Chapter 338 - Enough is enough...

Once the Board of Directors' Meeting ended, DX, Kai Xin, and Han Ye headed straight to the hospital. Wu Yue Xue was safely back in her ward and was being guarded by Head Manager Han who stood firm right in front of her door.

He was the leader of the team that went for the rescue mission. When he saw them, Head Manager Han moved aside to allow them to enter.

Nurse Chen Ying, the nurse who partook in the kidnapping of Wu Yue Xue, was stripped off her role and handed over to the police to be dealt with.

When DX offered to find another nurse for Han Ye, the latter had shaken his head.

"I can't keep doing this…" said Han Ye. He sat next to Wu Yue Xue's bed. There was a little dirt on her face and he reached over her to grab the wet tissue that was on the nightstand. As he wiped her face clean, he said with a heavy tone, "As long as she's here, she would continue to be my weakest link…"

"We don't have to do this. I can place her at a better hospital. I'm sure she'd be safe in a military hospital," said DX in a serious tone. On the way to the hospital, Han Ye informed them that he was ready to let her go and DX kept thinking about the things that he could have done for his assistant.

Having found a person that he loved, DX knew that it would be a cruel decision for Han Ye to make, both for himself and for Wu Yue Xue. When he thought about Kai Xin being in Wu Yue Xue's situation, DX found himself to be unable to even think about it much less acted upon it.

DX, Kai Xin, and Head Manager Han stood aside while Han Ye talked to his wife.

"My wife...My beautiful wife...Were you scared earlier? I'm sorry…" murmured Han Ye. He took his wife's hand and kissed it softly before adding, "You'd have hated me if I hurt an innocent baby...That's you...You're always kind towards others…"

He pulled her up into a hug and whispered, "You know I love you, right?"

As usual, there was no response. Ever since the beginning, Han Ye had known that the possibility of Wu Yue Xue ever waking up was almost zero. He knew that he was being stubborn by holding on but he could not let her go. Up until this event, he had no idea how easy he could be manipulated by others.

DX had been kind towards him and he did not want to place DX's children in anymore danger. Over the years, Han Ye knew that DX had helped him a lot. There was no reason why DX should help him but he did.

Their agreement was for DX to get the man who placed Wu Yue Xue in this situation and that Han Ye would work for him for 10 years. However, DX went further and he provided Wu Yue Xue with the best care without asking for anything back in return. He even managed to convince Wu Yue Xue's parents to give their daughter away to Han Ye.

Her parents had wanted to take her off life-support after the first year but Han Ye refused to let them do so. He kept believing that she would wake up one day. When her parents threatened to take him to court, DX stepped in and settled things off with them.

Due to DX's help, he managed to get 10 more years with Wu Yue Xue. Han Ye smiled as he looked at Wu Yue Xue's sleeping face. She had had the same expression on her face for the past 10 years. It was as if she was in a peaceful sleep.

As he placed her down on the bed carefully, he whispered, "Enough is enough…"

Reaching over, he closed his eyes before he turned off the ventilator that had been keeping Wu Yue Xue alive. As he hugged Wu Yue Xue's body, Han Ye whispered, "We'll meet again, Yue Xue…"

Kai Xin could not take it anymore and she turned around to hug DX. She did not want this for Han Ye. She wanted Han Ye to keep having hope. If she was placed in the same situation as him, she doubted that she would ever be able to do it. Looking up at DX's face, she shook her head to get the idea out of her head. She did not even want to think of a possibility that he might be in the same situation as Wu Yue Xue.

Head Manager Han glanced at Kai Xin who was crying against DX's chest. In an attempt to comfort her, he said, "Ms. Zhen, it's time for him to move on...The best thing he could do for her is to let her move on as well…"

"It's so cruel…"

"It's much crueler to keep her alive. Both of them had been living half a life...But now, she can restart her life while he can pick up where he left…" said Head Manager Han softly as he looked at Han Ye and Wu Yue Xue.

"Let's give him some time…" murmured DX as he led Kai Xin out of the room.

Only Head Manager Han remained in the room with Han Ye as they waited for Wu Yue Xue's heart to stop moving. The sound from the heart rate monitor would haunt both of them for a long time to come. After a few minutes, her body buckled and rattled as it tried to cling to the very last of the oxygen that remained in the body.

When the heart rate monitor eventually went flat, Han Ye who had remained calm until then started to tear up. It was gradual. The frustration that had been kept in his heart for the past 10 years started to show its ugly self.

What started as a slow silent sob soon turned into a heart-wrenching cry with Han Ye pulling Wu Yue Xue into a tight hug. Her warm body that had always been colder than his was gradually losing the heat and he kept rubbing her back, all the while begging for her to breathe again and to show him a sign that she was still inside.

However, despite his pleas, her body remained limp.

"No! No! No!" cried Han Ye and he shouted. His warm body trembled against her cold lifeless body.

Head Manager Han could only watch on. Even though his face remained calm, he felt something uncomfortable in his heart.

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His screams could be heard by the people who were outside the ward. Kai Xin who was sitting outside the ward with DX sitting right next to her winced when he heard the loud piercing scream. With her forehead resting against his shoulder, she murmured, "It's unfair...Han Ye is such a good person…"

DX patted her head as he sighed. Even though they rarely talked about her, he knew that to Han Ye, Wu Yue Xue was someone who he could never replace. He wondered if Han Ye would be any different after this.

Glancing at Kai Xin, DX unconsciously wrapped his arm around her. He was never a religious person but he found himself asking inwardly, "God, how could you bring people together and then take them apart?"