Switch Destiny

Chapter 23

Zhan Yao's eyes opened slowly, he took in his surroundings, a thick haze was overwhelming his ability to process anything properly. After he pulled away from his father he sat up but was thwarted by a strong yet gentle hand that kept pushing him back down.

"Dad?" He looked at Zhan Fu who was refusing to part with his son. Zhan Yao called as he turned his head to see his father smiling softly at him, his eyebrows creased in worry.

"I am fine dad" He mumbled quietly.

"Aren't you selfish, puppy!?" Bai Yu Tong said in a tone that reveals his attempt at being humorous. He was making an effort to lift the burden and worry from Zhan Yao's shoulder. His boyfriend is yet to indulge in all the sudden changes. Yu Tong didn't stop the effort.

"Don't try to sit up right now, doctor said your wound needs time to heal" Added Bai Yu Tong as he came closer to his father who kept hugging Zhan Yao and looking at Yu Tong with grief swallowing him.

"How did I end up here?" He uttered. His brain struggled to remember exactly what happened before he passed out in that prison cell. Zhan Fu averted his eyes to Mr. Bai and waited for the man to answer him.

"Your friend sent a letter with your diary to Yu Tong, you can say that your son saved you at the exact moment" Mr. Bai said. He suddenly felt a strange lack of emotion over this statement Maybe because he is worried that he is about to lose Yu Tong to this man.

"And that woman, where is she?" He asked again, unaware of the fact that Mr. Bai neglected to answer that half of his question. He kept silent for a moment, his facial expression giving away the silent battle he's having with himself over whether to divulge any information to the man in front of them all or not.

"Outside the country, she fled away" He sighed, and resigned. He said making Zhan Fu half furious as he tried to remain clam. He felt the need to start panicking, but all the pain inside of his chest broke into tears as he thought that she won't be ever punished for creating a massive chaos. 

"Easy dad" Bai Yu Tong ran to him seeing him falling into depression and panicking. As he tried to sit up again. Sharp pain shoots through his entire torso and he sank back into the hospital bed with a pained groan.

"Dad! Please!" Both young men called as they backed him and hovered over him. That scene killed Mr. Bai as he frowned and moved back holding his wife's hand and pressing hard. She knew from his expression that he was not happy with Yu Tong finding his real dad and calling another man by the word "father".

"I thought you are wiser, but look at you all weak and unreasonable" Her words did add to his suffering actually as she was teasing him back. He kept silent.

"I will kill that woman, I will make sure to do so before I die" Zhan Fu's heart started to race because he was feeling faint and the machine that he was hooked up to started beeping erratically. Yu Tong was about to shout at him to say something when he opened his mouth to speak again.

"Yao, please forgive me" He said hesitantly, then closed his eyes. Yu Tong and Zhan Yao panicked, they only thought the worst happened before the doctors came running to his rescue. They pushed the two away and was checking his heart monitor that kept beeping angrily.

A nurse came running and entered  without permission, carrying a syringe of something in her hand. She swiftly injected it into hi IV stream. His heart rate slowly went back to normal. The doctors asked them all to wait outside before they took their time looking after the sick man.