made the choking sound even more suffocating.

It seemed Li Shuru also felt breathless, and abruptly turned and walked out.

After one last glance at the bed, Jiang Chen’s expression was wooden as he followed her out.

"The child was so well-behaved, why is the world so unfair to her."

Outside the morgue.

Xue Mingqin, who felt the shared pain, also couldn’t stop her tears.

"Yesterday, the child was fine, and today, suddenly gone. How are those parents supposed to go on..."

"Mom, don’t be too upset, what’s done is done, and we can’t change it,"

Li Shuru’s voice was hoarse, her eyes also red-rimmed.

Xue Mingqin wiped away her tears, "Shu Rui, do you think your father..."

"Mom, don’t talk nonsense, dad will be fine,"

Li Shuru’s eyes were resolute.

Xue Mingqin silently nodded her head.

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In the hospital ward.

The couple was packing their belongings. With the child gone, naturally, they had to vacate the room.

As they sorted the child’s clothes, the sorrow inevitably hit them, grief rising from within.

The woman suppressed her cries, her head bowed as she wiped away tears.

"What are your plans now?"

Xue Mingqin asked, her voice filled with complexity.

"We’re taking Ni Ni home,"

The man who had missed seeing his daughter for the last time replied with a smile. Facing such a severe blow, he remained very strong. From his reaction in front of the emergency room, one could tell that his daughter’s death had left him devastated, but as the pillar of the family, he had to stand tall at this moment and not fall.

Xue Mingqin nodded, "Is there anything we can help with?"

Meeting by chance was also a kind of fate.

She wanted to offer her help to this struggling family for the last time.

"No need, Sister Xue, what you’ve done for us is already enough,"

The man shook his head and then looked towards Jiang Chen and Li Shuru.

"Thank you. Ni Ni’s birthday was only a few days away. We had promised to take her out for fun, a promise that can no longer be fulfilled. However, thanks to you, she was able to have her birthday cake in advance. Thank you."

Li Shuru pursed her lips.

Jiang Chen did not speak either.

After going out to complete the procedures, the man returned, pushing the door open, "Are you packed?"

"Yes."

The woman’s eyes were swollen from crying.

"Then let’s go."

Carrying several bags, the man glanced at the hospital bed where Li Shuru’s father lay.

"I hope big brother can turn misfortune into a blessing."

"Thank you."

Xue Mingqin said, "Jiang Chen, Rui Rui. See you off..."

"There’s no need to bother."

The man declined Xue Mingqin’s kind offer.

"Then, Sister Xue, we’ll be going first."

Xue Mingqin nodded with mixed emotions.

Just before leaving, the woman whose emotions had already collapsed paused and looked at Jiang Chen.

Li Shuru and Xue Mingqin were both somewhat puzzled.

"Please tell Ai Qian for me, Ni Ni is gone. Tell her not to wait for Ni Ni anymore and to thank her for spending the afternoon with Ni Ni that day. That must have been the happiest day Ni Ni had since she got sick."

Jiang Chen silently nodded his head.

The man opened the door, and the couple walked out.

Looking at the empty hospital bed, Xue Mingqin murmured, "When the child was here, there was some life in this place, but now..."

"Mom."

"I’m fine."

Xue Mingqin shook her head and looked at Jiang Chen, "Let Ai Qian know, won’t you? She said she wanted to take Ni Ni to visit your school. Tell her she doesn’t have to worry about that anymore."

"Go give Ai Qian a call."

Li Shuru also said.

"Mhm."

Jiang Chen stepped out of the ward, took a deep breath, and took out his mobile phone.

Although he had already deleted Ai Qian’s number from the contacts, memories cannot be erased.

He dialed a string of numbers.

After seven or eight seconds, the call was connected.

Ai Qian seemed very surprised, even delighted.

"Jiang Chen? Sorry, I’m out shopping with Chu Yin, I didn’t hear..."

She hurriedly explained for the few seconds of delay.

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment.

"Ni Ni is gone."

"What?"

Ai Qian didn’t quite catch that, "Wait a second for me."

"Chu Yin, I’m going outside to take a call."

Faintly, it seemed she said this to Wei Chuyin, and then Ai Qian stepped out of the cosmetics shop.

"What did you just say?"

"Ni Ni suddenly had a ventricular fibrillation today and couldn’t be revived."

On the other end of the phone, standing at the entrance of the cosmetics shop, Ai Qian froze.

"You promised her you would take her to school, didn’t you? The little girl has been talking about it non-stop. Her parents said that day was the happiest since she fell ill. They wanted me to say thank you to you."

Among the passersby, Ai Qian stood at the store entrance, her eyes shimmering, holding the phone, silent for a long while.

"Are you okay?"

"I’m fine."

Ai Qian managed a smile, "Thank you for letting me know. I got it. Is there anything else? If not, I’ll hang up first."

"Mhm."

Ai Qian took the initiative to hang up the call, slowly putting down her phone. Her smile gradually faded, and she slowly squatted down, weakly embracing herself.

After chatting with the saleswoman for a long time, Wei Chuyin noticed that Ai Qian had been gone for a long while and went out to find her, puzzled, only to discover her squatting at the entrance of the shop,

"What are you doing?"

She went over and was surprised.

"Ai Qian, what’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?"

Ai Qian was already in tears before anyone knew it.

"Ni Ni is gone."

She murmured, with tears still continuously spilling from her eyes, trickling down her luminous cheeks.

"What? Who’s gone?"

Wei Chuyin was completely bewildered.

At the hospital’s farewell, Ai Qian hadn’t shed a single tear, but now her face was like a breached dam.

"Ni Ni, is gone..."

She choked up, repeating just this one line over and over.

Wei Chuyin, having never seen Ai Qian like this, was shocked. She realized that someone must have passed away, but like with many adults experiencing a sudden breakdown,

Wei Chuyin would certainly not understand what exactly Ai Qian was grieving over.