Disappearance of 33

  Ya Hui suddenly knelt down in front of Tang Ke Xin, and couldn't help but burst into tears, saying: "Ke Xin... I went to see Uncle Tang today, I was really scared and guilty, I didn't have the courage to tell him about everything that happened to you today! And I won't have the courage to tell him in the future either, that his daughter is already dead... Although I'm standing in front of you now, my heart still sees your father's eyes, so lonely, so longing, so expecting... If you really love your parents, for their sake, live a good life!! Live a good life... I beg of you... I don't want to see Uncle's pitiful face again, he's like another father to me..."

  Tang Ke Xin lay on the ground, thinking of her father's lonely figure in prison. She suddenly burst into tears: "Dad! I'm sorry to you! I'm sorry to you———"

  Yahui also shed tears, tightly holding onto her good friend, and cried with her. As they cried, she said: "We've already gotten through so much difficulty, let's just take one more step... Ke Xin... just one more step..."

  "I took another step forward... what kind of situation is this again? Life isn't just about taking one step, is it? I've already taken so many steps... but heaven is still behind me..." Tang Ke Xin's voice trailed off into painful and exhausted sobs, unable to say anything more.

  Pain, despair, tears, with the passage of time, will eventually subside a little. Some facts you don't want to face, also have to be faced...

  Ke Xin survived, but every day she was like a walking corpse, lying in bed, staring blankly with her eyes, watching people come and go in the ward, occasionally shedding tears, occasionally feeling desperate. Gradually, that once cheerful and lovely girl began to become more and more timid and silent...

  "Ke Xin..." Ya Hui's heart ached for her good friend, just as she was about to open her mouth to comfort her. But before she could say anything, her parents let out a soft sigh and walked in, saying: "No matter what happens, it always takes some time to calm down. When Tang Ge went to prison, Ke Xin didn't cry for a long time? Let her be quiet for a while, don't pressure her too much..."

  Ya Hui listened and could only gaze at her good friend with a distant look.

  Tang Ke Xin remained silent, calmly closing her eyes as tears rolled down, as if the next moment, she would bid farewell to life and walk towards death...

  A month later, it suddenly entered the depths of winter. The weather gradually turned cold, and the biting wind blew into the window from every corner, waking up the person on the sickbed...

  She ignored the chill, her body cold, lying in bed, knowing that the white gauze wrapped around her left cheek had been removed last night. She was no longer curious about her own face, as if it were a stranger's face, neither nostalgic nor hopeful...

  Outside the door, a low voice came in, it was the doctor's voice, saying heavily: "A month has passed, the patient's wound has healed more or less, but in the future, she should avoid getting excited again, because the burned skin is still very thin and fragile, easy to be damaged, usually try not to eat spicy food..."

  Yahui sobbed and said: "Doctor, can't we really do a skin graft? No matter how much money it costs, even if we go bankrupt, our family will never give up on Ke Xin! I beg of you, save her..."

  Ke Xin lay on the bed, slowly opening her eyes, with tears welling up in them.

  The doctor hurriedly helped Yahu up and said, "Don't be like this. You don't understand skin grafting very well. Although it can improve the surface of the skin, it won't restore your original appearance. Moreover, even if you want to do it, you have to wait two to three years later to see the condition of the skin before deciding whether or not to do it... I really feel that the situation is not optimistic. The most troublesome thing is that her skin is extremely sensitive and prone to terrible allergic reactions. So... for now, there's no need to waste any more money and time in the hospital. Our hospital will also consider your family's difficulties and bear 10% of the costs due to the patient's special condition. It's better to be discharged..."

  "Doctor..." Yahuai burst into tears again as she looked at the doctor.

  "Get discharged... From now on, arrange her life properly... Ruining her appearance is indeed a cruel thing... Take good care of her, this month has been tough for your family, wasting a lot of money to treat her illness. The injuries on her shoulder and finger joints have healed quite well, just remember not to lift heavy objects again in the future to avoid further muscle damage. I don't know who had such a cruel heart, it's too ruthless..."

  The doctor shook his head, let out a soft sigh, and left.

  Ya Hui shed tears, watching the doctor leave in the distance. She sighed helplessly and lowered her head to gently wipe away her tears. She turned around and lightly pushed open the hospital room door. Earlier, she had wanted to walk in, but was stunned to see that the bed was empty, with the bedding disheveled and piled together. The window was already open, letting in a patch of white sunlight...