Lust's Thorn

In Buddhism, wealth, sex, food, fame, and sleep are known as the five desires that trouble people, like thorns pricking the skin, hence "Lust's Thorn."

The moment Yun Tan returned...

Chapter 70 I love you, but you don’t know how much I love you.

Chapter 70 I love you, but you don’t know how much I love you.

"What happened?" Lu Wangshan received a call from Lu Shiyue as soon as he got off the plane.

"Don't worry, Yuntan is fine."

Lu Shiyue quickly told him everything that had happened in the chaos. "I'm going to the hospital with Yun Tan now. Yuan Hongren is in the ambulance."

Lu Wangshan took a deep breath, and all the fear that he had suppressed all the way suddenly overwhelmed him. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and even his hands couldn't control the shaking.

He clenched his fists and said, "Keep an eye on it for me. I'll be right back."

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This incident was also beyond Yuntan's expectations.

Yuan Qinrong has complicated feelings towards Yuan Hongren, and so does she.

She knew that every wrong has its perpetrator, and she shouldn't hate Yuan Hongren, but she couldn't help but regard him as a burden. In the dead of night, she also thought maliciously that it would be better if Yuan Hongren didn't exist.

And those evil thoughts now turned into sharp swords stabbing at her.

She also had a wound on her neck, but fortunately it wasn't deep and shouldn't leave a scar.

She sat outside the clinic while the doctors and nurses disinfected and bandaged her.

Soon a doctor came out and told them that Yuan Hongren was not seriously injured. Fortunately, the knife stabbed into his right back and did not hurt any vital parts. However, he was emotionally agitated and difficult to control, and fell asleep after taking the sedative.

Yuntan finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a warm and bitter feeling suddenly surged to the tip of his nose.

She took a breath, but still couldn't hold back her tears, which started to fall.

“Hey hey——”

Lu Shiyue was helpless in the face of the woman's tears. He wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start. In the end, he could only hold his hands in the air and mutter, "Don't cry!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator behind him suddenly opened with a "ding".

Lu Wangshan, dressed in a black windbreaker, strode forward. He called out "Xiao Tan" eagerly and dryly, then squatted down in front of her. "What's wrong? Why are you injured? Didn't you say you were fine?"

Lu Shiyue explained: "The neck was scratched by the dagger, it's not serious, and the wound has been disinfected and cleaned."

Seeing her tears again, Lu Wangshan's heart trembled: "What's wrong? Does it hurt?"

Yuntan grabbed his collar and buried herself in his arms regardless of anything, finally unable to control herself and burst into tears.

She hadn't cried for that family in a long, long time.

Lu Wangshan hugged her, tilted his head and kissed her ear, anxiously comforting her: "It's okay, it's okay, Xiao Tan, everything is over. I'm sorry, I'm not with you."

"I never thought that Hongren would do that for me..."

Lu Wangshan didn't know what to say. Yun Tan's feelings for Yuan Hongren were too complicated. True feelings and false feelings were intertwined, and it was a mess at this moment.

He coaxed her patiently for a long time and finally stopped her tears.

Lu Wangshan asked in a low voice: "Why don't you go and rest for a while? I'm here, Hongren will be fine."

Yun Tan lowered his head and nodded: "If he wakes up, tell me."

"good."

After going through all this, Yun Tan was indeed very tired and soon fell into a deep sleep in the single lounge.

Lu Wangshan carefully examined the wound on her neck, then quietly closed the door and left.

This incident hadn't previously alarmed Lu Chengjun and Xiang Yin. They only just heard about the situation now and rushed to the hospital. Xiang Yin anxiously asked, "Is Xiao Tan okay?"

"It's okay, I just went to bed."

Xiang Yin breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but scold Yuan Qinrong for being a lunatic.

It's rare for Xiang Yin to get so angry.

Lu Wangshan patted her shoulder to calm her down. His expression was still frighteningly gloomy, but the redness in his eyes had not yet faded. "I'll go see Hongren."

He didn't like Yuan Hongren in the past and regarded him as a burden to Yun Tan.

Nowadays, he is also called "Hongren."

Lu Wangshan should thank him. If it weren't for Hongren, he couldn't imagine what would happen today.

