302 Is There Still Hope? (1/2)

She would really go crazy. She would drive herself to insanity—if not to death.

Xia Ruoxin changed into a new set of clothing and took off her wig. There was no need for it anymore. Her face was deathly pale, filled with only pain and despair.

She opened the door to Rainy's ward and walked in with soft steps and realized her daughter was still asleep. The extremely silent room was filled with the sounds of her shallow breathing.

Xia Ruoxin sat by the bedside and laid the blanket over her daughter. Her hoarse voice was almost inaudible. ”Rainy, I'm sorry. Mommy couldn't save you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry…” It was just that… no matter how sorry she felt, it wouldn't change that man's mind; neither would it help her daughter get in surgery. Without surgery, her daughter would still die tomorrow—if not today.

She softly placed her hand on her daughter's face, caressing her skinny face. She had always been small, but now, she was even more so. She looked younger than she actually was, unlike a three-year-old.

She lied down on her daughter's bedside and bit down hard on the back of her hand to prevent herself from crying out loud. She could only cry repressedly for fear of waking her daughter who had just managed to fall asleep. She really didn't know what else she could do other than cry.

Time passed. No one knew whether they would still have a tomorrow, a tomorrow's tomorrow, or a sunny day after the rain.

The sky lit up brightly. Rainy blinked and rubbed her eyes with her little hand and then sat up. She smiled when she looked at Xia Ruoxin laying at the head of the bed.

”Mommy…” She called Xia Ruoxin gently and then pulled the blanket from her body and over Xia Ruoxin, her two hands using lots of strength. She was very weak so sometimes, an action like this would take her a long time.

She picked up her doll and leaned her head against Xia Ruoxin's.

Xia Ruoxin's bald head made her purse her lips. Her eyes reddened. She wiped her tears fervently, but her sobs became louder and louder.

Xia Ruoxin awoke in surprise. She opened her eyes hurriedly, and the blanket covering her fell to the ground. Who had covered her with the blanket?

She raised her head and saw Rainy bawling her eyes out. She sat up hurriedly and wrapped a hand around her daughter. ”What's wrong, Rainy? Mommy's here.”

Rainy rubbed her face gently against Xia Ruoxin's embrace. ”Mommy, Rainy misses Mommy.”

”Mommy misses Rainy, too.” She hugged her daughter closer to her. This was the only way both of them could keep warm. Their world would be empty without either one.

”Tell me, Rainy, were you the one who put the blanket over Mommy?” Xia Ruoxin stared directly into her daughter's moist and bright eyes, her heart aching for such a good daughter. Yet, she could only watch as her body grew frailer each day and her life wither day by day.

”Yes, Rainy did it,” she said sweetly, ”Mommy will be cold because Rainy feels cold, too.”

”My Rainy has grown up, she really has.” She patted her daughter's back gently. She really didn't know how such a sweet child could leave this world… leave her.

The door opened from the outside. The doctor's face darkened. The only thing they could do now was only to prolong her lifespan for a few days. All that's left was up to fate.

The child's condition was extremely unstable. For all they knew, she might not wake up tomorrow, ever again.