Chapter 947: Childhood Sweethearts 41

This argument ended with Song Chong's sudden fainting.

Before he fainted, he had been trying to persuade Song Chong; when he walked up close, he lowered his voice to discuss, with a hint of coaxing.

Xu Su reacted strongly, unable to bear them being that close, rushed over and shoved Song Chong.

Who would have thought that just that push, with Song Chong unprepared, his lower back hit the desk corner; his expression instantly distorted, as if suffering great pain, and he fainted right away.

"Song Chong!"

Songshang'an hurriedly embraced the limp person, seeing his face deathly pale, brows tightly furrowed, and as he touched the chest, the heartbeat became violently abnormal.

"How did he suddenly fall ill again…… Driver! Quickly get the driver ready!"

Songshang'an's body moved faster than his consciousness; he lifted Song Chong and rushed out, having not felt this empty-headed sensation for a long time.

Xu Su stood frozen in place, staring blankly at her hands, then helplessly watched Songshang'an run away.

"Mom."

Song Xu called out again, softly saying: "Let's divorce; if Father is ever investigated, he will definitely… go to prison, the Song family can't save him, we cannot break the law."

"Divorce…… hum."

Xu Su pushed him away, feeling as if Song Xu and they were now on the same side, "Even if he spends a lifetime in prison, I still want to divorce him."

Song Xu: "……"

Xu Su picked up the marriage certificate from the floor, locked it firmly in the desk drawer, sat before the desk, and tidied her hair.

"Let's go." Jin Chen put an arm around Song Xu's shoulders, "The rest of the matter has nothing to do with you."

Song Xu covered his heart, which had felt uncomfortable for a long time, his brows slightly furrowed, always having an indescribable bad premonition.

Half an hour later, they received the hospital's call.

Songshang'an still could not escape the original plot's track.

On the way to send Song Chong to the hospital, they encountered a car accident; he exerted all his strength to protect the unconscious Song Chong, himself taking the impact, and was sent to the operating room.

The only difference from the original plot is that this time, besides him, Song Chong also lies in the hospital.

When Jin Chen and Song Xu arrived at the hospital, they received the critical condition notice.

At the same time, 0731 all the way probed the surveillance and discovered it was intentional, not a coincidence, and the perpetrator was precisely those people involved in the illegal transaction.

Coincidentally, the heart source had already been stored in advance by Songshang'an at the hospital, as if he knew this would happen.

Same day, same time.

Songshang'an was receiving life-or-death treatment in the operating room.

Song Chong was also in the operating room, where the heart transplant surgery began.

Everything happened too quickly; not to mention Xu Su, even Jin Chen hadn't reacted yet.

After thinking, Jin Chen couldn't help but sigh, Songshang'an really left himself no retreat.

Outside the operating room, Song Xu sat blankly beside Jin Chen, palms cold, hearing Xu Su's incessant crying.

"Xiao Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er."

Jin Chen noticed something was wrong, called out softly a few times, his expression worried.

"…… I, I feel a bit cold."

Song Xu grabbed Jin Chen's hand; the bone-chilling cold startled Jin Chen, who hurriedly pulled him into his embrace, "He must have been frightened; it's my fault for not noticing."

"Don't blame yourself."

"It's just his own overthinking."

Song Xu sniffled, buried his head in Jin Chen's embrace, tears traced down, dripping onto his chin, winding into lines.

"I feel terrible."

"Father might not go to prison, but I would rather he did."

"At least… it won't be paying with his life."

"Drip."

The operating room main gate opened.

The doctor removed his mask, "We're sorry, we did our best."

Jin Chen immediately embraced the boy in his arms, hearing a choked sound nearby.

On the other side.

After receiving the heart transplant, Song Chong was pushed into the intensive care unit.

——

Xu Su, as Mrs. Song, arranged the funeral for Songshang'an.

She sped up the funeral proceedings to an extreme degree; everyone thought she was just overly grief-stricken, Jin Chen guessed…… perhaps she wanted to settle Songshang'an's ashes quickly before Song Chong woke up.

But on the final day, Song Chong miraculously woke up, forcing himself with a breath to rush to the funeral home.

The heavy, solemn atmosphere was disturbed by the sudden sound of the door opening.

Song Chong wore a blue-and-white striped hospital gown, his complexion paler than when he was ill, he stumbled to the ice coffin, pushed Xu Su aside, his eyes bloodshot and fixed on Songshang'an inside the ice coffin.

He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, and only after a few seconds did he speak: "Songshang'an, Songshang'an……"

"Brother."

Tears smashed onto the coffin, Song Chong's forehead pressed against his own hand, shoulders trembling, yet he made no sound.

Song Xu grabbed Xu Su, who was still trying to drive Song Chong away, "Mom… Mom, don't do this."

"He is Father's older brother, a relative of the Song family."

Perhaps the two words "relative" moved Song Chong; he stopped trembling, eyes red, stood up, and kept looking closely until the mourners dispersed and the body was cremated.

After that day ended, Song Chong almost begged, asking Xu Su to allow him to take the ashes away.

Xu Su agreed, the price being all of Song Chong's assets, not a single cent left.

Song Chong agreed on the spot, carrying the urn away.

Many years later, Song Xu still remembered that silhouette.

Song Chong's broad back had grown much thinner; sunlight streaming from the Main Gate lit the blue-white hospital gown, and the urn in his hand became the heaviest shade.

After that, Song Xu never saw Song Chong again.

Xu Su had amassed great wealth, enough for her to squander for a long time.

After the Song Clan Group's board of directors deliberated, they confirmed that Song Xu did not want to take over, selected a new manager, and the Song family still held the largest share.

It seemed as if everything had ended.

Yet it seemed as if it hadn't.

After visiting Xu Su and returning, Song Xu pat-patted into the bedroom, flung himself into Jin Chen's arms begging for a hug.

During this period his mood remained low; Jin Chen could tell, holding him and gently patting his back to lull him to sleep.

"Everyone will die." Song Xu suddenly blurted out.

"Yes, everyone will die."

Jin Chen replied, lowering his gaze to him, "But within our limited lives, I will always be with Xiao Yu'er."

Song Xu's lips curved slightly; hearing Jin Chen's strong heartbeat, he drifted into sleep.

【Villain Blackening Value detected -20, total 0!】

【Villain Heartthrob Value detected 10, total 95!】

——

The Golden Crow Group's cooperation project in the Huaxia region proceeded smoothly, also considered thoroughly stabilized.

Jin Chen and Mu Henian delegated the work to others, focusing on enjoying time with their respective families.

A few months later.

Song Xu emerged from the shadows, his mood restored with Jin Chen's company; the two were inseparable, and he, following his own preference, resumed graduate studies in the literature department.

Another sunny afternoon.

After finishing his classes, Song Xu's head, stuffed with knowledge, felt foggy, when he suddenly heard a friend's teasing nearby.

"Oh dear, the literature department's only heartthrob brother is back again."

Song Xu responded by looking up, meeting Jin Chen's smiling gaze.

Jin Chen leaned against the doorframe, arms open to him, sunlight streaming through his white shirt, the glass outside the classroom door clear and bright.

He hurried over, grabbing his backpack and embracing Jin Chen.

【Villain Heartthrob Value detected 5, total 100!】

"Hungry?" Jin Chen asked.

"I'm hungry… I want to eat the roasted chicken legs you made, Brother."

"Alright, we need to go to the supermarket first to buy ingredients."

The two walked off side by side.

And so it continued.