Chapter 717 - Some things She had to Pull Through Herself (1/2)

Then, he stood up and held Xia Ruoxin’s shoulders. “Ruoxin, let her sleep peacefully. Let’s not disturb her and just watch from here, okay? There are some things that she had to pull through on her own like pain, fear, and things that she would find out in the near future but not now.”

Xia Ruoxin shuddered before placing her daughter down carefully and putting the blanket on her. However, she did not leave the bed. When she turned around, she saw that Chu Lui was still standing; and his eyes were bloodshot. One could tell that he did not sleep for the past few days. Actually, she knew that Chu Lui would put some sort of sleeping pill into her meal every day while he had not slept at all and was watching over his daughter. Perhaps in the past, she thought that Chu Lui was not a good father, but now she knew that he was all along.

“Thank you.” She smiled at him; the smile was genuine.

She thanked him for tirelessly taking care of Rainy. If he was not here and she was alone, she definitely would not have pulled through.

“It’s my fault. I did wrong.” Chu Lui moved his hand to her hair and let her lean on himself. “I didn’t let you guys have a good life, and I did not do my responsibility as a father. I didn’t save her the last time, and this time, my mom…”

When he spoke until here, he could not continue anymore. This kind of mistake, this sick twist of fate, this ending… up till now, they still could not accept and could not forgive it.

“It’s not your fault.” Xia Ruoxin understood that whatever Song Wan did was behind Chu Lui and Chu Jiang’s back. Even though Chu Lui was not a good person, he would not have done something like this. Like what he said—if it really reached that stage, he would rather donate his own kidney than steal other people’s so it would be unfair to blame this incident on him and his father.

Hence, she did not blame them; but she did not want to see Song Wan ever again.

The woman that once looked after her like a mother… was gone.

For Chu Xiang, she sold her own conscience.

There was a knock on the door. Chu Lui stood up and opened the door to let a tired Doctor Jian walk in. Once he saw the child sleeping, he heaved a sigh of relief.

“Did she wake up? Was she behaving well?” He asked as he walked over to carefully remove the blanket and look at Rainy’s wound. When he saw the bandage, he was relieved. Luckily, it did not tear.

If it tore again, it would be a disaster to such a small child.

“Mm. She was obedient, and she hurt and cried. However, she did not move.” Chu Lui gently touched his daughter’s face; it was cold. This child’s temperature is either hot or cold.

Doctor Jian had already said that the child’s body was weak and had not recovered in many aspects. She needed a long time to recuperate, and even if she did, she could not go back to the past. After all, there was one less kidney inside her body.

“This child was still quite well-behaved, unlike the other one whose wound had already torn a few times. I just finished her surgery, and her condition was worse than I expected.”

Chu Lui pressed his lips tightly together, and his face darkened.

“Jian, you did surgery for Chu Xiang?”

“Yeah.” Doctor Jian did not hide it. “I helped the other kid do surgery, and it was successful. Don’t worry.” He smiled, but it was not very sincere. “I won’t ask further about the child. I came here only to help this fellow here.

“She’s the prettiest, bravest, and cutest kid I have ever seen.”

He gently caressed Rainy’s cheeks.