She knew it would be like this.
Although she didnât know how he found out about her miscarriage, the only reason she could guess was that one.
Perhaps it was the duty nurse, he probably didnât know which ward she was in, and could only ask the nurse upon waking up, and it must have been the nurse who talked too much and disclosed some things.
Despite his lack of strength, his hand pressed against the wall was still clenched into a fist.
He hated.
Hated that even though he was willing to exchange his life for the safety of mother and child, in the end, he still failed to protect her; hated that he didnât wake up sooner, allowing Eleven to get hurt.
And the person who hurt her was his own dearest family member.
Hated why he had to be born into such a family, with such a mother, who he wished he could forsake but couldnât sever ties with.
He could change anything, only birth was beyond change.
Jin Xiangbei, who had just awakened, still had a very pale complexion, not a hint of color in his face, and looked extremely frail. With his current physical condition, it was not suitable for him to get out of bed and walk around, and the person taking care of him probably took a brief leave not expecting he would get out of bed so soon.
He took this opportunity to leave the ward.
"Donât talk anymore, letâs go back to the ward first, is your current physical condition suitable for wandering around?âAuntie, could you please call a few nurses to help."
Elevenâs hand was right beside him.
He grabbed it, firmly holding it in his palm.
Suddenly, Eleven felt a bit of moisture spreading on the back of her hand, which shocked her.
"I once said..." his voice trembled, "I would never let go of these hands... yet fate played such tricks on me... I know... Eleven... itâs impossible for us now, right? You and Gu Liancheng, you will never part in this lifetime, will you?"
"Xiangbei..." Eleven sighed and didnât let go of his hand, but held it, "Let me tell you the truth, our marriage was initially just a mutually agreeable partnership."
"What?"
"I donât blame you anymore now. Since it was Mother Jin who was responsible for what happened back then, I wonât hold a grudge against you anymore. But like you said, maybe itâs fate that separated us, allowed me to meet him... We agreed not to fall in love, but who can control their emotions... We are truly in love now, his engagement to Shang Muxue was due to his difficulties, but now everything is resolved, we wonât be apart again."
"I know... I saw the news..."
On his way here, he passed by a ward and heard the news reporting on the Shang familyâs matters.
By then, he had already guessed.
He no longer had a chance.
He nodded, embraced Eleven, which surprised her a bit.
"Xiangbei..." She thought he hadnât come to terms with it.
But unexpectedly, he simply said, "I understand, Eleven... I will let you go... Iâm very sorry about the child, even if I want to make it up to you, you wouldnât accept it. If thatâs the case, letâs call it even, you donât have to feel guilty about my affairs, and I wonât feel guilty about yours. I will cut the vine between us completely clean, go live your life, I wonât bother you anymore. The person who treats you well is right beside you, what you need to do is to cherish it, what you both need to do is to stay together, and what I need to do, is simply to leave."
Eleven stood dumbstruck.
She could feel the difficulty he had in saying these words.
Falling in love is easy, but truly letting go of everything is incredibly hard.