The referee counted to ten and announced, "Red Wins!!!"

Just after that, Bai Cao fell to the ground and blood splattered from her mouth.

"Bai Cao!!" shouted Ting Hao and ran towards Bai Cao.

He tried to wake Bai Cao but Bai Cao was unconscious.

Ting Hao lifts Bai Cao in his arms and took her out of the Feng Yun Hall. He sat inside the car, everyone else did too.

"Chang An, let's go to the hospital," said Ting Hao.

"I know where we have to go, Ting Hao," said Chang An.

Then Chang An quickly drove towards the hospital, and some media followed them.

Some media were still in Feng Yun Hall taking pictures of fainted Guang Ya and Chen Zhou.

Chen Zhou didn't even go near Guang Ya yet.

"Chen Zhou, let's take Guang Ya to the hospital or else these media people will demolish your name," mumbled Yin Xiu.

Chen Zhou went near Guang Ya and lifts her in his arms and took her to the same hospital as Bai Cao.

As soon as Bai Cao reached the hospital, she was taken inside the ICU.

Everyone was sitting outside waiting for the operation to be over while Chang An was nowhere to be found.

Ting Hao was walking left and right in front of the ICU while looking at the ICU and that's when Chang An came there he keeps his hand on his shoulder.

"Tinghao I know how you are feeling right now, but at least go sit there, if you will be weak like this then how can Baicao stay strong?? You know that you are her strength" said Chang An.

Ting Hao turns his face at Chang An. His eyes were really red as he was trying to hold his tears back. He didn't want to cry.

"Chang An, it's all my fault. I should have agreed to Chen Zhou's condition... I shouldn't have let Bai Cao be alone. Chang An, she will be ok, right?"

"Of course, Ting Hao. She will be ok... She has to be ok, but after waking up, when she sees you like this, do think she will be ok?"

Ting Hao shook his head and said, "I just want her to come out safe. I promised if she comes to me safely I am willing to do anything for her, anything that she asks me to do"

"Even if she asks you to stop loving her?" asked Chang An which made Ting Hao look at him in shock but he said nothing.

"Ting Hao, I am asking something."

"Chang An, she asks me to do anything except this. It's not because I won't stop loving her... it's because I can't stop loving her. If I could, I would have stopped loving her long ago... but I just can't."

"What if in future, you can stop loving her?"

"I don't think that day will ever come... but if that day comes, it will be my last day because I can't even imagine my life without loving Bai Cao," said Ting Hao with a smile but a teardrop rolled down from his cheeks.

"Well, you went to meet the doctor, right? What did he say?" asked Ting Hao trying to change the topic.

"Yeah, I did meet the doctor and the doctor said that..." Chang An paused.

"How is her condition, Chang An?" asked Ting Hao restlessly.

"Critical... very critical. Her middle rib is broken and it has injured one of her lungs," said Chang An.

Ting Hao was shocked after hearing that. He was heartbroken.

"It's not only her who is in a critical stage. There is one more person who is very critical," said Chang An.

"Who? Is it Guang Ya? Was she that badly hurt too?" asked Ting Hao.

"No. Guang Ya is totally ok. She fainted because of shock."

"Then who are you talking about?"

"Ruo Bai."

"What!? How is it in a critical stage? What happened to him?"

"He fought against Chen Zhou knowing that he has a blood clot in his head."

"What!? He has a blood clot! He fought against Chen Zhou too?" said Ting Hao a bit loudly. Everyone at the hospital starts looking at them.

"Ting Hao, are you out of your mind?! We are in a hospital right now!"

"Yeah, I know that, but how did you get to know about it and when?"

"The day he came to our house, I mistakenly saw the reports."

"You knew about it since that day! And you didn't even bother to tell us! Why would you do that, Chang An?!"

"Because... because Ruo Bai asked me not to."

I am sorry, Ting Hao, for lying to you. I am sorry, Ruo Bai, for putting all the blame on you.

