Chapter 265: Even Dreams Are Restless ④
He smiled, tears streaming down his face, and gently pressed his lips onto Nie Qiu’s left chest, then opened his mouth and bit down hard. Nie Qiu’s tears made him feel even more distressed; he felt heartache. In this world, the most painful thing was probably not being able to have something. Since he couldn’t have it, he wouldn’t force it anymore. If she was in pain, he was in more pain.
Although he had decided not to continue, he thought he absolutely had to leave a mark, to prove that he had once appeared in her life. Leaving this mark here, how could he… he couldn’t let Li Kai have his way.
He bit down hard, as if trying to tear off a piece of flesh. He knew that if he didn’t bite hard enough, the wound wouldn’t leave a scar after it healed. He wanted her to remember him forever when she saw this scar, this mark.
Blood flowed out, and he tasted the metallic tang. Nie Qiu, who had closed her eyes to avoid seeing Ye Haifei’s actions and was about to fall into a deep sleep due to the medication, was awakened by the pain of Ye Haifei’s bite. She opened her eyes and vaguely saw the reflections on the floor.
Ye Haifei raised his head with satisfaction, his mouth full of fresh blood, a rather shocking sight.
Nie Qiu was startled and scrambled under the sofa. Ye Haifei was surprised and rushed to help Nie Qiu up, but Nie Qiu pushed him away. Looking at the reflections of the broken glass all over the floor, Nie Qiu remembered she had been woken by pain. She gritted her teeth, reached for the broken glass on the floor, grabbed it, and then struggled to get up, stumbling as she ran outside.
Her head still felt groggy and heavy, so Nie Qiu squeezed the piece of glass in her hand tightly. In less than a second, blood began to flow from her palm, splattering all the way.
Ye Haifei looked at the red on the floor. On the black marble floor, the corridor lights shone in, making the red look somewhat dazzling. He suddenly panicked and quickly chased after her.
Nie Qiu walked very, very slowly. She couldn’t see the road clearly and couldn’t even avoid people. However, others avoided her. Seeing the blood on her body and hands, no one wanted to get into big trouble, as there were too many people trying to extort money these days.
Nie Qiu’s hand tightened, the pain piercing her to the core. However, she had to rely on this pain to concentrate her attention. She was afraid that if she wasn’t careful, she would fall asleep on the road.
As Nie Qiu was about to open the Purple Gold Pavilion, Ye Haifei caught up. He stepped forward and grabbed Nie Qiu’s hand, wanting to remove the broken glass from her palm. However, Nie Qiu refused to let him touch it, no matter what. The closer he got, the tighter Nie Qiu’s hand clenched.
“Nie Qiu… are you still conscious? Put the glass down, put the glass down! I beg you, Nie Qiu, can I beg you? If you continue like this, your hand will be ruined!” He was, after all, a doctor’s younger brother. He knew which parts of the hand had nerves and which had arteries, and he also knew that if certain parts were cut and not treated promptly, a person’s hand could be permanently damaged.
Nie Qiu ignored Ye Haifei and finally used her left hand to open the main door and step out of the Purple Gold Pavilion. As soon as she crossed the threshold, the cold night air touched her cheek. She stumbled and fell onto the steps outside the doorway, rolling down them.
Pain… so much pain, unbearable pain.
Ye Haifei rushed over quickly. Despite Nie Qiu’s desperate struggles and refusal to cooperate, Ye Haifei pried open her hand and pulled out the shattered glass from her palm. Some glass fragments had embedded themselves in her flesh. He held her hand and, one by one, pulled out the shards of glass stuck in her flesh before she could close her hand. After pulling out several pieces of glass embedded in her flesh, Ye Haifei’s tears began to flow uncontrollably.
Each time he exerted too much force, even his own fingers were cut and bled profusely.
They say that all ten fingers are connected to the heart, and the pain in the palm is felt in the heart. Ye Haifei looked at Nie Qiu’s torn-open palm, and a heavy sense of despair enveloped him. Because of the pain in his hands, because of the pain in his heart, and because of his tears, when Ye Haifei spoke again, his voice was choked with sobs, “Nie Qiu… Nie Qiu, I won’t touch you, I won’t touch you. I’ll go find you the antidote, Nie Qiu… I’m sorry, I’m sorry… I was wrong, I was wrong…”
Nie Qiu heard nothing. She too had fallen into a state of despair. When one’s body is not under their own control, anyone would feel despair, like their soul had left their body, making her feel very uncomfortable. Ye Haifei’s features blurred in her eyes. She couldn’t understand what Ye Haifei was saying, nor could she comprehend the tears constantly falling on her hand.
With a loud “Bang!”, Peng Yu Yang kicked Ye Haifei, who was holding Nie Qiu’s hand, sending him stumbling back several steps. He hadn’t expected… he hadn’t expected that he, who was just about to go home and sleep, would see something like this at the doorway!
Ever since the Purple Gold Pavilion opened, he saw many drunk men and women coming out of it every day. He knew about the ostentatious and dark side of society. His family owned a restaurant, and he had seen all sorts of people since he was young. So, when he saw those drunk men and women, he would just pass them by, never interfering, because he knew that most of these people were willing participants.
But what he saw today was different. The woman was covered in blood, her hands too! Shockingly bloody!
He thought of the cases he often saw on the news, like ‘rape and murder.’ To prevent his own pavilion from being implicated in a murder case, he stepped forward and kicked the man away. But as soon as he kicked him away, he was stunned. The person who got up from the ground, clutching his stomach… wasn’t it Ye Haifei, who often attended their class’s morning class?
Then… who was this woman? Thinking this, Peng Yu Yang turned his head to look at the girl lying on the side. The moment he saw her, his mind exploded. It was Nie Qiu! It was really Nie Qiu! How could it be Nie Qiu?! It was… Nie Qiu…
“Fuck you, Ye Haifei, you son of a bitch!” he yelled, charging forward in anger and throwing a punch at Ye Haifei’s face. Ye Haifei didn’t dodge or evade, taking the punch squarely. He fell to the ground, feeling the blood in his mouth increase compared to before. He smiled bitterly, moved his lips, and spat out the contents of his mouth. A tooth looked rather prominent.
His mouth contained the blood from biting Nie Qiu earlier, as well as the blood from his newly lost tooth. It was truly a case of “you in me, and me in you.” Thinking this, Ye Haifei touched his aching face and actually started to laugh. As he laughed, tears began to fall.
Peng Yu Yang knew that this was not the time to hit Ye Haifei. Although he was angry, he still knew that he should first check on Nie Qiu to see what was wrong. He wasn’t at ease until he was sure Nie Qiu was safe.
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