She may have lost her parents, but at the time, she still had both her grandfathers.
The Ting she got to know is a sweet boy, just like Jingxu.... how will he see the world now?
However, one thing she knows is, she wants him to know that he is not alone in this world.
Reaching the side of Ting's bed, Yue Ling pulls a chair from the side and sits down beside him.
Ting looks at Yue Ling, he couldn't help but get a warm feeling. The feeling an older sister gives to her younger brother...
How great would it be to have a sister like her....
Suddenly remembering his parents, sadness and sorrow took over.
"My parents... were they saved?"
Hearing the one question she had hoped him would not to ask, Yue Ling's bluish green eyes turned into grief. She may be a blunt and opened minded person, but now... how is she supposed to tell him? To have to face reality, he would have to face the truth that his parents are no longer here...
Ting knew the answer just by seeing Yue Ling's silence. He knew his parents were gone, but he still wanted to ask.
He wanted to see if there was a possible chance that his parents had survived too...
Unfortunately, everything was the truth and the truth hurts...
Ting: "Those people... what happened to them?"
Yue Ling: "Gone. They won't be able to harm you anymore."
Ting nod his head, then, "What about the other kid? Jingxu, is he alright?"
"...."
Not getting an answer, Ting felt guilt and pain in his heart. He slowly looks to the white ceiling.
"I had told him to run.... but he didn't.... what a silly kid to try and help....."
Yue Ling smiles inside. Liu Shan had told her about a footage he caught. Ting had tried to distract the men so Jingxu can escape, but she knows her brother. He wouldn't run to save himself, even if he was scared.
"He's fine. Although, his condition is still unstable."
"....."
Ting stare in disbelief at Yue Ling. He had thought the kid didn't make it, but he actually did?
He sigh in relief, "That's good. He's a good kid to help someone like me. You know, he said he is from—"
*knock knock*
Both Yue Ling and Ting looks at the door.
A pretty woman with dark curls in a light gray suit walks in. She had a detective badge pinned to her suit pocket.
"Sorry for intruding."
This woman is pretty, but her aura and looks were inferior to Yue Ling's.
When Ting saw the woman, his expression turned dark. Turning his head the opposite way, he stares out the window. He doesn't want to see this person. Not only her, but anyone from the police station.
"..."
Yue Ling smiles at small smile at Ting. She sighs inwardly and stands up. Looking at the woman, she nod her head.
"Detective Zhi."
Zhi Yilan nod her head back in greeting. She glance at Ting and guilt grew more in her. This young man was the one who had come to ask for help...
Looking at Yue Ling, she points to the door.
"Can we talk outside?"
"Mm."
Yue Ling follows behind Zhi Yilan. Reaching the door, she looks back at Ting.
"Get some rest. I won't let anyone you don't want to see disturb you."
Zhi Yilan frowns when she heard Yue Ling's words. She had come here to ask Ting some questions about what happened. However, with Yue Ling's given words, how is she supposed to look into this case now?
Hearing Yue Ling's promising words to him, Ting slowly close his eyes. At the same time the door closed and the tears he had been trying so hard to hold in, finally falls. His tears slowly staining the pillow.
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Outside of the room, Yue Ling and Zhi Yilan walked to the far end of the hospital hallway. Zhi Yilan stops and turn around to face Yue Ling.
"How is he?"
Yue Ling glance at Zhi Yilan, "How would you feel? He asked for help and you people ignored him."
Her tone was her usual calm tone, but it was still enough to make one have chills.
Zhi Yilan ignores the hair standing on her arms, "We tried our best."
"You tried your best by turning a blind eye."
"...."
Zhi Yilan did not know what to say. Yue Ling's words were the truth, but she did try her best. She had tried to convince the higher ups to take on the case... it was just, they wouldn't. At least, not until the Lu family got involved.
"Yue-yue, you know that it's not in my authority to make unauthorized calls. I couldn't just—"
"They were innocent people, Yilan. Innocent people who lost their lives and left their only child behind, because you people didn't want to help. Now that boy will only see, that no matter what happens, he can never turn to cops for help."
Even though she knows she is wrong, Zhi Yilan was half angry at Yue Ling's words. How is she supposed to explain her situation to Yue Ling?
Pinching the space between her brows, she takes a deep breath.
"What was I supposed to do then? I could have lost my job for going against protocol."
Yue Ling stare at the woman standing in front of her. If she was not a friend, Yue Ling would have ended this woman's life for being so stupid.
"Zhi Yilan, you took an oath."
Zhi Yilan: "I know I took an oath. You once took it too, you should know how it is."
Yue Ling: "I did take the same oath. However, I never once turned a blind eye just because of a job."
Zhi Yilan: "....."
"For that oath, you should do your job properly."
Yue Ling didn't want to stay and chat anymore. Her purpose in meeting Zhi Yilan is done. She turns back to the way they came from and leaves.
However, taking three steps, she stops. With her back facing her friend, she gives a warning.
"I gave my words to Ting. No one is to disturb him. Not even you."
"...."
Zhi Yilan watch her friend leave in speechlessness. What is she supposed to do now?
In a complicated situation, she scratch her head.
Ahh!! Her friend is angry with her and she can't go see Ting, because going against Yue Ling's words is the biggest mistake one can make.
Sighing, she decides the best thing to do now is try to make it up Yue Ling.
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