My Youth Began With Him - Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Then, she turned to look out the window with a complicated expression on her face . It was a while before she finally responded, "What does it matter if I love him or not? Things happened . There's no taking them back, and there's no changing how things turned out . "

Zhu Lingling heard a heavy melancholy in Huo Mian's voice . She felt a genuine pang of heartache for her friend .

"Mian, when we were in high school, the fact that you and Qin Chu got together was what made me believe that fairy tales can be real . You were both such outstanding people . . . how did it ever get to where it is today? It's such a pity . I'm going to say something, but you can't get mad . I've always felt like Ning Zhiyuan wasn't good enough for you . I mean, back in school, you were…"

Huo Mian cut Zhu Lingling short before she could finish .

"Lingling, stop . It's all in the past . No matter how I feel about Qin Chu, there's no way we can ever be together again . You know what happened, that incident seven years ago, and what it did to me . I've already lost my family . What could be worse than that? I really wish that I was the one who died back then . "

At this point, Huo Mian's voice caught in her throat .

Zhu Lingling was aware of what happened . It was that incident which made Huo Mian hide away her radiant aura, resigning to become a hobbling member of the common masses .

Zhu Lingling placed a hand on Huo Mian's shoulder and comforted, "Mian, listen to me . It's been so long so stop blaming yourself . Haven't you been trying to make up for it all these years? I don't think you can place all the blame on Qin Chu either . You know very well that he had been out of the country for years . Considering how he felt about you, I don't think there's any way he could have known about what happened . "

"So what? He's still a member of the Qin Family, isn't he? Can he really shake off all the blame for what his family did?" Huo Mian's eyes were red as she demanded .

"Mian . . . " Zhu Lingling seemed to want to say more .

However, she was cut short when she saw Huo Mian raise a hand . "Lingling, you don't have to say anything else . You're my best friend, and I know that you're just telling me what you think is best for me, but… you can't possibly understand the things I've experienced . Let me make up my own mind about this, okay?"

"Alright, I just hope that, whatever you decide, you don't wrong yourself . I've seen how hard the past few years have been for you . I really wish that you could return to being the high-and-mighty Huo Mian from before, the one who wouldn't let anyone else influence her . "

Huo Mian smiled bitterly but didn't reply .

All she wanted was to have a good time eating pork trotters . However, with the heavy subject of Qin Chu hanging in the air, she no longer had an appetite .

She barely touched the food before quickly leaving her friend's place .

On her way back, she wondered if she should call Ning Zhiyuan again . After all, she was in the wrong first .

Just as she pulled out her phone and was about to dial, it rang .

The caller ID displayed her little brother's number .

She picked up immediately, "Zhixin . "

"Sis, hurry . You need to come to the hospital . Mom collapsed . " On the other end, Jing Zhixin's voice was wrought with anxiety .

"What? Mom collapsed? How? Which hospital? I'll head over right now . "

"We're at the Fourth People's Hospital, the one near home . Come to the seventh floor, room 709 . "

"Okay, I'll be right there . "

Hanging up, Huo Mian's expression was distressed . "Sir, please turn around and go to the Fourth People's Hospital!"

Twenty minutes later-

Huo Mian rushed up the stairs and barged through the doors of a hospital room .

Her mother was lying on a bed, still unconscious . Her face was pale, and she was wearing an oxygen mask .

Beside her was a boy in his late teens wearing a black Nike tracksuit . His hair was a bit long and his facial features were rather delicate .

He was Huo Mian's half-brother, Jing Zhixin, and they were related on their mother's side .

"Sis, you're here . "

"Zhixin, what happened to mom? Weren't you at school? Why are you at the hospital?"