Blood poured from his back.
Xiao Yang managed a difficult smile, "Zhou Ya... did you promise?"
I sobbed uncontrollably, "I promise you! I promise! As long as you wake up, I will marry you!"
He weakly let his hand drop and closed his eyes.
The ambulance arrived quickly.
I held onto Xiao Yang's hand tightly, refusing to let go.
This was his second chance at life he had given me... how could I possibly let him go?
"Miss Zhou," the doctor urged me to release my grip, "we need to perform emergency treatment on the patient."
With tear-filled eyes, I shook my head, "No! No! I won't let go!"
The doctor sighed, "If we delay too long, the patient could be in critical danger."
I froze for a moment, "...what did you say?"
Xiao Yang soon woke up.
I was sitting beside him, keeping watch.
I didn't tell the Xiao family about this incident.
They were so busy; it was better not to disturb them.
"...Is there anywhere that feels uncomfortable?" I asked cautiously.
Xiao Yang looked at me quietly, "No."
His indifferent demeanor made me feel a moment of disorientation.
I couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Yang... I've accepted the ring you gave me."
Xiao Yang was taken aback. "What ring?"
"..." I was at a loss for words.
He frowned at me. "When did I give you a ring?"
"..." I opened my mouth but couldn't find the words.
Xiao Yang stared at me intently. "Zhou Ya, listen carefully, I am not Xiao Yang."
My expression changed abruptly. "What did you say?"
He smirked slightly. "I am the second personality of Xiao Yang. My name is Xiao Peng."
"...Xiao Peng?"
He nodded. "That's right."
I looked at him in disbelief. "You..."
Xiao Peng chuckled softly. "Xiao Yang nearly died twice, both times because he was saving you."
"But what about you? How can you doubt him?"
"..." I was left speechless.
Xiao Peng's gaze gradually turned cold. "Do you know how Xiao Yang spent his childhood?"
My face paled. "...What do you mean?"
He laughed mockingly. "Do you know why the Xiao Family adopted you?"
“……” I shook my head.
Xiao Peng told me that the Xiao Family adopted me on Xiao Qiang's suggestion.
He was worried that Xiao Yang would compete with him for the family fortune when he grew up, so he devised a plan.
Before Xiao Yang entered middle school, he secretly hired a psychologist to verbally attack Xiao Yang.
Then, when their parents were away on a business trip, he locked Xiao Yang in the basement and denied him food.
After three days of this, Xiao Yang was rescued in a near-death state, and that was when his second personality emerged.
Xiao Peng came into existence at that time.
His purpose was to protect Xiao Yang.
But Xiao Yang was too naive.
He knew all of this yet couldn't bear to expose his brother.
Even when he started having mental issues, he chose to keep it hidden.
By the time Xiao Peng finished telling me everything, I was so shocked that I couldn't speak.
No wonder Xiao Qiang wanted me to help him monitor Xiao Yang…
No wonder the Xiao Family had adopted me for so long but never let me into the company…
No wonder when I argued with Xiao Yang, Xiao Qiang specifically sought me out to talk…
It turned out all of this was to control Xiao Yang!
I remained silent for a long time before tremblingly asking, “…When will Xiao Yang come back?”
Xiao Peng smiled faintly. "He won't be coming back."
My face turned pale. "What did you say?!"
He replied calmly, "If it weren't to save you, I would have returned this body to him long ago."
"But he's dead."
I was left speechless.
I remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "I'm sorry..."
Xiao Peng looked at me with a hint of sarcasm. "You have nothing to apologize to him for."
"Even if you truly wanted to jump off a building, he would never give up on you."
"But Zhou Ya, do you know?"
"You are his reason for living, and also his Achilles' heel."
"As long as you genuinely want to die, he will never be able to free himself from you."
"So Zhou Ya, if you really want to jump, I might consider disappearing from this body."
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