Luo Mengmeng was unable to walk, so at that moment, she could only sit on the bed, cradling a bouquet of pure white lilies in her hand.
She was smiling softly, gazing at the other end of the red carpet where Gu Zhihan stood.
"Today is Miss Luo Mengmeng and Mr. Gu Zhihan’s engagement day. In the midst of a flu epidemic, with the bride suffering from a serious illness, this engagement ceremony is undoubtedly special..." Gu’s father took on the role of the master of ceremonies, his voice choked with tears as he loudly spoke words of blessing for the couple.
At the other end of the red carpet.
The youthful lad wore a crisp black suit, broad-shouldered and long-legged, exceptionally handsome; his jet-black hair neatly fell in front of his forehead, his eyes, long and slender, were filled with tender devotion.
He was slowly moving step by step towards Luo Mengmeng, dressed in her white wedding gown.
With each step he took, his face was smiling.
As if his beloved was not suffering from a grave illness.
As if he had already spent a lifetime by her side.
Before anyone noticed, the outside of the Intensive Care Unit was filled with patients who had come to watch.
Their eyes were moist, visibly sad to the extreme, yet they somehow mustered the strength to clap their hands and bless the new couple inside.
Including Tong Mo, Jiang Yibai, and Lu Zichen, who had come dressed in protective gear.
After receiving notification from Gu Zhihan, they had hurried over to see her one last time.
"Mengmeng..." Tong Mo, watching the bride inside who was barely hanging on, had tears falling like beads off a cut string, ceaselessly.
It was not long ago that they were chatting away happily online, yet today, she had come to see her for the last time.
Although Jiang Yibai and Lu Zichen, the two boys, did not shed tears, the area around their eyes was tinged with crimson, clearly overwhelmed with sorrow.
Gu Zhihan had made his way to Luo Meng’s side.
He hid all his sorrow, forcing himself to smile, then knelt before her and slowly took out a ring box.
Luo Mengmeng gave a sweet smile, reaching her hand out to him.
Gu Zhihan carefully slid the ring onto her slender finger.
"The ceremony is complete!"
As Gu’s father shouted the last two words, Luo Mengmeng, who had been holding on, finally closed her eyes, and the hand that had just been slipped with the ring heavily dropped.
A heart-wrenching cry from Gu Zhihan suddenly filled the hospital room.
He threw himself onto her, desperately hugging her body, trying to wake her up, but at that moment, he could do nothing.
Gu’s father and mother also hugged each other, weeping uncontrollably.
They had always thought Luo Mengmeng would be their daughter-in-law, but no one expected the unexpected to happen so soon.
She would never come back again.
Just at that moment, a doctor burst in excitedly, "Director! It’s been found! The vaccine has been found!"
His voice echoed throughout the entire hospital room.
Everyone was stunned at that moment.
Gu’s father was so excited he was nearly fainting, quickly grasping the doctor’s shoulders, "Is the vaccine really out?"
"Of course it’s true, otherwise, would I joke about something !" the doctor said solemnly, and then as if remembering something, he continued, "Speaking of which, we have your son Gu Zhihan to thank for this. During his blood draws at the hospital, our research staff found a type of special immune cell in his blood. After testing, they discovered that this special immune cell could eliminate the S virus, and so the higher-ups immediately began to research this immune cell to develop a vaccine targeting the S virus."