Outside the ward, Lu Wangshan looked at Yuan Hongren lying quietly on the bed, his fingers still curled and stiffened unnaturally due to his fierce resistance just now.

"How is Yuan Qinrong?" Lu Wangshan turned his head to look at Lu Shiyue.

"At the police station." Lu Shiyue said, "Yuan Fang and Yuan Siliu have also heard the news and rushed over. Brother, what will they do?"

"Yuan Qinrong has long been an abandoned child of the Yuan family."

Yuan Qinrong knew this herself, so she refused Lu Wangshan's investment in Yuan Group in the name of the company.

She had no intention of saving the group.

She just wanted to ensure Yuan Hongren's future.

Lu Wangshan transferred several sums of money to her on the plane, totaling 30 million US dollars.

Yuan Qinrong knew that this money was not legal income and would be confiscated if the truth was revealed, so she immediately transferred it overseas.

It's funny to say, but in the end she invested almost all of the money into the disability foundation invested by Lu Wangshan.

I don’t know whether I should say that Yuan Qinrong is stupid or that she really loves her son dearly.

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This incident caused a lot of uproar in the circle, and the Yuan family was completely ruined. After such a scandal, they could not hold their heads up in the future.

Yuntan is once again active in the mouths of those noble sons and daughters of famous families.

Originally, many people still looked down on her. There were also class divisions among these noble children. When they suddenly saw Yun Tan climbing to the top with the help of Lu Wangshan, they naturally felt jealous and unhappy.

Some unpleasant words reached Xiang Wu's ears, and this eldest lady who was also at the top of the pyramid got very angry, and those people dared not talk nonsense anymore.

Yuntan's injury was not serious and healed quickly.

Thanks to Lu Wangshan's careful care, there was not a single scar left.

She still goes to work every day.

Fortunately, the news was blocked in time and colleagues did not know about it. Yun Tan made the excuse that he was absent from work that day because he was suddenly ill and hospitalized.

After get off work, she often went to the hospital to visit Yuan Hongren.

Hongren knew that he would be able to see Yuntan after dark, so he was obedient every day and cooperated with the doctors and nurses' treatment.

Lu Wangshan also comes here often.

Yuan Hongren didn't like him at first, but after eating the food he cooked a few times, he actually started calling him "brother".

He couldn't fully understand what happened that day. Perhaps the huge shock made him subconsciously forget that memory. He would occasionally ask why his mother was not there.

Yuntan didn't explain in detail, but just told him that her mother had encountered some problems recently and couldn't come to see Hongren.

Yuan Hongren cried for two days, but eventually calmed down.

It's strange.

Yuan Qinrong took him to see doctors and took care of him meticulously for so many years, but he didn't see any improvement. However, after Yuan Qinrong left, Yuan Hongren's mood became much more stable.

Yun Qihui mostly comes to the hospital during the day.

But Yuntan had met him a few times.

If there was still hatred between her and Yuan Qinrong that kept the relationship hot, then the relationship between her and Yun Qihui was really too cold.

Most of the time, the two of them didn't speak, they met calmly and left calmly.

Until one night, Yun Qihui suddenly called her: "Xiao Tan, let's talk."

Yuntan paused, nodded and said "OK".

They went to the pavilion outside the hospital together. The night breeze after the spring was gentle and warm.

Yun Tan sat down beside Yun Qihui in the air, holding a bottle of mineral water in his hand, and his heart was surprisingly calm.

"Years ago, when the Yuan family first encountered trouble, Arong had a quarrel with her father and brother."

Yun Qihui whispered, "On the way home, she suddenly told me that maybe she had never truly loved me in all these years."

Such an opening statement was unexpected.

Yuntan tilted his head.

Yun Qihui is old and has not had the energy to dye his hair recently. His white hair is already very obvious and he has a hunched back. When he talks about these love affairs, he still feels the shame and embarrassment that is unique to scholars.

"It's strange that I'm telling you all this suddenly, right?" Yun Qihui also turned his head to look at Yun Tan.

Yun Tan shook his head and took a sip of water: "I never understand you. What do you want to say?"

"Arong's situation in the Yuan family was very difficult. She was the youngest daughter who received the least attention, and she married someone as incompetent as me. Hongren... Hongren was like that, and she was also very strong-willed. She wanted to live a good life in front of others, so she was tormented by all kinds of pressure and encountered, and did many unreasonable things."

