Chapter 27: I Want to Become a Star in the Sky Too<br>"I... I won't cry." Cheng Xiaonuan hunched his shoulders timidly, shrinking back as he looked at Shen Qingchen. Though he said he wouldn't cry, large tears rolled down his cheeks. His palm-sized face looked morbidly pale under the weak light.<br>Shen Qingchen couldn't help but soften a little again. Why am I bothering to argue with a fool who just had a miscarriage and isn't right in the head? He took off his stained jacket, sat on the edge of the bed, wiped the tears from his face, then pulled him into his arms, gently patting his back as he coaxed in a low voice.<br>"It's alright, don't cry anymore. I'll stay here with you."<br>Cheng Xiaonuan was trying very hard to control his emotions, but his body still hiccupped uncontrollably from the intense mental anguish. His thin hands, where blue veins were visible, wrapped around Shen Qingchen's waist. His whole body trembled slightly. "...A-Qing... I... our baby... is gone..."<br>"I know, I know. Get a good sleep, you'll feel better when you wake up tomorrow," Shen Qingchen coaxed patiently. After a moment's thought, he added, "Once you've recovered, I'll take you to the amusement park, alright?"<br>A long time ago, he had taken Cheng Xiaonuan to an amusement park once. The little fool truly acted no different from a ten-year-old child. Eating cotton candy or riding a roller coaster could make him laugh as if he'd gained the whole world. Using this method to coax him should be effective.<br>But the man just withdrew from his embrace. Using those clear, innocent eyes that could soften anyone's heart, he looked up at Shen Qingchen and asked cautiously,<br>"Will... will the baby come back tomorrow morning when I wake up?..."<br>"..." Shen Qingchen didn't know how to answer. After a moment of silence, he still spoke the cruel truth. "He's already gone."<br>This time, the little fool didn't cry again. He just lowered his head and murmured softly, "I see..."<br>"The baby is gone... Because I didn't protect him, he got angry and left me... Just like Mommy... he became a star in the sky..."<br>A little while later, the nurse brought another serving of chicken and matsutake porridge. Cheng Xiaonuan obediently ate the entire portion. His body was too weak; not long after lying down, he fell into a heavy, drowsy sleep.<br>At least until this point, Shen Qingchen still believed that after a good sleep, Cheng Xiaonuan would return to being the carefree little fool he once was, the one who could be happy for a long time over a little bit of fun.<br>The next few days were very busy at Shen Qingchen's company. His group was negotiating a collaboration with an entertainment company in the capital to jointly invest in a large-scale sci-fi film. He had to personally oversee everything from actor auditions to implementation. Therefore, the plan to have Cheng Ruochen move into the villa to cohabit was temporarily shelved. The little free time he managed to scrape together was spent accompanying that hard-won "cinnabar mole" in his heart, Cheng Ruochen. Naturally, he didn't go to the hospital to see the little fool.<br>The VIP ward had a special nurse, and professionals were taking care of Cheng Xiaonuan. He felt reassured. He believed it wouldn't be long before the hospital returned a healthy little fool to him.<br>Until three days later, just as Shen Qingchen got off work and was about to take Cheng Ruochen out for dinner, he suddenly received a call from the hospital.<br>It was from the head obstetrician. He said that Cheng Xiaonuan's special nurse had repeatedly reported that the little fool often got out of bed in the middle of the night, wandered dazedly into the corridor seemingly searching for something, or paced aimlessly around the room. There was even one time he opened a window and tried to climb out. Fortunately, a nurse discovered and stopped him in time. Otherwise, falling from the 22nd floor would have meant certain death.<br>Shen Qingchen broke out in a cold sweat after listening. He found an excuse to cancel his date with Cheng Ruochen and hurried to the hospital.<br>A journey that should have taken half an hour was stuck in the evening rush hour for two hours. By the time he reached the hospital, it was already dark. He quickly went upstairs. Only when he saw the man safe and sound in the ward did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.<br>Only a dim bedside lamp was on in the room. Cheng Xiaonuan, wearing loose striped hospital pajamas, stood with his back to him by the window. It seemed like he had been standing there for a long time. A cool breeze blew in from outside, slightly ruffling his hair.<br>Shen Qingchen instinctively felt this man was strange – far too quiet. He didn't even react when the door opened. Shen Qingchen unconsciously lightened his footsteps, walked to his side, and asked, "What are you standing here for?"<br>"Have you eaten?"<br>Cheng Xiaonuan seemed to notice his arrival only then. He turned his head to look at Shen Qingchen. The faint moonlight outside illuminated his delicate, pale face. It was obvious he hadn't been eating well; he seemed even thinner.<br>However, he seemed to be in a good mood. His dark eyes held a faint light. His slender fingers slowly rested on the window frame. He pointed towards the sky and said to Shen Qingchen as if presenting a treasure, "A-Qing... look at the stars outside..."<br>The air quality in the capital was deplorable. At night, the sky was always pitch black. He hadn't seen stars for years. Shen Qingchen followed his gaze and looked out. Unexpectedly, he really saw a few scattered stars.<br>He had never been interested in stargazing or moon-watching. He was just about to tell Cheng Xiaonuan to go back to bed when he saw him seriously pointing at the two stars, one large and one small, nestled close to the moon. He murmured clumsily, "That one is Mommy... that one is Baby..."<br>His obviously abnormal behavior made Shen Qingchen frown involuntarily. He gently pulled back the hand Cheng Xiaonuan had raised. "You've been standing here too long; you'll catch a cold. Be good, it's time to go back to bed."<br>The little fool didn't move. The serene smile on his face gradually faded. He looked at Shen Qingchen, tears suddenly falling from his eyes. His pale lips trembled slightly. "A-Qing... I want to become a star in the sky too..."<br>"I miss Mommy..."