Peerless Martial Expert in the City -
Chapter 359 - 362: Heartbreak
Chapter 359: Chapter 362: Heartbreak
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Chapter 362 Heartache
"Fatty, tell me right away, what’s going on?"
Xiao Yi rubbed his head vigorously.
"Boss, let’s find a place and have a few drinks."
Fatty Tang looked at Xiao Yi’s face with concern; a pained expression suddenly appeared on his face. He lowered his head slightly and fell silent. After a while, he lifted his head and said to Xiao Yi.
As he spoke, he lifted the beer in his hand and poured several gulps into his mouth, tilting his head back sharply.
"Still drinking? Find a mirror and take a good look at yourself, what have you become now?"
Xiao Yi, seeing the destructive and negative state on Fatty Tang’s face, instantly felt a surge of anger, and couldn’t help but step forward, snatch the bottle of alcohol from Fatty Tang’s hand, and throw it into the nearby trash can as he said angrily, "Is it true that without Li Ling, there’s no need for you to go on living?"
"But what can I do? What can I do? Boss, tell me what should I do, I really can’t live without her, when I open my eyes I see her face, when I close my eyes, it’s still her face, sob sob......"
After Xiao Yi took the bottle away, Fatty Tang stared blankly as the bottle was thrown directly into the trash can, his heart feeling hollow, completely unresponsive, as if his soul had left him while listening to Xiao Yi’s scolding. It took a while before his face showed the look of a living person again, but then he squatted on the ground and began to sob uncontrollably.
"Snap out of it!"
Watching Fatty Tang, a man over six feet tall with a sturdy build, cry so heartbreakingly on the side of the road, Xiao Yi’s heart was involuntarily filled with sorrow, and he sighed silently to himself. He hadn’t expected Li Ling to hold such an important place in Fatty Tang’s heart.
But as a friend, for whatever reason, he didn’t want to see him like this. After taking a deep breath, he calmed his earlier anger, walked forward, squatted down, gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder, and comforted him in a warm voice, "Fatty, I know Li Ling is very important to you, but you have to snap out of it, understand? If you don’t pull yourself together, you’ll be even more useless. The way you are now, even Li Ling wouldn’t want to see you this way. If she saw you like this, she would be even more disappointed in you!"
"Sob sob... I know I’m useless......"
Listening to Xiao Yi’s comforting words, Fatty Tang’s crying grew louder and even more heartbroken.
This time, however, Xiao Yi didn’t try to stop him, but just stayed by his side, gently patting his shoulder, allowing him to slowly vent.
Some emotions must be let out, after all. Keeping them bottled up for too long is not a solution and is harmful to one’s mental and physical health. It was obvious that, at that moment, Fatty Tang was truly heartbroken and in a lot of pain. Having drunk all of last night, the alcohol fumes still not vented, this time letting it out might not be a bad thing.
"Ring ring..."
A while later, just as Xiao Yi was about to say something, his phone suddenly began to ring urgently.
Xiao Yi quickly paused what he was about to say, glanced at Fatty Tang, stood up, and took out his phone to check the caller ID.
"Mr. Ma?"
Seeing the caller ID, Xiao Yi’s heart tightened suddenly, his mind instinctively thought of Elder Mr. Ma’s condition. He was somewhat nervous about this patient, Mr. Ma. Although Xiao Yi didn’t care much about Mr. Ma’s status, knowing that to him, such status shouldn’t matter much, he also knew that if he mishandled something with a patient like this, it could be very troublesome, at the very least, it would cause a lot of problems for his life in G City.
Could there have been some unexpected development in his condition?
That should be impossible, right? He had just treated him yesterday and everything seemed fine. The only possibility could have been with the medication, but even if there were issues with the medication, it shouldn’t have happened so soon. Furthermore, the probability of medication issues was very low; his prescription was well-considered.
Several thoughts flashed through Xiao Yi’s mind as he gently pressed the answer button.
"Hello, good morning, is this Doctor Xiao? I’m Ma Jianjun."
Upon connecting, he heard Mr. Ma’s enthusiastic voice.
"Good morning, Mr. Ma. May I know what Mr. Ma is calling about?"
Xiao Yi quickly responded with a smile.
"There’s a little favor I’d like to ask of Doctor Xiao. I wonder if Doctor Xiao is currently free? Would it be convenient for you to come to the hospital?"
Mr. Ma chose his words carefully, asking very politely and respectfully.
"Has Elder Mr. Ma experienced any changes in his health?"
Hearing Mr. Ma’s words, Xiao Yi paused in thought.