Ting Hao sat on the chair in shock.

"Ting Hao, please be brave. I know you want to help him. I know he is your friend and you want him to live even if I want that, but please, don't do the same thing you did before. Please don't give up Bai Cao for him just because he doesn't care about himself. Ting Hao, you need to think about yourself."

"Chang An, what are you saying?!"

"Ting Hao, I know that you want Bai Cao's happiness... and for that, you can even leave her but please... please don't ever think of doing that. You must fight for your love."

"Chang An, you are totally out of your mind right now. Why are you even thinking about it right now? Right now, this doesn't matter. What matters right now is Ruo Bai and Bai Cao's safety. They should be ok."

"I know Bai Cao will be ok. I know Ruo Bai will be ok. Both of them are very strong and they too want to live. I know they will be totally fine... but I also know you, Ting Hao. You know, you are the most foolish and stupid person I have ever seen in my life. Are you not afraid of losing her?"

"I am afraid of losing her but more than that, I am afraid of seeing her unhappy."

Oh really, Ting Hao? Then you tell me, would you like it if I would leave Ting Yi saying that she will be happier with Chu Yuan?"

"What?!"

"Just answer my question."

"No."

"But why would you not like it? I am just thinking of her happiness. She must be happy with me right now but future she might be unhappy and regretful about choosing me. Then why would you not like it?"

"Because I know that she will be the happiest person if you are with her."

"And how do you know that?"

"Because I am her brother. I have been living with her under one roof for years. I know her the best."

"Exactly, Ting Hao. I am also her brother. I know that I and her were not lived under the same roof for years but I still know her the best... I also know that Bai Cao will be the happiest if she is with you but you are so dumb that you will sacrifice her thinking that she will be happier with Ruo Bai. But it is not the truth. I am her brother, Ting Hao. I know her and I know you too. You two are made for each other."

"Maybe we are made for each other, Chang An... but not every made for each other people are destined to be together."

Chang An was about to say something but before he could, the OT door opened. Bai Cao was taken to a room.

"The operation was successful. You all brought her here at the right time," said the doctor

"Thank you so much, doctor," said Chang An.

The doctor was about to leave but before he could Ting Hao asked, "Will she be able to fight in the future? Yuan Wu Dao is her life. She can't leave without it."

"Well, she can fight, but she has to be careful for at most two years or at least a year."

"Don't worry, doctor. I will make sure that she will be careful," said Ting Hao.

"She will get back in her consciousness by tomorrow and there might be some chances for her to have short-term memory loss, for example, she might forget what happened in the fight or something like that but she will regain her memory by tomorrow only."

"Okay."

The doctor kept one hand on Ting Hao's shoulder and another on Chang An's and said, "You guys must take care of yourself too."

"Yeah we will doctor," said Chang An and Ting Hao together.

Then the doctor went from there and everyone else went towards Bai Cao's room.

At night, everyone went to their house except Ting Hao and Chang An but there was someone else too standing outside the room. Both Ting Hao and Chang An slept on the sofa while sitting.

Then suddenly, the door of the room opened. The person who was standing outside came inside without making any noise.

That person went near Bai Cao's bed and kept looking at Bai Cao. That person did nothing and slowly went outside but before he went from there, he glared at Ting Hao and gave a mysterious smile. His face was not visible as he was wearing a hoodie which was covering his face. Then he went out from there and as he went out, Ting Hao woke up.

Was someone here? Why did I feel as if someone was staring at me?

Then Ting Hao looks at the door, the door was still moving a little. Seeing it moving, Ting Hao quickly went outside the room but found no one there.

Why did I feel as if someone was inside right now? I guess I am overthinking. It must be nothing.

Then Ting Hao went back inside and slept on the sofa.

In the morning, Ting Hao and Chang An were still sleeping. That's when Bai Cao woke up. She tried to get up and while trying, she accidentally broke the glass kept on the table near her bed.

