Zeng Hui had little strength, and in two moves, Shang Jin Cheng snatched the tool from her and shoved her hard against the wall.
Her insides ached with anger, and she glared fiercely at Shang Jin Cheng.
"You are all her lapdogs! You'd give your lives to protect her, what's so great about her? It's ridiculous! This world is ridiculous!"
"No matter what, I won't let you go, Jiang Jing Tian. Today, I'll drag you down with me even if I die. I don't need your pity, I don't need your forgiveness, I'll fight you!"
Saying this, she spotted Tian Tian and lunged.
Tian Tian's ropes hadn't been untied yet, and her movements were restricted. Shang Jin Cheng, fearing she would be at a disadvantage, quickly threw the seized knife to protect her.
As Zeng Hui lunged towards Tian Tian, she saw Shang Jin Cheng's face again.
Enraged, she gritted her back teeth, glanced at his chest, and yanked out his knife!
If the pain she felt earlier was bearable, this was now life-threatening.
Blood gushed out like a waterfall, splashing all over Zeng Hui.
Shang Jin Cheng felt a wave of dizziness, clutched his wound, and toppled to the side, disoriented.
Seizing the opportunity, Zeng Hui raised the knife again and, amidst Tian Tian's shrill cries, brutally stabbed Shang Jin Cheng.
Shang Jin Cheng's fading consciousness was pulled back by the pain.
He lifted his foot and, with his last ounce of strength, kicked Zeng Hui in the stomach, sending her stumbling back a couple of steps.
Then, he staggered back, looking at Tian Tian weakly.
"This woman is crazy, there's no reasoning with her. Hurry and untie the ropes, run."
He laboriously pulled the knife from his own body and swayed as he cut Tian Tian's ropes.
Tears blurred Tian Tian's vision, but they couldn't stop her from seeing Shang Jin Cheng's battered body clearly.
Her heart was breaking, filled with hatred.
She hated her own powerlessness, her soft heart, her lustful eyes that fell for Chen Dong Yang, whom she shouldn't have loved.
If anything happened to Shang Jin Cheng today, she wouldn't want to live either.
"Stop moving, quickly cover the wound, you can't bleed anymore."
"Don't mind me, Shang Jin Cheng, you should run."
Shang Jin Cheng didn't leave. Gritting his teeth, he cut with all his might, and finally, before Zeng Hui could lunge again, he severed the ropes.
Zeng Hui picked up another knife that had fallen on the ground, bared her teeth, and charged towards them again.
Tian Tian, quick as lightning, pulled off the ropes. Ignoring the numbness all over her body, she rushed forward, kicked Zeng Hui over, grabbed her hair, and slammed her head hard onto the ground.
Once, twice, thrice... until she lost consciousness.
Her head buzzed, her body felt weak. She remembered Zeng Hui had stuffed her phone into her pocket. She fumbled through Zeng Hui's clothes, found the phone, and frantically dialed the emergency number.
At the hospital, Chen Dong Yang was the first to arrive, followed by the Zhan brothers and Shang Jin Cheng's father.
Tian Tian, covered in dirt, sat in the empty lobby, her eyes vacant.
Chen Dong Yang held her in his arms. No matter how he called out or comforted her, she remained silent.
It wasn't until she heard Ge'er and Shang Jin Cheng's mother's voices from the crowd that she slowly lifted her eyelids.
Ge'er had clearly rushed from her company, still in her business suit and high heels.
As if unable to believe what had happened, she asked with a sliver of hope,
"Tian Tian, what's wrong? What happened?"
"I must have misheard, right? It's impossible. Shang Jin Cheng is so afraid of pain, how could he..."
"They must be lying to me, you're all playing a joke on me, aren't you?"
"Where is Shang Jin Cheng? Hurry and call him out! This joke isn't funny, if you don't come out soon, I'll get angry!"
Tian Tian finally showed a flicker of life. She stared at Ge'er for a few seconds, her whole body trembling, then suddenly knelt on the ground as if possessed and began slapping herself fiercely.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Uncle and Aunt Shang! I'm not human, I'm a pig! An incorrigible, idiotic pig! Ge'er, hit me, scold me! I'm too ashamed to face you, I've failed you all! Just kill me!"
Everyone present looked even more grim.
Chen Dong Yang's heart was cut like a knife. He knelt down with a thud and tightly grasped Tian Tian's hand.
"Stop hitting yourself! This is all my fault!"
"Ge'er, Auntie, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If you want to hit or scold, come at me. I won't fight back! I'm sorry, please don't blame Tian Tian..."
Ge'er's last shred of hope shattered. Her vision went black, and she began to fall, but someone caught her.
She straightened up, closed her eyes, and took a few seconds to compose herself. She shook off the hand of the person beside her and yanked Chen Dong Yang's collar.
"That's right! It is your fault! If it weren't for you, how could he have met that wicked woman?"
"Where is she? Bring her here! I want to strangle her, to deal with her myself! I'm not as kind as Tian Tian, bring her here!"
At this point, although everyone was deeply saddened by Shang Jin Cheng's death, mutual blame wouldn't solve anything. Moreover, they were in a hospital, and they were all respectable people. Making such a scene was unbecoming.
Jiang Jing Yu went to stop Ge'er. "Alright, calm down. Shouting and blaming won't solve anything. Let them get up first."
"That woman definitely can't escape. Tian Tian is also a victim, and she's already feeling guilty enough. You don't want to push her to her death, do you? Stop talking."
Ge'er's rage, which had reached its peak, was suppressed by this sentence, "You don't want to push her to her death, do you?"
She was filled with grief and forbearance, her gaze towards Chen Dong Yang and Tian Tian filled with blame, resentment, sympathy, and helplessness.
She trembled uncontrollably, her features contorted in pain, suffering even more than Shang Jin Cheng's parents who had lost their son in middle age.
Everyone dared not speak further, silently observing her, afraid she might faint from sheer distress.
Finally, after painstakingly calming herself down, she bent down and helped Tian Tian and Chen Dong Yang up.
"That's right, you are also victims, and blaming you is useless. We can only blame fate for playing tricks on us."
"I'm pregnant..."
The crowd collectively gasped, "Ah?"
She had regained her composure and looked at everyone with a gentle expression, her hand resting on her belly.
"It's been six weeks. We just found out last night. We wanted to announce it today as double happiness, but unexpectedly..."
"Let me say it again, it's all fate. I don't blame anyone. Tian Tian, Dong Yang, you two don't need to blame yourselves."
"He just went to heaven to wait for me and the baby. We will reunite one day, so there's no need to be sad if you think about it carefully."
"Alright, let's disperse. Go do what you need to do. Let our family have some time alone. I'll head back after dealing with this."
"Tian Tian, don't argue with Dong Yang, don't have any disagreements. Precisely because your happiness was hard-won, you must cherish it, otherwise, his death would be in vain."
"Everyone, go. Chen Dong Yang, stay with her and don't let her overthink things. I won't overthink things either."
"For the baby, I'll be fine. No one needs to worry about me."