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

The moment these words were spoken, the air seemed to freeze instantly.

A gust of cold wind blew by, carrying the double happiness symbol on the windowpane into the air, where it drifted away with the wind.

Xu Xiru was struck by a bolt of lightning, and for a moment, even her heartbeat stopped.

She clearly felt her warm, large hand being abruptly pulled away from her palm.

"Brother Xu, what did you say?"

Qi Yu was the first to react. He looked at Xu Nian in disbelief, his eyes filled with shock.

As if confirming with him whether I had misheard.

"Do I have to repeat myself? I don't want to!"

Xu Nian shook off Qi Yu's arm and said coldly.

Why?

The girl's voice trembled slightly, with a hint of sobbing in it.

The boy in front of me had a face full of indifference.

It feels so unfamiliar.

"Xu Nian-ge, is there some misunderstanding?"

Wen Yao was also startled by Xu Nian's appearance. After she came to her senses, she stepped forward and blocked Xu Nian's way.

Xu Nian bit her lip tightly, suppressing her inner struggle and reluctance.

He turned around, raised his trembling finger, and pointed at the girl's pale and haggard face.

"Xu Xi, this is the end for us."

"Haven't you been a burden to me for so many years enough?"

"You still want to marry me? Don't you even know what kind of person you are? You don't even have many days left to live. Do you want to take me with you to hell?"

"Brother...I...I..."

Large tears fell from the girl's eyes.

She felt as if she were about to shatter, and collapsed into Zhao Lin's arms.

She wanted to say something, but she was speechless and unable to refute Xu Nian's words that were so piercing.

"Brother Xu Nian, Xi Bao's health is already so poor, why do you have to say such heartless things to upset her?"

Wen Yao quickly ran to Xu Xi's side and helped Zhao Lin support her frail body.

She turned to look at Xu Nian, her eyes wide with anger.

Xu Nian felt as if her heart was being torn apart when she saw the girl's broken state.

He longed to rush forward immediately, embrace his beloved girl, apologize to her, and wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

But he can't do that.

Today is a farewell.

He wanted Xu Xi to completely forget him.

It would be best to hold a grudge against him and accept a new life without him.

But he could no longer utter any more cruel words.

Just then, an elegant figure appeared outside the ward door.

"Honey, I've come to take you home."

"Honey?"

Everyone turned their gaze toward the door, their mouths agape in astonishment.

"Sister Xiaoman?"

"What did you just call Brother Xu?"

Zhou Xiaoman entered the ward and affectionately took Xu Nian's arm.

Her lips curled up slightly, a hint of mockery in them, as she gazed at the girl slumped in someone else's arms with a smile.

"I'm sorry, white rose."

"I've come to take back my beloved."

Xu Xi's little head exploded with a bang.

Her thin lips trembled slightly, and her cheeks lost all color in an instant.

"No...it can't be...you're lying to me!"

"Yes, I lied to you."

Zhou Xiaoman smiled gently.

"But it was me lying to you the day before yesterday."

"Mr. Xu and I have long been in love with each other."

"I wanted to wait until you left before we could be together openly, so that you could have a more comfortable journey in the end."

"But I never imagined that you would be so greedy, wanting to marry the one I love."

"No...that's not how it is!"

The girl turned her head tremblingly, placing her last hopeful gaze on the boy in his evening suit.

"Brother...brother...tell me...this is fake...right?!"

"I've always been this way, you just never saw it."

Xu Nian turned her head to face Zhou Xiaoman, took her delicate hand in her hands, and knelt down on one knee.

He slipped the wedding ring, which he had already prepared in his pocket, onto the woman's delicate finger.

"Will you marry me, be my wife, and spend the rest of your life with me?"

Zhou Xiaoman smiled faintly.

"I do."

The girl who witnessed all of this felt her world crumble.

Why...why?

Even in these last few days, they're unwilling to keep it a secret?

All beauty and happiness are but fleeting bubbles.

She thought she had seen through everything, but she never escaped the endless sea of ​​lies.

A terrifying scene appeared before her eyes.

"Xu Xi, I don't want you anymore. I have my own family now. Stay away from me and don't let my lover misunderstand."

"Xu Xi, your father doesn't care about you, your mother has left you, and now your brother is going to abandon you too. It seems that you can't keep anyone by your side."

"elder brother..."

Her heart shattered completely, and despair enveloped her.

She wanted nothing more than to rush forward and tear it all to shreds.

But his body gradually lost strength.

My eyelids are getting heavier and heavier.

It's getting heavier and heavier.

"Xu Xi! What's wrong, Xu Xi?"

"Call a doctor immediately!"

Before parting, Xu Nian turned around and took one last look at the girl he loved.

Tears welled up in his eyes, but he struggled to hold back his overwhelming sorrow.

He knew that this parting would be forever.

He took off the scarf from his neck and hung it on the coat rack next to him.

This scarf is so beautiful, without a single loose thread.

In its center, there is a beautiful white rose.

Just like the girl who wove it by hand, it is flawless.

"So ugly."

He uttered these words casually, then took Zhou Xiaoman's hand and strode out of the ward without ever looking back.