Early in the next morning, there was an uproar on the news channels since Lu Insurance company had been accused of embezzlements, tax evasions, and money laundering. It was like a storm had struck the 30-year-old company overnight.
While the outside world was speculating about the means that destroyed Lu Family, inside the hospital VIP ward, a man was seated beside a hospital bed.
On the bed laid a frail girl who seemed to have lost her vitality during the course of a single night. When the man beside her saw her move a bit, he didn’t show any sign of happiness. His face still had no expressions but his bright eyes couldn’t conceal the hidden sadness in them.
The girl’s eyes fluttered a bit before she opened them slowly. Seeing the man sitting by her bedside, she asked, "Shuang Ge, why are you here?"
Fu Shuang gave her a lopsided smile before he spoke, "I had to congratulate you. So, I decided to stay by your side."
"Congratulate?" Xu Liqing’s mind hadn’t conceived the entire situation yet as she was still a bit dizzy.
Fu Shuang stood up languidly and turned on the huge flat screen tv in her private hospital room. Every channel still was broadcasting the scenes from her wedding along with how she turned out to be a psycho maniac.
Xu Liqing looked petrified as she felt anger searing inside of her. She tried to get up but realized that her wrists were tied to the bed. "What is this? Who dared to tie me? Don’t they know who I am? I’m Xu Liqing!"
Her screams were akin to an annoying bee that kept buzzing near Fu Shuang’s ear making him frustrated. "Shut up!" He finally roared to make her quiet. "I’m not even done with my good news for you. And you’re already acting this excitedly." Obviously, he was mocking her without any care.
He came closer to her side and leaned a bit to come face-to-face as he whispered, "Congrats, little cousin! You’re gonna be a mommy soon."
Xu Liqing was beyond shocked as his words registered in her brain but Fu Shuang didn’t stop his verbal attack. "Poor you! Your husband is close to being a beggar and you are about to be under doctors strict supervision." Xu Liqing kept staring at him in shock. Her mind was reeling as she couldn’t absorb any word that came out of his mouth.
"No... I can’t be pregnant... No, no... I don’t want this child!" She shook her head in disbelief as she kept mumbling hysterically. Who would want Lu Ge’s child? Especially after what happened last night? Wouldn’t she be an even bigger laughing stock for people? She tried to flail her hands but the belts were tied tightly to her wrists retraining her movements.
"At this point, you can’t do anything."
"What do you mean?" She asked.
"The doctors said that since you fell from the stage today, you have already harmed your child and since you’re over 2 months pregnant, you can’t get an abortion. If you did, you’ll die along with this unborn child." Fu Shuang had no sympathy in his voice or expressions since he really felt nothing inside. He had tried to save this little cousin of his but she still chose the path that she shouldn’t have.
"What?!" Xu Liqing exclaimed. "How is it over 2 months? That’s impossible! You’re lying to me!"
"Neither I have a wish to lie to you nor any reason whatsoever. Also, you have tried to assault your sister before the guests and that’s why now, you’re gonna have to say under doctors strict supervision." He turned to leave but stopped as he said, "Karma sure caught up to you."
Suddenly, Xu Liqing laughed out loud but Fu Shuang wasn’t surprised at all. "You always wanted this. Didn’t you? Shuang Ge, you’re my cousin and yet you have always taken that b*tch’ side." Fu Shuang knew who she was talking about and because of that he walked back to her side and delivered a resounding slap on her face.
"I had to be on her side since you even snatched her father from her. And what else? You actually tried to kill her! That’s not a small matter!" He was raging with fury but he still was trying hard not to let his inner beast strangle this cousin of his. "I can’t even believe that you’re my cousin. I’m actually ashamed to even see her again because of you. If you and aunt didn’t play any tricks, I’d have never lost her."
"But you were supposed to stay as my Ge-Ge, not hers?!" Xu Liqing shrieked again in exasperation.
"How can you say I’m your Ge-Ge when you snatched your Ge-Ge’s biggest wish in this life? I’ve loved her from the moment she walked into my life and yet you pushed her far away from me." Tears had started pooling up in his eyes and the rims of his eyes got red. "I will never forgive you for anything that you did to her. And most importantly, I won’t forgive you for breaking my beautiful dream of a lifetime."
Xu Liqing kept staring at him with indignance. She hated it when Fu Shuang prioritized Xu Mey over her. She hated the fact that he loved Xu Mey so much.
"I have another good news for you." Xu Liqing had lost the energy or interest to listen to him anymore. Therefore, she didn’t react at all. "Because of your attack, your mom is in a coma." Xu Liqing’s eyes widened up as her heart shook.
"What? What did you say?" She asked as her voice wavered. She thought she heard him wrong. How could her mother be in a coma? She must be fine. At least, her mother had to be there for her!
"I said, you’re responsible for your mother’s condition." Fu Shuang smiled in a sickly sweet way at the end of his speech.
"How can you even be okay right now? That’s not just my mother. She’s your aunt as well!" Xu Liqing looked at Fu Shuang in disgust.
"Haha..." Fu Shuang laughed a bit before saying, "Even my father is not gonna acknowledge her as his sister, why would I bother with such thick skinned relatives? You and aunt, both had this day coming from the moment aunt broke a marriage with her schemes." With these parting words, Fu Shuang didn’t bother to stick around and left the hospital immediately.
Walking out of the hospital, Fu Shuang looked up at the clear blue sky and whispered softly,
"Today is the day I say goodbye,
I had it long coming my way
But my heart was in denial
While my soul was on fire
How can one say goodbye to the memories
The ones which I kept engraved for so long
How can this world be cruel enough to tear us apart
When it was the memories that held me all along
Today, I say goodbye to you my first love
Cause this pain is something I can’t get rid of..."
Fu Shuang wiped a single tear at the edge of his eye and trudged towards his car.
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