No matter what, she was still the younger sister of Chen Wenzhou, so he quickly got out of the car, pulled open the door on Chen Lingmeng’s side, and wanted to carry her out.
Pei Yansi also got out of the car and stood next to him. For a woman who had rushed forward for his sake and ended up injured , Pei Yansi couldn’t just stand by and watch.
Seeing Chen Wenzhou about to hold her, he quickly grabbed her hand and, seeing the blood flowing from her body, said, "We don’t know where she’s hurt, better not move her."
Otherwise, if they touched a critical wound, it might bring her disaster.
Chen Wenzhou heeded Pei Yansi’s words and just stood on the side, looking at her with worry, without making any extra moves.
The night grew darker, and they waited for who knows how long at the scene, until at last, they heard the sound of an ambulance in the distance.
Soon, the ambulance arrived, and many doctors and nurses got out. They used professional methods to shift Chen Lingmeng from the car into the ambulance.
After the family members followed, only Pei Yansi was left standing there.
Although Chen Wenzhou followed the ambulance, before getting on, he still said to Pei Yansi, "If you feel guilty, I suggest you come to the hospital to see her."
"Although she’s a bit willful, her feelings for you are pure. I’ve been studying abroad with her for many years, and no one knows better than me how deep her feelings for you are. I hope you can, let her see you when she wakes up."
"Perhaps that way, she’ll feel a bit better. It’s not about forcing you to change your feelings for Shen Heyu. We’re not going to undermine that relationship. I’m just hoping that, for the sake of the years we grew up together as kids, you can ease her mind."
A goodbye, even a refusal, should be handled gently.
Pei Yansi was silent for a few seconds and watched as Chen Wenzhou boarded the ambulance.
He looked around; this was a rural stretch of road with no surveillance, and further ahead, a section of the road was under construction, so few people used this route on a daily basis.
If it weren’t for Zhao Jing trying to shake off the car behind, they would definitely not have driven here.
Therefore, that truck from earlier, if he wanted to track where it came from, it was basically impossible.
Thinking this, Pei Yansi felt a surge of irritation and sat back in the car. Zhao Jing was in the passenger seat; seeing his frustrated face in the rearview mirror, she didn’t dare ask where they were going next.
She didn’t even dare to breathe heavily, waiting quietly for his command.
Who knows how much time passed, but Pei Yansi’s mood finally seemed to calm down. He raised his hand to touch his face and said to Zhao Jing, "Go to the hospital."
Chen Wenzhou was right, no matter what, the feelings they had as children weren’t fake. The three of them grew up together from a young age, and even if there was no love, there was friendship.
Even if he was going to reject Chen Lingmeng, he shouldn’t do it this way. It was too cruel, too cold, and too direct. Chen Lingmeng’s heart was not wrong. If feelings could be controlled, no one would wish to fall in love with someone who didn’t love them back.
It wasn’t long after Zhao Jing started the car that Pei Yansi received a call from his daughter.
His daughter was using the landline from home, Pei Yansi recognized it at a glance and quickly answered.
From the other end of the phone, came his daughter’s melodious voice, asking, "Daddy, why aren’t you back yet? It’s almost eleven at night!"
Yuexue’s voice contained a bit of reproach and also longing as she added, "You haven’t told me stories for a long time, Daddy. I wish you could come back to be with me, to tell me stories, to lull me to sleep. And Mommy, too."
Pei Yansi was taken aback.
Suddenly, he remembered that when he left home today, he seemed to have promised Shen Heyu that he wouldn’t stay out too long, that he would return soon, and that he wouldn’t spend the night outside.
But now, it was almost midnight, and he was still out.
Pei Yansi sighed deeply, no wonder this was where she didn’t trust him. She didn’t feel secure, and it turned out it really was all his fault.
He pressed on his brow, his mind pondering how to first placate the little princess on the phone.
Fortunately, his daughter was still young and easily coaxed; it didn’t take long for her to forgive Yansi for not coming home.
As Yuexue was about to hang up the phone and go back to her room to rest, Yansi quickly asked, "Where’s your mom?"
Yuexue glanced at Heyu in the living room as if seeking her opinion on how to respond.
However, Heyu didn’t react; she was just looking at the television.
As if she were spellbound by it.
Yet only she knew that she had no clue what was being said on TV. Her mind was filled with thoughts of Yansi. Hadn’t he said he would come home early tonight, that he wouldn’t stay out overnight?
Why was there still no response from him now, not even a phone call to her?
So was he currently with Chen Lingmeng?
Heyu suddenly felt it was ridiculous; even at this point, she still harbored illusions about him.
Yuexue couldn’t grasp her mother’s thoughts, but she was smart. She said, "Mom has been waiting for you, and she hasn’t rested yet. Dad, if you’re not busy, please come back early. Our family really needs you."
Yuexue’s voice was sincere and touched Yansi’s heart.
His voice involuntarily softened considerably, "Dad promises you, I’ll be back soon. You go ahead and rest, and try to get mom to join you, okay?"
Yuexue obediently agreed.
After hanging up, she went over to Heyu, doing as Yansi had instructed, and said, "Mom, let’s go rest. Dad said he’ll be back very soon."
Heyu stroked her daughter’s head, "Are you tired?"
Heyu took her back to her room.
After coaxing her daughter to sleep, Heyu left the room and checked the time; it was already midnight, and there was still no sign of Yansi returning.
She had spent over half an hour getting her daughter to sleep.
And the time Yansi had said he would be home by had already passed a half hour ago.
Heyu pulled out her cell phone, glanced at it, and saw no messages or missed calls from him.
She sighed in her heart, feeling a tightness in her chest, not even knowing why she still harbored illusions about that man.
As Heyu was about to head back to her room, her phone suddenly rang.
She looked, and it was Yansi calling.
Seeing his name flashing on the screen made her heart tremble too; she hesitated for a second or two before answering the call.
"I’ll be back soon," said Yansi on the other end. "You don’t have to wait for me."
Heyu hummed noncommittally.
Yet Yansi on the other side didn’t hang up, prompting her to look curiously at the phone, "Is there something else?"