Chapter 186 - Asking For Help (1/2)

Madam Zhong asked one of the servants from the kitchen to take over for a while and hurriedly brought Jing Yi home. She looked at his face, again and again, and tried to gauge how he was feeling. She was really worried.

It wasn't a secret that Qiu Ling was madly in love with Jing Yi. If it had been Jing Yi that had been unconscious for two weeks without any sign of waking up, that man would have done everything he could to help him while fretting the whole time. If Jing Yi wouldn't wake up, he might just close his eyes with him.

But even though her son hadn't said that he loved Qiu Ling, she could still see that it was the same the other way around. Jing Yi felt for Qiu Ling just the way that man felt for him, he was just unable to name that feeling or even clearly describe it. But he was young, so that was to be expected.

She only feared that seeing Qiu Ling like this might actually let her son realize how much he truly loved him. What then? What if that self-proclaimed son-in-law of hers never woke up again and made her son unhappy before they had even had the opportunity to get together?

Madam Zhong hesitated in front of the door and took a trembling breath. Qiu Ling, you better wake up. My son has already returned. You wouldn't want him to suffer because of you, would you?

She pushed the door open but, of course, Qiu Ling was still unconscious. Nothing had changed from when she left this morning. Madam Zhong sighed and stepped to the side to let her son in.

Jing Yi hesitated. He saw Qiu Ling lying there, motionless, and his heart couldn't help but thump in fear. ”What … What's with him? Why is he …”

Madam Zhong lowered her head. She still remembered Qiu Ling's plea. As much as she wanted to tell her son what had happened, she didn't dare to. ”I also don't know. He arrived here and then collapsed. It's a good thing he was still able to make his way over.”

Jing Yi finally couldn't hold back anymore. He ran over and fell to his knees in front of the bed. Then he reached out and took Qiu Ling's hand. It was cold. ”He … He's not … dead, is he?”

Madam Zhong shook her head. ”I don't think so. He's breathing and his heart is still beating. But he hasn't woken up for two weeks already. I don't know what to do.” She sighed. ”There was even someone from the Yun Zou Sect that came by. He's still staying here in case it gets worse. He took a look at Qiu Ling but also couldn't do anything. He said … He said Qiu Ling would have to pass this on his own.”

Jing Yi bit his lower lip. He had been right. Why did he have to be right?! He wanted to be wrong. He wanted to be mistaken so badly that it hurt.

He lowered his head until his forehead lay on the bed. Tears silently trickled down his cheeks.

Madam Zhong went over and patted his back. ”He's so strong. He'll certainly wake up again. Just give him a bit of time.”

Jing Yi pulled himself together for his mother and nodded.

”Alright. I'll leave you two alone and go back to the teahouse. I'll be back in the evening.”

”Yes.”

The door closed and the room was plunged into silence. Jing Yi gripped Qiu Ling's hand tighter. ”Qiu Ling … What has happened to you? Was this really because you tried to stop the whirlwind? Can that be? So … this is my fault? Because you wanted to help me … because I urged you … you became like this?” He lifted his head and peered into Qiu Ling's face.

The man in front of him was still as handsome as ever but with him lying there so motionless this sight wasn't as moving anymore. Jing Yi's heart didn't beat faster like it did normally but tightened instead. It really hurt seeing Qiu Ling like this.

”I wanted to tell you about everything that happened while I was alone. I … I thought so much about you. If you asked me if I wanted to marry you now … I would probably say yes.”

He looked at Qiu Ling's eyes, half hoping that they would open and that he would say something shameless like 'You've promised so you'll really have to marry me now', but, of course, this was an extravagant hope. Nothing happened. Only silence greeted him.

Jing Yi bedded his head next to Qiu Ling again and just stared blankly. What could have happened? His mother certainly would have noticed had Qiu Ling been injured and if it was some inner injury, then that person from the Yun Zou Sect should have found out about it.

Right! Jing Yi sat up straight and then hurried out of the room. He didn't know where his mother had housed that person or who it was but he had no other choice. He ran around looking for clues where to find that person and finally halted in front of a small room. It hadn't been occupied back then when he left for the Yun Zou Sect but there was obviously someone living there now.

He knocked and cleared his throat. ”Excuse me? Are you … the person from the Yun Zou Sect?”

Inside, Yu Jin opened his eyes. Ah, it seems like he has returned. He still didn't get up, though. ”I am. My name is Yu Jin. What may I do for you?”

”I … I'm Zhong Jing Yi. I just came back and … I heard you had a look at how Qiu Ling is doing. Is that right?”