It was the first time Tan Linyuan didn't drive himself.
He found a reliable confidant. He sat in the back row with Nan Yu, holding her tightly.
On the way to the hospital, Tan Linyuan quickly checked Nan Yu's condition. He was relieved to confirm that most of the bloodstains on her chest and front were not from her, except for the wound on her right hand.
This was already a blessing in disguise.
Nan Yu leaned in Tan Linyuan's arms. Her face was paler than before, and it was hard to tell whether it was rain or sweat on her face.
"What's uncomfortable?" Tan Linyuan asked as calmly as possible. "Yuyu, tell me."
Nan Yu closed her eyes and pointed at her lower abdomen with her finger.
She was in so much pain that she couldn't speak. The continuous sense of falling pain filled her with fear.
She was afraid that something would happen to the baby.
After hearing this, Tan Linyuan's eyes gradually moved down. His pupils constricted instantly when he saw the bloodstain on her pants.
It was the blood flowing out of her body.
Nan Yu tightly grabbed his hand, and her voice choked with almost a plea: "Tan Linyuan... save our baby."
Tan Linyuan looked at Nan Yu, raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly, "It'll be okay."
This sentence of his was both a comfort and more like a promise.
At this moment, he was just like a kind - eyed living Buddha, giving Nan Yu the most pious blessing.
Both she and the baby would be okay.
...
After arriving at the hospital, Nan Yu was immediately pushed into the emergency room.
Tan Linyuan waited at the door.
Halfway through, one of his subordinates came to report the situation. He just listened and remained silent all the time.
Shen Yanche was also sent to the hospital for emergency treatment because of his serious injuries.
"Mr. Tan, from the current situation, Miss Nan caused more serious injuries. Mr. Shen said he would hold her legally responsible..."
There were bloodstains on Tan Linyuan's body, which he got when he was holding Nan Yu just now.
His face was cold and peerless, but those bloodstains added a bit of a murderous haze to him.
"The thief cries 'Stop thief'."
The subordinate guessed and then asked, "Shall we wait for Miss Nan to wake up? She had a dispute with Shen Yanche on the rooftop. Maybe she has some favorable evidence."
"Go back first." Tan Linyuan waved his hand. "Tell Shen Suhai that if he's not afraid of having his last fig leaf torn off, he can continue to fight with me."
"Yes."
After waiting for about a while, the doctor finally came out.
Tan Linyuan immediately stepped forward.
The doctor looked at Tan Linyuan and asked, "Are you the pregnant woman's family member?"
Tan Linyuan said, "Husband."
The doctor nodded and looked back at the ward. "The pregnant woman showed signs of miscarriage, but the baby has been saved for now. Both the mother and the baby are out of danger."
Tan Linyuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, doctor..."
"However, her right hand was injured quite seriously. The main nerves connected to the palm were all severed, and it also affected her fingers. If she wants to recover, she needs to do rehabilitation for a long time."
"Can it return to the previous level?"
The doctor shook his head. "It's probably difficult. After all, the nerves are damaged. At most, she can recover to a level where she can live a normal life."
Tan Linyuan felt his heart tighten for a moment.
...
Nan Yu was in a coma for a long time.
She had a dream. She dreamed that her baby was already born. Like a little dumpling, he hugged her leg and called her mom.
Nan Yu's heart melted. She bent down to pick him up.
But the moment she hugged him, he suddenly turned into a cloud and floated away from her arms.
She looked blankly at her empty hands and suddenly noticed in horror - her right sleeve was empty.
She was so scared that she opened her eyes instantly.
What came into view were Tan Linyuan's calm eyes like frost. She immediately came to her senses and gasped for breath.
"Are you okay?" Tan Linyuan asked. His voice was hoarse with undisguised worry.
Nan Yu looked at his worried face. Her throat tightened for a moment, and then she forced a smile. "I'm fine."
After she said that, she seemed to remember something and immediately looked down at her stomach. "The baby..."
"The baby is fine." Tan Linyuan raised his hand and held the hand she had placed on her lower abdomen.
The two hands were overlapped on it, gently protecting her stomach. "The doctor said it has great fortune and is still well - housed inside."
Hearing this news, Nan Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
Thank goodness the baby was still there.
Tan Linyuan looked at her, his eyes still deep.
Nan Yu noticed that his mood was a bit off, so she paused and asked him, "Is there anything else?"
She glanced at her right hand, which was tightly wrapped in gauze. The painkiller made her feel nothing.
But before she fell into a coma, she had seen the wound. The knife had penetrated her back of the hand, and the scene was shocking.
She didn't dare to recall it anymore and quickly shook her head, trying to delete the memory.
Tan Linyuan's throat moved, but he didn't say a word for a long time.
He felt his breathing was very stuffy.
Nan Yu looked into his eyes and suddenly realized something. "Was my hand amputated?"
"… No, it wasn't." Tan Linyuan's eyes were heavy. "Your hand... won't be able to play the piano in the future."
Nan Yu bit her lip.
Every word Tan Linyuan said made his heart ache as if being cut by a knife, but he couldn't hide it from her. "The doctor said your hand needs to keep doing rehabilitation to barely recover to the level of an ordinary person's life."
Nan Yu was quiet for a long time.
"Yuyu, I'm sorry."
Tan Linyuan stared at her face. He felt that even breathing was extremely painful. "I failed to protect you well."
After an unknown amount of time, Nan Yu said softly, "It's good that the baby is okay."
Her tone was very calm. She even tugged at the corner of her mouth at Tan Linyuan. "It's already very lucky that both I and the baby can survive, isn't it?"
Tan Linyuan looked at her and only felt a sense of destruction.
He knew what she was thinking.
Without flexible fingers, she would never be able to play the piano smoothly again, let alone continue to pursue her passion.
She should have broken down and cried, blaming him for not arriving in time, for not sending someone to protect her well, for letting her get hurt.
But she chose to accept it and even put on an optimistic attitude, saying that it was already good to be alive.
Tan Linyuan just felt numb.
This feeling wasn't the first time. Whenever he thought that there were signs of improvement in his life, it would give him a head - on blow.
It was like a warning that he didn't deserve to have a beautiful and happy life.
The room was very quiet. Nan Yu felt a bit uncomfortable and said again, "Actually, I had a dream just now. I dreamed that my right sleeve was empty. Fortunately, my hand is still there."
"I also dreamed of our baby. It was a boy, and he even hugged me and called me mom..."
Nan Yu tried hard to liven up the atmosphere, but the next second she was embraced in a cold hug.
He didn't dare to use force and could only gently put his hand on her back.
"Yuyu..."
He exhaled a long breath. "I wish... I wish it was me who suffered all this."