The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Chapter 189 We are not related by blood

"Xu Xi! Even if we can never be friends again, I can't just stand by and watch you make a mistake!"

Wen Yao tried to take Xu Xi's hand, but the latter shook her off forcefully.

Her brows furrowed, and she spoke sharply.

"Love between close relatives is a taboo that is forbidden by law and unacceptable to society!"

"You know the pros and cons, and you've explained it very clearly, so I won't repeat myself."

"Xu Nian has been very good to you, we've all seen it, but your relationship can only be that of brother and sister! You absolutely cannot cross that line!"

"We've known each other for over two years, and I've always considered you my best friend."

"If you develop feelings for Xu Nian Ge that go beyond brotherly and sisterly, I will do everything I can to correct you and make you stop going down the wrong path."

"You can scold me, hit me, or even cut ties with me afterward; I have a clear conscience!"

Zhao Lin nodded seriously, making her stance clear.

It was precisely because Xu Xi had done her a great favor that she could not stand by and watch him go further and further down the wrong path.

"you!!!"

Xu Xi was so angry she was practically fuming.

She was about to explain something when she was interrupted by the urgent ringing of the telephone.

At the same time, Wen Yao and Zhao Lin's phones were ringing with countless notification sounds.

The ringing of the bell was like a death knell bombarding them.

Looking at his phone, he saw that Qi Yu had made dozens of calls to each of them in the past half hour.

However, because there was no signal inside the movie theater, none of them were able to successfully make a call.

The moment the signal was restored, these backlogged missed call notifications instantly filled the phone screen.

On Xu Xi's phone, a call from Qi Yu was clearly displayed.

"Feed?"

"Xu Xi! You finally answered the phone! Come to the First Affiliated Hospital quickly! Brother Xu has been in a car accident! He's in the emergency room and in critical condition!"

"Feed? Did you hear me? Feed?"

...

Suddenly, I couldn't hear anything because every nerve in my brain had been shattered by this devastating news.

All that remained were his wide-open, terrifying eyes, from which murky tears streamed down his face.

With his arm still raised in mid-air, the phone slipped from his hand and fell to the ground with a "thud".

When did my legs start to feel weak? I can't remember.

In the final moments before losing consciousness, I only remember being embraced by two pairs of arms as my swaying body was pulled back.

"Driver! To the First Affiliated Hospital! Drive as fast as you can! You must be there within fifteen minutes!"

"No, no, I can't take this job. The roads are slippery with the snow, and even without snow, it would take half an hour to drive..."

"No matter what the metered fare is, I'll pay you ten times that!"

"You..."

"Twenty times!"

"Damn it! Let's go! The cowards will starve while the bold will feast!"

......

Outside the emergency operating room of the First Affiliated Hospital.

Qi Yu's coat was soaked in blood, and his glasses were gone.

His heart was pounding as he paced back and forth, his lips moving as he tried to organize his thoughts.

Beside him, Officer Zhang frowned as he took notes in his notebook, recording the details of the incident as he described it.

The noisy emergency room was filled with heart-wrenching cries.

People are always carried in on stretchers, covered in medical instruments and barely alive.

There were always people covered with white sheets, being wheeled out amidst the doctors' shakes of their heads and sighs.

Life and death are separated by a single word and a single piece of cloth.

What is broken is one person's life, two people's future, and a family's happiness.

A series of hurried footsteps were hardly noticeable in the noisy environment.

"Qi Yu! What happened?"

"Ayu! Why are you covered in blood? Are you injured?"

"My brother...cough cough...how is my brother?"

Zhao Lin rushed to Qi Yu's side immediately and frantically checked his condition.

Xu Xi, who had just regained consciousness, was trembling uncontrollably and could only stand up with Wen Yao's help.

"I'm fine, the blood on me... is Brother Xu's..."

Qi Yu, his hands trembling, grasped Zhao Lin's hand, swallowed hard, and began to explain Xu Nian's situation to everyone.

"At noon, Brother Xu picked up a lunch from outside the school. When he was crossing the road, the road was probably slippery due to the snow, and he couldn't brake in time. He was hit by a speeding truck and thrown several meters away."

"Brother Xu immediately lost consciousness, and there was blood everywhere. I rushed him to the emergency room, but the doctor said... his condition was not optimistic, and we should prepare for the worst..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xi felt as if her soul had been ripped out, and her heart had been gripped tightly.

Her beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed, her slightly parted thin lips trembled uncontrollably, and her mind went blank.

She took a few steps back, leaned against the wall, and slowly squatted down, instinctively holding her head in her hands.

"elder brother..."

The cold lights of the emergency room shone on the girl's shoes, creating a play of light and shadow, blurring the lines between reality and illusion.

Time seemed to turn back to that cold, rainy night when her mother left her.

The same girl, the same circumstances, lying on the hospital bed, was the only remaining light in her life.

Why...why did you do this to me...?

What did I do wrong...?

Officer Zhang knelt down beside Xu Xi and gently patted her trembling shoulders.

"Xu Xi, you must trust the doctors. The First Affiliated Hospital is the best hospital in the city. They've saved countless lives, even those barely clinging to life. They'll definitely keep your brother safe and sound!"

That being said, anyone could tell that it was just a consolation.

Officer Zhang sighed silently to himself and quietly wiped a tear from his sleeve.

As a police officer, although he doesn't experience life and death every day like a doctor, he has seen quite a few crime scenes and doesn't feel too much sadness about life and death.

Even when it comes to missions where he is highly likely to sacrifice himself, he can face them with equanimity.

But he had a different kind of feeling for Xu Nian and Xu Xi.

These two children have had such a hard life...

Life had finally gotten back on track, conditions had improved, and the youngest child had been admitted to university, but then this unexpected disaster struck.

The operating room lights were still on when the door opened and a doctor in surgical scrubs walked out.

"Who are Xu Nian's family members?"

"I am!"

The crowd quickly gathered around.

"The patient is out of immediate danger, but has lost too much blood and needs a large transfusion. The blood bank is low. Does anyone here have type O blood?"

"I don't know my blood type yet, can I get it tested?"

"Me too, can you help me get tested?"

"And me!"

Upon learning that they were out of danger, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and rolled up their sleeves, extending their arms to the doctor.

"Come with me, I'll give you a test."

...

"Wen Yao, you are blood type A."

"Zhao Lin, you are blood type B."

"Qi Yu, you're also blood type A."

"Zhang Feng, you have blood type AB."

After testing, it was found that the blood types of the several people were incompatible.

My heart, which had just settled, was once again on edge.