"No, no, Doctor Xiao, please don’t misunderstand. Ever since my father took your medicine, his complexion is even better today than it was yesterday. We thank you very much, Doctor Xiao."
Hearing that Xiao Yi might have misunderstood his intent, Mr. Ma hurriedly explained.
"Oh, that’s good, haha, then may I ask......"
Xiao Yi felt relieved all at once when he heard that there was no change in Elder Mr. Ma’s condition.
"It’s like this, Mr. Xiao, we have a friend whose health is also in very poor shape. He has seen many doctors, but nothing has worked. We were hoping you, Doctor Xiao, could come over to take a look, to see if there’s anything that can be done to save him."
"I see... But, Mr. Ma, I’m a bit tied up right now and can’t leave. Is your friend in a hurry? How about he comes another day, or, waits a bit, and I’ll come over in the afternoon, would that be okay?"
Xiao Yi pondered for a moment, glancing at Fatty Tang who was still sobbing softly, before slowly speaking.
Ma Jianjun had spoken very politely, and under normal circumstances, Xiao Yi would not have hesitated to make the trip to lend Ma Jianjun a hand, but given the current situation, he really didn’t feel comfortable leaving Fatty Tang behind unless it was absolutely necessary.
"No problem, that’s fine, then we’ll trouble you, Doctor Xiao, to come by this afternoon."
Mr. Ma quickly said.
"Alright, I’ll come by this afternoon. Let’s leave it at that for now, I still have something to take care of here, goodbye."
Xiao Yi nodded, said goodbye, and hung up the phone.
"Boss, if you’re busy, you can go take care of your things."
After venting for a while, Fatty Tang’s emotions apparently had improved somewhat. Seeing Xiao Yi coming over after the phone call, he also lifted his head, his eyes red, and said.
"It’s alright, it’s just a small matter. How could I leave you here alone at a time like this?"
Xiao Yi waved it off indifferently, feeling that Fatty Tang’s emotions had somewhat stabilized before he continued to comfort him, "Fatty, be strong. Love isn’t everything in life and besides, you’re such an excellent guy. Surely, there’ll be plenty more outstanding girls for you to choose from in the future."
"Boss, have you ever been in love?"
Fatty Tang suddenly lifted his head, his eyes, red and slightly swollen from crying, looked towards Xiao Yi.
"No."
Unintentionally, Xiao Yi’s mind conjured up an image of a somewhat lonely and pure figure. But that was just a brief moment, and soon, the figure of Wang Qingqing floated into his mind. His expression hesitated, and in the end, he shook his head.
Thinking he had never been in love and yet he’d always played the role of love guru for Fatty Tang, comforting others, he felt his face turn slightly red. But soon he said to Fatty Tang, "Fatty, although I’ve never been in love, the principles are the same, and I’ve seen so much."
"Boss, you’ve misunderstood me, that’s not what I meant."
Fatty Tang shook his head, stopping Xiao Yi mid-sentence, his gaze somewhat remote as he spoke, "I know what you say is reasonable, but you’ve never been in love; you can’t understand how I’m feeling now. When you like someone, no one can replace them. Even if another good person comes before you, your eyes only see her, and you still think she’s the best. By that time, you won’t be able to say what you’ve just said."
"Maybe I really can’t understand your feelings profoundly, but eventually, you have to pull yourself out of this. No matter how much you love someone, you can’t force them to love you back."
Xiao Yi was silent for a while before he slowly said.
"I know, but Li Ling, she likes me too."
Fatty Tang’s face displayed an extremely painful expression once again.
"Sigh..."
Xiao Yi, looking at the expression on Fatty Tang’s face, couldn’t help but sigh deeply. He felt that Li Ling was not indifferent to Fatty Tang; he had noticed that when he went to see Li Ling last time.
But why, when two people liked each other so much, did they end up in the current situation? Why do this to themselves?
"Boss, I’ve made up my mind."
Just as Xiao Yi sighed, Fatty Tang suddenly lifted his head, his gaze unwavering as he looked at Xiao Yi.
"What?"
Xiao Yi was taken aback, lifting his head to look quizzically at Fatty Tang, "What have you decided?"
"Boss, do you know what Li Ling’s heartache is?"
Hearing Xiao Yi’s question, Fatty Tang didn’t respond right away but fell silent. After a while, he lifted his head again, a pained, struggling expression crossing his face as he looked at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi shook his head and didn’t speak, his gaze fixed on Fatty Tang, waiting quietly for what he would say next.
He knew that since Fatty Tang had brought it up, it meant he was ready to reveal it.
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