"I will grow up soon and marry Brother Yuan !"

Xi Yuan was fearing this the most .

He knew how important these little kids were to Rong Xinghe . Especially , Little Tiyanyi . Rong Xinghe always said that Little Tiyanyi had the capability to be a great singer . In fact , she believed that Little Tiyanyi could even surpass Xinghe herself . Every time Rong Xinghe talked about this six year old doll , her eyes would liven up .

This was the reason that he had been trying to hide about Little Tiyanyi's recent frequent fevers from Rong Xinghe . But the moment the doctors diagnosed Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in the child , he knew that things couldn't be kept to himself and that Rong Xinghe deserved to know about this .

He had also predicted that Rong Xinghe would panic after she would get the news , so he had decided to personally tell her about this .

And his prediction was completely accurate .

Rong Xinghe's face was as pale as a sheet . And since he had held her hands into his , he could feel that they had turned cold and were shivering slightly .

Xi Yuan could obviously , not see his woman like this but her reaction was understandable . He had lost his loved ones as well . He could tell what this girl of his was going through . At least , she could mentally prepare herself for the worst case scenario .

Xi Yuan quickly cupped Rong Xinghe's cheeks and looked straight into her eyes ," Do you want to see her ? "

Rong Xinghe remained silent but her silence meant approval .

"Come !", Xi Yuan easily understood his Xinghe's unsaid words.

" Wait ! Assistant Shou . Is there any important meeting left for the day ? ", Rong Xinghe stopped in her tracks and looked at Shou Wu .

"No Military Chief . There is just a Military drill but the trainee officers can handle that on their own . You can analyze them tomorrow . ", Shou Wu looked at the schedule file in his hands and replied .

"Alright then . I will leave first . There is an emergency . ", Rong Xinghe nodded her head and walked towards the lift along with Xi Yuan .

Xi Yuan simply glanced at the girl once . He was confused as to why she would reconfirm her schedule before leaving .

" Life of 98 million citizens of Country X is more important than the life of one individual . Little Tiyanyi is dear to Rong Xinghe but so is this nation to the Military Chief . ", Rong Xinghe also answered the unasked question .

Xi Yuan stayed silent .

This girl ...

She sure had her way to maintain balance between her professional as well as her personal life . She knew very well , when to be compassionate and when to be patriotic and dutiful . She was obviously not in her right state of mind , yet she prioritized Country X more than anything else . This nation was lucky to give birth to a person like her .

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Soon , Rong Xinghe and Xi Yuan arrived at the Platinum Care Hospital where the little girl was admitted .

Rong Xinghe walked inside the hospital room with soft footsteps and sat down on the stool beside the bed while Xi Yuan stood behind her .

Little Tiyanyi was asleep and an IV drip was injected into the back of her hand . The girl had a cute bun like face , yet she looked pale and fragile .

Rong Xinghe placed her hand on Little Tiyanyi's hand and tilted her face slightly ," She must be going through so much pain , Yuan "

Xi Yuan had nothing to say . What could he say ?

The man simply massaged Rong Xinghe's tensed shoulders .

After sometime , Little Tiyanyi slowly opened her eyes and looked at the woman beside her .

As soon as the girl saw Rong Xinghe , her eyes were filled with excitement ," Sister Xinghe ! You came to see me ?! "

Rong Xinghe cleared her slightly choked throat and nodded .

"Sister Xinghe ! You know Brother Yuan helped me with the lyrics of new song . I really like him . He is so good to all of us kids . You know , that day , he even cooked food for all of us . Brother William always teases us but Brother Yuan is so nice to us . He is just like you Sister Xinghe . I have decided that I will grow up soon and marry Brother Yuan !", Little Tiyanyi started talking to Rong Xinghe excitedly .

" You will marry him when you ... grow up ?", Rong Xinghe patted the girl's head . I really hope that you grow up like a normal child my dear .

"Yes ! Brother Yuan ! Will you marry me when I grow up ?", Little Tiyanyi looked at Xi Yuan with an expectant gaze .

Xi Yuan smiled and nodded ," How can I reject you , my dear ?"

"Look Sister Xinghe ! He called me 'my dear' !", Little Tiyanyi whispered in Rong Xinghe's ears shyly.

Rong Xinghe couldn't control herself anymore as tears started welling up in her eyes . She didn't wanted Little Tiyanyi to know that she had a serious disease , so she quickly got up and exited the hospital ward .

But Little Tiyanyi got worried ,"Brother Yuan ! Was Sister Xinghe crying ?! Why did she wiped her cheeks when she left the room ?! Did I say something wrong ?! Did I hurt her ?! Is she worried about me ?! Tell her that I just had a small fever . Please Brother Yuan !!! "

Xi Yuan quickly covered the girl with a blanket and kissed her forehead ," Xinghe has cut her finger . She was crying because she was in pain . You don't worry . I will take care of her . Just rest , okay ? "

"Okay ..."

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Xi Yuan left the ward after making sure that Little Tiyanyi was asleep .

But the moment he walked out of the room , he saw Rong Xinghe sitting on the floor with the support of the wall opposite the room. The woman had covered her face with the palm of her hands but her trembling shoulders clearly indicated that she was crying .

The man felt his heart ache when he saw the woman in such a weak state . She was indeed too strong . Bottling up so much pain in front of others was always a tough task , yet she did it so flawlessly .

But no matter how strong she was , her heart was still filled with warmth , love and compassion . It was completely normal for the Military Chief of Country X to get tired of putting up this tough exterior sometimes .

It was understandable for her to weaken up .