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If he hadn't come here on his own, he wouldn't have known that Gu Mengmeng's mother's condition would have worsened to such a state.
"Ying, ying …"
The tears in Gu Mengmeng's eyes rolled down like pearls without strings.
The entire ward was shrouded in indescribable grief.
The darkness was suffocating.
"Mengmeng, be good …" "Don't cry …"
Gu Yalan waved her trembling hands vigorously. After a long while, she finally touched Gu Mengmeng's face and said weakly.
"Mommy …" "Don't leave me behind, I'm scared …"
Gu Mengmeng's face was covered with a deep layer of grief. Her facial features were scrunched up as tears slowly dripped down her cheeks.
"Don't be afraid, Mengmeng. Mom didn't leave you... "Mom will always be watching you from the sky …"
Gu Yalan's words were exactly the same as what Helan Jing said to Lin Ange all those years ago.
Before she died, she tightly held Lin Ange's small hand as she spoke in a powerless manner.
The tears that had accumulated in his eyes for a long time could no longer be held back as they rolled down. He called out with a choked voice.
"Auntie Gu …"
"An Ge …"
Gu Yalan called out to her in a low voice and reached out her hand to grasp Gu Mengmeng's hand.
"Auntie Gu …"
"An Ge, I'll leave Mengmeng to you. Both of you must be good and be good sisters forever …"
Gu Yalan tried her best to smile. That peerless face of hers was like a blossoming flower in its final moments of beauty.
The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard as Gu Nianshi walked in hastily.
Behind him, there was no one from the Gu family.
"Aunty …"
He walked to the bedside, suppressed the bitterness and shame in his heart, and let out a clear cry.
"At the end of the year …"
Gu Yalan blinked her eyes, showing a trace of affection.
"Aunt, I'm sorry …"
Gu Nianshi's face was full of self-blame. Today, he went back to the Gu household. Attempting to persuade my father to come and see my aunt for the last time triggered yet another heated argument between father and son.
In the end, it had even alarmed the Grand Preceptor, Gu Mingcheng.
After Gu Mingcheng heard this, he didn't show any grief on his face and instead scolded him harshly. In his rage, he had even taken back his share of the 'the Gu's'.
He was truly unable to understand what exactly caused his grandfather and father to be so heartless.
He didn't even want to see his aunt for the last time.
Gu Nianshi's clear eyes flashed and his face was covered in sadness.
"Aunty, I'm useless …"
"Auntie was so sorry at New Year's …"
Before she could finish her sentence, Gu Yalan's gaze suddenly froze. Her moving lips slowly closed, not able to say anything else.
No one knew for whom this apology was directed.
Her eyes were still slightly open, still carrying her unfulfilled desire.
The last tear fell from the corner of his eye.
The medical instruments issued an ear-piercing clamor.
Squeak... Squeak...
The graph became a straight line of infinite extension.
"Aunty …"
Gu Nianshi was the first to react. He walked closer and pressed her to revive her.
"Aunty …"
He pressed and called out anxiously.
All first aid was futile.
The doctor guarding the sickbed walked over, grabbed Gu Nianshi's arm and said calmly.
"Doctor Gu, the patient no longer has any vital signs. You... "My condolences."
"No …" "Impossible …"
Gu Nianshi, who was as calm as jade, felt his emotions crumble. After witnessing countless deaths, this was the first time he couldn't face the disappearance of a single life.
The feeling of watching his loved ones die in front of him while he was powerless left him with no choice but to crumble.
This kind of defeat and difference made him feel a little mad inside.
He turned to the nurse and shouted, trying to think of some other first aid measure.
"Adrenaline …"
"Doctor Gu, calm down." The patient has already left. Please do not be sad! "
After the doctor finished speaking, he forcefully grabbed his hand and dragged him to the side. The nurse came over and pulled the white sheet over Gu Yalan's head.
"What are you doing?"
Gu Mengmeng's reaction was not inferior to Gu Nianshi's. She didn't believe that her mother would just leave her like that.
It had been less than a week since Gu Yalan had been hospitalized and left.
It was so fast that she wasn't even mentally prepared yet.
"Miss Gu, don't be sad."
The nurse held the white sheet, her face grave. With that, the bedsheet covered Gu Yalan's head.
"No …" "Don't..."
Gu Mengmeng screamed at the top of her lungs as she tried to pull the sheet away with her hands.
Lin Ange knelt down and couldn't hold her anymore. Gong Nanling quickly kneeled on the other side and grabbed Gu Mengmeng's other arm.
"Gu Mengmeng, calm down."
"Mommy …" Don't... How can you leave me alone... "How can you bear to leave me alone …"
Gu Mengmeng moved her knees, her hands still struggling.
Lin Ange held her tighter.
"Mengmeng …" Meng Meng … Listen to me... Mengmeng, Auntie said. She didn't abandon you. She will always be watching you from the sky … "She's the same as my mother. She's watching us from the sky …"
Lin Ange was crying. Her voice was a little hoarse, and her pretty face was covered in deep sorrow.
Gong Nanling's eyes were red as he winced his nose. He wanted to comfort Gu Mengmeng, but he didn't know what to say.
"Ge, ge …" Geiger... How could this be? Not long ago, my mother was still fine... She also told me to watch me get married... And bring me a baby too... "
"Ge ge, I don't believe you …" "I really don't believe it …"
Gu Mengmeng cried until her eyes were red and swollen. The tears in her eyes were like a flood that couldn't be stopped.
"Mengmeng …"
"Mom, why did you abandon me …"
Gu Mengmeng's body grew weaker and weaker, until she was on the verge of collapsing.
"Gu Mengmeng …"
Gong Nanling held her up, feeling his heart ache.
This was also his first time witnessing death with his own eyes.
He felt as if he was about to collapse from the ups and downs in his heart. Not to mention those close to him.
"Mengmeng …"
Lin Ange hugged Gu Mengmeng and let her lean against her. He stroked her back time and time again, just like how his uncle comforted him back then.
"Mengmeng, don't worry. You and me …"
"That's right. Gu Mengmeng, there's still me …"
Gong Nanling blurted out as he followed Lin Ange's words.
Lin Ange and Gu Mengmeng were both immersed in their grief, and neither of them paid much attention to his words.
Gu Mengmeng, who was lying on Lin Ange's shoulder, stopped talking and started crying silently.
Tears wet Lin Ange's clothes.
A salty, cold feeling seeped into her skin. Lin Ange's chest and abdomen were churning with pain and grief.
Suddenly.
Gu Mengmeng looked up and hissed at the handsome figure.
"Gu Nianshi, didn't you say that you will definitely save my mom?"
"Mengmeng, you …"
Lin Ange's limpid eyes narrowed as she looked up at Gu Nianshi.
"Doctor Gu, Mengmeng is not in a good mood right now, don't take it to heart."