Chapter 677: Chapter 677: Sudden Departure_1
In fact, Su Hongxing and Xiao Ji were originally part of the same family.
Su Hongxing grew up in the Xiao family, and she was raised by Xiao’s mother as if she was her own. Su Hongxing also saw Xiao’s mother as her own.
If it weren’t for Xiao Ji’s later betrayal, Su Hongxing and Xiao Ji would already have become a couple envied by all. What would Ye Qilan have to do with all this?
Fu Yan waited outside the hospital. Seeing Ye Qilan come out so soon with Little Pudding in his arms, he asked, “You’re out already? Is Xiao’s father okay?”
Ye Qilan had a strong urge to smoke, but resisted when he saw Little Pudding. He held onto the little one and got back in the car, “Wait here, it doesn’t look like Xiao’s father will be out of the emergency room anytime soon.”
The waiting time was unbearable because they were unsure about the condition of Xiao’s father. They only learned from the doctor that Xiao’s father’s condition was not promising.
Xiao’s father had a bad heart from a young age and later contracted rheumatic heart disease due to an unfortunate turn of events. His health had been declining over the years. This sudden illness was completely unpredictable whether he would be resuscitated.
No matter whether Su Hongxing and Xiao Ji had a fallout, the Xiao family was still her family. If anything happened to Xiao’s father, how could Su Hongxing possibly not be there in the hospital to accompany him?
This was why Ye Qilan was concerned about Xiao Ji.
Su Hongxing’s past was inseparable from Xiao Ji, a fact that could not be reversed.
Su Hongxing, waiting outside the emergency room, was also at a loss.
She had been away for several years and only visited Xiao family once when she returned. She never thought that this might be the last time she would see them.
When she was a child, Xiao’s father and mother pampered her as if she was their own daughter. Yet she distanced herself from them because of Xiao Ji.
Ironically, she once told Xiao Ji to spend more time with his parents when he had time, but she herself didn’t do it.
An hour later, the light in the emergency room was turned off and the chief doctor came out first.
Xiao’s mother hurried up to him and asked, “Doctor, how is my husband?”
The chief doctor shook his head, “I’m sorry, we’ve tried our best. Please prepare for the worst.”
Xiao’s mother’s vision blurred, and she fainted.
Su Hongxing and Xiao Ji quickly rushed to support her.
After making sure Xiao’s mother was fine, Su Hongxing turned around and found Xiao Ji was missing.
She left the ward and searched for him. Soon she found him in the corridor, smoking.
Smoke blurred his face, but his sharp brows and eyes were still visible, now marked with many more scars.
After all these years, she had nearly forgotten what Xiao Ji looked like. At this close range, he was still as handsome as before. Maybe it was this charming face that ensnared so many women.
Unfortunately, no matter how good-looking he was, she still thought the most attractive Xiao Ji was the one who was with her during their school days, a boy full of sunshine and smiles.
The 28-year-old man in front of her was far more complex than the simple Xiao Ji of the past, with the inscrutable depth of a successful businessman.
“Xingxing, I tried to climb to the top with all my might to make myself stronger. But I found that I still can’t beat time,” Xiao Ji murmured without looking back.
In a faint voice, Su Hongxing replied, “Life and death are predestined. Xiao Ji, this isn’t your fault…”
“You don’t understand, this is my fault. If it weren’t for me, Dad’s illness wouldn’t have gotten worse, he wouldn’t have…”
Xiao Ji wiped away the tears on his face randomly, “I hate my incompetence. It was six years ago, and it’s even more so today.”