Hearing that voice, both Chang An and Ting Hao woke up.

They were at first tensed as they didn't know who made that sound but as they saw Bai Cao's eyes opened. Their face's expressions changed totally.

They ran towards Bai Cao.

Ting Hao held her hands and said, "Bai Cao, thank god you are awake."

"What am I doing here? What happened yesterday, Senior Ting Hao?" asked Bai Cao.

"Bai Cao, you won the match yesterday," said Chang An.

"How is Guang Ya?"

"She is ok."

"And what about Senior Brother Ruo Bai? Is he ok?"

As Bai Cao asked that, both Ting Hao and Chang An looked at each other.

Chang An shook his face and Ting Hao nodded.

"Bai Cao, you just woke up. Relax a bit," said Chang An.

"Is something wrong, brother?" asked Bai Cao.

"Nothing is wrong, Bai Cao."

"Senior Ting Hao, brother won't tell me anything. You tell me, what happened?"

Ting Hao sighed and said, "Actually, Bai Cao, Ruo Bai..." Ting Hao paused for a second.

"What happened, Senior Ting Hao?"

"Nothing happened, Bai Cao. Just take some rest," saying that Ting Hao went out of the room.

"Bai Cao, relax. Ruo Bai is ok," saying that, Chang An went out behind Ting Hao.

Ting Hao was sitting on the chair in front of Bai Cao's room.

"I guess, you are more afraid of losing her," said Chang An.

Ting Hao looked at him but said nothing.

Chang An sat beside him and keeps his hand on his shoulder.

"Ting Hao, you know that you can't lie to me and I know that you will never lie to Bai Cao but even if you lie to us, your eyes will always tell us the truth. We can see your love for Bai Cao and the fear of losing her... it's all visible in your eyes," said Chang A.

Ting Hao turned his face towards Chang An with a smile on his face and said, "If it is like that then why can't she see that?? Why can't she see my love for her, Chang An? You can see that love, everyone can see but why can't she see that love, Chang An? Why?"

Even though there was a smile on his face, the tears in his eyes were shining like stars in that corridor.

Chang An was about to say something but before he could someone from the back said, "Everything happens at the right time, Ting Hao."

Ting Hao turned his face to his back. That person was no one else but Guo Guo.

"Guo Guo, what are you doing here? And where is everyone else?" asked Chang An.

"They are coming, Chan An. Actually, I walked a bit faster than them as I was more eager to know if my new friend is doing well or not," said Guo Guo.

"Are you talking about Bai Cao?" asked Ting Hao.

"Of course."

"And why do you think that you both are friends?"

"Well, friends know something about each other which no one knows... right?"

"Yeah."

"Exactly,"

Saying that, Guo Guo went inside Bai Cao's room while Ting Hao and Chang An were still confused.

"What did she just say?" asked Ting Hao.

"I don't know. Well, what she said now doesn't matter. What matters is what she said earlier."

"What did she say? She said a lot of things."

"Ting Hao, she said everything happens at the right time. I know that you think that Bai Cao can't see your love for her and maybe she really doesn't but maybe it's because it's not the right time. Just give her some time too. And if she is destined to be with Ruo Bai, which she is not, but still, if she is, then let it happen naturally. You don't have to do anything."

"I think you are right, Chang An. Well, let's just stop talking about it."

Then Ting Hao and Chang An went back inside.

Everyone else came there too. They all were really happy to see Bai Cao awake.

All day, they would take care of her, and feed her. They would not let Bai Cao do anything by herself.

Like that, the day passed.

At night, everyone went home including Chang An.

Everyone tried to take Ting Hao with them at home but he would not listen to anyone... not even Bai Cao.

Bai Cao was in her room sleeping but Ting Hao was not there. He went to change his clothes.

But from outside the room, someone was looking at Bai Cao.

TO BE CONTINUED