Chapter 1039: Only We Are Left

The air was thick with a mixture of blood and gunpowder.

Everything seemed to have come to an end just like this.

Li Xiao did not look at Luo Wanwan on the ground again; he tossed the gun in his hand aside and turned around.

Yet his body suddenly swayed violently, as if he had lost all his strength!

"Li Xiao!!!"

Cai Xiaotang hurried forward to support him.

Li Xiao waved his hand, signaling that he was fine.

Mu Liusu also walked over and asked in a low voice, "Shall I handle her corpse?"

"No."

Li Xiao shook his head, then pointed to an empty space nearby.

"I have something I want to tell you."

The moment he killed Luo Wanwan just now, he had already made up his mind.

Mu Liusu did not speak and walked directly in the direction he pointed.

Li Xiao turned to follow.

Seeing this, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly tried to follow as well.

But her wrist was suddenly gripped by him.

"Xiao Tang, wait for me here."

Li Xiao gave her a reassuring smile and reached out to tuck a stray lock of hair behind her ear.

"We will finish talking soon, and then I will take you home."

"Okay..."

Cai Xiaotang agreed obediently, watching as the two walked away.

Then, not knowing what was said, it truly took less than five minutes for the two of them to walk back.

Mu Liusu ordered her subordinates to start clearing the scene.

Li Xiao, meanwhile, pulled Cai Xiaotang along and got into a car not far away.

"Let me drive."

Fearing that he was not in a good state, Cai Xiaotang took the driver's seat herself.

Li Xiao's strength had not fully recovered; he nodded slightly and did not refuse.

After one last glance at the scene outside the window, Cai Xiaotang started the car and slowly left this place of trouble.

Having finally escaped danger, it should have been a happy occasion.

Yet neither of them spoke for a long time.

They did not know what to say either.

The only one who survived... was Li Xiao.

And the others...

Every time Cai Xiaotang thought of this, she couldn't help but feel her eyes sting, and the final image of Lao Si before he left kept flashing in her mind.

Suddenly, she thought of something and hurriedly said, "By the way, do you want to go see Laoqi? He was the one who found us..."

"Laoqi is still alive?"

Li Xiao was stunned upon hearing this, his voice trembling as he asked back.

"He..."

Cai Xiaotang thought of how Laoqi looked covered in blood when she found him; she paused for two seconds before continuing.

"He was severely injured. The Doctor said he needed surgery. I don't know the specifics, but we can go see him now. Do... do you want to go?"

She asked cautiously, not knowing if Li Xiao's current emotional state could handle seeing the heavily injured Laoqi.

Li Xiao answered without hesitation, "Go!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang changed her route and drove toward the Hospital.

Soon, the two arrived downstairs at the Hospital and went straight to Laoqi's ward.

But standing outside the door, neither of them pushed it open.

Through the window, they could see him lying on the bed.

There were still bruises on his face that hadn't faded, and his eyes were tightly shut, as if he were in a deep sleep.

Cai Xiaotang wanted to push the door open.

But when her fingers touched the doorknob, she hesitated.

If Laoqi wakes up...

How should they tell him that everyone except him is gone?

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath, unable to stop the tears from falling.

Just then—

"Are you here to visit the patient?"

A man's voice suddenly rang out.

Cai Xiaotang and Li Xiao snapped back to reality and looked behind them, only to see someone dressed as a Doctor.

"Yes."

Cai Xiaotang replied, then hurriedly asked, "Doctor, how is his condition now? How long until he recovers?"

"Didn't the others tell you?"

The Doctor was taken aback, his expression puzzled.

"No..."

Cai Xiaotang shook her head with a blank expression, yet an ominous premonition rose in her heart.

Immediately after, she heard the Doctor suddenly sigh, saying with a face full of helplessness.

"The patient's condition is not very optimistic. He had been running a high fever before he was sent here, and he was in a coma throughout the entire surgery. We currently do not know exactly when he will be able to wake up, and... because of the high fever, it is very likely that some impact has been caused to his brain, but this will have to wait until he truly wakes up to see his specific performance and the results of detailed examinations. In short..."

The Doctor paused for a moment before continuing: "In short, you must be mentally prepared to take care of him for the rest of his life."

"What..."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang's heart felt suddenly hollow, and she stumbled, nearly losing her footing.

Li Xiao hurriedly steadied her without speaking, yet the knuckles of the hand he placed on her shoulder had turned white from tension.

The Doctor said no more and turned to leave.

Li Xiao no longer hesitated; he pushed open the door to the hospital room and pulled Cai Xiaotang inside.

Because they no longer had to worry about the consequences of Laoqi knowing those pieces of news...

"Beep—"

There was only the sound of instruments operating in the hospital room.

Li Xiao stood before Laoqi's hospital bed, remaining silent for a long time.

Cai Xiaotang's tears, however, could no longer be held back; they fell drop by drop like beads from a broken string.

Why...

Why did it have to be this result?

Everyone around Li Xiao was gone, and now even Laoqi...

Cai Xiaotang fiercely raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her mind filled with images of everyone being together in the past.

Those memories were clearly still so vivid.

In the past, she always felt that death was a very distant thing.

But the bloody reality told her that she would never see them again...

She was already this sad.

Then what about Li Xiao?

What should he do in the future?

Cai Xiaotang did not know, nor could she think of an answer.

She didn't even have a clue how to offer comfort.

Because any words of comfort were pale.

The only thing she could do was stay by his side.

The two of them quietly stayed with Laoqi for a while, then retreated from the room in silence.

Back in the car, Cai Xiaotang still consciously sat in the driver's seat.

The atmosphere inside the car seemed even more stifling than before.

She wiped her tears, forced herself to pull it together, and gently hooked her hand around Li Xiao's.

"Li Xiao, let's go home, back to our own home..."

Cai Xiaotang said softly.

"Mm."

Li Xiao responded.

Seeming not to want her to worry, he forced the corners of his lips to curl up slightly.

It was just that the smile no longer had its usual unrestrained nature, only heaviness.

The whole way was silent.

Half an hour later, the two returned home.

The massive villa stood there quietly, no different from before.

It was only two days ago that they had gone out together...

Li Xiao dragged his heavy footsteps toward the direction of the villa.

The main door opened, but the entire villa was quiet, with not a single person inside.

Li Xiao stood at the doorway without moving.

Cai Xiaotang stood behind him, and the tears she had finally managed to stop showed signs of making a comeback.

From now on, there would only be the two of them here...