Ling Anan sobbed for a long time, and only after a long time did he calm down. Only then did he say to Ni Tianchen in a choked voice, "You can watch Xiao Xiao, but I definitely won't allow Xiao Xiao to leave with you."

Ni Tianchen heaved a heavy sigh as he looked at Ling Anan without any sympathy in his eyes, "Then, do you think that the mother-in-law will have the heart to keep on running around with you and wait for the day when she enters the hospital again?"

"I won't." Ling Anan said coldly as she raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, "I promise there won't be a next time. As her mother, I care about my own daughter even more than you, Xiao Xiao, this fiance."

No matter what he said, Ling Anan would never allow Ling Xiaosu to leave with him. So what if he had to protect Ling Xiaosu under his wings, how could he not be harmed?

This was the first time Ni Tianchen hated himself for not being able to protect his own woman, what kind of man was he!

Ling Anan shot a glance at Ni Tianchen before he turned around and said indifferently, "Let's go in for another look at Xiaoxiao, but this is the last time."

With that, Ling Anan turned and left. Ni Tianchen stood in the quiet corridor for a long time, then recovered his senses and walked to the door of the ward to open it.

Ling Xiaosu had been anxiously waiting for Ni Tianchen to come back since the very beginning, because Ling Anan had angrily left with Ni Tianchen. She was very worried in her heart, worried about what Ling Anan would do to Ni Tianchen, but when Ni Tianchen came in, everything was fine, other than the sunken expression on his face.

Ni Tianchen pushed open the door and entered. He asked impatiently: How is it? Did Ling Anan do anything to you? "Are you alright?"

Ni Tianchen gently closed the door behind him and shook his head. He looked up and smiled at Ling Xiaosu, but that smile made Ling Xiaosu feel sad for no reason.

"mother-in-law did not do anything to me, don't worry." Ni Tianchen walked over and sat down beside Ling Xiaosu. He exhaled and said, "Xiaoxiao, let me ask you again, are you willing to leave this place with me?"

He was still unwilling.

Unwilling to see Ling Xiaosu flee and leave his side just like that with Ling Lin An, unsatisfied with what Ling Anan had just said to him.

He was just like Ling Anan, who loved and doted upon Ling Xiaosu. Why couldn't Ling Xiaosu leave this place with him? Why not?

Ling Xiaosu could follow him and leave this place. As long as she nods her head in agreement, he could bring her along and leave.

Ni Tianchen continuously said in his heart, as if he had been shocked by a devil.

"I …" Ling Xiaosu looked at Ni Tianchen, a little troubled.

Ni Tianchen laughed, lovingly lowered his head and kissed Ling Xiaosu's forehead, then said gently: "You can think of something before you answer me, I won't force you, Xiao Xiao, do you know? Actually, I like you a lot. In the past few days without you, I always felt that my heart was missing something. It was empty, and that kind of feeling made me feel especially uncomfortable, making me uneasy. "

"I think if one day you really leave me, I might go crazy." Saying that, Ni Tianchen laughed bitterly, his eyes flashed with a dark light.

Ling Xiaosu opened his mouth, but he was a little speechless. After a long while, he jokingly asked, "What are you saying? "Why is it suddenly so creepy?"

Why did he suddenly say such numb words? Ling Xiaosu laughed, but was unable to do anything about it. He was actually feeling especially sad.

Ni Tianchen looked up at Ling Xiaosu, and said calmly, "Xiao Xiao, I love you."

An unexpected sentence appeared beside his ear, causing Ling Xiaosu to look at Ni Tianchen in astonishment, his mouth wide open in shock.

She had never thought that Ni Tianchen would say these words to her. She had not expected that in such a small and narrow room, Ni Tianchen would say the words "I love you" to her.

Ling Xiaosu suddenly remembered how he was together with her back then.

In order to fulfill her dreams, she signed a contract with Ni Tianchen, and in the contract, she became Ni Tianchen's fiancee.

She thought that the relationship between him and Ni Tianchen was only one of cooperation between the two parties which was purely based on their needs. It was just that no one knew when this relationship had changed, nor did she know who had fallen in love first.

Sometimes, she felt that it was very unreal that she and Ni Tianchen had become a real married couple.

But that wasn't a dream, it was real, and the person she loved said the words "I love you" to her right now in front of her. She should have been happy.

"I …" Ling Xiaosu felt his heart thumping hard, and in his heart, there was a little surprise, but also a little panic and helplessness.

In his heart, he was so flustered that he could not even utter a complete word after half a day of not saying a single word. Ling Xiaosu was so anxious that he wanted to slap himself.

There was an ambiguous atmosphere in the ward. Ling Anan stood at the ward's door with a dejected expression, both his eyes glazed over.

After a long while, Ling Xiaosu finally heard himself say, "I, I love you too." This sentence was very soft, but Ni Tianchen heard it.

"But —" Ling Xiaosu paused, looked at Ni Tianchen, and took a deep breath. After struggling in his heart a few times, he finally continued: "But I cannot follow you because Ling Anan needs me."

In the past few days, as long as Ling Anan did not see her, he felt like he was crazy. He was extremely emotional, but Ling Xiaosu, who had shouted at her with red eyes, did not want to leave Ling Anan.

"Ni Tianchen." Ling Xiaosu laughed bitterly: "Sorry." I'm sorry, I can't leave with him. She wants to stay with him too, but that's not allowed.

"You don't need to apologize to me. I don't want to hear it, Xiaoxiao." Ni Tianchen said in a deep voice, his eyes drooping, causing others to be unable to see the emotions in them.

Ni Tianchen stood up and pursed his lips. After a long while, he then said: "I did not protect you well, so there's no need to apologize to me. Xiaoxiao, if you cannot persevere any longer while escaping this place, you can call me at any time. I've been waiting for you. "

He did not know why, but when Ling Xiaosu heard this, his eyes suddenly turned red, and blinked with all his might, preventing his tears from flowing down.

Ling Xiaosu curled the corner of his mouth, and barely revealed a smile that was about to laugh or not, and asked with a hoarse voice: "What did you say? "What do you mean by protecting me? I'm already a person, how could I need others to protect me …"