199 The Wai (1/2)

''Liling...

''Liling… are you there?

Liling… if you can hear me, you need to wake up. Please you can't do this to me, please…''

The body on the bed was motionless, her eyes tightly shut. No matter how much Xin Yong screamed her name she did not move, she did not budge. It was past ten in the night but Liling had not shown any signs of waking up.

That night, after she fainted, Jin Yue carried her immediately to the car and Xin Yong helped him put her into the back seat, after which she sat beside her placing her head on her laps.

She did not stop calling her name and crying until they reached the hospital. Liling was rushed into the emergency ward and they were both instructed to remain outside. The doctors checked her up after which they put her on drip as they waited for her to wake up.

As soon as they allowed them to go in, Xin Yong who had been crying since dashed into the ward and sat down beside her friend.

Liling's face was so pale, and although she was unconscious, tears were still dropping from her eyes. Her brows were squeezed into a frown, as though she was holding in a lot of pain.

Jin Yue walked in quietly into the room, closing the door behind him. He walked over to the window and stared outside the starry night, lost in thoughts.

They said men could not cry but at that moment, Jin Yue felt like crying. His chest was too suffocating that he had to undo his buttons to be able to breathe properly. Almost at the same time, his phone began to ring.

He took it out from his trouser pocket and was surprised to see that it was a strange number calling. After sometime, he swiped up picking the call.

''Was… was he in that plane?''

Jin Yue was thrown off balance by the first thing he heard as he picked the call. He looked at the screen again to be sure that he did not know the person talking. He wondered why she was sounding so informal.

''Liu Wei… Was he in the crash? Liu Wei's flight is today right? He said it was today, why is he not back yet? Uh?''

Jin Yue was getting more confused than ever. He was trying to fix the points. The only woman in Liu Wei's life he was sure of was the one lying presently on hospital bed. So who was she on the phone?

''Miss, who are you, please?''

He could hear muffles from the other end of the phone, as though that person had been crying.

''I'm sorry, I am …''

Da Xia was rendered speechless as she did not know who to say she was. An ordinary accountant should not care so much as to inquire informally about her bosses' whereabouts. It was clear that she did not think it through before calling him.

Now she would have to also explain how she got his number. Da Xia shut her teary eyes regrettably as she thought of a good lie to tell.

''Miss?''