Chapter 642: Chapter 642: Exposure
The hospital is a solemn place, but tonight it was extraordinarily quiet, especially a VIP ward on the top floor. No one knew what had happened, but the bodyguards at the door stood like two fierce deities, causing the passing nurses to instinctively soften their breath and scarcely dare to lift their heads.
Inside the ward, Lin Mengyao’s face was particularly unpleasant. Xu Ke sat beside her, and they both looked at the two people leaning on the hospital bed.
Tang Zhongwei leaned against the bed, her face deathly pale, her mouth open trying to say something, but nothing came out of her throat.
Never before had she been clearer than she was now: it was all over for her, completely over.
In the adjacent bed, Yu Xia looked calm. The respirator that had earlier covered her face had also been removed. In fact, she didn’t really need it, but Lin Mengyao put it on her out of concern. Unexpectedly, this gesture managed to save her life today.
The reason making Lin Mengyao’s face extremely unsightly while sitting here was simple. Her cousin, whom she had thought was a pitiful person, actually tried to murder her sister today! If it weren’t for her timely discovery, and Yu Xia’s quick thinking, she couldn’t imagine how she would face this terrible fact.
"Until today, before this happened, I thought your relationship was good. There were just some personality clashes, but after jointly overcoming this difficulty, your relationship could significantly improve and you could love each other like family. But I never thought your relationship would drastically improve because you wanted to kill Xiaxia!" Lin Mengyao looked at Tang Zhongwei with eyes filled with confusion, disgust, and regret.
"When I brought you out of the Tang Family, you weren’t like this. Do you remember what you were like then? Obedient, sensible, gentle, with a splash of brightness and frankness in your character. That’s why I brought you out of that Tang Family quagmire. Do you remember? What made you become like this? What made you dare to try to kill? Tell me, was it all an act from the start, or did something Xiaxia or I did displease you and make you want her dead?"
Lin Mengyao’s voice started soft, grew louder, and then slowly softened again, as tears started to well up. She truly did not understand why things had turned out this way; what made the girl in her memory turn out like this?
"Don’t cry. She’s not worth your tears. I’ve already arranged the necessary paperwork for Xiaxia; she’ll move to another room shortly. We’ll leave this room to her, and I’ll have my people withdraw. You should contact her family and have them come to take her." Xu Ke wiped Lin Mengyao’s tears and said.
"No, I won’t go home. Don’t contact my family." Tang Zhongwei, who had been silent, finally became agitated after hearing Xu Ke’s words, her expression pleading and panicked as she looked at Xu Ke.
"Today’s incident was a moment of insanity for me. I know I was wrong. Cousin, cousin-in-law, everyone makes mistakes, and as long as they change, there’s a chance to start over, right?" Tang Zhongwei cried as she looked at Lin Mengyao, her eyes filled with pleading.
"I did it out of jealousy. Clearly, I am the one related to you by blood, but you love Yu Xia more than me, care for her more than you do for me. I just had a moment of irrationality thinking that if Yu Xia were gone, you’d notice me more, would you give me the love you gave her. It was just a moment of misguided thinking. Cousin, cousin-in-law, please forgive me this once, especially since Yu Xia is unharmed. Please forgive me considering that, I promise I won’t dare again, and if I do, you can send me back. Please?" Tang Zhongwei struggled on the bed, risking pain to move closer to Lin Mengyao and Xu Ke.
"I." Lin Mengyao, hearing Tang Zhongwei’s words, looked somewhat helplessly at Xu Ke. Her mind was in chaos, unsure of what to do, but she had to admit that hearing Tang Zhongwei’s words stirred up a complex mix of emotions inside her, as if a jar of spices was overturned, overwhelming her judgment. The only person who could give her advice now was Xu Ke.
Xu Ke turned his gaze to Yu Xia, who had remained silent the entire time. "What do you think? After all, you are the victim; we have no right to decide the fate of the one who harmed you," he said to Yu Xia.
Tang Zhongwei did not expect her fate to be in the hands of Yu Xia, who disliked her. She looked at Yu Xia with panic, her mind a jumbled mess, not expecting Xu Ke to take this step. For a moment, she didn’t know what to say, especially when Yu Xia turned her head and looked at her with those dark eyes, as if they would swallow her whole.
"What do you think I should do?" Yu Xia asked softly, tilting her head slightly as she looked at Tang Zhongwei’s panicked expression.
Due to her illness, Yu Xia seemed particularly fragile, but Tang Zhongwei felt chilled to the bone.
"Please, spare me, just this once. I promise to treat you like a real sister in the future. I won’t be jealous anymore, won’t compete with you for anything. Just think of me as air, as nothing," Tang Zhongwei’s voice was choked as she looked at Yu Xia.
Yu Xia remained silent. What she saw most in Tang Zhongwei’s eyes was fear. Besides fear, she saw many other things, but there was no apology, which made Yu Xia very unhappy.
"Why? Why do you make such mistakes and still not know to repent?" Yu Xia asked softly.
Lin Mengyao, who had buried her head in Xu Ke’s arms and was crying, suddenly looked up at Tang Zhongwei when she heard what Yu Xia said. Xu Ke also followed Yu Xia’s words and looked over. With three pairs of eyes on her at once, Tang Zhongwei’s heart raced.
"What are you saying? I really know I was wrong, I sincerely apologize to you. Maybe you’re not satisfied with my way of apologizing, in which case, tell me a way that will satisfy you, and I’ll do it. As long as you can forgive me, I’m willing to do anything," Tang Zhongwei looked at Yu Xia with pitiable eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks and dripping onto her chest, staining her clothes dark.
"Things have already gotten to this point, and you are still lying. Why must you always lie?" Yu Xia’s gaze held confusion as she looked at Tang Zhongwei, her voice carrying traces of perplexity.