Yun Qihui said, "After all, it's all my fault that so many things happened."

Yun Tan suddenly chuckled: "You said so much, what do you want me to do?"

Yun Qihui was pierced by the resolute light in her eyes and fell silent.

"You want me to understand Yuan Qinrong's difficulties and accept your belated apology, right?"

Yun Tan said angrily, "Of course I know this is all your fault. It was you who divorced me and didn't want me. It was you who chose Yuan Qinrong to be my stepmother. It was you who remained silent while Yuan Qinrong tortured me time and time again! You've never considered it from my perspective! You've never truly spoken up for me!"

She suddenly tore through Yun Qihui's pretense of being a scholar.

She didn't want to maintain that ridiculous father-daughter relationship between her and Yun Qihui in an ambiguous and lingering manner.

"I can't forgive Yuan Qinrong, and I can't forgive you either!"

Yun Tan stood up. She didn't cry, but her eyes were red as blood, which was shocking. "Yun Qihui, let's leave it at that. Anyway, you didn't intend to keep me when you divorced me. You should never contact me again."

After saying that, Yuntan turned and left.

She returned to the hospital's inpatient building and to Yuan Hongren's ward.

"Tan." Yuan Hongren called her.

"Well, Hongren, are you hungry?"

He shook his head obediently, staring at Yun Tan. After a long moment, he asked, "Is Yun Tan unhappy?"

Yuntan looked up in surprise.

It is difficult for Yuan Hongren to perceive the emotions of people around him, and most of the time he is completely immersed in his own emotions.

"No, sister is just... a little tired."

"Then Tan should go back early."

Perhaps it was because Yun Tan came every day after get off work recently, Yuan Hongren's previous insecurity disappeared, so he no longer cried when she left.

Yuan Hongren looked over her shoulder and said, "Brother is here to pick up Tan."

Yun Tan turned around and saw Lu Wangshan pushing the door open with a large bunch of lilies in his arms.

"Did Hongren listen to the doctor today?" Over the past few days, Lu Wangshan has become much more familiar with him.

"Yes." Yuan Hongren answered very obediently.

Lu Wangshan touched his head and praised him with a smile, "Good boy", then put his arm around Ji Yuntan's waist and put the bunch of lilies in a vase on the bedside, making the whole ward look much more lively.

"Why are you still buying flowers?" Yun Tan asked softly.

"My mom bought it. If you feel good, you'll get better soon."

Lu Wangshan tilted his head to look at her. The redness in his eyes that had not faded could not be deceived. However, he did not ask any more questions at this moment. He just smiled and said, "It will make you happier when you come to the hospital. It will kill two birds with one stone."

Yun Tan pursed his lips lightly.

Not only Lu Wangshan, all of Lu Wangshan's family members are so nice.

Xiang Yin also came to visit Yuan Hongren - Yuan Qinrong had always been shy about showing him to others, so this was the first time Xiang Yin had seen him up close and personal.

She had previously published several children's picture books and reading materials on history, which contained many interesting illustrations. She gave a whole series to Yuan Hongren to entertain him.

Lu Chengjun invited relevant professional doctors to consult Yuan Hongren.

In the past, Yuan Qinrong often took him to see various relevant famous doctors. In fact, those doctors would recommend strengthening the socialization of autistic patients. Although it is impossible to restore them to normal people, they should at least desensitize them to strangers and unexpected events.

But as soon as Yuan Hongren started crying, Yuan Qinrong couldn't bear to give up anything. She was afraid that the outside world would hurt him, and she was also more or less afraid that the outside world's rumors would slander her.

Nowadays, Yuan Hongren comes into contact with different doctors and nurses every day and meets many strangers in the hospital. Although he has cried and made a fuss, his current condition is indeed much better than before.

In addition, Lu Shiyue also took time out from his busy schedule during the season to visit the hospital. At that time, Yuan Hongren was sitting in a wheelchair basking in the sun, so Lu Shiyue taught him how to shoot a basketball.

Even though his hands were dirty, Yuan Hongren laughed and clapped his hands.

Not to mention Lu Wangshan.

He divided his time into two parts and spent a lot of time taking care of Yuan Hongren with her.

