Into the Night, Jiao Jiao Gets Kissed by a Business Tycoon
Chapter 83: I will always be with you

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: I will always be with you

On February 23rd at half past midnight, Xi Kanglei, while rushing to the factory, was struck by a suddenly emerging truck; instinctively protecting his head, the impact, compounded by the high speed, was too great. By the time the ambulance arrived, he had already lost consciousness...

As soon as Xinan received the news, she immediately rushed to the hospital.

This was Xinan’s second visit to Beicheng Hospital’s operating room; the first time was when Han Jibai had a car accident. She never imagined that one day her own father would be lying inside.

The light outside the operating room was still on, and Zhou Rong and Xi Xun were anxiously standing outside.

Upon seeing Xinan, Zhou Rong burst into tears, "Nannan, you finally arrived!"

While speaking, her voice choked up severely, and her legs gave way.

Xinan and Xi Xun quickly helped her to a nearby seat to sit down.

"Mom... I’m here... don’t be afraid, tell me, what exactly happened? How could Dad suddenly be in a car accident?"

Xinan held her mother’s ice-cold hand, her eyes filled with sorrow and helplessness, her tears shimmering at the corners of her eyes.

Upon hearing Xinan’s words, Zhou Rong became even more agitated, "Nannan, there was an explosion at the factory owned by your dad, many people died... your dad was driving out late because of this."

Hearing Zhou Rong’s words, Xinan stiffened, "Mom... what did you say?"

Zhou Rong looked up at Xinan, "Nannan, you must save your dad, save the company! I heard your dad invested all the company’s funds in this project."

Seeing this, Xinan patted her shoulder, comforting, "Mom, don’t get too worked up, I definitely won’t just stand by, Dad will be okay."

Although Xinan said so, she clearly understood the severity of the situation.

Just as Zhou Rong’s emotions had settled a bit, Xinan saw the operating room’s light suddenly go off, then a few doctors in white coats came out.

Xinan immediately ran over to inquire, "Doctor, how is my dad?"

The chief surgeon removed his mask, shook his head with great reluctance, and said, "I’m sorry, we’ve done everything we could, please accept our condolences!"

When Zhou Rong came over and heard this sentence, she was struck as though by a bolt from the blue, her entire body went limp; fortunately, Xi Xun, quick on his feet, rushed over to support her.

Xinan was also stunned, feeling a buzzing in her ears as if struck by something, frozen in place like a walking corpse.

"Sister... are you alright?" Xi Xun looked at her worriedly.

Xinan lifted her head to stare at the ceiling, holding back the tears that were about to fall, then she turned to look at Xi Xun, "I’m fine, you take care of Mom first, I’ll go see Dad."

"Sister, let me come with you."

"No need!" Xinan choked up a bit, "No need... you stay here and take care of Mom."

Xi Xun said no more, only watching as Xinan walked into the operating room alone.

Xinan staggered to the operating table where Xi Kanglei was completely covered by a white sheet, his exposed hands bearing all the bruises and bloodstains left from the car accident.

The stark whiteness left her somewhat at a loss, watching her father motionless on the operating table, Xinan’s tears uncontrollably began to flow again.

Although Xinan could never fully understand some of the decisions Xi Kanglei made, he was, after all, her father, and the blood ties could never be erased.

Xinan trembled as she reached out for the white cloth, but just as she unfolded half of it, her legs suddenly gave out.

Just as she was about to kneel on the ground, a pair of strong and powerful hands grabbed her and pulled her into an embrace.

Seeing Cheng Yi’s stern yet handsome face, Xinan finally couldn’t hold back anymore; she clung to him like a lifeline, hugging Cheng Yi tightly while crying nonstop, "Cheng Yi..."

"I’m here, Nannan... Don’t be afraid," his low, magnetic voice carried a strong consolation, flowing into Xinan’s heart like a soothing spring, gradually calming her panicked heart.

"Cheng Yi."

"I’m here."

"..."

Xinan kept repeating Cheng Yi’s name, as if only doing so could she find some peace, and Cheng Yi didn’t find it tiresome at all, responding gently to Xinan each time as if he were handling a treasure.

Cheng Yi touched Xinan’s head and said softly, "Nannan... don’t be sad, I will always be with you."

At that moment, Xinan couldn’t hold back her tears anymore, hugging Cheng Yi tightly and weeping freely.

Cheng Yi let Xinan vent as he patted her back, comforting her, "If it makes you feel a little better, then cry as much as you need."

After a long time, Xinan finally stopped crying, but she looked very dazed.

Cheng Yi took care of everything thereafter.

Very few people attended Xi Kanglei’s funeral because, after such an incident in the company, friends who usually associated with him had now distanced themselves.

At the funeral, Xinan and Zhou Rong both cried profusely, with Cheng Yi staying by her side the whole time.

After the ceremony ended, Cheng Yi asked Jiang Yurou to take Xinan back first, then he stayed behind to handle all the finalizing matters.

When the people had left, Tan Bo walked up to Cheng Yi, his gaze complex, "If you still like Nannan, why did you say those things to her before?"

Tan Bo had seen how kind Cheng Yi had been to Xinan these past few days.

"I have my reasons."

"You won’t even tell me?"

Cheng Yi silently gazed at Xinan’s receding figure without speaking.

Tan Bo placed his hand on Cheng Yi’s shoulder, giving it a light squeeze, "Alright, what’s your next plan? Without Xi Kanglei, the Xi family might really be finished this time."

Cheng Yi bowed his head and lit a cigarette, "I won’t let the Xi family end like this."

"What are you going to do? I’ve heard that Xi Kanglei had invested all of Fengyi Group’s funds into this project, and now that the project has failed, just the financial losses are already several billions. Not to mention, the factory casualties will surely require compensation."

Watching Cheng Yi intently smoking, Tan Bo asked again, "I heard that the money Xi Kanglei invested was borrowed from you?"

Cheng Yi still didn’t speak, but Tan Bo guessed as much from his demeanor.

He sighed and said, "Nannan is like a sister to me, and I definitely won’t just sit by and do nothing. No matter how much money it takes, I’ll help you clean up this mess."

This time, Cheng Yi finally reacted. He turned his head to look at Tan Bo, patted his chest with his hand, and then walked away with his hands in his pockets.