Chapter 718 Lu Tingchuan Eats Garbage

Things like it raining as soon as you kneel down seem to be the most common melodramatic plot in TV dramas.

J City had been hot for nearly a month, and now it was raining and it wouldn't stop for a while. Lu Tingchuan knelt on the ground with his back straight, his face covered with tears. The rain was getting heavier and heavier, so heavy that he couldn't open his eyes and could only look down at the puddles on the ground.

The white shirt on my upper body has been soaked by the rain. It sticks to my body and makes my scalp numb with cold. My knees are the worst affected. My old injury caused my legs to limp and hurt when it rains. I usually have to apply hot compresses to relieve the pain, let alone kneeling in this cold rain.

It was freezing cold. The doctor had warned him not to kneel anymore and to take good care of his knees. If he continued, his legs would become so useless that he would be confined to a wheelchair.

Lu Tingchuan was born with pride. Even when he was abused at a very young age, he never asked for help from anyone. Later, when he was brought to Old Man Li's side to be disciplined, his pride became even more insolent.

No one had ever seen him kneel down. He was kneeling, but no matter how much his knees hurt, Lu Tingchuan remained calm and his back was straight. It seemed as if nothing could break his back, and his shoulders could keep bearing the weight.

But what often overwhelms people is that one thing, something beyond their expectations...

Lu Tingchuan just knelt there, and no one dared to look directly at him. His aura was too majestic. Lu Tingchuan knelt motionlessly for more than half an hour, and his legs were so painful that he had lost consciousness.

The driver who came with him wanted to persuade him with an umbrella, but he drove him away with a look.

I have been kneeling for so long, it would be in vain if I give up now. It is worth it even if I lose my legs and half my life to save Shen Qing.

“Boom—”

Lu Tingchuan's face turned pale, and the servants watching inside felt a little sorry for the scene.

Li Yun sat in the room reading a book for a long time without turning a page, and the coffee on the table had long since gone cold.

She picked it up, took a sip, put it down, and called to the maid standing at the door, "Mrs. Li, come over and change the coffee."

"Okay, miss." Mrs. Li quickly ground a new cup of coffee, which was a little hot, and placed it somewhere far away from Li Yun.

Li Yun was leaning against a window, and from her direction she could just see Lu Tingchuan kneeling outside.

She held the book in her hands, seemingly reading it but actually looking at the person outside. Lu Tingchuan was the first person she liked so much, so much so that she wanted to marry him and have children with him. He had let her down and now he was kneeling here to beg her for someone else.

"Miss, Mr. Lu has been kneeling outside for nearly fifty minutes. Do you want to ask him to come in?"

Time flies so fast?

The rain, which had been falling for an hour, gradually stopped. Li Yun put down the book in her hand and stood up. "Let's go downstairs and take a look."

She walked in front, followed closely by Mrs. Li. Li Yun looked outside the door, then thought of something and turned to walk into the kitchen.

The kitchen is where the most garbage is. It is filled with rotten fruits, vegetables and leftovers. It is cleaned every day to avoid odors. The chef was about to pick them up and throw them away when Li Yun suddenly stopped him.

"You carry the trash can and follow me."

The chef didn't understand what was going on, but he still followed her. Mrs. Li had already opened the umbrella outside, and she handed it to Li Yun as soon as she came over.

Li Yun took it. The rain in the sky became lighter and flew away with the wind. Li Yun held up the hem of her skirt with one hand and held the umbrella with the other. The umbrella tilted forward slightly, just covering her eyes so that people could not see her expression at the moment.

She walked slowly to Lu Tingchuan and stood in front of him.

Li Yun hated Lu Tingchuan. She had imagined Lu Tingchuan kneeling in front of her and confessing his sins, but she never expected that this day would really come.

But the arrogant Lu Tingchuan did not kneel for her, and he tightened his grip on the umbrella handle.

After a while, Li Yun asked, "Lu Tingchuan, have you ever loved me?"

“Never.”

Even though she had known the result, her heart still ached when she heard Lu Tingchuan say these two words in person.

She sneered: "Aren't you afraid that if you say that, there will be no one to perform Shen Qing's surgery? She died in the operating room?"

"I'm afraid, but lying to you will only make you angrier, Li Yun. You know better than anyone whether I love you or not."

Yes, she knew it better than anyone else. From the day she met Shen Qing, she knew that Lu Tingchuan did not love her, but she still wanted to marry him. Self-deception would also have consequences. For example, she always thought that Lu Tingchuan would fall in love with her and love her after marrying her, but he abandoned her at the engagement scene for a lover who was inferior to her in every way.

"As long as you're willing to let Dr. Li Yu save Shen Qing, I'll do anything you ask of me." As soon as the words fell, Lu Tingchuan lowered his head, resting his forehead on the wet ground, and bowed at Li Yun's feet in the most humble manner. "I beg you."

Li Yun's eyes turned red: "Even if I ask you to marry me, you would be willing."

Lu Tingchuan paused: "But I don't love you."

"I know." Li Yun took a deep breath, "I just wanted to ask if you're willing."

Lu Tingchuan said without hesitation: "As long as you are willing to save Shen Qing, I am willing to do anything."

Isn't this the result you've always wanted? A voice sounded in Li Yun's mind, but she found that she was not happy about it.

She was the eldest daughter of the Li family. Lu Tingchuan had his pride, and so did she. Her pride and self-esteem were no less than anyone else's. Wasn't she just a man? There were so many men in the world, and she didn't need to let a man who didn't love her marry her.

Li Yun smiled lightly and looked back at the chef behind her: "Pour the garbage in your hand onto the ground."

The chef didn't understand why Li Yun did this, but he still followed the order and turned the trash can over. The garbage was all over the floor, emitting a strong odor. There was leftover bread, rotten grapes and bananas in it. They had fish for lunch, and there were fish scales and internal organs in it. The garbage was mixed together, and it was hard to tell what it was.

"Lu Tingchuan, I don't want you to marry me. I, Li Yun, will want any other man in the future? I hate you. I hate you for lying to me and embarrassing me. When you were kneeling here, I wanted to kill you with a knife, but killing you is too easy. Don't you want to save Shen Qing? I will grant you your wish. As long as you pick up the garbage on the ground and eat it, I will write off the past and let Uncle Li save your little lover. Are you willing?"

No one would choose to eat garbage on the ground, let alone someone like Lu Tingchuan. Would he pick up garbage on the ground and eat it for a woman?

Mrs. Li and the chef beside them frowned deeply. It was so dirty, who could swallow it?

Lu Tingchuan's driver was anxious: "Ms. Li, please give her some space and don't go too far."

"Now it's your president who's begging me, not me forcing him."

"Miss Li, don't be so..." The driver wanted to say something, but the next second, he stared at Lu Tingchuan kneeling down, picking up the rotten grapes on the ground with trembling hands and stuffing them into his mouth one by one. He ate very quickly, and the juice flowed out of his mouth. After eating quickly, he picked up the bread with fish intestines stuck on it and stuffed it into his mouth. The strong fishy smell in his throat caused a strong feeling of nausea and discomfort. Lu Tingchuan retched, covered his mouth tightly, chewed twice and swallowed it into his mouth. He swallowed it in big mouthfuls, his face was pale and his expression was numb. Just looking at his face, you would never think that he was eating garbage on the ground. He was like a hungry beggar who stuffed food into his mouth when he saw it, without caring about good or bad, and without caring about his image at all.

"Mr. Lu... please don't eat anymore..."