"Aren't you even in South City? Did you run off to be with her again? Do you just not want to deal with us anymore? Chen Dongyang, you were the one who told me to have Dou Bao! Let me tell you, if anything happens to Dou Bao this time, I'm not done with you!"
After speaking, Zeng Hui angrily hung up the phone.
Tiantian glanced at Chen Dongyang's expression, which was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Although she was also unhappy, now was not the time to fan the flames.
"It's normal for her to be anxious if the child is in trouble. Don't get worked up. Turn on my phone and call Director Gao, ask him to personally escort the ambulance."
An hour later, the car drove into the South City First People's Hospital.
The ambulance sent to pick up Dou Bao from Tongcheng had not yet returned, so Chen Dongyang could only wait at the hospital.
He asked Tiantian to go back first, but Tiantian didn't want to leave.
"I won't be able to sleep even if I go back. It's more unbearable to be anxious where I can't see you. Let me stay here with you. At least I can see you, and my heart will feel a little better."
Wushuang poked her head from behind, "If you stay here, and Zeng Hui arrives later, won't she start throwing a tantrum again? You can't be scolded by her again. Tiantian, listen to me, you should go back first."
Tiantian was reluctant.
At this moment, she had clearly felt that her future with Chen Dongyang was no future at all.
Dou Bao often had episodes, and it wasn't always predictable. After these two frightening experiences, he probably wouldn't dare to stay too far from Dou Bao in the future.
As long as Dou Bao was alive, he would owe this favor, and he would inevitably be tied to Zeng Hui.
Although this was a reality she had known for a very long time, looking back calmly now, she realized how wrong she had been.
As the ancients wisely said, a long pain is worse than a short one.
If she could have controlled herself back then and not been his lover for a week, perhaps there wouldn't be so much trouble now.
This was an endless cycle, a bottomless pit where someone was destined to get hurt.
Zeng Hui lacked the ability to withstand risks, and she herself had acted immorally. Therefore, after thinking it through, she didn't want to fight with Zeng Hui.
Regretting too much was meaningless.
The time before Dou Bao and Zeng Hui arrived at the hospital would be the last time she and Chen Dongyang would spend their lives together. She just wanted to cherish these few hours now.
"Sorry, Wushuang, I can't take you back. Please take a taxi and be careful. I'll come find you after things here are sorted out."
But Wushuang didn't want to leave either.
When she encountered problems, Tiantian would rush to her hometown to explain everything clearly.
Now, with a major event about to happen, what kind of friend would she be if she left?
So Wushuang also shook her head, "If you don't go, I won't go either. Like you, I feel more at ease guarding where I can see you. Lying alone back home will only make me feel worse."
"I know you two have things to say. I'll go downstairs for a bit. Call me if anything comes up."
After speaking, Wushuang opened the car door and got out.
Tiantian and Chen Dongyang looked at each other. Although Chen Dongyang said nothing, there were many complex emotions in his eyes.
Attachment, reluctance, guilt, exhaustion...
Tiantian dared not look into his eyes for too long. Every time she made up her mind and looked at his face again, she couldn't help but waver. She couldn't make another mistake.
Chen Dongyang reached out his hand to Tiantian, and Tiantian handed hers to him.
"Hold me."
Chen Dongyang reclined the seat, and Tiantian climbed over from the passenger seat and lay on him.
The two held each other tightly, their faces close to each other's ears.
Tiantian repeated it in her heart for a long time, gathering courage time and time again, and finally spoke those words.
"We were too willful and irresponsible before. We've messed around enough, it's time to return to reason."
"I won't fight with Zeng Hui for you anymore. From now on, live well with her and Dou Bao. Truly, I'm not joking. Chen Dongyang, let's break up."
Chen Dongyang subconsciously wanted to push her away to see her face, but Tiantian held his neck tightly, refusing to let go and avoiding his gaze.
"Promise me, Chen Dongyang. I don't want this to continue, promise me."
Chen Dongyang didn't know how to answer her.
Whether to agree or not was a difficult choice for him at the moment.
But not agreeing would be too unfair to Tiantian.
He could hold her tightly, tighter and tighter, wishing he could embed her into his bones to feel at ease.
After Tiantian proposed the breakup, neither of them spoke again, just held each other tightly.
After a long, long time, the sky began to brighten, and the pedestrians outside became visible. Tiantian's phone finally rang.
It was Director Gao calling.
"Uncle Gao."
"Tiantian. We've returned to the hospital. I regret to inform you that Dou Bao could not be saved this time. Where are you? The patient's family members are very emotional right now, please come up and see her."
The phone was between Tiantian and Chen Dongyang, and Chen Dongyang heard Director Gao's words clearly.
The two looked at each other. In that moment, she saw the despair of the sky collapsing in Chen Dongyang's eyes.
Dou Bao was gone... Zeng Hui's emotions had collapsed... He couldn't imagine what else awaited him.
He had originally wanted to beg Tiantian to wait for him again, to give him another chance to prove himself.
But now, he couldn't utter a single word.
Everything was destiny, and nothing was up to oneself.
In an instant, Chen Dongyang prepared for the worst, and at the same time, his soul was ripped away.
After hanging up the phone, Tiantian pushed open the car door and got out of him. He also got out of the car with a somber expression.
Tiantian looked at him. The time for a complete farewell had arrived. He knew he had to say something to put an end to their relationship, but he just couldn't.
He didn't want Tiantian to be happy with someone else, but he also didn't want her to be unhappy.
His heart had never been so conflicted and distressed, so much so that he wanted to bash his head against the wall, to hug Tiantian and cry his heart out...
"Tiantian..."
Tiantian smiled at him gently and calmly, and took a step back.
"Let's part on good terms, don't be so sentimental. She needs you more than I do. Go."
"I'm not being difficult, Chen Dongyang. Everything will pass. I'll forget you soon. Really. You can go."
Wushuang saw them get out of the car from a distance and hurried over.
She looked at Chen Dongyang's receding back, then at Tiantian.
"Why did you get out? Have they arrived? How is it?"
When things were truly bad to a certain extent, Tiantian became very calm and told Wushuang.
Wushuang grabbed her hand worriedly, "You've really broken up? Are you sure you can bear to? Did he agree?"
Tiantian looked at Chen Dongyang's disappearing back, her eyes involuntarily misted over again.
"We've really broken up. I'm sure. I can bear to."
"Starting tomorrow, let's go on blind dates together, Wushuang. I'll introduce you to some young, rich, and handsome guys. If we're happy, we'll date; if not, we'll break up. We won't tolerate such humiliation anymore."