Capítulo 917: Chapter 917: He Has Seldom Done Anything Wrong, Except That One Time
“What did you say?” Yun Xuefei’s face changed dramatically, “Do you mean something happened to your older brother?”
Huo Yanhui nodded lightly, “He… might not live much longer.”
Yun Xuefei’s face instantly turned deathly pale.
“This morning, he performed surgery on an AIDS patient and accidentally got infected…” Huo Yanhui felt his throat tighten severely, “He’s gone, and maybe he will never come back until he’s cured, or until he dies in a foreign land.” For origınal chapters go to novel·fire·net
Yun Xuefei’s lips were trembling slightly as she unconsciously leaned against the wall, her face completely devoid of color.
“No… that’s impossible, he was fine just the day before yesterday, I saw him the day before yesterday…” Yun Xuefei murmured softly, suddenly rushing to the phone, trembling as she dialed Huo Yanzhao’s number.
But the phone only returned a busy signal.
“Sister-in-law, no one can reach him right now.” Huo Yanhui’s voice was very soft, “And, he won’t come back. He’s a doctor himself; he knows very well how high the chances of him being infected are. So, he wouldn’t risk coming back to you and Tang Yuan.”
Yun Xuefei collapsed onto the sofa, feeling utterly confused.
The words “He won’t come back” kept echoing in her mind, making her feel as though her head was splitting with pain.
“Sister-in-law… About what happened back then, my brother did make a mistake, but he is the biggest victim.” Huo Yanhui’s voice was hoarse, “The few of us… you know what I’m like, and Jingyao has had trouble being in touch with women for a long time, I won’t even mention it, Shenhan isn’t promiscuous, but he likes playing ambiguous games, possibly having multiple female confidantes at the same time… Only my brother has been strict and upright since childhood; all these years, he has only loved you as a woman. He has hardly ever done anything wrong, only that one time, just that one time, and it wasn’t even on purpose. Yet he paid such a heavy price for it.”
Huo Yanhui spoke, pressing his eyes shut tightly.
Yun Xuefei listened in a daze, feeling the icy coldness on her face.
She reached out to touch her cheek, then stared blankly at the tears on her fingertips.
It turned out that, unknowingly, she was already in tears.
“Sister-in-law, I’m not blaming you; I know you’re also in pain, but…” Huo Yanhui’s voice was low, “I don’t know… if he can get through this time. If he can make it through, then please, give him some release.”
“Release…” Yun Xuefei let out a hoarse laugh, “What do you mean by release?”
“Tell him you can’t accept him, not because you’re still holding onto what happened back then, but because you no longer have feelings for him.” Huo Yanhui said softly, “I know my brother’s nature; only this way can he truly let go of himself, or else he’ll keep punishing himself for what happened.”
Yun Xuefei bit her lip hard and said nothing for a long time.
“Of course, if you can let go of what happened and completely forgive and accept him, that would be best.” Huo Yanhui said, with a light smile, “But that’s the most optimistic scenario. The bigger possibility is that we may never see him again.”
“Stop talking…” Yun Xuefei interrupted him with a choked voice, “Please stop talking!”
Huo Yanhui pressed his lips tightly, looking at her with a sorrowful expression, “Sister-in-law, rest assured, whether my brother returns or not, Tang Yuan is still his child, and I believe he would want to leave everything to Tang Yuan.”