Chapter 180：Is It Too Late to Love Him ?

Xiao Ping sits on a bench of a hospital's aisle. Her hands, holding a cup of hot tea, are trembling. Once she arrived at this hospital, the paramedics guided her to the emergency room to have doctor checking up her condition. But Xiao Ping refused it. She insisted to go to Yu Jin's place.

Despite of in desperation knowing Yu Jin was not breathing, Xiao Ping still used her mind to continue her mission, signaling the helicopter. She searched for the telescope, and it was on her luck that the telescope was already broken into pieces. She took the tiny mirror that was part of the telescope and ran into the window, signaling the helicopter. It was after made sure that her signal was being noticed, she dropped down and cried.

An hour later, a rescue team went into the building from the third floor. They broke the window and went upstair. They found her crying beside Yu Jin's body. One of the rescuer checked on Yu Jin' vitality. They found his pulse, but a weak one. Yet, Xiao Ping was overjoy to hear it. To her, it was a miracle until she heard that Yu Jin was in his critical moment. It took three men to lift the bookshelf. Then, they put something to support his body then carefully lifted him and brought him down. Since the boat was small, Xiao Ping needed to wait in the building with one of the rescuer. They brought Yu Jin first to the nearest hospital then picked her up after.

"Xiao Ping!!" a relieved shout calls her. Right when she turns her head, someone brings her to a hug. So tightly. Another hug comes from her behind. "Xiao Ping, Thank God you are safe!" a familiar woman's voice echoing in her ear. "Mom..? Dad..?" she asks in disbelief. "Yes.. Yes.. it is us," his father whispers in between his sobs. "Dad!" Xiao Ping exclaims then hugs him, "Mom!" Xiao Ping hugs her mother, too then cries together with them.

Just like Yu Jin told her, her whole families are safe. When they walked, Bai Zi suddenly ran fast ahead them, so they had no choice but to follow and tried to catch the dog. Turned out the dog had a sharp intuition that the storm was about to come, so he leaded them to the nearest two floors building. They were already inside the building when the typhoon came. After the storm subsided, they climbed the rooftop and stayed there until they were rescued.

Xiao Ping is very happy and relieved to meet her parents. But she refuses to go with her parents to the evacuation place. She doesn't want to leave Yu Jin fighting alone. Al though she knows there is nothing she can do but wait, she still refuses to leave. So, her mother decides to stay with her while her father goes back to the evacuation camp. In her mother's embrace, Xiao Ping once again catches in daze. She is drowned with the memories she had with Yu Jin. He is always there for her, mostly when she was down below. He mended her broken heart with his undemanding love. Because of him, she is now can back on her feet. And she realized that it's all because she is in love with him. She loves him now. Oh God, is it too late to love him now ? Can't she have a chance to show her love in the future. Must she loses one she loved once more ? No! She doesn't want to lose him! She doesn't know how to stand without him. She needs him. Please, don't let me lose him, God.. She cries again in her mother's embrace.

An hour later, the light above the surgery room's door is off. A doctor, still with scrub, comes out from the room. Xiao Ping approaches the doctor. "How is he, Doctor ?" she asks immediately. She left her shyness on the floor at the moment. The doctor stops walking. "Are you his family ?" the doctor asks. "No, but he has no family here," she answers, forgets about Mr. Bai, "I'm his girlfriend. His closest relative he has now." The doctor observes her from head to toe. "I'm the one who was rescued with him," she adds. The doctor finally nods.

"He is still unconscious now. But he is stable. We did an MRA to him, and there is no brain damage, but we still have to check on his spinal cord since his back was crushed by heavy object. The examination will take about couple of days. He is lucky to be found on time. If only it was few minutes late, he might not made it. He was lost a lot of blood since the stab cut a vein near his liver," the doctor stops explaining when he sees Xiao Ping's pale face. "But he is okay now. He is very fit, I believe he will conscious soon," the doctor goes easy on Xiao Ping then pats her shoulder. "Th.. Thank you, Doctor," Xiao Ping says in stammered. The doctor nods then walks away from her. Still dumbstruck, Xiao Ping walks back to her mother in zombie like then cries in her mother's arms.