If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1334: Where is the Companionship You Promised?

Chapter 1334: Chapter 1334: Where is the Companionship You Promised?

Xu Chaomu’s cries echoed in the operating room, one after another, but the person on the operating table would never respond to her again.

The operating room was dimly lit and the atmosphere was particularly oppressive.

Shen Chi was worried that Xu Chaomu would become too overwhelmed, so he could only bend halfway, pressing her shoulders and pulling her into his embrace.

"Chenglang... Please get up and talk to me... get up and say something to me... I want to hear your voice... I want to hear you call me Chaomu..." Xu Chaomu sobbed uncontrollably.

She desperately tried to grasp Nie Chenglang’s hand, she wanted to shake him, to have him wake up and look at her...

Shen Chi pulled her hand back, not letting her touch Nie Chenglang, afraid that her emotions would shatter!

Seven years ago, during her most helpless, loneliest, and most broken moments, she met Nie Chenglang, and he truly feared her reliving those terrible memories with Nie Chenglang’s departure.

"Shen Chi, don’t stop me, let me touch him, Shen Chi, let go..." Xu Chaomu struggled to free herself from Shen Chi’s grasp.

"Chaomu, calm down!" Shen Chi held her tight, "What did you promise me?"

"I can’t control it, I can’t control myself..." Xu Chaomu covered her face, tears streaming down.

She might have accepted it if it were someone else, but this was Nie Chenglang, the person who stood by her during the most fragile five years of her life...

"Chenglang... get up and talk to me... just get up... where is your promised companionship... why did you break your word... please get up... get up..." Xu Chaomu, crazed with despair, threw herself towards Chenglang.

They were so close, just like the old days.

She could clearly see his long eyelashes but could no longer see his eyes open again.

How much she wished it was just a sleep, or just a joke God was playing on her, but... it’s not...

Everything was so cruel...

"Chenglang..."

"Mumu!" Shen Chi grabbed her, not allowing her to lunge forward as she was too agitated, "First, calm down, come back with me."

"I won’t go, I don’t want to leave! Shen Chi, let me go!" Xu Chaomu bit down on Shen Chi’s arm as she looked down, tears streaming down her face.

Shen Chi was in pain, but he still didn’t let go!

"Come back with me to calm down. The dead cannot be brought back to life, don’t you understand? What if something happens to the child in your womb? That’s also a life," Shen Chi comforted her with these reasons.

Xu Chaomu finally took it in, slumping to the ground, clinging tightly to Shen Chi’s hand.

"I’m so sad... Shen Chi, let me stay with him a bit longer... I don’t want to leave... I want to look at him a bit more... he was really good to me..."

Tears wet Xu Chaomu’s face and clothing; she was in excruciating pain, her heart wrenching severely.

Images of Nie Chenglang’s smiling face kept surfacing in her mind, along with his laughter and his voice, as if it all was still right before her.

They had been joking on the phone just before, and she said she would bring Xiaobao to see him, Xiaobao also liked him very much.

She mentioned that a college friend was getting married, and they had plans to go together, to walk around the campus once more...

He had taken such good care of her: tutoring her, arranging her school, taking her on car rides, and even picking up the abandoned Wealth with her to take home...

It seemed like just yesterday, but in a blink of an eye, everything had changed.

Why must reality be so cruel...

"Promise me, stop crying, it’s bad for your health," Shen Chi caressed her head.

Xu Chaomu leaned into Shen Chi’s embrace, and at this moment, perhaps only Shen Chi’s arms could ease her pain.

Lu Feili also walked in, appearing more composed than before, terrifyingly calm in contrast.

Lu Feili remained silent, merely gazing at Nie Chenglang on the operating table.

"Chenglang... Chenglang..." she murmured softly.

However, like Xu Chaomu, no matter how tender the call, there would be no response.

Xu Chaomu looked at Lu Feili and Nie Chenglang with swollen, red eyes, her heart aching as if cut by a blade.

"Chenglang, I’m sorry, so sorry," Lu Feili stumbled to the operating table and lowered her head heavily.

"Mumu, let me take you away," Shen Chi picked up Xu Chaomu.

Xu Chaomu appeared somewhat dazed, reluctantly gazing at Nie Chenglang, one look equating to a final farewell.

Outside the operating room, it was much brighter. Although it was night, lights were lit everywhere.

Shen Chi didn’t take her back to the desolate villa, but instead brought her to the bustling square.

This was California’s largest square, brightly lit, with the music fountain operating non-stop through the night. Everywhere were people, especially children, noisy and laughing, creating a lively atmosphere.

Having just left the operating room and arriving at such a place, Xu Chaomu felt a touch of melancholy.

Tears still hung in her eyes, and she quietly observed everything around her, unblinking.

She understood Shen Chi’s good intentions; he didn’t want her to be immersed in boundless sorrow.

"Mumu, this is the liveliest part of the city. I used to love coming here when I was on business trips to California," Shen Chi said, "It’s your first time here, isn’t it? I’ll walk with you."

A too oppressive environment is undoubtedly bad for one’s mood, and Shen Chi knew this well. He couldn’t let her stay in the operating room forever.

Xu Chaomu held Shen Chi’s hand and silently followed behind him.

Perhaps because she was tired from crying, she didn’t have much energy to talk to Shen Chi.

"Chaomu, look, there’s a small gift shop over there. Want to check it out?" Shen Chi pointed ahead.

Xu Chaomu shook her head like a doll, not uttering a word, just downturned eyelids.

Still, Shen Chi took her over there, and the shopkeeper immediately welcomed them with a smile: "Would you like to look at something? Feel free to choose."

Shen Chi casually picked out a few items, asking, "Do you like this hair clip? And what about this scarf?"

The items here weren’t expensive but were exquisite and varied.

Xu Chaomu didn’t look up, continuously shaking her head; her mind was still entirely filled with Nie Chenglang’s voice and smile.

"How about this rabbit? Do you like it?" Shen Chi picked up a plush toy and handed it to her.

But this time, without waiting for an answer, he paid for it.

"Shen Chi... sit with me," Xu Chaomu requested, holding Shen Chi with one hand and the rabbit with the other.

"Sure, let’s go there," Shen Chi pointed to a milk tea shop.

He knew Xu Chaomu loved milk tea; upon entering, he ordered a cup right away. Milk tea is sweet; perhaps such sweetness could dilute a bit of her bitterness. Likewise, the tea is warm, and such warmth could melt away a bit of the ice in her heart.

At that moment, Xu Chaomu in his eyes resembled a child, and he would give her all the patience and tenderness she needed.

"Shen Chi... am I dreaming? It really feels like a dream... I can’t accept it..." Xu Chaomu painfully clawed at her hair.

"If Nie Chenglang were here, he wouldn’t want you to be sad."

Xu Chaomu nodded, she knew, she understood all of it.

He once told her that if the heart turns toward the sunlight, there’s no need for grief.