The Dragon's Flower Vol 6 - Vol 9 (END)

Vol 9 Chap 290 - Sleep if you want to, okay?

Oh God, could it be she managed to survive but her body … was severely burned?
 
Ting…
 
This was even worse than being blind!
 
Xiao…Ting…
 
A twenty-seven years old person that has to live for more than fifty years being crippled and useless… She does not want that life! She would rather die than being a heavy burden!
 
“Xiao Ting!”
 
Le Xiao Ting’s eyes that were full of tears stared up at a familiar face, a man she used to have many years of crush, but finally had her heart learn to let go. Her dry mouth moved under the oxygen mask, but no sound could be heard.

But her mouth could still form properly. “He Zhu.”

His gaze that was usually indifferent or filled with wicked intention, was for once filled with distraught and panic. She had never seen those expressions from him before. Was it because of her current state? Had her injury turned him to a thin man with prominent cheekbones and unhealthy looking appearance?
 
And those scary panda eyes…
 
Le Xiao Ting managed to form a small smile, ignoring the slight pain from the cracks on her lips and mouthed, “Not your fault.”
 
She knew he caught what she said because he closed his eyes in distress before quickly opening it for fear he would miss what she wanted to say next. His actions was treating her as a patient that was about to die soon.
 
Perhaps… Will she die soon? 

Her limited view still allowed her to catch sight of the doctor and nurses around her. With heavy expressions, they were looking at her as if she would drop dead the next second.
 
Another filled her vision and a new batch of tears once again flooded her vision. “Mom.”
 
Her mother seems to have aged a lot since the last time she last saw her. Le XiaoTing’s heart hurts, knowing that she was the one that had hurted the gentle woman before her and will again force her to experience having her loved one die before her.
 
To have a black haired to die before a white haired was not a good fortune to have.
 
Le XiaoTing had always thought she would take care of her mother till her death, and would need to force herself to keep a smile on her face during her last moments to give her mother a piece of mind to leave. Dying before her mother was never a thought she dared to imagine.
 
“I’m sorry.” Le XiaoTing was crying, unable to produce any sound. Her mouth trembled, making it tough for her lips to form words. There were still many things she wanted to tell her mother.

But her mother always understands her. 
 
Her mother shook her head fiercely, fighting against her own tears and caressed her daughter's cheeks like she always does. It was fortunate for Le XiaoTing to be able to feel the touch from her face and she enjoyed the warm touch, knowing that it might be the last time she could feel it.

She wanted to remember her mother's touch, engraving it in her senses forever. 

But she could feel the change between the current touch and those in her memories. Her mother's hand had less flesh than she remembered. She does not know how long her mother had taken care of her while she was in comatose state, but it had brought a heavy burden on her mother and Boss’ health.

Her mother forged a smile that was heartbreaking to watch. “Do you remember Uncle Chen? He… He asked me out and I accepted.”
 
Le Xiao Ting did remember Uncle Chen, the retired military man with a healthy body and recovering mind. She once praised him for being a handsome uncle to her mother, because she had noticed Uncle Chen had always passed food to them with an excuse that his housekeeper had cooked too much for him to finish.
 
He was a rich, handsome man that treated her mother well. Uncle Chen will be a good husband to her mother that was still young and should have new romance.
 
“I will be fine.” Her mother tried to sound so, but she was crying so hard that it was difficult to believe her words. “Go… Go on. Don’t force yourself to stay up if you are tired. Sleep… sleep if you want to, okay?”
 
Her mother thinks that Le XiaoTing was unwilling to let go of this life because she was worried about her. Even the doctor had said her daughter was supposed to be dead with that injury.

A mother always knew her daughter best.
 
Le XiaoTing struggled to move her head to look at He Zhu and blinked away her tears. She does not want to make this selfish request, but she could not let go of the worry for her mother after she left this world permanently.

Uncle Chen will take care of her mother, but it was best to have another to keep an eye on her. 
 
She could feel her consciousness quickly slipping away, signalling she does not have much time left. But before Le Xiao Ting could push away her conscience to make her last request, He Zhu already spoke for her.
 
“I will take care of your mother for you.”
 
A relieved expression accompanied by a bright smile was the last expression they could see from Le XiaoTing before the machine signalled the patient had stopped breathing.

Her eyelashes fluttered and the droplet of tears fell onto the pillow beside her. Her expression was peaceful, looking as if she was sleeping instead.