By the time Ding Ruola stepped on the brake, it was already too late. The car tires had crashed into the roadside green belt, and the airbags in the car quickly deployed.
Thankfully, neither of them was injured. Fang's mother had a relatively rich life experience, so she remained calm. She got out of the car and called the traffic police.
The traffic police quickly towed the car away.
Ding Ruola was different. When the car hit the green belt, she started to salivate and her breathing rate increased.
Fang's mother noticed Ding Ruola's strange behavior and thought about taking the girl outside to stand for a while.
Unexpectedly, Ding Ruola had only stood outside for less than five minutes when she suddenly fainted to one side.
Fang's mother had no choice but to call an ambulance to take Ding Ruola to the hospital. She was worried that Ding Ruola might have internal injuries or a head injury.
After a series of examinations, it was found that Ding Ruola was fine.
"Is your daughter afraid of blood?"
Ding Ruola had a previous medical record. The doctor flipped through her electronic file and specifically circled the words "blood - phobia".
"I'm not sure about that!"
"I think so. She has a cut on her left forearm."
The doctor judged that the small amount of blood loss was not enough to make Ding Ruola faint.
Fang's mother was relieved when she learned that Ding Ruola was just afraid of blood. She called Fang Siyan to report the situation.
She called several times, but Fang Siyan didn't answer.
Fang's mother was a little anxious. At this critical moment, she hoped Fang Siyan wouldn't have an accident too!
Fang's mother's worry was completely unnecessary.
The car was registered under Fang Siyan's name. When Ding Ruola drove it out and crashed it, the insurance company needed to file a claim and contacted Fang Siyan first.
Fang Siyan already knew that Ding Ruola had been practicing driving at night and crashed into the green belt on the roadside curb.
However, based on his understanding of Ding Ruola, her speed should not have been very fast. Otherwise, the news he received would have been that a woman had driven into a small shop on the street.
He rushed to the hospital and saw his mother sitting on the bench outside. He walked over slowly, unbuttoned a few buttons on his chest, hunched his back and sat down next to Fang's mother.
"How is Ruoruo?"
Fang Siyan's voice was hoarse. He might have also realized the strangeness of his voice, so he coughed a few times gently and looked up at the woman beside him.
The whites of his eyes were filled with red blood - streaks, which were like countless little hands stretching towards the direction of his pupils.
"She's okay! She's just afraid of blood."
Fang's mother reached out and pushed the messy hair hanging in front of Fang Siyan's forehead up. She leaned slightly to the side, looked into the man's eyes, and stroked Fang Siyan's cheek with her thumb.
"If you have any problems, you must tell mom. You'll always be a child in mom's eyes."
The woman waited for Fang Siyan to speak. She wanted to hear from her son what had happened recently.
She didn't understand what had happened between the couple that made Ding Ruola bear such controversy.
"If you have any difficulties, wait until Ruoruo wakes up and talk to her..."
"Let's wait until everything is settled, okay?"
Fang Siyan was also in great pain and very conflicted at the moment. He reached out and held the woman's wrist, placing her hand on his chest.
He wasn't trying to make any vows but to let the woman feel his heartbeat. Just now, when the woman's hand was on his face, he felt it was bone - chillingly cold.
He knew that his mother's hands got cold when she was nervous.
"I'll go in and take a look. Don't tell Ruoruo I've been here when she wakes up."
He didn't leave the bench until he felt his mother's hand gradually warm up.
The door was opened from the outside. Just as Ding Ruola was on the verge of waking up, she heard the sound of the door opening.
She couldn't open her eyes fully and could only open them a tiny bit.
She could feel someone approaching, and vaguely sensed that it was a man.
"Ruoruo! Wait until I finish dealing with this matter."
Fang Siyan didn't notice at all that Ding Ruola had woken up. Just as he was about to reach out and stroke Ding Ruola's cheek, his hand was still in mid - air when the girl suddenly opened her eyes.
"La—Fang!"
The girl was extremely shocked by the man's appearance. She didn't expect Fang Siyan to show up.
She thought Fang Siyan had abandoned her.
She suddenly sat up from the bed, ignoring the medical equipment connected to the back of her hand. She reached out and grabbed Fang Siyan's wrist.
The man's bones were thicker than the girl's. Ding Ruola couldn't hold it with one hand, and she could feel the pulsation of the man's inner wrist artery in her palm.
Fang Siyan forced a bleak smile on his face. He used his free hand to pry Ding Ruola's fingers open one by one.
Then he turned around and left, running away as if he didn't dare to look back.
He didn't expect at all that Ding Ruola would pull out the wires on her hand and follow him all the way.
It wasn't until he heard the commotion behind him saying that someone had fainted.
Fang Siyan then turned around. What came into view was a girl. Enduring the pain and clenching her teeth tightly, she got up from the ground and ran towards him again.
The girl opened her arms wide. When she got close to the man, she pounced on him like a hungry wolf spotting its prey.
"La Fang! You at least owe me an explanation!"
She clung to Fang Siyan like an octopus. Fang Siyan stood there straight, as if he was cosplaying a utility pole.
Fang's mother came slowly. She pulled Ding Ruola off Fang Siyan, holding Ding Ruola with one hand and Fang Siyan with the other.
The three of them returned to the ward.
Fang's mother forced Ding Ruola back onto the hospital bed. She called the doctor to reconnect the wires that Ding Ruola had just pulled out to the back of Ding Ruola's hand.
Fang Siyan stood beside Fang's mother, with his head down and saying nothing.
"Ruoruo!"
The girl was sitting on the hospital bed. One of her hands was being held by the doctor to connect to the equipment, and the other hand was constantly wiping away her tears.
When she heard the man's voice, she just glanced at him and continued to cry.
Fang's mother felt a bit heart - broken seeing Ding Ruola crying so bitterly, but she knew this wasn't the time for her to be overly kind. First, she nudged Fang Siyan with her elbow. Seeing that her son didn't respond, she gave him a look.
Only then did the man start to act. Fang's mother sighed inwardly. If she had such a nice girl, she wouldn't bear to let the little girl cry.
After the doctor left, Fang Siyan took out a handkerchief from his clothes and sat down on the edge of the bed.
He reached out and pulled away the hand that Ding Ruola had covering her face. With the other hand holding the handkerchief, he gently dabbed at the tears under Ding Ruola's eyes.
"Don't do anything stupid in the future. Didn't I say that I'll come back when I'm done with my business?"
"But—how—could I—know—when—you'll—come back."
Ding Ruola was out of breath from crying so hard just now, and her speech was intermittent.
"I won't leave you, baby. I love you. How could I bear to leave you!"
The man moved closer to the girl, pulling her into his arms.
"La Fang, what did you just say?"
Fang Siyan was stunned. He didn't know what he had blurted out in his hurry.
"You said you love me!"
The girl wiped the tears on her face with her hand and looked up into Fang Siyan's eyes.
She couldn't believe her ears.
Fang's mother showed a kind, motherly smile on her face.