“You’ve alarmed Mr. Qianjue this time. He was clearly dissatisfied. I think they don’t want you to take on business cases and get into trouble.”

Lu Rang took a sip of water, his aura imposing: "So what if we alarm them? This time I'll let them know that I'm determined to handle this case, and that I will continue to do so at any cost."

"Huh?" Yan Yue was confused. "What do you mean? You drank on purpose!"

Lu Rang took another sip, handed the glass over, and thought of the tears that Shang Wu had choked on when she drank.

He paused for a moment: "I guess so. Over the years, I've only been willing to talk to my eldest sister. Last time, he deliberately sent her to persuade me to give up the business case. He used the drinking incident to make him understand that after ten years, no one can stop me from doing whatever I want."

Not only could they not stop him, they even came over to bring him medicine.

He wasn't afraid of death, but everyone in his family was terrified to the core.

He didn't want to be saved back then, but everyone insisted that he was the one who deserved to live.

Yan Yue remained silent, looking at his calm demeanor, completely unaware of what he was thinking.

Lu Rang is a stubborn and eccentric person.

For cases that interest him, he can block the defendant's car on the highway, go undercover in a thief's den to collect evidence, and even stay in prison for a month just to get the prisoner who took the blame for someone else to talk.

It seems that his greatest joy in life is winning one difficult case after another and living up to the expectations of his clients.

Now, when they take on a business case, they're going down this same path again.

This was the first time Yan Yue had sensed Lu Rang's concern for his client.

After being warned for the first time for disturbing Mr. Lu, Lu Rang instead provoked and resisted by destroying himself.

Yan Yue was unaware of any conflict between Lu Rang and his family.

He and Lu Rang graduated from the University of Political Science and Law together and then joined Dingfeng as lawyers.

Six months later, he introduced Lu Rang to Dingfeng. Suddenly, the man found him, gave him a sum of money, and asked him to take good care of Lu Rang.

It seems that the gentleman also dotes on Lu Rang.

I don't know how the relationship between the father and son got to this point; they don't even want to talk to each other.

Yan Yue was thinking when Lu Rang interrupted him.

"Call Shang Wu back and tell her not to wander around outside alone; it's not safe."

Just as Yan Yue picked up his phone, it suddenly rang.

He showed it to Lu Rang.

Lu Rang lowered his eyes and said, "Answer it."

Yan Yue answered the phone.

"How is he now? I've already got the Nine Yang Pill and am on my way. I'll be there in ten minutes." Shang Wu's tone revealed a hint of anxiety.

Yan Yue looked up in surprise and exchanged a glance with Lu Rang: "You actually managed to get the Nine Yang Pill! Okay, then come over here quickly, Lu Rang..."

Lu Rang nodded to him.

Yan Yue said helplessly, "Lu Rang has already woken up."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Shang Wu hung up the phone, stepped on the gas, and sped off to the hospital.

When she arrived at the ward, she saw that Lu Rang had already sat up, and the red rash on his body was very light in color, as if it was fading.

Shang Wu was surprised and softened her tone: "You're actually better?"

"My family brought me some special medicine."

Lu Rang's gaze fell on her hands.

Shang Wu breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the medicine.

"This is the Nine Yang Pill. It's very effective at detoxifying. Take it with you in case you have an allergic reaction next time."

Shang Wu gave Yan Yue a look.

Yan Yue felt a little guilty in front of her.

He already knew it had medicinal uses, but he couldn't reveal it, so he could only watch as Shang Wu anxiously went to find the medicine.

Yan Yue tactfully said, "You guys chat, I'll go out for some fresh air first."

After everyone left, Shang Wu leaned down to check on Lu Rang's condition.

"The allergy has really lessened. Yan Yue was really scared on the phone. I thought you were in mortal danger and wouldn't survive. Turns out you had medicine on you."

Lu Rang slightly curled his lips, a dark emotion surging in his eyes: "What if I really don't survive?"

Shang Wu was taken aback and looked at him. "Lu Rang, don't do this again. Don't hurt yourself to help me bear this burden."

Lu Rang frowned and blurted out, "I did it voluntarily."

Shang Wu pursed her lips, her breath catching in her throat for a moment.

It's always like this.

Was he doing it willingly for the sake of the case, or for her?

Lu Rang's eyes darkened slightly, and he added, "I also had other purposes for drinking with you; it wasn't all to protect you."

"What's your purpose?" Shang Wu tried to ease the tension, then teased him, "To test how much you can drink before something bad happens?"

Lu Rang stared at his palm: "A reminder to certain people, the one who should be saved has never been me."

Shang Wu was stunned for a moment, looking at him with a kind of loneliness and sadness hidden in his expression, his eyes so dark that not a ray of light could be seen, like the surface of a lake so deep that it was black.

Just as she was wondering what to say, an incredulous voice suddenly came from behind her.

"You went to get the Nine Yang Pill in the middle of the night just to save him?"

The two looked up at the same time.

Shang Wu turned around and met Zhou Yanci's shocked and disappointed eyes.