Whenever Yun Tan saw these, he would sincerely feel that Lu Wangshan’s family was so nice.

But all these good things also put her under more or less pressure. This is her old problem - when she accepts too much from the other party, she feels more and more that she owes them nothing and can never repay them.

"Brother and sister, please go back first and come to see Hongren tomorrow, okay?" Lu Wangshan asked.

Although Yuan Hongren was reluctant, he nodded and only made a small request: "Come earlier."

"Okay." Lu Wangshan said, "When you come tomorrow, can I bring Leo along to play with you?"

Yuan Hongren laughed again, clapped his hands and said, "Leo! Leo!"

Lu Wangshan also laughed: "How smart! Hongren can speak English now."

After comforting her, Lu Wangshan took Yun Tan's hand and left.

The corridors of the hospital's inpatient building were already very quiet at this time.

Suddenly, Yun Tan felt a light tap on the head. Lu Wangshan lowered his eyes and asked in a firm and relaxed tone, "Unhappy?"

Yuntan's nose suddenly felt sore.

She tilted her head and buried it in Lu Wangshan's arms, her eyes just touching his collarbone, making his skin there hot.

"I just think you're having a hard time." She choked up and said, "Because of me, I seem to have made many people in your family suffer."

"What's so hard about it? Hongren is very obedient now. To be honest, he's much easier to take care of than that little beast Ayue was when he was a child." Lu Wangshan deliberately teased, "I took care of Ayue when he was young, and later raised you and Leo. Now I don't need another one. If I were a kindergarten teacher, I would probably be awarded a senior professional title."

Yuntan knew that he was trying to tease her.

But she couldn't smile. She raised the corners of her mouth and quickly lowered them: "I rejected you before because I knew you were willing to give everything for me, but I just didn't want you to bear all these with me."

"I've said this before, Xiao Tan. When we're in a relationship, we share risks and interests. I don't accept your support and sacrifice. I don't need it."

Lu Wangshan held her, caressing her back with his broad hands, his voice still gentle, "You have to believe in your boyfriend. He's an independent and sound man with his own judgment of right and wrong, and he won't be easily defeated."

Yuntan's inexplicable uneasiness was quickly soothed.

"Also, the nursing home under the foundation I mentioned to you before has been built. They've hired professional caregivers and doctors. When Hongren recovers, he can go there. He'll be well taken care of. There will also be people there with similar conditions to him, so he can make some new friends."

Lu Wangshan said, "Have you noticed that he's becoming more and more accepting of new friends? Once he gets used to his new environment and new life, he won't be so dependent on you and possessive."

"You have to know that my ultimate goal is you. I don't want you to feel guilty about this relationship while feeling suppressed and suffocated by it. Perhaps in the near future, we can both get along easily with Hongren."

Yuntan couldn't help crying.

The cold treatment and grievances she suffered from Yun Qihui were all comforted in the most meticulous and appropriate way by Lu Wangshan.

Lu Wangshan is really great.

Better than she could have imagined.

But Lu Wangshan just picked her up gently.

Yun Tan hugged him face to face like a koala, wrapped her arms around his neck, and rested her head on his shoulder. Hot tears rolled down his collar to his chest.

Lu Wangshan held her thighs and carried her effortlessly, walking out through the quiet corridor.

Yuntan was still crying until the elevator reached the first floor.

Lu Wangshan smiled helplessly: "Should I sing a song to appease you now?"

Yun Tan's voice was choked with sobs, and he asked in a muffled voice, "What are you singing?"

He just leaned close to her ear and whispered a gentle song: "My sweet baby, I'll give you some sweetness so that you can sleep well tonight."

Yun Tan finally chuckled, her head still pressed against him, her arms hugging him tighter.

Lu Wangshan continued to sing the next line: "My little ghost, little ghost, teasing your eyebrows and eyes, making you like this world."

His deep voice singing such a gentle song has an indescribable charm that makes Yuntan's heart soft beyond words.

"Mommy." Her voice was sticky, like she was acting coquettishly.

"Hmm? Baby."

"You don't know how much I love you."

Lu Wangshan paused, his heart pounding, but his movements remained gentle. He tilted his head and kissed Yun Tan's ear, whispering, "Well, you don't know how much I love you."

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